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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
SCIENTISTS say they've discovered a new treatment for Type One diabetes.
The researchers say they have identified a process which causes the destruction in beta cells which produce insulin in the pancreas.
They found that the insulin-producing cells need heparan sulphate, a complex sugar, to survive.
"We've discovered that replacement of heparan sulphate in the beta cells rescues the cells from dying and prevents them from damage caused by oxidation," Dr Charmaine Simeonovic from the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra said.
The research identified heparan sulphate as a major cause of the death of beta cells.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-new...ype-one-diabetes/story-e6frfku0-1226226909881
The researchers say they have identified a process which causes the destruction in beta cells which produce insulin in the pancreas.
They found that the insulin-producing cells need heparan sulphate, a complex sugar, to survive.
"We've discovered that replacement of heparan sulphate in the beta cells rescues the cells from dying and prevents them from damage caused by oxidation," Dr Charmaine Simeonovic from the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra said.
The research identified heparan sulphate as a major cause of the death of beta cells.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-new...ype-one-diabetes/story-e6frfku0-1226226909881