A Potential Role for Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in the Development of Insulin Resistance in Horses

Summary Insulin resistance is a metabolic condition involving reduced sensitivity of insulin-sensitive tissues to insulin-induced glucose disposal, including adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and liver. Insulin resistance occurs in overweight and obese horses, and may increase risk for the development of laminitis. The development of insulin resistance is thought to occur in response to increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by adipose tissue in obesity, that then have an inhibitory effect on insulin signaling pathways in multiple tissues. This article reviews current knowledge of the involvement of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the development of insulin resistance in horses and uses data from other species to provide context.

• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Animals

• Publication date

  2012-05-02

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3390/ani2020243PMID 26486919PMCID 4494330
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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