The Scientist : Adiponectin reverses insulin resistance [2/8/2001]

Email: Tudor Toma - ttoma@mail.dntis.ro
News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010802-02

2 August 2001

Non-insulin dependent diabetes (type 2) occurs in obese patients when cells become resistant to the effects of insulin through a mechanism that is not completely clear. In August Nature Medicine, two independent groups report for the first time that adiponectin — an adipocyte-derived hormone — can reverse the effects of insulin resistance in models of diabetes.

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