Molecular Metabolism

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Metabolism is 15. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Genetic and sex-specific regulation of mitochondrial function in gonadal and inguinal adipose tissue341
10 years of Molecular Metabolism155
Impaired hepatic metabolism in Hereditary Fructose Intolerance confers fructose-independent risk for steatosis and hypertriglyceridemia144
METTL18 ensures pancreatic function by maintaining proper translation and proteostasis120
Endothelial TrkA coordinates vascularization and innervation in thermogenic adipose tissue and can be targeted to control metabolism119
Reprogramming hormone-sensitive prostate cancer to a lethal neuroendocrine cancer lineage by mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC)117
Genome-wide meta-analysis of 92 cardiometabolic protein serum levels107
Loss of GIPR in LEPR cells impairs glucose control by GIP and GIP:GLP-1 co-agonism without affecting body weight and food intake in mice100
Depletion of pyruvate kinase (PK) activity causes glycolytic intermediate imbalances and reveals a PK-TXNIP regulatory axis93
Acute inhibition of hunger-sensing AgRP neurons promotes context-specific learning in mice89
Nutrient control of splice site selection contributes to methionine addiction of cancer86
Deletion of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter in adipose tissue promotes energy expenditure and alleviates diet-induced obesity84
Neuronal miR-29a protects from obesity in adult mice83
Lysine tRNA fragments and miR-194-5p co-regulate hepatic steatosis via β-Klotho and perilipin 280
Beta-hydroxybutyrate dampens adipose progenitors’ profibrotic activation through canonical Tgfβ signaling and non-canonical ZFP36-dependent mechanisms77
ACAA1 knockout increases the survival rate of KPC mice by activating autophagy75
DYRK1A inhibition restores pancreatic functions and improves glucose metabolism in a preclinical model of type 2 diabetes75
Physical training reduces cell senescence and associated insulin resistance in skeletal muscle73
GPSM1 in POMC neurons impairs brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and provokes diet-induced obesity72
Dysregulated systemic metabolism in a Down syndrome mouse model68
Hepatic regulator of G protein signaling 14 ameliorates NAFLD through activating cAMP-AMPK signaling by targeting Giα1/364
TGF-β antagonism synergizes with PPARγ agonism to reduce fibrosis and enhance beige adipogenesis63
The physiology of experimental overfeeding in animals62
The mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 in liver is required to mitigate NASH and prevents the activation of the mitochondrial ISR56
Peroxiredoxin 2 regulates DAF-16/FOXO mediated mitochondrial remodelling in response to exercise that is disrupted in ageing56
Endothelial ADGRF5(GPR116) governs vascular adaptation required for sustained thermogenic remodeling of brown adipose tissue56
Discovery and characterization of canvuparatide, a once-weekly parathyroid hormone analog for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism55
VGluT3 BNST neurons transmit GABA and restrict sucrose consumption54
Roles for Prlhr/GPR10 and Npffr2/GPR74 in feeding responses to PrRP54
Aregs-IGFBP3-mediated SMC-like cells apoptosis impairs beige adipocytes formation in aged mice54
Emerging molecular technologies for light-mediated modulation of pancreatic beta-cell function54
Ketogenic diets composed of long-chain and medium-chain fatty acids induce cardiac fibrosis in mice53
RNA binding proteins PCBP1 and PCBP2 regulate pancreatic β cell translation53
TGR5 receptors in SF1-expressing neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamus regulate glucose homeostasis53
The liver clock modulates circadian rhythms in white adipose tissue52
JNK1 in SF1 neurons regulates the central action of thyroid hormones on hepatic lipid metabolism50
Bioenergetic adaptations of small intestinal epithelial cells reduce cell differentiation enhancing intestinal permeability in obese mice50
Declining muscle NAD+ in a hyperandrogenism PCOS mouse model: Possible role in metabolic dysregulation50
Daily running enhances molecular and physiological circadian rhythms in skeletal muscle49
Exercise-induced specialized proresolving mediators stimulate AMPK phosphorylation to promote mitochondrial respiration in macrophages49
Apolipoprotein A-IV is induced by high-fat diets and mediates positive effects on glucose and lipid metabolism48
Sestrin2 maintains hepatic immune homeostasis and redox balance partially via inhibiting RIPK3-mediated necroptosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis47
Cold exposure induces the constitutively active thermogenic receptor, GPR3, via ERRα and ERRγ47
Selective adipocyte loss of Angiopoietin-2 prompts female-specific obesity and metabolic syndrome47
