The Effect of Fatty Acids in Hepatic Insulin Resistance - Part 1

Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) oleic acid (OA) has been reported to restore saturated fatty acid palmitic acid (PA)-induced hepatic insulin resistance (IR). However, the detailed molecular mechanism remains elusive. In addition, -3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) such as Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has also exerted opposite effects to PA in muscle IR. But whether it plays the same role in hepatic IR and the possible mechanism involved needs to be further explored. Here, we compared the proteome change of HepG2 cells after different fatty acids treatment.