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Discovery Offers New Understanding Of Diabetes Drug Target

Posted on September 25, 2008

September 25, 2008 (EurekAlert) - Scientists at the University of Leicester have published findings about a new advance in the study of major diabetes drug target.The advance - described by the researchers as 'very significant' - could lead to new drugs being developed to target a protein that plays a critical role in controlling the way the body breaks down sugar. Professor John Schwabe and his team from the University of Leicester Department of Biochemistry (together with teams from Japan and Hungary) have been studying the protein, PPAR gamma. PPAR gamma is a major drug target for t...

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