Tuberous sclerosis complex-1 deficiency attenuates diet-induced hepatic lipid accumulation.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is causally linked to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. In a normal liver, insulin suppresses gluconeogenesis and promotes lipogenesis. In type 2 diabetes, the liver exhibits selective insulin resistance by failing to inhibit hepatic gluc...

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Main Authors: Heidi L Kenerson, Matthew M Yeh, Raymond S Yeung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3066210?pdf=render