Plasma soluble leptin receptor levels are associated with pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Tomoaki MoriokaMasanori EmotoYuko YamazakiMasafumi KurajohKoka MotoyamaKatsuhito MoriShinya FukumotoAtsushi ShioiTetsuo ShojiMasaaki InabaPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2017)
Plasma soluble Ob-R levels are independently associated with pancreatic β-cell function, but not with insulin resistance, in patients with type 2 diabetes. The present study implicates the role of soluble Ob-R in pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.