Hedgehog protein to rule the Friends of sugar complications

Posted by darai on November 16, 2008 in Diabetes

In the United Kingdom from Manchester University’s Professor David Tomlinson in charge of the study, people with diabetic neuropathy of the animals in “hedgehog protein” five weeks after the treatment, sensory and motor nerve function were restored to a normal level.

At present, in the United States about 15 million diabetic patients, of which about 600 million people with diabetic neuropathy. The drug is a broad market space. Moreover, apart from diabetic neuropathy, “hedgehog protein” can also be used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, nerve lesions caused by chemotherapy, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Curis is currently the company’s scientists to intensify research “hedgehog protein” family promote the growth of nerve tissue.