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2024, 'Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine mitochondrial uncouplers for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116916
,2024, 'Beneficial effects of MGL-3196 and BAM15 combination in a mouse model of fatty liver disease', Acta Physiologica, 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apha.14217
,2024, 'Corrigendum to “Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents” [Bioorg. Chem. 151 (2024) 107665] (Bioorganic Chemistry (2024) 151, (S0045206824005704), (10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107665))', Bioorganic Chemistry, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107725
,2024, 'Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents', Bioorganic Chemistry, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107665
,2024, 'Bile acids mediate fructose-associated liver tumour growth in mice', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167029
,2024, 'Liver-Selective Imidazolopyrazine Mitochondrial Uncoupler SHD865 Reverses Adiposity and Glucose Intolerance in Mice', Diabetes, 73, pp. 374 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db23-0233
,2024, 'Beneficial effects of simultaneously targeting calorie intake and calorie efficiency in diet-induced obese mice', Clinical Science, 138, pp. 173 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20231016
,2024, 'Erratum: Proteomic pathways to metabolic disease and type 2 diabetes in the pancreatic islet (iScience (2021) 24(10), (S2589004221010671), (10.1016/j.isci.2021.103099))', iScience, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108707
,2024, 'Head-to-head comparison of BAM15, semaglutide, rosiglitazone, NEN, and calorie restriction on metabolic physiology in female db/db mice', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166908
,2023, 'Oxadiazolopyridine Derivatives as Efficacious Mitochondrial Uncouplers in the Prevention of Diet-Induced Obesity', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66, pp. 3876 - 3895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01573
,2023, 'Investigation of circular RNA transcriptome in obesity-related endometrial cancer', Gene, 855, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2022.147125
,2023, 'Targeting negative energy balance with calorie restriction and mitochondrial uncoupling in db/db mice', Molecular Metabolism, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101684
,2022, 'Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase 1 (ACC1) plays a critical role in glucagon secretion', Communications Biology, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03170-w
,2022, 'Macrophage acetyl-CoA carboxylase regulates acute inflammation through control of glucose and lipid metabolism', Science Advances, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq1984
,2022, 'Conversion of oxadiazolo[3,4-b]pyrazines to imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines via a tandem reduction-cyclization sequence generates new mitochondrial uncouplers', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128912
,2022, 'Investigating the Expression and Function of the Glucose Transporter GLUT6 in Obesity', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, pp. 9798, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179798
,2022, 'Differences in the Active Endometrial Microbiota across Body Weight and Cancer in Humans and Mice', Cancers, 14, pp. 2141, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14092141
,2022, 'Update on Glycosphingolipids Abundance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, pp. 4477, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094477
,2022, 'Mitochondrial Uncoupler BAM15 Ameliorates Associated Metabolic PCOS Traits in a Hyperandrogenic PCOS Mouse Model', Fertility & Reproduction, 04, pp. 208 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2661318222741194
,2021, 'How does obesity cause cancer?', Cancers, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13215330
,2021, 'Increased glucosylceramide production leads to decreased cell energy metabolism and lowered tumor marker expression in non-cancerous liver cells', Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 78, pp. 7025 - 7041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-021-03958-9
,2021, 'Proteomic pathways to metabolic disease and type 2 diabetes in the pancreatic islet', iScience, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103099
,2021, 'Breast cancer growth and proliferation is suppressed by the mitochondrial targeted furazano[3,4-b]pyrazine BAM15', CANCER & METABOLISM, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40170-021-00274-5
,2021, 'In vitrocoronal protein signatures and biological impact of silver nanoparticles synthesized with different natural polymers as capping agents', Nanoscale Advances, 3, pp. 4424 - 4439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0na01013h
,2021, 'Mitochondrial uncoupler SHC517 reverses obesity in mice without affecting food intake', Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154724
,2020, 'Eosinophil function in adipose tissue is regulated by Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3)', Nature Communications, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16758-9
,2020, 'Mitochondrial uncoupler BAM15 reverses diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice', Nature Communications, 11, pp. 2397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16298-2
,2020, 'UGCG overexpression leads to increased glycolysis and increased oxidative phosphorylation of breast cancer cells', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 8182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65182-y
,2020, 'C-Cbl regulates c-MPL receptor trafficking and its internalization', Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 24, pp. 12491 - 12503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15785
,2020, 'Transient Intermittent Hyperglycemia Accelerates Atherosclerosis by Promoting Myelopoiesis', Circulation Research, 127, pp. 877 - 892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.316653
,2020, 'BAM15-mediated mitochondrial uncoupling protects against obesity and improves glycemic control', EMBO Molecular Medicine, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202012088
,2020, '6-Amino[1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4- b]pyrazin-5-ol Derivatives as Efficacious Mitochondrial Uncouplers in STAM Mouse Model of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 63, pp. 6203 - 6224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00542
,2020, 'Anilinopyrazines as potential mitochondrial uncouplers', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127057
,2020, 'Oxadiazolo[3,4- b]pyrazine-5,6-diamine Derivatives as Mitochondrial Uncouplers for the Potential Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 63, pp. 2511 - 2526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01440
,2020, 'Phenotypic screen for oxygen consumption rate identifies an anti-cancer naphthoquinone that induces mitochondrial oxidative stress', Redox Biology, 28, pp. 101374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2019.101374
,2019, 'UGCG influences glutamine metabolism of breast cancer cells', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 15665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52169-7
,2019, 'CDP-DAG synthase 1 and 2 regulate lipid droplet growth through distinct mechanisms', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294, pp. 16740 - 16755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.009992
,2019, 'Characterization of glucose transporter 6 in lipopolysaccharide-induced bone marrow-derived macrophage function', Journal of Immunology, 202, pp. 1826 - 1832, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1801063
,2019, 'Delivering bioactive cyclic peptides that target Hsp90 as prodrugs', Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 34, pp. 728 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2019.1580276
,2019, 'Disruption of beta cell acetyl-CoA carboxylase-1 in mice impairs insulin secretion and beta cell mass', Diabetologia, 62, pp. 99 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-018-4743-7
,2019, 'Impaired enolase 1 glycolytic activity restrains effector functions of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells', Science Immunology, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.aap9520
,2019, 'Targeting host metabolism by inhibition of acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase reduces flavivirus infection in mouse models', Emerging Microbes and Infections, 8, pp. 624 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2019.1604084
,2019, 'Physical Activity, Nutrition and Hormone Levels of Postmenopausal Women With and Without Endometrial Cancer [40R]', Obstetrics & Gynecology, 133, pp. 202S - 202S, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.aog.0000559153.05084.de
,2018, 'A selective inhibitor of ceramide synthase 1 reveals a novel role in fat metabolism', Nature Communications, 9, pp. 3165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05613-7
,2018, 'The transcriptional response to oxidative stress is part of, but not sufficient for, insulin resistance in adipocytes', Scientific Reports, 8, pp. 1774, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20104-x
,2018, 'Defining Eosinophil Function in Adiposity and Weight Loss', BioEssays, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201800098
,2018, 'Serial MRI imaging reveals minimal impact of ketogenic diet on established liver tumor growth', Cancers, 10, pp. 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers10090312
,2018, 'Knockout of glucose transporter GLUT6 has minimal effects on whole body metabolic physiology in mice', American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 315, pp. E286 - E293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00082.2018
,2018, 'Small Molecule Mitochondrial Uncouplers and Their Therapeutic Potential', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61, pp. 4641 - 4655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01182
,2018, 'Mitochondrial CoQ deficiency is a common driver of mitochondrial oxidants and insulin resistance', eLife, 7, pp. e32111, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32111
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