The Claim
In rats with diet-induced insulin resistance, administration of lupin protein isolate increases liver Gys2 gene expression by 2.8-fold compared to untreated controls.
What the research says
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In rats with insulin resistance caused by diet, lupin protein isolate raises the activity of the Gys2 gene in the liver by 2.8 times compared to rats not given the protein.
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In rats with diet-induced insulin resistance, lupin protein isolate increases liver Gys2 gene expression by 2.8-fold compared to untreated controls, indicating a potential restoration of hepatic glycogen synthesis capacity.
Lupin protein isolate reaches the liver and turns on the gene that makes the enzyme responsible for storing sugar as glycogen. It also reduces the activity of a brake that normally stops this enzyme, allowing more sugar to be stored in the liver as glycogen, which lowers blood sugar levels.
What the research says
1 studyIn rats with sugar metabolism problems, feeding them lupin protein helped their livers turn more sugar into stored glycogen, which is a good sign for controlling blood sugar. The study shows this happened by boosting a key gene involved in that process.
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