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  1. Article: An interview with Philip McTernan, section editor for the basic science section.

    McTernan, Philip G

    BMC obesity

    2014  Volume 1, Page(s) 3

    Abstract: Philip McTernan is a Reader Associate Professor within Warwick Medical School at the University ...

    Abstract Philip McTernan is a Reader Associate Professor within Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick. His main interests involve understanding the causes and underlying mechanisms of obesity mediated type 2 diabetes and investigating potential therapeutic targets. He is currently researching the origins of inflammation in human adipocytes and is the Section Editor for the new 'Basic Science' section in BMC Obesity. In this interview we find out a little more about the key issues in this area of obesity research.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-02-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2758687-X
    ISSN 2052-9538
    ISSN 2052-9538
    DOI 10.1186/2052-9538-1-3
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  2. Article: Endotoxemia, vitamin D and premature biological ageing in Arab adults with different metabolic states.

    Al-Daghri, Nasser M / Sabico, Shaun / Ansari, Mohammed G A / Abdi, Saba / Tripathi, Gyanendra / Chrousos, George P / McTernan, Philip G

    Saudi journal of biological sciences

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 6, Page(s) 103276

    Abstract: There are limited studies on the association of endotoxin, a potent mediator of gut-derived inflammation and telomere length (TL). We investigated (1) the influence of adiposity on endotoxin and TL amongst Saudi adults according to type 2 diabetes ... ...

    Abstract There are limited studies on the association of endotoxin, a potent mediator of gut-derived inflammation and telomere length (TL). We investigated (1) the influence of adiposity on endotoxin and TL amongst Saudi adults according to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) status and (2) the influence vitamin D may have on TL attrition. Anthropometric data and fasting blood samples were taken from 775 Saudi adults visiting different primary care centers in Riyadh [387 T2DM and 388 non-T2DM]. TL, derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells, was analyzed by Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and circulating endotoxin levels by Limulus Amebocyte Lysate assay. Subjects were stratified based on obesity and T2DM status. A significant lower TL was observed in the non-obese T2DM group as compared with their non-obese, non-T2DM counterparts (p = 0.002). Significant inverse associations between TL, endotoxin and endotoxin activity were observed in the cohort with obesity. Regression analysis showed that endotoxin was a significant predictor for TL in all subjects and even after stratification according to subgroups; with variances perceived in circulating TL stronger among non-T2DM obese (10%; p = 0.003) than non-T2DM non-obese (12%; p = 0.007). Also, in the non-T2DM group, TL and HDL-cholesterol predicted 29% of the variances perceived in 25(OH)D (p < 0.001). Taken together these findings show that circulating endotoxin and 25(OH)D are associated with premature biological ageing influenced by adiposity and metabolic state; suggesting future intervention studies to manipulate gut microbiome and or vitamin D levels may offer ways to mitigate premature TL attrition.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-31
    Publishing country Saudi Arabia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2515206-3
    ISSN 2213-7106 ; 1319-562X
    ISSN (online) 2213-7106
    ISSN 1319-562X
    DOI 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.03.026
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  3. Article ; Online: The impact of metabolic endotoxaemia on the browning process in human adipocytes.

    Omran, Farah / Murphy, Alice M / Younis, Awais Z / Kyrou, Ioannis / Vrbikova, Jana / Hainer, Vojtech / Sramkova, Petra / Fried, Martin / Ball, Graham / Tripathi, Gyanendra / Kumar, Sudhesh / McTernan, Philip G / Christian, Mark

    BMC medicine

    2023  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 154

    Abstract: Background: Dysfunctional adipose tissue (AT) is known to contribute to the pathophysiology of metabolic disease, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This dysfunction may occur, in part, as a consequence of gut-derived endotoxaemia inducing ... ...

