Benjamin T. Bikman

Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin

William L. Holland, Russell Miller, Zhao V. Wang et al. · Nature Medicine · 2010 · 871 citations · Full text

Molecular Physiology, Signal Transduction, Biochemistry +11

Lipid-induced insulin resistance mediated by the proinflammatory receptor TLR4 requires saturated fatty acid–induced ceramide biosynthesis in mice

William L. Holland, Benjamin T. Bikman, Liping Wang et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2011 · 676 citations · Full text

Immunology, Tlr4 Recognition, Innate Immunity +20

Fenretinide Prevents Lipid-induced Insulin Resistance by Blocking Ceramide Biosynthesis

Benjamin T. Bikman, Yuguang Guan, Guanghou Shui et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2012 · 125 citations · Full text

Mechanism for Improved Insulin Sensitivity after Gastric Bypass Surgery

Benjamin T. Bikman, Donghai Zheng, Walter J. Pories et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2008 · 107 citations · Full text

Metformin selectively attenuates mitochondrial H2O2 emission without affecting respiratory capacity in skeletal muscle of obese rats

Daniel A. Kane, Ethan J. Anderson, Jesse W. Price et al. · Free Radical Biology and Medicine · 2010 · 97 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Energy Metabolism +15