2018
Loss of Nucleobindin-2 Causes Insulin Resistance in Obesity without Impacting Satiety or Adiposity
Ravussin A, Youm YH, Sander J, Ryu S, Nguyen K, Varela L, Shulman GI, Sidorov S, Horvath TL, Schultze JL, Dixit VD. Loss of Nucleobindin-2 Causes Insulin Resistance in Obesity without Impacting Satiety or Adiposity. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 1085-1092.e6. PMID: 30067966, PMCID: PMC6223120, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietInsulin resistanceFood intakeMetabolic inflammationNucleobindin-2M2-like macrophage polarizationHigh-fat diet feedingWeight lossAdipose tissue macrophagesObesity-associated diseasesNesfatin-1Insulin sensitivityDiet feedingMacrophage polarizationNUCB2 proteinMyeloid cellsTissue macrophagesGlobal deletionClassical M1NUCB2NFκB-dependent mannerWeight gainSatietyIntakeAdiposity
2017
NLRP3 Inflammasome controls adipose tissue macrophage activation during aging
Camell C, Sander J, Spadaro O, Lee A, Nguyen K, Wing A, Goldberg E, Youm Y, Rodeheffer M, Schultze J, Dixit V. NLRP3 Inflammasome controls adipose tissue macrophage activation during aging. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 154.3-154.3. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.154.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge-related inflammationMacrophage activationAT macrophagesImmune-metabolic interactionsCaspase-1 activationAdipose tissue homeostasisAge-related defectsAT inflammationOld WTVisceral adiposityImmune defectsChronic inflammationInsulin resistanceAged miceImmune populationsImmune cellsInflammatory responseMetabolic dysfunctionAge-induced changesMacrophage subsetsMultiple organsInflammationNLRP3Tissue macrophagesDegenerative disordersIGF1 Shapes Macrophage Activation in Response to Immunometabolic Challenge
Spadaro O, Camell CD, Bosurgi L, Nguyen KY, Youm YH, Rothlin CV, Dixit VD. IGF1 Shapes Macrophage Activation in Response to Immunometabolic Challenge. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 225-234. PMID: 28402847, PMCID: PMC5513500, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage activationM2-like stateHelminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensisNormal insulin sensitivityAdipose tissue macrophagesHigh-fat dietM2-like macrophage activationTyrosine hydroxylase expressionM2-like macrophagesMacrophage activation phenotypeInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivityHydroxylase expressionImmunometabolic responsesElevated adipositySpecific cytokinesKnockout miceAdipose tissueMacrophage phenotypeMyeloid cellsNippostrongylus brasiliensisTissue macrophagesPhagocytic activityIGF1 receptorCold challenge
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