Chronic tissue inflammation and metabolic disease

Obesity is the most common cause of insulin resistance, and the current obesity epidemic is driving a parallel rise in the incidence of T2DM. It is now widely recognized that chronic, subacute tissue inflammation is a major etiologic component of the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and metabolic...

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Published in:Genes & development Vol. 35; no. 5-6; p. 307
Main Authors: Lee, Yun Sok, Olefsky, Jerrold
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.03.2021
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ISSN:1549-5477, 1549-5477
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Summary:Obesity is the most common cause of insulin resistance, and the current obesity epidemic is driving a parallel rise in the incidence of T2DM. It is now widely recognized that chronic, subacute tissue inflammation is a major etiologic component of the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction in obesity. Here, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of immunometabolism. We discuss the characteristics of chronic inflammation in the major metabolic tissues and how obesity triggers these events, including a focus on the role of adipose tissue hypoxia and macrophage-derived exosomes. Last, we also review current and potential new therapeutic strategies based on immunomodulation.
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ISSN:1549-5477
1549-5477
DOI:10.1101/gad.346312.120