Biomedical scientists have discovered a new genetic mechanism which controls how the body makes fat, these new findings could help treat obesity and type 2 diabetes.
The findings from this study could help hundreds of millions of people in the world who suffer from obesity related illnesses.
A gene called MCPIP was discovered which controls the creation of fat cells, also known as adipogenesis. Until now this function was understood to be performed by another protein, called PPAR gamma.
The MCPIP gene could be a target for drugs that would stop the body from becoming resistant to insulin. Resistance to insulin can sometimes lead to type 2 diabetes.
“Our research has shown that MCPIP is a regulator of fat cell formation and blood vessel formation that feeds the growing fat tissue,” he said. “Therefore, a drug that can shut down its function can prevent obesity and the major inflammatory diseases resulting from obesity, including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases,” said lead researcher Dr Pappachan Kolattukudy, director of UCF’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences.
The process has begun to discover drugs that could shut down the gene MCPIP. This process is likely to take a few years. In the meantime obese people could try losing weight through diet pills such as Capsiplex. Capsiplex can be bought safely and securely online by clicking here.
The findings will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry
