The most common type 2 diabetes drug needs the action of a cellular-stress-response protein to make effect (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

The most common type 2 diabetes drug needs the action of a cellular-stress-response protein to make effect

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The study identifies the cytokine GDF15, a protein whose expression increases in response to cellular stress, as a key factor for the metformin drug to show antidiabetic effects.

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Pharmacological Research

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