Skeletal muscle undergoes fiber type metabolic switch without myosin heavy chain switch in response to defective fatty acid oxidation46
miR-10a regulates cell death and inflammation in adipose tissue of male mice with diet-induced obesity46
Corrigendum to “Adipocyte-specific FXR-deficiency protects adipose tissue from oxidative stress and insulin resistance and improves glucose homeostasis” [Mol Metab 69 (2023) 1–13]45
Hindbrain REV-ERB nuclear receptors regulate sensitivity to diet-induced obesity and brown adipose tissue pathophysiology45
A Cre-driver rat model for anatomical and functional analysis of glucagon (Gcg)-expressing cells in the brain and periphery44
Isoxanthohumol improves obesity and glucose metabolism via inhibiting intestinal lipid absorption with a bloom of Akkermansia muciniphila in mice43
EndoC-βH5 cells are storable and ready-to-use human pancreatic beta cells with physiological insulin secretion43
The conjugation-resistant bile acid norUDCA cures liver fibrosis but impairs systemic energy metabolism42
Permanent neonatal diabetes-causing insulin mutations have dominant negative effects on beta cell identity40
Validation of Mct8/Oatp1c1 dKO mice as a model organism for the Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome40
Carboxylesterase 2a deletion provokes hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in mice involving impaired diacylglycerol and lysophosphatidylcholine catabolism39
Mitochondrial protein deacetylation by SIRT3 in osteoclasts promotes bone resorption with aging in female mice39
LGR4 is essential for maintaining β-cell homeostasis through suppression of RANK39
VMHdm/cSF-1 neuronal circuits regulate skeletal muscle PGC1-α via the sympathoadrenal drive39
Genetic disruption of the Gipr in Apoe−/− mice promotes atherosclerosis38
Leveraging GPCR signaling in thermogenic fat to counteract metabolic diseases38
Dietary PUFAs drive diverse system-level changes in lipid metabolism38
Tumoral acidosis promotes adipose tissue depletion by fostering adipocyte lipolysis37
MicroRNAs in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Progress and perspectives36
UCP2 mediates mitochondrial dynamics to induce AgRP neuronal activity36
Skeletal muscle BMAL1 is necessary for transcriptional adaptation of local and peripheral tissues in response to endurance exercise training36
High-fat diet feeding disrupts the coupling of thermoregulation to energy homeostasis35
Survodutide acts through circumventricular organs in the brain and activates neuronal regions associated with appetite regulation34
Loss of epidermal glucocorticoid receptor protects against whole body metabolic dysfunction upon chronic corticosterone treatment34
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits34
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits34
Picalm, a novel regulator of GLUT4-trafficking in adipose tissue33
Adiponectin-receptor agonism prevents right ventricular tissue pathology in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy33
Hypothalamic free fatty acid receptor-1 regulates whole-body energy balance31
Pregnane X receptor activation remodels glucose metabolism to promote NAFLD development in obese mice31
NPY derived from AGRP neurons controls feeding via Y1 and energy expenditure and food foraging behaviour via Y2 signalling31
Linking metabolism and histone acetylation dynamics by integrated metabolic flux analysis of Acetyl-CoA and histone acetylation sites31
Dietary isoleucine content modulates the metabolic and molecular response to a Western diet in mice31
Hypothalamic TTF-1 orchestrates the sensitivity of leptin31
Hepatocyte-specific O-GlcNAc transferase downregulation ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by improving mitochondrial function30
Hepatic ketone body regulation of renal gluconeogenesis30
A novel mouse model for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: bridging metabolic, renal and cardiac dysfunction30
Metabolic profiling of single cells by exploiting NADH and FAD fluorescence via flow cytometry30
Intestinal gluconeogenesis controls the neonatal development of hypothalamic feeding circuits29
Reversing Pdgfrβ signaling restores metabolically active beige adipocytes by alleviating ILC2 suppression in aged and obese mice29
Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone contributes to an anti-inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide29
Glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase operates a glycerol shunt in pancreatic β-cells that controls insulin secretion and metabolic stress29
Development of a genetically encoded melanocortin sensor for high sensitivity in vivo imaging29
Chronic hyperinsulinemia promotes human hepatocyte senescence28
Maresin 1 activates brown adipose tissue and promotes browning of white adipose tissue in mice28
