| Literature DB >> 28712823 |
Farzaneh Ghafarian Alipour1, Mohamad Reza Ashoori2, Younes Pilehvar-Soltanahmadi3, Nosratollah Zarghami4.
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common type of diabetes and considered as multifactorial disease. Apelin is an adipokine which secreted from white adipose tissue and involved in various functions such as insulin sensitivity and food intake. Many studies showed that apelin has a crucial role in diabetes and its concentration will change in relation with insulin resistance. In this review, we will discuss the roles of apelin in energy metabolism and pathogenesis of diabetes and explain why apelin can be a good candidate adipokine to promoting insulin sensitivity.Entities:
Keywords: Apelin; Diabetes mellitus; Insulin resistance; Obesity
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28712823 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2017.07.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diabetes Metab Syndr ISSN: 1871-4021