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Does skeletal muscle oxidative stress initiate insulin resistance in genetically predisposed individuals?
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM - 1 Feb 2010
Samocha-Bonet Dorit, Heilbronn Leonie K, Lichtenberg Dov, Campbell Lesley V
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are postulated to be a common trigger of insulin resistance. For example, treatment of adipocytes with either tumor-necrosis factor-alpha or dexamethasone increases ROS before impairing glucose uptake. Similarly, treatment with mitochondria-specific antioxidants pres...
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