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Measurement of Insulin- and Contraction-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Isolated and Incubated Mature Skeletal Muscle from Mice
Published on: May 16, 2021
Come to Where Insulin Resistance Is, Come to AMPK Country
Rubén Nogueiras1, Carlos Diéguez1, Miguel López1
1Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela 15706, Spain.
Abstract:
The link between smoking and insulin resistance, despite weight loss, is well established; however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. A recent article published in Nature Medicine by Wu et al. (2015) reports that nicotine, the main bioactive component of tobacco smoke, activates AMPKα2 in adipocytes, leading to impaired insulin sensitivity.
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