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Diabetes Cure in the Nerves

Diabetes Cure in Nerves - Researchers injected capsaicin (the substance that makes chili peppers taste hot) into the pancreas of diabetic mice. This killed the sensory nerves in the pancreas. Yet after the procedure the mice appeared to be cured of diabetes.

Scientists later identified a neuropeptide that was lacking in the pancreas of diabetic mice. When they injected the neuropeptide ("substance P") into the pancreas of mice, the mice again appeared cured of diabetes...for about four weeks, and then another injection was needed.

Researchers observed that the insulin-producing islets of the pancreas have an enormous number of pain nerves which are suppose to signal the brain when tissue is damaged. Doctors suspected a connection between the nerves and diabetes.

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