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• In the new study, Xue and his team found that a well-known cellular molecule called caspase
• This protein, known as caspase 8, is deficient in humans with eczema, but produced in excess amounts by diabetics.
• For example, it activates the enzyme caspase, which is involved in processes that lead to apoptosis (programmed cell death).
• In turn, caspase-8 recruits the mitochondrial pathway for apoptosis and activates executioner caspases, such as caspase-3, that are responsible for cell death.