Keeping It Local in Metabolic Disease: Adipose Tissue Paracrine Signaling and Insulin Resistance
Kahn DE., Bergman BC.
Narrative Review on Type 2 Diabetes, published in Diabetes (2022) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
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- Level B · Emerging clinical evidence with positive signals
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- Study type
- Narrative Review
- Journal
- Diabetes (2022)
- Reported sample size
- —
- Source database
- Europe PMC
- PMID
- 35316835
- PMCID
- PMC8965661
- DOI
- 10.2337/dbi21-0020
- Citations
- 24
Abstract (original English)
Alterations in adipose tissue composition and function are associated with obesity and contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. While the significance of this relationship has been cemented, our understanding of the multifaceted role of adipose tissue in metabolic heath and disease continues to evolve and expand. Heterogenous populations of cells that make up adipose tissue throughout the body generate diverse secretomes containing a mosaic of bioactive compounds with vast structural and signaling capabilities. While there are many reports highlighting the important role of adipose tissue endocrine signaling in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, the direct, local, paracrine effect of adipose tissue has received less attention. Recent studies have begun to underscore the importance of considering anatomically discrete adipose depots for their specific impact on local microenvironments and metabolic function in neighboring tissues as well as regulation of whole-body physiology. This article highlights the important role of adipose tissue paracrine signaling on metabolic function and insulin sensitivity in nearby tissues and organs, specifically focusing on visceral, pancreatic, subcutaneous, intermuscular, and perivascular adipose tissue depots.
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