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Harry Heimberg, Ph.D. - Investigator Profile
Control of the adult beta cell mass by proliferation and differentiation of pancreatic and non-pancreatic stem cells, by proliferation of pancreatic insulin-positive cells and by reprogramming of pancreatic non-beta- to beta cells.
Scientific Interests/Keywords
Biology of the pancreatic (pre)beta-cell.
Investigator, Heimberg Lab
| Publication | Citation |
|---|---|
| 20688184 | Collombat P, Xu X, Heimberg H, Mansouri A Pancreatic beta-cells: From generation to regeneration. (2010) Semin Cell Dev Biol : (Added 2010-08-30 11:31:24.552848) |
| 20395405 | van Arensbergen J, García-Hurtado J, Moran I, Maestro MA, Xu X, Van de Casteele M, Skoudy AL, Palassini M, Heimberg H, Ferrer J Derepression of Polycomb targets during pancreatic organogenesis allows insulin-producing beta-cells to adopt a neural gene activity program. (2010) Genome Res 20: 722-32 (Added 2011-04-19 12:44:37.68382) |
| 20299467 | Grouwels G, Cai Y, Hoebeke I, Leuckx G, Heremans Y, Ziebold U, Stangé G, Chintinne M, Ling Z, Pipeleers D, Heimberg H, Van de Casteele M Ectopic expression of E2F1 stimulates beta-cell proliferation and function. (2010) Diabetes 59: 1435-44 (Added 2011-05-17 06:26:27.770094) |
| 20059954 | Solar M, Cardalda C, Houbracken I, Martín M, Maestro MA, De Medts N, Xu X, Grau V, Heimberg H, Bouwens L, Ferrer J Pancreatic exocrine duct cells give rise to insulin-producing beta cells during embryogenesis but not after birth. (2009) Dev Cell 17: 849-60 (Added 2010-08-30 11:30:23.40283) |
| 19665969 | Collombat P, Xu X, Ravassard P, Sosa-Pineda B, Dussaud S, Billestrup N, Madsen OD, Serup P, Heimberg H, Mansouri A The ectopic expression of Pax4 in the mouse pancreas converts progenitor cells into alpha and subsequently beta cells. (2009) Cell 138: 449-62 (Added 2010-08-30 11:30:00.795581) |
| 19208356 | Baeyens L, Bonné S, Bos T, Rooman I, Peleman C, Lahoutte T, German M, Heimberg H, Bouwens L Notch signaling as gatekeeper of rat acinar-to-beta-cell conversion in vitro. (2009) Gastroenterology 136: 1750-60.e13 (Added 2012-05-11 07:21:36.003961) |
| 19092158 | Heimberg H Boosting beta-cell numbers. (2008) N Engl J Med 359: 2723-4 (Added 2010-08-30 11:29:23.225635) |
| 18958289 | Scharfmann R, Xiao X, Heimberg H, Mallet J, Ravassard P Beta cells within single human islets originate from multiple progenitors. (2008) PLoS One 3: e3559 (Added 2013-02-15 15:36:19.950126) |
| 18665014 | Klein T, Heremans Y, Heimberg H, Pipeleers D, Madsen OD, Serup P, Heller RS Investigation and characterization of the duct cell-enriching process during serum-free suspension and monolayer culture using the human exocrine pancreas fraction. (2009) Pancreas 38: 36-48 (Added 2010-08-30 11:28:28.558978) |
| 18493739 | Wang Q, Heimberg H, Pipeleers D, Ling Z Glibenclamide activates translation in rat pancreatic beta cells through calcium-dependent mTOR, PKA and MEK signalling pathways. (2008) Diabetologia 51: 1202-12 (Added 2010-08-30 11:27:56.163296) |
| 18470950 | Vandenbroucke RE, De Geest BG, Bonné S, Vinken M, Van Haecke T, Heimberg H, Wagner E, Rogiers V, De Smedt SC, Demeester J, Sanders NN Prolonged gene silencing in hepatoma cells and primary hepatocytes after small interfering RNA delivery with biodegradable poly(beta-amino esters). (2008) J Gene Med 10: 783-94 (Added 2010-08-30 11:26:51.408734) |
