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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Zhenlu Xu, Dongyun Liu, Dong Liu, Xue Ren, Haibo Liu, Guihong Qi, Yue Zhou, Chongming Wu, Kui Zhu, Zhongmei Zou, Jing Yuan, Wenhan Lin, Peng Guo
Summary: EQST, a meroterpenoid derived from a marine sponge-derived fungus, displays anti-obesity effects by inhibiting adipogenesis and regulating the enzyme activity of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11 beta-HSD1). It shows better inhibitory intensity and efficacy on anti-obesity than known 11 beta-HSD1 inhibitors.
ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Aurelie Lacouture, Camille Lafront, Cindy Peillex, Martin Pelletier, Etienne Audet-Walsh
Summary: EDCs can modulate the functions of sex-steroid receptors, indirectly impact androgen and estrogen pathways, and have multiple cellular targets beyond sex-steroid receptors, leading to various potential effects. This article reviews the association between prostate cancer and the endocrine-disrupting functions of four prominent EDC families, suggesting common guidelines for studying EDCs in the context of endocrine diseases.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sachie Nakatani, Yasuhiro Horimoto, Natsumi Nakabayashi, Mayumi Karasawa, Masahiro Wada, Kenji Kobata
Summary: This study found that exogenously supplemented spermine can inhibit adipocyte differentiation, thereby preventing obesity. Through in vitro and in vivo experiments, it was discovered that spermine can significantly reduce lipid accumulation and delay cell differentiation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hee Jung Kim, Yoon Seo Jang, Ji Won Ha, Moon-Jin Ra, Sang-Mi Jung, Jeong-Nam Yu, Kyunga Kim, Ki Hyun Kim, Sung Hee Um
Summary: The compounds isolated from Salix pseudolasiogyne twigs, oregonin and 2'-O-acetylsalicortin, were found to exhibit anti-adipogenic effects, with the latter significantly suppressing lipid accumulation at a concentration of 50 μM. These compounds have the potential to be used as therapeutic agents to effectively control adipocyte differentiation, a critical stage in the progression of obesity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aya Kitagawa, Mana Yamaguchi, Aki Fujiwara, Muneshige Shimizu, Azusa Takahashi, Hideyuki Sone, Shin Kamiyama
Summary: The study found that genistein and daidzein inhibit chondrogenesis in ATDC5 cells and have an impact on genes related to chondrocyte differentiation. Genistein decreased calcium deposition during chondrogenic differentiation, but increased calcification under non-chondrogenic mineralizing conditions.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
S. Swathi Krishna, Beena Briget Kuriakose, P. K. Lakshmi
Summary: Phytoestrogens are non-steroidal, polyphenolic compounds derived from plants that have similar biological properties to human estrogen. They play a role in the reproductive system and can be used as an alternative to synthetic hormones and for disease prevention.
ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rowan S. Hardy, Hannah Botfield, Keira Markey, James L. Mitchell, Zerin Alimajstorovic, Connar S. J. Westgate, Michael Sagmeister, Rebecca J. Fairclough, Ryan S. Ottridge, Andreas Yiangou, Karl-Heinz H. Storbeck, Angela E. Taylor, Lorna C. Gilligan, Wiebke Arlt, Paul M. Stewart, Jeremy W. Tomlinson, Susan P. Mollan, Gareth G. Lavery, Alexandra J. Sinclair
Summary: The study revealed significant improvements in lipid profiles, markers of hepatic function, and increased lean muscle mass in overweight female cohort with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) treated with the reversible competitive 11 beta-HSD1 inhibitor AZD4017. No changes were observed in body mass index, fat mass, or markers of glucose metabolism or inflammation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Afroze Abbas, Marian Schini, Gemma Ainsworth, Sarah R. Brown, Jamie Oughton, Rachel K. Crowley, Mark S. Cooper, Rebecca J. Fairclough, Richard Eastell, Paul M. Stewart
Summary: This study conducted a twin-center trial and found that selective inhibition of 11 beta-HSD1 activity does not increase bone formation in post-menopausal women with osteopenia. This indicates that the relative decrease in bone mineral density is not mediated by local intracellular production of cortisol.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hu Hua, Mengqiu Wu, Tong Wu, Yong Ji, Lv Jin, Yang Du, Yue Zhang, Songming Huang, Aihua Zhang, Guixia Ding, Qianqi Liu, Zhanjun Jia
Summary: Artemisinin derivatives have recently been found to have anti-obesity effects, but the precise mechanism remains controversial. This study showed that long-term DHA treatment reduced body weight and improved glucose metabolism in obese mice. Moreover, it was found that DHA inhibited adipocyte differentiation by reducing NOX4 expression, thereby reducing fat accumulation. Overall, DHA can effectively reduce fat mass and improve glucose metabolism in obese mice by targeting NOX4 expression.
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Fisheries
Pallath Muhammed Nuzaiba, Tincy Varghese, Subodh Gupta, Narottam Prasad Sahu, Prem Prakash Srivastava
Summary: The study showed that dietary genistein has an inducing effect on vitellogenesis in male carp, leading to enhanced estrogenic responses, increased testosterone levels, and reduced activity of steroidogenic enzymes, possibly causing a delay in maturation.
