Search Results - "Vacca, Michele"
-
1
Adipose Tissue-Liver Cross Talk in the Control of Whole-Body Metabolism: Implications in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-05-2020)“…Adipose tissue and the liver play significant roles in the regulation of whole-body energy homeostasis, but they have not evolved to cope with the continuous,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Epidemiological transition of colorectal cancer in developing countries: Environmental factors, molecular pathways, and opportunities for prevention
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (28-05-2014)“…Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the leading causes of cancer and cancer-related mortality worldwide.The disease has been traditionally a major health problem…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Transcriptomic profiling across the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease spectrum reveals gene signatures for steatohepatitis and fibrosis
Published in Science translational medicine (02-12-2020)“…The mechanisms that drive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remain incompletely understood. This large multicenter study characterized the…”
Get more information
Journal Article -
4
Lipid Remodeling in Hepatocyte Proliferation and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-03-2021)“…Background and Aims Hepatocytes undergo profound metabolic rewiring when primed to proliferate during compensatory regeneration and in hepatocellular carcinoma…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Metabolic dysfunction and cancer in HCV: Shared pathways and mutual interactions
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-07-2022)“…HCV hijacks many host metabolic processes in an effort to aid viral replication. The resulting hepatic metabolic dysfunction underpins many of the hepatic and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Pericardial Adipose Tissue Regulates Granulopoiesis, Fibrosis, and Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (27-02-2018)“…BACKGROUND:The pericardial adipose tissue (AT) contains a high density of lymphoid clusters. It is unknown whether these clusters play a role in…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Lipid zonation and phospholipid remodeling in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-04-2017)“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can progress from simple steatosis (i.e., nonalcoholic fatty liver [NAFL]) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH),…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Hepatic steatosis risk is partly driven by increased de novo lipogenesis following carbohydrate consumption
Published in Genome Biology (20-06-2018)“…Diet is a major contributor to metabolic disease risk, but there is controversy as to whether increased incidences of diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Prevention of spontaneous hepatocarcinogenesis in farnesoid X receptor–null mice by intestinal‐specific farnesoid X receptor reactivation
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-01-2015)“…Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is the master regulator of bile acid (BA) homeostasis because it controls BA synthesis, influx, efflux, and detoxification in the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
RNF43/ZNRF3 loss predisposes to hepatocellular-carcinoma by impairing liver regeneration and altering the liver lipid metabolic ground-state
Published in Nature communications (17-01-2022)“…RNF43/ZNRF3 negatively regulate WNT signalling. Both genes are mutated in several types of cancers, however, their contribution to liver disease is unknown…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Long-chain ceramides are cell non-autonomous signals linking lipotoxicity to endoplasmic reticulum stress in skeletal muscle
Published in Nature communications (01-04-2022)“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) regulates cellular protein and lipid biosynthesis. ER dysfunction leads to protein misfolding and the unfolded protein response…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Liver X Receptors Inhibit Proliferation of Human Colorectal Cancer Cells and Growth of Intestinal Tumors in Mice
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-06-2013)“…Background & Aims Liver X receptors (LXRs) are transcriptional regulators of cholesterol metabolism, controlling cholesterol flow into cells, catabolism, and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Lipidomic Approaches to Study HDL Metabolism in Patients with Central Obesity Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (17-06-2022)“…The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors characterised by central obesity, atherogenic dyslipidaemia, and changes in the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Identification of peculiar gene expression profile in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of celiac patients on gluten free diet
Published in PloS one (24-05-2018)“…Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic disorder characterized by an immune-mediated reaction to gluten and a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Currently,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is characterised by a reduced polyunsaturated fatty acid transport via free fatty acids and high-density lipoproteins (HDL)
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-07-2023)“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) develops due to impaired hepatic lipid fluxes and is a risk factor for chronic liver disease and atherosclerosis…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
let-7e downregulation characterizes early phase colonic adenoma in APCMin/+ mice and human FAP subjects
Published in PloS one (2021)“…The crypt-villus axis represents the essential unit of the small intestine, which integrity and functions are fundamental to assure tissue and whole-body…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Effects of vaspin, chemerin and omentin-1 on feeding behavior and hypothalamic peptide gene expression in the rat
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (01-09-2011)“…► 24h after adipokines administration, feeding and gene expression were analyzed. ► Vaspin decreased food intake, while chemerin and omentin-1 had no effect. ►…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Peripheral chemerin administration modulates hypothalamic control of feeding
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (01-01-2014)“…•Peripheral chemerin administration decreased food intake and body weight.•Chemerin decreased AgRP and orexin A mRNA in the hypothalamus.•Chemerin increased…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Hepatic microRNA Expression by PGC-1α and PGC-1β in the Mouse
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (15-11-2019)“…The fine-tuning of liver metabolism is essential to maintain the whole-body homeostasis and to prevent the onset of diseases. The peroxisome…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
Nuclear receptors in regenerating liver and hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (10-04-2013)“…► Nuclear receptors are master transcriptional regulators of liver development, differentiation and function. ► Nuclear receptors are keystone actors of…”
Get full text
Journal Article