Skeletal muscle is a major metabolic organ that uses mostly glucose and lipids for energy
production and has the capacity to remodel itself in response to exercise and fasting …

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, PPARα, PPARβ, and PPARγ, are a family of
transcription factors activated by a diversity of molecules including fatty acids and fatty acid …

Astrocyte-mediated inflammation is associated with degenerative pathologies such as
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and multiple sclerosis. The acute inflammation and …

To identify new gene regulatory pathways controlling skeletal muscle energy metabolism,
comparative studies were conducted on muscle-specific transgenic mouse lines expressing …

In contrast to the general belief that regeneration is a rare event, mainly occurring in simple
organisms, the ability of regeneration is widely distributed in the animal kingdom. Yet, the …

Signalling lipids are known to control a wide array of cellular processes, including cell
proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and energy metabolism. Fatty acids and their derivatives …

In the last decades, obesity has been on the rise becoming a burden for health care
systems. The reasons behind this rise are most likely caused by lifestyle rather than by an …

Diets rich in ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3-PUFAs) such as alpha-linolenic acid,
eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid are associated with decreased …

Besides its established functions in intermediary metabolism and developmental processes,
the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) has a less …

Cutaneous phototype is considered mainly related to cutaneous pigmentation and to the
eumelanin/pheomelanin ratio, which is mostly genetically determined by the melanocortin 1 …