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JOURNAL OF DIABETES INVESTIGATION
卷 3, 期 2, 页码 115-129出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2012.00203.x
关键词
Adipokine; Diabetes; Glucose metabolism
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The fat-derived hormone, leptin, is well known to regulate body weight. However, there is now substantial evidence that leptin also plays a primary role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis, independent of actions on food intake, energy expenditure or body weight. As such, leptin might have clinical utility in treating hyperglycemia, particularly in conditions of leptin deficiency, such as lipodystrophy and diabetes mellitus. The mechanisms through which leptin modulates glucose metabolism have not been fully elucidated. Leptin receptors are widely expressed in peripheral tissues, including the endocrine pancreas, liver, skeletal muscle and adipose, and both direct and indirect leptin action on these tissues contributes to the control of glucose homeostasis. Here we review the role of leptin in glucose homeostasis, along with our present understanding of the mechanisms involved. (J Diabetes Invest, doi: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2012.00203.x, 2012)
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