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Mechanism of Action of Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Mediated Signaling in Oxidative Stress
… to as Pre-B-Cell Colony Enhancing Factor (PBEF) and Visfatin, respectively. Nampt/PBEF/Visfatin has been implicated in a number of human diseases, including acute lung injury, rheumatoid arthritis, vascular disorders, and diabetes. Based on previous evidence suggesting a protective role of …
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The effects of the adipocyte-secreted proteins resistin and visfatin on the pancreatic beta-cell
Adipose tissue secreted proteins (adipokines) have been proposed to form a link between obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Resistin and visfatin are two adipokines which have been previously suggested as having roles in the pancreatic islet. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the …