Posted on February 16, 2009 in Latest News
The Insulin used in the treatment of diabetes is a hormone which has extensive effects on the metabolism of the body. A research at a North Western University observed insulin can be used as a cure for Alzheimer’s too.
What Is Insulin?
Insulin is a peptide hormone made up of various amino acids. It is produced in the pancreas at the cells named as “islets of Langerhans”. It’s commonly used to cure diabetes.
Function Of Insulin
Insulin has various metabolic functions in the body. It basically causes the absorption of Glucose from the blood into various cells of the body including the muscle cells, liver cells and even the fat cells and stores them as glycogen. This entire process causes the body to cease usage of stored fats for energy production. Apart from this, insulin also signals various metabolic as well as anabolic activities inside our body.
Insulin And Diabetes
Insulin is used to cure some forms of Diabetes. In Diabetes Type1, it is used externally to maintain the insulin level in the body. In Type -2(which is insulin resistant) it is sometimes required at the end when other medicines fail to act.
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Memory loss at old age, loss of control over bodily functions, aggression is the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s an incurable disease. ADDLs (amyloid beta-derived diffusible ligands) attack memory-forming synapses. Thus memory is gradually lost.
How Insulin can Help Alzheimer’s Patient?
Insulin used in type2 diabetes can be used to cure the ADDL binding sites in the brain. It stops the degeneration of brain cells. The anti-diabetic drug can heal the brain cells and cease any further damage to the cells by ADDLs. It’s also found that insulin gradually
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