Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation

CF Bennett, P Latorre-Muro, P Puigserver - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial energetic adaptations encompass a plethora of conserved processes that
maintain cell and organismal fitness and survival in the changing environment by adjusting …

Role of branched-chain amino acid metabolism in the pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes-related metabolic disturbances BCAA metabolism in type 2 …

F Vanweert, P Schrauwen, E Phielix - Nutrition & diabetes, 2022 - nature.com
Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism has been considered to have an emerging
role in the pathogenesis of metabolic disturbances in obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) …

Endogenous renal adiponectin drives gluconeogenesis through enhancing pyruvate and fatty acid utilization

T Onodera, MY Wang, JM Rutkowski, S Deja… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Adiponectin is a secretory protein, primarily produced in adipocytes. However, low but
detectable expression of adiponectin can be observed in cell types beyond adipocytes …

An insight into brown/beige adipose tissue whitening, a metabolic complication of obesity with the multifactorial origin

K Ziqubu, PV Dludla, SXH Mthembu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Brown adipose tissue (BAT), a thermoregulatory organ known to promote energy
expenditure, has been extensively studied as a potential avenue to combat obesity …

Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease

MY Wang, Z Zhang, S Zhao, T Onodera, XN Sun, Q Zhu… - Cell metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
The glucagon receptor (GCGR) in the kidney is expressed in nephron tubules. In humans
and animal models with chronic kidney disease, renal GCGR expression is reduced …

Limiting mitochondrial plasticity by targeting DRP1 induces metabolic reprogramming and reduces breast cancer brain metastases

PK Parida, M Marquez-Palencia, S Ghosh… - Nature Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Disseminated tumor cells with metabolic flexibility to utilize available nutrients in distal
organs persist, but the precise mechanisms that facilitate metabolic adaptations remain …

The evolving view of thermogenic fat and its implications in cancer and metabolic diseases

X Yin, Y Chen, R Ruze, R Xu, J Song… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The incidence of metabolism-related diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus has
reached pandemic levels worldwide and increased gradually. Most of them are listed on the …

Transcription factor NFYa controls cardiomyocyte metabolism and proliferation during mouse fetal heart development

M Cui, S Bezprozvannaya, T Hao, A Elnwasany… - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cardiomyocytes are highly metabolic cells responsible for generating the contractile force in
the heart. During fetal development and regeneration, these cells actively divide but lose …

Role of distinct fat depots in metabolic regulation and pathological implications

B Sahu, O Tikoo, B Pati, U Senapati, NC Bal - Reviews of Physiology …, 2022 - Springer
People suffering from obesity and associated metabolic disorders including diabetes are
increasing exponentially around the world. Adipose tissue (AT) distribution and alteration in …

The RAF kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP): good as tumour suppressor, bad for the heart

J Abd Alla, U Quitterer - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The RAF kinase inhibitor protein, RKIP, is a dual inhibitor of the RAF1 kinase and the G
protein-coupled receptor kinase 2, GRK2. By inhibition of the RAF1-MAPK (mitogen …