Inflammation in obesity, diabetes, and related disorders

TV Rohm, DT Meier, JM Olefsky, MY Donath - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Obesity leads to chronic, systemic inflammation and can lead to insulin resistance (IR), β-cell
dysfunction, and ultimately type 2 diabetes (T2D). This chronic inflammatory state …

Exerkines in health, resilience and disease

LS Chow, RE Gerszten, JM Taylor… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The health benefits of exercise are well-recognized and are observed across multiple organ
systems. These beneficial effects enhance overall resilience, healthspan and longevity. The …

Muscle–organ crosstalk: the emerging roles of myokines

MCK Severinsen, BK Pedersen - Endocrine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Physical activity decreases the risk of a network of diseases, and exercise may be
prescribed as medicine for lifestyle-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes, dementia …

Chronic adipose tissue inflammation linking obesity to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

F Zatterale, M Longo, J Naderi, GA Raciti… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is one of the major health burdens of the 21st century as it contributes to the growing
prevalence of its related comorbidities, including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes …

Obesity and its metabolic complications: the role of adipokines and the relationship between obesity, inflammation, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and nonalcoholic …

UJ Jung, MS Choi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2014 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence indicates that obesity is closely associated with an increased risk of
metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and …

Skeletal muscle: A review of molecular structure and function, in health and disease

K Mukund, S Subramaniam - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of research in skeletal muscle physiology have provided multiscale insights into
the structural and functional complexity of this important anatomical tissue, designed to …

Muscles, exercise and obesity: skeletal muscle as a secretory organ

BK Pedersen, MA Febbraio - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2012 - nature.com
During the past decade, skeletal muscle has been identified as a secretory organ.
Accordingly, we have suggested that cytokines and other peptides that are produced …

Interleukin 6 as an energy allocator in muscle tissue

TM Kistner, BK Pedersen, DE Lieberman - Nature metabolism, 2022 - nature.com
Extensive research has shown that interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional molecule that is
both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory, depending on the context. Here, we combine …

Physical activity and muscle–brain crosstalk

BK Pedersen - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Neurological and mental illnesses account for a considerable proportion of the global
burden of disease. Exercise has many beneficial effects on brain health, contributing to …

Role of interleukin-6 in cancer progression and therapeutic resistance

N Kumari, BS Dwarakanath, A Das, AN Bhatt - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
In the last several decades, the number of people dying from cancer-related deaths has not
reduced significantly despite phenomenal advances in the technologies related to diagnosis …