Tape Worm Tx Eases Diabetes in Mice

The salt form of the FDA approved anthelmintic drug niclosamide -- used to treat intestinal tapeworms -- improved diabetic symptoms in mice by inducing mild mitochondrial uncoupling. Note that the company studying the drug holds patents to develop several chemical mitochondrial uncouplers, including niclosamide, and would like to begin trials in humans once federal regulators approve them. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/47941?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2014-10-28&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g721819d0r&userid=721819&email=amydugan2%40gmail.com&mu_id=5883165&utm_term=Daily