Pioglitazone Lowers Serum Retinol Binding Protein 4 by Suppressing its Expression in Adipose Tissue of Obese Rats

Pioglitazone Lowers Serum Retinol Binding Protein 4 by Suppressing its Expression in Adipose Tissue of Obese Rats

Background/Aims: Pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activator, is clinically used to treat insulin resistance. However, the underlying mechanism of pioglitazone's action remains unclear. We investigated whether, and how, pioglitazone modulates serum level of r...

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Main Authors: Chaoyu Zhu, Yuanyuan Xiao, Xiaohua Liu, Junfeng Han, Jianmei Zhang, Li Wei, Weiping Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2015-01-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Subjects:
Insulin resistance
Adipose tissue
Pioglitazone
Retinol binding protein 4
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/369737

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