Thus, it appears that CCHa2 functions as a short - acting metabolic regulator analogous to the mammalian gut - or stomach - derived hormones described above, and that Drosophila melanogaster CCHa2 might have an important role in the maintenance of energy homeostasis under volatile nutritional conditions. (journals.plos.org)
One of the identified genes, fam57ba, provides some intriguing hints as to how metabolism and brain function could be intertwined, because it produces an enzyme that plays a role in lipid production and is believed to be a metabolic regulator. (sciencedaily.com)
«The addition of osteocalcin as a metabolic regulator may one day lead to novel therapies, but we need to understand much better how it works and how it fits into physiology before such therapies can be attempted in humans,» says endocrinologist Mitch Lazar, director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania. (discovermagazine.com)