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Overexpression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α in pancreatic β-cells improves glucose tolerance in diet-induced obese mice.
Experimental physiology - 1 Feb 2013
Hogh K-Lynn N, Uy Christopher E, Asadi Ali, Baker Robert K, Riedel Michael J, Gray Sarah L
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Lipotoxicity is implicated in pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in obesity-induced type 2 diabetes. In vitro, activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) has been shown to protect pancreatic β-cells from the lipotoxic effects of palmitate, thereby preserving insulin secretion. Utilizing an adeno-associated virus (dsAAV8), overexpression of PPARα was induced specifically in pancreatic β-cells of...
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