Article
[Insulin resistance and beta 3-adrenergic receptor function].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2000
Kobayashi I, Ishigami T, Umemura S
Abstract excerpt
Beta 3-adrenergic receptors are expressed predominantly on white and brown adipocytes. Activation of the receptor stimulates lipolysis in adipose tissues and increases energy expenditure by thermogenesis in brown adipocytes. It is proposed that dysfunction of beta 3-adrenergic receptor result to obesity and insulin resistance. Trp64Arg mutation of human beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene is found frequently in Pima...
Topics
- Adipocytes
- Animals
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Energy Metabolism
- Humans
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipolysis
- Mutation
- Obesity
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3
