Search Results - "Nascimento, Emmani B M"
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PCr/ATP ratios and mitochondrial function in the heart. A comparative study in humans
Published in Scientific reports (23-05-2023)“…Cardiac energy status, measured as phosphocreatine (PCr)/adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ratio with 31P-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (31P-MRS) in vivo, is a…”
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Metabolic responses to mild cold acclimation in type 2 diabetes patients
Published in Nature communications (09-03-2021)“…Mild cold acclimation for 10 days has been previously shown to markedly improve insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Here we show in a…”
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[18F]BODIPY-triglyceride-containing chylomicron-like particles as an imaging agent for brown adipose tissue in vivo
Published in Scientific reports (25-02-2019)“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is present in human adults and the current gold standard to visualize and quantify BAT is [ 18 F]FDG PET-CT. However, this method…”
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Characterization of BAT activity in rats using invasive and non-invasive techniques
Published in PloS one (15-05-2019)“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is considered as a potential target for combating obesity in humans where active BAT metabolizes glucose and fatty acids as fuel…”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of human skeletal muscle in response to cold acclimation and exercise training in human volunteers
Published in BMC medical genomics (04-09-2020)“…Cold acclimation and exercise training were previously shown to increase peripheral insulin sensitivity in human volunteers with type 2 diabetes. Although cold…”
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Synthesis, radiosynthesis and in vitro evaluation of 18F-Bodipy-C16/triglyceride as a dual modal imaging agent for brown adipose tissue
Published in PloS one (17-08-2017)“…Brown adipose tissue research is in the focus in the field of endocrinology. We designed a dual-modal fluorescent/PET fatty acid based tracer on commercially…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase ε deficiency preserves glucose tolerance and modulates lipid metabolism in obese mice[S]
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-05-2017)“…Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) catalyze the phosphorylation and conversion of diacylglycerol (DAG) into phosphatidic acid. DGK isozymes have unique primary…”
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Role of PRAS40 in Akt and mTOR signaling in health and disease
Published in American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism (15-06-2012)“…The proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kDa (PRAS40) acts at the intersection of the Akt- and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-mediated signaling pathways…”
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Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances In Vitro Beta-adrenergic Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Humans
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-05-2021)“…Abstract Context Elevating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels systemically improves metabolic health, which can be accomplished via nicotinamide…”
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Coordinated targeting of cold and nicotinic receptors synergistically improves obesity and type 2 diabetes
Published in Nature communications (23-10-2018)“…Pharmacological stimulation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis to increase energy expenditure is progressively being pursued as a viable anti-obesity…”
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In vitro effects of sitosterol and sitostanol on mitochondrial respiration in human brown adipocytes, myotubes and hepatocytes
Published in European journal of nutrition (01-08-2020)“…Purpose Lowering of LDL cholesterol levels by plant sterols and stanols is associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular disease in humans. Plant sterols…”
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ANT1-mediated fatty acid-induced uncoupling as a target for improving myocellular insulin sensitivity
Published in Diabetologia (01-05-2016)“…Aims/hypothesis Dissipating energy via mitochondrial uncoupling has been suggested to contribute to enhanced insulin sensitivity. We hypothesised that skeletal…”
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Diacylglycerol kinase α deficiency alters inflammation markers in adipose tissue in response to a high-fat diet
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-02-2018)“…Conversion of diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid is mediated by diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs), with DGKα specifically linked to adaptive immune responses. We…”
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Publisher Correction: Coordinated targeting of cold and nicotinic receptors synergistically improves obesity and type 2 diabetes
Published in Nature communications (20-11-2018)“…In the original PDF version of this article, affiliation 1, ‘Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC), Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen &…”
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Phosphorylation of PRAS40 on Thr246 by PKB/AKT facilitates efficient phosphorylation of Ser183 by mTORC1
Published in Cellular signalling (01-06-2010)“…Type 2 diabetes is associated with alterations in protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) and mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signalling. The proline-rich…”
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The Bile Acid Chenodeoxycholic Acid Increases Human Brown Adipose Tissue Activity
Published in Cell metabolism (01-09-2015)“…The interest in brown adipose tissue (BAT) as a target to combat metabolic disease has recently been renewed with the discovery of functional BAT in humans. In…”
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Human brown adipose tissue: Underestimated target in metabolic disease?
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids (01-01-2019)“…Active brown adipose tissue (BAT) has, since it rediscovery in adult humans in 2009, received much attention for its ability to increase energy expenditure…”
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MicroRNA‐204‐5p modulates mitochondrial biogenesis in C2C12 myotubes and associates with oxidative capacity in humans
Published in Journal of cellular physiology (01-12-2020)“…Using an unbiased high‐throughput microRNA (miRNA)‐silencing screen combined with functional readouts for mitochondrial oxidative capacity in C2C12 myocytes,…”
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Insulin-Mediated Phosphorylation of the Proline-Rich Akt Substrate PRAS40 Is Impaired in Insulin Target Tissues of High-Fat Diet–Fed Rats
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-12-2006)“…Insulin-Mediated Phosphorylation of the Proline-Rich Akt Substrate PRAS40 Is Impaired in Insulin Target Tissues of High-Fat Diet–Fed Rats Emmani B.M…”
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4-Methylumbelliferone improves the thermogenic capacity of brown adipose tissue
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