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ARTICLE | Distillery Therapeutics

Therapeutics: Leukotriene B4 type 1 receptor (BLT1; LTB4R)

March 19, 2015 7:00 AM UTC

In vitro and mouse studies suggest inhibiting LTB4R could help treat Type II diabetes. In mice fed a high-fat diet, LTB4R knockout or a small molecule LTB4R inhibitor increased glucose tolerance and i...