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A nuclear-receptor-dependent phosphatidylcholine pathway with antidiabetic effects

A nuclear-receptor-dependent phosphatidylcholine pathway with antidiabetic effects

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A nuclear-receptor-dependent phosphatidylcholine pathway with antidiabetic effects

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A nuclear-receptor-dependent phosphatidylcholine pathway with antidiabetic effects

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2011-06, Vol.474 (7352), p.506-510

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

An antidiabetic LRH-1 agonist
Excess liver fat, or steatosis, is an important risk factor for obesity-associated diabetes. A natural product, dilauroyl phosphatidylcholine (DLPC), has now been identified as a possible antisteatosis agent, with therapeutic potential in pre-diabetic people. DLPC activates the orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1, loss of...

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A nuclear-receptor-dependent phosphatidylcholine pathway with antidiabetic effects

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_873704073

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_873704073

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature10111

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