2020
Effect of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Body Weight, Insulin Sensitivity, Postprandial Metabolism, and Intramyocellular and Hepatocellular Lipid Levels in Overweight Adults
Kahleova H, Petersen KF, Shulman GI, Alwarith J, Rembert E, Tura A, Hill M, Holubkov R, Barnard ND. Effect of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Body Weight, Insulin Sensitivity, Postprandial Metabolism, and Intramyocellular and Hepatocellular Lipid Levels in Overweight Adults. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2025454. PMID: 33252690, PMCID: PMC7705596, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdultAgedBlood GlucoseBody CompositionBody WeightCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLC-PeptideDiet, Fat-RestrictedDiet, VeganEnergy IntakeEnergy MetabolismFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHepatocytesHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceIntra-Abdominal FatLipid MetabolismLiverMaleMiddle AgedMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalObesityOverweightPostprandial PeriodProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyTriglyceridesConceptsLow-fat vegan dietHomeostasis model assessment indexIntramyocellular lipid levelsModel assessment indexIntervention groupLipid levelsBody weightInsulin resistancePostprandial metabolismVegan dietOverweight adultsDietary interventionInsulin sensitivityThermic effectControl groupPlant-based dietary interventionDual X-ray absorptiometryInsulin resistance leadExcess body weightInsulin sensitivity indexType 2 diabetesMajor health problemProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyX-ray absorptiometrySubset of participants
2001
Chronic activation of AMP kinase results in NRF-1 activation and mitochondrial biogenesis
Bergeron R, Ren J, Cadman K, Moore I, Perret P, Pypaert M, Young L, Semenkovich C, Shulman G. Chronic activation of AMP kinase results in NRF-1 activation and mitochondrial biogenesis. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2001, 281: e1340-e1346. PMID: 11701451, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.281.6.e1340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5-Aminolevulinate SynthetaseAdenylate KinaseAnimalsBlotting, NorthernCell NucleusCytochrome c GroupDNA-Binding ProteinsEnergy MetabolismEnzyme ActivationMaleMicroscopy, ElectronMitochondria, MuscleMuscle, SkeletalNF-E2-Related Factor 1Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1Nuclear Respiratory FactorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerTrans-Activators
1997
Effects of insulin-like growth factor I on glucose metabolism in rats with liver cirrhosis
Petersen K, Jacob R, West A, Sherwin R, Shulman G. Effects of insulin-like growth factor I on glucose metabolism in rats with liver cirrhosis. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: e1189-e1193. PMID: 9435535, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.6.e1189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle glycogen synthesisInsulin-like growth factor ICirrhotic ratsGrowth factor IGlucose metabolismLiver cirrhosisGlycogen synthesisFactor IInsulin-stimulated muscle glycogen synthesisIGF-I therapyPeripheral glucose metabolismWhole-body glucose turnoverEndogenous glucose productionAbility of IGFEuglycemic clampInsulin resistanceControl ratsAwake ratsCirrhosisDiminished suppressionControl groupIGFRatsGlucose productionGlucose turnover
1995
Local Ventromedial Hypothalamus Glucopenia Triggers Counterregulatory Hormone Release
Borg W, Sherwin R, During M, Borg M, Shulman G. Local Ventromedial Hypothalamus Glucopenia Triggers Counterregulatory Hormone Release. Diabetes 1995, 44: 180-184. PMID: 7859938, DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.2.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusFrontal lobeMicrodialysis probeCounterregulatory hormone releaseCellular glucopeniaCounterregulatory hormonesCounterregulatory responsesPlasma glucagonPlasma glucoseLocal perfusionHormone releaseCerebral tissueStriking elevationControl groupGlucopeniaBrain tissueGlucopenic agentHypoglycemiaRatsTwofold increaseLobeTissueNorepinephrineHypothalamusEpinephrine