ea0049oc11.1 | Obesity | ECE2017
Gesmundo Iacopo
, Gargantini Eleonora
, Favaro Enrica
, Piemonti Lorenzo
, Camussi Giovanni
, Granata Riccarda
Obesity is characterized by insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction; moreover, secretion of adipokines from adipocytes may affect metabolic functions in several tissues, including pancreatic β-cells. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), released by cells as exosomes or shedding vesicles, play a key role in cell-to-cell communication, modifying the phenotype and function of recipient cells by delivering proteins, RNAs and microRNAs. The crosstalk between adipocy...