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Adenosine-A1 receptor-mediated antilipolysis in rats characterized

Published in Law and Health Weekly, September 18th, 2004

Researchers have characterized adenosine-A1 receptor-mediated antilipolysis in rats using tissue microdialysis, 1H-spectroscopy, and glucose clamp studies.

"Increased supply of fatty acids to muscle and liver is causally involved in the insulin resistance syndrome. Using a tissue microdialysis technique in Wistar and Zucker fatty (ZF) rats, we determined tissue glycerol levels as a marker of lipolysis in gastrocnemius muscle (gMT), subcutaneous adipose (SAT), and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) as well as the reduction of plasma free fatty acids, glycerol, and triglycerides caused by the antilipolysis-specific adenosine-A1 receptor agonist (ARA). In Wistar and...

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