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