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Philipp E. Scherer is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics related to metabolism, obesity, and related metabolic diseases, with a significant focus on adipose tissue and its role in systemic physiology and pathology.

The main fields of study for Scherer's work include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research is further specialized in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Surgery.

Key topics addressed in Scherer's research encompass:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Recent publications reflect ongoing research interests and impacts in these areas:

  • "Why does obesity cause diabetes?" (2022), published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Extracellular vesicle-based interorgan transport of mitochondria from energetically stressed adipocytes" (2021), Cell Metabolism
  • "The Role of Adipocytes and Adipocyte-Like Cells in the Severity of COVID-19 Infections" (2020), Obesity
  • "Obesity, Diabetes, and Increased Cancer Progression" (2021), Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
  • "Leptin: Less Is More" (2020), Diabetes

Philipp E. Scherer frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Ruth Gordillo
  • Shangang Zhao
  • Christine M. Kusminski
  • Qingzhang Zhu
  • Zhuzhen Zhang

Their work is often published in journals and venues where they have a notable presence, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diabetes
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Cell Reports
  • Molecular Metabolism

Best Publications

  • The adipocyte-secreted protein Acrp30 enhances hepatic insulin action

    Anders H. Berg;Terry P. Combs;Xueliang Du;Michael Brownlee

  • Adipose Tissue, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Disease

    Anders H. Berg;Philipp E. Scherer

  • Adipose tissue remodeling and obesity

    Kai Sun;Christine M. Kusminski;Philipp E. Scherer

  • ACRP30/adiponectin: an adipokine regulating glucose and lipid metabolism

    Anders H Berg;Terry P Combs;Philipp E Scherer

  • Minireview: The adipocyte - At the crossroads of energy homeostasis, inflammation, and atherosclerosis

    Michael W. Rajala;Philipp E. Scherer

  • Visceral Fat Adipokine Secretion Is Associated With Systemic Inflammation in Obese Humans

    Luigi Fontana;J. Christopher Eagon;Maria E. Trujillo;Philipp E. Scherer

  • Obesity-associated improvements in metabolic profile through expansion of adipose tissue

    Ja Young Kim;Esther Van De Wall;Mathieu Laplante;Anthony Azzara

  • Structure-Function Studies of the Adipocyte-secreted Hormone Acrp30/Adiponectin IMPLICATIONS FOR METABOLIC REGULATION AND BIOACTIVITY

    Utpal B. Pajvani;Xueliang Du;Terry P. Combs;Anders H. Berg

  • Complex Distribution, Not Absolute Amount of Adiponectin, Correlates with Thiazolidinedione-mediated Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity

    Utpal B. Pajvani;Meredith Hawkins;Terry P. Combs;Michael W. Rajala

  • Adipose tissue: from lipid storage compartment to endocrine organ.

    Philipp E. Scherer

  • Caveolins, liquid-ordered domains, and signal transduction.

    Eric J. Smart;Gregory A. Graf;Mark A. McNiven;William C. Sessa

  • Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30

    Terry P. Combs;Anders H. Berg;Silvana Obici;Philipp E. Scherer

  • Tracking adipogenesis during white adipose tissue development, expansion and regeneration

    Qiong A Wang;Caroline Tao;Rana K Gupta;Philipp E Scherer

  • Exercise-induced BCL2-regulated autophagy is required for muscle glucose homeostasis

    Congcong He;Michael C. Bassik;Michael C. Bassik;Viviana Moresi;Kai Sun;Kai Sun

  • Adipogenesis and metabolic health

    Alexandra L. Ghaben;Philipp E. Scherer

  • Characterization of caveolin-rich membrane domains isolated from an endothelial-rich source: implications for human disease.

    Michael P. Lisanti;Philipp E. Scherer;Jolanta Vidugiriene;ZhaoLan Tang

  • Metabolic Dysregulation and Adipose Tissue Fibrosis: Role of Collagen VI†

    Tayeba Khan;Eric S. Muise;Puneeth Iyengar;Puneeth Iyengar;Zhao V. Wang

  • Adiponectin – journey from an adipocyte secretory protein to biomarker of the metabolic syndrome

    M. E. Trujillo;Philipp E. Scherer

  • Expression cloning of SR-BI, a CD36-related class B scavenger receptor.

    Susan L. Acton;Philipp E. Scherer;Harvey F. Lodish;Monty Krieger

  • Adiponectin acts in the brain to decrease body weight

    Yong Qi;Nobuhiko Takahashi;Stanley M. Hileman;Hiralben R. Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Lisanti
Michael P. Lisanti University of Salford
William L. Holland
William L. Holland University of Utah
Herbert B. Tanowitz
Herbert B. Tanowitz Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Joel K. Elmquist
Joel K. Elmquist The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joel K. Elmquist
Joel K. Elmquist The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Louis M. Weiss
Louis M. Weiss Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Massimo Sargiacomo
Massimo Sargiacomo Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Roger H Unger
Roger H Unger The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joseph A. Hill
Joseph A. Hill The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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