2015
A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents
Kursawe R, Dixit VD, Scherer PE, Santoro N, Narayan D, Gordillo R, Giannini C, Lopez X, Pierpont B, Nouws J, Shulman GI, Caprio S. A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes 2015, 65: 610-618. PMID: 26718495, PMCID: PMC4764142, DOI: 10.2337/db15-1478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAdipogenesisAdiponectinAdolescentCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1ChildDown-RegulationFatty Acid Synthase, Type IFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlucose Transporter Type 4HumansInflammasomesInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1betaIntra-Abdominal FatLeptinLipogenesisLipoprotein LipaseMacrophagesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinObesityPPAR gammaSirtuin 1Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Subcutaneous FatToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsVisceral adipose tissueObese adolescentsInsulin resistanceTissue inflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeAdipose tissueInnate immune cell sensorsAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueAbdominal adipose depotsAbdominal fat partitioningAdipogenesis/lipogenesisAdipose tissue inflammationProinflammatory cytokines interleukinInfiltration of macrophagesExpression of CASP1Subcutaneous adipose tissueInflammation markersSAT biopsiesIL-18Macrophage infiltrationVisceral fatCytokines interleukinSAT ratioInsulin sensitivityAdipose depots
2001
Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver
Abel E, Peroni O, Kim J, Kim Y, Boss O, Hadro E, Minnemann T, Shulman G, Kahn B. Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver. Nature 2001, 409: 729-733. PMID: 11217863, DOI: 10.1038/35055575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceGlucose uptakeAdipose tissueGLUT4 expressionInsulin-resistant statesDownregulation of GLUT4Glucose intoleranceGlucose transportAdipose massIntracellular storage sitesGlucose homeostasisInsulin actionDiabetesPhosphoinositide-3-OH kinaseImpaired activationSkeletal muscleMuscleMicePlasma membrane4Early defectsLiverMain siteAdipocytes