2022
Stimulation of the hepatoportal nerve plexus with focused ultrasound restores glucose homoeostasis in diabetic mice, rats and swine
Cotero V, Graf J, Miwa H, Hirschstein Z, Qanud K, Huerta TS, Tai N, Ding Y, Jimenez-Cowell K, Tomaio JN, Song W, Devarajan A, Tsaava T, Madhavan R, Wallace K, Loghin E, Morton C, Fan Y, Kao TJ, Akhtar K, Damaraju M, Barenboim L, Maietta T, Ashe J, Tracey KJ, Coleman TR, Di Carlo D, Shin D, Zanos S, Chavan SS, Herzog RI, Puleo C. Stimulation of the hepatoportal nerve plexus with focused ultrasound restores glucose homoeostasis in diabetic mice, rats and swine. Nature Biomedical Engineering 2022, 6: 683-705. PMID: 35361935, PMCID: PMC10127248, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-022-00870-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose homeostasisGlucose toleranceNerve plexusAfferent autonomic nervesHyperinsulinemic euglycaemic clampNon-pharmacologic therapiesType 2 diabetesInsulin-resistant diabetesHepatic portal systemAutonomic nervesNerve pathwaysDiabetic miceFocused ultrasound stimulationPeripheral neuronsSensory projectionsIntestinal tissueMetabolic diseasesMulti-omics profilingPortal systemMetabolic tissuesGlucose availabilityDiabetesSelective activationPlexusUltrasound stimulation
2012
TLR4 regulates cardiac lipid accumulation and diabetic heart disease in the nonobese diabetic mouse model of type 1 diabetes
Dong B, Qi D, Yang L, Huang Y, Xiao X, Tai N, Wen L, Wong F. TLR4 regulates cardiac lipid accumulation and diabetic heart disease in the nonobese diabetic mouse model of type 1 diabetes. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2012, 303: h732-h742. PMID: 22842069, PMCID: PMC3468457, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00948.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBlood GlucoseCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic CardiomyopathiesDisease Models, AnimalFatty Acids, NonesterifiedJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLipid MetabolismLipoprotein LipaseMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88MyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOleic AcidP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationRatsRNA InterferenceTime FactorsToll-Like Receptor 4TriglyceridesConceptsDiabetic heart diseaseType 1 diabetesHeart diseaseNOD animalsLipoprotein lipaseLipid accumulationNonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse modelLeft ventricular developed pressureCardiac fatty acid metabolismMyeloid differentiation primary response geneCardiac lipid accumulationControl nondiabetic miceGreater ejection fractionRole of TLR4Nonobese diabetic (NOD) miceOnset of diabetesVentricular developed pressureDevelopment of diabetesToll-like receptorsGreater fractional shorteningDiabetic mouse modelPlasma triglyceride levelsWild-type NODLower triglyceride accumulationCellular lipid accumulation