"Insulin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1).
| Descriptor ID |
D007328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.587.200.500.625 D12.644.548.586.200.500.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Insulin- Insulin
- Insulin, Regular
- Regular Insulin
- Soluble Insulin
- Insulin, Soluble
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Insulin" by people in this website by year, and whether "Insulin" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 1998 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2000 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2002 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2004 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2005 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2006 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2008 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2009 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 2010 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2011 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2012 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 2013 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2016 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2017 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 2018 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2020 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| 2023 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insulin" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating time to treatment intensification among drug na?ve type 2 diabetes patients: a comparison of initial combination therapy vs step-therapy approaches. Curr Med Res Opin. 2026 Apr; 42(4):699-711.
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INS-17 acts as a nutrient deprivation signal to mediate adult IIS-regulated associative behaviors in C. elegans. PLoS Genet. 2026 Apr; 22(4):e1012130.
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The Role of High-Protein Instant Ramen Noodles in Inducing and Maintaining Satiety: Acute, Randomized, Crossover Study. Nutr Diabetes. 2026 04 22; 16(1).
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Patiromer utility as an adjunct treatment in patients needing urgent hyperkalaemia management (PLATINUM): a randomised controlled trial in the emergency department. BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 23; 16(2):e105103.
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Structure-Activity Relationship Studies toward the Optimization of First-In-Class Selective Small Molecule Agonists of the GPCR Relaxin/Insulin-like Family Peptide Receptor 2. J Med Chem. 2026 Mar 12; 69(5):5956-5985.
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Myokine SIRPa exacerbates kidney disease in diabetes. JCI Insight. 2026 Feb 09; 11(3).
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Genetic Predictors of Response to Oral Insulin for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention. Diabetes Care. 2026 02 01; 49(2):344-351.
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Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Risk and Type 1 Diabetes Heterogeneity and Progression. Diabetes. 2026 01 20; 75(2):389-397.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between abdominal fat depots and cardiometabolic risk in a sample of Mexican adolescents. Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 2026; 83(1):21-31.
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Safety and Glycemic Outcomes Among Youth With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Using a Tubeless Automated Insulin Delivery System. J Diabetes Res. 2026; 2026(1):e2896084.