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List of works by Josep A Villena

Adipocyte MTERF4 regulates non-shivering adaptive thermogenesis and sympathetic-dependent glucose homeostasis

scientific article published on 26 January 2019

Adipose tissues display differential phagocytic and microbicidal activities depending on their localization

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Calorie restriction prevents diet-induced insulin resistance independently of PGC-1-driven mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipose tissue

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

Contribution of Impaired Insulin Signaling to the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 11 June 2019

Desnutrin, an adipocyte gene encoding a novel patatin domain-containing protein, is induced by fasting and glucocorticoids: ectopic expression of desnutrin increases triglyceride hydrolysis.

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EndoG Knockout Mice Show Increased Brown Adipocyte Recruitment in White Adipose Tissue and Improved Glucose Homeostasis.

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

Enhancing Glycolysis Protects against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Reducing ROS Production

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Estrogen-related receptor alpha is a repressor of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene transcription.

scientific article published on 2 November 2005

Expression of adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT) isoform genes is controlled by PGC-1α through different transcription factors

scientific article published on December 2014

Gene expression profiling in hearts of diabetic mice uncovers a potential role of estrogen-related receptor γ in diabetic cardiomyopathy

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Glucose Restriction Promotes Osteocyte Specification by Activating a PGC-1α-Dependent Transcriptional Program

scientific article published on 12 April 2019

HMGA1 overexpression in adipose tissue impairs adipogenesis and prevents diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance.

scientific article published on 28 September 2015

Induced adiposity and adipocyte hypertrophy in mice lacking the AMP-activated protein kinase-alpha2 subunit

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Influence of thyroid hormones on the human ATP synthase beta-subunit gene promoter.

scientific article published on January 1996

Kidney Androgen-Regulated Protein (KAP) Transgenic Mice Are Protected Against High-Fat Diet Induced Metabolic Syndrome.

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Mice lacking PGC-1β in adipose tissues reveal a dissociation between mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance

scientific article published on 05 June 2013

Mice lacking paternally expressed Pref-1/Dlk1 display growth retardation and accelerated adiposity

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New insights into PGC-1 coactivators: redefining their role in the regulation of mitochondrial function and beyond

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Orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor alpha is essential for adaptive thermogenesis

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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha controls transcription of the Sirt3 gene, an essential component of the thermogenic brown adipocyte phenotype.

scientific article published on 27 March 2011

Pharmacological induction of mitochondrial biogenesis as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Pref-1 and ADSF/resistin: two secreted factors inhibiting adipose tissue development.

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Pref-1 in brown adipose tissue: specific involvement in brown adipocyte differentiation and regulatory role of C/EBPδ.

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Resistance to high-fat diet-induced obesity but exacerbated insulin resistance in mice overexpressing preadipocyte factor-1 (Pref-1): a new model of partial lipodystrophy

scientific article published on 03 October 2008

Rosiglitazone-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipose tissue is independent of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Targeting mitochondrial biogenesis to treat insulin resistance

scientific article published on January 2014

The db/db mouse: a useful model for the study of diabetic retinal neurodegeneration

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