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Brian K. Hubbard

Researcher at Merck & Co.

Publications -  75
Citations -  3940

Brian K. Hubbard is an academic researcher from Merck & Co.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cholesterol & LDL receptor. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 74 publications receiving 3585 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian K. Hubbard include University of Washington & Novartis.

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Dissociation of Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance in Mice Overexpressing DGAT in the Liver

TL;DR: The results indicate that DGAT-mediated lipid accumulation in the liver is insufficient to cause insulin resistance and show that hepatic steatosis can occur independently of insulin resistance.
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Cholesterol Efflux Potential and Antiinflammatory Properties of High-Density Lipoprotein After Treatment With Niacin or Anacetrapib

TL;DR: Niacin treatment caused a moderate increase in the ability of HDL to promote net cholesterol efflux, whereas inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein via anacetrapib led to a more dramatic increase in association with enhanced particle functionality at higher HDL concentrations.
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Mechanistic implications for LDL receptor degradation from the PCSK9/LDLR structure at neutral pH

TL;DR: PCSK9 seems to hold LDLR in an extended conformation and to interfere with conformational rearrangements required for LDLR recycling, as well as cofactor binding and interaction with LDLR epidermal growth factor and β‐propeller domains.
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DGAT1-dependent triacylglycerol storage by macrophages protects mice from diet-induced insulin resistance and inflammation

TL;DR: Increasing DGAT1 expression in murine macrophages increases their capacity for TG storage, protects against FA-induced inflammatory activation, and is sufficient to reduce the inflammatory and metabolic consequences of DIO.