“…Since our first report of increased cardiac autophagy in the type 2 diabetic fructose-fed mouse (59), the experimental literature in this field has expanded considerably, but it is not yet possible to synthesize a comprehensive understanding. Relying on a variable selection of molecular tools, states of increased (4,12,49,50,59,61,78,93,102), unchanged (47,48,57,62), and decreased (6,23,28,29,73,82,101,103,104,110) basal cardiac autophagy activity have all been reported in diabetic/ insulin resistant contexts (see Table 1). These discrepancies are not necessarily attributable to the different models of diabetes, since contrasting findings have been observed within the same diabetic model [e.g., STZ-mouse: increased LC3BII (12) vs. decreased LC3BII (103)].…”