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ReviewDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2020

Plasma Adipsin as a Biomarker and Its Implication in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin Tafere, Dawit Zewdu Wondafrash, Kaleab Alemayehu Zewdie, Brhane Teklebrhan Assefa, Muluken Altaye Ayza

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Review in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Increased Serum Adipsin Correlates with MAFLD and Metabolic Risk Abnormalities.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin TafereDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-6274-0106
Dawit Zewdu WondafrashDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-1127-6443
Kaleab Alemayehu ZewdieDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-7089-421X
Brhane Teklebrhan AssefaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-6182-6549
Muluken Altaye AyzaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-6196-0361
Mekelle University · ET

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a worldwide health threat affecting millions of people, which is associated with different micro- and macro-vascular complications. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the different types of DM caused by insulin resistance and/or reduced secretion of insulin from the pancreas. A validated novel biomarker is required to enhance the accuracy of disease prediction, provide novel insights into pathophysiology and contribute to future prevention of T2DM. Various newer diagnostic methods have been developed by targeting endogenous proteins among which Adipsin is one of the promising target. Therefore, this review discusses Adipsin as a potential biomarker and its implication in T2DM. Adipsin is one of the adipokines secreted by adipose tissues which is involved in maintaining adipose tissue homeostasis and increasing insulin secretion in response to glucose. According to different experimental and clinical studies, plasma Adipsin concentrations are low in animals and patients with DM which support its use as a biomarker in combination to the other diagnostic modalities for DM. Additionally, the existence of Adipsin could be important in improving hyperglycemia by preserving β-cell mass through improving β-cell survival and maintaining their transcriptional identity.

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adipsinbiomarkertype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID32547147
PMCPMC7264027
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