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SUBMITTER: Khadir A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327065 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khadir Abdelkrim A Kavalakatt Sina S Madhu Dhanya D Devarajan Sriraman S Abubaker Jehad J Al-Mulla Fahd F Tiss Ali A
Scientific reports 20200630 1
Spexin is a novel neuropeptide playing an emerging role in metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes via involvement in energy homeostasis and food intake. The present study investigated the effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) on circulating levels of spexin and its modulation by physical exercise. Normal-weight (n = 50) and obese adults with and without T2D (n = 69 and n = 66, respectively) were enrolled in the study. A subgroup of obese participants (n = 47) underwent a supervis ...[more]