Search Results - "Bland, Michelle"
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Regulating metabolism to shape immune function: Lessons from Drosophila
Published in Seminars in cell & developmental biology (30-03-2023)“…Infection with pathogenic microbes is a severe threat that hosts manage by activating the innate immune response. In Drosophila melanogaster, the Toll and Imd…”
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Insulin signaling in development
Published in Development (Cambridge) (15-10-2023)“…Nutrient intake is obligatory for animal growth and development, but nutrients alone are not sufficient. Indeed, insulin and homologous hormones are required…”
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Innate immune signaling in Drosophila shifts anabolic lipid metabolism from triglyceride storage to phospholipid synthesis to support immune function
Published in PLoS genetics (23-11-2020)“…During infection, cellular resources are allocated toward the metabolically-demanding processes of synthesizing and secreting effector proteins that neutralize…”
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Dilp-2-mediated PI3-kinase activation coordinates reactivation of quiescent neuroblasts with growth of their glial stem cell niche
Published in PLoS biology (28-05-2020)“…Dietary nutrients provide macromolecules necessary for organism growth and development. In response to animal feeding, evolutionarily conserved growth…”
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immune response attenuates growth and nutrient storage in Drosophila by reducing insulin signaling
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-12-2009)“…Innate immunity is the primary and most ancient defense against infection. Although critical to survival, coordinating protection against a foreign organism is…”
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The Toll Signaling Pathway Targets the Insulin-like Peptide Dilp6 to Inhibit Growth in Drosophila
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (06-08-2019)“…Chronic enteropathogen infection in early childhood reduces circulating insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) levels and restricts growth. Pathogen-derived…”
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Synchronizing Drosophila larvae with the salivary gland reporter Sgs3-GFP for discovery of phenotypes in the late third instar stage
Published in Developmental biology (01-08-2024)“…The larval stage of the Drosophila melanogaster life cycle is characterized by rapid growth and nutrient storage that occur over three instar stages separated…”
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Correction: Dilp-2–mediated PI3-kinase activation coordinates reactivation of quiescent neuroblasts with growth of their glial stem cell niche
Published in PLoS biology (19-10-2021)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000721.]…”
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Innate Immune Signaling in Drosophila Blocks Insulin Signaling by Uncoupling PI(3,4,5)P 3 Production and Akt Activation
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (06-03-2018)“…In obese adipose tissue, Toll-like receptor signaling in macrophages leads to insulin resistance in adipocytes. Similarly, Toll signaling in the Drosophila…”
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Adipocyte lipolysis drives acute stress-induced insulin resistance
Published in Scientific reports (23-10-2020)“…Stress hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are evolutionarily conserved metabolic adaptations to severe injury including major trauma, burns, or hemorrhagic…”
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Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Production from Radiolabeled Substrates in Drosophila melanogaster
Published in Journal of visualized experiments (27-06-2016)“…The power of Drosophila genetics is increasingly being applied to questions of hormone signaling and metabolism and to the development of models of human…”
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427 Defining the Impact of the Fecal Microbiome and Secretome on Multiple System Atrophy and α-Synuclein Aggregation
Published in Journal of clinical and translational science (01-04-2024)“…OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Aim 1: We will determine whether temporal changes in the fecal microbiome signature correlate with a clinical multiple system atrophy (MSA)…”
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Do Social Support and Loneliness Influence Emerging Adults' Mental Health during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Published in Brain sciences (01-12-2023)“…Youths' mental health is at a crisis level, with mental health problems doubling in the US since the pandemic began. To compound the mental health crisis,…”
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Considerations in addressing the opioid epidemic and chronic pain within the USA
Published in Pain management (01-03-2019)“…This article reviews the complexities of the opioid epidemic, considering recent research involving the current state of the opioid epidemic; chronic pain and…”
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Innate Immune Signaling in Drosophila Blocks Insulin Signaling by Uncoupling PI(3,4,5)P3 Production and Akt Activation
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (06-03-2018)“…In obese adipose tissue, Toll-like receptor signaling in macrophages leads to insulin resistance in adipocytes. Similarly, Toll signaling in the Drosophila…”
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Pregabalin and hyperbaric oxygen therapy on pain thresholds and anxio-depressive behaviors in a preclinical fibromyalgia pain model
Published in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) (01-03-2023)“…Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, widespread pain disorder generally of a non-inflammatory nature with many known affective and cognitive comorbidities. There is…”
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ADaPting to Energetic Stress
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17-06-2011)“…What is the true activator of a key enzyme that controls cell energetics? The movement of muscles, the repolarization of neuronal membranes, and the synthesis…”
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AMPK supports growth in Drosophila by regulating muscle activity and nutrient uptake in the gut
Published in Developmental biology (01-08-2010)“…The larval phase of the Drosophila life cycle is characterized by constant food intake, resulting in a two hundred-fold increase in mass over four days. Here…”
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Differential Requirement for Steroidogenic Factor-1 Gene Dosage in Adrenal Development Versus Endocrine Function
Published in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-04-2004)“…The importance of steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) gene dosage in endocrine function is evidenced by phenotypes associated with the heterozygous state in mice and…”
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Haploinsufficiency of Steroidogenic Factor-1 in Mice Disrupts Adrenal Development Leading to an Impaired Stress Response
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-12-2000)“…Adrenal steroids are essential for homeostasis and survival during severe physiological stress. Analysis of a patient heterozygous for the steroidogenic…”
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