The role of adipokines in skeletal muscle inflammation and insulin sensitivity

The role of adipokines in skeletal muscle inflammation and insulin sensitivity

Abstract Background There is currently an unmet clinical need to develop better pharmacological treatments to improve glucose handling in Type II Diabetes patients with obesity. To this end, determining the effect of obesity-associated adipokines on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity has emerged as...

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Main Authors: Thomas Nicholson, Chris Church, David J. Baker, Simon W. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Subjects:
Obesity
Adipokines
Inflammation
Skeletal muscle
Myotubes
Insulin signalling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12950-018-0185-8

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