Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 498-501.doi: 10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2022.03.019

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Research progress of metallothionein in metabolic diseases

YANG Yan*   

  1. Department of Endocrinology, the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
  • Received:2020-11-13 Revised:2021-04-06 Online:2022-03-05 Published:2022-03-04
  • Contact: * yanzi2004099@sina.com

Abstract: Metallothionein (MT) is a kind of low molecular metal binding proteins rich in cysteine. It plays a protective role in obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), diabetes mellitus(DM) and its complications. It has many functions such as anti-oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory, and inhibiting cell apoptosis.

Key words: metallothionein, metabolic disease, progress

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