Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Activity Is Related to Body Composition, Measures of Adiposity, and Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Excessive Adiposity and Different Degrees of Glucose Tolerance.
Wellington S Silva JúniorMaria das Graças Coelho de SouzaJosé Firmino Nogueira NetoEliete BouskelaLuiz Guilherme Kraemer-AguiarPublished in: Journal of diabetes research (2019)
Constitutive DPP4 activity is positively associated with lean mass, central adiposity, and IR and negatively to general adiposity. Furthermore, it seems to be influenced by body composition and IR and could also be viewed as an adipo-myokine in subjects with excessive adiposity and different stages of glucose tolerance.