Fat fuels insulin resistance through Toll-like receptors

Matthias Tschöp; George Thomas

doi:10.1038/nm1206-1359

Fat fuels insulin resistance through Toll-like receptors

Matthias Tschöp, George Thomas

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Dietary lipids seem to activate a Toll-like receptor, which is better known for its defense against infectious pathogens. The findings suggest that the resulting inflammatory response may link obesity with type 2 diabetes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1359-1361
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1206-1359
State	Published - Dec 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Fat fuels insulin resistance through Toll-like receptors

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