Methods of preserving and protecting pancreatic beta cells and treating or preventing diabetes by inhibiting NOX-1

摘要

Methods to preserve and/or protect beta cell function by contacting a population or preparation of pancreatic cells, beta cells and/or islets with an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase-1 (NOX-1). Methods of treating a subject for diabetes by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a NOX-1 inhibitor to the subject.