2024
Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity
Kim H, Dixit V. Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity. Cell Metabolism 2024, 36: 1911-1913. PMID: 39232279, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Innate immune cell-intrinsic ketogenesis is dispensable for organismal metabolism and age-related inflammation
Goldberg E, Letian A, Dlugos T, Leveau C, Dixit V. Innate immune cell-intrinsic ketogenesis is dispensable for organismal metabolism and age-related inflammation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 103005. PMID: 36775129, PMCID: PMC10025153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related inflammationKetone bodiesOrganismal metabolismMyeloid cellsChronic low-grade inflammationKetogenic diet feedingLow-grade inflammationHigh-fat dietAbundant ketone bodyGlucose toleranceNLRP3 inflammasomeDiet feedingGlucose homeostasisMouse modelBody weightInflammationMetabolic checkpointOnly organConditional ablationTerminal enzymeΒ-hydroxybutyrateFunctional targetingMethylglutaryl-CoA lyaseKetogenesisModest effect
2022
The matricellular protein SPARC induces inflammatory interferon-response in macrophages during aging
Ryu S, Sidorov S, Ravussin E, Artyomov M, Iwasaki A, Wang A, Dixit VD. The matricellular protein SPARC induces inflammatory interferon-response in macrophages during aging. Immunity 2022, 55: 1609-1626.e7. PMID: 35963236, PMCID: PMC9474643, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4ISG inductionMatricellular proteinPro-inflammatory phenotypeAnti-inflammatory macrophagesInterferon-stimulated gene expressionAdipocyte-specific deletionInhibition of glycolysisImmunometabolic adaptationsMyD88 pathwayReceptor 4Chronic diseasesFunctional declineCaloric restrictionInterferon responseHealth spanMacrophagesInflammationMitochondrial respirationSPARCInductionGene expressionAdipokinesObesityIFNCaloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span
Spadaro O, Youm Y, Shchukina I, Ryu S, Sidorov S, Ravussin A, Nguyen K, Aladyeva E, Predeus AN, Smith SR, Ravussin E, Galban C, Artyomov MN, Dixit VD. Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span. Science 2022, 375: 671-677. PMID: 35143297, PMCID: PMC10061495, DOI: 10.1126/science.abg7292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsteraseAdipose TissueAdultAgingAnimalsCaloric RestrictionDown-RegulationEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansImmune SystemInflammasomesInflammationLongevityLymphopoiesisMacrophagesMaleMiceMiddle AgedMitochondriaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinThermogenesisThymus GlandTranscriptomeConceptsCaloric restrictionAge-related inflammationHealth spanAnti-inflammatory responseNLRP3 inflammasome activationEctopic lipidsMetabolic healthInflammasome activationHealthy humansAdipose tissueImmunometabolic effectsFactor acetyl hydrolaseImmune defenseInflammationAcetyl hydrolaseMitochondrial bioenergeticsHumansLife spanLipoatrophyPLA2G7ThymopoiesisMice
2021
Desmosterol suppresses macrophage inflammasome activation and protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Zhang X, McDonald JG, Aryal B, Canfrán-Duque A, Goldberg EL, Araldi E, Ding W, Fan Y, Thompson BM, Singh AK, Li Q, Tellides G, Ordovás-Montanes J, García Milian R, Dixit VD, Ikonen E, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Desmosterol suppresses macrophage inflammasome activation and protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2107682118. PMID: 34782454, PMCID: PMC8617522, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2107682118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholesterol biosynthetic intermediatesBiosynthetic intermediatesDependent inflammasome activationSingle-cell transcriptomicsMitochondrial reactive oxygen species productionFoam cell formationMacrophage foam cellsReactive oxygen species productionHuman coronary artery lesionsConversion of desmosterolTranscriptomic analysisMacrophage cholesterol metabolismPhysiological contextOxygen species productionLiver X receptor ligandsApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinRetinoid X receptor activationX receptor ligandsInflammasome activationAtherosclerotic plaquesSpeck-like proteinCholesterol homeostasisMacrophage inflammasome activationKey moleculesCell formation
2020
Ketogenesis activates metabolically protective γδ T cells in visceral adipose tissue
