Understanding how BOTOX®
works may help us diagnose and treated Type 2 Diabetes? What do BOTOX® and Type
2 Diabetes have to do with each other you ask?
A new study reports that it appears a better understanding of the
proteins affected by injections of the wrinkle relaxer BOTOX® could help
scientists develop new ways to treat Type 2 Diabetes. BOTOX® Cosmetic is best
known as an injection for helping patient smooth fine lines and wrinkles in
order to look their best. BOTOX® is also used as treatment for a number of
medical conditions including migraine, urinary incontinence, profuse sweating
and crossed eyes, among others. In each of these cases, BOTOX® works because it
has a paralyzing effect: that is, it relaxes specific muscles, which then
provides the desired effect. BOTOX® accomplishes this effect by blocking
certain proteins called SNARE (Soluble NSF Attachment Protein Receptor)
proteins. It turns out that SNARE proteins in the beta cells of the pancreas
help the pancreas secrete insulin, thus blocking these proteins in the pancreas
could lead to insulin resistance which is the hallmark of Type 2 Diabetes.
Understanding this mechanism will hopefully provide researchers with new ways
to diagnose and treat Type 2 Diabetes in the future.
If
you or someone you know would like to learn more about BOTOX® or diabetes, they
are encouraged to schedule an eye examination at D’Ambrosio Eye Care by calling
us at 800-325-3937, visiting D’Ambrosio
Eye Care or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that we can help recommend an
appropriate treatment plan.
D'Ambrosio
Eye Care is a leading eye and LASIK care practice with office locations
at 479 Old Union Turnpike,
Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton, Massachusetts
01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331 and 74 Main Street, Gardner,
Massachusetts 01440 that serve the greater Boston and
central Massachusetts area.
