Physiological Implications of Pancreatic Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregation and Its Inhibition by Melatonin
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is characterized by the toxic aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP or amylin) within pancreatic β-cells. IAPP is also a neuropancreatic hormone that plays a significant role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by co-depositing with amyloid-beta (Aβ) and Tau, supporting the Type 3 Diabetes (T3D) hypothesis. Soluble IAPP accelerates Aβ aggregation