Abstract
Insulin resistance can be good for your health when it is caused by klotho, a hormone that prolongs life. A reduction in insulin-stimulated intracellular glucose availability may prevent intracellular lipid overload and lipotoxicity, a proposed mechanism of hte life-shortening metabolic syndrome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 56-57 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Nature medicine |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology