"Insulin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1).
| Descriptor ID |
D007328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.587.200.500.625 D12.644.548.586.200.500.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Insulin- Insulin
- Insulin, Regular
- Regular Insulin
- Soluble Insulin
- Insulin, Soluble
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Insulin" by people in this website by year, and whether "Insulin" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 1998 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2002 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2004 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2005 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2006 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2008 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2009 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 2010 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2011 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2012 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 2013 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2016 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2017 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 2018 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2019 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2020 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| 2023 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insulin" by people in Profiles.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between abdominal fat depots and cardiometabolic risk in a sample of Mexican adolescents. Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 2026; 83(1):21-31.
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Insulinemic and inflammatory dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk: a dietary data harmonization study of one million participants in the Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS). Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Jan; 123(1):101099.
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Menopause factors and alterations in gut microbiota and insulin homeostasis: A cross-sectional analysis of the microbiome and insulin longitudinal evaluation study (MILES). Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 10; 27(10):5444-5454.
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Increased Plasma Branched Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Improved Glucose Homeostasis: The Microbiome and Insulin Longitudinal Evaluation Study (MILES). Diabetes. 2024 Mar 01; 73(3):385-390.
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Osteocalcin protects islet identity in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice on high-fat diet. J Endocrinol. 2024 04 01; 261(1).
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Associations between avocado intake and measures of glucose and insulin homeostasis in Hispanic individuals with and without type 2 diabetes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 12; 33(12):2428-2439.
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Associations between Metabolomic Biomarkers of Avocado Intake and Glycemia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Nutr. 2023 10; 153(10):2797-2807.
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The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) Study: Design and Early Results. Diabetes Care. 2023 06 01; 46(6):1265-1270.
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Review: Nutritional regulation of muscle growth in neonatal swine. Animal. 2023 Jul; 17 Suppl 3:100831.
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Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans. J Clin Invest. 2022 11 01; 132(21).