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Figure 2 Mechanisms by which diabetic hyperglycemia can impose glucotoxicity on β cells.
Abbreviations: STZ, streptozotocin; ROS, reactive oxygen species.
![Figure 2 Mechanisms by which diabetic hyperglycemia can impose glucotoxicity on β cells.](/cms/asset/ff999cf6-994e-4c50-bbff-5eec2f7b0bf5/dmso_a_82272_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 Glucose combustion is tightly coupled to insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells.
Abbreviation: TCA, tricarboxylic acid.
![Figure 3 Glucose combustion is tightly coupled to insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells.](/cms/asset/c38b748f-41a6-4d61-b176-39a5206fc7b5/dmso_a_82272_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 Role of redox imbalance between NADH and NAD+ in β cell dysfunction.
![Figure 4 Role of redox imbalance between NADH and NAD+ in β cell dysfunction.](/cms/asset/aa89649d-0164-4d56-bb71-b93a33071514/dmso_a_82272_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5 Scheme showing partial destruction of β cell population by STZ and reduction in β cell mass that induces insulin insufficiency and chronic hyperglycemia.
Abbreviation: STZ, streptozotocin.
![Figure 5 Scheme showing partial destruction of β cell population by STZ and reduction in β cell mass that induces insulin insufficiency and chronic hyperglycemia.](/cms/asset/95c28e7f-4c2e-4c1a-a1c3-68542fb3b88e/dmso_a_82272_f0005_c.jpg)