Visfatin
Visfatin is an adipocyte hormone found in the cytoplasm as well as the nucleus of cells and has been identified in many tissues and organs and has a direct relation between plasma visfatin levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Visfatin binds to the insulin receptor at a site distinct from that of insulin and causes hypoglycaemia by reducing glucose release from liver cells and stimulating glucose utilization in adipocytes and myocytes. Visfatin is an endocrine, autocrine as well as paracrine peptide with many functions including enhancement of cell proliferation and hypoglycaemic effect
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