Cell Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Cell Metabolism is 50. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Cap CASP, not SCAP, to fight steatohepatitis879
Dopaminylation of endothelial TPI1 suppresses ferroptotic angiocrine signals to promote lung regeneration over fibrosis553
Sex- and timing-specific effects of fasting and caloric restriction526
The secret life of lactate: A novel cell-cycle regulatory mechanism472
Development of a functional beige fat cell line uncovers independent subclasses of cells expressing UCP1 and the futile creatine cycle472
Lysine acetyltransferase 6A maintains CD4+ T cell response via epigenetic reprogramming of glucose metabolism in autoimmunity442
Association of genetic risk, lifestyle, and their interaction with obesity and obesity-related morbidities407
Time-restricted eating and exercise training improve HbA1c and body composition in women with overweight/obesity: A randomized controlled trial400
The Achilles heel of TNBCs: Ferroptosis heterogeneity374
Unveiling adipose populations linked to metabolic health in obesity365
The Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal: An open access genetic resource dedicated to type 2 diabetes and related traits360
Glucagon promotes increased hepatic mitochondrial oxidation and pyruvate carboxylase flux in humans with fatty liver disease338
DMHPpp1r17 neurons regulate aging and lifespan in mice through hypothalamic-adipose inter-tissue communication333
Metabolic switch regulates lineage plasticity and induces synthetic lethality in triple-negative breast cancer331
Lactate homeostasis is maintained through regulation of glycolysis and lipolysis324
Adipocyte iron levels impinge on a fat-gut crosstalk to regulate intestinal lipid absorption and mediate protection from obesity318
“Sweet death”: Fructose as a metabolic toxin that targets the gut-liver axis308
Sex and genetic background define the metabolic, physiologic, and molecular response to protein restriction299
Microvessels enhance vascularization and function of transplanted insulin-producing cells286
mTOR takes charge: Relaying uncharged tRNA levels by mTOR ubiquitination251
Dynamic scRNA-seq of live human pancreatic slices reveals functional endocrine cell neogenesis through an intermediate ducto-acinar stage246
Mitochondrial cristae-remodeling protein OPA1 in POMC neurons couples Ca2+ homeostasis with adipose tissue lipolysis225
Spatial regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism by hepatic insulin signaling223
Sugar addiction: An Achilles’ heel of auto-immune diseases?220
Kir2.1 channel: Macrophage plasticity in tumor microenvironment217
Metabolic regulation of the glioblastoma stem cell epitranscriptome by malate dehydrogenase 2215
The integrated stress response fine-tunes stem cell fate decisions upon serine deprivation and tissue injury209
A hierarchical hepatic de novo lipogenesis substrate supply network utilizing pyruvate, acetate, and ketones204
The cephalic phase of insulin release is modulated by IL-1β202
Mitochondrial membrane lipids in the regulation of bioenergetic flux193
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is a nonenzymatic safety valve that curtails AKT activation to prevent insulin hyperresponsiveness192
PHLDA2-mediated phosphatidic acid peroxidation triggers a distinct ferroptotic response during tumor suppression182
Supercharging cancer-fighting T cells with lithium carbonate179
A novel protein CYTB-187AA encoded by the mitochondrial gene CYTB modulates mammalian early development175
STING orchestrates the crosstalk between polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and inflammatory responses174
PHGDH-mediated endothelial metabolism drives glioblastoma resistance to chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy172
Metabolic adaptation supports enhanced macrophage efferocytosis in limited-oxygen environments168
Sphingolipid metabolism controls mammalian heart regeneration162
FXR activation protects against NAFLD via bile-acid-dependent reductions in lipid absorption162
Isolation of extracellular fluids reveals novel secreted bioactive proteins from muscle and fat tissues160
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH158
Testing the carbohydrate-insulin model: Short-term metabolic responses to consumption of meals with varying glycemic index in healthy adults153
The crosstalk between bone remodeling and energy metabolism: A translational perspective152
Evaluating human genetic support for hypothesized metabolic disease genes152
MGAT2 inhibitor decreases liver fibrosis and inflammation in murine NASH models and reduces body weight in human adults with obesity151
PDIA3 defines a novel subset of adipose macrophages to exacerbate the development of obesity and metabolic disorders151
EHBP1 suppresses liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis150
Understanding the metabolism of infants using whole-body metabolic models149
Defend or reproduce? Muscle-derived glutamate determines an immune-reproductive energetic tradeoff147
Paraventricular glia drive circuit function to control metabolism142
Focus on diet and exercise138
Targeting PDAC metabolism: Environment determines what has GOT2 give138
Glutamate metabolism directs energetic trade-offs to shape host-pathogen susceptibility in Drosophila136
Molecular mechanisms of snoRNA-IL-15 crosstalk in adipocyte lipolysis and NK cell rejuvenation136
Excess pancreatic elastase alters acinar-β cell communication by impairing the mechano-signaling and the PAR2 pathways132
Localized GLP1 receptor pre-internalization directs pancreatic alpha cell to beta cell communication130
Early prediction of incident liver disease using conventional risk factors and gut-microbiome-augmented gradient boosting129
Maternal circadian rhythms during pregnancy dictate metabolic plasticity in offspring128
Organ-specific fuel rewiring in acute and chronic hypoxia redistributes glucose and fatty acid metabolism128
Aerobic glycolysis promotes tumor immune evasion by hexokinase2-mediated phosphorylation of IκBα127
Di-methylation of CD147-K234 Promotes the Progression of NSCLC by Enhancing Lactate Export126
Effect of alternate day fasting combined with aerobic exercise on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial125
Exosomal miR-302b rejuvenates aging mice by reversing the proliferative arrest of senescent cells124
Amino acid is a major carbon source for hepatic lipogenesis123
Bone marrow immune cells respond to fluctuating nutritional stress to constrain weight regain121
The past, present, and future physiology and pharmacology of glucagon121
Exosomes as mediators of intercellular crosstalk in metabolism120
Response to Paik et al. on the disease burden of NAFLD119
Famsin and fasting adaptation: A glucagon connection117
Biting into a union of oncology and metabolism through leukemic stem cells117
“Shunt-ing” down obesity with novel endogenous metabolites116
Liver microbes controlling immunity: Facts and pitfalls115
Dietary-timing-induced gut microbiota diurnal oscillations modulate inflammatory rhythms in rheumatoid arthritis112
A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation111
Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release108
Microbiome-derived metabolites counteract tumor-induced immunosuppression and boost immune checkpoint blockade107
Acetate enables metabolic fitness and cognitive performance during sleep disruption104
Obesity-associated microglial inflammatory activation paradoxically improves glucose tolerance104
Targeting gut microbial nitrogen recycling and cellular uptake of ammonium to improve bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma103
Deciphering the metabolic heterogeneity of hematopoietic stem cells with single-cell resolution103
Tumor-associated macrophages are shaped by intratumoral high potassium via Kir2.1103
Cardiometabolic health improvements upon dietary intervention are driven by tissue-specific insulin resistance phenotype: A precision nutrition trial102
Beggars banquet: Metabolism in the tumor immune microenvironment and cancer therapy102
Single-cell transcriptomic and spatial landscapes of the developing human pancreas101
Cardiovascular disease in diabetes, beyond glucose101
Extracellular vesicles in fatty liver promote a metastatic tumor microenvironment100
Effects on weight loss and glycemic control with SAR441255, a potent unimolecular peptide GLP-1/GIP/GCG receptor triagonist98
Cancer cells co-opt nociceptive nerves to thrive in nutrient-poor environments and upon nutrient-starvation therapies96
Glycometabolic reprogramming-induced XRCC1 lactylation confers therapeutic resistance in ALDH1A3-overexpressing glioblastoma96
Understanding the variation in exercise responses to guide personalized physical activity prescriptions95
Psychological stress-induced microbial metabolite indole-3-acetate disrupts intestinal cell lineage commitment94
Lactobacillus plantarum-derived indole-3-lactic acid ameliorates colorectal tumorigenesis via epigenetic regulation of CD8+ T cell immunity93
Selenium mediates exercise-induced adult neurogenesis and reverses learning deficits induced by hippocampal injury and aging91
Emerging therapies in cancer metabolism90
Linoleic acid potentiates CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor immunity89
Microglial lipid droplet accumulation in tauopathy brain is regulated by neuronal AMPK89
Defects in a liver-bone axis contribute to hepatic osteodystrophy disease progression88
Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity87
Urea cycle activation triggered by host-microbiota maladaptation driving colorectal tumorigenesis86
FGF21 suppresses alcohol consumption through an amygdalo-striatal circuit86
Combined glucocorticoid resistance and hyperlactatemia contributes to lethal shock in sepsis85
GDF15 enhances body weight and adiposity reduction in obese mice by leveraging the leptin pathway85
Multi-organ transcriptome atlas of a mouse model of relative energy deficiency in sport85
A nutrigeroscience approach: Dietary macronutrients and cellular senescence84
Fueling metabolic disruption via FMD to boost chemotherapy in TNBC83
Glycerate from intestinal fructose metabolism induces islet cell damage and glucose intolerance83
Vps37a regulates hepatic glucose production by controlling glucagon receptor localization to endosomes83
The Gro3p factor: Restoring NAD+/NADH homeostasis to ameliorate mitochondrial disease82
Diabetic retinopathy is a ceramidopathy reversible by anti-ceramide immunotherapy81
Human genetics identify convergent signals in mitochondrial LACTB-mediated lipid metabolism in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome80
The intersection of frailty and metabolism79
Does sweet turn sour? How aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis in a preclinical model78
Hierarchical tricarboxylic acid cycle regulation by hepatocyte arginase 2 links the urea cycle to oxidative metabolism78
Integrative genetic analysis identifies FLVCR1 as a plasma-membrane choline transporter in mammals77
Intracellular infection and immune system cues rewire adipocytes to acquire immune function77
The tRNA-GCN2-FBXO22-axis-mediated mTOR ubiquitination senses amino acid insufficiency76
Hepatic malonyl-CoA synthesis restrains gluconeogenesis by suppressing fat oxidation, pyruvate carboxylation, and amino acid availability76
OMA1-mediated integrated stress response protects against ferroptosis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy75
Dietary timing enhances exercise by modulating fat-muscle crosstalk via adipocyte AMPKα2 signaling75
Adipocyte-derived glutathione promotes obesity-related breast cancer by regulating the SCARB2-ARF1-mTORC1 complex75
Preventing metabolic disease: Part I74
SLC25A48 controls mitochondrial choline import and metabolism74
Timed feeding aligns the adipocyte clock to optimize thermogenesis when eating a high-fat diet74
Molecular aspects of fructose metabolism and metabolic disease74
T cells critically depend on pyruvate oxidation73
Not so neutral lipids: Metabolic regulation of the pre-metastatic niche73
Realigned transsulfuration drives BRAF-V600E-targeted therapy resistance in melanoma72
Branching out beyond canonical brown adipocyte function72
NAD depletion in skeletal muscle does not compromise muscle function or accelerate aging71
The NARly side of whole-body NAD homeostasis71
Pyruvate kinase M2 activation reprograms mitochondria in CD8 T cells, enhancing effector functions and efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy71
Vive la resistant starch: A potential treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis70
Age-related ciliopathy: Obesogenic shortening of melanocortin-4 receptor-bearing neuronal primary cilia70
Intermittent fasting boosts sexual behavior by limiting the central availability of tryptophan and serotonin70
Metabolic programs tailor T cell immunity in viral infection, cancer, and aging69
FGF21 reverses MASH through coordinated actions on the CNS and liver69
Microbiota-gut-brain axis drives overeating disorders69
Liver mitochondrial cristae organizing protein MIC19 promotes energy expenditure and pedestrian locomotion by altering nucleotide metabolism69
SARS-CoV-2 infects human pancreatic β cells and elicits β cell impairment68
Integrating multiplex immunofluorescent and mass spectrometry imaging to map myeloid heterogeneity in its metabolic and cellular context68
Cytosolic pH is a direct nexus in linking environmental cues with insulin processing and secretion in pancreatic β cells68
Targeting p21Cip1 highly expressing cells in adipose tissue alleviates insulin resistance in obesity68
The thermogenic activity of adjacent adipocytes fuels the progression of ccRCC and compromises anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy68
Extracellular vesicles mediate the communication of adipose tissue with brain and promote cognitive impairment associated with insulin resistance66
Two independent respiratory chains adapt OXPHOS performance to glycolytic switch66
Unlocking the power of postbiotics: A revolutionary approach to nutrition for humans and animals66
NRF2 activation induces NADH-reductive stress, providing a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer66
Isthmin-1 is an adipokine that promotes glucose uptake and improves glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis65
Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease64
Deoxyhypusine synthase promotes a pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype64
Hepatocyte CHRNA4 mediates the MASH-promotive effects of immune cell-produced acetylcholine and smoking exposure in mice and humans64
