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Adipocyte Accumulation of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in Obesity is Multifactorial, Resulting from Increased Fatty Acid Uptake and Decreased Activity of Genes Involved in Fat Utilization.

Walewski JL, Ge F, Gagner M, Inabnet WB, Pomp A, Branch AD, Berk PD.

Obes Surg. 2009 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19866242 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Regulatable fatty acid transport mechanisms are central to the pathophysiology of obesity, fatty liver, and metabolic syndrome.

Berk PD.

Hepatology. 2008 Nov;48(5):1362-76. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18972439 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of fatty acids in the pathogenesis of obesity and fatty liver: impact of bariatric surgery.

Verna EC, Berk PD.

Semin Liver Dis. 2008 Nov;28(4):407-26. Epub 2008 Oct 27. Review.PMID: 18956297 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evolution from primary biliary cirrhosis to primary biliary cirrhosis/autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome.

Twaddell WS, Lefkowitch J, Berk PD.

Semin Liver Dis. 2008 Feb;28(1):128-34.PMID: 18293283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differences in adipocyte long chain fatty acid uptake in Osborne-Mendel and S5B/Pl rats in response to high-fat diets.

Petrescu O, Cheema AF, Fan X, Bradbury MW, Berk PD.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 May;32(5):853-62. Epub 2008 Jan 15.PMID: 18197182 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery: Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery.

Belle SH, Berk PD, Courcoulas AP, Flum DR, Miles CW, Mitchell JE, Pories WJ, Wolfe BM, Yanovski SZ; Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Consortium Writing Group.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Mar-Apr;3(2):116-26. Review.PMID: 17386392 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased hepatocellular uptake of long chain fatty acids occurs by different mechanisms in fatty livers due to obesity or excess ethanol use, contributing to development of steatohepatitis in both settings.

Berk PD, Zhou S, Bradbury MW.

Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2005;116:335-44; discussion 345.PMID: 16555625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

An editor's look-back.

Berk PD.

Hepatology. 2006 Feb;43(2 Suppl 1):S13-30. No abstract available. PMID: 16447279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of fatigue in U.S. patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.

Stanca CM, Bach N, Krause C, Tandon N, Freni MA, Gutierrez JA, Bodian C, Lopez J, Berk PD, Bodenheimer HC Jr, Branch AD, Odin JA.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 May;100(5):1104-9.PMID: 15842585 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hyperbilirubinemia in the setting of antiviral therapy.

Korenblat KM, Berk PD.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Apr;3(4):303-10. Review.PMID: 15822033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-chain fatty acid uptake is upregulated in omental adipocytes from patients undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity.

Petrescu O, Fan X, Gentileschi P, Hossain S, Bradbury M, Gagner M, Berk PD.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2005 Feb;29(2):196-203.PMID: 15570311 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lipid metabolism in hepatic steatosis.

Bradbury MW, Berk PD.

Clin Liver Dis. 2004 Aug;8(3):639-71, xi. Review.PMID: 15331068 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Leptin and insulin modulate nutrient partitioning and weight loss in ob/ob mice through regulation of long-chain fatty acid uptake by adipocytes.

Fan X, Bradbury MW, Berk PD.

J Nutr. 2003 Sep;133(9):2707-15.PMID: 12949354 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Methotrexate therapy for primary biliary cirrhosis.

Bach N, Bodian C, Bodenheimer H, Croen E, Berk PD, Thung SN, Lindor KD, Therneau T, Schaffner F.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jan;98(1):187-93.PMID: 12526956 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Foreword: the impact of liver disease in children.

Berk PD, Brownstein AP.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2002;35 Suppl 1:S1. No abstract available. PMID: 12151811 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Immunogold localization of mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase in mitochondria and on the cell surface in normal rat tissues.

Cechetto JD, Sadacharan SK, Berk PD, Gupta RS.

Histol Histopathol. 2002 Apr;17(2):353-64.PMID: 11962739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A 37-year-old male with hepatomegaly, neurologic and skin involvement associated with elevated urinary porphyrin excretion.

Saxena R, Shetty K, Berk PD.

Semin Liver Dis. 2001;21(1):119-28. No abstract available. PMID: 11296692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oleic acid uptake and binding by rat adipocytes define dual pathways for cellular fatty acid uptake.

Stump DD, Fan X, Berk PD.

J Lipid Res. 2001 Apr;42(4):509-20.PMID: 11290822 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hepatology at Mount Sinai: the present and the future.

Berk PD, Min AD, Friedman SL.

Mt Sinai J Med. 2001 Mar;68(2):88-95.PMID: 11268146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In memoriam: fenton schaffner, M.D

Berk PD, Bodenheimer HC Jr, Klion FM.

Mt Sinai J Med. 2001 Jan;68(1):2-3. No abstract available. PMID: 11135498 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Berk PD.

Semin Liver Dis. 2000;20(1):iii-v. No abstract available. PMID: 10895427 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase: direction of a single protein with two distinct functions to two subcellular sites does not require alternative splicing of the mRNA.

Bradbury MW, Berk PD.

Biochem J. 2000 Feb 1;345 Pt 3:423-7.PMID: 10642497 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials: quality of design is not the only relevant variable.

Berk PD, Sacks HS.

Hepatology. 1999 Nov;30(5):1332-4. No abstract available. PMID: 10534359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identifying potential conflicts of interest commercially sponsored research: establishing a policy for acceptable standards of disclosure.

Berk PD, Scanlan BD.

Semin Liver Dis. 1999;19(3):i-ii. No abstract available. PMID: 10518302 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Selective up-regulation of fatty acid uptake by adipocytes characterizes both genetic and diet-induced obesity in rodents.

Berk PD, Zhou S, Kiang C, Stump DD, Fan X, Bradbury MW.

