These B-cells produce the hormone insulin that regulates the way sugar is broken down in the body.

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This includes a messenger protein called NF-Kappa B, which appears to be blocked by the hormone progesterone.

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Among the hits: a Hepatitis B vaccine, a treatment for inter-cranial aneurysms and a bovine growth hormone.

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