ea0049ep457 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2017
Brondani Leticia A.
, Boucas Ana Paula
, Assmann Tais S.
, Reichelt Angela J.
, Martins-Costa Sergio
, Weinert Leticia S.
, Silveiro Sandra P.
, de Souza Bianca M.
, Crispim Daisy
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and both conditions are characterized by insulin resistance (IR) and decreased insulin production by pancreatic beta-cells. FNDC5 gene encodes a type I membrane protein that is proteolytically processed to form a hormone secreted into the blood, termed irisin. After induction by exercise, irisin activates profound changes in the subcutaneous adipose tissue, stimulating browning and UCP1 gene e...