2019
Adipsin preserves beta cells in diabetic mice and associates with protection from type 2 diabetes in humans
Gómez-Banoy N, Guseh JS, Li G, Rubio-Navarro A, Chen T, Poirier B, Putzel G, Rosselot C, Pabón MA, Camporez JP, Bhambhani V, Hwang SJ, Yao C, Perry RJ, Mukherjee S, Larson MG, Levy D, Dow LE, Shulman GI, Dephoure N, Garcia-Ocana A, Hao M, Spiegelman BM, Ho JE, Lo JC. Adipsin preserves beta cells in diabetic mice and associates with protection from type 2 diabetes in humans. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 1739-1747. PMID: 31700183, PMCID: PMC7256970, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0610-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesBody mass indexBeta cellsDiabetic miceInsulin secretagoguesDiabetic db/db miceDb/db micePancreatic beta-cell massBeta cell healthBeta-cell failureBeta-cell lossBeta-cell massComplement components C3aMiddle-aged adultsHuman islet cellsAlternative complement pathwayComplement factor DFuture diabetesMass indexInsulin levelsDb miceInsulin resistanceLower riskType 2Cell loss
2017
Pathogenesis of hypothyroidism-induced NAFLD is driven by intra- and extrahepatic mechanisms
Ferrandino G, Kaspari RR, Spadaro O, Reyna-Neyra A, Perry RJ, Cardone R, Kibbey RG, Shulman GI, Dixit VD, Carrasco N. Pathogenesis of hypothyroidism-induced NAFLD is driven by intra- and extrahepatic mechanisms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e9172-e9180. PMID: 29073114, PMCID: PMC5664516, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1707797114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDe novo lipogenesisAdipose tissue lipolysisHepatic insulin resistanceThyroid hormonesHypothyroid miceImpaired suppressionInsulin resistanceTissue lipolysisInsulin secretionHigh thyroid-stimulating hormone levelsRegulation of THThyroid-stimulating hormone levelsLipid utilizationFatty liver diseaseSerum glucose levelsEndogenous glucose productionLow thyroid hormoneFatty acidsHepatic lipid utilizationLiver diseaseSevere hypothyroidismHormone levelsProfound suppressionGlucose levels