| 18377870 | Cai Y, Wang Q, Ling Z, Pipeleers D, McDermott P, Pende M, Heimberg H, Van de Casteele M Akt activation protects pancreatic beta cells from AMPK-mediated death through stimulation of mTOR. (2008) Biochem Pharmacol 75: 1981-93 (Added 2010-08-30 11:26:14.123367) |
| 18243096 | Xu X, D'Hoker J, Stangé G, Bonné S, De Leu N, Xiao X, Van de Casteele M, Mellitzer G, Ling Z, Pipeleers D, Bouwens L, Scharfmann R, Gradwohl G, Heimberg H Beta cells can be generated from endogenous progenitors in injured adult mouse pancreas. (2008) Cell 132: 197-207 (Added 2013-02-15 15:36:36.946741) |
| 17363969 | Grapin-Botton A, Heimberg H, Lemaigre F The genetic programme of pancreatic beta-cells: basic science for the development of beta-cell therapy. Workshop on programming pancreatic beta-cells. (2007) EMBO Rep 8: 322-6 (Added 2010-08-30 11:25:19.084343) |
| 17339833 | Hinke SA, Martens GA, Cai Y, Finsi J, Heimberg H, Pipeleers D, Van de Casteele M Methyl succinate antagonises biguanide-induced AMPK-activation and death of pancreatic beta-cells through restoration of mitochondrial electron transfer. (2007) Br J Pharmacol 150: 1031-43 (Added 2010-08-30 11:24:54.228122) |
| 17272496 | Mfopou JK, De Groote V, Xu X, Heimberg H, Bouwens L Sonic hedgehog and other soluble factors from differentiating embryoid bodies inhibit pancreas development. (2007) Stem Cells 25: 1156-65 (Added 2010-08-30 11:24:32.970004) |
| 17157194 | Cai Y, Martens GA, Hinke SA, Heimberg H, Pipeleers D, Van de Casteele M Increased oxygen radical formation and mitochondrial dysfunction mediate beta cell apoptosis under conditions of AMP-activated protein kinase stimulation. (2007) Free Radic Biol Med 42: 64-78 (Added 2010-08-30 11:24:09.790831) |
| 17003479 | Rooman I, De Medts N, Baeyens L, Lardon J, De Breuck S, Heimberg H, Bouwens L Expression of the Notch signaling pathway and effect on exocrine cell proliferation in adult rat pancreas. (2006) Am J Pathol 169: 1206-14 (Added 2012-05-11 07:21:41.668478) |
| 16736130 | Harb G, Heremans Y, Heimberg H, Korbutt GS Ectopic expression of neurogenin 3 in neonatal pig pancreatic precursor cells induces (trans)differentiation to functional alpha cells. (2006) Diabetologia 49: 1855-63 (Added 2010-12-23 12:46:12.00789) |
| 16514419 | Baeyens L, Bonné S, German MS, Ravassard P, Heimberg H, Bouwens L Ngn3 expression during postnatal in vitro beta cell neogenesis induced by the JAK/STAT pathway. (2006) Cell Death Differ 13: 1892-9 (Added 2012-05-11 07:21:46.1379) |
| 16511571 | Mellitzer G, Bonne S, Luco RF, Van De Casteele M, Lenne-Samuel N, Collombat P, Mansouri A, Lee J, Lan M, Pipeleers D, Nielsen FC, Ferrer J, Gradwohl G, Heimberg H IA1 is NGN3-dependent and essential for differentiation of the endocrine (2006) EMBO J 25: 1344-52 (Added 2006-04-04 05:52:20) |
| 15893773 | Huypens P, Moens K, Heimberg H, Ling Z, Pipeleers D, Van de Casteele M Adiponectin-mediated stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in pancreatic beta cells. (2005) Life Sci 77: 1273-82 (Added 2010-08-30 11:33:34.009859) |
| 15543206 | Rescan C, Le Bras S, Lefebvre VH, Frandsen U, Klein T, Foschi M, Pipeleers DG, Scharfmann R, Madsen OD, Heimberg H EGF-induced proliferation of adult human pancreatic duct cells is mediated by the MEK/ERK cascade. (2005) Lab Invest 85: 65-74 (Added 2012-03-07 13:41:48.737001) |
