2023-06-25 07:14:11
Canadian researchers have found that vitamin K, present in our daily diet, has a protective role once morest diabetes. More explanations?
Indeed, vitamin K ensures a protective role once morest cardiovascular diseases. It might also prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. This is what Canadian scientists found during their study that was published on May 11, 2023 in the journal Cell Reports.
Our daily diet is rich in vitamin K which contributes to normal blood clotting and has an anabolic effect on the bones.
We already know that low vitamin K levels are associated with a high risk of diabetes. In this Canadian study, scientists from the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal discovered that the enzymes (vitamin K epoxide reductase and gamma-glutamyl carboxylase) that use vitamin K, were present in large quantities in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. As a reminder, these cells (β-cells) secrete insulin (and amylin), themselves responsible for controlling blood sugar.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that appears when the pancreas becomes unable to synthesize enough insulin due to the reduction in the number of beta cells, hence the great interest in this discovery.
To better understand the link between vitamin K and the proper functioning of pancreatic beta cells, Canadian researchers have identified a new gamma-carboxylated protein called ERGP. They have demonstrated, following 15 years of fundamental research, that this protein plays a major role in maintaining the normal level of calcium in the beta cells of the pancreas – in order to prevent a dysregulation of insulin secretion.
In conclusion, scientists have confirmed that vitamin K is essential for the ERGP protein to exert its action. In other words, they demonstrated that Vit-K plays an important role in the proper functioning of the gamma-carboxylated protein (EGRP), itself essential to the functioning of pancreatic beta cells and therefore to the regulation of sugar levels. in the blood.
This finding highlights the importance of vitamin K intake in the diet. According to Aprifel (Agency for Research and Information on Fruits and Vegetables), this vitamin is found in certain dark green leafy vegetables such as cabbage, parsley, spinach and basil. But also in fruits such as raspberries or white grapes.
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