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) …

Branched chain amino acids

M Neinast, D Murashige, Z Arany - Annual review of physiology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are building blocks for all life-forms. We review here
the fundamentals of BCAA metabolism in mammalian physiology. Decades of studies have …

[HTML][HTML] FGF21: an emerging therapeutic target for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and related metabolic diseases

EJ Tillman, T Rolph - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rising global prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes has driven
a sharp increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive fat …

A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial for pharmacological activation of BCAA catabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes

F Vanweert, M Neinast, EE Tapia… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Elevations in plasma branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) levels associate with insulin
resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Pre-clinical models suggest that lowering BCAA levels …

Myocardial metabolomics of human heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

VS Hahn, C Petucci, MS Kim, KC Bedi Jr, H Wang… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The human heart primarily metabolizes fatty acids, and this decreases as
alternative fuel use rises in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Patients with …

Fibroblast growth factor 21—metabolic role in mice and men

H Staiger, M Keuper, L Berti… - Endocrine …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Since its identification in 2000, the interest of scientists in the hepatokine fibroblast growth
factor (FGF) 21 has tremendously grown, and still remains high, due to a wealth of very …

Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance

MC Blair, MD Neinast, C Jang, Q Chu, JW Jung… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Elevated levels of plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) have been associated with
insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes since the 1960s. Pharmacological activation of …

Decreased adipose tissue oxygenation associates with insulin resistance in individuals with obesity

V Cifarelli, SC Beeman, GI Smith… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Data from studies conducted in rodent models have shown that decreased
adipose tissue (AT) oxygenation is involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-induced insulin …

Branched chain amino acids in metabolic disease

Z Arany, M Neinast - Current Diabetes Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Elevations in circulating branched chain amino acids (BCAAs)
have gained attention as potential contributors to the development of insulin resistance and …

Branched-chain amino acids and insulin resistance, from protein supply to diet-induced obesity

JP De Bandt, X Coumoul, R Barouki - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
For more than a decade, there has been a wide debate about the branched-chain amino
acids (BCAA) leucine, valine, and isoleucine, with, on the one hand, the supporters of their …