White blood cells mediate insulin resistance: Neutrophils' role is a surprise and a potential new target for treating diabetes
Sunday, August 5, 2012 - 15:20
in Health & Medicine
Researchers say neutrophils, an abundant type of white blood cell typically tasked with attacking bacteria and other foreign invaders, also plays an unexpected role in mediating insulin resistance -- the central characteristic of type 2 diabetes, which afflicts an estimated 26 million Americans.