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Review
. 2014 Feb 12:4.
doi: 10.3402/pba.v4.23866. eCollection 2014.

An association of metabolic syndrome constellation with cellular membrane caveolae

Wei-Zheng Zhang  1
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An association of metabolic syndrome constellation with cellular membrane caveolae

Wei-Zheng Zhang. Pathobiol Aging Age Relat Dis. .

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that can predispose an individual to a greater risk of developing type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The cluster includes abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia - all of which are risk factors to public health. While searching for a link among the aforementioned malaises, clues have been focused on the cell membrane domain caveolae, wherein the MetS-associated active molecules are colocalized and interacted with to carry out designated biological activities. Caveola disarray could induce all of those individual metabolic abnormalities to be present in animal models and humans, providing a new target for therapeutic strategy in the management of MetS.

Keywords: caveolae; caveolins; dyslipidemia; hyperglycemia; hypertension; metabolic syndrome.

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