Open Access<p>The <em>OXTR</em> Polymorphism Stratified the Correlation of Oxytocin and Glucose Homeostasis in Non-Diabetic Subjects</p>
Author(s) -
Hui Hua Chang,
Wei Hung Chang,
Mei Hung,
Yi Chin Peng,
Chih Chun Jean Huang,
Yen Kuang Yang,
Po See Chen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s226245
Subject(s) - oxytocin receptor , medicine , endocrinology , oxytocin , insulin resistance , glucose homeostasis , insulin , homeostasis , leptin , genotype , biology , obesity , gene , genetics
Previous animal studies have shown that the oxytocin system might affect glucose homeostasis through the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and peripheral organs. Moreover, whether the effect is stratified by the polymorphism of oxytocin receptor gene ( OXTR ) remains unclear.