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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A potential diabetes treatment that can restore insulin production has been discovered by scientists.
The research demonstrated that a protein called fractalkine, which usually helps ?glue? cells together, can also stimulate insulin secretion.
Researchers said it could offer a new treatment to improve glycaemic control, but stopped short of suggesting it could be a ?cure?.
Experiments with mice and cultured human islets showed that administering fractalkine improved glucose tolerance.
http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1178329/diabetes-treatment-hope-cell-glue-triggers-insulin/
The research demonstrated that a protein called fractalkine, which usually helps ?glue? cells together, can also stimulate insulin secretion.
Researchers said it could offer a new treatment to improve glycaemic control, but stopped short of suggesting it could be a ?cure?.
Experiments with mice and cultured human islets showed that administering fractalkine improved glucose tolerance.
http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1178329/diabetes-treatment-hope-cell-glue-triggers-insulin/