Featured Publications
A precision medicine approach to metabolic therapy for breast cancer in mice
Akingbesote ND, Norman A, Zhu W, Halberstam AA, Zhang X, Foldi J, Lustberg MB, Perry RJ. A precision medicine approach to metabolic therapy for breast cancer in mice. Communications Biology 2022, 5: 478. PMID: 35595952, PMCID: PMC9122928, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03422-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecision medicine approachBreast cancerSodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitorsBreast tumorsMedicine approachCanonical insulinSGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozinEfficacy of paclitaxelBreast tumor-bearing miceTumor glucose uptakeTumor-bearing miceChemotherapy correlatesNeoadjuvant approachNeoadjuvant settingPaclitaxel chemotherapyInhibitor dapagliflozinSGLT2 inhibitorsProlonging survivalAntihyperglycemic drugsPotential adjuvantMetabolic therapyDapagliflozinTumorsDriver mutationsGlucose uptakeGene and protein expression and metabolic flux analysis reveals metabolic scaling in liver ex vivo and in vivo
Akingbesote N, Leitner B, Jovin D, Desrouleaux R, Owusu D, Zhu W, Li Z, Pollak M, Perry R. Gene and protein expression and metabolic flux analysis reveals metabolic scaling in liver ex vivo and in vivo. ELife 2023, 12: e78335. PMID: 37219930, PMCID: PMC10205083, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic scalingMetabolic fluxMetabolic processesBody sizeMitochondrial metabolic processesMultiple cellular compartmentsVivo metabolic fluxesLevel of genesKey metabolic pathwaysProtein expressionMetabolic flux analysisAspects of metabolismCellular compartmentsGene expressionDifferential expressionMetabolic pathwaysGenesFlux analysisOxidative damageEnzyme activitySubstrate supplyFold rangeSpeciesExpressionMetabolic rateDichloroacetate as a novel pharmaceutical treatment for cancer-related fatigue in melanoma
Zhang X, Lee W, Leitner B, Zhu W, Fosam A, Li Z, Gaspar R, Halberstam A, Robles B, Rabinowitz J, Perry R. Dichloroacetate as a novel pharmaceutical treatment for cancer-related fatigue in melanoma. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2023, 325: e363-e375. PMID: 37646579, PMCID: PMC10642987, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00105.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-related fatigueNovel pharmaceutical treatmentsPhysical functionPharmaceutical treatmentTumor growthCancer treatmentStandard cancer treatmentTumor-bearing miceLate-stage tumorsEffective pharmaceutical treatmentMurine cancer modelsNew metabolic targetsMultiple cancer typesAdjuvant therapyCommon complicationPatients' qualitySymptom managementClinical trialsMurine modelPotential therapyPharmaceutical therapySmall molecule inhibitorsCancer modelDCA treatmentLactate concentration
2024
A kidney-hypothalamus axis promotes compensatory glucose production in response to glycosuria
Faniyan T, Zhang X, Morgan D, Robles J, Bathina S, Brookes P, Rahmouni K, Perry R, Chhabra K. A kidney-hypothalamus axis promotes compensatory glucose production in response to glycosuria. ELife 2024, 12: rp91540. PMID: 39082939, PMCID: PMC11290820, DOI: 10.7554/elife.91540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose productionEndogenous glucose productionReabsorption of nutrientsLoss of glucoseHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axisNormal energy supplyProteomic analysisCompensatory increaseAfferent renal nervesAfferent renal denervationPlasma proteomic analysisDefense mechanismsAcute phase proteinsRenal denervationKO miceSGLT2 inhibitorsKnockout miceRenal nervesAfferent nervesEfficiency of drugsBody's defense mechanismsGlycosuriaGlucosePhase proteinsTreat hyperglycemiaFatty acid binding protein 5 suppression attenuates obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting ferroptosis and intratumoral immune rewiring
Sun J, Esplugues E, Bort A, Cardelo M, Ruz-Maldonado I, Fernández-Tussy P, Wong C, Wang H, Ojima I, Kaczocha M, Perry R, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Fatty acid binding protein 5 suppression attenuates obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting ferroptosis and intratumoral immune rewiring. Nature Metabolism 2024, 6: 741-763. PMID: 38664583, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01019-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid binding protein 5Tumor-associated macrophagesHepatocellular carcinomaImmunosuppressive phenotype of tumor-associated macrophagesIncreased CD8+ T cell activationCD8+ T cell activationPhenotype of tumor-associated macrophagesPro-inflammatory tumor microenvironmentCo-stimulatory molecules CD80T cell activationHepatocellular carcinoma burdenTransformation of hepatocytesBinding protein 5Potential therapeutic approachImmunosuppressive phenotypeTumor microenvironmentFerroptosis-induced cell deathMale miceEnhanced ferroptosisTherapeutic approachesPharmacological inhibitionGenetic ablationIncreased expressionSingle-cell atlasAnalysis of transformed cellsA New Mitochondrial Uncoupler Improves Metabolic Homeostasis in Mice.
Ramshankar G, Perry R. A New Mitochondrial Uncoupler Improves Metabolic Homeostasis in Mice. Diabetes 2024, 73: 357-358. PMID: 38377448, DOI: 10.2337/dbi23-0033.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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
2022
An optimized method for tissue glycogen quantification
Schaubroeck KJ, Leitner BP, Perry RJ. An optimized method for tissue glycogen quantification. Physiological Reports 2022, 10: e15195. PMID: 35179318, PMCID: PMC8855679, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15195.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Controlled-release mitochondrial protonophore reverses diabetes and steatohepatitis in rats
Perry RJ, Zhang D, Zhang XM, Boyer JL, Shulman GI. Controlled-release mitochondrial protonophore reverses diabetes and steatohepatitis in rats. Science 2015, 347: 1253-1256. PMID: 25721504, PMCID: PMC4495920, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa0672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2,4-DinitrophenolAnimalsBlood GlucoseDelayed-Action PreparationsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucose Tolerance TestInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceMitochondria, LiverMuscle, SkeletalNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxidation-ReductionProton IonophoresRandom AllocationRatsRats, ZuckerConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisInsulin resistanceRat modelControlled-release oral formulationsPlasma transaminase concentrationsFatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesMitochondrial uncouplingProtein-synthetic functionChronic treatmentLiver diseaseMetabolic syndromeTransaminase concentrationsHepatic steatosisLiver fibrosisEffective therapyPreclinical modelsOral formulationSystemic toxicityClinical useRelated epidemicsBeneficial effectsSynthetic functionMitochondrial protonophoreHepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
Perry RJ, Camporez JP, Kursawe R, Titchenell PM, Zhang D, Perry CJ, Jurczak MJ, Abudukadier A, Han MS, Zhang XM, Ruan HB, Yang X, Caprio S, Kaech SM, Sul HS, Birnbaum MJ, Davis RJ, Cline GW, Petersen KF, Shulman GI. Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. Cell 2015, 160: 745-758. PMID: 25662011, PMCID: PMC4498261, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic glucose productionWhite adipose tissueHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceImpaired insulin-mediated suppressionAdipose tissue inflammationIL-6 neutralizationIL-6 infusionType 2 diabetesInsulin-mediated suppressionSuppression of lipolysisAdipose triglyceride lipaseTissue inflammationAdipose tissueType 2Fed ratsGlucose productionGenetic ablationInsulin's abilityAcetyl CoATriglyceride lipaseInsulin signalingRatsMetabolomics approachInsulin