Search Results - "Radda, George"
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Loss of BCAA Catabolism during Carcinogenesis Enhances mTORC1 Activity and Promotes Tumor Development and Progression
Published in Cell metabolism (07-05-2019)“…Tumors display profound changes in cellular metabolism, yet how these changes aid the development and growth of tumors is not fully understood. Here we use a…”
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In Vivo hyperpolarized carbon‐13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals increased pyruvate carboxylase flux in an insulin‐resistant mouse model
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-02-2013)“…The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes is characterized by impaired insulin action and increased hepatic glucose production (HGP). Despite the importance of…”
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FoxO1 negatively regulates leptin-induced POMC transcription through its direct interaction with STAT3
Published in Biochemical journal (01-03-2015)“…FoxO1, which is up-regulated during early stages of diet-induced leptin resistance, directly interacts with STAT3 and prevents STAT3 from binding to…”
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In vivo assessment of pyruvate dehydrogenase flux in the heart using hyperpolarized carbon-13 magnetic resonance
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-08-2008)“…The advent of hyperpolarized ¹³C magnetic resonance (MR) has provided new potential for the real-time visualization of in vivo metabolic processes. The aim of…”
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Seipin differentially regulates lipogenesis and adipogenesis through a conserved core sequence and an evolutionarily acquired C-terminus
Published in Biochemical journal (15-05-2013)“…Homozygous mutations in BSCL2 (Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy)/seipin cause CGL2 (congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 2). Recent data suggest…”
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Downregulating serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) suppresses tumorigenesis in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in Oncotarget (16-08-2016)“…Serine-glycine biosynthetic pathway diverts the glycolytic intermediate 3-phosphoglycerate to synthesize serine and glycine, of which the latter was found to…”
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Regulation of adipogenesis by cytoskeleton remodelling is facilitated by acetyltransferase MEC-17-dependent acetylation of α-tubulin
Published in Biochemical journal (01-02-2013)“…Cytoskeleton remodelling is a prerequisite step for the morphological transition from preadipocytes to mature adipocytes. Although microtubules play a pivotal…”
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Impaired insulin secretion and glucose intolerance in synaptotagmin-7 null mutant mice
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-03-2008)“…Vertebrates express at least 15 different synaptotagmins with the same domain structure but diverse localizations and tissue distributions. Synaptotagmin-1,-2,…”
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Reduced body weight and increased energy expenditure in transgenic mice over-expressing soluble leptin receptor
Published in PloS one (20-07-2010)“…Soluble leptin receptor (OBRe), one of several leptin receptor isoforms, is the only bona fide leptin binding protein in plasma. Our earlier studies…”
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Suppression of adipogenesis by pathogenic seipin mutant is associated with inflammatory response
Published in PloS one (08-03-2013)“…While pathogenic mutations in BSCL2/Seipin cause congenital generalized lipodystrophy, the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. In this study, we…”
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Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Inhibition in the Development of Hypertrophy in the Hyperthyroid Rat Heart: A Combined Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (07-06-2011)“…Hyperthyroidism increases heart rate, contractility, cardiac output, and metabolic rate. It is also accompanied by alterations in the regulation of cardiac…”
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Molecular imaging perspectives
Published in Journal of the Royal Society interface (22-06-2005)“…Molecular imaging is an emerging technology at the life science/physical science interface which is set to revolutionize our understanding and treatment of…”
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A new hyperpolarized 13C ketone body probe reveals an increase in acetoacetate utilization in the diabetic rat heart
Published in Scientific reports (02-04-2019)“…Emerging studies have recently shown the potential importance of ketone bodies in cardio-metabolic health. However, techniques to determine myocardial ketone…”
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FoxO1 Inhibits Leptin Regulation of Pro-opiomelanocortin Promoter Activity by Blocking STAT3 Interaction with Specificity Protein 1
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (06-02-2009)“…Leptin controls food intake and energy expenditure by regulating hypothalamic neuron activities. Leptin exerts its actions through complex signaling pathways…”
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Impaired in vivo mitochondrial Krebs cycle activity after myocardial infarction assessed using hyperpolarized magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Published in Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging (01-11-2014)“…Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of heart failure. An increasing body of evidence links alterations in cardiac metabolism and…”
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Synaptotagmin-7 is a principal Ca2+ sensor for Ca2+-induced glucagon exocytosis in pancreas
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-03-2009)“…Hormones such as glucagon are secreted by Ca 2+ -induced exocytosis of large dense-core vesicles, but the mechanisms involved have only been partially…”
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Robust hyperpolarized (13)C metabolic imaging with selective non-excitation of pyruvate (SNEP)
Published in NMR in biomedicine (01-08-2015)“…In vivo metabolic imaging using hyperpolarized [1-(13)C]pyruvate provides localized biochemical information and is particularly useful in detecting early…”
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Increased lipolysis and energy expenditure in a mouse model with severely impaired glucagon secretion
Published in PloS one (27-10-2011)“…Secretion of insulin and glucagon is triggered by elevated intracellular calcium levels. Although the precise mechanism by which the calcium signal is coupled…”
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Abnormal cardiac and skeletal muscle energy metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (24-06-2003)“…It is well known that patients with type 2 diabetes have increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but it is not known whether they have underlying…”
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Uncoupling proteins in human heart
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (13-11-2004)“…Abnormal energetic activity in heart failure correlates inversely with plasma free-fatty-acid concentrations. However, the link between energetic and metabolic…”
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