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Rene Jacobs
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Latest papers
Alterations in hepatic fatty acids reveal depletion of total polyunsaturated fatty acids following irinotecan plus 5-fluorouracil treatment in an animal model of colorectal cancer.
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids · 2021
A systematic review on the effect of sweeteners on glycemic response and clinically relevant outcomes.
BMC medicine · 2011
Latest funding
- $1,067,175
Dissecting the cell type-specific role of MT1-MMP/MMP14 in the development of liver fibrosis
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $688,500
Dietary ethanolamine and phosphoethanolamine phospholyase (ETNPPL) as novel modulators of liver health
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
- $100,000
Dietary ethanolamine and phosphoethanolamine phospholyase (ETNPPL) as novel modulators of liver health
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
2 publications.
Alterations in hepatic fatty acids reveal depletion of total polyunsaturated fatty acids following irinotecan plus 5-fluorouracil treatment in an animal model of colorectal cancer.
Monirujjaman M, Pant A, Nelson R, Bathe O, Jacobs R, Mazurak VC
A systematic review on the effect of sweeteners on glycemic response and clinically relevant outcomes.
Wiebe N, Padwal R, Field C, Marks S, Jacobs R, Tonelli M
Dissecting the cell type-specific role of MT1-MMP/MMP14 in the development of liver fibrosis
Principal investigators: Zhang, Dawei
Keywords: Extracellular Matrix; Fatty Liver; Hepatic Stellate Cells; Immunohistochemistry; Knockout Mice; Lipid Metabolism; Liver Fibrosis; Liver Steatosis; Matrix Metalloproteinase; Triglycerides
Dietary ethanolamine and phosphoethanolamine phospholyase (ETNPPL) as novel modulators of liver health
Principal investigators: Jacobs, Rene L
Keywords: Diet-Gene Interaction; Lipids; Liver; Nutrition
Dietary ethanolamine and phosphoethanolamine phospholyase (ETNPPL) as novel modulators of liver health
Principal investigators: Jacobs, Rene L
Keywords: Diet-Gene Interaction; Lipids; Liver; Nutrition
Histology core equipment
Principal investigators: Richard, Caroline
Regulation of trimethylamine metabolism
Principal investigators: Jacobs, René
Intestinal phosphatidylcholine synthesis, dietary lipid handling and the metabolic syndrome
Principal investigators: Jacobs, Rene L
Keywords: Diet-Gene Interaction; High Fat Diet; Intestine; Knockout Mice; Lipoproteins; Phosphatidylcholine
Importance of intestinal phosphatidylcholine supply in regulating lipid and trimethylamine metabolism
Principal investigators: Jacobs, René
Dietary Creatine Supplementation as a treatment of Fatty Liver Disease
Principal investigators: Jacobs, Rene L
Keywords: Animal Models; Cell Culture; Creatine; Dietary Supplmentation; High Fat Diet; Lipid Metabolism; Liver; Metabolic Disorders; Metabolic Flux; Molecular Biology
Creatine Supplementation as a treatment of Fatty Liver Disease
Principal investigators: Jacobs, Rene L
Keywords: Cell Culture; Creatine; Dietary Supplementation; High Fat Diet; Lipid Metabolism; Metabolic Flux; Molecular Biology
Phosphatidylcholine and Metabolic Disorders
Principal investigators: Vance, Dennis E
Keywords: Adeno-Associated Virus; Diabetes; Obesity; Phosphatidylcholine; Phospholipid Methylation; Vagotomy
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
- Surgery
- Medicine
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