Abstract

UCSF researchers have shown that genetic deletion of the p75 neurotrophin receptor improves insulin sensitivity in diabetic mice. Targeting this receptor may offer a new way to treat insulin resistance, although the challenge will be figuring out how to inhibit it in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue without impairing its function in neurons.

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