William Tadeu Lara Festuccia
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated in Physical Education by the Universidade of Ribeirão Preto (1998) Obtained Ph.D. at Physiology Department from University of São Paulo (2004) under the mentorship of Dr Renato Migliorini (1999-2004). Worked as a Research Scholar at the lab of Dr Timothy Bartness in Atlanta GA, USA (2002-2003). Received Post-doctoral training at the Quebec Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology, Quebec, Canada, under supervision of Dr Yves Deshaies (2005-2009). Worked as a Visiting Scientist at the laboratory of Dr David Sabatini at the Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research associated to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Cambridge, USA (2009-2010). Currrently, work as Associated Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo. Has experience in Human Physiology, focusing on neural, hormonal and molecular control of lipids, carbohydrates and protein metabolism and intracellular signaling via mTOR. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
- Mechanisms underlying the antiinflammatory and thermogenic effects of fish oil in obesity and associated metabolic diseases, AP.R
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We propose herein to investigate the mechanisms by which n-3 fatty acids protect from obesity and associated metabolic diseases. More specifically, we will investigate in two integrated research programs the mechanisms underlying the pro-energy expenditure (Aim 1) and anti-inflammatory (Aim 2) actions of n-3 fatty acids. In Aim 1, the following processes will be investigated as possible...
- Involvement of the nutrient sensor mTOR in the development of obesity associated chronic metabolic diseases, AP.TEM
Abstract
The exponential growth of obesity worldwide is increasing the prevalence of several chronic diseases commonly associated to excessive adiposity such as type 2 diabetes, hepatic steatosis and some types of cancer. Despite of its major impact worldwide, little is known about the mechanisms that link obesity to the development of its associated chronic diseases. Being obesity a condition c...
- Polyphenol enriched fruit extracts as alternative therapy against adipocyte dysfunctions associated with obesity and metabolic disorders, AP.R
Abstract
Role of adipose tissue in the development of obesity and associated co-morbidities: investigation of molecular mechanism and search for alternative therapies. The exponential growth of obesity in the world is associated with a marked increase in the prevalence of several morbidities directly associated with excessive adiposity as Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Metabolic Syndrome (MS), atheroscl...
- Role of adipose tissue in the development of obesity and associated co-morbidities: investigation of molecular mechanism and search for alternative therapies, AP.JP
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The exponential growth of obesity in the world is associated with a marked increase in the prevalence of several morbidities directly associated with excessive adiposity as Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Metabolic Syndrome (MS), atherosclerosis, hypertension, stroke, hepatic steatosis and some types of cancer. The main goal of the current research proposal is to investigate the molecular mechan...
- UCP1-independent mechanisms involved in the increased energy expenditure and protection against Obesity induced by fish oil in mice, BP.DR
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Intake of a high fat diet rich in fish oil and omega 3 fatty acids (n-3 fatty acids) protects mice from body weight gain and obesity by increasing energy expenditure in an UCP1-independent manner. We will investigate herein the involvement skeletal muscle, heart and liver peroxisomal and mitochondrial oxidative metabolism, as well as SERCA-mediated calcium cycling as mediators of the in...
- Effects of obesity and severe lipodystrophy on oxidation and peroxidation of lipids: involvement of these molecules on inflammation and insulin resistance, BP.PD
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Several lines of evidence suggest that obesity and lipodystrophy share common properties related to the buffering capacity of adipose tissue (AT) to adequately store fat, leading to redistribution and deposition of lipids in skeletal muscle, liver and pancreas (Snel et al., 2012). Since those organs and tissues do not possess the proper enzymatic machinery for fat storage, the local acc...
- Training in the maintenance and genotyping of genetically modified mice, BP.TT
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- Autophagy involvment in the metabolic and inflammatory alterations in adipose tissue associated with Obesity induced by high fat diet, BP.DD
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In follow-up to the master's degree experiments (FAPESP#2016/05406-3), in this project of doctorate, we will test the hypothesis that the autophagy pathway is an important mediator of the metabolic, morphological and inflammatory alterations of adipose tissue in Obesity. During the master's, we performed an experimental protocol where wild-type C57BL6/J mice fed with control or high fat...
- Characterization of the mechanisms underlying omega-3 fatty acids effects on energy balance, BP.MS
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Recent studies from our laboratory have shown that increased body content of omega 3 (n-3) fatty acids, through the intake of a diet rich in fish oil or expression of fat-1 desaturase which converts omega 6 to n-3, protect mice from diet induced obesity, inflammation and glucose intolerance. Interestingly, such protection from obesity induced by n-3 fatty acids occur independently of ch...
