Category: Current nPOD Projects

The sensory innervation of the pancreatic islet in health and diabetes

The role the nervous system plays in modulating islet inflammation and diabetes pathogenesis has barely been examined. Recent papers suggest that changes in sensory innervation initiate autoimmune diabetes in mice, which is in line with the notion that sensory neurons contribute to inflammation in several chronic disorders. Thus, the local interactions between the immune system […]