l-Carnitine and Acetyl-l-carnitine Roles and Neuroprotection in Developing Brain

GC Ferreira, MC McKenna - Neurochemical research, 2017 - Springer
Abstract l-Carnitine functions to transport long chain fatty acyl-CoAs into the mitochondria for
degradation by β-oxidation. Treatment with l-carnitine can ameliorate metabolic imbalances …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in fatty acid oxidation disorders: insights from human and animal studies

M Wajner, AU Amaral - Bioscience reports, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) plays a pivotal role in maintaining body energy
homoeostasis mainly during catabolic states. Oxidation of fatty acids requires approximately …

MOXI is a mitochondrial micropeptide that enhances fatty acid β-oxidation

CA Makarewich, KK Baskin, AZ Munir… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Micropeptide regulator of β-oxidation (MOXI) is a conserved muscle-enriched protein
encoded by an RNA transcript misannotated as non-coding. MOXI localizes to the inner …

L-carnitine supplementation as a potential antioxidant therapy for inherited neurometabolic disorders

GS Ribas, CR Vargas, M Wajner - Gene, 2014 - Elsevier
In recent years increasing evidence has emerged suggesting that oxidative stress is
involved in the pathophysiology of a number of inherited metabolic disorders. However the …

Fatty acid metabolism in CD8+ T cell memory: Challenging current concepts

B Raud, PJ McGuire, RG Jones… - Immunological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
CD 8+ T cells are key members of the adaptive immune response against infections and
cancer. As we discuss in this review, these cells can present diverse metabolic …

Mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation disorders: from disease to lipidomic studies—a critical review

IMS Guerra, HB Ferreira, T Melo, H Rocha… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fatty acid oxidation disorders (FAODs) are inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) caused by
defects in the fatty acid (FA) mitochondrial β-oxidation. The most common FAODs are …

Dissociating fatty liver and diabetes

Z Sun, MA Lazar - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
Fatty liver disease is epidemiologically associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), leading to a
speculation of a reciprocal cause–effect relationship and a vicious cycle of pathology. Here …

Hepatic fatty acid oxidation restrains systemic catabolism during starvation

J Lee, J Choi, S Scafidi, MJ Wolfgang - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
The liver is critical for maintaining systemic energy balance during starvation. To understand
the role of hepatic fatty acid β-oxidation on this process, we generated mice with a liver …

Compartmentalized acyl-CoA metabolism in skeletal muscle regulates systemic glucose homeostasis

LO Li, TJ Grevengoed, DS Paul, O Ilkayeva… - Diabetes, 2015 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The impaired capacity of skeletal muscle to switch between the oxidation of fatty acid (FA)
and glucose is linked to disordered metabolic homeostasis. To understand how muscle FA …

Hepatic PPARα is critical in the metabolic adaptation to sepsis

R Paumelle, JT Haas, N Hennuyer, E Baugé… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Although the role of inflammation to combat infection is known, the
contribution of metabolic changes in response to sepsis is poorly understood. Sepsis …