Emily Sara Marques

Dr. Emily Sara Marques

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 November 2021 in Toxicology
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SMSeyed Mohamad Sadegh Modaresi
Seyed Mohamad Sadegh Modaresi
WWWei Wei
Wei Wei
EMEmily Sara Marques
Emily Sara Marques
NDNicholas A. DaSilva
Nicholas A. DaSilva
ASAngela Slitt
Angela Slitt

2 July 2021 in NeuroToxicology
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VBVeronia Basaly
Veronia Basaly
JHJaunetta Hill
Jaunetta Hill
SBSyed Waseem Bihaqi
Syed Waseem Bihaqi
EMEmily Sara Marques
Emily Sara Marques
ASAngela Slitt
Angela Slitt
NZNasser H. Zawia
Nasser H. Zawia

28 August 2021 in Toxicology
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EMEmily Sara Marques
Emily Sara Marques
JAJuliana Agudelo
Juliana Agudelo
EKEmily Kaye
Emily Kaye
SMSeyed Mohamad Sadegh Modaresi
Seyed Mohamad Sadegh Modaresi
ASAngela Slitt
Angela Slitt
ASAngela Slitt
Angela Slitt

12 April 2021 in Toxicological Sciences
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DSDeanna M Salter
Deanna M Salter
WWWei Wei
Wei Wei
PNPragati P Nahar
Pragati P Nahar
EMEmily Sara Marques
Emily Sara Marques
ASAngela Slitt
Angela Slitt
A combination of calorie restriction (CR), dietary modification, and exercise is the recommended therapy to reverse obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In the liver, CR shifts hepatic metabolism from lipid storage to lipid utilization pathways, such as AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), a fluorosurfactant previously used in stain repellents and anti-stick materials, can increase hepatic lipids in mice following relatively low-dose exposures. To test the hypothesis that PFOS administration interferes with CR, adult male C57BL/6N mice were fed ad libitum or a 25% reduced calorie diet concomitant with either vehicle (water) or 100 μg PFOS/kg/day via oral gavage for 6 weeks. CR alone improved hepatic lipids and glucose tolerance. PFOS did not significantly alter CR-induced weight loss, white adipose tissue mass, or liver weight over 6 weeks. However, PFOS increased hepatic triglyceride accumulation, in both mice fed ad libitum and subjected to CR. This was associated with decreased phosphorylated AMPK expression in liver. Glucagon (100 nM) treatment induced glucose production in hepatocytes, which was further upregulated with PFOS (2.5 μM) co-treatment. Next, to explore whether the observed changes were related to AMPK signaling, HepG2 cells were treated with metformin or AICAR alone or in combination with PFOS (25 μM). PFOS interfered with glucose-lowering effects of metformin, and AICAR treatment partially impaired PFOS-induced increase in glucose production. In 3T3-L1 adipocytes, metformin was less effective with PFOS co-treatment. Overall, PFOS administration disrupted hepatic lipid and glucose homeostasis and interfered with beneficial glucose-lowering effects of CR and metformin.

1 June 2021 in Food and Chemical Toxicology
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MHMatthew C. Hamilton
Matthew C. Hamilton
MHMelissa M. Heintz
Melissa M. Heintz
ASAngela Slitt
Angela Slitt
EMEmily Sara Marques
Emily Sara Marques
LFLucie Ford
Lucie Ford
William S BaldwinWilliam S Baldwin
William S Baldwin

17 April 2023 in Food and Chemical Toxicology
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ELEmily R. Leonard
Emily R. Leonard
EMEmily Sara Marques
Emily Sara Marques
MRMonika Roy
Monika Roy
SCSarah M. Conlin
Sarah M. Conlin
RRRavi Ranjan
Ravi Ranjan
ATAlicia Timme-Laragy
Alicia Timme-Laragy