Publications de Karim Laurent Gariani

Integrative systems analysis identifies genetic and dietary modulators of bile acid homeostasis

Kristina Schoonjans, Johan Auwerx, Alexis Maximilien Bachmann, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Alessia Perino, Amir Banaei Esfahani, Karim Laurent Gariani, Giacomo Vincenzo Giorgio Von Alvensleben, Hao Li, Qingyao Huang, Laura Alejandra Velazquez Villegas, Yu Sun, Xiaoxu Li, Ludger Jan Elzuë Goeminne

Bile acids (BAs) are complex and incompletely understood enterohepatic-derived hormones that control whole-body metabolism. Here, we profiled postprandial BAs in the liver, feces, and plasma of 360 chowor high-fat-diet-fed BXD male mice and demonstrated th ...

Cell Press2022

Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances In Vitro Beta-adrenergic Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Humans

Johan Auwerx, Karim Laurent Gariani

Context: Elevating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels systemically improves metabolic health, which can be accomplished via nicotinamide riboside (NR). Previously, it was demonstrated that NR supplementation in high-fat-diet (HFD)-fed mice dec ...

ENDOCRINE SOC2021

Nicotinamide Pathway-Dependent Sirt1 Activation Restores Calcium Homeostasis to Achieve Neuroprotection in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7

Johan Auwerx, Karim Laurent Gariani

Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) is a NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase capable of countering age-related neurodegeneration, but the basis of Sirt1 neuroprotection remains elusive. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an inherited CAG-polyglutamine repeat disorder. Transcr ...

2020

De novo NAD(+) synthesis enhances mitochondrial function and improves health

Elena Katsyuba, Kristina Schoonjans, Johan Auwerx, Dongryeol Ryu, Adrienne Joëlle Laurence Mottis, Karim Laurent Gariani, Marika Olga Zietak

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) is a co-substrate for several enzymes, including the sirtuin family of NAD(+)-dependent protein deacylases. Beneficial effects of increased NAD(+) levels and sirtuin activation on mitochondrial homeostasis, organi ...

NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP2018

An Integrated Systems Genetics and Omics Toolkit to Probe Gene Function

Stephan Morgenthaler, Kristina Schoonjans, Johan Auwerx, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Hongbo Zhang, Daria Rukina, Karim Laurent Gariani, Xu Wang, Tao Lin, Peiling Luan, Hao Li, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Qingyao Huang, Naveed Ziari

2018

Genetic Regulation of Plasma Lipid Species and Their Association with Metabolic Phenotypes

Johan Auwerx, Evan Graehl Williams, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Karim Laurent Gariani, Pooja Jha, Pedro Moral Quiros

2018

Systems Analyses Reveal Physiological Roles and Genetic Regulators of Liver Lipid Species

Johan Auwerx, Evan Graehl Williams, Léo Aurélio Diserens, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Karim Laurent Gariani, Pooja Jha, Pedro Moral Quiros

2018

Inhibiting poly ADP-ribosylation increases fatty acid oxidation and protects against fatty liver disease

Elena Katsyuba, Matthias Alexander Sokrates Stein, Kristina Schoonjans, Johan Auwerx, Dongryeol Ryu, Hongbo Zhang, Keir Joe Menzies, Alessia Perino, Karim Laurent Gariani, Vera Monica Lemos Da Silva, Pooja Jha, Jun Yong Kim

Background & Aims: To date, no pharmacological therapy has been approved for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic potential of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in mouse models o ...

Elsevier Science Bv2017

PARP inhibition protects against alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Johan Auwerx, Zhou Zhou, Dongryeol Ryu, Karim Laurent Gariani, Wei Wang

Background & Aims: Mitochondria) dysfunction, oxidative stress, inflammation, and metabolic reprograming are crucial contributors to hepatic injury and subsequent liver fibrosis. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) and their interactions with sirtuins play ...

Elsevier Science Bv2017

The therapeutic role of NAD+ modulation in fatty liver disease

Karim Laurent Gariani

NAFLD encompasses a disease spectrum ranging from hepatic steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, and finally cirrhosis, which predisposes to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. With no approved pharmacological treatment, NAFLD ...

EPFL2017

NAD(+) repletion improves muscle function in muscular dystrophy and counters global PARylation

Johan Auwerx, Carlos Canto Alvarez, Dongryeol Ryu, Laurent Mouchiroud, Hongbo Zhang, Keir Joe Menzies, Karim Laurent Gariani, Xu Wang, Vincenzo Sorrentino

Neuromuscular diseases are often caused by inherited mutations that lead to progressive skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration. In diverse populations of normal healthy mice, we observed correlations between the abundance of mRNA transcripts related to ...

Amer Assoc Advancement Science2016

NAD+ repletion improves mitochondrial and stem cell function and enhances life span in mice

Matthias Lütolf, Ruedi Aebersold, Kristina Schoonjans, Johan Auwerx, Dongryeol Ryu, Hongbo Zhang, Keir Joe Menzies, Karim Laurent Gariani, Xu Wang, Peiling Luan, Davide D'Amico

Adult stem cells (SCs) are essential for tissue maintenance and regeneration yet are susceptible to senescence during aging. We demonstrate the importance of the amount of the oxidized form of cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) and its imp ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2016