Visceral obesity and insulin resistance associate with CD36 deletion in lymphatic endothelial cells

oleh: Vincenza Cifarelli, Sila Appak-Baskoy, Vivek S. Peche, Andrew Kluzak, Trevor Shew, Ramkumar Narendran, Kathryn M. Pietka, Marina Cella, Curtis W. Walls, Rafael Czepielewski, Stoyan Ivanov, Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Hellmut G. Augustin, Nada A. Abumrad

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01

Deskripsi

Genetic variants in CD36 have been associated with metabolic syndrome. Here, the authors found that lymphatic vessel integrity and lipid transport are influenced by CD36 expression, and lymphatic endothelial cell CD36 deficiency causes visceral obesity and insulin resistance, which are risk factors for metabolic syndrome and diabetes.