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Experimental gene therapy prevents obesity, builds muscle, without dieting or exercise
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:19 am
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:19 am
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A compelling new study, led by scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found a novel gene therapy can prevent obesity and build muscle without the need for additional exercise, in mice being fed a high-fat diet.
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Follistatin, a protein expressed in almost all animal tissue, was first discovered and described in the late 1980s. Initially investigated for its role as a reproductive hormone, follistatin was subsequently found to influence a number of cellular processes, including muscle proliferation.
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Prior animal studies have demonstrated gene therapies designed to amplify follistatin expression can counteract certain degenerative muscle diseases. This new research explored whether this kind of therapy could help treat osteoarthritis by increasing muscle mass and reducing metabolic inflammation linked to obesity.
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“Obesity is the most common risk factor for osteoarthritis,” explains Farshid Guilak, senior investigator on the new research. “Being overweight can hinder a person’s ability to exercise and benefit fully from physical therapy.”
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The study involved young mice receiving a single gene therapy treatment designed to enhance follistatin expression. The animals were fed a high-fat diet and the progression of post-joint injury osteoarthritis was observed.
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Guilak describes the subsequent results as “profound,” with the animals building muscle mass without gaining additional weight, despite being fed a high-fat diet and not exercising any more than normal. The gene therapy notably mitigated cartilage degeneration, synovial inflammation, and bone remodeling linked to joint injury and osteoarthritis.
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“We’ve identified here a way to use gene therapy to build muscle quickly,” says Guilak. “It had a profound effect in the mice and kept their weight in check, suggesting a similar approach may be effective against arthritis, particularly in cases of morbid obesity.”
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“Something like this could take years to develop, but we’re excited about its prospects for reducing joint damage related to osteoarthritis, as well as possibly being useful in extreme cases of obesity,” concludes Guilak.
This post was edited on 5/12/20 at 9:21 am
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:22 am to tiggerthetooth
Sound like genocide against the fat race.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:22 am to tiggerthetooth
i can feel the fat lobby being triggered right now
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:22 am to tiggerthetooth
when nobody is fat how are we going to find people to pick on?
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:23 am to tiggerthetooth
Will athletes be able to do this and still compete?
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:24 am to baybeefeetz
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Will athletes be able to do this and still compete?
Who knows, I'm just excited about tearing up the local rec leagues.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:25 am to tiggerthetooth
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Experimental gene therapy prevents obesity, builds muscle, without dieting or exercise
ALL MY PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED.
Does this help with cardiovascular health and stamina?
ALL BUT ONE OF MY PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:26 am to tiggerthetooth
All these experiments on rats are going to bring about the end of the human race at the hands of super rodents.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:28 am to geauxtigers87
quote:If there was a magic pill that instantly made you thin, every one of those 'fat acceptance' advocates would take it tomorrow. They just don't want to do the work and claim to love being fat as a defense mechanism.
i can feel the fat lobby being triggered right now
This post was edited on 5/12/20 at 9:31 am
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:36 am to tiggerthetooth
I read a different article on that research, and it focused on the control of inflammation using gene therapy to get those results. I don’t think it even mentioned Follistatin.
I don’t think this will go anywhere if big pharma can’t get its hand in there for control.
I don’t think this will go anywhere if big pharma can’t get its hand in there for control.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:41 am to tiggerthetooth
Can we get this in donuts and cheeseburgers stat?
This post was edited on 5/12/20 at 9:43 am
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:42 am to CAD703X
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when nobody is fat how are we going to find people to pick on?
Oweo will still exist.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:42 am to tiggerthetooth
that 5'8" 300lb poster finna eat.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:46 am to tiggerthetooth
The secret to a perfect genome: be one of my descendants.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:48 am to tiggerthetooth
There is no free lunch in nature
There will be unforeseen side effects
There will be unforeseen side effects
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:50 am to tiggerthetooth
Give it to our olympians
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:52 am to Cosmo
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There is no free lunch in nature
There will be unforeseen side effects
For sure. Something really bad will come from shite like this.
Brain cancer or zombie apocalypse or dementia or impotence or something.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:54 am to northshorebamaman
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If there was a magic pill that instantly made you thin, every one of those 'fat acceptance' advocates would take it tomorrow. They just don't want to do the work and claim to love being fat as a defense mechanism.
Posted on 5/12/20 at 9:56 am to tiggerthetooth
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extreme cases of obesity,
Damn I better start eating now so I can be first in line for this. I will get laughed at for a couple years but being in shape without ever working out again would be totally worth it.
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