Neurosignaling Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
Neurobiology of Metabolic Dysfunction Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
J Diabetes Complications. 2021 Oct;35(10):107994. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2021.107994. Epub 2021 Jul 15.
Hypoglycemia is a major barrier to clinical management of persons with diabetes. Emerging evidence supports a role for leptin in gating hypoglycemic counterregulation. This work demonstrates that male leptin receptor null, Zucker (fa/fa), rats display severe impairments in hypoglycemic counterregulation. Thus, augmenting leptin levels may have clinical utility for preventing hypoglycemia.
低血糖是糖尿病患者临床管理的主要障碍。新出现的证据支持瘦素在低血糖拮抗反应中的作用。这项工作表明,雄性瘦素受体缺失型 Zucker(fa/fa)大鼠在低血糖拮抗反应中表现出严重损伤。因此,增加瘦素水平可能具有预防低血糖的临床应用价值。