可卡因-苯丙胺转录调节肽与糖尿病关系研究进展

摘要

可卡因-苯丙胺转录调节肽(cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript,CART)是一种丰富表达下丘脑及胰腺组织的神经肽.该文就CART基因表达与糖尿病易感性、CART对进食和胰岛素分泌的调节及其自身表达调控、CART受体及可能的受体后信号通路进行阐述,并提出CART与糖尿病关系,研究亟待解决的问题.%Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is a recently described neuropeptide widely expressed in the hypothalamus and pancreas. This review describes the re -lationship between CART gene expression and the susceptibility to diabetes, the evidences of CART in food intake and insulinsecretion, and CART expression modulation. Finally, CART receptors and potential post receptor signaling pathways are also described, problems to be solved are put forward as well.