Mitochondrial Phenotype as a Driver of the Racial Dichotomy in Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Mitochondrial Phenotype as a Driver of the Racial Dichotomy in Obesity and Insulin Resistance

African Americans (AA) are disproportionately burdened by metabolic diseases. While largely unexplored between Caucasian (C) and AA, differences in mitochondrial bioenergetics may provide crucial insight to mechanisms for increased susceptibility to metabolic diseases. AA display lower total energy...

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Main Authors: Filip Jevtovic, Polina M. Krassovskaia, Christian A. Lopez, Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman, Ronald N. Cortright, Nicholas T. Broskey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
insulin
African American
mitochondria
metabolic flexibility
skeletal muscle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/6/1456

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