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ArticleYeungnam University journal of medicine2021

Can antioxidants be effective therapeutics for type 2 diabetes?

Soyoung Park, So-Young Park

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Article in Yeungnam University journal of medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Soyoung ParkDepartment of Physiology and Smart-aging Convergence Research Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
So-Young ParkDepartment of Physiology and Smart-aging Convergence Research Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Yeungnam University College

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2015R1A5A2009124National Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1A2C1088730
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global obesity epidemic and the growing elderly population largely contribute to the increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance acts as a critical link between the present obesity pandemic and type 2 diabetes. Naturally occurring reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate intracellular signaling and are kept in balance by the antioxidant system. However, the imbalance between ROS production and antioxidant capacity causes ROS accumulation and induces oxidative stress. Oxidative stress interrupts insulin-mediated intracellular signaling pathways, as supported by studies involving genetic modification of antioxidant enzymes in experimental rodents. In addition, a close association between oxidative stress and insulin resistance has been reported in numerous human studies. However, the controversial results with the use of antioxidants in type 2 diabetes raise the question of whether oxidative stress plays a critical role in insulin resistance. In this review article, we discuss the relevance of oxidative stress to insulin resistance based on genetically modified animal models and human trials.

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AntioxidantsInsulin resistanceOxidative stressReactive oxygen species

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PMCPMC8016622
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