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Blindness Study Might Find Cure
Scientists have completed research that may lead to a new type of treatment for diabetic retinopathy, by finding how cell death occurs in a high-glucose environment.
The enzyme glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) moves from its cytosolic environment to the cell's nucleus to create energy, when cell death occurs. However, the research team discovered the siah-1 protein, which can be manipulated to keep the cell from dying, reducing the effects of retinopathy.
Researchers are continuing their study of this process, hoping that further discoveries on cell death will lead to better treatments for diabetic retinopathy. The research is published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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MSU News (02/02/10) Wilson, Parker
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