Lipotoxicity, β cell dysfunction, and gestational diabetes

Christopher J. Nolan*

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    Abstract

    Gestational diabetes (GDM) is caused by failure of islet β cells to meet the increased insulin requirements of pregnancy. Recently, Prentice et al. (2014) discovered a 7-fold elevation of the furan fatty acid metabolite 3-carboxy-4-methyl-5-propyl-2-furanopropanoic acid (CMPF) in plasma of women with GDM and showed that CMPF directly induces β cell dysfunction.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)553-554
    Number of pages2
    JournalCell Metabolism
    Volume19
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2014

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