Different ratios of DHA/EPA reverses insulin resistance by improving adipocyte dysfunction and lipid disorders in HFD-induced IR mice
Siyan Yu, Qunying Xie, Weifeng Tan, Manjiang Hu, Guiling Xu, Xiao Zhang, Guanghang Xie, Limei Mao
Abstract
Different ratios of DHA/EPA-reversed IR by improving adipocyte dysfunction and lipid disorders in HFD-induced IR mice, and a 1.5 : 1 ratio of DHA/EPA (4%) supplement is recommended in people with abnormal glucose metabolism.
Topics & Concepts
Insulin resistanceInternal medicineEndocrinologyDocosahexaenoic acidEicosapentaenoic acidAdiponectinSteatosisFatty liverChemistryAdipose tissueGLUT4Fatty acidInsulinMedicinePolyunsaturated fatty acidBiochemistryDiseaseFatty Acid Research and HealthEicosanoids and Hypertension PharmacologyDiet, Metabolism, and Disease