Protein may treat type 1 diabetes
Jan 10, 2008
Protein, called Pdx1, durns on insulin production in Lab Tests on.Diabetic Mice
Researchers report promising results from early lab tests for a new type 1 diabetes treatment.
Those lab tests - which were conducted in mice, not people - center on a protein called Pdx1. When mice with type 1 diabetes got Pdx1 injected into their bellies, their insulin levels returned to near-normal levels within two weeks.
"Pdx1 is so special because it possesses a unique amino acid sequence that acts as sort of [a] molecular passport, allowing it to pass freely into cells, enter the nucleus, and activate insulin production and release”.
According to further studies of Pdx1 as a potential treatment for type 1 diabetes.
The study, published online in the journal Diabetes, was preliminary; it didn't test the long-term safety and effectiveness of Pdx1.
Source: webmd.com
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