#beta cells

[bpod-bpod]

Can't Beat Betas

β-cells of the pancreas produce insulin that regulates levels of blood glucose and malfunction of these cells causes diabetes; the pancreas also contains other non-β-cells (called α-, δ- and γ-cells). In this study a mouse model lacking non-β-cells shows that β-cells alone are sufficient for maintaining normal blood glucose levels, meaning therapies for diabetes may be less concerned with inclusion of other cell types

Read the published research article here

Image from work by Marta Perez-Frances and colleagues

Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, iGE3 and Centre facultaire du diabète, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Published in Nature Metabolism, August 2024

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[humancelltournament]

Human Cell Tournament Round 1

Propaganda!

An autophagosome is a spherical structure with double layer membranes. It is the key structure in macroautophagy, the intracellular degradation system for cytoplasmic contents (e.g., abnormal intracellular proteins, excess or damaged organelles, invading microorganisms). After formation, autophagosomes deliver cytoplasmic components to the lysosomes. The outer membrane of an autophagosome fuses with a lysosome to form an autolysosome. The lysosome's hydrolases degrade the autophagosome-delivered contents and its inner membrane.

Beta cells (β-cells) are specialized endocrine cells located within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans responsible for the production and release of insulin and amylin. Constituting ~50–70% of cells in human islets, beta cells play a vital role in maintaining blood glucose levels. Problems with beta cells can lead to disorders such as diabetes. The function of beta cells is primarily centered around the synthesis and secretion of hormones, particularly insulin and amylin. Both hormones work to keep blood glucose levels within a narrow, healthy range by different mechanisms. Insulin facilitates the uptake of glucose by cells, allowing them to use it for energy or store it for future use.

[skidoodle-doo]

Im gonna throw him against a wall as hard as possible because that is what he deserves

Then I'm gonna hug him and let him HUG me like a plushie and cry after! :D

[funsimplethings]

[justposting1]

COFFEE & its Consequences: 3 science tips you need to know

I’m diving into the effects of coffee on our health and glucose levels. Let’s tackle the beloved ritual of coffee drinking – from the benefits and potential glucose spikes caused by black coffee to the impacts of sugar, sweeteners, and different types of milk. Are you kidding me? Do we really need to add this into our milks? Seriously, it’s super frustrating! Hello, angels, and welcome to The…

[xtruss]

A Stem Cell is a Cell that doesn't have a purpose yet, it turns into something when the body needs a certain cell. There are certain parts of the body that can turnover cells very quickly, some would take longer and others wouldn't. What triggers stem cells is prolonged fasting for 72 hours or even longer. The Fat-burning Effect that Occurs in Fasting Really Helps to Fuel the Stem Cells. Certain parts of the Body that can Turnover New Cells:

• Hippocampus — It is a part of the brain that involves a relay switch with memory and stress responses.

• Beta Cells (Pancreas)

• Bone — The immune cells can be replaced.

• Colon Cells

PKA — A gene that needs to shut down for stem cells to spread and rebuild. Prolonged fasting could lower PKA.

— Dr. Eric Berg DC

[mayordea]

ah, sweet memories.

[lilkrissmuffet]

How you been queen, so I have a great imagine so how about the female bio android get the attention from other male humans because of her beauty and amazing figure making perfect cell seething with jealousy, so imagine one day she gets ask out by a guy who had a huge crush on her and steal her a kiss, and cell lost it and was about to murder him and decided to give the reader a hard fuck to remind her she is his ?

I've been well, thank you for asking! Just super busy tbh 😅 I know this ask has been sitting in my inbox for a while now soooo I'm gonna try to give it a go :)

Okay, first off: There is no 'about to' when it comes to Cell's thoughts on murdering some random clown stupid enough to move in on HIS territory. That poor sonofabitch is GONE, baby- likely blown to smithereens with a single ki blast or personally beaten to death by the Perfect Being's bare fists.

Oh, and he'll make her watch every second of the carnage too, just to be sure she fully understands that it's her fault for flirting back, regardless if she did or not. Cell is determined to make her see that the blood on his hands will stain hers as well.

"Did you think I wouldn't notice, darling?", he asks, almost casual as he stalks forward, slowly backing her shivering frame up against the building where he'd caught her canoodling with the now VERY dead culprit, "Did you truly think I wouldn't smell the touch of another on your skin, taste their human filth on your pretty lips? Foolish girl...I. Am. Perfection."

He stands so close now, crowding her in, pressing her back against the cold, harsh brick wall. It scrapes her delicate wings and the backs of her legs as she presses her palms to her beloved's chest, as if trying to soothe the green-eyed monster she's inadvertently awakened inside of him. But Cell roughly grasps both of her dainty wrists in a single fist, wrenching them up and over her nervously twitching antennae in one swift motion.

Effectively immobilized from the waist up, the much smaller android begins to squirm as this towering mass of bio-organic matter and muscle holds her down with the sheer strength of his powerful hips. Not unlike a butterfly specimen pinned under a display case, she can only stare up at him with wide eyes and pray that her mate will remember the meaning of mercy.

Indeed, he releases her aching wrists with a surprisingly tender peck on the crown of her head, muttering in a voice still thick with possessive fury and barely restrained appetite, a tone that brooks no argument: "Hold on to me. As tightly as you can."

