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Cellular Long Chain Fatty Acid Uptake by CD36: Identifying an Amino Acid That Plays a Critical Role and Assessing Physiological Impact in Bone Marrow Derived Macrophages
DownloadSpring 2021
Long chain fatty acids (LCFA) serve essential functions in human cells, and the presence of too little or too much could have detrimental effects. LCFA can enter cells through passive diffusion, also known as flip-flop, but the majority enter in association with a protein allowing regulation and...
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Plasma Membrane Organization and Endocytosis of CD36 in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells
DownloadSpring 2016
The plasma membrane is a dynamic lipid bilayer that surrounds the cell, embedded with different plasma membrane proteins, aiding communication between the inside and outside of the cells. Its functions are achieved through an intricate organization of lipid-lipid, lipid-protein and...
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Spring 2024
Background and Objective High-fat Western diets have been linked to the dysregulation of fatty acids (FA) and glucose intake in tissues, resulting in adverse metabolic outcomes such as obesity, insulin resistance, and atherosclerosis. There is a pressing need for new therapeutic approaches to...
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The Investigation of Intestinal/Muscle Lipid Metabolism and Meat Quality in Low Birth Weight Swine
DownloadSpring 2023
Metabolic syndrome and obesity-related complications such as insulin resistance (IR), type II diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have remained a critical worldwide health issue. A previously published study by our group revealed that low birth weight (LBW) piglets exhibited IR and...