Small protein protects pancreatic cells in model of type 1 diabetes

A new study has shown that treating type 1 diabetes-prone mice with the small protein MOTS-c prevented the immune system from destroying insulin-producing pancreatic cells, effectively preventing the onset of the autoimmune disease. The small protein that first made headlines as an 'exercise mimetic' increasingly appears to also have a big role in regulating the immune system.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210816184916.htm