Lowering Ceramides Reverses Signs of Prediabetes (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Lowering Ceramides Reverses Signs of Prediabetes

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(Left) Fatty liver in obese mouse. (Right) Liver in mice in which ceramides were lowered by inactivating an enzyme, dihydroceramide desaturase 1, a target that could be used to develop new drugs against diabetes.

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Trevor Tippetts

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