Akin Sogunro
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2026
Beta cell-derived cholecystokinin drives obesity-associated pancreatic adenocarcinoma development
Garcia C, Venkat A, McQuaid D, Agabiti S, Tong A, Mathew B, Cardone R, Starble R, Ruiz C, Zheng C, Sogunro A, Jacox J, Loh K, Kibbey R, Krishnaswamy S, Muzumdar M. Beta cell-derived cholecystokinin drives obesity-associated pancreatic adenocarcinoma development. Nature Communications 2026, 17: 3292. PMID: 41760660, PMCID: PMC13066563, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69821-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how obesity-induced cholecystokinin (CCK) expression in pancreatic beta cells drives pancreatic cancer development by altering cellular signaling within the environment of arising tumors, suggesting potential therapeutic targets.
2024
Keep It Moving: Physical Activity in the Prevention of Obesity-Driven Pancreatic Cancer.
Sogunro A, Muzumdar M. Keep It Moving: Physical Activity in the Prevention of Obesity-Driven Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research 2024, 84: 2935-2937. PMID: 39279380, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-24-1474.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of xenotransplanted human retinal organoids defines two migratory cell populations of nonretinal origin
Liu Y, Santiago C, Sogunro A, Konar G, Hu M, McNally M, Lu Y, Flores-Bellver M, Aparicio-Domingo S, Li K, Li Z, Agakishiev D, Hadyniak S, Hussey K, Creamer T, Orzolek L, Teng D, Canto-Soler M, Qian J, Jiang Z, Johnston R, Blackshaw S, Singh M. Single-cell transcriptome analysis of xenotransplanted human retinal organoids defines two migratory cell populations of nonretinal origin. Stem Cell Reports 2023, 18: 1138-1154. PMID: 37163980, PMCID: PMC10202694, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research