2024
O-GlcNAc modification in endothelial cells modulates adiposity via fat absorption from the intestine in mice
Ohgaku S, Ida S, Ohashi N, Morino K, Ishikado A, Yanagimachi T, Murata K, Sato D, Ugi S, Nasiri A, Shulman G, Maegawa H, Kume S, Fujita Y. O-GlcNAc modification in endothelial cells modulates adiposity via fat absorption from the intestine in mice. Heliyon 2024, 10: e34490. PMID: 39130439, PMCID: PMC11315187, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndothelial cellsHigh-fat dietControl miceLipid absorptionExpression of VEGFR3Body weightNitric oxide donorReduced body weightKnockout miceTherapeutic strategiesOxide donorDecreased expressionIntercellular junctionsMiceHigh-fatNutrient-sensing mechanismsFat absorptionO-GlcNAcylationGlucose metabolismVE-cadherinMorphological alterationsMetabolic regulatory mechanismsJunction morphologyLipid metabolismO-GlcNAc transferase
2021
281-OR: Endothelial Cell Cd36 Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism
GOEDEKE L, SON N, LAMOIA T, NASIRI A, KAHN M, ZHANG X, CLINE G, GOLDBERG I, SHULMAN G. 281-OR: Endothelial Cell Cd36 Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-281-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFatty acid uptakeLong-chain fatty acid uptakeAcid uptakeEndothelial cell CD36EC-specific deletionDifferent cell typesInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeLipid metabolismWhole-body glucose toleranceTransmembrane proteinTissue fatty acid uptakeWhole-body insulin sensitivityEndothelial cellsHepatic glucose productionCell typesInsulin sensitivityGlucose transportSystemic glucoseSkeletal muscleCD36Glucose uptakeWhole-body fat utilizationGlucose productionSynthase fluxNon-esterified fatty acid levels