CEBPZ and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Similar results were obtained in other Cornus studies [56,57,58], but again, none of them concerned Cornus mas L. Factors from the C/EBP group—a family of six, ranging from C/EBPα to C/EBPζ—have been proven to play an important role in regulating genes involved in a variety of physiological processes ranging from glucose, lipid, and energy homeostasis to the production of adipokines, acute-phase response proteins and hemostatic factors, and the development of type II diabetes and CVD [58,59].