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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Chao Tang, Hongyuan Zhao, Liangyu Kong, Fanqiang Meng, Libang Zhou, Zhaoxin Lu, Yingjian Lu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus NX2-6-fermented yogurt (LA-Y) on lipid and glucose levels in high-fat diet-fed mice. The results showed that LA-Y improved lipid profile, reduced fasting blood glucose levels, and enhanced insulin sensitivity. LA-Y also alleviated glucose metabolism disorders by activating the insulin signaling pathway, reducing inflammation, and promoting glycolysis and gluconeogenesis in the small intestine. Additionally, LA-Y promoted fat browning and increased energy expenditure through adiponectin/AMPK alpha/PGC-1 alpha/UCP1 pathway and mitochondrial biogenesis via adiponectin/AdipoR1/APPL1/AMPK alpha/PGC-1 alpha pathway.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ling-Li Chen, Jia-Qiang Huang, Yuan-Yuan Wu, Liang-Bing Chen, Shu-Ping Li, Xu Zhang, Sen Wu, Fa-Zheng Ren, Xin-Gen Lei
Summary: Selenoprotein V (SELENOV) knockout in mice resulted in increased body weight and fat mass accumulation, along with decreased energy expenditure. SELENOV interacted with O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), leading to decreased OGT protein levels and activity, potentially impacting fat metabolism through O-GlcNAcylation regulation.
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Environmental Sciences
Henghai Su, Peihong Yuan, Hehua Lei, Li Zhang, Dazhi Deng, Limin Zhang, Xiaoyu Chen
Summary: DEHP exposure through diet leads to abnormal lipid metabolism and obesity in mice. It also alters the gut microbiota composition and increases the production of short chain fatty acids through fermentation in the intestine.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Jin, Bingxin Huangfu, Fuguo Xing, Wentao Xu, Xiaoyun He
Summary: Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a trichothecene toxin produced by Fusarium spp. It has been found to interfere with lipid metabolism by suppressing appetite, triggering lipid oxidation, and inhibiting the expression of lipoprotein lipase (LPL). This leads to disturbances in serum lipid metabolites and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hui Han, Mengyu Wang, Ruqing Zhong, Bao Yi, Martine Schroyen, Hongfu Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the mechanism through which the gut microbiota influences hepatic lipid metabolism in high-fat diet-fed mice. Gut microbiota depletion was found to reduce body weight, fat deposition, glucose levels, cholesterol levels, insulin levels, and leptin levels in these mice. Additionally, it inhibited excessive hepatic lipid accumulation and changed the expression of genes involved in cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. The abundance of bacteria associated with abnormal metabolism and inflammation was also reduced. There was a strong correlation between the altered gut microbiota abundance and the serum cholesterol level.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Lin Liu, Jianping Fu, Qiongying Tang, Hui Wang, Changgao Lin, Lili Wei
Summary: This study investigated the effects of chronic copper exposure on liver lipid metabolism in swamp eels. The results showed that copper increased the contents of triglyceride, total cholesterol, non-esterified fatty acids, and lipid droplets. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis revealed that copper pollution promoted lipid synthesis, disrupted the metabolic homeostasis of glycerophospholipid, and led to excessive hepatic lipid deposition.
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Licong Yang, Yanping Zhu, Shusheng Zhong, Guodong Zheng
Summary: The study showed that astilbin can reduce the effective dose of caffeine needed for an anti-obesity effect and suppress fat accumulation through the activation of AMPK.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuang Ding, Wen Qi, Qi Xu, Tianyang Zhao, Xu Li, Jianli Yin, Ruxuan Zhang, Chuanyi Huo, Liting Zhou, Lin Ye
Summary: The study revealed that DEHP exposure may affect lipid metabolism in adolescents by regulating the expression of lipid metabolism-related genes, particularly showing significant associations with compounds like MECPP, MCMHP, and n-ary DEHP levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Barrett M. Welch, Alexander P. Keil, Paige A. Bommarito, Thomas Joost van T' Erve, Leesa J. Deterding, Jason G. Williams, Fred B. Lih, David E. Cantonwine, Thomas F. McElrath, Kelly K. Ferguson
Summary: Exposure to consumer product chemicals during pregnancy may increase susceptibility to pregnancy disorders by influencing maternal inflammation. Oxylipins are important mediators of inflammation and adverse pregnancy outcomes have been associated with circulating oxylipin levels. This study found positive associations between urinary biomarkers of consumer product chemicals and pro-inflammatory oxylipins, with different associations depending on the chemical class of exposure biomarker. Associations varied by class of chemical and by the biosynthetic pathway of oxylipin production, suggesting potential specificity in the inflammatory effects of these environmental chemicals during pregnancy.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Mengyao Liu, Xin Gao, Shan Shan, Yongzhi Li, Jiaping Wang, Weihong Lu
Summary: Eleutheroside E can regulate intestinal lipid metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans through neuroendocrine signals, reducing fat storage.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zexiu Qi, Jie Lin, Ruichang Gao, Weize Wu, Yan Zhang, Xinyuan Wei, Xiang Xiao, Huili Wang, Ye Peng, John M. Clark, Yeonhwa Park, Quancai Sun
Summary: This study investigates the molecular mechanisms of deltamethrin induced fat accumulation in murine adipocytes. The results show that deltamethrin promotes adipogenesis and involves multiple key functional groups regulating adipogenesis.
PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wangkuk Son, Katie Brown, Aaron Persinger, Ashley Pryke, Jason Lin, Zereque Powell, Noah Wallace, Marie van der Merwe, Melissa Puppa
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine whether the fat composition resulting from a high-fat diet affects glucocorticoid-induced changes in lipid metabolism in the liver and skeletal muscle. The results demonstrated that a high omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) diet attenuated fatty accumulation and prevented glucocorticoid-induced increases in liver lipid metabolism markers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Monika Imierska, Piotr Zabielski, Kamila Roszczyc-Owsiejczuk, Emilia Sokolowska, Karolina Pogodzinska, Iwona Kojta, Agnieszka Blachnio-Zabielska
Summary: Skeletal muscles play a crucial role in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, and a high-fat diet can lead to metabolic changes in muscles, including the development of insulin resistance. Accumulation of biologically active lipids, particularly ceramides, in muscles is shown to be important in the development of insulin resistance. Silencing the gene responsible for ceramide synthesis can reduce ceramide accumulation and improve the insulin signaling pathway.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Asia Bright, Fenfen Li, Miranda Movahed, Hang Shi, Bingzhong Xue
Summary: 2-naphthol is a low-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that is associated with childhood obesity. This study investigates the impact of 2-naphthol on obesity and obesity-associated metabolic disorders. The findings suggest that chronic exposure to 2-naphthol increases lipid accumulation in adipocytes and inflammation in adipocytes and macrophages.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yuyao Xiang, Ruolan Huang, Yongliang Wang, Shanshan Han, Xiaochen Qin, Zhenzhen Li, Xu Wang, Yuqing Han, Tao Wang, Bo Xia, Jiangwei Wu, Gongshe Yang
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of protocatechuic acid (PCA) on glucose and lipid dysregulation induced by a high-fat diet. The results show that PCA treatment improves systemic insulin resistance, reduces ectopic lipid accumulation, and enhances insulin action in the liver and peripheral tissues.
MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lingyan Ma, Aqian Zheng, Liyang Ni, Lianxin Wu, Luting Hu, Yufeng Zhao, Zhengwei Fu, Yinhua Ni
Summary: The longevity-promoting probiotic strain LKM512 shows potential in improving hepatic lipid accumulation, reducing inflammation, and enhancing insulin sensitivity in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. It also has an impact on the composition and function of gut microbiota in these mice.
MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Xiaoxian Xie, Ruonan Shu, Chunan Yu, Zhengwei Fu, Zezhi Li
Summary: Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a crucial role in various diseases, and AKT, as a serine/threonine kinase, exerts important roles in cell metabolism and oxidative state regulation through modulating different mechanisms related to mitochondria.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yinhua Ni, Yating Hu, Xiaoyi Lou, Nianke Rong, Fang Liu, Congrong Yang, Aqian Zheng, Song Yang, Jianfeng Bao, Zhengwei Fu
Summary: Spermidine may improve NASH partly through regulating the THRSP signaling pathway and gut microbiota-mediated bile acid metabolism.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoxian Xie, Jiafeng Zhou, Luting Hu, Ruonan Shu, Mengya Zhang, Lei Sun, Fengchun Wu, Zhengwei Fu, Zezhi Li
Summary: This study investigated the toxicological effects of Hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid (HFPO-TA) on mitochondrial function and biogenesis. Results showed that exposure to HFPO-TA induced adverse physiological changes in mice and was associated with disrupted mitochondrial energy metabolism.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Reproductive Biology
Qihao Xu, Lingyu Hu, Wenyu Miao, Zhengwei Fu, Yuanxiang Jin
Summary: This study found that the environmental pollutant 3-MC has the potential to disrupt the endocrine system and spermatogenesis in mice. Female exposure to 3-MC can lead to decreased testosterone levels and disrupted testicular morphology in male offspring. However, the adverse effects on the offspring may be mitigated as they grow to adulthood.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Mingcang Chen, Chunyu Wu, Zhengwei Fu, Sheng Liu
Summary: Bone-related events caused by breast cancer bone metastasis significantly impact patients' survival and quality of life. ICAM1, highly expressed in TNBC, correlates with prognosis in TNBC patients. ICAM1 interacts with integrins to activate signaling pathways, enhancing cell invasiveness, providing a rationale for ICAM1-targeted therapy.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yinhua Ni, Fen Zhuge, Liyang Ni, Naoto Nagata, Tatsuya Yamashita, Naofumi Mukaida, Shuichi Kaneko, Tsuguhito Ota, Mayumi Nagashimada
Summary: This study investigates the roles of CX3CL1/CX3CR1 in macrophage migration and polarization in the livers of NASH mice. It is found that CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 expression is upregulated in NASH mice livers, and CX3CR1 is predominantly expressed by F4/80+ macrophages. CX3CR1 deficiency leads to increased inflammatory monocyte/macrophage infiltration and a shift towards M1 dominant macrophages, exacerbating NASH progression. Deletion of CCL2 in CX3CR1-deficient mice alleviates NASH progression by reducing macrophage infiltration and inducing a shift towards M2 dominant macrophages.
METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yinhua Ni, Kexin Zhou, Liqian Zhang, Sujie Nan, Zhengwei Fu
Summary: Hydrolyzed chicken meat extract (HCE) and its bioactive components (BC) can enhance phagocytic activity and attenuate oxidative stress in cells. They also affect macrophage activation through the modulation of specific pathways. Therefore, HCE and BC may serve as potential immunoregulatory agents.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yinhua Ni, Liujie Zheng, Sujie Nan, Lehui Ke, Zhengwei Fu, Juan Jin
Summary: The role of gut-kidney crosstalk in the progression of diabetic nephropathy is of increasing concern. Renal dysfunction increases circulating uremic toxins and affects the gut microbiota, while intestinal dysbiosis destroys the epithelial barrier, leading to increased exposure to endotoxins, and exacerbating kidney damage through systemic inflammation. Dietary interventions and novel diabetic agents targeting the gut microbiota may be potential therapies for diabetic nephropathy.
ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luting Hu, Lei Sun, Jiafeng Zhou, Fengchun Wu, Zhengwei Fu, Xiaoxian Xie
Summary: HFPO-TA exposure results in imbalances and alterations in gut microbiota, as well as changes in metabolic pathways.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chunlei Yang, Xiangfei Deng, Linjun Wu, Tianrui Jiang, Zhengwei Fu, Jinjun Li
Summary: This study investigated the efficacy of Morus root bark extract Morusin on ruminal epithelial cells (RECs) against pathogenic stimulus. The results showed that Morusin did not affect cell viability and exerted anti-inflammatory effects in a concentration-dependent manner. Transcriptome analysis revealed the regulation of cell signaling by Morusin, demonstrating its protective role in inflammation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
You Weng, Ting Xu, Caihong Wang, Yuanxiang Jin
Summary: Epoxiconazole, a triazole fungicide widely used in agriculture, has been found to increase health risks and potentially harm mammals. In a study on mice, exposure to EPX resulted in altered liver and colon function, changes in gut microbiota composition, and disruption of lipid metabolism.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Chunlei Yang, Xiangfei Deng, Peter Lund, Haixia Liu, Xingwang Ding, Zhengwei Fu, Naifeng Zhang, Jinjun Li, Lifeng Dong
Summary: Developing alternatives to antibiotics for prevention of gastrointestinal dysbiosis in early-weaning farmed animals is urgently needed. This study explored the potential effects of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on maintaining ruminal homeostasis of young ruminants during the weaning transition period. Results showed that CLA supplementation enhanced the ruminal microbiota-driven transcriptional regulation and alleviated early-weaning stress in young ruminants.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofang Wang, Lingyu Hu, Caiyun Wang, Bingnan He, Zhengwei Fu, Cuiyuan Jin, Yuanxiang Jin
Summary: A recent study found that pregnant women had high levels of IMZ due to dietary exposure. In a mouse experiment, exposure to IMZ during gestation and lactation periods resulted in significant changes in growth phenotypes, carnitine levels, and gut microbiota in the offspring. Maternal IMZ exposure also affected carnitine absorption and disrupted gut microbiota balance.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Qinglian Hu, Chao He, Zhuoting Lu, Ying He, Hui Xie, Jingyu Li, Zhengwei Fu, Bing Guo
Summary: Sub-cellular targeted mild photothermal therapy (PTT) has the potential to improve therapeutic efficacy and minimize damage to healthy tissues. Mitochondria-targeted nanoparticles (M-TD1 NPs) constructed using small organic molecules (TD1) exhibit excellent photothermal performance, leading to apoptosis and autophagy of cancer cells, thus achieving antitumor and metastasis inhibition effects.
BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
(2022)