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Resistin: It’s role in insulin resistance and mechanism of action

REN Yi, ZUO Zhi-Cai^*, WAN Tao-Mei

Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China

Abstract

Resistin is a new adipokine found in vivo in recent years. Recent studies have indicated that resistin contributes to the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and mediates inflammatory reaction via different signal pathways. As a signal factor between inflammation and metabolism, resistin is expected to provide new insights for the treatment of insulin resistance and T2DM. However, because specific receptor of resistin has not been identified in the body so far, the molecular mechanism of resistin actions is still unclear. In this article, we review the latest progresses of resistin study, especially the role of resistin in insulin resistance and its signaling mechanism.

Key words: resistin; receptor ; signaling pathway

Received: 2015-08-24　　Accepted: 2015-10-14

Corresponding author: 左之才　　E-mail: zzcjl@126.com

Citing This Article：

REN Yi, ZUO Zhi-Cai, WAN Tao-Mei. Resistin: It’s role in insulin resistance and mechanism of action. Acta Physiol Sin 2016; 68 (1): 65-74 (in Chinese with English abstract).