2021
DOI: 10.1177/11795514211031204
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Islet Function in the Pathogenesis of Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract: Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes mellitus (CFRD) is the most common non-pulmonary co-morbidity in cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene ( CFTR), which leads to aberrant luminal fluid secretions in organs such as the lungs and pancreas. How dysfunctional CFTR leads to CFRD is still under debate. Both intrinsic effects of dysfunctional CFTR in hormone secreting cells of the islets and effects of exocrine damage have been proposed. In the c… Show more

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