Killing 'Angry' Immune Cells In Fat Could Fight Diabetes
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 12:15
in Health & Medicine
By killing off "angry" immune cells that take up residence in obese fat and muscle tissue, researchers have shown that they can rapidly reverse insulin resistance in obese mice. The findings suggest that treatments aimed at specific subsets of the so-called macrophage cells might offer a very effective new anti-diabetic therapy, according to the researchers.