PMID- 27547764 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170609 LR - 20220408 IS - 2314-6753 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6745 (Print) VI - 2016 DP - 2016 TI - An Overview of Murine High Fat Diet as a Model for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 2902351 LID - 10.1155/2016/2902351 [doi] LID - 2902351 AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a worldwide epidemic, which by all predictions will only increase. To help in combating the devastating array of phenotypes associated with T2DM a highly reproducible and human disease-similar mouse model is required for researchers. The current options are genetic manipulations to cause T2DM symptoms or diet induced obesity and T2DM symptoms. These methods to model human T2DM have their benefits and their detractions. As far as modeling the majority of T2DM cases, HFD establishes the proper etiological, pathological, and treatment options. A limitation of HFD is that it requires months of feeding to achieve the full spectrum of T2DM symptoms and no standard protocol has been established. This paper will attempt to rectify the last limitation and argue for a standard group of HFD protocols and standard analysis procedures. FAU - Heydemann, Ahlke AU - Heydemann A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2626-3787 AD - The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; The Center for Cardiovascular Research, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20160731 PL - England TA - J Diabetes Res JT - Journal of diabetes research JID - 101605237 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - *Diabetic Cardiomyopathies MH - *Diet, High-Fat MH - *Disease Models, Animal MH - Drug Evaluation, Preclinical MH - *Mice MH - Mice, Inbred Strains MH - Research Design PMC - PMC4983380 EDAT- 2016/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/10 06:00 PMCR- 2016/07/31 CRDT- 2016/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/08/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2016/2902351 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Diabetes Res. 2016;2016:2902351. doi: 10.1155/2016/2902351. Epub 2016 Jul 31.