Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Adipose tissue dysfunction occurring in obesity leads to a low grade chronic inflammatory state. Fat tissue from obese individuals has a high infiltration rate of macrophages contributing to the development of obesity-related inflammation. At the cellular level, inflammation can be triggered by the activation (phosphorylation) of NF-κB as well as JNK. On the other hand, palmitic acid (PA) is a saturated fatty acid found elevated in plasma from obese subjects a...

Background: Obesity is strongly associated with a state of chronic low grade systemic inflammation and insulin resistance (IR). IR at the molecular level may be defined as a diminished activation of the metabolic phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway of insulin. On the other hand, inflammatory response may be activated by NF-κB. Subject with obesity have elevated plasma levels of saturated fatty acids, such as palmitic acid (PA), which triggers insulin and infl...

Background: Obesity is strongly associated with insulin resistance (IR). IR at the molecular level may be defined as a diminished activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and its related molecules (IRS-1/Akt/AS160) as well as reduced glucose uptake. Subjects with obesity have elevated plasma levels of saturated fatty acids, such as palmitic acid (PA), which triggers insulin signaling disruption in vivo and in vitro. Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) is a plant u...