| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing insulin resistance syndrome in an animal body by administering an inhibitor of protein n kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) gene, or a functional variant thereof, or an inhibitor of PERK protein or a functional variant thereof or a method of reducing activity of transcription factors of the FOXO family (Foxo 1, 3a, 4 and 6) by administering an inhibitor of protein kinase RNA-like n endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) gene, or a functional variant thereof, or an inhibitor of PERK protein or a functional variant thereof. The present invention also relates to different compounds and methods for using PERK gene or PERK protein. |