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To review evidence evaluating chronic innate immune system activation and subclinical inflammation as causal links between obesity and type 2 diabetes.

April 1, 2005Diabetes

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PTP. Antonio TataranniGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

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Narrative review demonstrates chronic innate immune activation links obesity to insulin resistance, suggesting targeting subclinical inflammation may treat type 2 diabetes.

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To review evidence evaluating chronic innate immune system activation and subclinical inflammation as causal links between obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Synthesized experimental findings from animal models investigating overnutrition, immune activation, and insulin signaling pathways.
Evaluated prospective and longitudinal observational studies in human cohorts tracking the relationship between inflammatory markers and diabetes risk.
Obesity triggers sustained subclinical inflammation and innate immune activation that mediates peripheral insulin resistance and impairs glucose tolerance.
The full molecular cascade linking excessive nutrient intake to immune activation and disrupted insulin signaling remains incompletely defined.
Therapeutic interventions targeted at mitigating underlying subclinical inflammation represent a viable candidate strategy for preventing or treating type 2 diabetes.

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P. Antonio Tataranni (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a928938de5a63b802a28e28 https://doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.54.4.917

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Narrative review demonstrates chronic innate immune activation links obesity to insulin resistance, suggesting targeting subclinical inflammation may treat type 2 diabetes.

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