PMID- 15925013 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050916 LR - 20220331 IS - 0188-4409 (Print) IS - 0188-4409 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 3 DP - 2005 May-Jun TI - Regulation of plasma triglycerides in insulin resistance and diabetes. PG - 232-40 AB - Increased plasma levels of triglycerides (TG) in very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are not only common characteristics of the dyslipidemia associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but are the central pathophysiologic feature of the abnormal lipid profile. Overproduction of VLDL leads to increased plasma levels of TG which, via an exchange process mediated by cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP), results in low levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I, and the generation of small, dense, cholesterol ester depleted low density lipoproteins (LDL). Increased assembly and secretion of VLDL by the liver results from the complex, post-transcriptional regulation of apolipoprotein B (apoB) metabolism in the liver. In the presence of low levels of hepatic TG and cholesterol, much of the constitutively synthesized apoB is degraded by both proteasomal and non-proteasomal pathways. When excess TG, and to a lesser extent, cholesterol, are present, and in the presence of active microsomal triglycerides transfer protein, apoB is targeted for secretion. The major sources of TG in the liver: uptake of fatty acids (FA) released by lipolysis of adipose tissue TG, uptake of TGFA in VLDL and chylomicrons remnants, and hepatic de novo lipogenesis (the synthesis of FA from glucose) are all abnormally increased in insulin resistance. Treatment of the dyslipidemia in insulin resistant individuals and patients with T2DM has been successful in reducing cardiovascular disease; LDL cholesterol, TG, and HDL cholesterol are all appropriate targets for therapy when diet, exercise, and weight loss do not achieve goals. FAU - Ginsberg, Henry N AU - Ginsberg HN AD - College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. hng1@columbia.edu FAU - Zhang, Yuan-Li AU - Zhang YL FAU - Hernandez-Ono, Antonio AU - Hernandez-Ono A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Arch Med Res JT - Archives of medical research JID - 9312706 RN - 0 (Apolipoprotein A-I) RN - 0 (Apolipoproteins B) RN - 0 (Chylomicrons) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, HDL) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, VLDL) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Apolipoprotein A-I/metabolism MH - Apolipoproteins B/metabolism MH - Cholesterol/metabolism MH - Chylomicrons/metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*blood MH - Fatty Acids/metabolism MH - Humans MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Lipid Metabolism MH - Lipoproteins/metabolism MH - Lipoproteins, HDL/metabolism MH - Lipoproteins, VLDL/chemistry MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Models, Biological MH - Triglycerides/*blood RF - 53 EDAT- 2005/06/01 09:00 MHDA- 2005/09/17 09:00 CRDT- 2005/06/01 09:00 PHST- 2004/11/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/06/01 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/09/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/06/01 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0188-4409(05)00006-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.01.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Med Res. 2005 May-Jun;36(3):232-40. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.01.005.