Can the skin make you fat? A role for the skin in regulating adipose tissue function and whole-body glucose and lipid homeostasis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Can the skin make you fat? A role for the skin in regulating adipose tissue function and whole-body glucose and lipid homeostasis

AU - Caton, Paul W

AU - Evans, Elizabeth A

AU - Philpott, Michael P

AU - Hannen, Rosalind F

PY - 2017/12

Y1 - 2017/12

N2 - Prevalence of obesity and related complications such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) has increased dramatically in recent decades. Metabolic complications of obesity arise in part due to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) dysfunction. However, it is currently unclear why some obese individuals develop insulin resistance and T2D and others do not. In this review, we discuss the role of the skin in regulating SAT function, and whether presence of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis represent a novel risk mechanism mediating development of obesity-related complications.

AB - Prevalence of obesity and related complications such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) has increased dramatically in recent decades. Metabolic complications of obesity arise in part due to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) dysfunction. However, it is currently unclear why some obese individuals develop insulin resistance and T2D and others do not. In this review, we discuss the role of the skin in regulating SAT function, and whether presence of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis represent a novel risk mechanism mediating development of obesity-related complications.

U2 - 10.1016/j.coph.2017.08.011

DO - 10.1016/j.coph.2017.08.011

M3 - Article

SN - 1471-4892

VL - 37

SP - 59

EP - 64

JO - Current Opinion in Pharmacology

JF - Current Opinion in Pharmacology

ER -