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SUBMITTER: Desai T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6424971 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Desai Tejas T Koulajian Khajag K Ivovic Aleksandar A Breen Danna M DM Luu Lemieux L Tsiani Evangelia L EL Wheeler Michael B MB Giacca Adria A
Nutrition & diabetes 20190319 1
<h4>Background</h4>There is evidence that sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), a key regulator of nutrient metabolism, increases β-cell secretory function. Excess circulating fat, as seen in obesity, has been shown to decrease β-cell function, an effect that may involve decreased SIRT1 activity. Consequently, SIRT1 activation may increase β-cell function in conditions of elevated plasma-free fatty acid levels. Here we attempted to attenuate the lipid-induced decrease in β-cell function in vivo using pharmacologic ...[more]