Green Tea May Lead to a Treatment for a Children’s Metabolic Disease
A recent study co-authored by CHOP endocrinology expert Dr.
Charles Stanley has indicated that an ingredient in green tea may provide a
more effective treatment for rare inherited children’s disorder. In this
disorder, called hyperinsulinism/hyperammonemia (HI/HA), an inherited mutation
disrupts an enzyme and leads to excess levels of insulin and ammonia in the
blood.
The new study showed that a compound found in green tea
controls the enzyme defect in animals, raising the possibility of a new
treatment for children.
According to Dr. Stanley, further research to explore and
modify the green tea compound could help scientists derive a drug that can be
tested in children with HI/HA. Read more details here.
Posted at 04:35PM Sep 21, 2011
by Juliann Walsh in General |
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