Publication Date:
2013-09-12
Description:
Article Consumption of high amounts of glucose leads to the development of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Here, Lanaspa et al. show that the hepatic conversion of glucose into fructose is a key step in the development of glucose-induced metabolic syndrome and fatty liver in mice. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3434 Authors: Miguel A. Lanaspa, Takuji Ishimoto, Nanxing Li, Christina Cicerchi, David J. Orlicky, Philip Ruzicky, Christopher Rivard, Shinichiro Inaba, Carlos A. Roncal-Jimenez, Elise S. Bales, Christine P. Diggle, Aruna Asipu, J. Mark Petrash, Tomoki Kosugi, Shoichi Maruyama, Laura G. Sanchez-Lozada, James L. McManaman, David T. Bonthron, Yuri Y. Sautin, Richard J. Johnson
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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