2022
Stimulation of the hepatoportal nerve plexus with focused ultrasound restores glucose homoeostasis in diabetic mice, rats and swine
Cotero V, Graf J, Miwa H, Hirschstein Z, Qanud K, Huerta TS, Tai N, Ding Y, Jimenez-Cowell K, Tomaio JN, Song W, Devarajan A, Tsaava T, Madhavan R, Wallace K, Loghin E, Morton C, Fan Y, Kao TJ, Akhtar K, Damaraju M, Barenboim L, Maietta T, Ashe J, Tracey KJ, Coleman TR, Di Carlo D, Shin D, Zanos S, Chavan SS, Herzog RI, Puleo C. Stimulation of the hepatoportal nerve plexus with focused ultrasound restores glucose homoeostasis in diabetic mice, rats and swine. Nature Biomedical Engineering 2022, 6: 683-705. PMID: 35361935, PMCID: PMC10127248, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-022-00870-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose homeostasisGlucose toleranceNerve plexusAfferent autonomic nervesHyperinsulinemic euglycaemic clampNon-pharmacologic therapiesType 2 diabetesInsulin-resistant diabetesHepatic portal systemAutonomic nervesNerve pathwaysDiabetic miceFocused ultrasound stimulationPeripheral neuronsSensory projectionsIntestinal tissueMetabolic diseasesMulti-omics profilingPortal systemMetabolic tissuesGlucose availabilityDiabetesSelective activationPlexusUltrasound stimulation
2015
The role of gut microbiota in the development of type 1, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity
Tai N, Wong FS, Wen L. The role of gut microbiota in the development of type 1, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Reviews In Endocrine And Metabolic Disorders 2015, 16: 55-65. PMID: 25619480, PMCID: PMC4348024, DOI: 10.1007/s11154-015-9309-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut microbiotaAutoimmune type 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes mellitusInsulin-resistant type 2 diabetesMajor public health concernAltered gut microbiotaDevelopment of T1DType 2 diabetesType 1 diabetesGut microbiota compositionPublic health concernDiabetes mellitusPersistent hyperglycemiaMetabolic disordersRodent modelsMicrobiota compositionType 1ObesityDiabetesHealth concernPotential mechanismsMicrobiotaT2DT1DDisease development