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Roles of Twist1 in lipid and glucose metabolism
Liuyifei Huang1, Yan Xing1, Xiaoxuan Ning2
1Department of Nephrology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Changle Road, No. 127 Changle West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Abstract:
The abnormal lipid and glucose metabolisms are linked to the metabolic disorders, tumorigenesis, and fibrotic diseases, which attracts the increasing attention to find out the key molecules involved in the lipid and glucose metabolism as the possible therapeutic targets on these diseases. A transcriptional factor Twist1 has been associated with not only the embryonic development, cancer, and fibrotic diseases, but also the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism. In this review, we will discuss the roles and mechanisms of Twist1 in the obesity-associated white adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance, brown adipose tissue metabolism, fatty acid oxidation, and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle to provide a rational perspective to consider Twist1 as a potential treatment target in clinic. Video Abstract.
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