Insulin Production in Diabetic Pancreatic Tissue Cells (IMAGE)

Houston Methodist

Insulin Production in Diabetic Pancreatic Tissue Cells

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Houston Methodist researchers designed a platform where a diabetes drug was chemically linked to fatty acids and then packaged in a nanoparticle resistant to the stomach's gastric acids. Once inside the small intestine, the drug molecules were released from the nanoparticle and 24.8% of the drug was absorbed.

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Haifa Shen, Houston Methodist

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