Palmitate Activates Insulin Signaling Pathway in Pancreatic Rat Islets
Author(s) -
Maria Fernanda Rodrigues Graciano,
Tatiane C.A. Nogueira,
Carla Roberta de Oliveira Carvalho,
Rui Curi,
Ângelo Rafael Carpinelli
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pancreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1536-4828
pISSN - 0885-3177
DOI - 10.1097/mpa.0b013e31819e65d1
Subject(s) - pancreatic islets , irs1 , medicine , phosphatidylinositol , irs2 , endocrinology , phosphorylation , signal transduction , insulin receptor , tyrosine phosphorylation , kinase , chemistry , insulin receptor substrate , insulin , biology , biochemistry , islet , insulin resistance
To investigate the action of palmitate on insulin receptor (IR) signaling pathway in rat pancreatic islets. The following proteins were studied: IR substrate-1 and -2 (IRS1 and IRS2), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase-1 and -2 (ERK1/2), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3).
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