Metformin Improves Insulin Signaling in Obese Rats via Reduced IKKβ Action in a Fiber-Type Specific Manner

Metformin is a widely used insulin-sensitizing drug, though its mechanisms are not fully understood. Metformin has been shown to activate AMPK in skeletal muscle; however, its effects on the inhibitor of κB kinaseβ (IKKβ) in this same tissue are unknown. The aim of this study was to (1) determine th...

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Main Authors: Benjamin T. Bikman, Donghai Zheng, Daniel A. Kane, Ethan J. Anderson, Tracey L. Woodlief, Jesse W. Price, G. Lynis Dohm, P. Darrell Neufer, Ronald N. Cortright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/970865
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