最近,Leighton 和Cooper 报道了新发现的胰β-细胞激素“amylin”,它具有潜在生理功能。引入这一名词可能产生混淆,因为这个肽也曾被称为胰岛淀粉样多肽(IAPP)和糖尿病相关肽(DAP)。这一事实提醒作者新近报道IAPP/DAP/amylin 与Ⅱ型糖尿病的关系的进展,在这三个名词中,作者乐于称为IAPP。含37个氨基酸残基的IAPP 是人和猫Ⅱ型糖尿病胰岛淀粉样沉积物的主要成分,它是 Recently, Leighton and Cooper reported on the newly discovered pancreatic β-cytokine “amylin,” which has potential physiological functions. The introduction of this term can be confusing as this peptide has also been referred to as amylin (IAPP) and diabetes related peptide (DAP). This fact reminds the author of a recent report on the progress of the relationship between IAPP / DAP / amylin and type II diabetes. Of the three terms, the author is happy to call IAPP. IAPP, a 37 amino acid residue, is a major component of amylin deposits in human and cat type II diabetes mellitus, which is