Vimentin Deficiency Prevents High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Mice.

CONCLUSION: We concluded that vimentin deficiency prevents obesity and insulin resistance in mice fed an HFD and suggest vimentin as a central mediator linking obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. PMID: 32602277 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Diabetes and Metabolism Journal - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes Metab J Source Type: research