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Richard W. Gelling, Xiaoqing Du, Darwin S. Dichmann, +13

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Isomer-Specific Antidiabetic Properties of Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Jeffrey W. Ryder, Carla Portocarrero, Xiaomin Song, +9

Diabetes

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeGlucose ToleranceBiochemistrySkeletal Muscle +13

Humanin: A Novel Central Regulator of Peripheral Insulin Action

Radhika Muzumdar, Derek M. Huffman, Gil Atzmon, +10

PLoS ONE

Acute Humanin Therapy Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Mice

Radhika Muzumdar, Derek M. Huffman, John W. Calvert, +11

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Ablation of the Glucagon Receptor Gene Increases Fetal Lethality and Produces Alterations in Islet Development and Maturation

Patricia Vuguin, Mamdouh H. Kedees, Lingguang Cui, +5

Endocrinology

Humanin is an endogenous activator of chaperone-mediated autophagy

Zhenwei Gong, Inmaculada Tasset, Antonio Díaz, +8

The Journal of Cell Biology

MitophagyApoptosisCell DeathCytoskeletonCellular Physiology +14

A humanin analog decreases oxidative stress and preserves mitochondrial integrity in cardiac myoblasts

Laura E. Klein, Lingguang Cui, Zhenwei Gong, +2

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Cardiac MuscleMitochondrial FunctionPhysiologyMitochondrial IntegrityRedox Biology +5

Potent humanin analog increases glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion through enhanced metabolism in the β cell

Regina Kuliawat, L. Klein, Zhenwei Gong, +10

The FASEB Journal

Pancreatic β-cell overexpression of the glucagon receptor gene results in enhanced β-cell function and mass

Richard W. Gelling, Patricia Vuguin, Xiu Quan Du, +12

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Glucose ToleranceCellular PhysiologyInsulin SignalingGastrointestinal Peptide HormoneObesity +20

Hypoglycemia leads to age-related loss of vision

Yumiko Umino, D. Erik Everhart, Eduardo Solessio, +13

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Ocular DiseaseOptogeneticsMetabolic SyndromeDiabetic RetinopathyRetina +15