Diabesity? No worries, FKBP11 to the rescue63
A pattern emerges in chromatin aging: AP-1 steals the show63
Fight, flight, and freeze!63
A dietary source of antibiotic tolerance63
LY3437943, a novel triple glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1 receptor agonist for glycemic control and weight loss: From discovery to clinical proof of concept63
Ergothioneine improves healthspan of aged animals by enhancing cGPDH activity through CSE-dependent persulfidation62
Bempedoic acid suppresses diet-induced hepatic steatosis independently of ATP-citrate lyase62
The NADPARK study: A randomized phase I trial of nicotinamide riboside supplementation in Parkinson’s disease62
Krebs takes a turn at cell differentiation61
Outrunning obesity with Lac-Phe?61
Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming60
A mechanosensitive lipolytic factor in the bone marrow promotes osteogenesis and lymphopoiesis60
Gut microbial alterations in arginine metabolism determine bone mechanical adaptation60
Thymidine kinase 1 drives hepatocellular carcinoma in enzyme-dependent and -independent manners60
Neutrophils resist ferroptosis and promote breast cancer metastasis through aconitate decarboxylase 160
Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells59
TOX4, an insulin receptor-independent regulator of hepatic glucose production, is activated in diabetic liver59
m6A mRNA methylation in brown fat regulates systemic insulin sensitivity via an inter-organ prostaglandin signaling axis independent of UCP159
Targeting metabolic circuitry to supercharge CD8+ T cell antitumor responses59
The neurocircuitry of fasting-induced glucocorticoid release59
Synergistic role of gut-microbial L-ornithine in enhancing ustekinumab efficacy for Crohn’s disease59
First we eat, then we do everything else: The dynamic metabolic regulation of efferocytosis58
Inflammation and cholesterol at the crossroads of vascular risk58
Leptin enhances the intracellular thyroid hormone activation in skeletal muscle to boost energy balance58
Intermittent clearance of p21-highly-expressing cells extends lifespan and confers sustained benefits to health and physical function57
Comparative transcriptomics reveals circadian and pluripotency networks as two pillars of longevity regulation57
T-bet B or not T-bet B, is that the question in obesity-related metabolic disease?57
Short-term cold exposure induces persistent epigenomic memory in brown fat57
A human omentum-specific mesothelial-like stromal population inhibits adipogenesis through IGFBP2 secretion57
Identification of a molecular resistor that controls UCP1-independent Ca2+ cycling thermogenesis in adipose tissue57
Itaconate transporter SLC13A3 confers immunotherapy resistance via alkylation-mediated stabilization of PD-L156
TM7SF3 controls TEAD1 splicing to prevent MASH-induced liver fibrosis56
Hepatic FXR-FGF4 is required for bile acid homeostasis via an FGFR4-LRH-1 signal node under cholestatic stress55
Mitochondrial metabolism coordinates stage-specific repair processes in macrophages during wound healing55
GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor triagonism gets its try in humans55
The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues54
Warburg-like metabolic transformation underlies neuronal degeneration in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease54
Heterogenous impairment of α cell function in type 2 diabetes is linked to cell maturation state54
Ketogenic diet promotes tumor ferroptosis but induces relative corticosterone deficiency that accelerates cachexia53
Mitochondrial isocitrate dehydrogenase impedes CAR T cell function by restraining antioxidant metabolism and histone acetylation53
Region-specific transcriptomic responses to obesity and diabetes in macaque hypothalamus53
Immunoediting instructs tumor metabolic reprogramming to support immune evasion52
Making a sPLAsh: The expanding repertoire of EV signaling52
Peter J. Roach (1948–2022)52
Circulating glycerate predicts resilience to fructose-induced hepatic steatosis52
Elevated Hypothalamic TCPTP in Obesity Contributes to Cellular Leptin Resistance52
GDF15 analogs as obesity therapeutics52
A microbial metabolite inhibits the HIF-2α-ceramide pathway to mediate the beneficial effects of time-restricted feeding on MASH50
Ergothioneine controls mitochondrial function and exercise performance via direct activation of MPST50
Stress-induced β cell early senescence confers protection against type 1 diabetes50
Transcriptomic, epigenomic, and spatial metabolomic cell profiling redefines regional human kidney anatomy50
Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition50
Non-invasive lipid panel of MASLD fibrosis transition underscores the role of lipoprotein sulfatides in hepatic immunomodulation50
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