Goldberg EL, Shchukina I, Asher JL, Sidorov S, Artyomov MN, Dixit VD. Ketogenesis activates metabolically protective γδ T cells in visceral adipose tissue. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 50-61. PMID: 32694683, PMCID: PMC10150608, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0160-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietT cellsAdipose tissue inflammationResident immune cellsVisceral adipose tissueHigher fat compositionReduced adipose tissue inflammationCause obesityMetabolic healthTissue inflammationImmune cellsImmunometabolic responsesProlonged exerciseGlucose homeostasisAdipose tissueInflammationKetone bodiesSingle-cell RNA sequencingLow carbohydrateEnergy homeostasisΒ-hydroxybutyrateFat compositionRNA sequencingCells
2019
Gaining Weight: Insulin-Eating Islet Macrophages
Spadaro O, Dixit VD. Gaining Weight: Insulin-Eating Islet Macrophages. Immunity 2019, 50: 13-15. PMID: 30650372, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell ProliferationDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansInflammationInsulinIslets of LangerhansMacrophagesObesity
2017
Energy Sparing Orexigenic Inflammation of Obesity
Lee A, Dixit VD. Energy Sparing Orexigenic Inflammation of Obesity. Cell Metabolism 2017, 26: 10-12. PMID: 28683278, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDiet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismHumansHypothalamusInflammationMicrogliaMyeloid CellsNF-kappa BObesityβ-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares
Goldberg EL, Asher JL, Molony RD, Shaw AC, Zeiss CJ, Wang C, Morozova-Roche LA, Herzog RI, Iwasaki A, Dixit VD. β-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares. Cell Reports 2017, 18: 2077-2087. PMID: 28249154, PMCID: PMC5527297, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetogenic dietGouty flaresΒ-hydroxybutyrateMajor risk factorAnti-inflammatory moleculesNLRP3-dependent mannerAlternate metabolic fuelsGout flaresJoint destructionIL-1βIntense painInterleukin-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeRisk factorsInflammatory neutrophilsBacterial infectionsNeutrophilsNLRP3Immune defenseGoutMetabolic fuelsBHBS100A9 fibrilsDietPainCarnitine acetyltransferase (CRAT) expression in macrophages is dispensable for nutrient stress sensing and inflammation
Goldberg EL, Dixit VD. Carnitine acetyltransferase (CRAT) expression in macrophages is dispensable for nutrient stress sensing and inflammation. Molecular Metabolism 2017, 6: 219-225. PMID: 28180063, PMCID: PMC5279934, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrient stressFatty acid oxidationAcyl-CoA poolMacrophage energy metabolismAcid oxidationMetabolic stressorsMyeloid lineage cellsStress sensingSwitch mechanismMetabolic homeostasisLineage cellsEnergy metabolismImportant unanswered questionsMuscle cellsHomeostasisCRATHigh-fat diet-induced obesityAcetyltransferase expressionDiet-induced obesityGlucose homeostasisTissue leukocytosisMacrophagesCellsLittermate controlsUnanswered questions
2015
Editorial: “Crowning” eosinophils in adipose tissue: does location matter?
Goldberg EL, Dixit VD. Editorial: “Crowning” eosinophils in adipose tissue: does location matter? Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2015, 98: 451-452. PMID: 26429777, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3ce0415-178rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease
Youm YH, Nguyen KY, Grant RW, Goldberg EL, Bodogai M, Kim D, D'Agostino D, Planavsky N, Lupfer C, Kanneganti TD, Kang S, Horvath TL, Fahmy TM, Crawford PA, Biragyn A, Alnemri E, Dixit VD. The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease. Nature Medicine 2015, 21: 263-269. PMID: 25686106, PMCID: PMC4352123, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdipose tissue as an immunological organ
Grant RW, Dixit VD. Adipose tissue as an immunological organ. Obesity 2015, 23: 512-518. PMID: 25612251, PMCID: PMC4340740, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissueImmunological organActive immunological organNumerous immune cellsObesity-associated comorbiditiesImmune cell subtypesAdaptive immune responsesType 2 diabetesCertain infectious diseasesWhole-body metabolismMetabolic syndromeObese subjectsChronic inflammationImmunological aspectsInsulin resistanceTissue inflammationObesity influencesImmune cellsImmune surveillanceT cellsImmune responseTissue leukocytosisPubMed searchB cellsHost defense