Research Progress of Gas6 with Type 2Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Complications / 昆明医科大学学报

Growth arrest-specific 6, which is a member of the vitamin K-dependent protein family, is a ligand of TAM (Tyro3, Axl, Mer) belonging to the receptor tyrosine kinase family.Gas6/Axl signaling pathways are involved in pathophysiological processes of cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, apoptosis, platelet aggregation, vascular remodeling, inflammatory and immune responses. In recent years, studies found that Gas6/Axl signaling pathway, Gas6 level and the gene polymorphism of Gas6 were significantly associated with type 2 diabetes, obesity, insulin resistance and diabetic complications.This article reviews the correlation between Gas6 and type 2 diabetes and its complications