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Circadian clock cryptochromes tied to development of type 2 diabetes. |
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Science Daily: Kay and his collaborators discovered in 2010 that cryptochrome plays a critical role in regulating the internal timing of our cyclical eating patterns, timing our fasting at night with our eating during the day to maintain a steady supply of glucose in our bloodstream. Other researchers have recently discovered that cryptochrome also has the potential to reduce high blood sugar from asthma medication by adjusting the time of day a patient takes their medication. "We found that if we increased cryptochrome levels genetically in the liver we could inhibit the production of glucose by the liver," said Kay.
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