Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Obesity: Role of Nuclear Receptor Signaling in Macrophages

Visceral obesity is coupled to a general low-grade chronic inflammatory state characterized by macrophage activation and inflammatory cytokine production, leading to insulin resistance (IR). The balance between proinflammatory M1 and antiinflammatory M2 macrophage phenotypes within visceral adipose...

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Main Authors: Lucía Fuentes, Tamás Rőszer, Mercedes Ricote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/219583
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description Visceral obesity is coupled to a general low-grade chronic inflammatory state characterized by macrophage activation and inflammatory cytokine production, leading to insulin resistance (IR). The balance between proinflammatory M1 and antiinflammatory M2 macrophage phenotypes within visceral adipose tissue appears to be crucially involved in the development of obesity-associated IR and consequent metabolic abnormalities. The ligand-dependent transcription factors peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) have recently been implicated in the determination of the M1/M2 phenotype. Liver X receptors (LXRs), which form another subgroup of the nuclear receptor superfamily, are also important regulators of proinflammatory cytokine production in macrophages. Disregulation of macrophage-mediated inflammation by PPARs and LXRs therefore underlies the development of IR. This review summarizes the role of PPAR and LXR signaling in macrophages and current knowledge about the impact of these actions in the manifestation of IR and obesity comorbidities such as liver steatosis and diabetic osteopenia.
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spelling doaj-art-22bb9f1a66ef4affba23922614d13c1f2025-08-20T03:54:48ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612010-01-01201010.1155/2010/219583219583Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Obesity: Role of Nuclear Receptor Signaling in MacrophagesLucía Fuentes0Tamás Rőszer1Mercedes Ricote2Department of Regenerative Cardiology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Regenerative Cardiology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Regenerative Cardiology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, SpainVisceral obesity is coupled to a general low-grade chronic inflammatory state characterized by macrophage activation and inflammatory cytokine production, leading to insulin resistance (IR). The balance between proinflammatory M1 and antiinflammatory M2 macrophage phenotypes within visceral adipose tissue appears to be crucially involved in the development of obesity-associated IR and consequent metabolic abnormalities. The ligand-dependent transcription factors peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) have recently been implicated in the determination of the M1/M2 phenotype. Liver X receptors (LXRs), which form another subgroup of the nuclear receptor superfamily, are also important regulators of proinflammatory cytokine production in macrophages. Disregulation of macrophage-mediated inflammation by PPARs and LXRs therefore underlies the development of IR. This review summarizes the role of PPAR and LXR signaling in macrophages and current knowledge about the impact of these actions in the manifestation of IR and obesity comorbidities such as liver steatosis and diabetic osteopenia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/219583
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title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Obesity: Role of Nuclear Receptor Signaling in Macrophages
title_short Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Obesity: Role of Nuclear Receptor Signaling in Macrophages
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