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
Adipose tissue as an immunological organ
Grant RW, Dixit VD. Adipose tissue as an immunological organ. Obesity 2015, 23: 512-518. PMID: 25612251, PMCID: PMC4340740, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissueImmunological organActive immunological organNumerous immune cellsObesity-associated comorbiditiesImmune cell subtypesAdaptive immune responsesType 2 diabetesCertain infectious diseasesWhole-body metabolismMetabolic syndromeObese subjectsChronic inflammationImmunological aspectsInsulin resistanceTissue inflammationObesity influencesImmune cellsImmune surveillanceT cellsImmune responseTissue leukocytosisPubMed searchB cellsHost defense
2014
Inactivation of C/ebp Homologous Protein-driven Immune-Metabolic Interactions Exacerbate Obesity and Adipose Tissue Leukocytosis*
Grant R, Nguyen KY, Ravussin A, Albarado D, Youm YH, Dixit VD. Inactivation of C/ebp Homologous Protein-driven Immune-Metabolic Interactions Exacerbate Obesity and Adipose Tissue Leukocytosis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 14045-14055. PMID: 24662293, PMCID: PMC4022874, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.545921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAblation of CHOPChronic caloric excessHigh-fat dietInsulin resistanceFat dietCaloric excessTissue leukocytosisTissue macrophagesChronic positive energy balanceActivation of ILHigher insulin resistanceImportant molecular mediatorAdipose tissue macrophagesCHOP-deficient miceImmune-metabolic interactionsTranscription factor C/EBP homologous proteinC/EBP homologous proteinSensitivity of macrophagesEndoplasmic reticulum stressHealthy obesityFrequency of M1Inflammatory mechanismsMetabolic inflammationImmune activationPositive energy balance