BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) is a common cause of liver disease worldwide and is a growing epidemic. A high ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet has been implicated in...
AIM: To determine whether hepatocyte lipogenesis, in an in vitro cell culture model, is modulated by adjusting culture media monosaccharide content and concentration.METHODS: Hepatocytes(Huh7), demonstrating glucose a...
Lately, the world has faced tremendous progress in the understanding of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) pathogenesis due to rising obesity rates. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors(PPARs) are transcr...
Supported partially by the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientist Development Award (0635423Z);the AHA Grant-in-Aid (09GRNT2280479);the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BC095179P1);the Karmanos Cancer Institute Pilot Grant
The signal transduction network in regulating lipid metabolism is a hot topic of biomedical research. Recent research endeavors reveal that intracellular stress signaling from a cellular organelle called endoplasmic r...