COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PANCREATIC BETA CELL FUNCTION USING ADIPSIN

摘要

The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating pancreatic beta cell function through modulation of adipsin activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing, treating, diagnosing, and prognosing metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, in a subject through modulation or detection of adipsin activity and/or expression.