Abstract
Skeletal muscle ceramide accumulation has recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Turpin-Nolan et al. demonstrate that deletion of ceramide synthase 1, and the consequent reduction of C18:0 acyl-chain ceramide specifically in skeletal muscle, enhances whole-body glucose metabolism in obesity through increased muscle-derived circulating Fgf21 concentrations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cell Reports |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ceramide
- ceramide synthase 1
- CerS1
- diabetes mellitus
- FGF-21
- insulin resistance
- obesity
- skeletal muscle
- sphingolipids