p8 deficiency leads to elevated pancreatic beta cell mass but does not contribute to insulin resistance in mice fed with high-fat diet.
Marcus HollenbachNora KlötingInes SommererJana LorenzMario HeindlMatthias KernJoachim MössnerMatthias BlüherAlbrecht HoffmeisterPublished in: PloS one (2018)
p8 depletion may contribute to glucose metabolism via stress-induced insulin production and elevated beta cell mass. Nevertheless, p8 knockout showed no impact on insulin resistance in SD and HFD-fed mice.