Fructose and metabolic diseases: too much to be good.
10.1097/CM9.0000000000001545
- Author:
Ya-Nan SHI
1
;
Ya-Jin LIU
1
;
Zhifang XIE
2
;
Weiping J ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin 300134, China.
2. Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Fructose/adverse effects*;
Homeostasis;
Humans;
Metabolic Diseases/etiology*
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2021;134(11):1276-1285
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Excessive consumption of fructose, the sweetest of all naturally occurring carbohydrates, has been linked to worldwide epidemics of metabolic diseases in humans, and it is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. We provide an overview about the features of fructose metabolism, as well as potential mechanisms by which excessive fructose intake is associated with the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases both in humans and rodents. To accomplish this aim, we focus on illuminating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of fructose metabolism as well as its signaling effects on metabolic and cardiovascular homeostasis in health and disease, highlighting the role of carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein in regulating fructose metabolism.
