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SUBMITTER: Fisher-Wellman KH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3313496 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fisher-Wellman Kelsey H KH Neufer P Darrell PD
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM 20120202 3
Chronic overnutrition and physical inactivity are major risk factors for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Recent research indicates that overnutrition generates an increase in hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) emission from mitochondria, serving as a release valve to relieve the reducing pressure created by fuel overload, as well as a primary signal that ultimately decreases insulin sensitivity. H(2)O(2) is a major input to cellular redox circuits that link to cysteine residues throughout the ...[more]