| Literature DB >> 21703863 |
Haibo Sha1, Yin He, Liu Yang, Ling Qi.
Abstract
The global obesity epidemic is associated with a series of health-threatening diseases including type 2 diabetes. Accumulating evidence suggest that the physiology and homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is intimately involved in the underlying mechanisms linking obesity and diabetes. Specifically, recent studies indicate a crucial role for the inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α)/X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) pathway, the most conserved branch of the unfolded protein response (UPR), in glucose and lipid metabolism as well as in insulin function. Focusing on the IRE1α-XBP1 pathway, we review recent advances in our understanding of the role of UPR in obesity and obesity-associated metabolic disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21703863 PMCID： PMC3163776 DOI： 10.1016/j.tem.2011.05.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN： 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015