2023
Inhibition of HSD17B13 protects against liver fibrosis by inhibition of pyrimidine catabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Luukkonen P, Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Mooring M, Nasiri A, Kahn M, Zhang X, Zhang D, Sammalkorpi H, Penttilä A, Orho-Melander M, Arola J, Juuti A, Zhang X, Yimlamai D, Yki-Järvinen H, Petersen K, Shulman G. Inhibition of HSD17B13 protects against liver fibrosis by inhibition of pyrimidine catabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2217543120. PMID: 36669104, PMCID: PMC9942818, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217543120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseRisk of fibrosisDistinct mouse modelsPyrimidine catabolismNonalcoholic steatohepatitisMouse modelTherapeutic targetFibrosisDihydropyrimidine dehydrogenaseHuman liverA variantCommon variantsMetabolomics approachDiseaseMiceInhibitionCatabolismKnockdownSteatohepatitisGimeracil
2017
High Dosage of Vitamin D Regulates the Energy Metabolism and Increases Insulin Sensitivity, but are Associated with High Levels of Kidney Damage
Gaspar R, Botezelli J, Kuga G, Muñoz V, Coope A, Pereira R, da Silva A, Cintra D, de Moura L, Ropelle E, Pauli J. High Dosage of Vitamin D Regulates the Energy Metabolism and Increases Insulin Sensitivity, but are Associated with High Levels of Kidney Damage. Drug Development Research 2017, 78: 203-209. PMID: 28718949, DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic disordersHigh dosesRole of VitDVitamin D deficiencyImportant therapeutic targetD deficiencyRenal damageObese miceC57BL/6J miceInsulin sensitivityMetabolic benefitsTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetVitDMiceDosesBody massDisordersLarge proportionCalcitriolObeseKidneyDiseaseDoseAdministrationHippocampal insulin signaling and neuroprotection mediated by physical exercise in Alzheimer´s Disease
Kuga G, Botezelli J, Gaspar R, Gomes R, Pauli J, de Almeida Leme J. Hippocampal insulin signaling and neuroprotection mediated by physical exercise in Alzheimer´s Disease. Motriz Revista De Educação Física 2017, 23: e101608. DOI: 10.1590/s1980-6574201700si0008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of ADAlzheimer's diseaseNeuronal survivalLow-grade inflammationAnti-inflammatory effectsNon-pharmacological alternativesAD genesisHippocampal insulinHippocampal neurodegenerationHippocampal neuroprotectionNeuroprotective mechanismsInsulin sensitivityEpidemiological studiesPhysical exerciseHippocampal integrityDiseaseInsulinNeuroprotectionExercisePreventionMolecular mechanismsSurvivalTreatmentIntense research effortsPowerful activator