ea0014p248 | (1) | ECE2007
Baranowska-Bik Agnieszka
, Bik Wojciech
, Wolinska-Witort Ewa
, Gaj Pawel
, Mikula Michal
, Bragoszewski Piotr
, Ostrowski Jerzy
, Baranowska Boguslawa
Neuropeptides and adipocytokines influence metabolic homeostasis and food intake. Deregulation in their secretion leads to insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome. Adiponectin possesses anti-diabetic and insulin sensitizing properties. Expression of this gene remains under control of nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma. Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for GH secratagogue receptor (GHSR), modulates metabolic homeostasis. A high amino-acid homology and...