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. 2019 Jul;39(7):e166-e174.
doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.312005. Epub 2019 Jun 26.

Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Mellitus

Henry H Ruiz  1 , Raquel López Díez  1 , Lakshmi Arivazahagan  1 , Ravichandran Ramasamy  1 , Ann Marie Schmidt  1
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Metabolism, Obesity, and Diabetes Mellitus

Henry H Ruiz et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Obesity and diabetes remain leading causes of reduced health span and life span throughout the world. Hence, it is not surprising that these areas are at the center of highly active areas of research. The identification of novel mechanisms underlying these metabolic disorders sets the stage for uncovering new potential therapeutic strategies. In this issue of Highlights in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, we review recently published papers in the journal that add to our understanding of causes and consequences of obesity and diabetes and how these disorders impact metabolic function. Collectively, these studies in cultured cells to in vivo animal models to human subjects add to the growing body of evidence that both cell-intrinsic and cell-cell communication mechanisms collaborate in metabolic disorders to cause obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes and its complications.

Keywords: arteriosclerosis; diabetes mellitus; insulin resistance; obesity; vascular diseases.

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