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- Title
Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid may improve liver and muscle but not adipose tissue insulin sensitivity in obese men and women.
- Authors
Kars, Marleen; Yang, Ling; Gregor, Margaret F; Mohammed, B Selma; Pietka, Terri A; Finck, Brian N; Patterson, Bruce W; Horton, Jay D; Mittendorfer, Bettina; Hotamisligil, Gökhan S; Klein, Samuel
- Abstract
Insulin resistance is commonly associated with obesity. Studies conducted in obese mouse models found that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress contributes to insulin resistance, and treatment with tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), a bile acid derivative that acts as a chemical chaperone to enhance protein folding and ameliorate ER stress, increases insulin sensitivity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of TUDCA therapy on multiorgan insulin action and metabolic factors associated with insulin resistance in obese men and women.
- Publication
Diabetes, 2010, Vol 59, Issue 8, p1899
- ISSN
1939-327X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/db10-0308