title: Break on through to the other 1.
abstract: Although discovered in 1974, FGF1 was previously unrealized to have a role in metabolism. Suh et al. (2014) now report impressive pharmacological outcomes of FGF1 therapy in mice that imply this protein is an important metabolic regulator with therapeutic potential in the treatment of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry Department, Indiana University Bloomington, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7102, USA. Electronic address: alexkhar@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Alexei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kharitonenkov
authors.affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry Department, Indiana University Bloomington, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7102, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DiMarchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1; D005947:Glucose