PS9 - 12. Involvement of zinc in the fatty acid transport function of CD36: a novel link to type 2 diabetes

Diabetic cardiomyopathy is associated with Zn deficiency. However, the mechanistical link between these processes is incompletely understood. One of the main causal factors in diabetic cardiomyopathy is chronically elevated long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) uptake via increased flux through CD36, the predominant cardiac sarcolemmal LCFA transporter.