New Stem Cell Research Could Aid in Battle Against Bulging Waistlines
ScienceDaily (June 16, 2011) — Innovative adult stem cell research by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) could aid efforts to apply the brakes to stem cells that produce the type of fat ringing the waists of millions. Research appeared online ahead of the print issue of Cell Stem Cell.
The scientists have developed a bold approach for targeting fat-generating stem cells that one day could aid in the delivery of drugs that slow the cells' ability to direct fat expansion. Because these cells are also used in regenerative medicine, this approach may have wide applications. The cells are termed adipose stem cells.
The researchers used small artificial proteins (peptides) in a mouse model to identify a marker on the surface of adipose stem cells.
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