Niacin exacerbates β cell lipotoxicity in diet-induced obesity mice through upregulation of GPR109A and PPARγ2: Inhibition by incretin drugs

The widely used lipid-lowering drug niacin was reported to increase blood glucose in diabetes. How does niacin regulate β Cell function in diabetic patients remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of niacin on β cell lipotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Niacin treatment sensitized...

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Main Authors: Xiaojing Zhang, Baoyi Zhu, Peibin Lin, Xiaoping Liu, Jun Gao, Dazhong Yin, Jianwen Zeng, Baojian Liao, Zhanfang Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1057905/full