2012
Longitudinal Effects of MRI-Measured Hepatic Steatosis on Biomarkers of Glucose Homeostasis and Hepatic Apoptosis in Obese Youth
Kim G, Giannini C, Pierpont B, Feldstein AE, Santoro N, Kursawe R, Shaw M, Duran E, Goldberg R, Dziura J, Caprio S. Longitudinal Effects of MRI-Measured Hepatic Steatosis on Biomarkers of Glucose Homeostasis and Hepatic Apoptosis in Obese Youth. Diabetes Care 2012, 36: 130-136. PMID: 22933439, PMCID: PMC3526202, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingWhole-body insulin sensitivityInsulin sensitivityObese youthHepatic steatosisInsulin resistanceHepatocellular apoptosisGlucose homeostasisOral glucose tolerance testHepatic apoptosisAbdominal magnetic resonance imagingCK-18 levelsFatty liver groupGlucose tolerance testHepatic fat contentLiver groupIndependent predictorsFatty liverDisposition indexTolerance testBlood glucoseMetabolic parametersCK-18Multivariate analysisResonance imaging
2008
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children With Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of Leptin and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity and the Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Nakra N, Bhargava S, Dzuira J, Caprio S, Bazzy-Asaad A. Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children With Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of Leptin and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity and the Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Pediatrics 2008, 122: e634-e642. PMID: 18762497, PMCID: PMC5117807, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressureSleep-disordered breathingSympathetic nervous system activityPositive airway pressureNervous system activityWhole-body insulin sensitivityMetabolic syndromeAirway pressureLeptin levelsInsulin sensitivitySystem activityExact testContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatmentPositive airway pressure treatmentC-reactive protein levelsOral glucose tolerance testGlucose tolerance testRole of leptinBMI z-scoreFisher's exact testOvernight polysomnographyBreathing groupMetabolic derangementsInsulin resistanceSleep Questionnaire
2006
Increased prevalence of insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian-Indian men
Petersen KF, Dufour S, Feng J, Befroy D, Dziura J, Man C, Cobelli C, Shulman GI. Increased prevalence of insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian-Indian men. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 18273-18277. PMID: 17114290, PMCID: PMC1693873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608537103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian Indian menInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivity indexLiver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseOral glucose tolerance testType 2 diabetes mellitusAsian IndiansWhole-body insulin sensitivityFatty liver diseaseIL-6 concentrationsTreatment of T2DMIntramyocellular lipid contentGlucose tolerance testPathogenesis of T2DMProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyImportant therapeutic implicationsEthnic groupsDiabetes mellitusImportant ethnic differencesCaucasian manTolerance testInsulin sensitivityIntramyocellular lipidsLean individuals