Regulation of obesity and insulin resistance by hypoxia-inducible factors

In obesity, dysregulated metabolism and aberrant expansion of adipose tissue lead to the development of tissue hypoxia that plays an important role in contributing to obesity-associated metabolic disorders. Recent studies utilizing adipocyte-specific hypoxia-inducible factor-α (HIF-α) gain- or loss-of-function animal models highlight the pivotal involvement of hypoxic responses in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated inflammation and insulin resistance. HIF-1α, a master transcription factor of oxygen homeostasis, induces inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity, whereas its isoform, HIF-2α, exerts opposing functions in these obesity-associated metabolic phenotypes. In this review, recent evidence elucidating functional implications of adipocyte HIFs in obesity and, more importantly, how these regulate obesity-associated inflammation, fibrosis, and insulin resistance will be discussed. Further, we propose that modulation of HIF-1 could be a potential novel therapeutic strategy for antidiabetic treatment.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

Enthalten in:

Hypoxia (Auckland, N.Z.) - 2(2014) vom: 23., Seite 171-183

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ban, Jae-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Ruthenborg, Robin J [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Kevin W [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jung-Whan [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1
Inflammation
Journal Article
Oxygen
Review

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Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM265591295