Affiliation:
1. From the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Abstract
Multiple biochemical, metabolic, and signal transduction pathways contribute to insulin resistance. In this review, we present evidence that the posttranslational process of protein glycation may play a role in insulin resistance. The posttranslational modifications, the advanced glycation end products (AGEs), are formed and accumulated by endogenous and exogenous mechanisms. AGEs may contribute to insulin resistance by a variety of mechanisms, including generation of tumor necrosis factor-α direct modification of the insulin molecule, thereby leading to its impaired action, generation of oxidative stress, and impairment of mitochondrial function, as examples. AGEs may stimulate signal transduction via engagement of cellular receptors, such as receptor for AGEs. AGE–receptor for AGE interaction perpetuates AGE formation and cellular stress via induction of inflammation, oxidative stress, and reduction in the expression and activity of the enzyme glyoxalase I that detoxifies the AGE precursor, methylglyoxal. Once set in motion, glycation-promoting mechanisms may stimulate ongoing AGE production and target tissue stresses that reduce insulin responsiveness. Strategies to limit AGE accumulation and action may contribute to the prevention of insulin resistance and its consequences.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Cited by
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