Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Monday, August 26, 2013

Key protein accelerates diabetes in two ways

The same protein tells beta cells in the pancreas to stop making insulin and then to self-destruct as diabetes worsens, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published online 25 August in the journal Nature Medicine


Specifically, the research revealed that a protein called TXNIP controls the ability of beta cells to make insulin, the hormone that regulates blood-sugar levels.

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Source: Science Daily
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1 comment:

RAWDA RUTH SARRAIL said...

Scientific Compelling ! Beta cells function getting more uncovered !

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