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. 2008 Jan;116(1):65-8.
doi: 10.1055/s-2007-985148. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

Circulating FGF-21 levels in normal subjects and in newly diagnose patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

W-W Chen  1 , L Li, G-Y Yang, K Li, X-Y Qi, W Zhu, Y Tang, H Liu, G Boden
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Circulating FGF-21 levels in normal subjects and in newly diagnose patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

W-W Chen et al. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Fibroplast growth factor (FGF-21) is a recently discovered metabolic regulator. Its pathophysiologic role in humans remains unknown. In this study, we have investigated whether or not plasma FGF-21 level was different in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-diabetic controls. We also assessed associations between plasma FGF-21 body composition and several metabolic parameters. Fasting FGF-21 levels were significantly increased in patients with T2DM compared with controls (1.82+/-0.65 VS. 1.53+/-0.60 microg/L, P<0.05). In T2DM patients, fasting plasma FGF-21 correlate negatively with fasting blood glucose ( R= -0.31, P<0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that FBG, plasma insulin and HOMA (IS) were independent influencing plasma FGF-21 levels. The present work suggests a potential role for FGF-21 in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and T2DM.

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