A medium chain fatty acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid (6-HHA), protects against obesity and insulin resistance

Sara C Sebag; Meihua Hao; Qingwen Qian; Chawin Upara; Qiong Ding; Min Zhu; Jeffrey A Banas; Huojun Cao; Liu Hong; Ling Yang

doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2024.01.002

A medium chain fatty acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid (6-HHA), protects against obesity and insulin resistance

Acta Pharm Sin B. 2024 Apr;14(4):1892-1894. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Jan 8.

Authors

Sara C Sebag^{1

2

3}, Meihua Hao^{1

2

3}, Qingwen Qian^{1

2

3}, Chawin Upara⁴, Qiong Ding⁴, Min Zhu⁴, Jeffrey A Banas⁴, Huojun Cao⁴, Liu Hong⁴, Ling Yang^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
² Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
³ Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
⁴ Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.

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Keywords: 6-Hydroxyhexanoic acid; Adipose lipolysis; Insulin resistance; Obesity.

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