Browsing College of Medicine by Author "Dakroub, Ali"

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    • C-peptide in diabetes: A player in a dual hormone disorder? 

      Dakroub, Ali; Dbouk, Ali; Asfour, Aref; Nasser, Suzanne A.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.; ... more authors ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2024 , Article)
      C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin synthesis believed to be biologically inert, is emerging as a multifunctional molecule. C-peptide serves an anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic role in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) ...

    • Visfatin: A Possible Role in Cardiovasculo-Metabolic Disorders 

      Dakroub, Ali; A Nasser, Suzanne; Younis, Nour; Bhagani, Humna; Al-Dhaheri, Yusra; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)
      Visfatin/NAMPT (nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase) is an adipocytokine with several intriguing properties. It was first identified as pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor but turned out to possess enzymatic functions ...