Paul D Berk
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Berk P, Verna E
Clin Liver Dis
. 2016 Apr;
20(2):245-62.
PMID: 27063267
Obesity and its major comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), obesity cardiomyopathy, and certain cancers, have caused life expectancy in the United States to decline...
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Ge F, Walewski J, Torghabeh M, Lobdell 4th H, Hu C, Zhou S, et al.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
. 2015 Nov;
24(1):113-22.
PMID: 26584686
Objective: This study examined whether changes in adipocyte long chain fatty acid (LCFA) uptake kinetics explain the weight regain increasingly observed following bariatric surgery. Methods: Three groups (10 patients each)...
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Kleiner D, Berk P, Hsu J, Courcoulas A, Flum D, Khandelwal S, et al.
Semin Liver Dis
. 2014 May;
34(1):98-107.
PMID: 24782263
Liver biopsy is not routine during bariatric surgery. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is widely used to screen for liver disease. We assessed the relationship between ALT and pathology in biopsies from...
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Walewski J, Ge F, Lobdell 4th H, Levin N, Schwartz G, Vasselli J, et al.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
. 2014 Feb;
22(7):1643-52.
PMID: 24550067
Objective: Microarray studies identified Ch12:orf39 (Spexin) as the most down-regulated gene in obese human fat. Therefore, we examined its role in obesity pathogenesis. Methods: Spexin effects on food intake, meal...
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Purnell J, Selzer F, Smith M, Berk P, Courcoulas A, Inabnet W, et al.
Metab Syndr Relat Disord
. 2014 Jan;
12(2):86-94.
PMID: 24380645
Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with higher risk for cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, all common conditions in patients referred for bariatric surgery, and it may predict early...
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Clugston R, Yuen J, Hu Y, Abumrad N, Berk P, Goldberg I, et al.
J Lipid Res
. 2013 Nov;
55(2):239-46.
PMID: 24280415
CD36 is a scavenger receptor with multiple ligands and cellular functions, including facilitating cellular uptake of free fatty acids (FFAs). Chronic alcohol consumption increases hepatic CD36 expression, leading to the...
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Courcoulas A, Christian N, Belle S, Berk P, Flum D, Garcia L, et al.
JAMA
. 2013 Nov;
310(22):2416-25.
PMID: 24189773
Importance: Severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥35) is associated with a broad range of health risks. Bariatric surgery induces weight loss and short-term health improvements, but little is known...
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Clugston R, Jiang H, Lee M, Berk P, Goldberg I, Huang L, et al.
Biochim Biophys Acta
. 2013 Sep;
1831(7):1276-86.
PMID: 24046868
Retinoids (vitamin A and its metabolites) are essential micronutrients that regulate many cellular processes. Greater than 70% of the body's retinoid reserves are stored in the liver as retinyl ester...