The role of macrophages in obesity-associated islet inflammation and β-cell abnormalities

W Ying, W Fu, YS Lee, JM Olefsky - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2020 - nature.com
Chronic, unresolved tissue inflammation is a well-described feature of obesity, type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and other insulin-resistant states. In this context, adipose tissue …

Zinc status is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid, and glucose metabolism

J Olechnowicz, A Tinkov, A Skalny… - The journal of …, 2018 - Springer
A number of studies have reported that zinc plays a substantial role in the development of
metabolic syndrome, taking part in the regulation of cytokine expression, suppressing …

Acute and long-term disruption of glycometabolic control after SARS-CoV-2 infection

L Montefusco, M Ben Nasr, F D'Addio, C Loretelli… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are reported to have a greater
prevalence of hyperglycaemia. Cytokine release as a consequence of severe acute …

Oxidative stress and inflammation in COVID-19-associated sepsis: the potential role of anti-oxidant therapy in avoiding disease progression

J Beltrán-García, R Osca-Verdegal, FV Pallardó… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak
emerged, countless efforts are being made worldwide to understand the molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokines and chemokines: At the crossroads of cell signalling and inflammatory disease

MD Turner, B Nedjai, T Hurst, DJ Pennington - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2014 - Elsevier
Inflammation occurs as a result of exposure of tissues and organs to harmful stimuli such as
microbial pathogens, irritants, or toxic cellular components. The primary physical …

Postprandial macrophage-derived IL-1β stimulates insulin, and both synergistically promote glucose disposal and inflammation

E Dror, E Dalmas, DT Meier, S Wueest, J Thévenet… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The deleterious effect of chronic activation of the IL-1β system on type 2 diabetes and other
metabolic diseases is well documented. However, a possible physiological role for IL-1β in …

Beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance

ME Cerf - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance are inherently complex with their interrelation for
triggering the pathogenesis of diabetes also somewhat undefined. Both pathogenic states …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory links between obesity and metabolic disease

CN Lumeng, AR Saltiel - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The obesity epidemic has forced us to evaluate the role of inflammation in the health
complications of obesity. This has led to a convergence of the fields of immunology and …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms linking inflammation to insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction

H Khodabandehloo, S Gorgani-Firuzjaee… - Translational …, 2016 - Elsevier
Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide, and it is associated with an increased
risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It is now commonly accepted that chronic inflammation …

Regular physical exercise training assists in preventing type 2 diabetes development: focus on its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties

E Teixeira-Lemos, S Nunes, F Teixeira… - Cardiovascular diabetology, 2011 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus has emerged as one of the main alarms to human health in the 21st
century. Pronounced changes in the human environment, behavior and lifestyle have …