Upregulation of aspartoacylase activity in the duodenum of obesity induced diabetes mouse: Implications on diabetic neuropathy

Aspartoacylase (ASPA) hydrolyzes N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) into aspartate and acetate. Normal hydrolysis of NAA is important to maintain healthy neurons. Since enteric neuropathy is one of the events seen in diabetes, whether ASPA activity is affected in diabetic condition is not known. In order t...

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