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
2020
Non‐alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance
Petersen M, Samuel V, Petersen K, Shulman G. Non‐alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance. 2020, 455-471. DOI: 10.1002/9781119436812.ch37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatic insulin resistanceFatty liver diseaseInsulin resistanceLiver diseaseDevelopment of NAFLDLipid-induced muscle insulin resistanceRandle glucose-fatty acid cycleCommon chronic liver diseaseType 2 diabetes mellitusHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesGlucose-fatty acid cycleLiver-related deathSkeletal muscleChronic liver diseaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisMajor risk factorLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceMuscle insulin resistanceDiabetes mellitusRisk factorsClamp studiesLipoprotein lipaseDiseaseProtein kinase C