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ReviewMolecular biomedicine2026

Insulin resistance: mechanisms and therapeutic interventions.

Liuchunyang Yu, Jinxiu Qian, Xiaoyu Li, Meng Tian, Xiuyun Bai, Jue Yang, Rongjun Deng, Cheng Lu, Xiaojuan He, Aiping Lu and 1 more

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Review in Molecular biomedicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Liuchunyang YuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jinxiu QianSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Xiaoyu LiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Meng TianSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Xiuyun BaiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jue YangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Rongjun DengSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Cheng LuInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. lv_cheng0816@163.com.
Xiaojuan HeInstitute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. hxj19@126.com.
Aiping LuSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hongkong, China. aipinglu@hkbu.edu.hk.
Yuanyan LiuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. yyliu_1980@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-5292

Funding

Interdisciplinary Research Matching Scheme (IRMS) of Hong Kong Baptist University RC-IRMS/13-14/03National Science and Technology Major Projects of China 2025ZD1801002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin is an important endocrine peptide hormone with pleiotropic effects on metabolic regulation and cellular growth. Insulin resistance (IR), characterized by insensitivity of metabolic tissues to insulin stimulation, has emerged as a major impediment to overall metabolic health. Triggered by multiple environmental factors and genetic predisposition, IR paves the way for several related diseases, including metabolic associated diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Of note, the liver plays a central role in whole-body metabolism and is the portal encountering high concentrations of insulin. Excess glucose, lipids and the compensatory hyperinsulinemia resulting from IR may collectively impose a huge burden on the liver, driving the progression of chronic liver diseases and fostering a pro-carcinogenic environment by increasing mutagenic susceptibility and angiogenic dysregulation. Better understanding of this mechanistic link is important to highlight the underestimated role of IR in progressive diseases and may contribute to stratified diagnosis and treatment. This review summarizes the risk factors and molecular mechanisms of IR, with a specific focus on its role in carcinogenesis, taking hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as an example. Finally, we discuss the effective lifestyle and pharmacological interventions for IR and emphasize the necessity of incorporating IR management into the prevention, stratified diagnosis and treatment of HCC.

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Insulin ResistanceAnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularHumansLiver NeoplasmsRisk FactorsCellular mechanismsHepatocellular carcinomaInsulin resistanceMetabolic dysregulationTherapeutic interventions

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PMID41667791
PMCPMC12891326

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