• Evidence against a beneficial effect of irisin in humans 

      Raschke, Silja; Elsen, Manuela; Gassenhuber, Hans; Sommerfeld, Mark; Schwahn, Uwe; Brockmann, Barbara; Jung, Raphael; Wisløff, Ulf; Tjønna, Arnt E.; Raastad, Truls; Hallén, Jostein; Norheim, Frode; Drevon, Christian A.; Romacho, Tania; Eckardt, Kristin; Eckel, Juergen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-11)
      Brown adipose tissue has gained interest as a potential target to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Irisin is a newly identified hormone secreted from skeletal muscle enhancing browning of white fat cells, which improves ...