Individuals with defected insulin-stimulated glucose uptake into muscle and adipocytes tissues, in addition to impaired insulin suppression of hepatic glucose output, are described as having insulin resistance(IR)

Abbreviations CT: micro-computed tomography ALT: alanine transaminase ALP: alkaline phosphatase AST: aspartate transaminase BMC: bone mineral content BMD: bone mineral density cAMP: cyclic adenosine monophosphate CDK: cyclin-dependent kinase CTX: carboxy-terminal telopeptide Dex: dexamethasone DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry ERK: extracellular signal-regulated kinase FFA: free fatty acids GCs: glucocorticoids GIO: glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis GR: glucocorticoid receptor IR: insulin resistance LPL: lipoprotein lipase MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase M-CSF: CSF-macrophage colony-stimulating factor MPr: methylprednisolone MSTN: myostatin NF-B: B-nuclear factor kappa B OPG: osteoprotegerin Pr: prednisolone RANKL: receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-B) ligand REDD1: regulated in development and DNA damage response 1 TA: transactivation TRAP: tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase References Barnes PJ, Glucocorticosteroids

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After 3 min, signals at m/z = 256 and 282 remained with the same ratio of intensity as well as the signal at m/z = 563