Obesity Causing Gene
Written by WTJ on February 26, 2009 – 4:39 pm -
Scientists at Ohio State University identified a gene that involves in weight gain, which will eventually lead to obesity and also associated disorders. Scientists studied mice fed with high-fat diet and also regular diet. It was found that mice with high-fat diet induced production of protein kinase C beta (PKC beta) by the gene in the fat cells of the mice. Mice which had PKC beta removed through genetic engineering had little weight gain and did not have health effects like those with the active PKC beta gene. The study will be published in the Journal Hepatology. This finding can possibly help scientists to come up with a weight loss therapeutic strategy.
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Tags: Hepatology, obesity, Ohio State University, PKC beta, protein kinase C beta, weight gain | 1 Comment »
February 27th, 2009 at 2:17 am
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