Do soy isoflavones improve insulin sensitivity without changing serum leptin among postmenopausal women?
Diet, physical exercise and a daily oral intake of soy isoflavones exerted a beneficial effect on the homeostatic model in postmenopausal women which was not related to significant changes in plasma leptin levels, despite a decrease in TNF-α, fat mass and Kupperman values.
HIV resistant sex workers have a high expression of CD26/DPPIV in tandem with lowered immune activation markers. This may suggest a novel role for CD26/DPPIV in protection against HIV infection in vivo.