Antioxidant Properties: Glutathione and Vitamin C act as antioxidants, protecting the skin from environmental damage
It enhances the release of hormones that promote satiety while suppressing those that stimulate appetite
Mitochondrial dysfunction leading to oxidative stress also induces FGF21 expression in preclinical disease models (110), while levels of FGF21 are elevated in the circulation and skeletal muscle of patients with myopathies caused by mutations in components of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation machinery (111)
Endocrine Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Physiology Because FGF21 enters the systemic circulation, it is able to integrate metabolism across liver, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, pancreas, and other metabolic organs ( Figure 2 ), by controlling expression of transcriptional programs that shape cellular phenotype and tissue metabolic function, ultimately exerting anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, and anti-hyperlipidemic effects in rodents and primates ( Figure 2 Expression of FGF21 is regulated by metabolic cues
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