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5316
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Overview

Kamal Rahmouni is affiliated with the University of Iowa Health Care in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medical and biological sciences, with a primary focus on physiology, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work bridges complex topics, including adipose tissue and metabolism, regulation of appetite and obesity, and genetic and kidney cyst diseases.

Their recent publications include studies on diverse aspects of metabolic regulation and obesity-related factors. Notable papers are:

  • "A leptin-BDNF pathway regulating sympathetic innervation of adipose tissue" (2020, Nature)
  • "Obesity-associated hyperleptinemia alters the gliovascular interface of the hypothalamus to promote hypertension" (2021, Cell Metabolism)
  • "Exposure to Static Magnetic and Electric Fields Treats Type 2 Diabetes" (2020, Cell Metabolism)
  • "OPA1 deletion in brown adipose tissue improves thermoregulation and systemic metabolism via FGF21" (2021, eLife)
  • "Small extracellular vesicle-mediated targeting of hypothalamic AMPKα1 corrects obesity through BAT activation" (2021, Nature Metabolism)

The scientist's frequent collaborators include Deng-Fu Guo, Donald A. Morgan, Yuying Zhao, Paul A. Williams, and Val C. Sheffield, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research efforts.

Kamal Rahmouni has published extensively in several scientific journals, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Hypertension (16 papers)
  • Physiology (11 papers)
  • The FASEB Journal (10 papers)
  • Molecular Metabolism (8 papers)
  • Cell Metabolism (7 papers)

Their main fields of study cover medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. More specifically, their subfields include physiology, genetics, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and surgery.

The scientist's research focuses on key topics such as:

  • Adipose tissue and metabolism
  • Genetic and kidney cyst diseases
  • Regulation of appetite and obesity
  • Genetic syndromes and imprinting
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Kruppel-like factors research

Best Publications

  • A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism

    Matthias H Tschöp;John R Speakman;John R Speakman;Jonathan R S Arch;Johan Auwerx

  • Hypothalamic AMPK and fatty acid metabolism mediate thyroid regulation of energy balance

    Miguel González López;Miguel González López;Luis Varela;María J. Sánchez Vazquez;Sergio Rodriguez-Cuenca

  • BMP8B Increases Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis through Both Central and Peripheral Actions

    Andrew J. Whittle;Stefania Carobbio;Luís Martins;Marc Slawik;Marc Slawik

  • The central melanocortin system directly controls peripheral lipid metabolism

    Ruben Nogueiras;Petra Wiedmer;Diego Perez-Tilve;Christelle Veyrat-Durebex

  • FGF21 Acts Centrally to Induce Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Energy Expenditure, and Weight Loss

    Bryn M. Owen;Xunshan Ding;Donald A. Morgan;Katie Colbert Coate

  • The cellular and molecular bases of leptin and ghrelin resistance in obesity.

    Huxing Cui;Huxing Cui;Miguel López;Kamal Rahmouni;Kamal Rahmouni

  • Estradiol regulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis via hypothalamic AMPK

    Pablo Blanco Martinez De Morentin;Ismael Gonzalez-Garcia;Luis Martins;Ricardo Lage

  • FGF21 Mediates Endocrine Control of Simple Sugar Intake and Sweet Taste Preference by the Liver

    Stephanie von Holstein-Rathlou;Lucas D. BonDurant;Lila Peltekian;Meghan C. Naber

  • Requirement of Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins for leptin receptor signaling

    Seongjin Seo;Deng Fu Guo;Kevin Bugge;Donald A. Morgan

  • Selective leptin resistance: a new concept in leptin physiology with cardiovascular implications.

    Allyn L. Mark;Marcelo L. G. Correia;Kamal Rahmouni;William G. Haynes

  • AgRP neurons control systemic insulin sensitivity via myostatin expression in brown adipose tissue

    Sophie M. Steculorum;Sophie M. Steculorum;Johan Ruud;Johan Ruud;Ismene Karakasilioti;Ismene Karakasilioti;Heiko Backes;Heiko Backes

  • A knockin mouse model of the Bardet–Biedl syndrome 1 M390R mutation has cilia defects, ventriculomegaly, retinopathy, and obesity

    Roger E. Davis;Ruth E. Swiderski;Kamal Rahmouni;Darryl Y. Nishimura

  • Direct Control of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis by Central Nervous System Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Signaling

    Sarah Kathleen Haas Lockie;Sarah Kathleen Haas Lockie;Kristy M Heppner;Nilika Chaudhary;Joseph R Chabenne

  • Leptin resistance contributes to obesity and hypertension in mouse models of Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

    Kamal Rahmouni;Melissa A. Fath;Seongjin Seo;Daniel R. Thedens

  • SIRT1 deacetylase in POMC neurons is required for homeostatic defenses against diet-induced obesity.

    Giorgio Ramadori;Teppei Fujikawa;Makoto Fukuda;Jason Anderson

  • Brain mineralocorticoid receptors and centrally regulated functions

    E. Ronald de Kloet;Saskia A.B.E. van Acker;Rosana M. Sibug;Melly S. Oitzl

  • Central Ceramide-Induced Hypothalamic Lipotoxicity and ER Stress Regulate Energy Balance

    Cristina Contreras;Ismael González-García;Noelia Martínez-Sánchez;Patricia Seoane-Collazo

  • FGF19, FGF21, and an FGFR1/β-Klotho-Activating Antibody Act on the Nervous System to Regulate Body Weight and Glycemia

    Tian Lan;Donald A. Morgan;Kamal Rahmouni;Junichiro Sonoda

  • The ion channel ASIC2 is required for baroreceptor and autonomic control of the circulation.

    Yongjun Lu;Xiuying Ma;Rasna Sabharwal;Vladislav Snitsarev

  • Hypothalamic PI3K and MAPK differentially mediate regional sympathetic activation to insulin

    Kamal Rahmouni;Donald A. Morgan;Gina M. Morgan;Xuebo Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Curt D. Sigmund
Curt D. Sigmund Medical College of Wisconsin
Val C. Sheffield
Val C. Sheffield University of Iowa
Miguel López
Miguel López University of Santiago de Compostela
Allyn L. Mark
Allyn L. Mark University of Iowa
Rubén Nogueiras
Rubén Nogueiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Charles Searby
Charles Searby University of Iowa
Robert M. Weiss
Robert M. Weiss University of Iowa
Martin D. Cassell
Martin D. Cassell University of Iowa
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba

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