Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
FOXO1a, type 2 diabetes, Thioredoxin-interacting protein
College
Life Sciences
Department
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science
Abstract
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a public health concern for the United States and is becoming a global health crisis. The hallmark of type 2 diabetes is high blood sugar, which leads to a host of other health issues. In healthy subjects, insulin acts as a signal to increase uptake of glucose from the blood stream into skeletal muscle. However, with the onset of diabetes skeletal muscle becomes resistant to insulin signaling. One of the many factors involved in skeletal muscle insulin resistance is Forkhead Box Protein 1a (FOXO1a) [1].
Recommended Citation
Stallings, Michael and Hancock, Chad
(2013)
"Foxo1a and Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Levels in Male Mice Fed Dietary Selenium and Isoflavones,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 1384.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1384