Area of research
Physiology · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity.
FcRn-dependent IgG accumulation in adipose tissue unmasks obesity pathophysiology
Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein regulates intracellular lipolysis in adipocytes independent of its lipid transfer activity
Vitamin D Inhibits Adipokine Production and Inflammatory Signaling Through the Vitamin D Receptor in Human Adipocytes
A MicroRNA Linking Human Positive Selection and Metabolic Disorders
Rosiglitazone remodels the lipid droplet and britens human visceral and subcutaneous adipocytes ex vivo
Aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein enhances adipose tissue stromal progenitor differentiation into myofibroblasts and is upregulated in fibrotic white adipose tissue
High-fat diet-induced obesity regulates MMP3 to modulate depot- and sex-dependent adipose expansion in C57BL/6J mice
Systemic insulin sensitivity is regulated by GPS2 inhibition of AKT ubiquitination and activation in adipose tissue
Growth hormone receptor expression in human gluteal versus abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue: Association with body shape
Low expression of the GILZ may contribute to adipose inflammation and altered adipokine production in human obesity
Shaping fat distribution: New insights into the molecular determinants of depot- and sex-dependent adipose biology
LDL Receptor-Related Protein-1 (LRP1) Regulates Cholesterol Accumulation in Macrophages
IRF5 Deficiency Ameliorates Lupus but Promotes Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Lupus-Associated Atherosclerosis
The Effects of a Single Developmentally Entrained Pulse of Testosterone in Female Neonatal Mice on Reproductive and Metabolic Functions in Adult Life
Optimal Protocol for the Differentiation and Metabolic Analysis of Human Adipose Stromal Cells
The glucocorticoid receptor, not the mineralocorticoid receptor, plays the dominant role in adipogenesis and adipokine production in human adipocytes
Pleiotropic Effects of Cavin-1 Deficiency on Lipid Metabolism
Deconstructing the roles of glucocorticoids in adipose tissue biology and the development of central obesity
Insulin Inhibits Lipolysis in Adipocytes via the Evolutionarily Conserved mTORC1-Egr1-ATGL-Mediated Pathway
FSP27 and PLIN1 interaction promotes the formation of large lipid droplets in human adipocytes
Direct Comparison of Mice Null for Liver or Intestinal Fatty Acid-binding Proteins Reveals Highly Divergent Phenotypic Responses to High Fat Feeding
Multiple Adipose Depots Increase Cardiovascular Risk via Local and Systemic Effects
Sex differences in human adipose tissues – the biology of pear shape
Adipose tissue heterogeneity: Implication of depot differences in adipose tissue for obesity complications
Distinct Developmental Signatures of Human Abdominal and Gluteal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Depots
25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Promote the Differentiation of Human Subcutaneous Preadipocytes
A Modified Protocol to Maximize Differentiation of Human Preadipocytes and Improve Metabolic Phenotypes
Glucocorticoids antagonize tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated lipolysis and resistance to the antilipolytic effect of insulin in human adipocytes