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Comparative genome-wide association studies in mice and humans for trimethylamine N-oxide, a proatherogenic metabolite of choline and L-carnitine
Hartiala J, Bennett BJ, Tang WH, Wang Z, Stewart AF, Roberts R, McPherson R, Lusis AJ, Hazen SL, Allayee H; CARDIoGRAM Consortium.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 Jun;34(6):1307-13. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.303252. Epub 2014 Mar 27.
PMID: 24675659
Genetic regulation of mouse liver metabolite levels
Genetic regulation of mouse liver metabolite levels.
Ghazalpour A, Bennett BJ, Shih D, Che N, Orozco L, Pan C, Hagopian R, He A, Kayne P, Yang WP, Kirchgessner T, Lusis AJ.
Mol Syst Biol. 2014 May 23;10:730. doi: 10.15252/msb.20135004.
PMID: 24860088
Effect of egg ingestion on trimethylamine-N-oxide production in humans: a randomized, controlled, dose-response study
Effect of egg ingestion on trimethylamine-N-oxide production in humans: a randomized, controlled, dose-response study.
Miller CA, Corbin KD, da Costa KA, Zhang S, Zhao X, Galanko JA, Blevins T, Bennett BJ, O’Connor A, Zeisel SH.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Sep;100(3):778-86. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.087692. Epub 2014 Jun 18.
PMID: 24944063
A small amount of dietary carbohydrate can promote the HFD-induced insulin resistance to a maximal level
A small amount of dietary carbohydrate can promote the HFD-induced insulin resistance to a maximal level.
Mei S, Yang X, Guo H, Gu H, Zha L, Cai J, Li X, Liu Z, Bennett BJ, He L, Cao W.
PLoS One. 2014 Jul 23;9(7):e100875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100875. eCollection 2014.
PMID: 25055153
Genetic network identifies novel pathways contributing to atherosclerosis susceptibility in the innominate artery
Genetic network identifies novel pathways contributing to atherosclerosis susceptibility in the innominate artery.
Albright J, Quizon PM, Lusis AJ, Bennett BJ.
BMC Med Genomics. 2014 Aug 12;7:51. doi: 10.1186/1755-8794-7-51.
PMID: 25115202
Responsiveness of cardiometabolic-related microbiota to diet is influenced by host genetics
Responsiveness of cardiometabolic-related microbiota to diet is influenced by host genetics.
O’Connor A, Quizon PM, Albright JE, Lin FT, Bennett BJ.
Mamm Genome. 2014 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 25159725
Dietary intake, nutrition, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
May, PA, Hamrick, KJ, Corbin, KD, Hasken, JM, Marais, AS, Brooke, LE, Blankenship, J, Hoyme, HE, Gossage, JP. (2014) Dietary intake, nutrition and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
October 2014
SoundBites is the NRI’s monthly e-newsletter. This month features Folami Ideraabdullah’s environmental lecture held at Catawba College and Dr. Zeisel’s input on a new research publication about gut microbes.
Gut Microbes Can Determine Your Weight
From the desk of: Steve Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D. Gut microbes have been making a lot of news lately. As the name implies, these bacteria reside in the intestine and fulfill a variety of functions essential to our health, specifically ensuring that we digest foods properly....