PS19 - 89. Absence of JNK1 protects mice against age-induced obesity and insulin resistance

Both a Western-type diet as well as ageing are risk factors for the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Dietinduced obesity is associated with an upregulation of stress kinases like c-Jun amino-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1), and JNK1 knockout mice are protected against diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance.