Low-dose spironolactone reduces reactive oxygen species generation and improves insulin-stimulated glucose transport in skeletal muscle in the TG(mRen2)27 rat

Guido Lastra, Adam Whaley‐Connell, Camila Manrique, +7

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

HypertensionSkeletal Muscle TissueReactive Oxygen SpeciesInsulin SignalingOxidative Stress +19

Direct Renin Inhibition Improves Systemic Insulin Resistance and Skeletal Muscle Glucose Transport in a Transgenic Rodent Model of Tissue Renin Overexpression

Guido Lastra, Javad Habibi, Adam Whaley‐Connell, +6

Endocrinology

Augmented pressor and sympathetic responses to skeletal muscle metaboreflex activation in type 2 diabetes patients

Seth W. Holwerda, Robert M. Restaino, Camila Manrique, +3

American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibition Ameliorates Western Diet–Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance Through Hepatic Lipid Remodeling and Modulation of Hepatic Mitochondrial Function

Annayya R. Aroor, Javad Habibi, David A. Ford, +9

Diabetes

Fatty Liver DiseaseInsulin SignalingUric Acid ProductionOxidative StressMetabolic Syndrome +14

Loss of Estrogen Receptor α Signaling Leads to Insulin Resistance and Obesity in Young and Adult Female Mice

Camila Manrique, Guido Lastra, Javad Habibi, +3

Cardiorenal Medicine

Skeletal Muscle TissueGynecologyFemale Reproductive FunctionCaloric RestrictionInsulin Signaling +16

Epithelial sodium channels in endothelial cells mediate diet-induced endothelium stiffness and impaired vascular relaxation in obese female mice

James R. Sowers, Javad Habibi, Annayya R. Aroor, +6

Metabolism

MechanobiologyMetabolic SyndromeInflammationObesityMolecular Physiology +12

Prevention of Obesity-Induced Renal Injury in Male Mice by DPP4 Inhibition

Ravi Nistala, Javad Habibi, Guido Lastra, +8

Endocrinology

ImmunologyRenal InflammationDpp4 ActivityImmune DysregulationObesity +21

Ultrastructure of Islet Microcirculation, Pericytes and the Islet Exocrine Interface in the HIP Rat Model of Diabetes

Melvin R. Hayden, Poorna R. Karuparthi, Javad Habibi, +7

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Nebivolol Attenuates Redox-Sensitive Glomerular and Tubular Mediated Proteinuria in Obese Rats

Javad Habibi, Melvin R. Hayden, James R. Sowers, +6

Endocrinology

Ultrastructural islet study of early fibrosis in the Ren2 rat model of hypertension. Emerging role of the islet pancreatic pericyte-stellate cell.

Melvin R. Hayden, Poorna R. Karuparthi, Javad Habibi, +5

PubMed