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Reduced platelet count in mice protects against glucose intolerance and beta cell loss during a long-term high-fat diet

  • By

  • Niklas Burkhard

  • Johannes Hoch

  • Shanshan Zhang

  • Muataz Ali Hamad

  • Nicolas Schommer

  • Carolin Mogler

  • Daniela Stallmann

  • Pierre Mangin

  • Krystin Krauel

  • Daniel Duerschmied

  • Nancy Schanze

  • July 1, 2026

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    MPL-/- mice exhibited a 90% reduction in platelet count and were used to study the effects of thrombocytopenia on glucose metabolism during high-fat diet feeding.

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    After 19 weeks on a high-fat diet, MPL-/- mice showed improved glucose tolerance compared to wild-type mice, despite increased insulin resistance.

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    Body weight and adipose tissue weight were similar between MPL-/- and wild-type mice at the end of the study, although MPL-/- mice gained more weight earlier.

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    MPL-/- mice had higher circulating insulin levels and a greater proportion of pancreatic beta cells compared to wild-type mice after high-fat diet exposure.

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    The study suggests that thrombocytopenia may protect pancreatic beta cells from degeneration in an obesity mouse model of type 2 diabetes.

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Reduced platelet count in mice protects against glucose intolerance and beta cell loss during a long-term high-fat diet

  • by Niklas Burkhard, Johannes Hoch, Shanshan Zhang, Muataz Ali Hamad, Nicolas Schommer, Carolin Mogler, Daniela Stallmann, Pierre Mangin, Krystin Krauel, Daniel Duerschmied, Nancy Schanze

  • July 1, 2026

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