Follicum identifies receptors in insulin-producing cells for potential new class of diabetes drugs
Lund, Sweden, January 29, 2018. Follicum AB ("Follicum") today announced that it has successfully mapped the receptors in insulin-producing cells that bind the company’s peptides. The new knowledge represents an important milestone in the continued development of the company's diabetes project and opens the possibility of the identified receptors becoming potential drug targets for stimulating insulin secretion and reduction of diabetic complications.Investigation of mechanism of actionThe research was conducted in collaboration with Swiss proteomics specialist Dualsystems Biotech and