VOA常速英语:Antibody Could Reverse Diabetes

短语讲解：

1. It's usually the result of excess weight and lack of physical exercise.

lack of欠缺;不足;没有
例句：He can not buy it because of his lack of money.
他因缺钱买不起这个。

2. At the California biotechnology company Genentech, researchers have been investigating a growth factor protein called FGF21, which is involved in controlling blood sugar.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

3. Junichiro Sonoda says previous studies have shown that when FGF21 is injected into laboratory mice and monkeys, it has a variety of beneficial effects.

inject into把…注入身体
例句：The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.
医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。
a variety of多种的,各种各样的
例句：This shop sells a variety of toys.
这家商店出售各种各样的玩具。

4. Well, the animals lose weight, and cholesterol, which increases cardiovascular risk, now goes down.

go down沉下; 落下; 降低
例句：Prices began to go down.
物价开始下降。

5. And there's a good cholesterol called HDL, which level goes up with FGF21 treatment.

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。

6. They developed antibodies that mimic FGF21 by attaching to the same receptors in the pancreas and elsewhere, and they tested it on mice.

attach to (使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上
例句：The written directions are attached to the tool.
这个工具附有使用说明书。
test on就…检验〔测验〕(某人)
例句：The teacher will test the class on spelling today.
今天, 老师要对这个班进行一次拼写测验。

7. "The blood glucose level got normalized. And we kept monitoring blood glucose after a single injection of this antibody, and it took almost 40 days for the blood glucose level to come back to a 'normal' diabetic level," Sonoda said.

come back回来；恢复，复原
例句：You'd better come back to earth now and finish your homework.
你最好别再胡思乱想了,把作业做完。

8. That kind of long-lasting effect is one of the things that drug developers look for.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

9. Junichiro Sonoda says further work is needed on this potential antibody-based treatment for diabetes before moving on to human testing.

move on对…采取行动; 继续前进, 继续进行, 往前走
例句：When will the government move on this important matter?
政府什么时候对这一重要事情采取行动?