Dose and Latency Effects of Leucine Supplementation in Modulating Glucose Homeostasis: Opposite Effects in Healthy and Glucocorticoid-Induced Insulin-Resistance States

Dexamethasone (DEXA) is a potent immunosupressant and anti-inflammatory agent whose main side effects are muscle atrophy and insulin resistance in skeletal muscles. In this context, leucine supplementation may represent a way to limit the DEXA side effects. In this study, we have investigated the ef...

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Autores principales: Zanchi, Nelo Eidy, Guimarães-Ferreira, Lucas, de Siqueira-Filho, Mário Alves, Felitti, Vitor, Nicastro, Humberto, Bueno, Carlos, Lira, Fábio Santos, Naimo, Marshall Alan, Campos-Ferraz, Patrícia, Nunes, Maria Tereza, Seelaender, Marília, de Oliveira Carvalho, Carla Roberta, Blachier, François, Lancha, Antonio Herbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4121851

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