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Gipr is essential for adrenocortical steroidogenesis; however, corticosterone deficiency does not mediate the favorable metabolic phenotype of Gipr(-/-) mice.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2012
Bates Holly E, Campbell Jonathan E, Ussher John R, Baggio Laurie L, Maida Adriano, Seino Yutaka, Drucker Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) promotes glucose-dependent insulin secretion. However, GIP also enhances glucocorticoid secretion and promotes adiposity. Because obesity and diabetes are glucocorticoid dependent, we examined whether the effects of GIP on energy balance and glycemia are regulated by glucocorticoids using pharmacological activation of GIP receptor (GIPR) signaling with...
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