Inflammation in obesity, diabetes, and related disorders

TV Rohm, DT Meier, JM Olefsky, MY Donath - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Obesity leads to chronic, systemic inflammation and can lead to insulin resistance (IR), β-cell
dysfunction, and ultimately type 2 diabetes (T2D). This chronic inflammatory state …

Why does obesity cause diabetes?

S Klein, A Gastaldelli, H Yki-Järvinen, PE Scherer - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The accumulation of an excessive amount of body fat can cause type 2 diabetes, and the
risk of type 2 diabetes increases linearly with an increase in body mass index. Accordingly …

Lactate is a key mediator that links obesity to insulin resistance via modulating cytokine production from adipose tissue

Y Lin, M Bai, S Wang, L Chen, Z Li, C Li, P Cao… - Diabetes, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Numerous evidence indicates that inflammation in adipose tissue is the primary cause of
systemic insulin resistance induced by obesity. Obesity-associated changes in circulating …

Slc25a5 regulates adipogenesis by modulating ERK signaling in OP9 cells

S Zhu, W Wang, J Zhang, S Ji, Z Jing… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background A comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms of adipogenesis
is a critically important strategy for identifying new targets for obesity intervention. Methods …

Non‐canonical phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase activity promotes liver cancer growth via mitochondrial translation and respiratory metabolism

Y Shu, Y Hao, J Feng, H Liu, S Li, J Feng, Z Jiang… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) is a key serine biosynthesis enzyme whose
aberrant expression promotes various types of tumors. Recently, PHGDH has been found to …

The multifaceted roles of the adipose tissue vasculature

A Ioannidou, RM Fisher, CE Hagberg - Obesity Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of obesity and its associated pathologies continue to increase, which has
led to a renewed interest in our major weight‐regulating organ, the white adipose tissue. It …

The regulation of adipocyte growth in white adipose tissue

Q Li, KL Spalding - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adipocytes can increase in volume up to a thousand-fold, storing excess calories as
triacylglycerol in large lipid droplets. The dramatic morphological changes required of …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of adipocyte HIF-1α improves atherosclerosis through the inhibition of ceramide generation

P Wang, G Zeng, Y Yan, S Zhang, Y Dong… - … pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis is a chronic multifactorial cardiovascular disease. Western diets have been
reported to affect atherosclerosis through regulating adipose function. In high cholesterol …

DNA demethylase ALKBH1 promotes adipogenic differentiation via regulation of HIF-1 signaling

Y Liu, Y Chen, Y Wang, S Jiang, W Lin, Y Wu… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
DNA N6-adenine methylation (6mA), as a novel adenine modification existing in eukaryotes,
shows essential functions in embryogenesis and mitochondrial transcriptions. ALKBH1 is a …

Role of anatomical location, cellular phenotype and perfusion of adipose tissue in intermediary metabolism: A narrative review

S Camastra, E Ferrannini - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2022 - Springer
It is well-established that adipose tissue accumulation is associated with insulin resistance
through multiple mechanisms. One major metabolic link is the classical Randle cycle …