2017
Carnitine acetyltransferase (CRAT) expression in macrophages is dispensable for nutrient stress sensing and inflammation
Goldberg EL, Dixit VD. Carnitine acetyltransferase (CRAT) expression in macrophages is dispensable for nutrient stress sensing and inflammation. Molecular Metabolism 2017, 6: 219-225. PMID: 28180063, PMCID: PMC5279934, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrient stressFatty acid oxidationAcyl-CoA poolMacrophage energy metabolismAcid oxidationMetabolic stressorsMyeloid lineage cellsStress sensingSwitch mechanismMetabolic homeostasisLineage cellsEnergy metabolismImportant unanswered questionsMuscle cellsHomeostasisCRATHigh-fat diet-induced obesityAcetyltransferase expressionDiet-induced obesityGlucose homeostasisTissue leukocytosisMacrophagesCellsLittermate controlsUnanswered questions
2015
Ketone body beta-hydroxy butyrate deactivates NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells (CAM1P.153)
Goldberg E, Youm Y, Nguyen K, Alnemri E, Dixit V. Ketone body beta-hydroxy butyrate deactivates NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells (CAM1P.153). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 48.10-48.10. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.48.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeta-hydroxy butyrateInflammasome activationMyeloid cellsNLRP3-dependent inflammasome activationAnti-inflammatory interventionsNLRP3-dependent ILMyeloid lineage cellsShort-chain fatty acidsDependent inflammasome activationKetone body productionFatty acid oxidationBone lossChronic inflammationAge-related diseasesAged miceNLRP3 inflammasomeSterile inflammationChronic diseasesFunctional declineMetabolic diseasesCognitive declineCalorie restrictionChain fatty acidsInflammationLineage cells