@inbook {20324,
	title = {Natural Polyphenols as Modulators of the Fibrillization of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide},
	booktitle = {Biomimicked Biomaterials},
	volume = {1250},
	year = {2020},
	month = {2020-06-30 00:00:00},
	pages = {159-176},
	publisher = {Springer, Singapore},
	organization = {Springer, Singapore},
	abstract = {<p><span>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 pancreatic </span></p>},
	keywords = {Amylin, Amyloid, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Islet amyloid polypeptide, natural polyphenols, protein aggregation},
	isbn = {978-981-15-3261-0},
	doi = {10.1007/978-981-15-3262-7_11},
	url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32601944/},
	author = {Ara{\'u}jo, A. R. and Reis, R. L. and Pires, R. A.},
	editor = {Chun, H. and Reis, R. L. and Motta, A. and Khang, G.}
}
