Advanced Glycation End-Products Induce Apoptosis in Pancreatic Islet Endothelial Cells via NF-κB-Activated Cyclooxygenase-2/Prostaglandin E₂ Up-Regulation

• Kuo-Cheng Lan,

  Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chen-Yuan Chiu,

  Affiliation Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chia-Wei Kao,

  Affiliation Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Kuo-How Huang,

  Affiliation Department of Urology, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ching-Chia Wang,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Kuo-Tong Huang,

  Affiliation Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Keh-Sung Tsai,

  Affiliation Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Meei-Ling Sheu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Meei-Ling Sheu, Shing Hwa Liu

  Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Shing Hwa Liu

  Contributed equally to this work with: Meei-Ling Sheu, Shing Hwa Liu

  * E-mail: shinghwaliu@ntu.edu.tw

  Affiliations Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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