2006
Increased prevalence of insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian-Indian men
Petersen KF, Dufour S, Feng J, Befroy D, Dziura J, Man C, Cobelli C, Shulman GI. Increased prevalence of insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian-Indian men. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 18273-18277. PMID: 17114290, PMCID: PMC1693873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608537103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian Indian menInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivity indexLiver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseOral glucose tolerance testType 2 diabetes mellitusAsian IndiansWhole-body insulin sensitivityFatty liver diseaseIL-6 concentrationsTreatment of T2DMIntramyocellular lipid contentGlucose tolerance testPathogenesis of T2DMProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyImportant therapeutic implicationsEthnic groupsDiabetes mellitusImportant ethnic differencesCaucasian manTolerance testInsulin sensitivityIntramyocellular lipidsLean individuals
2005
The “Obese Insulin-Sensitive” Adolescent: Importance of Adiponectin and Lipid Partitioning
Weiss R, Taksali SE, Dufour S, Yeckel CW, Papademetris X, Cline G, Tamborlane WV, Dziura J, Shulman GI, Caprio S. The “Obese Insulin-Sensitive” Adolescent: Importance of Adiponectin and Lipid Partitioning. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005, 90: 3731-3737. PMID: 15797955, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-2305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin sensitivityVisceral fatLipid depositionObese insulin-resistant adolescentsObese insulin-sensitive subjectsNormal glucose tolerancePeripheral insulin sensitivityIntramyocellular lipid contentBody mass indexInsulin-sensitive subjectsHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampInsulin-resistant adolescentsInsulin-sensitive controlsWide interindividual variationLipid partitioningLower lipid depositionPercent body fatMagnetic resonance imagingImportance of adiponectinObese insulinObese groupGlucose toleranceMass indexObese adolescentsIntramyocellular lipids