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Blood pressure drug prevents type 1 diabetes researchers have said a drug

normally associated with treating high blood pressure could help prevent type 1

diabetes in 60% of at-risk people type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the

beta cells of the pancreas are unable to produce enough insulin which is the

hormone that regulates blood sugar levels around 5% of all diabetes cases

or type 1 it is most commonly diagnosed during childhood Edelson or egg

adulthood but it can develop at any age when the exact causes of type 1 diabetes

remain a mystery study team note that around 60% of those who are at the risk

of the condition possess a molecule called dq8 which previous research has a

linker to the onset of type 1 diabetes with this in mind the researchers

speculate the blocking the dq8 molecule could be one way of preventing type 1

diabetes in their latest study they identified an existing drug that could

do just that specifically they investigated whether any of these

medications could target and inhibit the dq8 a molecule they found one that hid

the mark a drug called methyl OVA which is most often prescribed to treat high

blood pressure or hypertension methyl dopa has been around for more than 50

years and is often given to pregnant women and children with high blood

pressure but now it is believed it could have other uses this is the first

personalized treatment for type 1 diabetes prevention said Erin Michaels

associate professor of medicine at unisza T of Colorado Aunt chelle's with

this drug we can potentially prevent up to a 60% of type 1 diabetes and those

are the risk for the disease this is very significant development Michael's

added for the study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation the

team used a supercomputer on the lab bench in mice and in humans they found

that metal door for not only blocked dq8 but it did not also harm the immune

function of other cells like many immunosuppressant drugs do almost 100%

accuracy that is likely to get type 1 diabetes the

goal with this drug is to delay or prevent the onset of the disease among

those at risk the researchers confirmed their findings in mice as well as in a

clinical trial of twenty individuals with type 1 diabetes according to the

scientists these findings may have significant implications for the

prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes this is the first to

personalize the treatment for type 1 diabetes prevention thank you for

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