The A2b adenosine receptor modulates glucose homeostasis and obesity.

High fat diet and its induced changes in glucose homeostasis, inflammation and obesity continue to be an epidemic in developed countries. The A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) is known to regulate inflammation. We used a diet-induced obesity murine knockout model to investigate the role of this recepto...

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Main Authors: Hillary Johnston-Cox, Milka Koupenova, Dan Yang, Barbara Corkey, Noyan Gokce, Melissa G Farb, Nathan LeBrasseur, Katya Ravid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405065?pdf=render