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Systematic Review: Sarcopenia in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (2023)
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Aljilani, B., Tsintzas, K., Jacques, M., Radford, S., & Moran, G. W. (2023). Systematic Review: Sarcopenia in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 647-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.08.009

Background: Low skeletal muscle mass (MM) and deteriorated function (sarcopenia) can be a frequent complication in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aim: To conduct a systematic review of the paediatric IBD literature on skeletal muscle fu... Read More about Systematic Review: Sarcopenia in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

FGF21 contributes to metabolic improvements elicited by combination therapy with exenatide and pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes (2022)
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Samms, R. J., Cheng, C. C., Fourcaudot, M., Heikkinen, S., Khattab, A., Adams, J., …Norton, L. (2022). FGF21 contributes to metabolic improvements elicited by combination therapy with exenatide and pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes. AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 323(2), E123-E132. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00050.2022

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is increased acutely by carbohydrate ingestion and is elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the physiological significance of increased FGF21 in humans remains largely unknown. We examined wheth... Read More about FGF21 contributes to metabolic improvements elicited by combination therapy with exenatide and pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Acute effects of prior dietary fat ingestion on postprandial metabolic responses to protein and carbohydrate co-ingestion in overweight and obese men: A randomised crossover trial (2022)
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Wilhelmsen, A., Davies, A., Mallinson, J., Pabla, P., Jones, R., Palmer, E. A., …Tsintzas, K. (2022). Acute effects of prior dietary fat ingestion on postprandial metabolic responses to protein and carbohydrate co-ingestion in overweight and obese men: A randomised crossover trial. Clinical Nutrition, 41(8), 1623-1635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2022.06.022

Background: Obesity and insulin resistance are associated with an impaired sensitivity to anabolic stimuli such as dietary protein (anabolic resistance). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) may be protective against the deleterious effects... Read More about Acute effects of prior dietary fat ingestion on postprandial metabolic responses to protein and carbohydrate co-ingestion in overweight and obese men: A randomised crossover trial.

Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002 (2021)
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Goddard, T., Tsintzas, K., Stephan, B. C., Prado, C. M., Mazidi, M., & Siervo, M. (2021). Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002. International Journal of Obesity, 46, 437–440. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00995-z

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterised by the concurrent presence of sarcopenia and excess adiposity. Telomere shortening has been associated with sarcopenia and obesity alone but the association between SO and telomere length (TL) has not been inv... Read More about Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002.

A randomized controlled trial to isolate the effects of fasting and energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic health in lean adults (2021)
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Templeman, I., Smith, H. A., Chowdhury, E., Chen, Y. C., Carroll, H., Johnson-Bonson, D., …Betts, J. A. (2021). A randomized controlled trial to isolate the effects of fasting and energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic health in lean adults. Science Translational Medicine, 13(598), Article 00. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abd8034

Intermittent fasting may impart metabolic benefits independent of energy balance by initiating fasting-mediated mechanisms. This randomized controlled trial examined 24-hour fasting with 150% energy intake on alternate days for 3 weeks in lean, healt... Read More about A randomized controlled trial to isolate the effects of fasting and energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic health in lean adults.

Skeletal muscle anabolic and insulin sensitivity responses to a mixed meal in adult patients with active Crohn's disease (2020)
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Davies, A., Nixon, A., Tsintzas, K., Stephens, F. B., & Moran, G. W. (2021). Skeletal muscle anabolic and insulin sensitivity responses to a mixed meal in adult patients with active Crohn's disease. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 41, 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.11.014

© 2020 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background and aims: We have previously shown reduced protein balance in response to nutrition in paediatric Crohn's disease (CD) in remission, associated with reduced lean mass (sarcopeni... Read More about Skeletal muscle anabolic and insulin sensitivity responses to a mixed meal in adult patients with active Crohn's disease.

Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight, and obese men (2020)
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Tsintzas, K., Jones, R., Pabla, P., Mallinson, J., Barrett, D. A., Kim, D. H., …Stephens, F. B. (2020). Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight, and obese men. AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 318(3), E417-E429. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00344.2019

Muscle anabolic resistance to dietary protein is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. However, the contribution of excess consumption of fat to anabolic resistance is not well studied. The aim of these studies was to test the hypothesis th... Read More about Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight, and obese men.

