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Blood glucose meter for diabetics. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute have discovered a new potential target for the treatment of diabetes. Stock Photography.
According to a study by the Karolinska Institute (KI) of Solna, one of the building blocks of calcium channels of pancreatic beta cells plays an important role in the regulation of blood glucose.
The pancreatic beta cells form the insulin hormone that regulates blood sugar in the body. But in diabetes, beta cells have totally or partially lost their function. When blood sugar levels increase, the levels of calcium ions increase in beta cells, which stimulates the release of insulin.
"Our results suggest that this particular building block in the calcium channel may be a new target for the treatment of diabetes," said Per-Olof Berggren, head of the research group at KI, in a press release.
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