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Multimodal analysis suggests differential immuno-metabolic crosstalk in lung squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma
Leitner BP, Givechian KB, Ospanova S, Beisenbayeva A, Politi K, Perry RJ. Multimodal analysis suggests differential immuno-metabolic crosstalk in lung squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Npj Precision Oncology 2022, 6: 8. PMID: 35087143, PMCID: PMC8795406, DOI: 10.1038/s41698-021-00248-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerLung squamous cell carcinomaBody mass indexSquamous cell carcinomaLung adenocarcinomaHigher glucose uptakeVisceral adiposityVisceral fatCell carcinomaLung cancerGlucose uptakeTreatment of NSCLCHigher body mass indexTumor-infiltrating T cellsImmune checkpoint inhibitionCell lung cancerHigh visceral fatPET/CT imagingTumors of patientsPrecision therapy approachesTumor glucose uptakePrecision medicine approachLUSC tumorsPrognostic gene expressionAdjunct therapy
2020
The Impact of Obesity on Tumor Glucose Uptake in Breast and Lung Cancer
Leitner BP, Perry RJ. The Impact of Obesity on Tumor Glucose Uptake in Breast and Lung Cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020, 4: pkaa007. PMID: 32368718, PMCID: PMC7190208, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexTumor glucose uptakeLung cancerGlucose uptakeGlucose metabolismNon-small cell lung cancerHigher body mass indexObesity-cancer linkImpact of obesityCell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaSoft tissue sarcomasAltered glucose metabolismPoor clinical prognosisTumor glucose metabolismMass indexPoor outcomeTissue sarcomasCell carcinomaTomography/Clinical prognosisBreast cancerProtective effectObesityCancerSexual Dimorphisms in Adult Human Brown Adipose Tissue
Fletcher L, Kim K, Leitner B, Cassimatis T, O’Mara A, Johnson J, Halprin M, McGehee S, Brychta R, Cypess A, Chen K. Sexual Dimorphisms in Adult Human Brown Adipose Tissue. Obesity 2020, 28: 241-246. PMID: 31970907, PMCID: PMC6986330, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueF-fluorodeoxyglucose uptakeBAT volumeAdipose tissueAdult human brown adipose tissueCold-activated brown adipose tissueInterscapular brown adipose tissueGlucose uptakeTotal BAT volumeHuman brown adipose tissueBAT glucose uptakeBody weight regulationPositron emission tomographyOvert shiveringDistribution of BATLean womenAnatomical distributionBAT depotsWeight regulationHours of exposureHuman newbornsComputerized tomographyEmission tomographyYoung womenWomen
2018
The Existence of Superficial Dorsocervical Brown Adipose Tissue in Women
FLETCHER L, LEITNER B, KIM K, MCGEHEE S, BRYCHTA R, CYPESS A, CHEN K. The Existence of Superficial Dorsocervical Brown Adipose Tissue in Women. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-2052-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrown adipose tissueBAT depotsAdipose tissueFascial layersInterscapular brown adipose tissueHuman brown adipose tissueBAT metabolic activityCervical brown adipose tissueLean body massDeep fascial layerPET/CTDorsocervical regionBAT activationLean massYoung subjectsHuman newbornsMetabolic diseasesMetabolic activityCold stimulationGlucose uptakeLean tissueCold exposureWomenIntermuscular regionSpecific depotsKinetics of human brown adipose tissue activation and deactivation
Leitner BP, Weiner LS, Desir M, Kahn PA, Selen DJ, Tsang C, Kolodny GM, Cypess AM. Kinetics of human brown adipose tissue activation and deactivation. International Journal Of Obesity 2018, 43: 633-637. PMID: 29795459, PMCID: PMC6252171, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0104-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueBAT volumeMetabolic diseasesBrown adipose tissue activationActive brown adipose tissueCold exposureHuman BAT thermogenesisBAT glucose uptakePrevention of obesityPET/CT imagingBAT activationBAT thermogenesisClinical trialsAdipose tissueHealthy adultsCold stimulationTissue activationCT imagingGlucose uptakeDuration of stimuliPotential targetCessation of coolingObesityDiseaseActivation