    Abstract Background: Dysfunctional adipose tissue (AT) is known to contribute to the pathophysiology of metabolic disease, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This dysfunction may occur, in part, as a consequence of gut-derived endotoxaemia inducing changes in adipocyte mitochondrial function and reducing the proportion of BRITE (brown-in-white) adipocytes. Therefore, the present study investigated whether endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide; LPS) directly contributes to impaired human adipocyte mitochondrial function and browning in human adipocytes, and the relevant impact of obesity status pre and post bariatric surgery.
    Methods: Human differentiated abdominal subcutaneous (AbdSc) adipocytes from participants with obesity and normal-weight participants were treated with endotoxin to assess in vitro changes in mitochondrial function and BRITE phenotype. Ex vivo human AbdSc AT from different groups of participants (normal-weight, obesity, pre- and 6 months post-bariatric surgery) were assessed for similar analyses including circulating endotoxin levels.
    Results: Ex vivo AT analysis (lean & obese, weight loss post-bariatric surgery) identified that systemic endotoxin negatively correlated with BAT gene expression (p < 0.05). In vitro endotoxin treatment of AbdSc adipocytes (lean & obese) reduced mitochondrial dynamics (74.6% reduction; p < 0.0001), biogenesis (81.2% reduction; p < 0.0001) and the BRITE phenotype (93.8% reduction; p < 0.0001). Lean AbdSc adipocytes were more responsive to adrenergic signalling than obese AbdSc adipocytes; although endotoxin mitigated this response (92.6% reduction; p < 0.0001).
    Conclusions: Taken together, these data suggest that systemic gut-derived endotoxaemia contributes to both individual adipocyte dysfunction and reduced browning capacity of the adipocyte cell population, exacerbating metabolic consequences. As bariatric surgery reduces endotoxin levels and is associated with improving adipocyte functionality, this may provide further evidence regarding the metabolic benefits of such surgical interventions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Endotoxemia/metabolism ; Adipocytes/metabolism ; Obesity/metabolism ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Endotoxins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Lipopolysaccharides ; Endotoxins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2131669-7
    ISSN 1741-7015 ; 1741-7015
    ISSN (online) 1741-7015
    ISSN 1741-7015
    DOI 10.1186/s12916-023-02857-z
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  4. Article ; Online: Tunicamycin-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Mediates Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Human Adipocytes.

    Jackisch, Laura / Murphy, Alice M / Kumar, Sudhesh / Randeva, Harpal / Tripathi, Gyanendra / McTernan, Philip G

    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

    2020  Volume 105, Issue 9

    Abstract: Context: Dysfunctional endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria are known to contribute to the pathology of metabolic disease. This damage may occur, in part, as a consequence of ER-mitochondria cross-talk in conditions of nutrient excess such as ... ...

    Abstract Context: Dysfunctional endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria are known to contribute to the pathology of metabolic disease. This damage may occur, in part, as a consequence of ER-mitochondria cross-talk in conditions of nutrient excess such as obesity. To date, insight into this dynamic relationship has not been characterized in adipose tissue. Therefore, this study investigated whether ER stress contributes to the development of mitochondrial inefficiency in human adipocytes from lean and obese participants.
    Methods: Human differentiated adipocytes from Chub-S7 cell line and primary abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes from lean and obese participants were treated with tunicamycin to induce ER stress. Key parameters of mitochondrial function were assessed, including mitochondrial respiration, membrane potential (MMP), and dynamics.
    Results: ER stress led to increased respiratory capacity in a model adipocyte system (Chub-S7 adipocytes) in a concentration and time dependent manner (24 h: 23%↑; 48 h: 68%↑, P < 0.001; 72 h: 136%↑, P < 0.001). This corresponded with mitochondrial inefficiency and diminished MMP, highlighting the formation of dysfunctional mitochondria. Morphological analysis revealed reorganization of mitochondrial network, specifically mitochondrial fragmentation. Furthermore, p-DRP1, a key protein in fission, significantly increased (P < 0.001). Additionally, adipocytes from obese subjects displayed lower basal respiration (49%↓, P < 0.01) and were unresponsive to tunicamycin in contrast to their lean counterparts, demonstrating inefficient mitochondrial oxidative capacity.
    Conclusion: These human data suggest that adipocyte mitochondrial inefficiency is driven by ER stress and exacerbated in obesity. Nutrient excess-induced ER stress leads to mitochondrial dysfunction that may therefore shift lipid deposition ectopically and thus have further implications on the development of related metabolic disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Adipocytes/drug effects ; Adipocytes/metabolism ; Adipocytes/pathology ; Adipose Tissue/drug effects ; Adipose Tissue/metabolism ; Adipose Tissue/pathology ; Adult ; Cell Differentiation/drug effects ; Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cells, Cultured ; Cohort Studies ; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/drug effects ; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Mitochondria/drug effects ; Mitochondria/physiology ; Obesity/genetics ; Obesity/metabolism ; Obesity/pathology ; Tunicamycin/pharmacology ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Tunicamycin (11089-65-9)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3029-6
    ISSN 1945-7197 ; 0021-972X
    ISSN (online) 1945-7197
    ISSN 0021-972X
    DOI 10.1210/clinem/dgaa258
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  5. Article ; Online: Asthma and obesity: endotoxin another insult to add to injury?

    Lad, Nikita / Murphy, Alice M / Parenti, Cristina / Nelson, Carl P / Williams, Neil C / Sharpe, Graham R / McTernan, Philip G

    Clinical science (London, England : 1979)

    2021  Volume 135, Issue 24, Page(s) 2729–2748

    Abstract: Low-grade inflammation is often an underlying cause of several chronic diseases such as asthma, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Defining the mediators of such chronic low-grade inflammation often appears dependent on ...

