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van Dam, A.D. (author), Nahon, K.J. (author), Kooijman, S. (author), van den Berg, S.M. (author), Kanhai, A.A. (author), Kikuchi, T. (author), Heemskerk, M.M. (author), van Harmelen, V. (author), Lombès, M. (author), van den Hoek, A.M. (author), de Winther, M.P. (author), Lutgens, E. (author), Guigas, B. (author), Rensen, P.C. (author), Boon, M.R. (author)Salsalate improves glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes patients, but the mechanism is still unknown. The aim of the current study was to unravel the molecular mechanisms involved in these beneficial metabolic effects of salsalate by treating mice with salsalate during and after development of high-fat diet-induced obesity. We...article 2015
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Heemskerk, M.M. (author), van den Berg, S.A. (author), Pronk, A.C.M. (author), van Klinken, J.B. (author), Boon, M.R. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Rensen, P.C.N. (author), Willems van Dijk, K. (author), van Harmelen, V. (author)The lipid-lowering effect of niacin has been attributed to the inhibition of cAMP production in adipocytes, thereby inhibiting intracellular lipolysis and release of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) to the circulation. However, long-term niacin treatment leads to a normalization of plasma NEFA levels and induces insulin resistance, for which the...article 2014
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Vroegrijk, I.O. (author), van Klinken, J.B. (author), van Diepen, J.A. (author), van den Berg, S.A. (author), Febbraio, M. (author), Steinbusch, L.K. (author), Glatz, J.F. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Voshol, P.J. (author), Rensen, P.C. (author), van Dijk, K.W. (author), van Harmelen, V. (author)Objective: The scavenger receptor CD36 facilitates the cellular uptake of long-chain fatty acids. As CD36-deficiency attenuates the development of high fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, the role of CD36-deficiency in preadipocyte recruitment and adipocyte function was set out to characterize. Design and methods: Fat cell size and number were...article 2013