Evidence for a Role of Frataxin in Pancreatic Islets Isolated from Multi-Organ Donors with and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Horm Metab Res. 2012 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Del Guerra S, D'Aleo V, Gualtierotti G, Pandolfi R, Boggi U, Vistoli F, Barnini S, Filipponi F, Del Prato S, Lupi R.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Section of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.

Keywords: Frataxin (FXN), iron metabolism, reactive oxygen and/or nitrogen species, pancreatic islets, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin release, glucose stimulation (SI), nitrotyrosine.