2022
Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity
Anam AK, Cooke KM, Dratver MB, O'Bryan JV, Perley LE, Guller SM, Hwang JJ, Taylor HS, Goedeke L, Kliman HJ, Vatner DF, Flannery CA. Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity. Molecular Metabolism 2022, 64: 101574. PMID: 35970449, PMCID: PMC9440306, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisFetal adiposityFatty acid uptakeMaternal obesityObese womenNormal weightExcess adiposityVillous explantsInsulin receptorNewborns of mothersNormal-weight womenAcid uptakePlacental villous explantsTranscription factor SREBP-1Insulin-like growth factor 2Effect of insulinFatty acid oxidationPlacental triglyceridesPlacental responsesElevated triglyceridesMaternal hyperglycemiaWeight womenGrowth factor 2Diabetes riskPlacental metabolism
2021
Update on Osteoporosis Screening and Management
Anam AK, Insogna K. Update on Osteoporosis Screening and Management. Medical Clinics Of North America 2021, 105: 1117-1134. PMID: 34688418, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.05.016.ChaptersConceptsLimited alcohol intakeNew anabolic therapiesLow bone massDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurementsBone mineral densityMetabolic bone diseasePostmenopausal womenAnabolic therapyFragility fracturesMicroarchitectural deteriorationSevere osteoporosisBone healthAlcohol intakeOsteoporosis screeningSmoking cessationVitamin DMineral densityPharmacologic agentsBone massBone diseaseHigh riskAbsorptiometry measurementsGold standardOsteoporosisBone tissue
2020
Comment on Rhee et al. Association Between Glycemic Status and the Risk of Parkinson Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Diabetes Care 2020;43:2169-2175.
Melgoza IP, Jilani R, Shehzad Z, Anam AK. Comment on Rhee et al. Association Between Glycemic Status and the Risk of Parkinson Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Diabetes Care 2020;43:2169-2175. Diabetes Care 2020, 44: e95-e96. PMID: 33972316, DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2406.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters