The role of autonomic efferents and uncoupling protein 1 in the glucose-lowering effect of leptin therapy

Objective: Leptin reverses hyperglycemia in rodent models of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Direct application of leptin to the brain can lower blood glucose in diabetic rodents, and can activate autonomic efferents and non-shivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT). We investigated whether lepti...

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Main Authors: Heather C. Denroche, Michelle M. Kwon, Maria M. Glavas, Eva Tudurí, Marion Philippe, Whitney L. Quong, Timothy J. Kieffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877816300722

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