Betagenon co-founder publishes that AMPK activator O304 prevents gene expression changes and remobilisation of histone marks in islets of diet-induced obese mice
Treatment with O304 prevented genome-wide gene expression changes associated with high fat diet and remodelled active and repressive chromatin markers in beta cells, the cells responsible for producing the body's insulin.
- Treatment with O304 prevented genome-wide gene expression changes associated with high fat diet and remodelled active and repressive chromatin markers in beta cells, the cells responsible for producing the body's insulin.
- Glucose control was restored in the animals and markers of stress were reduced and markers of function increased in the beta cells.
- The data are published in Scientific Reports, a member of the Nature family of journals.
- Betagenon isa clinical stage company that develops its proprietary AMPK activators as therapies for diseases and conditions associated with the global epidemic in metabolic disorders and an aging population.