    Abstract Low-grade inflammation is often an underlying cause of several chronic diseases such as asthma, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Defining the mediators of such chronic low-grade inflammation often appears dependent on which disease is being investigated. However, downstream systemic inflammatory cytokine responses in these diseases often overlap, noting there is no doubt more than one factor at play to heighten the inflammatory response. Furthermore, it is increasingly believed that diet and an altered gut microbiota may play an important role in the pathology of such diverse diseases. More specifically, the inflammatory mediator endotoxin, which is a complex lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived from the outer membrane cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria and is abundant within the gut microbiota, and may play a direct role alongside inhaled allergens in eliciting an inflammatory response in asthma. Endotoxin has immunogenic effects and is sufficiently microscopic to traverse the gut mucosa and enter the systemic circulation to act as a mediator of chronic low-grade inflammation in disease. Whilst the role of endotoxin has been considered in conditions of obesity, cardiovascular disease and T2DM, endotoxin as an inflammatory trigger in asthma is less well understood. This review has sought to examine the current evidence for the role of endotoxin in asthma, and whether the gut microbiota could be a dietary target to improve disease management. This may expand our understanding of endotoxin as a mediator of further low-grade inflammatory diseases, and how endotoxin may represent yet another insult to add to injury.
    MeSH term(s) Adipokines ; Asthma/etiology ; Asthma/physiopathology ; Diet/adverse effects ; Endotoxins ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; Humans ; Inflammation/physiopathology ; Obesity
    Chemical Substances Adipokines ; Endotoxins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 206835-7
    ISSN 1470-8736 ; 0301-0538 ; 0009-0360 ; 0143-5221
    ISSN (online) 1470-8736
    ISSN 0301-0538 ; 0009-0360 ; 0143-5221
    DOI 10.1042/CS20210790
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  6. Article ; Online: Vitamin D Levels as an Important Predictor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Weight Regain Post-Sleeve Gastrectomy.

    Aladel, Alanoud / Murphy, Alice M / Abraham, Jenny / Shah, Neha / Barber, Thomas M / Ball, Graham / Menon, Vinod / Piya, Milan K / McTernan, Philip G

    Nutrients

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 10

    Abstract: Weight Loss Surgery (WLS), including sleeve-gastrectomy (SG), results in significant weight loss and improved metabolic health in severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2). Previous studies suggest post-operative health benefits are impacted by nutrient ... ...

    Abstract Weight Loss Surgery (WLS), including sleeve-gastrectomy (SG), results in significant weight loss and improved metabolic health in severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2). Previous studies suggest post-operative health benefits are impacted by nutrient deficiencies, such as Vitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency, while it is currently unknown whether nutrient levels may actually predict post-surgery outcomes. As such, this study investigated whether 25(OH)D levels could predict metabolic improvements in patients who underwent SG. Patients with severe obesity (n = 309; 75% female) undergoing SG participated in this ethics-approved, non-randomized retrospective cohort study. Anthropometry, clinical data, 25(OH)D levels and serum markers were collected at baseline, 6-, 12- and 18-months post-surgery. SG surgery resulted in significant improvements in metabolic health at 6- and 12-months post-surgery compared with baseline, as expected. Patients with higher baseline 25(OH)D had significantly lower HbA1c levels post-surgery (p < 0.01) and better post-surgical T2DM outcomes, including reduced weight regain (p < 0.05). Further analysis revealed that baseline 25(OH)D could predict HbA1c levels, weight regain and T2DM remission one-year post-surgery, accounting for 7.5% of HbA1c divergence (p < 0.01). These data highlight that higher circulating 25(OH)D levels are associated with significant metabolic health improvements post-surgery, notably, that such baseline levels are able to predict those who attain T2DM remission. This highlights the importance of 25(OH)D as a predictive biomarker of post-surgery benefits.
    MeSH term(s) Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/surgery ; Female ; Gastrectomy/methods ; Gastric Bypass/methods ; Glycated Hemoglobin/analysis ; Humans ; Male ; Obesity, Morbid/surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Vitamin D ; Vitamins ; Weight Gain
    Chemical Substances Glycated Hemoglobin A ; Vitamins ; Vitamin D (1406-16-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu14102052
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  7. Article ; Online: Gut-Derived Endotoxin and Telomere Length Attrition in Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes.

    Al-Daghri, Nasser M / Abdi, Saba / Sabico, Shaun / Alnaami, Abdullah M / Wani, Kaiser A / Ansari, Mohammed G A / Khattak, Malak Nawaz Khan / Khan, Nasiruddin / Tripathi, Gyanendra / Chrousos, George P / McTernan, Philip G

    Biomolecules

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 11

    Abstract: Premature aging, as denoted by a reduced telomere length (TL), has been observed in several chronic inflammatory diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, no study to date has addressed the potential inflammatory influence ... ...

