INSULIN-INDEPENDENT, BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN (BMP)-MEDIATED UPTAKE OF BLOOD GLUCOSE BY PERIPHERAL CELLS AND TISSUES

摘要

Methods and compositions comprising a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) are described for stimulating uptake of serum glucose by peripheral cells and tissues, for treating type 1 or type 2 diabetes, for controlling exocrine pancreatic function, and for treating pancreatitis by an insulin-independent pathway.