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Inter-organ cross-talk in metabolic syndrome

Priest, Christina, Tontonoz, Peter·2019·Nature Metabolism

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Maintenance of systemic homeostasis and the response to nutritional and environmental challenges require the coordination of multiple organs and tissues. To respond to various metabolic demands, higher organisms have developed a system of inter-organ communication through which one tissue can affect metabolic pathways in a distant tissue. Dysregulation of these lines of communication contributes to human pathologies, including obesity, diabetes, liver disease and atherosclerosis. In recent years, technical advances such as data-driven bioinformatics, proteomics and lipidomics have enabled efforts to understand the complexity of systemic metabolic cross-talk and its underlying mechanisms. Here, we provide an overview of inter-organ signals and their roles in metabolic control, and highlight recent discoveries in the field. We review peptide, small-molecule and lipid mediators secreted by metabolic tissues, as well as the role of the central nervous system in orchestrating peripheral metabolic functions. Finally, we discuss the contributions of inter-organ signalling networks to the features of metabolic syndrome.

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Authors
Priest, C., & Tontonoz, P.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Tontonoz, Peter
Venue
Nature Metabolism
Published
2019-12-09
Volume
1
Issue
12
Pages
1177-1188
ISSN
2522-5812 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2993039085
Cited by
279
References
209
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 47 · 2024: 54 · 2023: 50 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 19
FWCI
3.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK120851)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Keywords
inter-organ communication, metabolic syndrome, systemic homeostasis, obesity, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, atherosclerosis, lipid mediators, central nervous system regulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Energy Metabolism, Homeostasis, Humans, Receptor Cross-Talk, Metabolic Syndrome

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