Circulating follistatin in relation to energy metabolism

Jakob Schiøler Hansen, Peter Plomgaard

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Abstract

Recently, substantial evidence has emerged that the liver contributes significantly to the circulating levels of follistatin and that circulating follistatin is tightly regulated by the glucagon-to-insulin ratio. Both observations are based on investigations of healthy subjects. These novel findings challenge the present view of circulating follistatin in human physiology, being that circulating follistatin is a result of spill-over from para/autocrine actions in various tissues and cells. Follistatin as a liver-derived protein under the regulation of glucagon-to-insulin ratio suggests a relation to energy metabolism. In this narrative review, we attempt to reconcile the existing findings on circulating follistatin with the novel concept that circulating follistatin is a liver-derived molecule regulated by the glucagon-to-insulin ratio. The picture emerging is that conditions associated with elevated levels of circulating follistatin have a metabolic denominator with decreased insulin sensitivity and/or hyperglucagoneimia.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftMolecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Vol/bind433
Sider (fra-til)87-93
Antal sider7
ISSN0303-7207
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 15 sep. 2016

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