| 15242807 | Kefas BA, Cai Y, Kerckhofs K, Ling Z, Martens G, Heimberg H, Pipeleers D, Van de Casteele M Metformin-induced stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase in beta-cells impairs their glucose responsiveness and can lead to apoptosis. (2004) Biochem Pharmacol 68: 409-16 (Added 2010-08-30 11:33:34.015586) |
| 14686787 | Heller RS, Klein T, Ling Z, Heimberg H, Katoh M, Madsen OD, Serup P Expression of Wnt, Frizzled, sFRP, and DKK genes in adult human pancreas. (2003) Gene Expr 11: 141-7 (Added 2006-04-04 05:53:26) |
| 14651961 | Van de Casteele M, Kefas BA, Cai Y, Heimberg H, Scott DK, Henquin JC, Pipeleers D, Jonas JC Prolonged culture in low glucose induces apoptosis of rat pancreatic beta-cells through induction of c-myc. (2003) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 312: 937-44 (Added 2010-08-30 11:33:34.019898) |
| 14514632 | Ling Z, Van de Casteele M, Dong J, Heimberg H, Haefliger JA, Waeber G, Schuit F, Pipeleers D Variations in IB1/JIP1 expression regulate susceptibility of beta-cells to (2003) Diabetes 52: 2497-502 (Added 2006-04-04 05:53:55) |
| 12754281 | Klein T, Ling Z, Heimberg H, Madsen OD, Heller RS, Serup P Nestin is expressed in vascular endothelial cells in the adult human (2003) J Histochem Cytochem 51: 697-706 (Added 2006-04-04 05:54:27) |
| 12683939 | Kefas BA, Cai Y, Ling Z, Heimberg H, Hue L, Pipeleers D, Van de Casteele M AMP-activated protein kinase can induce apoptosis of insulin-producing MIN6 cells through stimulation of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase. (2003) J Mol Endocrinol 30: 151-61 (Added 2010-08-30 11:34:05.771904) |
| 12627324 | Kefas BA, Heimberg H, Vaulont S, Meisse D, Hue L, Pipeleers D, Van de Casteele M AICA-riboside induces apoptosis of pancreatic beta cells through (2003) Diabetologia 46: 250-4 (Added 2005-04-13 12:51:27) |
| 12619712 | Stangé G, Van De Casteele M, Heimberg H Purification of rat pancreatic B-cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. (2003) Methods Mol Med 83: 15-22 (Added 2011-05-17 06:27:59.457816) |
| 12403815 | Heremans Y, Van De Casteele M, in't Veld P, Gradwohl G, Serup P, Madsen O, Pipeleers D, Heimberg H Recapitulation of embryonic neuroendocrine differentiation in adult human (2002) J Cell Biol 159: 303-12 (Added 2005-04-13 12:52:28) |
| 11751624 | Van de Casteele M, Kefas BA, Ling Z, Heimberg H, Pipeleers DG Specific expression of Bax-omega in pancreatic beta-cells is (2002) Endocrinology 143: 320-6 (Added 2005-04-13 12:55:10) |
| 11687580 | Cardozo AK, Heimberg H, Heremans Y, Leeman R, Kutlu B, Kruhøffer M, Ørntoft T, Eizirik DL A comprehensive analysis of cytokine-induced and nuclear factor-kappa B-dependent genes in primary rat pancreatic beta-cells. (2001) J Biol Chem 276: 48879-86 (Added 2011-04-19 12:44:37.68382) |
| 11574401 | Heimberg H, Heremans Y, Jobin C, Leemans R, Cardozo AK, Darville M, Eizirik DL Inhibition of cytokine-induced NF-kappaB activation by adenovirus-mediated expression of a NF-kappaB super-repressor prevents beta-cell apoptosis. (2001) Diabetes 50: 2219-24 (Added 2010-12-23 12:44:34.24826) |
| 11147773 | Schuit FC, Huypens P, Heimberg H, Pipeleers DG Glucose sensing in pancreatic beta-cells: a model for the study of other (2001) Diabetes 50: 1-11 (Added 2005-04-13 12:55:03) |
| 10871194 | Heimberg H, Bouwens L, Heremans Y, Van De Casteele M, Lefebvre V, Pipeleers D Adult human pancreatic duct and islet cells exhibit similarities in expression and differences in phosphorylation and complex formation of the homeodomain protein Ipf-1. (2000) Diabetes 49: 571-9 (Added 2010-12-23 12:43:49.495497) |
