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Rita Basu study explores role of hepatic glycogen on nocturnal glucose regulation in Type 2 diabetes

Rita Basu holds the Endowed Professorship in Diabetes Science in the UAB Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and is a senior scientist in the UAB Comprehensive ...
eLife

Symmetric brain-liver circuits mediate lateralized regulation of hepatic glucose output

This manuscript proposes a lateralized, lobe-specific brain-liver sympathetic neurocircuit regulating hepatic glucose metabolism and presents anatomical evidence for sympathetic crossover at the porta ...
News Medical

Single gene found to play a big role in how the liver stores energy

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that's critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 ...
BioWorld

Selective PI3KC2γ inhibitors identified as potential regulators of glycogen metabolism

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol at the D-3 position of the inositol ring, serving critical functions in ...