2023
Tissue-specific reprogramming of glutamine metabolism maintains tolerance to sepsis
Leitner B, Lee W, Zhu W, Zhang X, Gaspar R, Li Z, Rabinowitz J, Perry R. Tissue-specific reprogramming of glutamine metabolism maintains tolerance to sepsis. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0286525. PMID: 37410734, PMCID: PMC10325078, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTCA cycle anaplerosisGlobal mitochondrial dysfunctionAromatic amino acid transportAmino acid transportTissue-specific metabolic responsesMurine polymicrobial sepsis modelMetabolic signaturesAntioxidant metabolismGlutathione biosynthesisMitochondrial metabolismTCA cycleGreat therapeutic interestEnergetic demandsPolymicrobial sepsis modelAntioxidant synthesisUnique metabolic signatureGlutamine metabolismMitochondrial dysfunctionAcid transportMuscle transcriptomicsGlutathione cyclingATP ratioIsotope tracingCritical illnessReduced expression
2019
Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation
Rabin-Court A, Rodrigues MR, Zhang XM, Perry RJ. Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218126. PMID: 31188872, PMCID: PMC6561592, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCitrate (si)-SynthaseColonic NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGlucoseGlutamic AcidHumansInsulinIsotope LabelingKetone OxidoreductasesLymphoma, B-CellMaleMelanomaMitochondriaObesityOrgan SpecificityOxidation-ReductionPhosphorylationProstatic NeoplasmsReceptor, InsulinSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaConceptsCell divisionTumor cell linesCell linesMitochondrial glucose oxidationTumor typesObesity-driven insulin resistanceSubstrate preferenceMolecular mechanismsDose-dependent increaseGlucose oxidationPhysiologic insulinPyruvate dehydrogenase fluxWorse prognosisInsulin resistanceStable isotope methodObesityOxidative responsePhysiologic concentrationsSynthase fluxInsulinMetabolic signaturesTumor cellsTumorsDivisionLines