2018
Rho kinase/AMPK axis regulates hepatic lipogenesis during overnutrition
Huang H, Lee S, Sousa-Lima I, Kim S, Hwang W, Dagon Y, Yang W, Cho S, Kang M, Seo J, Shibata M, Cho H, Belew G, Bhin J, Desai B, Ryu M, Shong M, Li P, Meng H, Chung B, Hwang D, Kim M, Park K, Macedo M, White M, Jones J, Kim Y. Rho kinase/AMPK axis regulates hepatic lipogenesis during overnutrition. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2018, 128: 5335-5350. PMID: 30226474, PMCID: PMC6264719, DOI: 10.1172/jci63562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseHepatic lipid accumulationLiver diseaseInsulin resistanceRisk factorsNovo lipogenesisObesity-related metabolic disordersLipid accumulationObesity-induced steatosisChronic liver diseaseObese diabetic miceDiet-induced obesityMajor risk factorSevere hepatic steatosisHigh-fat dietDe novo lipogenesisThermogenic gene expressionRho kinase 1Antidiabetes drugsDiabetic miceHepatic steatosisActivation of AMPKHepatocellular carcinomaMetabolic disorders
2012
Evaluation of the Association between Maternal Smoking, Childhood Obesity, and Metabolic Disorders: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review
Behl M, Rao D, Aagaard K, Davidson T, Levin E, Slotkin T, Srinivasan S, Wallinga D, White M, Walker V, Thayer K, Holloway A. Evaluation of the Association between Maternal Smoking, Childhood Obesity, and Metabolic Disorders: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012, 121: 170-180. PMID: 23232494, PMCID: PMC3569686, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal smokingChildhood obesityMetabolic disordersRisk factorsChildhood overweight/obesityUnmeasured residual confoundingOverweight/obesityRisk of obesityCurrent epidemiological dataType 2 diabetesPotential risk factorsType 1 diabetesEarly life exposureEnvironmental chemicalsExperimental animal studiesPerinatal exposureMetabolic syndromeNicotine exposureMetabolic outcomesResidual confoundingEpidemiological dataCigarette smokeObesitySmokingAnimal studies