| Literature DB >> 25456738 |
Roger H Unger1, Michael G Roth2.
Abstract
A variety of leptin actions require a re-examination of classic concepts of metabolic diseases. Here we present evidence for two physiologic pathways: a pathway that protects nonadipose tissues from overaccumulation of potentially toxic lipids and unrecognized paracrine interactions between α and β cells revealed by leptin's ability to suppress diabetic hyperglucagonemia. These observations strongly point to new therapeutic possibilities for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25456738 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.10.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287