Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes obesity,
insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Although there has been significant …

The function and survival of all organisms is dependent on the dynamic control of energy
metabolism, when energy demand is matched to energy supply. The AMP-activated protein …

CD36 is a membrane glycoprotein present on platelets, mononuclear phagocytes,
adipocytes, hepatocytes, myocytes, and some epithelia. On microvascular endothelial cells …

Long-chain fatty acids and lipids serve a wide variety of functions in mammalian
homeostasis, particularly in the formation and dynamic properties of biological membranes …

The current study was undertaken to investigate fatty acid metabolism by skeletal muscle to
examine potential mechanisms that could lead to increased muscle triglyceride in obesity …

The transmembrane protein CD36 has been identified in isolated cell studies as a putative
transporter of long chain fatty acids. In humans, an association between CD36 deficiency …

Accumulation of misfolded proteins as insoluble aggregates occurs in several
neurodegenerative diseases. In Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies …

Interventions aimed at increasing fat metabolism could potentially reduce the symptoms of
metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes and may have tremendous clinical …

Skeletal muscle is a complex, versatile tissue composed of a large variety of functionally
diverse fiber types. The overall properties of a muscle largely result from a combination of …

Intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) is predominantly stored as intramuscular triglyceride (IMTG) in
lipid droplets and is utilized as metabolic fuel during physical exercise. IMTG is also …