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Cell Biology
Alexia Blandin, Jeremy Amosse, Josy Froger, Gregory Hilairet, Maeva Durcin, Lionel Fizanne, Valentine Ghesquiere, Xavier Prieur, Julien Chaigneau, Luisa Vergori, Cedric Dray, Jean-Philippe Pradere, Stephanie Blandin, Joelle Dupont, Pierre-Henri Ducluzeau, Severine Dubois, Jerome Boursier, Bertrand Cariou, Soazig Le Lay
Summary: Recent evidence has shown that adipose tissue-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry an important part of the adipose tissue secretome. These EVs show a high secretion ability, which is further increased in cases of obesity. The study also found that oligomeric forms of adiponectin are enriched in small EVs, and these EVs act as stable conveyors of adiponectin in the blood circulation. Furthermore, the adoption of adiponectin-enriched EVs has been shown to prevent weight gain, improve insulin resistance and tissue inflammation in high-fat-diet-fed mice, with significant effects observed in adipose tissue and liver. Therefore, this study provides valuable information regarding the metabolic effects of adiponectin by highlighting EVs as delivery platforms for active adiponectin molecules.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jung-Yun Lee, Tae Yang Kim, Hanna Kang, Jungbae Oh, Joo Woong Park, Se-Chan Kim, Minjoo Kim, Emmanouil Apostolidis, Young-Cheul Kim, Young-In Kwon
Summary: The study demonstrates that the dietary supplementation of GO2KA1 can prevent diet-induced weight gain by inhibiting adipogenesis, decreasing lipid accumulation, and increasing adiponectin levels. The anti-obesity effect of GO2KA1 is evidenced by lower cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL levels, higher HDL level, as well as reduced liver enzyme levels in both in vivo and in vitro experiments.
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Jinyan Cai, Jingjing Zhang, Shanshan Li, Yanduan Lin, Xue Xiao, Jiao Guo
Summary: The study comprehensively revealed the compositions of Zhenshu TiaoZhi formula and demonstrated its effects on improving glucolipid metabolism, suggesting that down regulating 11 beta-HSD1 in insulin-sensitive tissues may be a potential mechanism of FTZ in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hiroyuki Inaba, Yuzo Iwata, Takashi Suzuki, Moemi Horiuchi, Ryohei Surugaya, Shigeho Ijiri, Ai Uchiyama, Ryoko Takano, Seiji Hara, Takashi Yazawa, Takeshi Kitano
Summary: In this study, the effects of the phytoestrogens genistein and daidzein on sex differentiation and sex-specific genes in Japanese eels were examined. Genistein was found to induce feminization more efficiently than daidzein, by altering the molecular pathways responsible for eel sex differentiation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Beegum Noorjahan Shijina, Achuthan Radhika, Sainulabdeen Sherin, Prabath Gopalakrishnan Biju
Summary: The indole alkaloid vindoline from Catharanthus roseus was found to have significant improvements in insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammatory responses. It enhanced glucose metabolism and increased the expression of insulin receptors, alleviating symptoms of insulin resistance.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Olexander M. Semenenko, Victoria V. Lipson, Alina O. Sadchenko, Olga V. Vashchenko, Natalia A. Kasian, Liliia Sviechnikova, Longin M. Lisetski, Mykola L. Babak, Volodymyr M. Vakula, Oleksandr Borysov, Yuliia Holota, Sergey O. Zozulya, Petro O. Borysko, Olexander Mazepa
Summary: An efficient protocol for the synthesis of novel methotrexate-betulonic acid hybrids has been developed and their structures and properties have been fully established. The hybrids showed inferior interactions with artificial lipid membranes, possibly due to their increasing lipophilicity.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mohadese Yaghoobi Anzabi, Piotr Cmoch, Roman Luboradzki, Zbigniew Pakulski
Summary: Friedelin and 3-acetoxyfriedel-3-en-2-one, known as friedelane triterpenoids, have been isolated from cork smoker wash solids and used as starting materials for the synthesis of new friedelane derivatives. Reduction reactions result in the formation of friedelinol and epi-cerin derivatives.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Detlef Thieme, Aniko Krumbholz, Martin Bidlingmaier, Christoph Geffert, Annika Hameder, Andreas Stoever, Matthias Graw, Annekathrin M. Keiler
Summary: Ethanol can affect testosterone metabolism and potentially influence steroid biosynthesis and blood steroid profiles. The study emphasizes the importance of sufficient time interval from food and ethanol intake during blood sampling, particularly for diagnostics in doping control.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Masanobu Murao, Tetsuo Imano, Yoshinobu Sato, Masaaki Nakajima
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jingyuan Wang, Ye Feng, Brian Liu, Wen Xie
Summary: Sulfation and desulfation of steroids are opposing processes that regulate steroid homeostasis and are involved in steroid-related diseases. Cytosolic sulfotransferase and steroid sulfatase modify and regulate steroids to affect hormonal dysregulation, metabolic diseases, and cancer.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Noah K. Babel, Brian J. Feldman
Summary: Our research identified a previously unrecognized ADAMTS1-PTN-Wnt pathway in regulating adipose precursor cell behavior. The non-muscle myosin protein MYH9 was found to be a key target of this pathway for modulating adipogenesis. These findings offer potential for developing novel therapeutics for obesity and related metabolic disorders.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Martiniano Bello
Summary: This study explores the structural and thermodynamic basis of molecular recognition between ERβ and DPN and its derivatives using molecular dynamics simulations and end-point methods. The results show that the MMGBSA approach is able to reproduce experimental trends and identify eight residues that strongly interact with the ligands.