Studies

CellWell record HH-540822

Effects of Intermittent Fasting-Mimicking Diet on Pancreatic Islet Plasticity: Immunohistochemical, Ultrastructural, and Metabolic Profiles

Harer CM; Boulgaropoulos B; Ehall B; Bogensperger L; Bounab K; Pernitsch D; Franz J; Herbsthofer L; Kotzbeck P; Krstic J; Prokesch A; Prietl B; Kolb D; Pieber TR

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ยท 2026

In plain language

In female mice, intermittent fasting-mimicking diet cycles increased pancreatic islet plasticity, with insulin-glucagon and BRN4-positive cells rising after fasting, and fasting impaired glucose tolerance.

Evidence
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Design
Primary research (design unspecified)

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