2022
Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity
Anam AK, Cooke KM, Dratver MB, O'Bryan JV, Perley LE, Guller SM, Hwang JJ, Taylor HS, Goedeke L, Kliman HJ, Vatner DF, Flannery CA. Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity. Molecular Metabolism 2022, 64: 101574. PMID: 35970449, PMCID: PMC9440306, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisFetal adiposityFatty acid uptakeMaternal obesityObese womenNormal weightExcess adiposityVillous explantsInsulin receptorNewborns of mothersNormal-weight womenAcid uptakePlacental villous explantsTranscription factor SREBP-1Insulin-like growth factor 2Effect of insulinFatty acid oxidationPlacental triglyceridesPlacental responsesElevated triglyceridesMaternal hyperglycemiaWeight womenGrowth factor 2Diabetes riskPlacental metabolism
2017
Blunted rise in brain glucose levels during hyperglycemia in adults with obesity and T2DM
Hwang JJ, Jiang L, Hamza M, Rangel E, Dai F, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Parikh L, Koo BB, Rothman DL, Mason G, Sherwin RS. Blunted rise in brain glucose levels during hyperglycemia in adults with obesity and T2DM. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e95913. PMID: 29046482, PMCID: PMC5846903, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.95913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose levelsPlasma free fatty acid levelsSimilar plasma glucose levelsFree fatty acid levelsCerebral glucose metabolismPlasma glucose levelsBrain glucose levelsFatty acid levelsAltered feeding behaviorGlucose incrementHyperglycemic clampBrain glucoseCerebral functionLean participantsOccipital lobeRodent modelsGlucose metabolismObesityT2DMGlucose responseHyperglycemiaNeurocognitive consequencesSimilar findingsAcid levelsIntracerebral glucose