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Effect Of Moderate Swimming Exercise With A Dietary Vitamin D On Serum Irisin Level In Diabetic Rats, Albayoumi Fouda, Nageh Gabr

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Irisin is a recent myokine that decreases obesity and enhances insulin resistance by converting white adipose tissues to brown, leading to increase thermogenesis and lower insulin resistance. Objective: The impact of moderate swimming exercise combined with dietary vitamin D on serum irisin levels was evaluated in a type II diabetes rat model (T2DM). Material and Methods: This study was conducted between September and December 2020 on 50 male adult albino rats at the animal house of physiology department, Al-Azhar university. Rats have been split into 5 equal groups: Group I was the control group, Group II was the diabetic …