Betatrophin and glucose-lipid metabolism
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2015.03.022
- VernacularTitle:Betatrophin与糖脂代谢
- Author:
Shujun ZHAO
;
Mingming WANG
;
Shiwei LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Betatrophin;
Islet β cells;
Diabetes mellitus,type 2;
Glucose metabolism;
Lipid metabolism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2015;31(3):288-290
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Betatrophin,discovered in 2013,is a protein secreted by liver,white adipose tissues,and brown adipose tissues.Betatrophin can improve glucose tolerance in mice by promoting islet β cell proliferation and increasing the number of β cells significantly and specifically.At the same time,Betatrophin is involved in lipid metabolism.Betatrophin may work as the new target for treatment of diabetes and disorders of lipid metabolism.
