The metabolic syndrome, a human disease

M Alemany - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the question of metabolic syndrome (MS) being a complex, but
essentially monophyletic, galaxy of associated diseases/disorders, or just a syndrome of …

[HTML][HTML] Browning of white adipose tissue: lessons from experimental models

TCL Bargut, V Souza-Mello, MB Aguila… - … molecular biology and …, 2017‏ - degruyter.com
Beige or brite (brown-in-white) adipocytes are present in white adipose tissue (WAT) and
have a white fat-like phenotype that when stimulated acquires a brown fat-like phenotype …

The role of skeletal‐muscle‐based thermogenic mechanisms in vertebrate endothermy

LA Rowland, NC Bal, M Periasamy - Biological Reviews, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Thermogenesis is one of the most important homeostatic mechanisms that evolved during
vertebrate evolution. Despite its importance for the survival of the organism, the mechanistic …

Ryanodine receptor fragmentation and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak after one session of high-intensity interval exercise

N Place, N Ivarsson, T Venckunas, D Neyroud… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a time-efficient way of improving physical
performance in healthy subjects and in patients with common chronic diseases, but less so …

Excitation‐transcription coupling in skeletal muscle: the molecular pathways of exercise

K Gundersen - Biological Reviews, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Muscle fibres have different properties with respect to force, contraction speed, endurance,
oxidative/glycolytic capacity etc. Although adult muscle fibres are normally post‐mitotic with …

Molecular basis for exercise-induced fatigue: the importance of strictly controlled cellular Ca2+ handling

AJ Cheng, N Place… - Cold Spring …, 2018‏ - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The contractile function of skeletal muscle declines during intense or prolonged physical
exercise, that is, fatigue develops. Skeletal muscle fibers fatigue acutely during highly …

Both brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle thermogenesis processes are activated during mild to severe cold adaptation in mice

NC Bal, S Singh, FCG Reis, SK Maurya, S Pani… - Journal of Biological …, 2017‏ - jbc.org
Thermogenesis is an important homeostatic mechanism essential for survival and normal
physiological functions in mammals. Both brown adipose tissue (BAT)(ie uncoupling protein …

Sarcolipin: a key thermogenic and metabolic regulator in skeletal muscle

M Pant, NC Bal, M Periasamy - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016‏ - cell.com
Skeletal muscle constitutes∼ 40% of body mass and has the capacity to play a major role as
thermogenic, metabolic, and endocrine organ. In addition to shivering, muscle also …

Minding the calcium store: Ryanodine receptor activation as a convergent mechanism of PCB toxicity

IN Pessah, G Cherednichenko, PJ Lein - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Chronic low-level polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposures remain a significant public
health concern since results from epidemiological studies indicate that PCB burden is …

Uncoupling of sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase pump activity by sarcolipin as the basis for muscle non-shivering thermogenesis

NC Bal, M Periasamy - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Thermogenesis in endotherms relies on both shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis
(NST). The role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in NST is well recognized, but the role of …