Habiba Najafi

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Pancreatic function and diabetes(16), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer(9), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research(3), Diabetes and associated disorders(3), Diabetes Management and Research(2)

Publications17 total

Chromatographic resolution and kinetic characterization of glucokinase from islets of Langerhans (hexokinase/islet glucose metabolism/N,-acetylglucosamine kinase/Cibacron blue)
2016
Glucokinase activation repairs defective bioenergetics of islets of Langerhans isolated from type 2 diabetics
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism·2011· 95 citedOpen Access
Elimination of KATP Channels in Mouse Islets Results in Elevated [U-13C]Glucose Metabolism, Glutaminolysis, and Pyruvate Cycling but a Decreased γ-Aminobutyric Acid Shunt
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2008· 39 citedOpen Access
Effects of a GTP-insensitive Mutation of Glutamate Dehydrogenase on Insulin Secretion in Transgenic Mice*
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2006· 67 citedOpen Access
Green Tea Polyphenols Modulate Insulin Secretion by Inhibiting Glutamate Dehydrogenase
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2006· 167 citedOpen Access
Restitution of defective glucose-stimulated insulin release of sulfonylurea type 1 receptor knockout mice by acetylcholine
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism·2004· 53 cited
Distinguishing Features of Leucine and α-Ketoisocaproate Sensing in Pancreatic β-Cells
Endocrinology·2003· 77 citedOpen Access
Regulation of Leucine-stimulated Insulin Secretion and Glutamine Metabolism in Isolated Rat Islets
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2003· 163 citedOpen Access
Regulation of insulin preRNA splicing by glucose
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·1997· 77 citedOpen Access
Effects of Glucose on Insulin Secretion, Glucokinase Activity, and Transgene Expression in Transgenic Mouse Islets Containing an Upstream Glucokinase Promoter-Human Growth Hormone Fusion Gene
Diabetes·1994· 21 cited
Fundamentals of Fuel Sensing and Intermediary Metabolism in Pancreatic A-and B-Cells
Humana Press eBooks·1994· 1 cited
Concordant Glucose Induction of Glucokinase, Glucose Usage, and Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Release in Pancreatic Islets Maintained in Organ Culture
Diabetes·1992· 164 cited
Selective activation of Ca2+ influx by extracellular ATP in a pancreatic β-cell line (HIT)
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research·1989· 49 cited
Control of Glucose Metabolism in Pancreatic β-Cells by Glucokinase, Hexokinase and Phosphofructokinase: Model Study With Cell Lines Derived From β-Cells
Diabetes·1988· 38 cited
Fuel-Stimulated Insulin Secretion by Clonal Hamster β-Cell Line HIT T-15
Diabetes·1987· 29 cited
Acetylcholine stimulates glucose metabolism by pancreatic islets
Life Sciences·1986· 9 cited
Regulatory Role of Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate in Pancreatic Islet Glucose Metabolism Remains Unsettled
Diabetes·1985· 15 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Franz M. Matschinsky(16), Heather W. Collins(6), Changhong Li(5), Charles A. Stanley(5), Carol Buettger(4), Martin D. Meglasson(4), Nicolai M. Doliba(3), Wei Qin(3), Yin Liang(3), Mark A. Magnuson(3), Yevgeny Daikhin(3), Ilana Nissim(3), Marc Yudkoff(3), Donna K Berner(3), Jae Kwagh(2), Elisabeth C Zimmerman(2), Guizhu Li(2), Itzhak Nissim(2), Pamela Trueheart Burch(2), Aron Allen(1)