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  • noun pathology The result of the accumulation of lipids in tissue other than adipose tissue

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From lipo- +‎ toxicity

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Examples

  • However, the toxic effect of FFAs on the pancreatic β-cells, originally termed lipotoxicity, gains pathological significance mainly under the

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Etti Bachar et al. 2009

  • More information: Scherer et al.: "Gluttony, sloth and the metabolic syndrome: a roadmap to lipotoxicity. '"

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Thus, muscle appears to be more susceptible to lipotoxicity than liver, and readily develops an insulin resistant state.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yasushi Noguchi et al. 2010

  • Our study tested the hypothesis that glucose augments lipotoxicity by stimulating mTORC1 leading to increased β-cell ER stress.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Etti Bachar et al. 2009

  • Poitout V, Robertson RP (2002) Minireview: secondary beta-cell failure in type 2 diabetes - a convergence of glucotoxicity and lipotoxicity.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Etti Bachar et al. 2009

  • Why glucose exacerbates β-cell lipotoxicity is largely unknown.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Etti Bachar et al. 2009

  • Herein we tested the hypothesis that glucose augments lipotoxicity by stimulating mTORC1, thus leading to increased FFA-induced ER stress, with augmentation of β-cell apoptosis as a consequence.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Etti Bachar et al. 2009

  • Medina-Gomez G, Gray SL, Yetukuri L, Shimomura K, Virtue S, et al. (2007) PPAR gamma 2 prevents lipotoxicity by controlling adipose tissue expandability and peripheral lipid metabolism.

    PLoS Biology 2008

  • Unger concludes his review article this way: "Based on evidence reviewed here, it seems that prevalent forms of metabolic syndrome and T2DM [type 2 diabetes mellitus] result from unremitting caloric surplus complicated by failure of adipocytes to maintain protection against lipotoxicity.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Ectopic deposition of lipids in organs other than adipose tissue is believed to cause insulin resistance via lipid-induced toxicity, or lipotoxicity (see

    PLoS Biology 2008

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