Whole-body and adipose tissue-specific mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of fibroblast growth factor 21 in the Siberian hamster (2019)
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Lewis, J. E., Monnier, C., Marshall, H., Fowler, M., Green, R., Cooper, S., …Tsintzas, K. (2020). Whole-body and adipose tissue-specific mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of fibroblast growth factor 21 in the Siberian hamster. Molecular Metabolism, 31, 45-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2019.10.009

Objective Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has been shown to rapidly lower body weight in the Siberian hamster, a preclinical model of adiposity. This induced negative energy balance mediated by FGF21 is associated with both lowered caloric intak... Read More about Whole-body and adipose tissue-specific mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of fibroblast growth factor 21 in the Siberian hamster.

Chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on postprandial lipemia in healthy men (2019)
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Wilhelmsen, A. J., Tsintzas, K., Mallinson, J., Jones, R., Cooper, S., & Taylor, T. (2019). Chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on postprandial lipemia in healthy men. Journal of Applied Physiology, 127(6), 1763-1771. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00131.2019

The aim of this study was to determine thechronic (≥72h post-exercise) effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on postprandial lipaemia and metabolic markers in healthy volunteers. Eight physically active young males (Mean ± SD: age 22 ± 3... Read More about Chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on postprandial lipemia in healthy men.

Going Back to the Biology of FGF21: New Insights (2019)
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Lewis, J. E., Ebling, F. J., Samms, R. J., & Tsintzas, K. (2019). Going Back to the Biology of FGF21: New Insights. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 30(8), 491-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2019.05.007

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a protein highly synthesized in the liver that exerts paracrine and endocrine control of many aspects of energy homeostasis in multiple tissues. In preclinical models of obesity and type 2 di... Read More about Going Back to the Biology of FGF21: New Insights.

Obese subcutaneous adipose tissue impairs human myogenesis, particularly in old skeletal muscle, via resistin-mediated activation of NFκB (2018)
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O’Leary, M. F., Wallace, G. R., Davis, E. T., Murphy, D. P., Nicholson, T., Bennett, A. J., …Jones, S. W. (2018). Obese subcutaneous adipose tissue impairs human myogenesis, particularly in old skeletal muscle, via resistin-mediated activation of NFκB. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 15360. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33840-x

Adiposity and adipokines are implicated in the loss of skeletal muscle mass with age and in several chronic disease states. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of human obese and lean subcutaneous adipose tissue secretome on myogenesis... Read More about Obese subcutaneous adipose tissue impairs human myogenesis, particularly in old skeletal muscle, via resistin-mediated activation of NFκB.

Metabolic and molecular changes associated with the increased skeletal muscle insulin action 24–48 h after exercise in young and old humans (2018)
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Stephens, F. B., & Tsintzas, K. (2018). Metabolic and molecular changes associated with the increased skeletal muscle insulin action 24–48 h after exercise in young and old humans. Biochemical Society Transactions, 46(1), https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20170198

The molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying the increase in insulin sensitivity (i.e. increased insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle glucose uptake, phosphorylation and storage as glycogen) observed from 12 to 48 h following a single bout of exer... Read More about Metabolic and molecular changes associated with the increased skeletal muscle insulin action 24–48 h after exercise in young and old humans.

Molecular adaptations of adipose tissue to 6 weeks of morning fasting vs. daily breakfast consumption in lean and obese adults (2017)
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Gonzalez, J. T., Richardson, J. D., Chowdhury, E. A., Koumanov, F., Holman, G. D., Cooper, S., …Betts, J. A. (2018). Molecular adaptations of adipose tissue to 6 weeks of morning fasting vs. daily breakfast consumption in lean and obese adults. Journal of Physiology, 596(4), https://doi.org/10.1113/JP275113

This study assessed molecular responses of human subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SCAT) to 6 weeks of morning fasting. Forty‐nine healthy lean (n = 29) and obese (n = 20) adults provided SCAT biopsies before and after 6 weeks of morning fasting... Read More about Molecular adaptations of adipose tissue to 6 weeks of morning fasting vs. daily breakfast consumption in lean and obese adults.

