›› 2014, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (7): 774-777.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2014.07.019

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Research progress on molecular pathogenesis of obesity-induced insulin resistance

ZHANG Yan1,CHEN Xiaoting2,SONG Huizhu2,QI Zhigang2   

  1. 1.Wuxi Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care, Jiangsu Wuxi 214002, China;
    2. Wuxi People′s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Wuxi 214023, China
  • Received:2013-05-11 Online:2014-07-30 Published:2014-07-21

Abstract:

Insulin resistanceIR is defined as a pathophysiological condition in which normal insulin concentration does not adequately produce a normal insulin response in target tissues. It is well established that obesity and body fat distribution are associated with the increasing rate of IR. Obesity is a common cause of cardiovascular and hepatic diseases and often precedes the onset of hyperglycemia and predicts the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus based on IR. Free fatty acidsFFA), inflammation and oxidative stress play key roles in the development and progression of IR induced by obesity.

Key words: Insulin resistance, Obesity, Free fatty acid, Inflammation, Oxidative stress

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