ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.11-9 | Diabetes | ESPEYB20

11.9. Global burden of type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults, 1990-2019: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

J Xie , M Wang , Z Long , H Ning , J Li , Y Cao , Y Liao , G Liu , F Wang , A Pan

Brief summary: The authors used data from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 to examine the incidence, disability adjusted life years and mortality of early onset type 2 diabetes T2D) in those 15–39 years of age. This showed that early onset T2D is a growing global health problem in adolescents and young adults, particularly in low-middle- and middle-income countries.Early onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with longer lifetime exposure hyp...

ey0021.11-14 | Adipocyte Dysfunction and Obesity Related Comorbidities | ESPEYB21

11.14. Obesity causes mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction in white adipocytes due to RalA activation

W Xia , P Veeragandham , Y Cao , Y Yayun Xu , TE Rhyne , J Qian , Hung Chao-Wei , P CHZhao , Y Jones , H Hui Gao , C Liddle , RT Yu , M Downes , RM Evans , M Ryden , M Wabitsch , Z Wang , H Hakozaki , J Schoneberg , SM Reilly , J Huang , AR Saltiel

Brief Summary: This study shows that obesity induces mitochondrial fragmentation and reduces oxidative capacity in white adipocytes through the activation of the small GTPase RalA. Targeted deletion of RalA in these cells prevents mitochondrial fragmentation, improves energy expenditure, and protects against obesity-induced metabolic dysfunctions, highlighting the critical role of RalA in obesity-related mitochondrial and metabolic abnormalities.Previous...