Chronic Intranasal Insulin Does Not Affect Hepatic Lipids but Lowers Circulating BCAAs in Healthy Male Subjects
Author(s) -
Thomas Scherer,
Peter Wolf,
Sabina Smajis,
Melania Gaggini,
Martina Häckl,
Amalia Gastaldelli,
Peter Klimek,
Elisa Einwallner,
Rodrig Marculescu,
Anton Luger,
Clemens Fürnsinn,
Siegfried Trattnig,
Christoph Buettner,
Martin Krššák,
Michael Krebs
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-3623
Subject(s) - nasal administration , affect (linguistics) , medicine , endocrinology , insulin , immunology , psychology , communication
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and elevated circulating branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are common characteristics of obesity and type 2 diabetes. In rodents, brain insulin signaling controls both hepatic triglyceride secretion and BCAA catabolism. Whether brain insulin signaling controls similar metabolic pathways in humans is unknown.
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