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Lipotoxicity: when tissues overeat.
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Abstract
This review will provide the reader with an update on our understanding of the adverse effects of fatty acid accumulation in non-adipose tissues, a phenomenon known as lipotoxicity. Recent studies will be reviewed. Cellular mechanisms involved in the lipotoxic response will be discussed. Physiologic responses to lipid overload and therapeutic approaches to decreasing lipid accumulation will be discussed, as they add to our understanding of important pathophysiologic mechanisms.