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What Choline Metabolism Can Tell Us About the Underlying Mechanism of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Zeisel, S.H. (2011) What choline metabolism can tell us about the underlying mechanisms of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Molecular Neurobiology. doi 10.1007/s12035-011-8165-5.
Study Shows Mother’s Diet Affects Child’s Genes
NRI director Dr. Steven Zeisel is co-author of a study showing that a mother’s diet before conception can permanently affect how her child’s genes function. The study has been published in Nature Communications.
Nutrition in Medicine: Nutrition Education for Medical Students and Residents
Adams, K.M., Kohlmeier, M., Powell, M., Zeisel, S.H. (2010) Nutrition in Medicine: Nutrition education for medical students and residents. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 25(5):471-80.
Nutritional influence on epigenetics and effects on longevity
Niculescu, M.D. & Lupu, D.S. (2011) Nutritional influence on epigenetics and effects on longevity. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care Jan;14(1):35-40
Adiponectin lowers glucose production by increasing SOGA
Bryan, R.P., Asmar, M.M., Alderman, J.M., Alderman, E.A., Garland, A.L., Busby, W.H., Bodnar, W.M., Rusyn, I., Medoff, B., Tisch, R., Swenberg, J.A., Zeisel, S.H., Combs, T.P. (2010) Adiponectin lowers glucose production by increasing SOGA. American Journal of Pathology. 177(40): 1936-1945. PMCID: PMC2947288.
Alteration of PTGS2 Promoter Methylation in chronic Periodontitis
Zhang, S., Barros, S. P., Niculescu, M. D., Moretti, A. J., Preisser, J. S., and Offenbacher, S. (2010) Alteration of PTGS2 promoter methylation in chronic periodontitis. J Dent Res 89, 133-137
Dose Response Effects of Dermally applied Diethanolamine on Neurogenesis in Fetal Mouse Hippocampus and Potential Exposure of Humans
Mehedint, M.G., Craciunescu, C.N., Zeisel, S.H. (2010) Maternal dietary choline deficiency alters angiogenesis in fetal mouse hippocampus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 107(29): 12834-39. PMCID: PMC2919920.
High fat diet-induced maternal obesity alters fetal hippocampal development
Niculescu, M. D., and Lupu, D. S. (2009) High fat diet-induced maternal obesity alters fetal hippocampal development. Int J Dev Neurosci 27, 627-633
Choline in Health and Disease in Vitamins in the Prevention of Health Disease
Teng, Y-W, Zeisel, S.H. (2010) Choline in health and disease In Vitamins for the Prevention of Human Disease, Edited by W. Herrmann, R. Obeid, Walter De Gruyter GMBH & Co, Berlin, Germany. 599-612.