Gal3 Links Inflammation and Insulin Resistance.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.10.014.
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Abstract
The connection between obesity-induced insulin resistance and inflammation is established, but targeting inflammatory mediators like TNF-α and IL-1β have had limited success improving insulin sensitivity in patients. Now, Li et al. (2016) indicate that galectin-3 could be a targetable link between inflammation and insulin sensitivity.
Medical subject headings
- Insulin
- Insulin Resistance