2024
292-OR: Coenzyme A Synthase Knockdown Alleviates Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis via Decreasing Cholesterol in Liver Lipid Droplets
SAKUMA I, GASPAR R, NASIRI A, KAHN M, GUERRA M, YIMLAMAI D, MURRAY S, PERELIS M, BARNES W, VATNER D, PETERSEN K, SAMUEL V, SHULMAN G. 292-OR: Coenzyme A Synthase Knockdown Alleviates Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis via Decreasing Cholesterol in Liver Lipid Droplets. Diabetes 2024, 73 DOI: 10.2337/db24-292-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCholine-deficient l-amino acid-defined high-fat dietAccumulation of cholesterolMRNA expressionPlasma ALTL-amino acid-defined high-fat dietProtective effectLiver lipid dropletsType 2 diabetesPotential therapeutic approachHigh-fat dietDecreased plasma ALTFibrosis markersFree cholesterol accumulationLipid dropletsLiver inflammationDay 1Macrophage markersHepatic inflammationMouse modelMarker expressionTherapeutic approachesDay 2Day 3Day 7Fibrosis
2023
1569-P: Lysophosphatidic Acid Mediates Inflammation in Liver and White Adipose Tissue in a Rat Model of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate Acyltransferase 2 Deficiency
SAKUMA I, GASPAR R, LUUKKONEN P, KAHN M, MURRAY S, SAMUEL V, PETERSEN K, SHULMAN G. 1569-P: Lysophosphatidic Acid Mediates Inflammation in Liver and White Adipose Tissue in a Rat Model of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate Acyltransferase 2 Deficiency. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-1569-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite adipose tissueControlled-release mitochondrial protonophoreCongenital generalized lipodystrophyAGPAT2 deficiencyHepatic inflammationASO treatmentAdipose tissueLysophosphatidic acidAdult male SD ratsAntisense oligonucleotideMale SD ratsNovel therapeutic targetNovo NordiskCRMP treatmentFortress BiotechWAT inflammationDohme Corp.SD ratsRat modelAGPAT2 geneGeneralized lipodystrophyInflammationTherapeutic targetIonis PharmaceuticalsDeficient animals
2019
Controlled-release mitochondrial protonophore (CRMP) reverses dyslipidemia and hepatic steatosis in dysmetabolic nonhuman primates
Goedeke L, Peng L, Montalvo-Romeral V, Butrico GM, Dufour S, Zhang XM, Perry RJ, Cline GW, Kievit P, Chng K, Petersen KF, Shulman GI. Controlled-release mitochondrial protonophore (CRMP) reverses dyslipidemia and hepatic steatosis in dysmetabolic nonhuman primates. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31578240, PMCID: PMC6996238, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControlled-release mitochondrial protonophoreNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCRMP treatmentHepatic triglyceridesDiet-induced rodent modelReversal of hypertriglyceridemiaFatty liver diseaseNonhuman primate modelMitochondrial protonophoreEndogenous glucose productionLow-density lipoproteinMitochondrial fat oxidationHepatic inflammationMetabolic syndromeFatty liverLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisInsulin resistanceAdverse reactionsPlasma triglyceridesPrimate modelOral administrationFood intakeHepatic mitochondrial oxidationRodent models