A new study has uncovered a critical role for the enzyme Glucose-6-phosphatase 2 (G6PC2) in regulating blood sugar levels.

Findings suggest targeting neuro-immune pathway could lead to strategies for managing diabetes, obesity or some types of ...

Israeli and American researchers uncovered the role of a specific enzyme in managing blood sugar levels in a study that opens up new therapeutic possibilities for people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 ...

New study shows that the gene G6PC2 plays an important role in regulating glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar levels.

When we think about the immune system, we usually associate it with fighting infections. However, a study published in Science by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals a surprising new role.

In contrast, alpha cells secrete glucagon in response to ... and amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) also stimulate glucagon release, while insulin and free fatty acids inhibit its ...

Objective—Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) exerts beneficial antidiabetic actions via effects on pancreatic β- and α-cells ... stimulate endogenous insulin release and suppress endogenous ...

Thus, linagliptin increases the concentrations of active incretin hormones, stimulating the release of ... GLP-1 also reduces glucagon secretion from pancreatic alpha cells, resulting in a ...