Acute and 2-week exposure to prednisolone impair different aspects of b-cell function in healthy men
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Endocrinology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Centre, VU University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Research Council, Padova, Italy, Xendo Drug Development, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Early Clinical Research and Experimental Medicine and Department of Immune Therapeutics, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Oss, The Netherlands
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Acute and 2-week exposure to prednisolone impair different aspects of beta-cell function in healthy men.
OBJECTIVE Glucocorticoids (GCs), such as prednisolone, are associated with adverse metabolic effects, including glucose intolerance and diabetes. In contrast to the well known GC-induced insulin resistance, the effects of GCs on beta-cell function are less well established. We assessed the acute and short-term effects of prednisolone treatment on beta-cell function in healthy men. RESEARCH DE...
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