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RESEARCH GROUPS
Islet Cell and Stem Cell Physiology
Programme: P3
Lead Researcher: Martín Bermudo, Francisco Group members
STAFF MEMBERS: Araujo Legido, Raquel | Cárdenas García, Antonio Manuel | Díaz Contreras, Irene | Hitos Prados, Ana Belén
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Bedoya Bergua, Francisco Javier | Berna Amorós, Genoveva | Cahuana Macedo, Gladys Margot | Carrasco Fernández, Manuel | Ortega de la Torre, María de los Ángeles | Rojas González, Ana Isabel | Soria Escoms, Bernat | Tejedo Huaman, Juan Rigoberto
Main lines of research
• Role of GATA4 and GATA6 transcription factors to beta cell function and to acinar cell regeneration in cerulein-induced pancreatitis .
• Differentiation towards definitive endoderm (DE) and generation of beta cell-like from embryonic stem cells .
• Use of adult stem cells for pancreatic regeneration . • Pancreatic acinar differentiation from embryonic stem cells . • Survival of pancreatic beta cells and the role of nitric oxide . • Role of nutrients in pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus . • Uses of stem cells in cell therapy treatment of Diabetes Mellitus vascular complications .
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