Insulin Nanostructures Lower Glucose in Rats
An interesting study was completed at the University of Texas School of Health Information. It was called Glucose-sensing pulmonary delivery of human insulin to the systemic circulation of rats.
The research team was attempting to create a delivery mechanism for Insulin that would be automatic when sugar was sensed in the blood stream. The insulin was binded to particles that were inhaled by rats with hyperglycemia. Once the particles were in the blood stream and “sensed” the sugar, a reaction caused the insulin in the particle to be released. The study successfully lowered the rat’s glucose levels down to normal.
The next step is going to be finding better delivery molecules for humans that do not cause as much inflammation.
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