Molecular mechanism of islet β-cell functional alternations during type 2 diabetes

In recent years, the incidence rate of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has risen rapidly and has become a global health crisis. Recent experimental and clinical studies have shown that islet β-cell dysfunction is an important cause of T2D and its related complications. β-cells undergo dynamic compensation and decompensation in the course of T2D. In this process, metabolic stress responses, such as ER stress, oxidative stress and inflammation, are key regulators of β-cell functional alternations. In this review, we summarize the research progress on the β-cell functional dynamics in the course of T2D, in order to deepen the understanding of the molecular mechanism of T2D, and provide reference for its precise diagnosis and clinical intervention.