Bilirubin reduces visceral obesity and insulin resistance by suppression of inflammatory cytokines.

OBJECTIVE:Although previous studies have reported a negative relationship between serum bilirubin concentration and the development of diabetes mellitus (DM), the relationship between bilirubin and insulin resistance has not been thoroughly assessed. This study was designed to determine the relation...

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Main Authors: Ryoko Takei, Tomoaki Inoue, Noriyuki Sonoda, Motoyuki Kohjima, Misato Okamoto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toyoshi Inoguchi, Yoshihiro Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223302