Carotid body chemosensitivity: early biomarker of dysmetabolism in humans.

João P Cunha-GuimaraesMaria P GuarinoAna T TimóteoIolanda CairesJoana F SacramentoMaria J RibeiroMafalda SelasJoão C P SantiagoMiguel Mota-CarmoSilvia V Conde

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2020)

We conclude that CB is overactive in prediabetes subjects and that peripheral chemosensitivity correlates with fasting insulin and insulin resistance representing a novel non-invasive functional biomarker to forecast early metabolic disease.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
polycystic ovary syndrome
blood glucose
blood pressure
high fat diet induced
weight loss