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SUBMITTER: Fu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fu Jinjuan J Li Fangtang F Tang Yuanjuan Y Cai Lin L Zeng Chunyu C Yang Yongjian Y Yang Jian J
Journal of the American Heart Association 20211008 20
Irisin, a novel hormone like polypeptide, is cleaved and secreted by an unknown protease from a membrane-spanning protein, FNDC5 (fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5). The current knowledge on the biological functions of irisin includes browning white adipose tissue, regulating insulin use, and anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties. Dysfunction of irisin has shown to be involved in cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, ...[more]