US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on May 19 for "Methods and compositions for diabetes treatment and Beta-cell regeneration" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,638, issued on May 19, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Methods and compositions for diabetes treatment and Beta-cell regeneration" was invented by Slavica Tudzarova-Trajkovska (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for facilitating Beta-cell regeneration by inhibition of the HIF1Alpha-PFKFB3 pathway. Certain aspects describe methods for treatment and prevention of prediabetes and diabetes, including type 2 diabetes. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for enhancing Beta-cell regeneration."

The patent...