2022
Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice
Bhat N, Narayanan A, Fathzadeh M, Kahn M, Zhang D, Goedeke L, Neogi A, Cardone RL, Kibbey RG, Fernandez-Hernando C, Ginsberg HN, Jain D, Shulman G, Mani A. Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e153724. PMID: 34855620, PMCID: PMC8803348, DOI: 10.1172/jci153724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic steatohepatitisInsulin resistanceHepatic lipogenesisElevated de novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLiver of patientsHepatic glycogen storageHigh-sucrose dietHepatic insulin resistanceFatty acid uptakeMetabolic syndromeLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisTriacylglycerol secretionNovo lipogenesisHepatic insulinTherapeutic targetImpaired activationAcid uptakeGlycogen storageMouse liverLiverLipogenesis
2017
Pathogenesis of hypothyroidism-induced NAFLD is driven by intra- and extrahepatic mechanisms
Ferrandino G, Kaspari RR, Spadaro O, Reyna-Neyra A, Perry RJ, Cardone R, Kibbey RG, Shulman GI, Dixit VD, Carrasco N. Pathogenesis of hypothyroidism-induced NAFLD is driven by intra- and extrahepatic mechanisms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e9172-e9180. PMID: 29073114, PMCID: PMC5664516, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1707797114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDe novo lipogenesisAdipose tissue lipolysisHepatic insulin resistanceThyroid hormonesHypothyroid miceImpaired suppressionInsulin resistanceTissue lipolysisInsulin secretionHigh thyroid-stimulating hormone levelsRegulation of THThyroid-stimulating hormone levelsLipid utilizationFatty liver diseaseSerum glucose levelsEndogenous glucose productionLow thyroid hormoneFatty acidsHepatic lipid utilizationLiver diseaseSevere hypothyroidismHormone levelsProfound suppressionGlucose levels