Muscle inflammatory response and insulin resistance: synergistic interaction between macrophages and fatty acids leads to impaired insulin action.

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Published in Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab on March 31, 2009

Authors

Vijayalakshmi Varma1, Aiwei Yao-Borengasser, Neda Rasouli, Greg T Nolen, Bounleut Phanavanh, Tasha Starks, Cathy Gurley, Pippa Simpson, Robert E McGehee, Philip A Kern, Charlotte A Peterson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Impact of Ageing on Adipose, Muscle and Systemic Inflammation | NCT02777138

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