CD206+ M2-like macrophages regulate systemic glucose metabolism by inhibiting proliferation of adipocyte progenitors

Allah Nawaz, Aminuddin Aminuddin, Tomonobu Kado, +23

Nature Communications

Adipose tissue hypoxia induces inflammatory M1 polarity of macrophages in an HIF-1α-dependent and HIF-1α-independent manner in obese mice

Shiho Fujisaka, Isao Usui, Masashi Ikutani, +8

Diabetologia

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeInflammationInflammatory DiseasePhysiology +13

SIRT1-Mediated eNAMPT Secretion from Adipose Tissue Regulates Hypothalamic NAD+ and Function in Mice

Myeong Jin Yoon, Mitsukuni Yoshida, Sean Johnson, +6

Cell Metabolism

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeEnergy HomeostasisSirt1-mediated Enampt SecretionMolecular Physiology +10

Astaxanthin stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis in insulin resistant muscle via activation of AMPK pathway

Yasuhiro Nishida, Allah Nawaz, Tomonobu Kado, +14

Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

HIF-1α in Myeloid Cells Promotes Adipose Tissue Remodeling Toward Insulin Resistance

Akiko Takikawa, Arshad Mahmood, Allah Nawaz, +21

Diabetes

Impact of Divergent Effects of Astaxanthin on Insulin Signaling in L6 Cells

Manabu Ishiki, Yasuhiro Nishida, Hiroshi Ishibashi, +7

Endocrinology

Lipid PeroxidationL6 CellsCellular PhysiologyInsulin SignalingOxidative Stress +21

Linkage of CD8+ T cell exhaustion with high-fat diet-induced tumourigenesis

Tomonobu Kado, Allah Nawaz, Akiko Takikawa, +2

Scientific Reports

M2 macrophages in metabolism

Shiho Fujisaka, Isao Usui, Allah Nawaz, +4

Diabetology International

InflammationImmunologyMetabolic RemodelingPhagocyteMetabolism +3

Astaxanthin, a Marine Carotenoid, Maintains the Tolerance and Integrity of Adipose Tissue and Contributes to Its Healthy Functions

Allah Nawaz, Yasuhiro Nishida, Akiko Takikawa, +17

Nutrients

Sirt1 activator induces proangiogenic genes in preadipocytes to rescue insulin resistance in diet-induced obese mice

Allah Nawaz, Arshad Mehmood, Yukiko Kanatani, +9

Scientific Reports