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Most of us know that insulin plays an important role in removing excess glucose from the blood, but did you know it isn鈥檛 the only molecule involved in the process? Another molecule that plays a role is glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).

Now Professor Marco Falasca and his team from Curtin University, with the support of 芒果直播, are investigating ways of increasing the amount of GLP-1 somebody produces and whether that can help control glucose levels.

鈥淲e know GLP-1 is released in the gut when people eat. It has a key role to play in regulating blood glucose levels,鈥� Professor Falasca said.

鈥淲e also know that people with diabetes have a decreased ability to release GLP-1, so what we want to do it find a way of increasing the body鈥檚 production of the molecule.

鈥淩esearchers have tried to produce drugs that mimic GLP-1 but they haven鈥檛 been too successful so we are trying a different approach.

鈥淭here is a compound in the body, belonging to the lipid family, which stimulates the release and production of GLP-1. What we are trying to do is determine if this lipid, or molecules similar to it, can be used to stimulate the production of GLP-1.

鈥淗opefully, if we are successful, this could lead to a new therapy for supporting people with diabetes.鈥�

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