Resistin: a new link between obesity and insulin resistance?
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Resistin: a new link between obesity and insulin resistance? Page 1 Clinical Endocrinology
(2001) 55, 437±438 Resistin: a new link between obesity and insulin resistance? Antonio
Vidal-Puig and Stephen O'Rahilly University of Cambridge, Departments of Medicine and
Clinical Biochemistry, Cambridge, UK (Received 1 March 2001; accepted 7 June 2001) The
fact that obesity is a major risk factor for insulin resistance and that weight loss improves insulin
sensitivity has been well established for many decades. However, the mechanisms whereby …
(2001) 55, 437±438 Resistin: a new link between obesity and insulin resistance? Antonio
Vidal-Puig and Stephen O'Rahilly University of Cambridge, Departments of Medicine and
Clinical Biochemistry, Cambridge, UK (Received 1 March 2001; accepted 7 June 2001) The
fact that obesity is a major risk factor for insulin resistance and that weight loss improves insulin
sensitivity has been well established for many decades. However, the mechanisms whereby …
Abstract
Investigated the influence of resistin as a link between obesity and insulin resistance. Indication of adiose as an impairment of insulin action; Improvement of insulin activity through immunization of circulating resistin; Role of resistin in inflammatory states.
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