ReviewNature reviews. Endocrinology2017
Physiology and role of irisin in glucose homeostasis.
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317 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 618 citations in OpenAlex.
- Liver and cardiovascular outcomes in lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of about 1 million individuals.Hepatology international · 2024Pooled it
- Circulating irisin levels in patients with MAFLD: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of Resistance Exercise and Whey Protein Supplementation on Irisin Levels in Patients with MASLD Under a Calorie-Restricted Diet.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Circuit Training Program on Myokine Levels in Insulin-Resistant Women: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of diabetes research · 2024Trial
- Irisin upregulation as a contributory mechanism for the therapeutic benefits of SGLT-2 inhibitors.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2026Review
- Myokines and mitochondrial function in cardiometabolic diseases.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026Review
- Seasonal fluctuations in the hypothalamic irisin and its correlation with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal -axis activity in male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Serum Irisin, Leptin, Adiponectin, Resistin, and Galectin-3 Levels and Their Relationship with Ultrasonographic Subcutaneous Fat Thickness in Patients with Lipedema.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Irisin in Cartilage Homeostasis: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications for Osteoarthritis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Hypothalamus-Peripheral Organ Crosstalk in Energy Metabolism: A Bidirectional Regulatory Network.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2026Review
- Change in circulating irisin level and its association with lipid metabolism after exenatide treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2026Article
- Mechanosensitive Piezo1/Osteocalcin/Irisin Axis Protects Against Disuse-Induced Muscle Atrophy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Overexpression of irisin reduces embryonic and diet-induced hepatic lipid accumulation in chickens.Poultry science · 2026Article
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- Humanin Restores Metabolic Hormone Homeostasis of Leptin, Ghrelin, Irisin and Asprosin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice.Metabolites · 2026Article
- FNDC5 deficiency alters placental development, maternal body weight, and fetal-placental growth in mice.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Protective effects of irisin in sarcopenia: a promising treatment.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- The Myokine Irisin Represents an Indirect Pathway Linking Exercise to Hippocampal Subfields Relevant to Alzheimer's Disease and Neurogenesis.Aging cell · 2026Article
- Irisin inhibits adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells through the SIRT1/RANBP2/FTO signaling axis and protects against osteoporosis.Cell death discovery · 2026Article
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Abstract
Irisin is a myokine that leads to increased energy expenditure by stimulating the 'browning' of white adipose tissue. In the first description of this hormone, increased levels of circulating irisin, which is cleaved from its precursor fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5, were associated with improved glucose homeostasis by reducing insulin resistance. Consequently, several studies attempted to characterize the role of irisin in glucose regulation, but contradictory results have been reported, and even the existence of this hormone has been questioned. In this Review, we present the current knowledge on the physiology of irisin and its role in glucose homeostasis. We describe the mechanisms involved in the synthesis, secretion, circulation and regulation of irisin, and the controversies regarding the measurement of irisin. We also discuss the direct effects of irisin on glucose regulatory mechanisms in different organs, the indirect effects and interactions with other hormones, and the important open questions with regard to irisin in those organs. Finally, we present the results from animal interventional studies and from human clinical studies investigating the association of irisin with obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome.
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