Cancer Cells Transformed into Harmless Fat in Mouse Study

www.livescience.com ^ | January 15, 2019 07:14am ET | By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer

[MHGinTN]

oLOL ... I'm an icecreamaholic. So much so that I have a countertop machine with its own compressor. Only makes 1 1/2 quarts per, but that keeps me from eating 2 quarts in a day. ;*)

[IronJack]

That’s a serious addiction. Makes my Blizzard compulsion look pretty weak.

[Red Badger]

From the link:

Then, the researchers treated the mice with two drugs: rosiglitazone, which is used in people to treat type 2 diabetes, and trametinib, an anti-cancer drug that inhibits the growth and spread of cancer cells. (Rosiglitazone belongs to a class of drugs known as thiazolidinediones, which bind to receptors that are found mainly in fat tissue and that play a role in a number of biological processes, including the formation of mature fat cells, according to a 2005 paper on the topic. People with diabetes are given the drug because the receptors that it binds to also help increase sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which is involved in regulating blood sugar levels.)

[MHGinTN]

At my age, I do not eat ice cream but maybe twice a month now. Keeps me sane ...