Modelling G protein-biased agonism using GLP-1 receptor C-terminal mutations28
Nutritional regulation of metabolism-dependent and-independent glucosensing in the mammalian taste system28
Glucagon-like peptide-2 pharmacotherapy activates hepatic Farnesoid X receptor-signaling to attenuate resection-associated bile acid loss in mice28
Systemic metabolic changes in acute and chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection28
Chronic cAMP activation induces adipocyte browning through discordant biphasic remodeling of transcriptome and chromatin accessibility27
Free fatty acid receptor 1 stimulates cAMP production and gut hormone secretion through Gq-mediated activation of adenylate cyclase 227
Semaphorin 4B is an ADAM17-cleaved adipokine that inhibits adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis26
Dietary Advanced Glycation End products interacting with the intestinal epithelium: What do we really know?26
Increased TGF-β/Activin-Smad2 signaling is associated with pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and glucose intolerance in gestational diabetes mellitus26
Deficiency of the mitochondrial transporter SLC25A47 minimally impacts hepatic lipid metabolism in fasted and diet-induced obese mice26
Adaptive gene expression of alternative splicing variants of PGC-1α regulates whole-body energy metabolism25
Decoding the immune dance: Unraveling the interplay between beta cells and type 1 diabetes25
Regulation of food intake by Connexin43 via adipocyte-sensory neuron electrical synapses25
Cardiovascular protection by SGLT2 inhibitors – Do anti-inflammatory mechanisms play a role?25
Corrigendum to “Kynurenic acid derived from mesentery regulates mesenteritis and colitis via inducing white adipose browning in Crohn's disease” [Mol Metab 99 (2025 Sep) 102203]25
Oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular and supraoptic hypothalamic nuclei bidirectionally modulate food intake24
A novel long non-coding RNA connects obesity to impaired adipocyte function24
Weight loss reverses obesity-associated impairments in acute gastrointestinal stretch-induced suppression of food intake and glucose homeostasis24
Insulin regulates human pancreatic endocrine cell differentiation in vitro24
TMEM135 deficiency improves hepatic steatosis by suppressing CD36 in a SIRT1-dependent manner24
ROCK1 regulates insulin secretion from β-cells24
Protein kinase D deficiency induces a senescence-like phenotype in β-cells and improves glucose and insulin tolerance under high-fat diet conditions24
Transient juvenile hypoglycemia in GH insensitive Laron syndrome pigs is associated with insulin hypersensitivity24
Exercise-induced methylation of the Serhl2 promoter and implication for lipid metabolism in rat skeletal muscle23
Hepatic glucokinase regulatory protein and carbohydrate response element binding protein attenuation reduce de novo lipogenesis but do not mitigate intrahepatic triglyceride accumulation in Aldob defi23
Dietary sulfur amino acid restriction improves glucose homeostasis through hepatic de novo serine synthesis23
The homeodomain transcription factor Six3 regulates hypothalamic Pomc expression and its absence from POMC neurons induces hyperphagia and mild obesity in male mice23
New dawn for cancer cell death: Emerging role of lipid metabolism23
Hepatic HuR modulates glucose metabolism through the C/EBPβ/PCK1 pathway22
Targeting hepatic oxidative stress rescues bone loss in liver fibrosis22
Peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase is important in mice for beta-cell cilia formation and insulin secretion but promotes diabetes risk through beta-cell independent mechanisms22
RNA editing deficiency models differential immunogenicity of pancreatic α- and β-cells22
The transcription factor CUX1 exerts opposing roles in human and mouse adipocyte differentiation22
NLRP3 inhibition by VTX3232 tempers inflammation resulting in reduced body weight, hyperglycemia, and hepatic steatosis in obese male mice22
Brainstem GLP-1 neurons modulate physiological satiation and drive sustained weight loss in obese mice22
Arginine deprivation/citrulline augmentation with ADI-PEG20 as novel therapy for complications in type 2 diabetes22
A low-carbohydrate diet induces hepatic insulin resistance and metabolic associated fatty liver disease in mice22
Nuclear functional role of metabolic enzymes and related metabolites: Focus on gene expression regulation21
Epigenetic regulation of IPF fibroblast phenotype by glutaminolysis21
Hypoxia inducible factor-dependent upregulation of Agrp in glomus type I cells of the carotid body21
Corrigendum to “Results from three phase 1 trials of NNC9204-1177, a glucagon/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist: effects on weight loss and safety in adults with overweight or obesity” [Mol Metab 78 (2023) 1021
