Abstract:In the last decade, neuropeptide Q or spexin (SPX) was implicated in central and peripheral functions including feeding suppression and lipid metabolism. To test whether spexin acts on brown and white adipose tissue, we performed subcutaneous micro-osmotic infusion of spexin in mice with diet-induced obesity. Our preliminary results indicate that spexin may differentially regulate biomarkers of adipogenesis and insulin sensitivity in brown and white adipose tissue. Spexin infusion increased interscapular brown… Show more
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