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The role of adipocytes has been recently better understood. Several adipocytokines have been identified, including leptin, a main regulator of appetite and energy expenditure, adiponectin and others, as novel insulinsensitizers/ insulin-mimetics, and some others inducing insulin resistance. Adipocytokines thus represent interesting novel drug targets in the future management of obesity.
Keywords: Adipokine, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, obesity
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Adipokines and Adipocyte Targets in the Future Management of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
Volume: 7 Issue: 1
Author(s): S. Kralisch, M. Bluher, R. Paschke, M. Stumvoll and M. Fasshauer
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Keywords: Adipokine, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, obesity
Abstract: The role of adipocytes has been recently better understood. Several adipocytokines have been identified, including leptin, a main regulator of appetite and energy expenditure, adiponectin and others, as novel insulinsensitizers/ insulin-mimetics, and some others inducing insulin resistance. Adipocytokines thus represent interesting novel drug targets in the future management of obesity.
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Kralisch S., Bluher M., Paschke R., Stumvoll M. and Fasshauer M., Adipokines and Adipocyte Targets in the Future Management of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2007; 7 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707779317821
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707779317821 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
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