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Kitt Falk Petersen

Yale University · US
Area of research
Physiology · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Diet and metabolism studies, and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer.
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85
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37,152
works
194
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Recent publications

Distinct effects of ketogenic and non-ketogenic weight-loss diets on hepatic steatosis and mitochondrial metabolism in MASLD
Journal of Hepatology 2026cited by 1position: middledoi
Cideb knockdown in mice increases mitochondrial fat oxidation and reverses hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance by the plasma membrane sn-1,2-DAGs–PKCε–insulin receptor kinaseT1150 pathway
Diabetologia 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Glucagon promotes increased hepatic mitochondrial oxidation and pyruvate carboxylase flux in humans with fatty liver disease
Cell Metabolism 2024cited by 27position: firstdoi
Small molecule inhibition of glycogen synthase I reduces muscle glycogen content and improves biomarkers in a mouse model of Pompe disease
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 2024cited by 5position: middledoi
Lysophosphatidic acid triggers inflammation in the liver and white adipose tissue in rat models of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 2 deficiency and overnutrition
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 22position: middledoi
Effect of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Body Weight, Insulin Sensitivity, Postprandial Metabolism, and Intramyocellular and Hepatocellular Lipid Levels in Overweight Adults
JAMA Network Open 2020cited by 189position: middledoi
Anti‐inflammatory effects of oestrogen mediate the sexual dimorphic response to lipid‐induced insulin resistance
The Journal of Physiology 2019cited by 68position: middledoi
Author Correction: Metformin inhibits gluconeogenesis via a redox-dependent mechanism in vivo
Nature Medicine 2019cited by 2position: middledoi
Metformin inhibits gluconeogenesis via a redox-dependent mechanism in vivo
Nature Medicine 2018cited by 302position: middledoi
Leptin Mediates a Glucose-Fatty Acid Cycle to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis in Starvation
Cell 2018cited by 171position: middledoi
Hepatic Diacylglycerol-Associated Protein Kinase Cε Translocation Links Hepatic Steatosis to Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Humans
Cell Reports 2017cited by 157position: middledoi
Mechanisms by which a Very-Low-Calorie Diet Reverses Hyperglycemia in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes
Cell Metabolism 2017cited by 90position: middledoi
Mechanism by which arylamine <i>N</i> -acetyltransferase 1 ablation causes insulin resistance in mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 66position: middledoi
Non-invasive assessment of hepatic mitochondrial metabolism by positional isotopomer NMR tracer analysis (PINTA)
Nature Communications 2017cited by 59position: middledoi
A controlled‐release mitochondrial protonophore reverses hypertriglyceridemia, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and diabetes in lipodystrophic mice
The FASEB Journal 2017cited by 42position: middledoi
A Non-invasive Method to Assess Hepatic Acetyl-CoA In Vivo
Cell Metabolism 2017cited by 38position: middledoi
Acetate mediates a microbiome–brain–β-cell axis to promote metabolic syndrome
Nature 2016cited by 1,292position: middledoi
Anti-myostatin antibody increases muscle mass and strength and improves insulin sensitivity in old mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2016cited by 178position: middledoi
Hypophosphatemia promotes lower rates of muscle ATP synthesis
The FASEB Journal 2016cited by 105position: middledoi
Assessment of Hepatic Mitochondrial Oxidation and Pyruvate Cycling in NAFLD by 13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Cell Metabolism 2016cited by 84position: firstdoi
Propionate Increases Hepatic Pyruvate Cycling and Anaplerosis and Alters Mitochondrial Metabolism
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2016cited by 76position: middledoi
Imeglimin lowers glucose primarily by amplifying glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in high-fat-fed rodents
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016cited by 71position: middledoi
Pleotropic effects of leptin to reverse insulin resistance and diabetic ketoacidosis
Diabetologia 2016cited by 39position: middledoi
Resolution of non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis after growth hormone replacement in a pediatric liver transplant patient with panhypopituitarism
Pediatric Transplantation 2016cited by 21position: middledoi
Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
Cell 2015cited by 701position: middledoi
Effect of aging on muscle mitochondrial substrate utilization in humans
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 87position: firstdoi
Second‐generation antisense oligonucleotides against β‐catenin protect mice against diet‐induced hepatic steatosis and hepatic and peripheral insulin resistance
The FASEB Journal 2015cited by 23position: middledoi
The role of hepatic lipids in hepatic insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Nature 2014cited by 1,108position: middledoi
ApoA5 knockdown improves whole-body insulin sensitivity in high-fat-fed mice by reducing ectopic lipid content
Journal of Lipid Research 2014cited by 61position: middledoi
Cellular Mechanism by Which Estradiol Protects Female Ovariectomized Mice From High-Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic and Muscle Insulin Resistance
Endocrinology 2013cited by 198position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Gerald I. Shulman · Howard Hughes Medical Institute38 papers (2012–2026)Gary W. Cline · Yale University16 papers (2012–2019)Rachel J. Perry · Yale University14 papers (2013–2019)Dongyan Zhang · Nanfang Hospital11 papers (2012–2023)Varman T. Samuel · Yale University10 papers (2012–2025)Michael J. Jurczak · University of Pittsburgh9 papers (2013–2019)Sylvie Dufour · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique9 papers (2012–2018)João Paulo Camporez · Universidade de Ribeirão Preto9 papers (2013–2019) · 7 papers (2012–2017)Daniel F. Vatner · Yale University6 papers (2012–2023)Mario Kahn · Yale University5 papers (2012–2025)Xian‐Man Zhang · Zhejiang Medicine (China)5 papers (2015–2019)Liang Peng · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College4 papers (2016–2017)Yongliang Wang · Huazhong Agricultural University4 papers (2017–2018)Richard G. Kibbey · Yale Cancer Center4 papers (2015–2016) · 4 papers (2012–2015) · 4 papers (2012–2016)Abudukadier Abulizi · DecImmune Therapeutics (United States)4 papers (2015–2017) · 3 papers (2023–2025) · 3 papers (2013–2015)