Glucose Effect on Proteins
The assumption would be that although major players in human nutrition, glucose and proteins would not directly affect one another. Since both (especially proteins) play multiple roles in the body, the chances are good that they do interact. This article will look at how glucose affects proteins.
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C-reactive protein and heart disease
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C-reactive protein, which is produced in the liver, has been utilized in medicine as a marker for inflammation. The American Heart Association sees it as a tool to predict heart attacks. More specifically, elevated levels of C-reactive protein.
C-reactive protein and glucose
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Researchers have found correlating evidence that elevated C-reactive protein can be caused by glucose intolerance (the inability of cells to take up glucose in the blood) and/or diabetes.
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Glucose Regulated Protein
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Glucose-Regulated proteins are recently discovered proteins produced in the liver. One in particular, Glucose Regulated Protein-78, has shown antiviral properties against Hepatitis B.
Glucose and Protein Metabolism
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Glucose can affect protein metabolism if the body is in a starving condition; then, gluconeogenesis (making glucose from amino acids) will commence. This will lessen the amount of amino acids available to make proteins.
Glucagon
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When blood glucose falls, the hormone glucagon is released. One of the actions of the hormone is to signal protein breakdown in the liver, so new glucose can be made from protein.
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