2024
Ceramide synthesis inhibitors prevent lipid-induced insulin resistance through the DAG-PKCε-insulin receptorT1150 phosphorylation pathway
Xu W, Zhang D, Ma Y, Gaspar R, Kahn M, Nasiri A, Murray S, Samuel V, Shulman G. Ceramide synthesis inhibitors prevent lipid-induced insulin resistance through the DAG-PKCε-insulin receptorT1150 phosphorylation pathway. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114746. PMID: 39302831, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistancePhosphorylation pathwayAntisense oligonucleotidesCeramide synthesis inhibitorsLipid-induced insulin resistanceMyriocin treatmentCeramide synthesisDihydroceramide desaturaseInsulin resistanceHepatic ceramideMyriocinCeramideCeramide contentInsulin-sensitizing effectsPhosphorylationHepatic insulin sensitivityPathwaySynthetic pathwayDES1Glucose productionSynthesis inhibitorDGAT2DesaturaseInhibition
2023
Inhibition of HSD17B13 protects against liver fibrosis by inhibition of pyrimidine catabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Luukkonen P, Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Mooring M, Nasiri A, Kahn M, Zhang X, Zhang D, Sammalkorpi H, Penttilä A, Orho-Melander M, Arola J, Juuti A, Zhang X, Yimlamai D, Yki-Järvinen H, Petersen K, Shulman G. Inhibition of HSD17B13 protects against liver fibrosis by inhibition of pyrimidine catabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2217543120. PMID: 36669104, PMCID: PMC9942818, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217543120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseRisk of fibrosisDistinct mouse modelsPyrimidine catabolismNonalcoholic steatohepatitisMouse modelTherapeutic targetFibrosisDihydropyrimidine dehydrogenaseHuman liverA variantCommon variantsMetabolomics approachDiseaseMiceInhibitionCatabolismKnockdownSteatohepatitisGimeracil