Papers Discussed in Journal Club
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- Horvath D, Mink D, Saxena K, Inholz K, Wirtz PH, Basler M. Stress transmission in social groups of mice: unveiling physiological responses, behavioral patterns, and immune dynamics. iScience. 2025 May 27;28(6):112769. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112769. PMID: 40546941; PMCID: PMC12178794.
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Nov. 6, 2025
- Gao Y, Kennelly JP, Xiao X, Whang E, Ferrari A, Bedard AH, Mack JJ, Nguyen A, Srikanth S, Weston T, Uchiyama LF, Cohn W, Cho DH, Lee MS, Whitelegge J, Gwack Y, Young SG, Bensinger SJ, Tontonoz P. T cell cholesterol transport links intestinal immune responses to dietary lipid absorption. Science. 2025 Oct 9;390(6769):eadt4169. doi: 10.1126/science.adt4169. Epub 2025 Oct 9. PMID: 41066556.
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Oct. 16, 2025
- Kumar A, Sundaram K, Mu J, Dryden GW, Sriwastva MK, Lei C, Zhang L, Qiu X, Xu F, Yan J, Zhang X, Park JW, Merchant ML, Bohler HCL, Wang B, Zhang S, Qin C, Xu Z, Han X, McClain CJ, Teng Y, Zhang HG. High-fat diet-induced upregulation of exosomal phosphatidylcholine contributes to insulin resistance. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 11;12(1):213. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20500-w. PMID: 33431899; PMCID: PMC7801461.
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Oct. 2, 2025
- Jones JM, Reinke SN, Mousavi-Derazmahalleh M, Garssen J, Jenmalm MC, Srinivasjois R, Silva D, Keelan J, Prescott SL, Palmer DJ, Christophersen CT. Maternal prebiotic supplementation during pregnancy and lactation modifies the microbiome and short chain fatty acid profile of both mother and infant. Clin Nutr. 2024 Apr;43(4):969-980. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.030. Epub 2024 Mar 1. PMID: 38452522.
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April 4, 2025
- Pinckaers PJ, Domi? J, Petrick HL, Holwerda AM, Trommelen J, Hendriks FK, Houben LH, Goessens JP, van Kranenburg JM, Senden JM, de Groot LC, Verdijk LB, Snijders T, van Loon LJ. Higher Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates Following Ingestion of an Omnivorous Meal Compared with an Isocaloric and Isonitrogenous Vegan Meal in Healthy, Older Adults. J Nutr. 2024 Jul;154(7):2120-2132. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.004. Epub 2023 Nov 15. PMID: 37972895.
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March 14, 2025
- Zhao Q, Yokomizo S, Perle SJ, Lee YF, Zhou H, Miller MR, Li H, Gerashchenko D, Gomperts SN, Bacskai BJ, Kastanenka KV. Optogenetic targeting of cortical astrocytes selectively improves NREM sleep in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 4;14(1):23044. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73082-8. PMID: 39362954; PMCID: PMC11450172.
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Feb. 12, 2025
- Reed JN, Hasan F, Karkar A, Banka D, Hinkle J, Shastri P, Srivastava N, Scherping SC, Newkirk SE, Ferris HA, Kundu BK, Kranz S, Civelek M, Keller SR. Combined effects of genetic background and diet on mouse metabolism and gene expression. iScience. 2024 Nov 4;27(12):111323. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111323. PMID: 39640571; PMCID: PMC11617257.
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Jan. 29, 2025
- Huang S, Chen J, Cui Z, Ma K, Wu D, Luo J, Li F, Xiong W, Rao S, Xiang Q, Shi W, Song T, Deng J, Yin Y, Tan C. Lachnospiraceae-derived butyrate mediates protection of high fermentable fiber against placental inflammation in gestational diabetes mellitus. Sci Adv. 2023 Nov 3;9(44):eadi7337. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adi7337. Epub 2023 Nov 3. PMID: 37922350; PMCID: PMC10624355.
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Nov. 11, 2024
- Machado H, Hofer P, Zechner R, Smith TK, Figueiredo LM. Adipocyte lipolysis protects mice against Trypanosoma brucei infection. Nat Microbiol. 2023 Nov;8(11):2020-2032. doi: 10.1038/s41564-023-01496-7. Epub 2023 Oct 12. PMID: 37828246; PMCID: PMC10627827.
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Oct. 28, 2024
- Sonsalla MM, Babygirija R, Johnson M, Cai S, Cole M, Yeh CY, Grunow I, Liu Y, Vertein D, Calubag MF, Trautman ME, Green CL, Rigby MJ, Puglielli L, Lamming DW. Acarbose ameliorates Western diet-induced metabolic and cognitive impairments in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Geroscience. 2024 Sep 14. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01337-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39271570.
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Sept. 30, 2024
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