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Research question

What does MOTS-c research examine?

The short answer

Answered from published research literature only. It describes what that literature examines; it is not a statement about use in people. MOTS-c is investigational research material and is not an approved product.

MOTS-c is described as a peptide encoded within mitochondrial DNA. The founding reports examine metabolic-signalling endpoints — AMPK-pathway activity and glucose handling — in mouse models and cell preparations.2573845925738453

Both appeared in 2015 in the same journal, and together they define the mitochondrial-derived-peptide framing the later literature uses.2573845925738453

Cited literature

  1. The mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c promotes metabolic homeostasis and reduces obesity and insulin resistanceLee C, et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2015PMID 25738459 ↗
  2. A mitochondrially encoded hormone ameliorates obesity and insulin resistanceZarse K, Ristow M · Cell Metabolism · 2015PMID 25738453 ↗

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