Adipocyte Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Anna Santoro, Barbara B. Kahn
Abstract
Adipose tissue glucose transport and GLUT4 levels regulate systemic insulin sensitivity and whole-body energy balance, which have implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of obesity and diabetes.
Topics & Concepts
GLUT4Insulin sensitivityInternal medicineType 2 diabetesAdipose tissueEndocrinologyAdipocyteDiabetes mellitusObesityInsulinMedicineInsulin resistancePathogenesisGlucose transporterAdipose Tissue and MetabolismAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMetabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer