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Overview

Assaf Rudich is a researcher affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, with a focus on medical sciences, particularly within physiology and epidemiology. Their academic contributions extend to molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The main topics covered in Rudich's research include:

  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Rudich's publications are featured in several scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cell Reports
  • Cells
  • Obesity

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Rudich are:

  • Effects of Diet-Modulated Autologous Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Weight Regain, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • The effect of green Mediterranean diet on cardiometabolic risk; a randomised controlled trial, 2020, Heart
  • The Obesity-Susceptibility Gene TMEM18 Promotes Adipogenesis through Activation of PPARG, 2020, Cell Reports
  • ASK1 inhibits browning of white adipose tissue in obesity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A TRAIL-TL1A Paracrine Network Involving Adipocytes, Macrophages, and Lymphocytes Induces Adipose Tissue Dysfunction Downstream of E2F1 in Human Obesity, 2020, Diabetes

Frequent collaborators in Rudich's research include Yulia Haim, Matthias Blüher, Idit F. Liberty, Uri Yoel, and Oleg Dukhno. These collaborators have worked extensively, indicating ongoing scientific partnerships contributing to the researcher's published work.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Adolescent BMI Trajectory and Risk of Diabetes Versus Coronary Disease

    Amir Tirosh;Iris Shai;Arnon Afek;Gal Dubnov-Raz

  • Macrophage infiltration into omental versus subcutaneous fat across different populations: effect of regional adiposity and the comorbidities of obesity.

    Ilana Harman-Boehm;Matthias Blüher;Henry Redel;Netta Sion-Vardy

  • Positive and Negative Regulation of Insulin Signaling by Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species

    Nava Bashan;Julia Kovsan;Ilana Kachko;Hilla Ovadia

  • Normal fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes in young men.

    Amir Tirosh;Iris Shai;Dorit Tekes-Manova;Eran Israeli

  • Prolonged oxidative stress impairs insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

    Assaf Rudich;Amir Tirosh;Ruth Potashnik;Rina Hemi

  • Neutrophils transiently infiltrate intra-abdominal fat early in the course of high-fat feeding

    Vered Elgazar-Carmon;Assaf Rudich;Nurit Hadad;Rachel Levy

  • Oxidative stress disrupts insulin-induced cellular redistribution of insulin receptor substrate-1 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. A putative cellular mechanism for impaired protein kinase B activation and GLUT4 translocation.

    Amir Tirosh;Ruth Potashnik;Nava Bashan;Nava Bashan;Assaf Rudich

  • Perilipin Promotes Hormone-sensitive Lipase-mediated Adipocyte Lipolysis via Phosphorylation-dependent and -independent Mechanisms

    Hideaki Miyoshi;Hideaki Miyoshi;Sandra C. Souza;Hui Hong Zhang;Katherine J. Strissel

  • Altered Autophagy in Human Adipose Tissues in Obesity

    Julia Kovsan;Matthias Blüher;Tanya Tarnovscki;Nora Klöting

  • FABP4 Attenuates PPARγ and Adipogenesis, and is Inversely Correlated With PPARγ in Adipose Tissues

    Tali Garin-Shkolnik;Assaf Rudich;Gökhan S. Hotamisligil;Menachem Rubinstein

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Dietary Intervention to Reverse Carotid Atherosclerosis

    Iris Shai;J. David Spence;Dan Schwarzfuchs;Yaakov Henkin

  • Oxidant stress reduces insulin responsiveness in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

    A. Rudich;N. Kozlovsky;R. Potashnik;N. Bashan

  • Changes in triglyceride levels over time and risk of type 2 diabetes in young men.

    Amir Tirosh;Iris Shai;Rafael Bitzur;Ilan Kochba

  • Ceramide- and Oxidant-Induced Insulin Resistance Involve Loss of Insulin-Dependent Rac-Activation and Actin Remodeling in Muscle Cells

    Lellean JeBailey;Oshrit Wanono;Wenyan Niu;Jessica Roessler

  • Effect of Distinct Lifestyle Interventions on Mobilization of Fat Storage Pools: CENTRAL Magnetic Resonance Imaging Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Yftach Gepner;Ilan Shelef;Dan Schwarzfuchs;Hila Zelicha

  • Lipoic acid protects against oxidative stress induced impairment in insulin stimulation of protein kinase B and glucose transport in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

    A. Rudich;A. Tirosh;R. Potashnik;M. Khamaisi

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Blüher
Matthias Blüher Leipzig University
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University
Joachim Thiery
Joachim Thiery Leipzig University
Amira Klip
Amira Klip University of Toronto
Michael Stumvoll
Michael Stumvoll Leipzig University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Yinon Rudich
Yinon Rudich Weizmann Institute of Science
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Peter Kovacs
Peter Kovacs Leipzig University

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