PMID- 37440994 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230718 IS - 1178-7031 (Print) IS - 1178-7031 (Electronic) IS - 1178-7031 (Linking) VI - 16 DP - 2023 TI - Efferocytosis: An Emerging Therapeutic Strategy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Complications. PG - 2801-2815 LID - 10.2147/JIR.S418334 [doi] AB - Increasing evidence indicates that chronic, low-grade inflammation is a significant contributor to the fundamental pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Efferocytosis, an effective way to eliminate apoptotic cells (ACs), plays a critical role in inflammation resolution. Massive accumulation of ACs and the proliferation of persistent inflammation caused by defective efferocytosis have been proven to be closely associated with pancreatic islet beta cell destruction, adipose tissue inflammation, skeletal muscle dysfunction, and liver metabolism abnormalities, which together are considered the most fundamental pathological mechanism underlying T2DM. Therefore, here we outline the association between the molecular mechanisms of efferocytosis in glucose homeostasis, T2DM, and its complications, and we analyzed the present constraints and potential future prospects for therapeutic targets in T2DM and its complications. CI - (c) 2023 Liu et al. FAU - Liu, Xun AU - Liu X AUID- ORCID: 0009-0006-2671-0459 AD - Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Hua AU - Liu H AD - Southern Theater General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510010, People's Republic of China. FAU - Deng, Yihui AU - Deng Y AD - Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230707 PL - New Zealand TA - J Inflamm Res JT - Journal of inflammation research JID - 101512684 PMC - PMC10335275 OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis OT - diabetes complications OT - efferocytosis OT - inflammation OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2023/07/13 19:14 MHDA- 2023/07/13 19:15 PMCR- 2023/07/07 CRDT- 2023/07/13 15:18 PHST- 2023/04/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/13 19:15 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/13 19:14 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/13 15:18 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 418334 [pii] AID - 10.2147/JIR.S418334 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Inflamm Res. 2023 Jul 7;16:2801-2815. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S418334. eCollection 2023.