articleDiabetesJan 1, 2005BRONZE OA

Deficiency of Subsarcolemmal Mitochondria in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

The current study addresses a novel hypothesis of subcellular distribution of mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscle in type 2 diabetes. Vastus lateralis muscle was obtained by percutaneous biopsy from 11 volunteers with type 2 diabetes; 12 age-, sex-, and weight-matched obese sedentary nondiabetic volunteers; and 8 lean volunteers. Subsarcolemmal and intermyofibrillar mitochondrial fractions were isolated by differential centrifugation and digestion techniques. Overall electron transport chain activity was similar in type 2 diabetic and obese subjects, but subsarcolemmal mitochondria electron transport chain activity was reduced in type 2 diabetic subjects (0.017 +/- 0.003 vs. 0.034 +/- 0.007 units/mU…

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Keywords
  • Internal medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Mitochondrion
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Muscle biopsy
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Insulin resistance
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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