Decio L. Eizirik

A DPP6 ‐Targeted PET Tracer for Non‐Invasive Imaging of Transplanted Human Islets

ABSTRACT Introduction Dipeptidyl peptidase‐like protein 6 (DPP6) is a potential molecular imaging biomarker for pancreatic and transplanted islets of Langerhans. 4hD29 is a single‐domain antibody with nanomolar affinity for DPP6. Here, we demonstrate the generation and validation...

Enhancement of cytokine-mediated beta-cell apoptosis by free fatty acids

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from dysfunction and loss of the insulin-producing pancreatic β cells. The body’s lipid metabolism is strongly regulated during this process but there is a need to understand how this regulation contributes to the β-cell death. Here, we investigated...