FFA2 Contribution to Gestational Glucose Tolerance Is Not Disrupted by Antibiotics.

During the insulin resistant phase of pregnancy, the mRNA expression of free fatty acid 2 receptor (Ffar2) is upregulated and as we recently reported, this receptor contributes to insulin secretion and pancreatic beta cell mass expansion in order to maintain normal glucose homeostasis during pregnan...

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Main Authors: Miles Fuller, Xiaoran Li, Robert Fisch, Moneb Bughara, Barton Wicksteed, Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary, Brian T Layden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5154512?pdf=render