2015
A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents
Kursawe R, Dixit VD, Scherer PE, Santoro N, Narayan D, Gordillo R, Giannini C, Lopez X, Pierpont B, Nouws J, Shulman GI, Caprio S. A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes 2015, 65: 610-618. PMID: 26718495, PMCID: PMC4764142, DOI: 10.2337/db15-1478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAdipogenesisAdiponectinAdolescentCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1ChildDown-RegulationFatty Acid Synthase, Type IFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlucose Transporter Type 4HumansInflammasomesInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1betaIntra-Abdominal FatLeptinLipogenesisLipoprotein LipaseMacrophagesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinObesityPPAR gammaSirtuin 1Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Subcutaneous FatToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsVisceral adipose tissueObese adolescentsInsulin resistanceTissue inflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeAdipose tissueInnate immune cell sensorsAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueAbdominal adipose depotsAbdominal fat partitioningAdipogenesis/lipogenesisAdipose tissue inflammationProinflammatory cytokines interleukinInfiltration of macrophagesExpression of CASP1Subcutaneous adipose tissueInflammation markersSAT biopsiesIL-18Macrophage infiltrationVisceral fatCytokines interleukinSAT ratioInsulin sensitivityAdipose depots
2007
The role of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome
Petersen KF, Dufour S, Savage DB, Bilz S, Solomon G, Yonemitsu S, Cline GW, Befroy D, Zemany L, Kahn BB, Papademetris X, Rothman DL, Shulman GI. The role of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 12587-12594. PMID: 17640906, PMCID: PMC1924794, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0705408104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCytokinesFastingGlycogenHormonesHumansInsulin ResistanceMagnetic Resonance ImagingMetabolic SyndromeMuscle, SkeletalConceptsPlasma high-density lipoprotein concentrationsHigh-density lipoprotein concentrationsHepatic de novo lipogenesisMuscle glycogen synthesisInsulin resistanceInsulin-resistant subjectsPlasma triglyceride concentrationsDe novo lipogenesisMetabolic syndromeAtherogenic dyslipidemiaIL-6Lipoprotein concentrationsTNF-alphaPlasma concentrationsTriglyceride concentrationsNovo lipogenesisGlycogen synthesisIntraabdominal fat volumeSkeletal muscle insulin resistanceSkeletal muscleProtein 4Skeletal muscle glycogen synthesisMuscle insulin resistanceHepatic triglyceride synthesisIntraabdominal obesity
2001
Contribution of net hepatic glycogen synthesis to disposal of an oral glucose load in humans
Petersen K, Cline G, Gerard D, Magnusson I, Rothman D, Shulman G. Contribution of net hepatic glycogen synthesis to disposal of an oral glucose load in humans. Metabolism 2001, 50: 598-601. PMID: 11319724, DOI: 10.1053/meta.2001.22561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood GlucoseCarbon IsotopesFastingFemaleGlucoseGlycogenHumansInsulinKineticsLiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleUridine Diphosphate GlucoseConceptsHepatic glycogen synthesisOral glucose loadGlucose loadMagnetic resonance imagingLiver glycogen synthesisNet hepatic glycogen synthesisLiver volumeGlycogen synthesisWhole-body glucose disposalGlycogen contentHepatic glycogen concentrationIngestion of glucoseLiver glycogen contentHepatic glycogen contentIdentical glucose loadHepatic UDP-glucoseGlucose disposalGroup 2Group 1Direct pathwayResonance imagingGlycogen concentrationMean maximum rateLiverIngestion
1999
Contributions of net hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis to glucose production in cirrhosis
Petersen K, Krssak M, Navarro V, Chandramouli V, Hundal R, Schumann W, Landau B, Shulman G. Contributions of net hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis to glucose production in cirrhosis. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: e529-e535. PMID: 10070020, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.3.e529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDeuterium OxideFastingFemaleGluconeogenesisGlucoseGlycogenHumansLiverLiver CirrhosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleReference ValuesConceptsNet hepatic glycogenolysisCirrhotic subjectsHepatic glycogenolysisControl subjectsGlucose productionFree insulin-like growth factor IInsulin-like growth factor IHepatic glycogen concentrationGrowth factor IHepatic glycogen contentMagnetic resonance imagingRate of gluconeogenesisBlood glucosePlasma levelsHealthy subjects