title: Mitochondrial energetics and insulin resistance.
abstract: Obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and aging are associated with impaired skeletal muscle oxidation capacity, reduced mitochondrial content, and lower rates of oxidative phosphorylation. Several studies have reported ultrastructural abnormalities in mitochondrial morphology and reductions in mitochondrial mass in insulin-resistant individuals. From lower organisms to rodents, mitochondrial membrane structure, function, and programmed cell death are regulated in part by the balance between the opposing forces of mitochondrial fusion and fission, suggesting they may also play an important role in human physiology.
authors.affiliation: Skeletal Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Human Physiology, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA. CivitaAE@pbrc.edu
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Civitarese
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ravussin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D045726:Metalloproteases / Q000502:physiology; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000502:physiology*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D045726:Metalloproteases; C485223:PARL protein, human