PROTECTING AGENT FOR PANCREATIC ß-CELL

摘要

Disclosed are: a protecting agent for a pancreatic ß-cell, an agent for preventing the occurrence/progression of diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome, a food/beverage, and an agent for recovering the activity of an insulin secretion promoter, each of which comprises serine, glycine or a mixture thereof as an active ingredient. These products can restore the function of pancreatic ß-cell to normal in a patient with diabetes including borderline diabetes mellitus, particularly in a patient with type II diabetes.