Fetuin-A levels are increased in the adipose tissue of diabetic obese humans but not in circulation.

Abdelkrim KhadirSina KavalakattDhanya MadhuMaha HammadSriraman DevarajanJaakko TuomilehtoAli Tiss

Published in: Lipids in health and disease (2018)

Fetuin-A levels increased in association with diabetes in SAT but not in circulation in the obese subjects. Moreover, physical exercise decreased fetuin-A level. Fetuin-A potentially acts as a hepatokine taken up by other tissues, such as adipose tissue.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
type diabetes
insulin resistance
high fat diet
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
gene expression
weight loss
glycemic control
wound healing