Fatty acid-induced mitochondrial uncoupling in adipocytes as a key protective factor against insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction: do adipocytes consume sufficient amounts of oxygen to oxidise fatty acids?

Diabetologia. 2008 May;51(5):907-8. doi: 10.1007/s00125-008-0963-6. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adipocytes / physiology*
  • Fatty Acids / metabolism*
  • Fatty Acids / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Insulin Resistance / physiology*
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / drug effects
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / physiology*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Uncoupling Agents / pharmacology

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Uncoupling Agents