Paradoxical Glucose-Sensitizing yet Proinflammatory Effects of Acute ASP Administration in Mice

Acylation stimulating protein (ASP) is an adipokine derived from the immune complement system, which stimulates fat storage and is typically increased in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Using a diet-induced obesity (DIO) mouse model, the acute effects of ASP on energy metabolis...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Fisette, Pegah Poursharifi, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Mercedes N. Munkonda, Marc Lapointe, Katherine Cianflone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/713284
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