Researchers reveal new links between heart hormones obesity and diabetes
Natriuretic peptide receptors proposed as new target for metabolic disordersA new research study has revealed an important relationship between proteins secreted by the heart and obesity, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. The findings, published today in Obesity, offer a new approach to treating metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, by targeting the pathway that controls the proteins’ concentration in the blood. “Our results illustrate how the regulation of cardiac natriuretic peptides (NPs) is altered in obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes,” said study