Scientists have recently noticed that if you block the appearance
of the gene TRIP-Br2 in mice it protects them from becoming obese and insulin
resistance. The gene adapts the fat storage by modifying energy spending and the
“lipolysis” which is the method of changing
fat into “lipids” so that the energy in the body can use. If the gene appearance
is blocked the “lipolysis” in the mice increases as well as how much energy
they spend which is dropping chances of obesity.
Obesity occurs when there is a change in the way that food
is absorber and energy is produced. This change can create a big storage of
fat. According to the researchers, the rule of the 2 features that control the
fat storage mobilisation and use of too much energy in fat cells can create “therapies
for obesity and its related illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes”.
Cristina Mallol, a researcher at the Universitat Autònoma de
Barcelona and co-author of the study said "The protection of mice with no
expression of the gene TRIP-Br2, and its selective elevation in the visceral
fat of humans point the way to a future gene therapy to counteract obesity,
insulin resistance and excess lipids in the blood".
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254806.php
12 Jan 2013
I think this is amazing that we can control diabetes and obesity.
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