Krüppel-like factor 5 remodels lipid metabolism in exercised skeletal muscle21
A key role for parabrachial nucleus CGRP neurons in FGF1-Induced anorexia21
Pharmacological FGF21 signals to glutamatergic neurons to enhance leptin action and lower body weight during obesity21
TRPM7 kinase regulates α-cell proliferation and glucagon production in mice21
Spatially diffuse cAMP signalling with oppositely biased GLP-1 receptor agonists in β-cells despite differences in receptor localisation21
Corrigendum to “Sema7A protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis by regulating adipo/lipogenesis” [Mol Metab. 70 (2023) 101698]∗21
Cannabinoid type-1 receptors in CaMKII neurons drive impulsivity in pathological eating behavior20
The role of intestinal microbiota in physiologic and body compositional changes that accompany CLA-mediated weight loss in obese mice20
Loss of GLP-2R signaling in Glp2r mice increases the long-term severity of graft versus host disease20
Median eminence myelin continuously turns over in adult mice20
Hepatic ChREBP orchestrates intrahepatic carbohydrate metabolism to limit hepatic glucose 6-phosphate and glycogen accumulation in a mouse model for acute Glycogen Storage Disease type Ib20
Are we giving too much weight to lean mass loss?20
Adropin expression reflects circadian, lipoprotein, and mitochondrial processes in human tissues20
Exercise training remodels inter-organ endocrine networks19
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is characterised by a reduced polyunsaturated fatty acid transport via free fatty acids and high-density lipoproteins (HDL)19
The minor allele of the CREBRF rs373863828 p.R457Q coding variant is associated with reduced levels of myostatin in males: Implications for body composition19
Dysfunction of Akt/FoxO3a/Atg7 regulatory loop magnifies obesity-regulated muscular mass decline19
An efficient AAV vector system of Rec2 serotype for intravenous injection to study metabolism in brown adipocytes in vivo19
Effects of chronic high fat diet on mediobasal hypothalamic satiety neuron function in POMC-Cre mice19
Osmoadaptive GLP-1R signalling in hypothalamic neurones inhibits antidiuretic hormone synthesis and release19
ACC1 is a dual metabolic-epigenetic regulator of Treg stability and immune tolerance19
An epigenome atlas of mouse adipocytes19
Macrophages on the run: Exercise balances macrophage polarization for improved health19
Epigenetic modulation of the gut–muscle axis in pompe disease: Microbiota fingerprints to cellular and molecular pathomechanisms18
Semaglutide and bariatric surgery induce distinct changes in the composition of mouse white adipose tissue18
Mapping the transcriptional landscape of human white and brown adipogenesis using single-nuclei RNA-seq18
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Endurance training promotes chromatin closure and timely repression of the post-exercise immediate early stress response18
Functional regulation of macrophages by Ces1d-mediated lipid signaling in immunometabolism18
Spatiotemporal regulation of GIPR signaling impacts glucose homeostasis as revealed in studies of a common GIPR variant18
Gemigliptin, a DPP4 inhibitor, ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis through AMP-activated protein kinase-independent and ULK1-mediated autophagy18
Dietary protein defends lean mass and maintains the metabolic benefits of glucagon receptor agonism in mice18
Beta cell secreted GABA sets appropriate insulin secretion by modulating islet calcium oscillations18
Ube4A maintains metabolic homeostasis and facilitates insulin signaling in vivo18
Genetic depletion of adipose-derived Isthmin-1 causes hepatic steatosis18
Elevation of hypothalamic ketone bodies induces a decrease in energy expenditures and an increase risk of metabolic disorder17
Human ACVR1C missense variants that correlate with altered body fat distribution produce metabolic alterations of graded severity in knock-in mutant mice17
Canagliflozin synergises with serine restriction mediating anti-leukaemic effects in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia17
Intestinal SEC16B modulates obesity by regulating chylomicron metabolism17
Next generation GLP-1/GIP/glucagon triple agonists normalize body weight in obese mice17
The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier regulates adipose glucose partitioning in female mice17
Reprogramming of cholesterol sensing in epithelial cells supports pancreatic inflammation17
Mutations in DNAJC19 cause altered mitochondrial structure and increased mitochondrial respiration in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes17
Adipocyte Septin-7 attenuates obesogenic adipogenesis and promotes lipolysis to prevent obesity17
SF1-specific deletion of the energy sensor AMPKγ2 induces obesity17
