• Impaired Adipocyte SLC7A10 Promotes Lipid Storage in Association With Insulin Resistance and Altered BCAA Metabolism 

      Jersin, Regine Åsen; Tallapragada, Divya Sri; Skartveit, Linn; Bjune, Mona Synnøve; Muniandy, Maheswary; Lee-Ødegård, Sindre; Heinonen, Sini; Alvarez, Marcus; Birkeland, Kåre Inge; Drevon, Christian André; Pajukanta, Päivi; McCann, Adrian; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Claussnitzer, Melina; Mellgren, Gunnar; Dankel, Simon N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Context The neutral amino acid transporter SLC7A10/ASC-1 is an adipocyte-expressed gene with reduced expression in insulin resistance and obesity. Inhibition of SLC7A10 in adipocytes was shown to increase lipid accumulation ...
    • Metabolic role of the hepatic valine/3-hydroxyisobutyrate (3-HIB) pathway in fatty liver disease 

      Bjune, Mona Synnøve; Dyer, Laurence; Laupsa-Borge, Johnny; Sommersten, Cathrine Horn; McCann, Adrian; Glastad, Robert Clay; Johnston, Iain; Kern, Matthias; Blüher, Matthias; Mellgren, Gunnar; Dankel, Simon N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: The valine (branched-chain amino acid) metabolite 3-hydroxyisobutyrate (3-HIB), produced by 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA Hydrolase (HIBCH), is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, but implicated ...
    • Plasma 3-hydroxyisobutyrate (3-HIB) and methylmalonic acid (MMA) are markers of hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in male Wistar rats 

      Bjune, Mona Synnøve; Lindquist, Carine; Stafsnes, Marit Hallvardsdotter; Bjørndal, Bodil; Bruheim, Per; Aloysius, Thomas Aquinas; Nygård, Ottar; Skorve, Jon; Madsen, Lise; Dankel, Simon N; Berge, Rolf Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: Discovery of specific markers that reflect altered hepatic fatty acid oxidation could help to detect an individual's risk of fatty liver, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease at an early stage. Lipid and ...
    • Role of the Neutral Amino Acid Transporter SLC7A10 in Adipocyte Lipid Storage, Obesity and Insulin Resistance 

      Jersin, Regine Åsen; Tallapragada, Divya Sri Priyanka; Madsen, André; Skartveit, Linn; Fjære, Even; McCann, Adrian; Dyer, Laurence; Willems, Aron; Bjune, Jan-Inge; Bjune, Mona Synnøve; Våge, Villy; Nielsen, Hans Jørgen; Thorsen, Håvard Luong; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Busch, Christian; Steen, Vidar M.; Blüher, Matthias; Jacobson, Peter; Svensson, Per-Arne; Fernø, Johan; Rydén, Mikael; Arner, Peter; Nygård, Ottar; Claussnitzer, Melina; Ellingsen, Ståle; Madsen, Lise; Sagen, Jørn V.; Mellgren, Gunnar; Dankel, Simon N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Elucidation of mechanisms that govern lipid storage, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance may lead to improved therapeutic options for type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related diseases. Here, we find that adipose ...
    • The valine-3-HIB pathway in obesity, insulin resistance and fatty liver 

      Bjune, Mona Synnøve (Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-10)
      The prevalence of obesity has increased greatly during the last decades, along with obesity-associated conditions and diseases including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ...