title: The brown adipose cell: a unique model for understanding the molecular mechanism of insulin resistance.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a complex metabolic disease that occurs when insulin secretion can no longer compensate insulin resistance in peripheral tissues. At the molecular level, insulin resistance correlates with impaired insulin signaling. This review provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms of insulin action and resistance in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and pinpoints the role of BAT in the control of glucose homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Bioquímica/Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular II, Centro Mixto CSIC/UCM, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040-Madrid, Spain. valverde@farm.ucm.es
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benito
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: C526292:IRS1 protein, human; D007328:Insulin; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; C526295:Irs1 protein, mouse; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D005947:Glucose