Browsing by Subject "Metabolism"
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(2019-04-17)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe current obesity public health crisis is linked directly with liver health through a parallel epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD has direct effects on liver health while acting as an independent ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-06-19)Not feeding an injured or ill patient is not that same as a normal individual who is fasting. A pound of weight loss in the stress patient is significantly different than a pound of weight loss in someone on a diet. A ...
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(2014-10-01)Department: NeuroscienceStress often precipitates or exacerbates mental illness. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is the canonical pathway that mediates an organism’s response to stress. Acute stress increases HPA axis activity, ...
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(2018-07-19)Department: Biomedical EngineeringEndothelial dysfunction is a known consequence of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type II (BMPR2) mutations in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Initial studies aimed to prevent heritable PAH by inhibiting the ...
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(2005-07-29)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsInflammation and insulin resistance are characteristics of endotoxemia. While the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in insulin resistant states has been characterized, little is known of its role in the metabolic response to ...