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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
2019
O-GlcNAcase targets pyruvate kinase M2 to regulate tumor growth
Singh JP, Qian K, Lee JS, Zhou J, Han X, Zhang B, Ong Q, Ni W, Jiang M, Ruan HB, Li MD, Zhang K, Ding Z, Lee P, Singh K, Wu J, Herzog RI, Kaech S, Wendel HG, Yates JR, Han W, Sherwin RS, Nie Y, Yang X. O-GlcNAcase targets pyruvate kinase M2 to regulate tumor growth. Oncogene 2019, 39: 560-573. PMID: 31501520, PMCID: PMC7107572, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-019-0975-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAcetylglucosamineAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorDatasets as TopicDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlycolysisHEK293 CellsHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansHyaluronoglucosaminidaseMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingNeoplasmsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalThyroid HormonesTissue Array AnalysisUp-RegulationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsPyruvate kinase M2O-GlcNAcaseAerobic glycolysisO-GlcNAcylationKinase M2Lysine acetyltransferase activityTumor growthMetabolic rheostatAcetyltransferase activityGlcNAc transferaseMolecular basisMetabolic shiftHuman cancersGlycolysisCancer cellsHigh glucose conditionsGlucose availabilityTumor progressionGlucose conditionsExquisite controlGrowthRheostatCausative roleTargetEnzyme