Obesity and Diabetes
Studies from University of Navarra have provided new data on obesity and diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 30th, 2007
A new study, "The obestatin receptor (GPR39) is expressed in human adipose tissue and is down-regulated in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus," is now available. "The G protein-coupled receptor 39 (GPR39) has recently been identified as the receptor for obestatin, a peptidic hormone involved in energy homeostasis. However, the expression levels of this receptor in human adipose tissue in obesity and obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remain unknown," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Endocrinology report.
"Therefore, we evaluated the actual presence of GPR39 mRNA in human adipose tissue and whether GPR39 expression levels are...
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