Insulin sensitizers in 2023: Lessons learned and new avenues for investigation

JR Colca, SP Tanis, RF Kletzien… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction 'Insulin sensitizers' derived discoveries of the Takeda Company in 1970s.
Pioglitazone remains the best in class with beneficial pleiotropic pharmacology, although …

Blocking Mitochondrial Pyruvate Transport Alters Corneal Myofibroblast Phenotype: A New Target for Treating Fibrosis

KI Jeon, A Kumar, CL Callan… - … & Visual Science, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to critically test the hypothesis that mitochondrial
pyruvate carrier (MPC) function is essential for maintenance of the corneal myofibroblast …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulating mitochondrial pyruvate carrier function causes metabolic remodeling in corneal myofibroblasts that ameliorates fibrosis

KI Jeon, A Kumar, PS Brookes, K Nehrke, KR Huxlin - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Myofibroblasts are key cellular effectors of corneal wound healing from trauma, surgery, or
infection. However, their persistent deposition of disorganized extracellular matrix can also …

The Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Hepatic MCT1 in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

K Min - 2023 - repository.escholarship.umassmed …
Emerging evidence supports substrate overload to the liver as an initial driver of non-
alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) progression. Metabolic disease patients have increased …