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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) suppresses IL-1β-mediated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation to improve hepatocyte insulin signaling.
Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2014
Gattu Arijeet K, Birkenfeld Andreas L, Iwakiri Yasuko, Jay Steven, Saltzman Mark, Doll Jennifer, Protiva Petr, Samuel Varman T, Crawford Susan E, Chung Chuhan
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is an antiinflammatory protein that circulates at high levels in the metabolic syndrome. Metabolic studies of PEDF knockout (KO) mice were conducted to investigate the relationship between PEDF, inflammatory markers, and metabolic homeostasis. Male PEDF KO mice demonstrated a phenotype consisting of increased adiposity, glucose intolerance, and elevated serum levels of...
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