Interplay of FXN expression and lipolysis in white adipocytes plays a critical role in insulin sensitivity in Friedreich’s ataxia mouse model

Wu, L., Huang, F., Yang, L. et al. Interplay of FXN expression and lipolysis in white adipocytes plays a critical role in insulin sensitivity in Friedreich’s ataxia mouse model. Sci Rep 14, 19876 (2024). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-71099-7

We uncovered the interplay between FXN expression and lipolysis and found that impairment of lipolysis, particularly the white adipocytes, is an early event, likely, as a primary cause for insulin resistance in FRDA patients at later age.