2022
Ventromedial hypothalamic OGT drives adipose tissue lipolysis and curbs obesity
Wang Q, Zhang B, Stutz B, Liu ZW, Horvath TL, Yang X. Ventromedial hypothalamic OGT drives adipose tissue lipolysis and curbs obesity. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabn8092. PMID: 36044565, PMCID: PMC9432828, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn8092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusWhite adipose tissueVMH neuronsAdipose tissueBody weightLipid metabolismRapid weight gainCounterregulatory responsesSympathetic activitySympathetic innervationAdipocyte hypertrophyTissue lipolysisNeuronal excitabilityFood intakePhysical activityObesity phenotypesGenetic ablationWeight gainHomeostatic set pointEnergy expenditureNeuronsInnervationLipolysisSignificant changesCellular sensors
2012
Sirtuin 1 and Sirtuin 3: Physiological Modulators of Metabolism
Nogueiras R, Habegger KM, Chaudhary N, Finan B, Banks AS, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL, Sinclair DA, Pfluger PT, Tschöp MH. Sirtuin 1 and Sirtuin 3: Physiological Modulators of Metabolism. Physiological Reviews 2012, 92: 1479-1514. PMID: 22811431, PMCID: PMC3746174, DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00022.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirtuin 1Sirtuin 3Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMammalian sirtuin 1Multiple metabolic benefitsFatty liver diseaseDiet-induced obesityType 2 diabetesActivation of sirtuinsLiver diseaseCellular energy storesMetabolic benefitsMetabolic disordersPharmacological meansEnergy homeostasisPhysiological modulatorDependent deacetylasesMetabolic processesSirtuinsCellular energy homeostasisEnergy storesCellular sensorsEnergy statusAnabolic processesCatabolic process