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    Natural polyphenols as modulators of the fibrillization of islet amyloid polypeptide

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    Diabetes mellitus type 2 (type-2 diabetes) is a metabolic disorder characterized by the increased blood glucose concentration and insulin resistance in peripheral tissues (e.g., muscles and adipose tissue). The initiation of the pathological cascade of events that lead to type-2 diabetes has been subject of debate; however, it has been commonly accepted that the oversecretion of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP, a hormone co-secreted with insulin) by the pancreaticThe authors acknowledge the finan-cial support from the European Commission鈥檚 H2020 pro-gram, under grant agreements H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-668983-FORECAST and H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-739572-THE DISCOVERIES CTR.ARA acknowledges Norte2020, NORTE-08-5369-FSE-000037, for her PhD grant
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