Higher Levels of ANGPTL5 in the Circulation of Subjects With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Are Associated With Insulin Resistance

Higher Levels of ANGPTL5 in the Circulation of Subjects With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Are Associated With Insulin Resistance

Objective: The family of angiopoietin-like proteins (ANGPTLs) is composed of eight ANGPTLs members that are involved in regulating various metabolic processes and have been implicated in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. ANGPTL5 is an understudied member of this family that has been suggested to re...

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Main Authors: Ghazi Alghanim, Mohamed G. Qaddoumi, Nouf Alhasawi, Preethi Cherian, Irina Al-Khairi, Rasheeba Nizam, Fadi Alkayal, Muath Alanbaei, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Jehad Abubaker, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Fahd Al-Mulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
obesity
insulin resistance
angiopoietin-like proteins
lipid metabolism
type 2 diabetes mellitus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00495/full

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