Eric J. Belin de Chantemèle

Adipocyte Leptin Signaling Regulates Glycemia and Cardiovascular Function via Enhancing Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Obese Male Mice.

This study shows that restoring leptin signaling in adipocytes of obese male mice improves BAT thermogenesis, glycemic control, and cardiovascular health, but not in females.

The anti-retroviral therapy emtricitabine affects skeletal muscle DNA methylation and transcriptome patterns in a male HIV mouse model

This study examines how emtricitabine, an antiretroviral drug, alters DNA methylation and transcriptome patterns in skeletal muscle of HIV-infected mice, revealing potential mechanisms of ART-related muscle dysfunction.

Loss of Neurofibromin Induces Inflammatory Macrophage Phenotypic Switch and Retinal Neovascularization via GLUT1 Activation

This study shows that loss of neurofibromin activates GLUT1 in macrophages, leading to increased glycolysis and retinal neovascularization in NF1 mice.

An Inducible Cre Mouse with Preferential Activity in Vascular Smooth Muscle Evades a Previously Lethal Intestinal Phenotype

This paper compares two CreERT2 mice, showing Itga8-CreERT2 avoids a lethal intestinal phenotype seen with Myh11-CreERT2 when knocking out Srf.