Metabolites as regulators of insulin sensitivity and metabolism

Q Yang, A Vijayakumar, BB Kahn - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
The cause of insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is not limited
to impaired insulin signalling but also involves the complex interplay of multiple metabolic …

The influence of omega-3 fatty acids on skeletal muscle protein turnover in health, disuse, and disease

C McGlory, PC Calder, EA Nunes - Frontiers in nutrition, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids is known to exert favorable health effects on a number of
biological processes such as improved immune profile, enhanced cognition, and optimized …

Long chain fatty acids as modulators of immune cells function: contribution of FFA1 and FFA4 receptors

MA Hidalgo, MD Carretta, RA Burgos - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Long-chain fatty acids are molecules that act as metabolic intermediates and constituents of
membranes; however, their novel role as signaling molecules in immune function has also …

Complex pharmacology of free fatty acid receptors

G Milligan, B Shimpukade, T Ulven… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are historically the most successful family of drug
targets. In recent times it has become clear that the pharmacology of these receptors is far …

Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammation: the role of phospholipid biosynthesis

W Raphael, LM Sordillo - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
The composition of fatty acids in the diets of both human and domestic animal species can
regulate inflammation through the biosynthesis of potent lipid mediators. The substrates for …

Role of free fatty acid receptors in the regulation of energy metabolism

T Hara, D Kashihara, A Ichimura, I Kimura… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Free fatty acids (FFAs) are energy-generating nutrients that act as signaling molecules in
various cellular processes. Several orphan G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that act as …

The alternative faces of macrophage generate osteoclasts

N Lampiasi, R Russo, F Zito - BioMed research international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding of how osteoclasts are generated and whether they can be altered by
inflammatory stimuli is a topic of particular interest for osteoclastogenesis. It is known that the …

Free-fatty acid receptor-4 (GPR120): Cellular and molecular function and its role in metabolic disorders

NH Moniri - Biochemical pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors that are agonized by
endogenous and dietary free-fatty acids (FFA) has been discovered. These free-fatty acid …

Activity of dietary fatty acids on FFA1 and FFA4 and characterisation of pinolenic acid as a dual FFA1/FFA4 agonist with potential effect against metabolic diseases

E Christiansen, KR Watterson, CJ Stocker… - British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Various foods are associated with effects against metabolic diseases such as insulin
resistance and type 2 diabetes; however, their mechanisms of action are mostly unclear …

G protein-coupled receptors as targets for anti-diabetic therapeutics

DY Oh, JM Olefsky - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing worldwide, and these two
metabolic disorders are closely linked. Lifestyle modification, including weight loss and …