Transcriptional control of energy metabolism by nuclear receptors

C Scholtes, V Giguère - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Transcriptional regulation of catabolic pathways is a central mechanism by which cells
respond to physiological cues to generate the energy required for anabolic pathways …

Mechanistic aspects of carotenoid health benefits–where are we now?

T Bohn, ML Bonet, P Borel, J Keijer… - Nutrition Research …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Dietary intake and tissue levels of carotenoids have been associated with a reduced risk of
several chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, brain …

Evolutionary selection and constraint on human knee chondrocyte regulation impacts osteoarthritis risk

D Richard, Z Liu, J Cao, AM Kiapour, J Willen… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
During human evolution, the knee adapted to the biomechanical demands of bipedalism by
altering chondrocyte developmental programs. This adaptive process was likely not without …

Gender differences in bile acids and microbiota in relationship with gender dissimilarity in steatosis induced by diet and FXR inactivation

L Sheng, PK Jena, HX Liu, KM Kalanetra… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
This study aims to uncover how specific bacteria and bile acids (BAs) contribute to steatosis
induced by diet and farnesoid X receptor (FXR) deficiency in both genders. A control diet …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulated bile acid synthesis and dysbiosis are implicated in Western diet–induced systemic inflammation, microglial activation, and reduced …

PK Jena, L Sheng, J Di Lucente, LW Jin… - The FASEB …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The goal of this study was to identify the intrinsic links that explain the effect of a Western diet
(WD) on cognitive dysfunction. Specific pathogen-free, wild-type mice were fed either a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the retinoid receptor, RAR/RXR heterodimer, in liver physiology

B Li, SY Cai, JL Boyer - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Activated by retinoids, metabolites of vitamin A, the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and the
retinoid X receptors (RXRs) play important roles in a wide variety of biological processes …

[HTML][HTML] Retinoids in health and disease: a role for hepatic stellate cells in affecting retinoid levels

MW Haaker, AB Vaandrager, JB Helms - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vitamin A (retinol) is important for normal growth, vision and reproduction. It has a role in the
immune response and the development of metabolic syndrome. Most of the retinol present …

Inhibition of heme-thiolate monooxygenase CYP1B1 prevents hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis by accumulating trehalose

HC Tung, JW Kim, J Zhu, S Li, J Yan, Q Liu… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Activation of extracellular matrix–producing hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a key event in
liver fibrogenesis. We showed that the expression of the heme-thiolate monooxygenase …

Genome-wide analysis of cis-regulatory changes underlying metabolic adaptation of cavefish

J Krishnan, CW Seidel, N Zhang, NP Singh… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Cis-regulatory changes are key drivers of adaptative evolution. However, their contribution
to the metabolic adaptation of organisms is not well understood. Here, we used a unique …

[HTML][HTML] miR-22 inhibition reduces hepatic steatosis via FGF21 and FGFR1 induction

Y Hu, HX Liu, PK Jena, L Sheng, MR Ali, YJY Wan - JHEP Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Metabolism supports cell proliferation and growth. Surprisingly, the
tumor suppressor miR-22 is induced by metabolic stimulators like bile acids. Thus, this study …