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Adiponectin signaling and function in insulin target tissues

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Ruan, Hong, Dong, Lily Q.·2016·Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

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Obesity-linked type 2 diabetes is one of the paramount causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing a major threat on human health, productivity, and quality of life. Despite great progress made towards a better understanding of the molecular basis of diabetes, the available clinical counter-measures against insulin resistance, a defect that is central to obesity-linked type 2 diabetes, remain inadequate. Adiponectin, an abundant adipocyte-secreted factor with a wide-range of biological activities, improves insulin sensitivity in major insulin target tissues, modulates inflammatory responses, and plays a crucial role in the regulation of energy metabolism. However, adiponectin as a promising therapeutic approach has not been thoroughly explored in the context of pharmacological intervention, and extensive efforts are being devoted to gain mechanistic understanding of adiponectin signaling and its regulation, and reveal therapeutic targets. Here, we discuss tissue- and cell-specific functions of adiponectin, with an emphasis on the regulation of adiponectin signaling pathways, and the potential crosstalk between the adiponectin and other signaling pathways involved in metabolic regulation. Understanding better just why and how adiponectin and its downstream effector molecules work will be essential, together with empirical trials, to guide us to therapies that target the root cause(s) of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.

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Authors
Ruan, H., & Dong, L. Q.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
Corresponding author
  • Ruan, Hong
  • Dong, Lily Q.
Venue
Journal of Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2016-03-18
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
101-109
ISSN
  • 1674-2788 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4685
OpenAlex
W2304535577
Cited by
395
References
115
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 1
FWCI
6.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (R01 DK102965)
  • American Diabetes Association (#7-13-BS-043)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
Keywords
adiponectin, adiponectin signaling, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, insulin target tissues, obesity, energy metabolism, inflammation, metabolic crosstalk, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Insulin, Models, Biological, Organ Specificity, Signal Transduction, Adiponectin, Receptors, Adiponectin

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