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Drug 'melts away' fat inside arteries

02-Nov-2017

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Drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes shows interesting side effect.

Trodusquemine reduced fatty plaques in arteries of mice.

Drug works by stopping an enzyme called PTP1B.

Also stimulated another protein (AMPK) which mimics exercise and reduces chronic inflammation.

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Dawn Thompson

Postdoctoral Fellow at William Harvey Research Institute

Mirela Delibegovic

Dean for Industrial Engagement in Research at University of Aberdeen and Director of Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre

University of Aberdeen

Public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland

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Heart Disease