1989
DOI: 10.1007/bf00718598
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Cystic fibrosis associated islet changes may provide a basis for diabetes

Abstract: The pancreases of 23 patients (mean age 10.5 years, range 5-22) years dying of cystic fibrosis (CF) were evaluated at autopsy by routine histology and immunostaining for changes in their endocrine cell compartment. The severely altered pancreatic tissues showed end stage CF, with either a fibrotic pattern (CF-FIB, n = 14) or a lipoatrophic pattern (CF-LIP, n = 9) prevailing. In all specimens, irrespective of the dominating pattern, the islet system was affected by marked periinsular and intrainsular sclerosis.… Show more

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“…underlies the prevailing hypothesis that CFRD arises from reduced islet mass and/or β cell injury caused by nonspecific "bystander damage" to islets during exocrine pancreatic destruction and inflammation (17)(18)(19). Alternatively, a more direct role for CFTR in the regulation of the endocrine pancreas has been proposed (35,36).…”
Section: Figurementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…underlies the prevailing hypothesis that CFRD arises from reduced islet mass and/or β cell injury caused by nonspecific "bystander damage" to islets during exocrine pancreatic destruction and inflammation (17)(18)(19). Alternatively, a more direct role for CFTR in the regulation of the endocrine pancreas has been proposed (35,36).…”
Section: Figurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Partial insulin deficiency occurs in part due to islet loss associated with exocrine pancreas disease (15-18). However, CF pancreata at CFRD autopsy demonstrate that remaining islets contain roughly half the number of insulin-positive cells found in non-CF controls (17,18), and this degree of β cell loss is thought to be insufficient to explain diabetes (19). Thus, insulin deficiency in CFRD is relative and not absolute.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This disruption is largely due to the viscous pancreatic secretions in CF, which causes obstruction of pancreatic ducts. 104 Destruction of insulinproducing β-cells leads to a decline in insulin release. However, poor correlation between the extent of pancreatic fibrosis and islet cell damage has been reported, as well as little correlation between the degree of insulinopenia and OGTT results.…”
Section: The Effect Of Impaired Glucose Metabolism In Cystic Fibrosismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The loss of insulin-producing beta-cells, secondary to pancreatic fibrosis leading to progressive destruction of the pancreatic islet architecture, is thought to be one of the principal causes of CF-related diabetes (CFRD) (3,4). CFRD also shares a number of clinical and pathological similarities with type 2 DM (5), a disease which is predominantly associated with a significant increase in peripheral insulin resistance (IR).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%