2014
Cholesterol Sulfate and Cholesterol Sulfotransferase Inhibit Gluconeogenesis by Targeting Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α
Shi X, Cheng Q, Xu L, Yan J, Jiang M, He J, Xu M, Stefanovic-Racic M, Sipula I, O'Doherty RM, Ren S, Xie W. Cholesterol Sulfate and Cholesterol Sulfotransferase Inhibit Gluconeogenesis by Targeting Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2014, 34: 485-497. PMID: 24277929, PMCID: PMC3911511, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01094-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCell NucleusCells, CulturedCholesterol EstersCoenzyme A LigasesColforsinDiet, High-FatGene ExpressionGluconeogenesisGlucoseHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4HumansInsulin ResistanceMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, ObeseMice, TransgenicObesityReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSulfotransferasesConceptsDiet-induced obesityHepatocyte nuclear factor 4αNuclear factor 4αCholesterol sulfateLeptin-deficient miceTreatment of micePotential therapeutic targetPotential therapeutic agentExpression of SULT2B1bMetabolic abnormalitiesObese miceMetabolic disordersImportant metabolic regulatorGlucose metabolismTherapeutic targetTransgenic miceFed stateHepatic gluconeogenesisTherapeutic agentsMiceTransgenic overexpressionSULT2B1bMetabolic regulatorFunctional homeostasisInhibits gluconeogenesis
2009
StAR Overexpression Decreases Serum and Tissue Lipids in Apolipoprotein E‐deficient Mice
Ning Y, Xu L, Ren S, Pandak WM, Chen S, Yin L. StAR Overexpression Decreases Serum and Tissue Lipids in Apolipoprotein E‐deficient Mice. Lipids 2009, 44: 511-519. PMID: 19373502, PMCID: PMC2911774, DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3299-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeficient miceApolipoprotein ESerum HDL cholesterolSerum total cholesterolTreatment of dyslipidemiaPossible therapeutic roleSudan IV stainingMonths of ageNeutral lipid stainingSteroidogenic acute regulatory proteinDecreases SerumHDL cholesterolTotal cholesterolTriglyceride levelsAcute regulatory proteinTherapeutic roleStAR protein expressionCholesterol metabolismAnimal modelsAortic wallTissue lipidsLipid accumulationMiceRecombinant cytomegalovirusesLipid homeostasis