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Roles of diacylglycerols and ceramides in hepatic insulin resistance

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Petersen, Max C., Shulman, Gerald I.·2017·Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

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Although ample evidence links hepatic lipid accumulation with hepatic insulin resistance, the mechanistic basis of this association is incompletely understood and controversial. Diacylglycerols (DAGs) and ceramides have emerged as the two best-studied putative mediators of lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance. Both lipids were first associated with insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and were subsequently hypothesized to mediate insulin resistance in the liver. However, the putative roles for DAGs and ceramides in hepatic insulin resistance have proved more complex than originally imagined, with various genetic and pharmacologic manipulations yielding a vast and occasionally contradictory trove of data to sort. In this review we examine the state of this field, turning a critical eye toward both DAGs and ceramides as putative mediators of lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance.

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Authors
Petersen, M. C., & Shulman, G. I.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Shulman, Gerald I.
Venue
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-07
Volume
38
Issue
7
Pages
649-665
ISSN
0165-6147 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2619938137
Cited by
373
References
129
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 8 · 2013: 1
FWCI
3.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR001863)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007205)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK040936, F30DK104596, P30DK045735)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
diacylglycerol, ceramide, hepatic insulin resistance, hepatic lipid accumulation, lipid-induced insulin resistance, liver, insulin signaling, sphingolipids
MeSH terms
Animals, Ceramides, Diglycerides, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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