- Involvement of autophagy in the metabolic and inflammatory changes induced by mTORC1 inactivation in adipocytes, BP.MS
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In this proposal, we will test the hypothesis that autophagy is an important mediator of the metabolic, morphologic and inflammatory changes in adipose tissue found upon obesity (mTORC1 gain of function) or inactivation of mTORC1 (loss of function) in adipocytes. For this, we will conduct two different protocols: (1) C57BL6J fed with a chow or high fat diet will be treated or not with a...
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- ULK1/2 mediated autophagy: effects in hepatocyte energetic metabolism, BE.EP.DD
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The central regulators of autophagy are the serine/threonine kinases unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1/2 (ULK1 and ULK2) that participate in the onset of the autophagic cellular process. These kinases in addition to initiate the autophagic cascade, seem to have interesting secondary roles in energy metabolism to coordinate the cellular response to starvation, such as increasing ...
- ERK kinase regulation of insulin signaling and inflammation: honing the antidiabetic effects of PPARgamma activation, BE.EP.PD
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The thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are anti-diabetic drugs whose use in treating type 2 diabetes is limited by adverse side effects. The goal of this proposal is a biochemical investigation into a mechanism that separates the positive metabolic effects of TZDs from their side effects. PPAR³, the molecular target of the TZDs, is a key regulator of systemic insulin sensitivity, adipogenesis, i...
- Genomic and epigenomic analysis of insulin action, BE.EP.DR
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In this project, we will continue to collect human adipocyte samples and generate RNA-seq and histone modification ChIP-seq libraries to assess genome-wide transcriptional and epigenomic states. We have identified key cis-regulatory elements with altered activity in the IR state and have determined the candidate transcription factors (TFs) that bind them. We will validate the importanc...
- Mutação IDH1R132H em glioblastoma como alvo terapêutico, BE.EP.PD
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Driver mutations in Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) are present in 70-80% of grade II and III gliomas, which the majority eventually progress to glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In this molecularly distinct class of malignant gliomas, mutant IDH1 enzyme produces 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG), an "oncometabolite" that inhibits ±-ketoglutarate dependent histone and DNA demethylases resulting ...
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
| 2 / 2 | Ongoing research grants |
| 4 / 2 | Completed research grants |
| 8 / 8 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
| 14 / 11 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
| 1 / 1 | Ongoing scholarships abroad |
| 5 / 5 | Completed scholarships abroad |
| 34 / 29 | All research grants and scholarships |
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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
| Publications | 21 |
| Citations | 310 |
| Cit./Article | 14.8 |
| Data from Web of Science | |
BLANCHARD, PIERRE-GILLES; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; HOUDE, VANESSA P.; ST-PIERRE, PHILIPPE; BRULE, SOPHIE; TURCOTTE, VERONIQUE; COTE, MARIE; BELLMANN, KERSTIN; MARETTE, ANDRE; DESHAIES, YVES. Major involvement of mTOR in the PPAR gamma-induced stimulation of adipose tissue lipid uptake and fat accretion. Journal of Lipid Research, v. 53, n. 6, p. 1117-1125, JUN 2012. Web of Science Citations: 53. (09/15354-7, 10/10909-8)
LAPLANTE‚ M.; HORVAT‚ S.; FESTUCCIA‚ W.T.; BIRSOY‚ K.; PREVORSEK‚ Z.; EFEYAN‚ A.; SABATINI‚ D.M.. DEPTOR Cell-Autonomously Promotes Adipogenesis, and Its Expression Is Associated with Obesity. Cell Metabolism, v. 16, n. 2, p. 202-212, 2012. Web of Science Citations: 62. (09/15354-7, 10/10909-8)
LABBE, SEBASTIEN M.; MOUCHIROUD, MATHILDE; CARON, ALEXANDRE; SECCO, BLANDINE; FREINKMAN, ELIZAVETA; LAMOUREUX, GUILLAUME; GELINAS, YVES; LECOMTE, ROGER; BOSSE, YOHAN; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; et al. mTORC1 is Required for Brown Adipose Tissue Recruitment and Metabolic Adaptation to Cold. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 6, NOV 23 2016. Web of Science Citations: 10. (15/19530-5)
PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; AMANO, MARIANE T.; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; MAGDALON, JULIANA; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; ANDRADE, MAYNARA L.; ORTIZ-SILVA, MILENE; CASTRO, ERIQUE; YAMASHITA, ALEX S.; ROSA NETO, JOSE CESAR; et al. mTORC1 inhibition with rapamycin exacerbates adipose tissue inflammation in obese mice and dissociates macrophage phenotype from function. Immunobiology, v. 222, n. 2, p. 261-271, FEB 2017. Web of Science Citations: 14. (11/10783-7, 09/15354-7, 12/02270-2, 15/19530-5)
CASTRO, ERIQUE; SILVA, TIAGO E. OLIVEIRA; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.. Critical review of beige adipocyte thermogenic activation and contribution to whole-body energy expenditure. HORMONE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, v. 31, n. 2, SI, AUG 2017. Web of Science Citations: 2. (16/07062-0, 15/19530-5, 16/23169-9)
BLANCHARD, P. G.; TURCOTTE, V.; COTE, M.; GELINAS, Y.; NILSSON, S.; OLIVECRONA, G.; DESHAIES, Y.; FESTUCCIA, W. T.. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activation favours selective subcutaneous lipid deposition by coordinately regulating lipoprotein lipase modulators, fatty acid transporters and lipogenic enzymes. ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA, v. 217, n. 3, p. 227-239, JUL 2016. Web of Science Citations: 13. (09/15354-7)
BELCHIOR, THIAGO; PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; MAGDALON, JULIANA; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; FARIAS, TALITA M.; CHAVES-FILHO, ADRIANO B.; GORJAO, RENATA; ST-PIERRE, PHILIPPE; MIYAMOTO, SAYURI; KANG, JING X.; et al. Omega-3 fatty acids protect from diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance, and adipose tissue inflammation through PPAR gamma-dependent and PPAR gamma-independent actions. MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, v. 59, n. 5, p. 957-967, MAY 2015. Web of Science Citations: 22. (11/14172-2, 09/15354-7)
BIRSOY, KIVANC; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; LAPLANTE, MATHIEU. A comparative perspective on lipid storage in animals. Journal of Cell Science, v. 126, n. 7, p. 1541-1552, APR 1 2013. Web of Science Citations: 33. (09/15354-7)
BOLSONI-LOPES, ANDRESSA; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; FARIAS, TALITA S. M.; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; TORRES-LEAL, FRANCISCO L.; DEROGIS, PRISCILLA B. M.; DE ANDRADE, PAULA B.; MIYAMOTO, SAYURI; LIMA, FABIO B.; CURI, RUI; et al. Palmitoleic acid (n-7) increases white adipocyte lipolysis and lipase content in a PPAR alpha-dependent manner. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, v. 305, n. 9, p. E1093-E1102, NOV 2013. Web of Science Citations: 25. (11/51627-8, 09/15354-7, 10/10909-8)
MAGDALON, JULIANA; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; NEVES, RODRIGO X.; VIEIRA-LARA, MARCEL A.; ANDRADE, MAYNARA L.; FARIAS, TALITA S.; BOLSONI-LOPES, ANDRESSA; PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; YAMASHITA, ALEX S.; et al. Constitutive adipocyte mTORC1 activation enhances mitochondrial activity and reduces visceral adiposity in mice. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS, v. 1861, n. 5, p. 430-438, MAY 2016. Web of Science Citations: 13. (12/25317-4, 10/51906-1, 13/14203-0, 15/19530-5, 09/15354-7, 11/03972-8)
FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; BLANCHARD, PIERRE-GILLES; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; MAGDALON, JULIANA; HIRABARA, SANDRO M.; SIMOES, DANIEL; ST-PIERRE, PHILIPPE; CARPINELLI, ANGELO; et al. PPAR gamma activation attenuates glucose intolerance induced by mTOR inhibition with rapamycin in rats. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, v. 306, n. 9, p. E1046-E1054, MAY 2014. Web of Science Citations: 20. (09/15354-7)
DONADO-PESTANA, CARLOS M.; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; GENOVESE, MARIA INES. Phenolic compounds from cambuci (Campomanesia phaea O. Berg) fruit attenuate glucose intolerance and adipose tissue inflammation induced by a high-fat, high-sucrose diet. Food Research International, v. 69, p. 170-178, MAR 2015. Web of Science Citations: 9. (13/50394-5, 13/19797-6)
