Search Results - "MacLean, Kenneth N."
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The burden of trisomy 21 disrupts the proteostasis network in Down syndrome
Published in PloS one (21-04-2017)“…Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. Abnormalities in chromosome number have the potential to lead to disruption of the…”
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Variant non-ketotic hyperglycinemia is caused by mutations in LIAS, BOLA3 and the novel gene GLRX5
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-02-2014)“…Patients with nonketotic hyperglycinemia and deficient glycine cleavage enzyme activity, but without mutations in AMT, GLDC or GCSH, the genes encoding its…”
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Pathogenic variants in SQOR encoding sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase are a potentially treatable cause of Leigh disease
Published in Journal of inherited metabolic disease (01-09-2020)“…Hydrogen sulfide, a signaling molecule formed mainly from cysteine, is catabolized by sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase (gene SQOR). Toxic hydrogen sulfide…”
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SNARE proteins rescue impaired autophagic flux in Down syndrome
Published in PloS one (12-11-2019)“…Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 (Ts21). Unbalanced karyotypes can lead to dysfunction of the proteostasis…”
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Experimental evidence for therapeutic potential of taurine in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Published in American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (01-12-2011)“…The incidence of obesity is now at epidemic proportions and has resulted in the emergence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as a common metabolic…”
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Pcsk9 knockout exacerbates diet-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, fibrosis and liver injury in mice
Published in JHEP reports (01-12-2019)“…The fatty acid translocase, also known as CD36, is a well-established scavenger receptor for fatty acid (FA) uptake and is abundantly expressed in many…”
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Evidence for Social Anxiety and Impaired Social Cognition in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Published in Behavioral neuroscience (01-04-2008)“…This study assessed social behavior in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the Fmr1 tm1Cgr or Fmr1 "knockout" (KO) mouse. Both the KO and wild-type (WT)…”
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Methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase contributes to allergic airway disease
Published in PloS one (12-01-2018)“…Environmental exposures strongly influence the development and progression of asthma. We have previously demonstrated that mice exposed to a diet enriched with…”
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Cystathionine γ-lyase promotes estrogen-stimulated uterine artery blood flow via glutathione homeostasis
Published in Redox biology (01-04-2021)“…During pregnancy, estrogen (E2) stimulates uterine artery blood flow (UBF) by enhancing nitric oxide (NO)-dependent vasodilation. Cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE)…”
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Cystathionine Protects against Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-induced Lipid Accumulation, Tissue Injury, and Apoptotic Cell Death
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (14-09-2012)“…Cystathionine (R-S-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)-l-homocysteine) is a non-proteinogenic thioether containing amino acid. In mammals, cystathionine is formed as an…”
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GDF10 blocks hepatic PPARγ activation to protect against diet-induced liver injury
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-09-2019)“…Growth differentiation factors (GDFs) and bone-morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are members of the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily and are known to…”
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Switching obese mothers to a healthy diet improves fetal hypoxemia, hepatic metabolites, and lipotoxicity in non-human primates
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-12-2018)“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) risk begins in utero in offspring of obese mothers. A critical unmet need in this field is to understand the pathways…”
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Loss of TDAG51 Results in Mature-Onset Obesity, Hepatic Steatosis, and Insulin Resistance by Regulating Lipogenesis
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-01-2013)“…Regulation of energy metabolism is critical for the prevention of obesity, diabetes, and hepatic steatosis. Here, we report an important role for the…”
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Liver-Specific Deletion of Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Deleted on Chromosome 10 Significantly Ameliorates Chronic EtOH-Induced Increases in Hepatocellular Damage
Published in PloS one (28-04-2016)“…Alcoholic liver disease is a significant contributor to global liver failure. In murine models, chronic ethanol consumption dysregulates PTEN/Akt signaling…”
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Oxidative Stress and the ER Stress Response in a Murine Model for Early-Stage Alcoholic Liver Disease
Published in Journal of Toxicology (01-01-2012)“…Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and constitutes a significant socioeconomic burden. Previous…”
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Cystathionine beta-synthase null homocystinuric mice fail to exhibit altered hemostasis or lowering of plasma homocysteine in response to betaine treatment
Published in Molecular genetics and metabolism (01-10-2010)“…Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) deficient homocystinuria is an inherited metabolic defect that if untreated typically results in mental retardation,…”
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Modulating cognitive deficits and tau accumulation in a mouse model of aging Down syndrome through neonatal implantation of neural progenitor cells
Published in Experimental gerontology (01-09-2012)“…Although Down syndrome (DS) is primarily considered as a pediatric disorder, all DS patients incur Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like pathology and about 60%…”
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Effects of neonatal neural progenitor cell implantation on adult neuroanatomy and cognition in the Ts65Dn model of Down syndrome
Published in PloS one (25-04-2012)“…As much of the aberrant neural development in Down syndrome (DS) occurs postnatally, an early opportunity exists to intervene and influence life-long cognitive…”
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Constitutive induction of pro-inflammatory and chemotactic cytokines in cystathionine beta-synthase deficient homocystinuria
Published in Molecular genetics and metabolism (01-08-2011)“…Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) deficient homocystinuria (HCU) is an inherited metabolic defect that if untreated, typically results in cognitive impairment,…”
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Deficiency of TDAG51 Protects Against Atherosclerosis by Modulating Apoptosis, Cholesterol Efflux, and Peroxiredoxin‐1 Expression
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (01-06-2013)“…Background Apoptosis caused by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress contributes to atherothrombosis, the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). T‐cell…”
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