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The Interplay Between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Common Pathophysiological Mechanisms Contributing to Telomere Shortening.

Stella Baliou, Miruna-Maria Apetroaei, Eleftheria Hatzidaki, Sergey V Kuzmin, Manolis N Tzatzarakis, Andreea Letiția Arsene, Aristides Tsatsakis, Petros Ioannou

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Psychological Distress and Disordered Eating in Adults Attending an Obesity Outpatient Clinic.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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  5. Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Stella BaliouLaboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Miruna-Maria ApetroaeiFaculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.
Eleftheria HatzidakiDepartment of Neonatology/NICU, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6256-3309
Sergey V KuzminFederal Budgetary Establishment of Science "F.F. Erisman Scientific Centre of Hygiene" of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, 141014 Mytishchi, Russia.
Manolis N TzatzarakisLaboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Andreea Letiția ArseneFaculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9478-6176
Aristides TsatsakisLaboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3824-2462
Petros IoannouSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-5674

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The worldwide prevalence of obesity continues to increase, representing a serious public health issue due to associated comorbidities. Obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), which shares similar pathophysiological mechanisms. In both conditions, oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, abnormal adipose tissue function, and senescence are observed, ultimately leading to insulin resistance. In both cases, hypertrophic adipose tissue is associated with telomere shortening. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying telomere shortening in obesity and diabetes may be crucial for deepening our understanding of these pathologies, with the ultimate aim of its translational implications. Several studies have shown that telomere shortening is present in patients with metabolic disorders, emphasizing its prognostic value for the onset and progression of these diseases. From this perspective, this article highlights the importance of telomere biology, which can aid in developing new therapeutic options for metabolic disorders.

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age-related diseasesaging biomarkerschronic inflammationinsulin resistanceobesityoxidative stresssenescencetelomerestelomere shorteningtype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID40566527
PMCPMC12194111

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