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The integrative biology of type 2 diabetes

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  • Michael Roden

    (Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University
    Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine University
    German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf)

  • Gerald I. Shulman

    (Yale School of Medicine)

Abstract

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are the most frequent metabolic disorders, but their causes remain largely unclear. Insulin resistance, the common underlying abnormality, results from imbalance between energy intake and expenditure favouring nutrient-storage pathways, which evolved to maximize energy utilization and preserve adequate substrate supply to the brain. Initially, dysfunction of white adipose tissue and circulating metabolites modulate tissue communication and insulin signalling. However, when the energy imbalance is chronic, mechanisms such as inflammatory pathways accelerate these abnormalities. Here we summarize recent studies providing insights into insulin resistance and increased hepatic gluconeogenesis associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes, focusing on data from humans and relevant animal models.

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  • Michael Roden & Gerald I. Shulman, 2019. "The integrative biology of type 2 diabetes," Nature, Nature, vol. 576(7785), pages 51-60, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:576:y:2019:i:7785:d:10.1038_s41586-019-1797-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1797-8
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