J Biol Chem. 1999 Oct 1;274(40):28626-31.PMID: 10497230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mechanisms of cellular uptake of long chain free fatty acids.

Berk PD, Stump DD.

Mol Cell Biochem. 1999 Feb;192(1-2):17-31. Review.PMID: 10331655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acute hepatic failure and defective fatty acid transport: clinical proof of a physiologic hypothesis.

Berk PD, Stump D.

Hepatology. 1999 May;29(5):1607-9. No abstract available. PMID: 10216151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Advances in hepatic transport: molecular mechanisms, genetic disorders, and treatment. A summary of the 1998 AASLD single topic conference.

Wolkoff AW, Suchy FJ, Moseley RH, Meier PJ, Gollan JL, Freimer N, Fitz JG, Boyer JL, Berk PD, Scharschmidt BF.

Hepatology. 1998 Dec;28(6):1713-9. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 9828241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethanol up-regulates fatty acid uptake and plasma membrane expression and export of mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase in HepG2 cells.

Zhou SL, Gordon RE, Bradbury M, Stump D, Kiang CL, Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1998 Apr;27(4):1064-74.PMID: 9537447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Uptake of long chain free fatty acids is selectively up-regulated in adipocytes of Zucker rats with genetic obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Berk PD, Zhou SL, Kiang CL, Stump D, Bradbury M, Isola LM.

J Biol Chem. 1997 Mar 28;272(13):8830-5.PMID: 9079720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Epilogue: broader lessons from the study of polycythemia vera.

Berk PD.

Semin Hematol. 1997 Jan;34(1):77-80. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 9025166 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

From efficacy to safety: a Polycythemia Vera Study group report on hydroxyurea in patients with polycythemia vera.

Fruchtman SM, Mack K, Kaplan ME, Peterson P, Berk PD, Wasserman LR.

Semin Hematol. 1997 Jan;34(1):17-23. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 9025158 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

HEPATOLOGY and hepatology: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1996 Dec;24(6):1530-2. No abstract available. PMID: 8938190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Isoniazid hepatotoxicity after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Schluger LK, Sheiner PA, Jonas M, Guarrera JV, Fiel IM, Meyers B, Berk PD.

Mt Sinai J Med. 1996 Oct-Nov;63(5-6):364-9.PMID: 8898542 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Redundant publication: a form of reader abuse.

Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1996 Jul;24(1):268-9. No abstract available. PMID: 8707273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characterization of membrane transport processes: lessons from the study of BSP, bilirubin, and fatty acid uptake.

Berk PD, Bradbury M, Zhou SL, Stump D, Han NI.

Semin Liver Dis. 1996 May;16(2):107-20. Review.PMID: 8781016 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How do long-chain free fatty acids cross cell membranes?

Berk PD.

Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1996 May;212(1):1-4. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 8618946 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oleate uptake by isolated hepatocytes and the perfused rat liver is competitively inhibited by palmitate.

Sorrentino D, Stump DD, Van Ness K, Simard A, Schwab AJ, Zhou SL, Goresky CA, Berk PD.

Am J Physiol. 1996 Feb;270(2 Pt 1):G385-92.PMID: 8779983 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regulated membrane transport of free fatty acids in adipocytes: role in obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

Berk PD, Zhou SL, Bradbury M, Stump D, Kiang CL, Isola LM.

Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 1997;108:26-40; discussion 41-3. No abstract available. PMID: 9108665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

3T3 fibroblasts transfected with a cDNA for mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase express plasma membrane fatty acid-binding protein and saturable fatty acid uptake.

Isola LM, Zhou SL, Kiang CL, Stump DD, Bradbury MW, Berk PD.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Oct 10;92(21):9866-70.PMID: 7568234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Transport proteins and molecular biology: is cloning the beginning or the end?

Stump D, Weisiger RA, Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1995 Aug;22(2):669-71. No abstract available. PMID: 7635439 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase expressed on the surface of 3T3-L1 adipocytes mediates saturable fatty acid uptake.

Zhou SL, Stump D, Kiang CL, Isola LM, Berk PD.

Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1995 Mar;208(3):263-70.PMID: 7878064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hepatology and hepatology: the trends continue.

Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1995 Mar;21(3):875-8. No abstract available. PMID: 7875686 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fulminant hepatic failure: pathophysiology, treatment, and survival.

Atillasoy E, Berk PD.

Annu Rev Med. 1995;46:181-91. Review.PMID: 7598455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The hepatocellular uptake of free fatty acids is selectively preserved during starvation.

Sorrentino D, Stump DD, Zhou SL, Van Ness K, Isola LM, Berk PD.

Gastroenterology. 1994 Nov;107(5):1415-24.PMID: 7926505 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bilirubin metabolism and the hereditary hyperbilirubinemias.

Berk PD.

Semin Liver Dis. 1994 Nov;14(4):321-2. No abstract available. PMID: 7855625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Induction of a dose-related increase in sulfobromophthalein uptake velocity in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes by phenobarbital.

Potter BJ, Ni JZ, Wolfe K, Stump D, Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1994 Oct;20(4 Pt 1):1078-85.PMID: 7927210 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oleate uptake kinetics in the perfused rat liver are consistent with pseudofacilitation by albumin.

Sorrentino D, Van Ness K, Stump D, Berk PD.

J Hepatol. 1994 Oct;21(4):551-9.PMID: 7814801 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Redundant publication: déjà vu II.

Berk PD.

Hepatology. 1994 Jul;20(1 Pt 1):247-8. No abstract available. PMID: 8020894 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis? An unanswered question.

Miller C, Kamean J, Berk PD.

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1994 Apr;18(2):224-7. No abstract available. PMID: 8048717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles