The IPCs were assessed the function by glucose-stimulated C-peptide secretion assay (GSCS)24 (link),38 (link),69 (link),70 (link),138 (link). The IPCs were incubated in normal KRH bicarbonate (KRBH) buffer (pH 7.4) for 1 h as basal control, then in 5.5 mM of glucose anhydrous (Sigma) in KRBH for the next 1 h and finally in 22 mM glucose anhydrous in KRBH for 1 h. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit (Millipore) was used for detecting the generated C-peptide level according to the manufacturer’s protocol. Total DNA (ng) and stimulation time (mins) were used to normalization.
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