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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A medicine developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School might soon help treat the more than 25 million people who suffer from Type 2 diabetes today.
Niclosamide ethanolamine salt has shown success in preclinical testing, said Shengkan Jin, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease characterizing higher-than-normal glucose level in the bloodstream, Jin said. Obesity and aging contribute to the formation of the disease, but a person’s genetic component also plays a role.
Excessive fats in liver, muscle and adipose cells cause diabetes, he said. Normally insulin in the body stimulates cells into absorbing glucose, but too many lipids prevent the cells from responding to insulin correctly.
“When cells become insulin resistant, glucose that cannot be absorbed builds up in the bloodstream, leading to higher concentration,” he said.
http://www.dailytargum.com/article/...evelop-medicine-tackling-type-2-diabetes-58e0
Niclosamide ethanolamine salt has shown success in preclinical testing, said Shengkan Jin, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease characterizing higher-than-normal glucose level in the bloodstream, Jin said. Obesity and aging contribute to the formation of the disease, but a person’s genetic component also plays a role.
Excessive fats in liver, muscle and adipose cells cause diabetes, he said. Normally insulin in the body stimulates cells into absorbing glucose, but too many lipids prevent the cells from responding to insulin correctly.
“When cells become insulin resistant, glucose that cannot be absorbed builds up in the bloodstream, leading to higher concentration,” he said.
http://www.dailytargum.com/article/...evelop-medicine-tackling-type-2-diabetes-58e0