Noninvasive way to view insulin in pancreas

[Northerner]

Scientists can now see exactly how much insulin was present in the pancreas of a living animal. The researchers genetically engineered a mouse that makes the protein that the body uses to produce human insulin, called proinsulin. By engineering the protein as a fluorescent protein, it reacted in a certain way when the researchers shined a fluorescent light on the mouse pancreas. The pancreatic islets -- tiny clusters of cells in the pancreas that include the insulin-making beta cells -- bounced a special wavelength of light back. The strength of the fluorescent signal indicated how much insulin was present.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160224151215.htm

 

[HOBIE]

Interesting 🙂. Could be a good test to see. T2 How much insulin they are producing 😎

 

[trophywench]

Well - wouldn't they have to genetically engineer the T2s first - to produce the fluorescent pro-insulin instead of the ordinary boring coloured one? LOL

Sounds expensive .....