Altered levels of adiponectin and adiponectin receptors may underlie the effect of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) to enhance insulin sensitivity in diet-induced obese mice

Horm Metab Res. 2008 Mar;40(3):225-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1004573.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adiponectin / blood*
  • Adiponectin / genetics
  • Animals
  • Body Weight
  • Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor / pharmacology*
  • Diet*
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Liver / cytology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Obese
  • Muscles / cytology
  • Obesity / genetics*
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Receptors, Adiponectin / blood*
  • Receptors, Adiponectin / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Weight Loss

Substances

  • Adiponectin
  • Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Adiponectin
  • adiponectin receptor 1, mouse
  • adiponectin receptor 2, mouse