Increased lipid availability for three days reduces whole body glucose uptake, impairs muscle mitochondrial function and initiates opposing effects on PGC-1α promoter methylation in healthy subjects.

AIMS:FFA and FFA metabolites cause insulin resistance and impair beta cell function. The goal of our research was to examine whether elevation of plasma FFA impairs mitochondrial function and alters PGC-1α promoter methylation. METHODS:In this uncontrolled, change from baseline study design, insulin...

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Main Authors: Roy Eldor, Luke Norton, Marcel Fourcaudot, Cynthia Galindo, Ralph A DeFronzo, Muhammad Abdul-Ghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5737973?pdf=render