2024
Small molecule inhibition of glycogen synthase I reduces muscle glycogen content and improves biomarkers in a mouse model of Pompe disease
Gaspar R, Sakuma I, Nasiri A, Hubbard B, LaMoia T, Leitner B, Tep S, Xi Y, Green E, Ullman J, Petersen K, Shulman G. Small molecule inhibition of glycogen synthase I reduces muscle glycogen content and improves biomarkers in a mouse model of Pompe disease. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2024, 327: e524-e532. PMID: 39171753, PMCID: PMC11482269, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00175.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGAA-KO miceMouse model of Pompe diseaseModel of Pompe diseasePompe diseaseMetabolic dysregulationRegular chowMouse modelSmall molecule inhibitionInsulin sensitivityReduced spontaneous activityGroups of male miceEnzyme acid alpha-glucosidaseProgressive muscle weaknessImprove metabolic dysregulationSynthase IWhole-body insulin sensitivityAcid alpha-glucosidaseImproved glucose toleranceIncreased AMPK phosphorylationWT miceAbnormal accumulation of glycogenGlycogen storage disorderMale miceSpontaneous activityImproved biomarkers899-P: Combinations of the Mitochondrial Protonophore TLC-6740 and/or the ACC2 Inhibitor TLC-3595 Provide Additive Glycemic Benefits to Semaglutide (SEMA) in db/db Mice
VIJAYAKUMAR A, SRODA N, MURAKAMI E, WENG S, MYERS R, SUBRAMANIAN M, SHULMAN G. 899-P: Combinations of the Mitochondrial Protonophore TLC-6740 and/or the ACC2 Inhibitor TLC-3595 Provide Additive Glycemic Benefits to Semaglutide (SEMA) in db/db Mice. Diabetes 2024, 73 DOI: 10.2337/db24-899-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral glucose tolerance testGLP-1R agonistsDb/db miceIncremental AUCGlucose tolerance testMale db/db miceImproved glucose toleranceSemaglutide groupGlycemic parametersSemaglutideTolerance testFood intakeGlucose toleranceGLP-1RLiver-targeted mitochondrial uncouplerDb/dbMiceGlucose bolusVEHAgonistsEvaluation of combinationsHbA1cDiabetesMitochondrial uncouplingAssess effects
2023
Hepatocyte CYR61 polarizes profibrotic macrophages to orchestrate NASH fibrosis
Mooring M, Yeung G, Luukkonen P, Liu S, Akbar M, Zhang G, Balogun O, Yu X, Mo R, Nejak-Bowen K, Poyurovsky M, Booth C, Konnikova L, Shulman G, Yimlamai D. Hepatocyte CYR61 polarizes profibrotic macrophages to orchestrate NASH fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eade3157. PMID: 37756381, PMCID: PMC10874639, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ade3157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver inflammationNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseProgression of NASHCysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61Fatty liver diseaseLiver-specific knockout miceImproved glucose toleranceType 2 diabetesGlucose toleranceLiver diseaseNASH progressionProfibrotic macrophagesProinflammatory propertiesReduced fibrosisCardiovascular diseaseProfibrotic phenotypeFibrotic developmentKnockout miceNF-κBMetabolic diseasesNASH dietPDGFB expressionFibrosisProfibrotic program