Omega-3 derivative helps treat type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance
date:May 29, 2014
Stimulates muscles like exercise

When the researchers gave PDX to groups of obese, diabetic rats, they found that the chemical acted on the body in a similar way as physical exercise, stimulating the release of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in muscle cells.

Once in the bloodstream, IL-6 controls glucose levels in two ways: it signals to the liver to reduce glucose production and acts directly on the muscles to increase glucose uptake, researcher Andre Marette said.

When they performed the same experim
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