Varman Samuel

Summary

Affiliation: Yale University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Fructose induced lipogenesis: from sugar to fat to insulin resistance
    Varman T Samuel
    Departments of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536 8012, USA
    Trends Endocrinol Metab 22:60-5. 2011
  2. ncbi The role of the carbohydrate response element-binding protein in male fructose-fed rats
    Derek M Erion
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536 8012, USA
    Endocrinology 154:36-44. 2013
  3. ncbi Mechanisms for insulin resistance: common threads and missing links
    Varman T Samuel
    Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
    Cell 148:852-71. 2012
  4. ncbi Muscle-specific IRS-1 Ser->Ala transgenic mice are protected from fat-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle
    Katsutaro Morino
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Diabetes 57:2644-51. 2008
  5. ncbi The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 beta in the pathogenesis of fructose-induced insulin resistance
    Yoshio Nagai
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536 8012, USA
    Cell Metab 9:252-64. 2009
  6. ncbi SGLT2 deletion improves glucose homeostasis and preserves pancreatic beta-cell function
    Michael J Jurczak
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Diabetes 60:890-8. 2011
  7. ncbi Activation of the farnesoid X receptor improves lipid metabolism in combined hyperlipidemic hamsters
    Stefan Bilz
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536-8012, USA
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 290:E716-22. 2006
  8. ncbi Deletion of the alpha-arrestin protein Txnip in mice promotes adiposity and adipogenesis while preserving insulin sensitivity
    William A Chutkow
    Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Diabetes 59:1424-34. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Mechanism of Fat Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance
    Varman Samuel; Fiscal Year: 2006

Collaborators

  • Gary W Cline
  • William Philbrick
  • Susanne Neschen
  • Morris White
  • Xing Xian Yu
  • Gerald I Shulman
  • Yoshio Nagai
  • Derek M Erion
  • Michael J Jurczak
  • Katsutaro Morino
  • Stefan Bilz
  • Jianying Dong
  • Shin Yonemitsu
  • Susan F Murray
  • Sanjay Bhanot
  • David W Frederick
  • Andreas L Birkenfeld
  • Hui Young Lee
  • William A Chutkow
  • Daniel Vatner
  • Matthew P Gillum
  • Jennifer J Hsiao
  • Violetta Popov
  • Vara Prasad Manchem
  • Kisha Mitchell
  • Mario Kahn
  • Francois R Jornayvaz
  • Jean M Whaley
  • Xiaoxian Zhao
  • Gilbert W Moeckel
  • Rebecca L Pongratz
  • Richard G Kibbey
  • Jorge Plutzky
  • Jun Yoshioka
  • Richard T Lee
  • Samuel W Cushman
  • Parth Patwari
  • Jonathan D Brown
  • Romy Kursawe
  • Michael G Löffler
  • Takanori Iwasaki
  • Dirk Weismann
  • Brett P Monia
  • Jonathan S Bogan
  • Romana Stark
  • Dongyan Zhang
  • James Cresswell
  • Irene Moore
  • Dimitrios Tsirigotis
  • Richard M Reznick
  • Saki Sono
  • David Sebastian
  • David Savage
  • Cheol Soo Choi

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Fructose induced lipogenesis: from sugar to fat to insulin resistance
    Varman T Samuel
    Departments of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536 8012, USA
    Trends Endocrinol Metab 22:60-5. 2011
    ..As a result, dietary fructose might promote the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which in and of itself, can result in hepatic insulin resistance, a key feature of type 2 diabetes mellitus...
  2. ncbi The role of the carbohydrate response element-binding protein in male fructose-fed rats
    Derek M Erion
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536 8012, USA
    Endocrinology 154:36-44. 2013
    ..In summary, these studies suggest that targeting ChREBP may prevent fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia but without the improvements in hepatic steatosis and hepatic insulin responsiveness...
  3. ncbi Mechanisms for insulin resistance: common threads and missing links
    Varman T Samuel
    Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
    Cell 148:852-71. 2012
    ....
  4. ncbi Muscle-specific IRS-1 Ser->Ala transgenic mice are protected from fat-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle
    Katsutaro Morino
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Diabetes 57:2644-51. 2008
    ..In this study, we examine the role of serine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 in mediating fat-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle in vivo...
  5. ncbi The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 beta in the pathogenesis of fructose-induced insulin resistance
    Yoshio Nagai
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536 8012, USA
    Cell Metab 9:252-64. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi SGLT2 deletion improves glucose homeostasis and preserves pancreatic beta-cell function
    Michael J Jurczak
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Diabetes 60:890-8. 2011
    ..Here, we used a SGLT2 knockout mouse to investigate the effect of increased renal glucose excretion on glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and pancreatic β-cell function...
  7. ncbi Activation of the farnesoid X receptor improves lipid metabolism in combined hyperlipidemic hamsters
    Stefan Bilz
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536-8012, USA
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 290:E716-22. 2006
    ..Our studies identify activators of FXR as promising new tools in the therapy of hypertriglyceridemic states, including the insulin resistance syndrome and type 2 diabetes...
  8. ncbi Deletion of the alpha-arrestin protein Txnip in mice promotes adiposity and adipogenesis while preserving insulin sensitivity
    William A Chutkow
    Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Diabetes 59:1424-34. 2010
    ..Here, we tested the hypothesis that Txnip-null (knockout) mice are protected from insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet...

Research Grants5

  1. Mechanism of Fat Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance
    Varman Samuel; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Finally, with a novel method to directly measure gluconeogenesis, we will determine if hepatic fat accumulation increases hepatic gluconeogenesis...