Method for detecting whether glucose metabolism is abnormal, and prevention and treatment therefor
AssigneeKaohsiung Medical University
InventorsMing-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Yu-Min Ko
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Abstract
A method for detecting whether glucose metabolism is abnormal comprises: detecting GPx2 gene expression, GPx2 protein expression or the activity of GPx2 protein in a test body, and making comparisons with GPx2 expression amount of a normal individual, when the GPx2 expression of the individual is significantly lower than that of the normal individual, indicating that the carbohydrate metabolism of the individual is in an abnormal state. Applications of GPx2 in the preparation of a medical composition for the treatment and prevention of type II diabetes.
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A method for preventing or treating type II diabetes in a subject at high risk of developing type II diabetes or suffering from type II diabetes, comprising administering to the subject at high risk of developing type II diabetes or suffering from type II diabetes a composition comprising an effective amount of a plasmid comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPx2) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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