25 Aug Famous Queen Track Rocks Insulin Cells into Action
ABSTRACT: There’s no doubt that a lot of people would say, perhaps a little hyperbolically, that rock and roll saved their lives. Now, new research has shown that the music just might be able to serve as a literal life saver for diabetics. In the United States alone, over 37 million people have diabetes, a condition wherein the body produces little to no insulin. Subsequently, diabetic patients must supplement the hormone, usually with injections which can be painful and a hassle to travel with. As a result, researchers have been seeking out alternative methods to boosting insulin levels in people with the condition. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) harvested a protein from E. coli bacteria that controls the flow of calcium ions into the bacteria’s inner cellular material. They then incorporated that protein into human insulin cells which equipped the cells with the ion passageway. Next, they learned that when exposed to sound, these designer cells would allow positively charged calcium ions to enter, which forced the insulin they contained to fuse with the membrane and then release to the outside, where they could be distributed to the body.
AUTHOR SUMMARY: Michael Franco
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