Potential New Therapeutic Target for Controlling High Blood Sugar
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 13:40
in Health & Medicine
A new potential therapeutic target for controlling high blood sugar has been discovered by scientists, a finding that could help the estimated 25 million Americans with type 2 diabetes. Researchers showed that lipid molecules called phosphatidic acids enhance glucose production in the liver. These findings suggest that inhibiting or reducing production of phosphatidic acids may do the opposite.