Inmaculada Ruz-Maldonado
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Associate Research Scientist
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Endocrinology
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Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Inmaculada Ruz-Maldonado's published research.
Carlos Fernandez-Hernando, PhD
Yajaira Suarez, PhD
Daniel Greif, MD
Enric Esplugues, PhD
Hanming Zhang, PhD
Inamul Kabir, PhD
Publications
2024
Fatty acid binding protein 5 suppression attenuates obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting ferroptosis and intratumoral immune rewiring
Sun J, Esplugues E, Bort A, Cardelo M, Ruz-Maldonado I, Fernández-Tussy P, Wong C, Wang H, Ojima I, Kaczocha M, Perry R, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Fatty acid binding protein 5 suppression attenuates obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting ferroptosis and intratumoral immune rewiring. Nature Metabolism 2024, 6: 741-763. PMID: 38664583, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01019-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFatty acid binding protein 5Tumor-associated macrophagesHepatocellular carcinomaImmunosuppressive phenotype of tumor-associated macrophagesIncreased CD8+ T cell activationCD8+ T cell activationPhenotype of tumor-associated macrophagesPro-inflammatory tumor microenvironmentCo-stimulatory molecules CD80T cell activationHepatocellular carcinoma burdenTransformation of hepatocytesBinding protein 5Potential therapeutic approachImmunosuppressive phenotypeTumor microenvironmentFerroptosis-induced cell deathMale miceEnhanced ferroptosisTherapeutic approachesPharmacological inhibitionGenetic ablationIncreased expressionSingle-cell atlasAnalysis of transformed cellsHeterogeneity of hepatocyte dynamics restores liver architecture after chemical, physical or viral damage
Ruz-Maldonado I, Gonzalez J, Zhang H, Sun J, Bort A, Kabir I, Kibbey R, Suárez Y, Greif D, Fernández-Hernando C. Heterogeneity of hepatocyte dynamics restores liver architecture after chemical, physical or viral damage. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1247. PMID: 38341404, PMCID: PMC10858916, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45439-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy
Hill T, Smith L, Ruz-Maldonado I, Jones P, Bowe J. Kisspeptin upregulates β-cell serotonin production during pregnancy. Journal Of Endocrinology 2023, 260: e230218. PMID: 37997938, PMCID: PMC10762540, DOI: 10.1530/joe-23-0218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIslet adaptationSerotonin productionSerotonin biosynthesisΒ-cellsDevelopment of GDMEffects of kisspeptinLactogenic hormonesGestational insulin resistanceΒ-cell compensationElevated insulin secretionMaternal pancreatic isletsΒ-cell proliferationPregnant controlsInsulin resistanceSerotonin levelsInsulin secretionAutocrine effectsPregnancyTPH-1KisspeptinKnockdown micePancreatic isletsRodent isletsPro-proliferative genesTime points