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Overexpression of insulin receptor partially improves obese and diabetic phenotypes in db/db mice.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2015
Sasaki Tsutomu, Kuroko Mitsutaka, Sekine Sawako, Matsui Sho, Kikuchi Osamu, Susanti Vina Yanti, Kobayashi Masaki, Tanaka Yoshinori, Yuasa Tomoyuki, Kitamura Tadahiro
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the major health concern among the world. Several treatment options for T2DM are in clinical use, including injecting insulin, promoting insulin secretion by insulin secretagogues, and improving insulin sensitivity by insulin sensitizers. However, increasing the amount of insulin receptor in insulin-target tissues has not been explored. In order to test the efficacy of...
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