Patients with type 1 diabetes have to regularly inject themselves with insulin, a hormone that helps their cells absorb glucose from the bloodstream. Another hormone called glucagon, which has the ...

The insulin and glucagon in your body counteract each other to maintain a stable blood sugar level. In individuals without diabetes, high blood sugar promotes insulin release to lower blood sugar ...

Chemists discover structure of glucagon fibrils Date: June 24, 2019 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Study may be a step toward shelf-stable versions of the hormone, which is ...

Glucagon Fibril Structure Discovered By MIT Researchers By Shane McGlaun June 25, 2019 9:48 am EST Researchers at MIT have been conducting research that could help people who have type 1 diabetes.

We report the efficacy of a new peptide with agonism at the glucagon and GLP-1 receptors that has potent, sustained satiation-inducing and lipolytic effects. Selective chemical modification to ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon, a hormone involved in carbohydrate metabolism and regulating blood glucose levels.

April 7, 2009 - Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon, a hormone involved in carbohydrate ...

Glucagon for hypoglycemic episodes in insulin-treated diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis with a comparison of glucagon with dextrose and of different glucagon formulations ...

Class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exert essential action in hormonal homeostasis and are important therapeutic targets for a variety of diseases including metabolic disorders such as ...