Not exact matches
«The addition of
osteocalcin as a metabolic regulator may one day lead to novel therapies, but we need to understand much better how it works and how it fits
into physiology before such therapies can be attempted in humans,» says endocrinologist Mitch Lazar, director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania.
«What interested us was understanding how
osteocalcin becomes active so as to be able to play its role when released
into the blood.»
Furin causes
osteocalcin to become active and the hormone is then released
into the blood.
K2 actually «activates»
osteocalcin to be available to «plug
into» bone tissue that requires repair.
Matrix Gla - protein (MGP) helps to prevent vascular calcification by pulling calcium out of soft tissues, while activated
osteocalcin pulls calcium back
into the bones and teeth.
Inadequate K2 inhibits
osteocalcin production and reduces calcium flow
into bone tissue.