“…Type I (and Type II) Reg proteins are expressed in regenerating islets [ 39 , 52 ] and involved in β-cell regeneration [ 3 , 40 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 ]. It has been suggested that Reg family proteins are involved in cellular proliferation in exocrine pancreatic cells [ 62 , 63 ], gastrointestinal cells [ 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 ], hepatic cells [ 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 ], salivary ductal cells [ 81 , 82 , 83 ], bone and muscle cells [ 84 , 85 ], neuronal cells [ 86 ], and cardiovascular cells [ 30 , 32 , 87 , 88 ].…”