IL-15 promotes human myogenesis and mitigates the detrimental effects of TNF? on myotube development (2017)
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O’Leary, M. F., Wallace, G. R., Bennett, A. J., Tsintzas, K., & Jones, S. W. (in press). IL-15 promotes human myogenesis and mitigates the detrimental effects of TNFα on myotube development. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 12997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13479-w

Studies in murine cell lines and in mouse models suggest that IL-15 promotes myogenesis and may protect against the inflammation-mediated skeletal muscle atrophy which occurs in sarcopenia and cachexia. The effects of IL-15 on human skeletal muscle g... Read More about IL-15 promotes human myogenesis and mitigates the detrimental effects of TNF? on myotube development.

Antibody mediated targeting of the FGFR1c isoform increases glucose uptake in white and brown adipose tissue in male mice (2017)
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Lewis, J. E., Samms, R. J., Cooper, S., Luckett, J. C., Perkins, A. C., Dunbar, J. D., …Tsintzas, K. (2017). Antibody mediated targeting of the FGFR1c isoform increases glucose uptake in white and brown adipose tissue in male mice. Endocrinology, 158(10), 3090–3096. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2017-00591

The increased prevalence of obesity and its cardiometabolic implications demonstrates the imperative to identify novel therapeutic targets able to effect meaningful metabolic changes in this population. Antibody-mediated targeting of fibroblast growt... Read More about Antibody mediated targeting of the FGFR1c isoform increases glucose uptake in white and brown adipose tissue in male mice.

FGF21 is an insulin-dependent postprandial hormone in adult humans (2017)
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Samms, R. J., Lewis, J. E., Norton, L., Stephens, F. B., Gaffney, C. J., Butterfield, T., …Tsintzas, K. (in press). FGF21 is an insulin-dependent postprandial hormone in adult humans. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-01257

Context: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) secretion has been shown to respond directly to carbohydrate consumption, with glucose, fructose and sucrose all reported to increase plasma levels of FGF21 in rodents and humans. However, carbohydrate con... Read More about FGF21 is an insulin-dependent postprandial hormone in adult humans.

Reduced adiposity attenuates FGF21 mediated metabolic improvements in the Siberian hamster (2017)
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Lewis, J. E., Samms, R. J., Cooper, S., Luckett, J. C., Perkins, A. C., Adams, A. C., …Ebling, F. J. (in press). Reduced adiposity attenuates FGF21 mediated metabolic improvements in the Siberian hamster. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 4238. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03607-x

FGF21 exerts profound metabolic effects in Siberian hamsters exposed to long day (LD) photoperiods that increase appetite and adiposity, however these effects are attenuated in short day (SD) animals that display hypophagia and reduced adiposity. The... Read More about Reduced adiposity attenuates FGF21 mediated metabolic improvements in the Siberian hamster.

Exercise metabolism in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes following the acute restoration of normoglycaemia (2017)
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Gaffney, C. J., Mansell, P., Stephens, F. B., Macdonald, I. A., & Tsintzas, K. (2017). Exercise metabolism in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes following the acute restoration of normoglycaemia. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2017, Article 8248725. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8248725

This study investigated how acute restoration of normoglycaemia affected energy metabolism during exercise in nonobese patients with type 2 diabetes. Six subjects (mean ± SEM) aged 56.2 ± 2.7 years, with a BMI of 24.5 ± 1.5 kg/m2 and a VO2 peak of 28... Read More about Exercise metabolism in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes following the acute restoration of normoglycaemia.

Intramyocellular lipid content and lipogenic gene expression responses following a single bout of resistance type exercise differ between young and older men (2017)
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Tsintzas, K., Stephens, F. B., Snijders, T., Wall, B. T., Cooper, S., Mallinson, J., …van Loon, L. J. (2017). Intramyocellular lipid content and lipogenic gene expression responses following a single bout of resistance type exercise differ between young and older men. Experimental Gerontology, 93, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2017.03.018

The aim of this study was to examine the temporal relationship between intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) content and the expression of genes associated with IMCL turnover, fat metabolism, and inflammation during recovery from an acute bout of resistance... Read More about Intramyocellular lipid content and lipogenic gene expression responses following a single bout of resistance type exercise differ between young and older men.

The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controlled trial in obese adults (2016)
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Chowdhury, E. A., Richardson, J. D., Holman, G. D., Tsintzas, K., Thompson, D., & Betts, J. A. (2016). The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controlled trial in obese adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 103(3), https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.122044

Background: The causal nature of associations between breakfast and health remain unclear in obese individuals. Objective: We sought to conduct a randomized controlled trial to examine causal links between breakfast habits and components of energy b... Read More about The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controlled trial in obese adults.