Palmitic acid: physiological role, metabolism and nutritional implications

G Carta, E Murru, S Banni, C Manca - Frontiers in physiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Palmitic acid (PA) has been for long time negatively depicted for its putative detrimental
health effects, shadowing its multiple crucial physiological activities. PA is the most common …

SCD1, autophagy and cancer: implications for therapy

F Ascenzi, C De Vitis, M Maugeri-Saccà… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Background Autophagy is an intracellular degradation system that removes unnecessary or
dysfunctional components and recycles them for other cellular functions. Over the years, a …

SIRT3 deficiency and mitochondrial protein hyperacetylation accelerate the development of the metabolic syndrome

MD Hirschey, T Shimazu, E **g, CA Grueter… - Molecular cell, 2011 - cell.com
Acetylation is increasingly recognized as an important metabolic regulatory posttranslational
protein modification, yet the metabolic consequence of mitochondrial protein …

Calorie restriction increases muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in healthy humans

AE Civitarese, S Carling, LK Heilbronn… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background Caloric restriction without malnutrition extends life span in a range of organisms
including insects and mammals and lowers free radical production by the mitochondria …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenesis and prevention of hepatic steatosis

F Nassir, RS Rector, GM Hammoud… - Gastroenterology & …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatic steatosis is defined as intrahepatic fat of at least 5% of liver weight. Simple
accumulation of triacylglycerols in the liver could be hepatoprotective; however, prolonged …

Maternal obesity and fetal metabolic programming: a fertile epigenetic soil

MJR Heerwagen, MR Miller… - American Journal of …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The incidence of obesity and overweight has reached epidemic levels in the United States
and developed countries worldwide. Even more alarming is the increasing prevalence of …

Skeletal muscle triglycerides, diacylglycerols, and ceramides in insulin resistance: another paradox in endurance-trained athletes?

F Amati, JJ Dubé, E Alvarez-Carnero, MM Edreira… - Diabetes, 2011 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Chronic exercise and obesity both increase intramyocellular triglycerides
(IMTGs) despite having opposing effects on insulin sensitivity. We hypothesized that …

Insights into stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 regulation of systemic metabolism

AM Aljohani, DN Syed, JM Ntambi - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 (SCD1) is a central regulator of fuel metabolism and may
represent a therapeutic target to control obesity and the progression of related metabolic …

Gender differences in skeletal muscle substrate metabolism–molecular mechanisms and insulin sensitivity

AM Lundsgaard, B Kiens - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It has become increasingly apparent that substrate metabolism is subject to gender-specific
regulation, and the aim of this review is to outline the available evidence of molecular …

Role of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase in regulating lipid metabolism

MT Flowers, JM Ntambi - Current opinion in lipidology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Recent studies in humans and animal models have highlighted that modulation of stearoyl-
coenzyme A desaturase 1 activity by dietary intervention or genetic manipulation strongly …