She obeys without question, wrapping her arms around Cell's neck while he lifts her up, guiding her spindly legs around his waist. Then, without any sort of warning, her lover takes flight, rocketing up into the sky and through the clouds at a speed that leaves her breathless and dizzy with the sudden pressure change. Even in possession of her own set of wings, the android knows that she cannot hope to fly at the high altitude where they're currently hovering, completely dependent on her mate not to drop her to a certain doom. Up here, she can barely make out the top of the tallest skyscraper in West City, a notion that might be terrifying if it were not one deceptively simple word.

"Mine."

It comes out like a snarl, ravenous and roiling with a heat she can feel in the breath on her neck and the hard press of something thick and heavy against her abdomen. Afraid to glance down between their bodies, she can already tell she doesn't have to as Cell grips the tendrilled girth of his cock and slips it beneath her skirt, slithering under the edge of her panties to delve into her slick, clutching heat.

"If I ever see you so much as look at another man, be it human or otherwise...there will be consequences," Cell warns darkly, filling the butterfly's pulsing cunt inch by inch until he's completely surrounded by her warmth, savoring every twitch and flutter around his shaft, "Consequences most severe, my dear. Of course, I would hate to have to resort to such drastic measures, but let's just say if you continue to..."

Cell lets out a growl of approval as he adjusts the tiny creature that clings to him like a lifeline, holding her by the chin with one hand while supporting her slender waist with the other. Her trembling limbs coiled about his torso are the only other means of support to keep the poor thing from plummeting to the Earth below.

"Ah, there we are...continue to disrespect our bond in such a regrettable way...you, my troublesome little flower, will never see the light of this planet's pitiful sun ever again."

Cell is a creature who refuses to be gentle even during the best of times, perhaps seeing such softness as an affront to his perfect title. A weakness that must be suppressed by power and domination. And now, thousands of feet above the home he's made with the fragile female in his arms, he violates her with a vicious force that can only be described as punishing. He spears her on his length over and over again, using her up until the sound of those sweet, helpless cries nearly drown out his own quickening stream of animalistic grunts and growls.

"I will absorb you, do you hear me? I will...rrrgh...fucking consume you until nothing remains." The threat is as clear as the sky is blue, and deep down the butterfly doesn't dare to doubt his conviction. Not even for a second. Despite the breakneck pace of his thrusts, Cell's breathing remains steady and even, his gaze narrowing to a hard glare of concentration as he keeps her head still with a firm grip on her jaw. Seconds, even minutes go by where he barely even blinks, completely focused on pumping his cock faster, harder, chasing that rising edge of pleasure buried deep inside the woman he adores.

Then with an abrupt, sharp yank, Cell's mouth crashes into hers, devouring any pathetic pleas or apologies that she could hope to escape. His kiss is both possessive and aggressive in equal measure, nearly bruising the soft flesh of her lips before prying them open with an amethyst tongue.

"After all, what better cage could keep my darling safe," the bio-android purrs wantonly, trailing more wet heat down along the curve of her neck. He's getting close, can feel her tightening around him, a telltale sign of her own looming peak, "What better way to ensure that she knows to whom she belongs...than to swallow her whole."

The moment his sharp teeth sink into the pillowy mound of her breast, spurting synthetic blood into his mouth, the taste of her sends him careening into a climax so intense that he momentarily loses the ability to maintain his ki, the vibrant magenta of his eyes fading to a deadened, milky white as he floods the smaller android's womb with his hot release.

The butterfly screams and frantically flaps her gossamer wings as gravity drops the entangled pair like a rock. Only a few dozen feet or so later, is Cell able to regain enough composure to take back the reins.

"Shhh...I've got you~" he chuckles despite himself, holding her close as they both come down from the sudden adrenaline rush. Unable to hide the slight quiver in his voice caused by that brief lapse of control, he'd never admit that it had unsettled him, how such pleasure could sap him of his power...because that would mean admitting that she had some sort of power over him in the first place.

With a slight shake of his head, Cell lets those thoughts scatter to the wind as he begins a more deliberate descent, carrying the two of them back home again.

"I would never let you fall, little one...", he murmurs softly against the antennae that serves as his mate's only hearing apparatus, "You won't be escaping from me that easily."

[impuubus]

i hate drawing full bodies can you tell

[bpod-bpod]

Diabetes-beating Betas

Interim results of a clinical trial of pancreatic precursor cells encapsulated in a device as treatment for Type I diabetes: analysis of resulting β cell function and control of glucose levels

Read the published research paper here

Image from work by Bart Keymeulen and colleagues

Diabetes Research Center, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Nature Biotechnology, November 2023

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[dykeferatu]

as a fellow type 1. that stem cell transplant post you reblogged also gave me false hope for a second LMAO.... VERY cool research though that hopefully leads to somewhere new for us too!!

eyyyy always glad to meet more type 1s. and yeah still an amazing breakthrough even if it doesn't help us directly!

[skidoodle-doo]

Hey sorry can you hold my cat for a moment?

YES PLEASE 🥹 *Holds cat*

So precious! :3

[funsimplethings]

[rosykims]

ik the implication of the von valancius succession is that our RT is just some random fucking 7th cousin twice removed but i actually think its so funny if leda is theodora's daughter.

[detnu-a-h]

Makarov's voice has me on a chokehold...

[klaytheguildless]

Fiske Starters

Final forms of the starters of Fiske: Sceptile (Grass-Psychic)

Charizard (Fire-Fighting)

Feraligatr (Water-Dark)