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Sander Kersten is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on molecular biology, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, as well as endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics related to lipid metabolism and disorders, adipose tissue and metabolism, diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins. Additional subjects of focus include lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, metabolism related to diabetes and cancer, as well as cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, alongside diet and metabolism studies.

Kersten has published multiple studies in respected venues. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their remnants: metabolic insights, role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and emerging therapeutic strategies-a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation regulates mitochondrial dynamics in brown adipocytes, 2020, Science
  • Lipoprotein Lipase and Its Regulators: An Unfolding Story, 2020, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Systemic PFOS and PFOA exposure and disturbed lipid homeostasis in humans: what do we know and what not?, 2021, Critical Reviews in Toxicology
  • Triglyceride breakdown from lipid droplets regulates the inflammatory response in macrophages, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Kersten frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most frequent co-authors include Guido Hooiveld, Frank Vrieling, Lei Deng, Rinke Stienstra, and Michel van Weeghel.

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in venues such as Molecular Metabolism, Journal of Lipid Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Archives of Toxicology, and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Roles of PPARs in health and disease.

    Sander Kersten;Béatrice Desvergne;Walter Wahli

  • Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor α mediates the adaptive response to fasting

    Sander Kersten;Josiane Seydoux;Jeffrey M. Peters;Frank J. Gonzalez

  • Calorie Restriction-like Effects of 30 Days of Resveratrol Supplementation on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Profile in Obese Humans

    Silvie Timmers;Ellen Konings;Lena Bilet;Riekelt H. Houtkooper

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α target genes

    S Mandard;M Müller;S Kersten

  • Mechanisms of nutritional and hormonal regulation of lipogenesis

    S. Kersten

  • Nutrigenomics: goals and strategies

    Michael Müller;Sander Kersten

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha Target Genes

    Maryam Rakhshandehroo;Bianca Knoch;Bianca Knoch;Michael Müller;Sander Kersten

  • The Inflammasome-Mediated Caspase-1 Activation Controls Adipocyte Differentiation and Insulin Sensitivity

    Rinke Stienstra;Leo A B Joosten;Tim Koenen;Berry Van Tits

  • Characterization of the Fasting-induced Adipose Factor FIAF, a Novel Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Target Gene

    Sander Kersten;Stéphane Mandard;Nguan Soon Tan;Pascal Escher

  • Integrated physiology and systems biology of PPARα.

    Sander Kersten

  • Short-term cold acclimation improves insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Mark J W Hanssen;Joris Hoeks;Boudewijn Brans;Anouk A J J van der Lans

  • Physiological regulation of lipoprotein lipase.

    Sander Kersten

  • The Fasting-induced Adipose Factor/Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 Is Physically Associated with Lipoproteins and Governs Plasma Lipid Levels and Adiposity

    Stéphane Mandard;Fokko Zandbergen;Esther van Straten;Walter Wahli

  • Kupffer cells promote hepatic steatosis via interleukin-1β–dependent suppression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α activity

    Rinke Stienstra;Fredy Saudale;Caroline Duval;Shohreh Keshtkar

  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their remnants: metabolic insights, role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and emerging therapeutic strategies-a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Henry N Ginsberg;Chris J Packard;M John Chapman;Jan Borén

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Mediates the Effects of High-Fat Diet on Hepatic Gene Expression

    David Patsouris;Janardan K Reddy;Michael Müller;Sander Kersten

  • PPARs, Obesity, and Inflammation.

    Rinke Stienstra;Caroline Duval;Michael Müller;Sander Kersten

  • Mechanisms of Inflammatory Responses in Obese Adipose Tissue

    Shengyi Sun;Yewei Ji;Sander Kersten;Sander Kersten;Ling Qi

  • The role and regulation of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha in human liver.

    Sander Kersten;Rinke Stienstra

  • The fasting-induced adipose factor/angiopoietin-like protein 4 is physically associated with lipoproteins and governs plasma lipid levels and adiposity (vol 281, pg 934, 2006)

    Stephane Mandard;Fokko Zandbergen;Esther van Straten;Walter Wahli

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Müller
Michael Müller University of East Anglia
Patrick Schrauwen
Patrick Schrauwen Maastricht University
Mark V. Boekschoten
Mark V. Boekschoten Wageningen University & Research
Guido J. E. J. Hooiveld
Guido J. E. J. Hooiveld Wageningen University & Research
Nguan Soon Tan
Nguan Soon Tan Nanyang Technological University
Eric Kalkhoven
Eric Kalkhoven Utrecht University
Walter Wahli
Walter Wahli University of Lausanne
Patrick C. N. Rensen
Patrick C. N. Rensen Leiden University Medical Center
Matthijs K. C. Hesselink
Matthijs K. C. Hesselink Maastricht University
Béatrice Desvergne
Béatrice Desvergne University of Lausanne

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