Molecular therapy for Diabetic nephropathy (DN):  Atorvastatin (trade name: Lipitor), a lipid-lowering medication, increases Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) expression, decreases toxic glucose metabolites, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis, augments glycolytic flux and PGC-1α levels, improves metabolic abnormalities, albuminuria, glomerular pathology, and renal dysfunction and alleviates diabetic nephropathy via down regulation of its target gene, 15/November/2017, 5.38 am

Introduction: What they say A study from the Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA shows that “Pyruvate kinase M2 activation may protect against the progression of diabetic glomerular pathology and mitochondrial dysfunction.” This research paper was published, in the 24 April 2017 issue of the journal “Nature Medicine” [One of the best research journals in “Molecular […]

Molecular therapy for middle aged TIIDM patients: Fidarestat,an alodose reductase inhibitor used to control diabetic complications, decreases DNA-PPK expression, suppresses phosphorylation of HSP90a, increases AMPK activity, augments mitochondrial biogenesis and energy metabolism, promotes weight loss and exercise endurance and alleviates TIIDM via down regulation of its target gene, 15/November/2017, 5.26 am

Introduction: What they say A study from the Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; and Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA shows that “DNA-PK Promotes the Mitochondrial, […]

Molecular therapy for TIIDM and obesity-associated metabolic deficits: Victoza/Saxenda, a drug used in the treatment of TIIDM and Obesity,  increases Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) expression, activates an MC4R-dependent anorexigenic pathway, suppresses appetite and weight gain, increases insulin secretion, improves glucose tolerance, promotes glucose homeostasis, improves obesity-associated metabolic deficits and prevents progression to TIIDM via down regulation of its target gene, 15/September/2017, 5.14 am

Introduction: What they say A study from the Department of Physiology-Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA shows that “MC4R-dependent suppression of appetite by bone-derived lipocalin 2.” This research paper, was published in the 8 March 2017 issue of the journal “Nature” [One of the best research journals […]

Molecular therapy for Deafness: A therapeutic mix encompassing 1,4-Naphthoquinone/Para-Naphthoquinone, Cholecalciferol, Ajoene and DIM (1,4 PNCAD)  increases the expression of ATG5 (Autophagy-related 5), prevents aggregation of proteins in inclusion bodies, inhibits hair cell degeneration,  and improves hearing loss via up regulation of its target gene, 15/November/2017, 5.43 am

What we say: Dr L Boominathan PhD, Director-cum-chief Scientist of GBMD, reports that: Molecular therapy for Deafness: A therapeutic mix encompassing 1,4-Naphthoquinone/Para-Naphthoquinone, Cholecalciferol, Ajoene and DIM (1,4 PNCAD)  increases the expression of ATG5 (Autophagy-related 5), prevents aggregation of proteins in inclusion bodies, inhibits hair cell degeneration,  and improves hearing loss via up regulation of its target gene [easy_payment […]

Molecular therapy for body weight control, energy homeostasis and TIIDM: Atorvastatin, a lipid-lowering agent, decreases CADM1 and its downstream target genes that promote glucose-induced insulin secretion, improves insulin sensitivity, increases energy utilization, promotes weight loss and protects from diet-induced obesity and TIIDM via up regulation of its target gene, 14/November/2017, 6.41 am

Introduction: What they say A study from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany shows that “Regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis by neuronal cell adhesion molecule1.” This research paper was published, in the June 2017 issue of the journal “Nature Neuroscience” [One of the best research journals in Neuroscience with an […]

Molecular therapy for Metabolic diseases: Victoza/Saxenda, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist that promotes insulin secretion, increases the expression of Caveolin-1, stabilizes insulin receptor, promotes insulin sensitivity, incrases vasorelaxation, and decreases the risk of hyperglycemia and TIIDM via up regulation of its target gene,  14/November/2017, 6.23 am

Introduction: What they say A study from the Institute for Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland shows that “MicroRNAs 103 and 107 regulate insulin sensitivity.” This study was published, in the June 8, 2011 Nature [One of the best journals in Science with an I.F of  >43], by Prof. Stoffel M, Trajkovski M and […]