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Title: Neuregulin, an effector on mitochondria metabolism that preserves insulin sensitivity
Author: Gumà i Garcia, Anna Maria
Díaz Sáez, Francisco
Camps Camprubí, Marta
Zorzano Olarte, Antonio
Keywords: Mitocondris
Obesitat
Diabetis
Resistència a la insulina
Mitochondria
Obesity
Diabetes
Insulin resistance
Issue Date: 23-Jun-2020
Publisher: Frontiers Media
Abstract: Various external factors modulate the metabolic efficiency of mitochondria. This review focuses on the impact of the growth factor neuregulin and its ErbB receptors on mitochondria and their relationship with several physiopathological alterations. Neuregulin is involved in the differentiation of heart, skeletal muscle and the neuronal system, among others, and its deficiency is deleterious for the health. Information gathered over the last two decades suggests that neuregulin plays a key role regulating mitochondrial oxidative machinery, which sustain cell survival and insulin sensitivity.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00696
It is part of: Frontiers in Physiology, 2020, vol. 11, num. 696
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/176842
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00696
ISSN: 1664-042X
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Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB Barcelona))

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