Inter-organelle Communication in the Pathogenesis of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance

Autor: Stacey N Keenan, Matthew J. Watt, Magdalene K. Montgomery
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Current Diabetes Reports. 20
ISSN: 1539-0829
1534-4827
Popis: Impairments in mitochondrial function in patients with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes have been disputed for decades. This review aims to briefly summarize the current knowledge on mitochondrial dysfunction in metabolic tissues and to particularly focus on addressing a new perspective of mitochondrial dysfunction, the altered capacity of mitochondria to communicate with other organelles within insulin-resistant tissues. Organelle interactions are temporally and spatially formed connections essential for normal cell function. Recent studies have shown that mitochondria interact with various cellular organelles, such as the endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes and lipid droplets, forming inter-organelle junctions. We will discuss the current knowledge on alterations in these mitochondria-organelle interactions in insulin resistance and diabetes, with a focus on changes in mitochondria-lipid droplet communication as a major player in ectopic lipid accumulation, lipotoxicity and insulin resistance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE