Relationship between FGF21 and drug or nondrug therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus

C Guo, L Zhao, Y Li, X Deng… - Journal of Cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sedentary and high‐calorie diets are associated with increased risk of obesity and type 2
diabetes mellitus, while exercise and diet control are also important nondrug treatments for …

Loss of UCP1 exacerbates Western diet-induced glycemic dysregulation independent of changes in body weight in female mice

NC Winn, VJ Vieira-Potter… - American Journal …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
We tested the hypothesis that female mice null for uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) would have
increased susceptibility to Western diet-induced “whitening” of brown adipose tissue (AT) …

Effects of ERβ and ERα on OVX-induced changes in adiposity and insulin resistance

TM Zidon, J Padilla, KL Fritsche… - Journal of …, 2020 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Loss of ovarian hormones leads to increased adiposity and insulin resistance (IR),
increasing the risk for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The purpose of this study was …

Estrogen receptor-α signaling maintains immunometabolic function in males and is obligatory for exercise-induced amelioration of nonalcoholic fatty liver

NC Winn, TJ Jurrissen, ZI Grunewald… - American Journal …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The role of estrogen receptor-α (ERα) signaling in immunometabolic function is established
in females. However, its necessity in males, while appreciated, requires further study …

High-saturated-fat diet-induced obesity causes hepatic interleukin-6 resistance via endoplasmic reticulum stress [S]

LK Townsend, KD Medak, WT Peppler, GM Meers… - Journal of Lipid …, 2019 - ASBMB
The relationship between liver interleukin-6 (IL-6) resistance following high-fat diet (HFD)-
induced obesity and glucose intolerance is unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess …

Loss of glucagon signaling alters white adipose tissue browning

LK Townsend, KD Medak, CM Knuth… - The FASEB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Various endocrine factors contribute to cold‐induced white adipose tissue (WAT) browning,
but glucagon has largely been ignored. The purpose of the current investigation was to …

White adipose tissue depots respond to chronic beta-3 adrenergic receptor activation in a sexually dimorphic and depot divergent manner

ED Queathem, RJ Welly, LM Clart, CC Rowles… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Beta-3 adrenergic receptor activation via exercise or CL316, 243 (CL) induces white
adipose tissue (WAT) browning, improves glucose tolerance, and reduces visceral adiposity …

Ketogenic diet‐induced weight loss occurs independent of housing temperature and is followed by hyperphagia and weight regain after cessation in mice

A Weber, KD Medak, LK Townsend… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ketogenic diets (KDs) are a popular tool used for weight management. Studies in mice have
demonstrated that KDs reduce food intake, increase energy expenditure and cause weight …

Regular exercise reduces endothelial cortical stiffness in Western diet–fed female mice

J Padilla, FI Ramirez-Perez, J Habibi, B Bostick… - …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
We recently showed that Western diet–induced obesity and insulin resistance promotes
endothelial cortical stiffness in young female mice. Herein, we tested the hypothesis that …

Removal of interscapular brown adipose tissue increases aortic stiffness despite normal systemic glucose metabolism in mice

ZI Grunewald, NC Winn, ML Gastecki… - American Journal …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is considered protective against obesity and related
cardiometabolic dysfunction. Indeed, activation of BAT improves glucose homeostasis and …