    Abstract Premature aging, as denoted by a reduced telomere length (TL), has been observed in several chronic inflammatory diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, no study to date has addressed the potential inflammatory influence of the gut-derived Gram-negative bacterial fragments lipopolysaccharide, also referred to as endotoxin, and its influence on TL in low-grade inflammatory states such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The current study therefore investigated the influence of endotoxin and inflammatory factors on telomere length (TL) in adults with (T2DM:
    MeSH term(s) Aging ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Endotoxins ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Telomere
    Chemical Substances Endotoxins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2701262-1
    ISSN 2218-273X ; 2218-273X
    ISSN (online) 2218-273X
    ISSN 2218-273X
    DOI 10.3390/biom11111693
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  8. Article ; Online: Endotoxemia, vitamin D and premature biological ageing in Arab adults with different metabolic states

    Nasser M. Al-Daghri / Shaun Sabico / Mohammed G.A. Ansari / Saba Abdi / Gyanendra Tripathi / George P. Chrousos / Philip G. McTernan

    Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 29, Iss 6, Pp 103276- (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: There are limited studies on the association of endotoxin, a potent mediator of gut-derived inflammation and telomere length (TL). We investigated (1) the influence of adiposity on endotoxin and TL amongst Saudi adults according to type 2 diabetes ... ...

    Abstract There are limited studies on the association of endotoxin, a potent mediator of gut-derived inflammation and telomere length (TL). We investigated (1) the influence of adiposity on endotoxin and TL amongst Saudi adults according to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) status and (2) the influence vitamin D may have on TL attrition. Anthropometric data and fasting blood samples were taken from 775 Saudi adults visiting different primary care centers in Riyadh [387 T2DM and 388 non-T2DM]. TL, derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells, was analyzed by Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and circulating endotoxin levels by Limulus Amebocyte Lysate assay. Subjects were stratified based on obesity and T2DM status. A significant lower TL was observed in the non-obese T2DM group as compared with their non-obese, non-T2DM counterparts (p = 0.002). Significant inverse associations between TL, endotoxin and endotoxin activity were observed in the cohort with obesity. Regression analysis showed that endotoxin was a significant predictor for TL in all subjects and even after stratification according to subgroups; with variances perceived in circulating TL stronger among non-T2DM obese (10%; p = 0.003) than non-T2DM non-obese (12%; p = 0.007). Also, in the non-T2DM group, TL and HDL-cholesterol predicted 29% of the variances perceived in 25(OH)D (p < 0.001). Taken together these findings show that circulating endotoxin and 25(OH)D are associated with premature biological ageing influenced by adiposity and metabolic state; suggesting future intervention studies to manipulate gut microbiome and or vitamin D levels may offer ways to mitigate premature TL attrition.
    Keywords Telomere length ; Endotoxin ; Endotoxin/HDL-Cholesterol ratio ; Systemic inflammation ; Oxidative stress ; Age ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: Response to comment on: Harte et al. High fat intake leads to acute postprandial exposure to circulating endotoxin in type 2 diabetic subjects. Diabetes Care 2012;35:375-382.

    Harte, Alison L / McTernan, Philip G

    Diabetes care

    2013  Volume 36, Issue 3, Page(s) e43

    MeSH term(s) Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood ; Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects ; Endotoxins/blood ; Female ; Humans ; Male
    Chemical Substances Endotoxins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-02-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 441231-x
    ISSN 1935-5548 ; 0149-5992
    ISSN (online) 1935-5548
    ISSN 0149-5992
    DOI 10.2337/dc12-2301
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  10. Article ; Online: Sleep Quality Is Associated with Vitamin B12 Status in Female Arab Students.

    Al-Musharaf, Sara / Alabdulaaly, Alanoud / Bin Mujalli, Hanadi / Alshehri, Hatoun / Alajaji, Hind / Bogis, Rania / Alnafisah, Ruyuf / Alfehaid, Shaden / Alhodaib, Hala / Murphy, Alice M / Hussain, Syed Danish / Sabico, Shaun / McTernan, Philip G / Al-Daghri, Nasser

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2021  Volume 18, Issue 9

    Abstract: Studies have explored how vitamin B12 status affects sleep among elders and children, but this remains to be investigated among young adults. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess the association between serum vitamin B12 and sleep ... ...

    Abstract Studies have explored how vitamin B12 status affects sleep among elders and children, but this remains to be investigated among young adults. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess the association between serum vitamin B12 and sleep among female college students in Saudi Arabia. In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 355 participants (age (years), 20.7 ± 1.5; body mass index, 23.6 kg/m
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Arabs ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Saudi Arabia/epidemiology ; Sleep ; Students ; Vitamin B 12 ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Vitamin B 12 (P6YC3EG204)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1660-4601
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph18094548
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