Additionally, the anti-oxidants and trace minerals such as potassium help to improve
insulin signaling boost liver function and stabilize blood sugar.
Not exact matches
«Drugs designed to
boost insulin signaling could provide a treatment» for the disease, says Northwestern University neurobiologist William Klein, who led the study.
Still unclear is how enhanced
signaling through the
insulin pathway protects against obesity, although the researchers speculate that it might
boost energy consumption by liver and muscle cells.
In one set of experiments, when the scientists
boosted insulin resistance by giving mice a compound that cuts
insulin signaling, they saw increased expression of several markers of aging in beta cells.
The researchers found that, when stimulated by
insulin, diabetic fibroblasts produced less of the VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)
signaling protein, a key player in
boosting the growth of blood vessel cells, than normal fibroblasts did.
Additionally, the anti-oxidants and trace minerals within lemon help to improve
insulin signaling,
boost liver function and stabilize blood sugar.