LRP1 in GABAergic neurons is a key link between obesity and memory function17
The novel adrenergic agonist ATR-127 targets skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue to tackle diabesity and steatohepatitis17
Deletion of PPARα in mouse brown adipocytes increases their De Novo Lipogenesis17
Glycolysis maintains AMPK activation in sorafenib-induced Warburg effect17
Tubular mitochondrial pyruvate carrier disruption elicits redox adaptations that protect from acute kidney injury17
Intrinsic cardiorespiratory fitness modulates clinical and molecular response to caloric restriction17
Serum amyloid A1 exacerbates hepatic steatosis via TLR4-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway17
Autophagic signaling promotes systems-wide remodeling in skeletal muscle upon oncometabolic stress by D2-HG17
Exercise-induced hypothalamic neuroplasticity: Implications for energy and glucose metabolism16
Common and distinct roles of AMPKγ isoforms in small-molecule activator-stimulated glucose uptake in mouse skeletal muscle16
Nipsnap1—A regulatory factor required for long-term maintenance of non-shivering thermogenesis16
Editorial Board, cover figure description and credits16
Additive effects of GLY-200 (oral pharmacologic duodenal exclusion therapy) and GLP-1R agonist in obesity management16
Sex hormone-binding globulin controls sex-specific lipolytic activity in human abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes16
Pregnancy precipitates metabolic imbalance and accelerates death in an animal model of mitochondrial cardiomyopathy16
A caveolin-1 dependent glucose-6-phosphatase trafficking contributes to hepatic glucose production16
Extracellular vesicles carrying surface-anchored adiponectin prevent obesity-related metabolic complications by enhancing insulin sensitivity16
Regulation of HDL dysfunctionality by phosphatidylethanolamine links poly-unsaturated fatty acids with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases16
Corrigendum to “Beta cell specific cannabinoid 1 receptor deletion counteracts progression to hyperglycemia in non-obese diabetic mice” [Mol Metab 82 (2024 April) 101906]16
Uncovering the role of Gpr45 in obesity regulation16
Fatty Acid Synthase regulates glucose and energy homeostasis via POMC neurons and adrenergic signals16
NIK/MAP3K14 in hepatocytes orchestrates NASH to hepatocellular carcinoma progression via JAK2/STAT5 inhibition16
Roles and therapeutic targeting of ceramide metabolism in cancer16
De novo labeling and trafficking of individual lipid species in live cells16
Mesenchymal-specific Alms1 knockout in mice recapitulates metabolic features of Alström syndrome16
Brain insulin signaling suppresses lipolysis in the absence of peripheral insulin receptors and requires the MAPK pathway16
Loss of lysosomal acid lipase results in mitochondrial dysfunction and fiber switch in skeletal muscles of mice16
Complete loss of PAX4 causes transient neonatal diabetes in humans16
Increased susceptibility to diet-induced obesity in female mice impairs ovarian steroidogenesis: The role of elevated leptin signalling on nodal activity inhibition in theca cells16
Loss of energy homeostasis contributes to hepatic damage development in sickle cell disease16
ARD-101, a gut-restricted TAS2R agonist, reduces hunger in adults and promotes weight loss in DIO mice with DPP-4 inhibition16
The gut-brain axis mediates bacterial driven modulation of reward signaling15
Dorsolateral septum GLP-1R neurons regulate feeding via lateral hypothalamic projections15
Hmgcs2-mediated ketogenesis modulates high-fat diet-induced hepatosteatosis15
Protection of pancreatic islets from oxidative cell death by a peripherally-active morphinan with increased drug safety15
Hepatic Activin E mediates liver-adipose inter-organ communication, suppressing adipose lipolysis in response to elevated serum fatty acids15
Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery15
Hepatic retinol dehydrogenase 11 dampens stress associated with the maintenance of cellular cholesterol levels15
Neuronal loss of TRPM8 leads to obesity and glucose intolerance in male mice15
The neglected PCK1/glucagon (inter)action in nutrient homeostasis beyond gluconeogenesis: Disease pathogenesis and treatment15
Calponin 2 harnesses metabolic reprogramming to determine kidney fibrosis15
Effects of metformin on the gut microbiota: A systematic review15
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 regulates hepatic fuel metabolism15
Corrigendum to “Inter-domain tagging implicates caveolin-1 in insulin receptor trafficking and Erk signaling bias in pancreatic beta-cells” [Mol Metab 2016 May; 5 (5): 366–378]15
Discovery of ecnoglutide – A novel, long-acting, cAMP-biased glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog15
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