Science news articles about 'liver protein'

  • JCI table of contents: May 22, 2008

    ... (it works to lower blood sugar levels) and on the liver protein MTP, although these interactions have not been well ... of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have revealed a relationship between the liver protein FoxO1 and VLDL overproduction. Using cultured ...
  • How drug that blocks cholesterol absorption from the diet works

    ... studies had suggested that ezetimibe acts on an intestinal and liver protein recently found to play a critical role ... that the drug interacts directly with the cholesterol absorption protein, the details remained unclear. Song’s group ...
  • Liver protein associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults

    ... presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop ... , found that higher serum levels of a protein called fetuin-A, produced by liver cells, was associated with type ...
  • Study identifies human genes required for hepatitis C viral replication

    ... disease is the most common diagnosis underlying the need for liver transplantation. HCV infection is usually treated ... of poliovirus. The researchers also focused on the gene for hepcidin, a liver protein that regulates iron absorption, since ...
  • The protein modifier SUMO helps set apart females and males

    ... way in which men and women differ is in their expression of liver proteins that control a large number of whole ... -alpha was found to repress the expression of many liver genes responsible for making proteins involved in immunity and steroid ...
  • Liver cells grown from patients' skin cells

    ... where they integrated and were capable of making human liver proteins," says Dr. Duncan. Several studies ... to regenerate. It is interesting to note that the regenerative nature of the liver was referenced in the ancient Greek tale of Prometheus ...
  • Scientists reveal a new mechanism that increases atherosclerosis in mice

    ... good it does, a liver protein that senses and gets rid of drugs and pollutants from our body has a downside ... that when it is chronically activated, the protein, called PXR, rejiggers how cholesterol is processed in the liver and increases the risk ...
  • Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis

    ... human organ. Their focus was the liver, and their massive database in both protein and transcript levels could become ... human organ. Half of the proteins have never been seen in the human liver before. One intriguing and unexplained ...
  • Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women

    Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long ... A-I (Apo A-I), a protein involved in fighting inflammation, in the livers of infected male mice ...
  • Plasma levels of GGT and ALB and their genetic correlations with cardiovascular risk factors

    ... . It is known that the variation in the plasma level of these liver related proteins is genetically influenced. The purpose of this study ... set of genes are found to regulate variation in levels of liver proteins and cardiovascular disease risk factors ...
  • Different sources, same result

    ... and embryonic stem cells activate many of the typical liver proteins, e.g., albumin, alpha-fetoprotein and cytokeratin 18. Moreover, the "synthetic" hepatocytes ...
  • The secret of the best foie gras

    ... size and are packed full of fat. Heavier livers generally lose more fat when they are cooking (the sign ... while others don't, the scientists analyzed liver proteins in overfed ducks. They found that higher quality ...

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