“Increasing metabolism to cure obesity” by Prof. Kye Won Park, Sungkyunkwan University
-Finding new protein to cure obesity and metabolic diseases
On May 17th, Sungkyunkwan University announced that the research paper on “PRDM4 induction by the small molecule butein promotes white adipocyte browning”, written by Professor Park, Kye Won and graduate student Song, No Joon, has been published on the Nature Chemical Biology, on May 9th.
The research team explained that this research could suggest a new way to cure obesity and metabolic diseases.
They verified that Butein(substance from lacquer tree) converts white adipocyte to brown adipocyte, through cell model. Also, they found a new protein called PRDM4, which converts white adipocyte to brown adipocyte. This PDRM4 is notable to suggest new way to develop energy metabolism cures.
The research mentioned that obese cure for now causes loss in appetite, absorption, and increase in metabolism. Loss in appetite has brain stability issue, while loss in absorption has hygiene or social problems.
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