Metabolic reprogramming of the heart through stearoyl-CoA desaturase

P Dobrzyn, T Bednarski, A Dobrzyn - Progress in lipid research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), a central enzyme in lipid metabolism that
synthesizes monounsaturated fatty acids, has been linked to tissue metabolism and body …

[HTML][HTML] A novel protective mechanism for mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) in type i diabetes-induced cardiac dysfunction: role of AMPK-regulated …

Y Guo, W Yu, D Sun, J Wang, C Li, R Zhang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) is known to offer myocardial protection
against stress conditions including ischemia-reperfusion injury, alcoholism and diabetes …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) knockout preserves cardiac homeostasis through alleviating Akt-mediated myocardial autophagy suppression in high-fat …

X Xu, J Ren - International journal of obesity, 2015 - nature.com
Background: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has a role in the development of
obesity and diabetes. However, whether MIF has a role in fat diet-induced obesity and …

[HTML][HTML] Deletion of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B rescues against myocardial anomalies in high fat diet-induced obesity: Role of AMPK-dependent autophagy

MR Kandadi, E Panzhinskiy, ND Roe, S Nair… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Obesity-induced cardiomyopathy may be mediated by alterations in multiple signaling
cascades involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. Protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B …

Obesity and metabolomics: metallothioneins protect against high-fat diet-induced consequences in metallothionein knockout mice

JZ Lindeque, PJJ Van Rensburg, R Louw… - Omics: a journal of …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Obesity continues to rise as an alarming global epidemic. System level mechanisms,
diagnostics, and therapeutics are sorely needed so as to identify at risk individuals and …

[HTML][HTML] Potato protein hydrolysate attenuates high fat diet-induced cardiac apoptosis through SIRT1/PGC-1a/Akt signalling

CY Huang, WD Chiang, P Pai, WT Lin - journal of functional foods, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract High-fat-diet (HFD)-induced obesity is a major contributor to diabetes and
cardiovascular disease. In this research 6 week old male hamsters (n= 10) fed with HFD …

Antioxidant metallothionein alleviates endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced myocardial apoptosis and contractile dysfunction

L Yang, J Wang, J Yang, R Schamber, N Hu… - Free Radical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Aims. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress exerts myocardial oxidative stress, apoptosis, and
contractile anomalies, although the precise interplay between ER stress and apoptosis …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular mechanical dysfunction in diet-induced obese mice is exacerbated during inotropic stress: a cine DENSE cardiovascular magnetic resonance …

CM Haggerty, AC Mattingly, SP Kramer… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. There is evidence of impaired
left ventricular (LV) function associated with obesity, which may relate to cardiovascular …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in metabolic heart disease

A Elezaby - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Patients with obesity develop a metabolic heart disease (MHD) of unclear mechanisms and
limited therapeutic options. MHD is characterized by left-ventricular hypertrophy and …