CHIMIN, PATRICIA; ANDRADE, MAYNARA L.; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; MAGDALON, JULIANA; YAMASHITA, ALEX S.; CASTRO, ERIQUE; CASTOLDI, ANGELA; CHAVES-FILHO, ADRIANO B.; YOSHINAGA, MARCOS Y.; et al. Adipocyte mTORC1 deficiency promotes adipose tissue inflammation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation via oxidative stress and de novo ceramide synthesis. Journal of Lipid Research, v. 58, n. 9, p. 1797-1807, SEP 2017. Web of Science Citations: 7. (12/02270-2, 15/13508-8, 12/25317-4, 15/19530-5, 09/15354-7)
FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; BLANCHARD, PIERRE-GILLES; OLIVEIRA, THIAGO B.; MAGDALON, JULIANA; PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; RICHARD, DENIS; DESHAIES, YVES. PPAR gamma activation attenuates cold-induced upregulation of thyroid status and brown adipose tissue PGC-1 alpha and D2. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, v. 303, n. 12, p. R1277-R1285, DEC 2012. Web of Science Citations: 11. (09/15354-7, 10/10909-8)
CHAAR, LAIALI J.; COELHO, ALINE; SILVA, NATALIA M.; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM L.; ANTUNES, VAGNER R.. High-fat diet-induced hypertension and autonomic imbalance are associated with an upregulation of CART in the dorsomedial hypothalamus of mice. PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS, v. 4, n. 11, JUN 2016. Web of Science Citations: 11. (15/19530-5, 13/06206-0, 09/15354-7, 11/13563-8, 10/19018-9)
YAMASHITA, ALEX S.; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; LIRA, FABIO S.; BISHOP, NICOLETTE C.; WESSNER, BARBARA; ROSA, JOSE C.; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.. Regulation of Metabolic Disease-Associated Inflammation by Nutrient Sensors. Mediators of Inflammation, 2018. Web of Science Citations: 3. (13/15825-5, 15/22983-1, 15/19530-5)
YAMASHITA, ALEX SHIMURA; ROSA, MARINA DA COSTA; BORODOVSKY, ALEXANDRA; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; CHAN, TIMOTHY; RIGGINS, GREGORY J.. Demethylation and epigenetic modification with 5-azacytidine reduces IDH1 mutant glioma growth in combination with temozolomide. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, v. 21, n. 2, p. 189-200, FEB 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0. (15/05828-2)
PASCHOAL, VIVIAN A.; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; AMANO, MARIANE T.; BURGOS-SILVA, MARINA; PEIXOTO, ALBERT S.; MAGDALON, JULIANA; VIEIRA, THAYNA S.; ANDRADE, MAYNARA L.; MORENO, MAYARA F.; CHIMIN, PATRICIA; et al. Constitutive Activation of the Nutrient Sensor mTORC1 in Myeloid Cells Induced by Tsc1 Deletion Protects Mice from Diet-Induced Obesity. MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, v. 62, n. 17, SEP 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2. (11/10783-7, 09/15354-7, 12/02270-2, 15/19530-5)
OLIVEIRA, TIAGO E.; CASTRO, ERIQUE; BELCHIOR, THIAGO; ANDRADE, MAYNARA L.; CHAVES-FILHO, ADRIANO B.; PEIXOTO, ALBERT S.; MORENO, MAYARA F.; ORTIZ-SILVA, MILENE; MOREIRA, RAFAEL J.; INAGUE, ALEX; et al. Fish Oil Protects Wild Type and Uncoupling Protein 1-Deficient Mice from Obesity and Glucose Intolerance by Increasing Energy Expenditure. MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, v. 63, n. 7, APR 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0. (17/23040-9, 15/13508-8, 16/07062-0, 16/23169-9, 15/19530-5, 17/17582-3, 18/11156-5, 15/22983-1, 17/12260-8)
PAHLAVANI, MANDANA; RAMALINGAM, LATHA; MILLER, EMILY K.; SCOGGIN, SHANE; MENIKDIWELA, KALHARA R.; KALUPAHANA, NISHAN S.; FESTUCCIA, WILLIAM T.; MOUSTAID-MOUSSA, NAIMA. Eicosapentaenoic Acid Reduces Adiposity, Glucose Intolerance and Increases Oxygen Consumption Independently of Uncoupling Protein 1. MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH, v. 63, n. 7, APR 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0. (15/19530-5)
BLANCHARD, PIERRE-GILLES; MOREIRA, RAFAEL J.; CASTRO, ERIQUE; CARON, ALEXANDRE; COTE, MARIE; ANDRADE, MAYNARA L.; OLIVEIRA, TIAGO E.; ORTIZ-SILVA, MILENE; PEIXOTO, ALBERT S.; DIAS, FRANCE ANNE; et al. PPAR gamma is a major regulator of branched-chain amino acid blood levels and catabolism in white and brown adipose tissues. METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, v. 89, p. 27-38, DEC 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0. (15/13508-8, 16/07062-0, 15/19530-5, 16/23169-9, 17/12260-8)