Lipotoxicity plays a key role in the development of both insulin resistance and muscle atrophy in patients with type 2 diabetes

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Meex, Ruth C. R., Blaak, Ellen E. and van Loon, Luc J. C.. (2019). Lipotoxicity plays a key role in the development of both insulin resistance and muscle atrophy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Obesity Reviews. 20(9), pp. 1205 - 1217. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12862
AuthorsMeex, Ruth C. R., Blaak, Ellen E. and van Loon, Luc J. C.
Abstract

Insulin resistance and muscle mass loss often coincide in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Most patients with type 2 diabetes are overweight, and it is well established that obesity and derangements in lipid metabolism play an important role in the development of insulin resistance in these individuals. Specifically, increased adipose tissue mass and dysfunctional adipose tissue lead to systemic lipid overflow and to low‐grade inflammation via altered secretion of adipokines and cytokines. Furthermore, an increased flux of fatty acids from the adipose tissue may contribute to increased fat storage in the liver and in skeletal muscle, resulting in an altered secretion of hepatokines, mitochondrial dysfunction, and impaired insulin signalling in skeletal muscle. Recent studies suggest that obesity and lipid derangements in adipose tissue can also lead to the development of muscle atrophy, which would make insulin resistance and muscle atrophy two sides of the same coin. Unfortunately, the exact relationship between lipid accumulation, type 2 diabetes, and muscle atrophy remains largely unexplored. The aim of this review is to discuss the relationship between type 2 diabetes and muscle loss and to discuss some of the joint pathways through which lipid accumulation in organs may affect peripheral insulin sensitivity and muscle mass.

Keywordsinsulin resistance; interorgan crosstalk; muscle atrophy; obesity
Year2019
JournalObesity Reviews
Journal citation20 (9), pp. 1205 - 1217
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN1467-7881
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12862
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85068313733
Open accessOpen access
Page range1205 - 1217
Research GroupMary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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