Acylcarnitines: nomenclature, biomarkers, therapeutic potential, drug targets, and clinical trials

M Dambrova, M Makrecka-Kuka, J Kuka… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - ASPET
Acylcarnitines are fatty acid metabolites that play important roles in many cellular energy
metabolism pathways. They have historically been used as important diagnostic markers for …

Metabolomics and type 2 diabetes risk: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

J Morze, C Wittenbecher, L Schwingshackl… - Diabetes …, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
BACKGROUND Due to the rapidly increasing availability of metabolomics data in
prospective studies, an update of the meta evidence on metabolomics and type 2 diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the natural compound urolithin A on health, disease, and aging

D D'Amico, PA Andreux, P Valdés, A Singh… - Trends in molecular …, 2021 - cell.com
Urolithin A (UA) is a natural compound produced by gut bacteria from ingested ellagitannins
(ETs) and ellagic acid (EA), complex polyphenols abundant in foods such as pomegranate …

Metabolic syndrome pathophysiology and predisposing factors

A Bovolini, J Garcia, MA Andrade… - International journal of …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors with high prevalence
among adult populations and elevated costs for public health systems worldwide. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of insulin action and insulin resistance

MC Petersen, GI Shulman - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The 1921 discovery of insulin was a Big Bang from which a vast and expanding universe of
research into insulin action and resistance has issued. In the intervening century, some …

Mechanisms of physiological and pathological cardiac hypertrophy

M Nakamura, J Sadoshima - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2018 - nature.com
Cardiomyocytes exit the cell cycle and become terminally differentiated soon after birth.
Therefore, in the adult heart, instead of an increase in cardiomyocyte number, individual …

L-carnitine and acylcarnitines: mitochondrial biomarkers for precision medicine

MR McCann, MV George De la Rosa, GR Rosania… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomarker discovery and implementation are at the forefront of the precision medicine
movement. Modern advances in the field of metabolomics afford the opportunity to readily …

The mitophagy activator urolithin A is safe and induces a molecular signature of improved mitochondrial and cellular health in humans

PA Andreux, W Blanco-Bose, D Ryu, F Burdet… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Urolithin A (UA) is a natural dietary, microflora-derived metabolite shown to stimulate
mitophagy and improve muscle health in old animals and in preclinical models of aging …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin action at a molecular level–100 years of progress

MF White, CR Kahn - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of insulin 100 years ago and its application to the treatment of human disease
in the years since have marked a major turning point in the history of medicine. The …

Short chain fatty acids in the colon and peripheral tissues: a focus on butyrate, colon cancer, obesity and insulin resistance

SM McNabney, TM Henagan - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Increased dietary fiber consumption has been associated with many beneficial effects,
including amelioration of obesity and insulin resistance. These effects may be due to the …