Varsha Rajesh

ForumVolume 37, Issue 1p7-11 1Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 2Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA 3Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 4Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 5Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 6Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia,...

Keywords human islets type 2 diabetes stem cell-derived islets insulin secretion proteomics macronutrients RNA-seq Introduction Insulin is released by pancreatic islet beta cells in response to nutrient stimuli to maintain energy homeostasis. The major driver of insulin secretion is glucose. However, proteins and fats may also modulate insulin release, and the effects of non-carbohydrate nutrients on insulin secretion remain underexplored.