Inhibition of the nuclear factor-κB pathway prevents beta cell failure and diet induced diabetes in Psammomys obesus.

BACKGROUND: High doses of anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and salicylates, improve glucose metabolism in insulin resistant and type 2 diabetic patients. It has also been shown that the glucose lowering effect is related to the unspecific ability of these drugs to inhibit inhibitor kinaseβ (...

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Main Authors: Josefine Friberg, Morten F Tonnesen, Schott Heller, Flemming Pociot, Thóra B Bödvarsdottir, Allan E Karlsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2952629?pdf=render