Selected Publications

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A novel ChREBP isoform in adipose tissue regulates systemic glucose metabolism

Herman MA, Peroni OD, Villoria J, Schön MR, Abumrad NA, Blüher M, Klein S, Kahn BB
Nature. 2012 Apr 19;484(7394):333-8. PMID: 22466288

  • Loss of ChREBP in adipocytes of mice causes insulin resistance in liver, muscle, and fat

  • Adipocytes lacking ChREBP have defects in glucose transport and Glut4 translocation

  • ChREBP deletion in fat lowers abundance of palmitic acid hydroxy stearic acids (PAHSAs)

  • PAHSAs reverse insulin resistance and glucose transport defects with ChREBP loss in fat

Absence of Carbohydrate Response Element Binding Protein in Adipocytes Causes Systemic Insulin Resistance and Impairs Glucose Transport

Vijayakumar A, Aryal P, Wen J, Syed I, Vazirani RP, Moraes-Vieira PM, Camporez JP, Gallop MR, Perry RJ, Peroni OD, Shulman GI, Saghatelian A, McGraw TE, Kahn BB
Cell Rep. 2017 Oct 24;21(4):1021-1035. PMID: 29069585

  • Loss of ChREBP in adipocytes of mice causes insulin resistance in liver, muscle, and fat

  • Adipocytes lacking ChREBP have defects in glucose transport and Glut4 translocation

  • ChREBP deletion in fat lowers abundance of palmitic acid hydroxy stearic acids (PAHSAs)

  • PAHSAs reverse insulin resistance and glucose transport defects with ChREBP loss in fat


Discovery of a class of endogenous mammalian lipids with anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects

Yore MM, Syed I, Moraes-Vieira PM, Zhang T, Herman MA, Homan EA, Patel RT, Lee J, Chen S, Peroni OD, Dhaneshwar AS, Hammarstedt A, Smith U, McGraw TE, Saghatelian A, Kahn BB
Cell. 2014 Oct 09; 159(2):318-32. PMID: 25303528

  • Lipidomics identifies bioactive fatty acid esters of hydroxyl-fatty acids (FAHFAs)

  • FAHFAs are low in insulin-resistant humans and correlate with insulin sensitivity

  • These lipids improve insulin secretion and glucose tolerance in mice

  • FAHFAs block inflammatory cytokine production and reduce adipose inflammation


Palmitic Acid Hydroxystearic Acids Activate GPR40, Which Is Involved in Their Beneficial Effects on Glucose Homeostasis

Syed I, Lee J, Moraes-Vieira PM, Donaldson CJ, Sontheimer A, Aryal P, Wellenstein K, Kolar MJ, Nelson AT, Siegel D, Mokrosinski J, Farooqi IS, Zhao JJ, Yore MM, Peroni OD, Saghatelian A, Kahn BB
Cell Metab. 2018 Feb 6;27(2):419-427.e4. PMID: 29414687

  • Chronic PAHSA treatment improves insulin sensitivity in chow- and HFD-fed mice

  • PAHSAs activate GPR40, which mediates their augmentation of insulin secretion

  • GPR40 plays a role in the beneficial effects of PAHSAs on glucose homeostasis

  • GLP-1 receptor indirectly mediates PAHSA effects on glucose tolerance

PAHSAs attenuate immune responses and promote β cell survival in autoimmune diabetic mice

Syed I, Rubin de Celis MF, Mohan JF, Moraes-Vieira PM, Vijayakumar A, Nelson AT, Siegel D, Saghatelian A, Mathis D, Kahn BB
J Clin Invest. 2019 Aug 5;129(9):3717-3731. PMID: 31380811

PAHSAs enhance hepatic and systemic insulin sensitivity through direct and indirect mechanisms

Zhou P, Santoro A, Peroni OD, Nelson AT, Saghatelian A, Siegel D, Kahn BB
J Clin Invest. 2019 Oct 01; 129(10):4138-4150. PMID: 31449056

Retinol binding protein 4 primes the NLRP3 inflammasome by signaling through Toll-like receptors 2 and 4

Moraes-Vieira PM, Yore MM, Sontheimer-Phelps A, Castoldi A, Norseen J, Aryal P, Sjödin KS, Kahn BB
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020 Dec 8;117(49):31309-31318. PMID: 33214151

Insulin action in adipocytes, adipose remodeling, and systemic effects

Santoro A, McGraw TE, Kahn BB
Cell Metab. 2021 Apr 06; 33(4):748-757. PMID: 33826917

BCAA Supplementation in Mice with Diet-induced Obesity Alters the Metabolome Without Impairing Glucose Homeostasis

Lee J, Vijayakumar A, White PJ, Xu Y, Ilkayeva O, Lynch CJ, Newgard CB, Kahn BB
Endocrinology. 2021 Jul 1; 162(7):bqab062. PMID: 33765118

ATGL is a biosynthetic enzyme for fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids

Patel R, Santoro A, Hofer P, Tan D, Oberer M, Nelson AT, Konduri S, Siegel D, Zechner R, Saghatelian A, Kahn BB
Nature. 2022 Jun 08; 1606(7916):968-975. PMID: 35676490

Adipocyte Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Santoro A, Kahn BB
N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 1;388(22):2071-85. PMID: 37256977

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