Irisin, Two Years Later
Joint Authors
Contreras, Cristina
López, Miguel
Romero-Picó, Amparo
Novelle, Marta G.
Dieguez, Carlos
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In January 2012, Boström and colleagues identified a new muscle tissue secreted peptide, which they named irisin, to highlight its role as a messenger that comes from skeletal muscle to other parts of the body.
Irisin is a cleaved and secreted fragment of FNDC5 (also known as FRCP2 and PeP), a member of fibronectin type III repeat containing gene family.
Major interest in this protein arose because of its great therapeutic potential in diabetes and perhaps also therapy for obesity.
Here we review the most important aspects of irisin’s action and discuss its involvement in energy and metabolic homeostasis and whether the beneficial effects of exercise in these disease states could be mediated by this protein.
In addition the effects of irisin at the central nervous system (CNS) are highlighted.
It is concluded that although current and upcoming research on irisin is very promising it is still necessary to deepen in several aspects in order to clarify its full potential as a meaningful drug target in human disease states.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Novelle, Marta G.& Contreras, Cristina& Romero-Picó, Amparo& López, Miguel& Dieguez, Carlos. 2013. Irisin, Two Years Later. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Novelle, Marta G.…[et al.]. Irisin, Two Years Later. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Novelle, Marta G.& Contreras, Cristina& Romero-Picó, Amparo& López, Miguel& Dieguez, Carlos. Irisin, Two Years Later. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495394