Investigation of plasma asprosin and saliva levels in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients treated with metformin

Asprosin is a hormone that was first reported by Romere et al. [2016]. Its secretion is induced in the case of starvation. Asprosin promotes hepatic glucose release. There is no literature information available in humans to demonstrate how blood and saliva asprosin levels of patients with the newly identified type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) changed after metformin treatment. We aim to examine these changes and contribute to the literature in...