Biochemical and physiological function of stearoyl-CoA desaturase

CM Paton, JM Ntambi - American Journal of Physiology …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
A key and highly regulated enzyme that is required for the biosynthesis of monounsaturated
fatty acids is stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), which catalyzes the D9-cis desaturation of a …

The role of stearoyl‐CoA desaturase in obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammation

H Sampath, JM Ntambi - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Stearoyl‐CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) is an essential lipogenic enzyme that has been shown
to play an intrinsic role in the development of obesity and related conditions, such as insulin …

Neonatal DNA methylation profile in human twins is specified by a complex interplay between intrauterine environmental and genetic factors, subject to tissue-specific …

L Gordon, JE Joo, JE Powell, M Ollikainen… - Genome …, 2012 - genome.cshlp.org
Comparison between groups of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins enables an
estimation of the relative contribution of genetic and shared and nonshared environmental …

Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy

P Soni - US Patent 9,610,272, 2017 - Google Patents
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a
cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing …

Elevated stearoyl-CoA desaturase in brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease

G Astarita, KM Jung, V Vasilevko, NV Dipatrizio… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The molecular bases of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remain unclear. We used a lipidomic
approach to identify lipid abnormalities in the brains of subjects with AD (N= 37) compared …

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase and its relation to high-carbohydrate diets and obesity

MT Flowers, JM Ntambi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2009 - Elsevier
Obesity is currently a worldwide epidemic and public health burden that increases the risk
for developing insulin resistance and several chronic diseases such as diabetes …

Compositions comprising EPA and obeticholic acid and methods of use thereof

JS Zakrzewski - US Patent 9,814,733, 2017 - Google Patents
US9814733B2 - Compositions comprising EPA and obeticholic acid and methods of use
thereof - Google Patents US9814733B2 - Compositions comprising EPA and obeticholic …

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising epa and a cardiovascular agent and methods of using the same

M Manku, I Osterloh, P Wicker, R Braeckman… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising EPA
and one or more cardiovascular agents, and to therapeutic methods for treating various …

Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency increases stearoyl-CoA desaturase expression and activity indices in rat liver: positive association with non-fasting plasma triglyceride …

R Hofacer, IJ Magrisso, R Jandacek, T Rider… - … and essential fatty acids, 2012 - Elsevier
Although omega-3 (n− 3) fatty acids negatively regulate triglyceride biosynthesis, the
mechanisms mediating this effect are poorly understood, and emerging evidence suggests …

Impact of maternal BMI and gestational diabetes mellitus on maternal and cord blood metabolome: results from the PREOBE cohort study

E Shokry, L Marchioro, O Uhl, MG Bermúdez… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Aims Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were frequently reported to
be risk factors for obesity and diabetes in offspring. Our goal was to study the impact of …