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Contact
information:
Telephone: 934-1934, ext. 35059
e-mail address:
jun-li.liu@mcgill.ca
website:
http://www.montreal-diabetes-research-center.org/en/liu/liu.asp
Projects for Thesis Supervision:
1. Reg family proteins on pancreatic
islet cell growth and protection.
2. Anti-diabetic mechanism of bariatric
surgery.
2. IGF-I on pancreatic islet cell growth
and gene expression.
Recent
Publications:
Xiong, X., Wang, X., Li, B.,
Chowdhury, S., Lu, Y., Srikant, C.B., Ning, G. and
Liu, J.-L. (2011)
Pancreatic islet-specific overexpression of Reg3b
protein induced the expression of pro-islet genes and protected mice
against streptozotocin-induced diabetis mellitus. Am. J. Physiol.-Endo.
Metab. 300:E669-E680.
Robertson, K., Lu, Y., De
Jesus, K., Li, B., Su, Q, Lund, P.K. and Liu, J.L. (2008)
A general and islet cell-enriched overexpression of IGF-I results in
normal islet cell growth, hypoglycemia and significant resistance to
experimental diabetes. Amer. J. Physiol.-Endo. Metab. 294: E928-E938.
Lu, Y., Ponton, A., Okamoto, H., Takasawa, S.,
Herrera, P.L. and
Liu, J.L.
(2006)
Activation of the Reg family genes by pancreatic-specific IGF-I gene
deficiency and after streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mouse pancreas.
Am. J. Physiol.-Endo. Metab. 291:E50-E58.
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