Glucocorticoids, their uses, sexual dimorphisms, and diseases: new concepts, mechanisms, and discoveries

GJ Martinez, M Appleton, ZA Kipp… - Physiological …, 2024‏ - journals.physiology.org
The normal stress response in humans is governed by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis through heightened mechanisms during stress, raising blood levels of the …

Molecular mechanisms of metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD): functional analysis of lipid metabolism pathways

OO Badmus, SA Hillhouse, CD Anderson… - Clinical …, 2022‏ - portlandpress.com
The metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a condition of fat accumulation in
the liver in combination with metabolic dysfunction in the form of overweight or obesity and …

Hepatic insulin receptor: new views on the mechanisms of liver disease

WH Lee, SM Najjar, CR Kahn, TD Hinds Jr - Metabolism, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Over 65% of people with obesity display the metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
(MAFLD), which can manifest as steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, or liver cancer. The …

A monoclonal antibody targeting nonjunctional claudin-1 inhibits fibrosis in patient-derived models by modulating cell plasticity

N Roehlen, A Saviano, H El Saghire… - Science translational …, 2022‏ - science.org
Tissue fibrosis is a key driver of end-stage organ failure and cancer, overall accounting for
up to 45% of deaths in developed countries. There is a large unmet medical need for …

Fructose induced KHK-C can increase ER stress independent of its effect on lipogenesis to drive liver disease in diet-induced and genetic models of NAFLD

SH Park, RN Helsley, T Fadhul, JLS Willoughby… - Metabolism, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a liver manifestation of metabolic syndrome,
and is estimated to affect one billion individuals worldwide. An increased intake of a high-fat …

Loss of hepatic PPARα in mice causes hypertension and cardiovascular disease

OO Badmus, ZA Kipp, EA Bates… - American Journal …, 2023‏ - journals.physiology.org
The leading cause of death in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the mechanisms are unknown. Mice deficient in …

Piplartine attenuates aminoglycoside-induced TRPV1 activity and protects from hearing loss in mice

M Zallocchi, S Vijayakumar, J Fleegel… - Science translational …, 2024‏ - science.org
Hearing loss is a major health concern in our society, affecting more than 400 million people
worldwide. Among the causes, aminoglycoside therapy can result in permanent hearing loss …

Suppressing hepatic UGT1A1 increases plasma bilirubin, lowers plasma urobilin, reorganizes kinase signaling pathways and lipid species and improves fatty liver …

EA Bates, ZA Kipp, GJ Martinez, OO Badmus… - Biomolecules, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Several population studies have observed lower serum bilirubin levels in patients with non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Yet, treatments to target this metabolic phenotype have …

Bilirubin nanoparticle treatment in obese mice inhibits hepatic ceramide production and remodels liver fat content

ZA Kipp, GJ Martinez, EA Bates, AB Maharramov… - Metabolites, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Studies have indicated that increasing plasma bilirubin levels might be useful for preventing
and treating hepatic lipid accumulation that occurs with metabolic diseases such as obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Bilirubin bioconversion to urobilin in the gut-liver-kidney axis: A biomarker for insulin resistance in the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome

ZA Kipp, OO Badmus, DE Stec, B Hall, TD Hinds Jr - Metabolism, 2025‏ - Elsevier
The rising rates of obesity worldwide have increased the incidence of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), making it the number one cause of death. Higher plasma bilirubin levels …