Prolonged interleukin-6 administration enhances glucose tolerance and increases skeletal muscle PPARalpha and UCP2 expression in rats

Chronic elevations in interleukin (IL)-6 have been associated with insulin resistance, but acute IL-6 administration can enhance insulin sensitivity. Our aim was to exogenously administer IL-6 to rats to elicit either chronic or repeated acute elevations in systemic IL-6. We hypothesized that a cont...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of endocrinology 2008-08, Vol.198 (2), p.367-374
Hauptverfasser: Holmes, Anna G, Mesa, Jose L, Neill, Bronwyn A, Chung, Jason, Carey, Andrew L, Steinberg, Gregory R, Kemp, Bruce E, Southgate, Robert J, Lancaster, Graeme I, Bruce, Clinton R, Watt, Matthew J, Febbraio, Mark A
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