Arthritis Drug Salsalate Used To Treat Diabetes
Filed in archive Treatment on December 27, 2006
In yet another drug cross-over, the latest non-diabetes treatment for diabetes is an arthritis drug.
In previous studies, Shoelson and his team found inflammation -- an immune system response that normally fights infection and promotes healing -- plays a huge part in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Shoelson and his team were the first to demonstrate a major trigger of inflammation is activated by weight gain. That trigger is a protein in the liver called NF-kB. The next step? Finding a way to reduce inflammation by turning off the trigger.
Who knows what else can be utilized to fight diabetes?
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Response from:
Drug Addiction
(04/09/09 5:11am)
It\'s good to see drug related news that focuses on something positive -- although we can\'t forget about the power that drug addiction has over the lives of so many Americans.
Response from:
Drug Treatment
(08/04/09 3:34am)
That is what is so insidious about prescription medications. Countless people start using them for totally legitimate purposes - then find themselves addicted (and even using other drugs) before they know it. In the words of that guy from Hill Street Blues, "Let's be careful out there."
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