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Luc Pénicaud is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Aging.

The scientist's work covers several specific topics, including:

  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

Luc Pénicaud has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • "COVID 19-Induced Smell and Taste Impairments: Putative Impact on Physiology," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Explainable machine learning framework to predict personalized physiological aging," published in 2023 in Aging Cell
  • "The Inspire Research Initiative: A Program for Geroscience and Healthy Aging Research going from Animal Models to Humans and the Healthcare System," published in 2021 in The Journal of Frailty & Aging
  • "A gerophysiology perspective on healthy ageing," published in 2021 in Ageing Research Reviews
  • "Postprandial Hyperglycemia Stimulates Neuroglial Plasticity in Hypothalamic POMC Neurons after a Balanced Meal," published in 2020 in Cell Reports

Their research has been featured mainly in the following publication venues:

  • The Journal of Frailty & Aging
  • Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques
  • Nutrients
  • npj Regenerative Medicine
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent collaborators in Luc Pénicaud's research include Louis Casteilla, Laurent Brondel, Isabelle Ader, Thomas Mouillot, and Corinne Leloup. These coauthors have worked extensively with Pénicaud, showing recurring partnerships across various studies.

The research output reflects a strong interest in aging mechanisms, sensory physiology, and nutritional influences on health. Methodologies in recent work involve biochemical sensing techniques and applications of machine learning to understand physiological aging.

Best Publications

  • Plasticity of Human Adipose Lineage Cells Toward Endothelial Cells Physiological and Therapeutic Perspectives

    Valérie Planat-Benard;Jean-Sébastien Silvestre;Béatrice Cousin;Mireille André

  • Immunomodulatory effect of human adipose tissue-derived adult stem cells: comparison with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.

    Bénédicte Puissant;Corinne Barreau;Philippe Bourin;Cyril Clavel

  • Spontaneous Cardiomyocyte Differentiation From Adipose Tissue Stroma Cells

    Valérie Planat-Benard;C. Menard;Mireille André;Michel Puceat

  • A role for uncoupling protein-2 as a regulator of mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide generation.

    Anne Nègre-Salvayre;Christophe Hirtz;Georges Carrera;Rémy Cazenave

  • Occurrence of brown adipocytes in rat white adipose tissue: molecular and morphological characterization.

    B. Cousin;S. Cinti;M. Morroni;S. Raimbault

  • Preadipocyte Conversion to Macrophage EVIDENCE OF PLASTICITY

    Guillaume Charrière;Béatrice Cousin;Emmanuelle Arnaud;Mireille André

  • A role for preadipocytes as macrophage-like cells

    Béatrice Cousin;O. Munoz;Mireille Andre;A.M. Fontanilles

  • Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species are obligatory signals for glucose-induced insulin secretion.

    Corinne Leloup;Cécile Tourrel-Cuzin;Christophe Magnan;Melis Karaca

  • A method to quantify glucose utilization in vivo in skeletal muscle and white adipose tissue of the anaesthetized rat.

    P Ferré;A Leturque;A F Burnol;L Penicaud

  • Chromosomal mapping of genetic loci associated with non-insulin dependent diabetes in the GK rat

    Dominique Gauguier;Dominique Gauguier;Philippe Froguel;Philippe Froguel;Véronique Parent;Catherine Bernard

  • From heterogeneity to plasticity in adipose tissues: Site-specific differences

    Bénédicte Prunet-Marcassus;Béatrice Cousin;David Caton;Mireille André

  • Melatonin Reduces Body Weight Gain in Sprague Dawley Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity

    Bénédicte Prunet-Marcassus;Mathieu Desbazeille;Arnaud Bros;Katie Louche

  • Gut Commensal E. coli Proteins Activate Host Satiety Pathways following Nutrient-Induced Bacterial Growth

    Jonathan Breton;Jonathan Breton;Naouel Tennoune;Naouel Tennoune;Nicolas Lucas;Nicolas Lucas;Marie Francois;Marie Francois

  • Reconstitution of lethally irradiated mice by cells isolated from adipose tissue.

    Béatrice Cousin;Mireille André;Emmanuelle Arnaud;Luc Pénicaud

  • Adipose tissues as an ancestral immune organ: site-specific change in obesity.

    S. Caspar-Bauguil;B. Cousin;A. Galinier;C. Segafredo

  • Human Multipotent Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Differentiate into Functional Brown Adipocytes

    Christian Elabd;Chiara Chiellini;Mamen Carmona;Jean Galitzky

  • Adult stromal cells derived from human adipose tissue provoke pancreatic cancer cell death both in vitro and in vivo.

    Beatrice Cousin;Beatrice Cousin;Emmanuel Ravet;Emmanuel Ravet;Sandrine Poglio;Sandrine Poglio;Fabienne De Toni;Fabienne De Toni

  • Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Control the Transcription Factor CHOP-10/GADD153 and Adipocyte Differentiation A MECHANISM FOR HYPOXIA-DEPENDENT EFFECT

    Audrey Carrière;Maria-Carmen Carmona;Yvette Fernandez;Michel Rigoulet

  • Transplantation of adipose derived stromal cells is associated with functional improvement in a rat model of chronic myocardial infarction.

    Manuel Mazo;Valérie Planat-Bénard;Gloria Abizanda;Beatriz Pelacho

  • High expression of leptin by human bone marrow adipocytes in primary culture

    Patrick Laharrague;Dominique Larrouy;Anne-marie Fontanilles;Nathalie Truel

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Ferré
Pascal Ferré Sorbonne University
Anne Galinier
Anne Galinier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Philippe Valet
Philippe Valet Paul Sabatier University
Jean-Philippe Girard
Jean-Philippe Girard Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Bruno P. Guiard
Bruno P. Guiard University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès
Michel Rigoulet
Michel Rigoulet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Claire Rampon
Claire Rampon Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Christian Dani
Christian Dani Université Côte d'Azur
Dominique Gauguier
Dominique Gauguier McGill University

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