BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
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2024
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IF 4.2
Dong-Jing Yang,Yang Bai,Min Wu,Yin-Ming Liang,Bin-Hui Zhou,Wenzhi Guo,Shui-Jun Zhang,Ji-Hua Shi
Vascular endothelial inflammation is crucial in hepatic ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI). Our previous research has shown that connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), secreted by endothelial cells, protects against acute liver injury, but its upstream mechanism is unclear. We aimed to clarify the protective role of CTGF in endothelial cell inflammation during IRI and reveal the regulation between endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) and CTGF. Hypoxia/reoxygenation in endothelial cells, hepatic IRI in mice and clinical specimens were used to examine the relationships between CTGF and inflammatory factors and determine how ATF6 regulates CTGF and reduces damage. We found that activating ATF6 promoted CTGF expression and reduced liver damage in hepatic IRI. In vitro, activated ATF6 upregulated CTGF and downregulated inflammation, while ATF6 inhibition had the opposite effect. Dual-luciferase assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation confirmed that activated ATF6 binds to the CTGF promoter, enhancing its expression. Activated ATF6 increases CTGF and reduces extracellular regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation, decreasing inflammatory factors. Conversely, inhibiting ATF6 decreases CTGF and increases the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, increasing inflammatory factor levels. ERK1/2 inhibition reverses this effect. Clinical samples have shown that CTGF increases after IRI, inversely correlating with inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, ATF6 activation during liver IRI enhances CTGF expression and reduces endothelial inflammation via ERK1/2 inhibition, providing a novel target for diagnosing and treating liver IRI.
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分子生物学
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肝病学
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炎症
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转录因子
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Cell Metabolism
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2026
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IF 37
Yiming Wang,Fan Li,Jiongyuan Li,Tianning Huang,Tian Huang,Nan Zhang,Yiran Li,Ziyu Xun,Zhe Zhu,Qiaorui Tan,Xuanyu Zhao,Liangwei Zou,Mingjian Piao,Chengjie Li,Boyu Sun,Jingwen Ma,Pengyao Chen,Jian Gu,Shipeng Dai,Hao Wang,Ming Ni,Haitao Zhao,Ling Lu
Glycolysis and protein lactylation both drive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression, yet their mechanistic interplay remains unclear. Through integrated single-cell and spatial transcriptomic analyses stratified by glycolytic activity, we identified alanyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (AARS1), a recently characterized protein lactyltransferase, as a key metabolic-immune regulator in HCC. Clinically, AARS1 is upregulated in tumors, correlates with elevated glycolytic flux measured by 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), poor prognosis, and immunotherapy resistance. In murine models, hepatocyte-specific knockout of AARS1 suppressed tumor growth and reduced the abundance of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Mechanistically, AARS1 catalyzes the lactylation of activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) at lysine 424, preventing its degradation and leading to transcriptional activation of TDO2. This process promotes L-kynurenine production and supports Treg differentiation and function. Furthermore, L-kynurenine-AHR signaling drives eNAMPT secretion from Tregs, which augments tumor cell glycolysis and lactate production, thereby reinforcing a feedback loop that sustains AARS1-catalyzed ATF6 lactylation. Pharmacological inhibition of AARS1 with β-alanine sensitized tumors to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2023
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IF 5
Limin Chai,Qingting Wang,Yan Wang,Danyang Li,Qianqian Zhang,Yuqian Chen,Jin Liu,Huan Chen,Yuanjie Qiu,Nirui Shen,Jian Wang,Xinming Xie,Manxiang Li
To address the molecular mechanisms underlying macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) induced pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) proliferation, migration and vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension (PH), primary cultured rat PASMCs and monocrotaline (MCT)-induced rats with PH were applied in the present study. The results showed that MIF increased signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylation, and then stimulated activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) activation, subsequently triggered autophagy activation, which further led to programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4) lysosomal degradation, and eventually promoted PASMCs proliferation/migration. In lung tissues of MCT rats, MIF protein expression was elevated, phosphorylation of STAT3 and activation of ATF6 were increased, activation of autophagy was evident, and reduction of PDCD4 was observed. Intervention with MIF inhibitor 4-Iodo-6-phenylpyrimidine (4-IPP), ATF6 blocker melatonin or autophagy inhibitor chloroquine, confirmed the in vitro interaction among MIF, STAT3, ATF6, autophagy and PDCD4 in MCT induced rats with PH. Targeting MIF/STAT3/ATF6/autophagy/PDCD4 axis effectively prevented the development of PH by suppressing PASMCs proliferation and vascular remodeling. In conclusions, we demonstrate that MIF activates the STAT3/ATF6/autophagy cascade and then degrades PDCD4 leading to PASMCs proliferation/migration and pulmonary vascular remodeling, suggesting that intervention this axis might have potential value in management of PH.
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心血管疾病
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分子生物学
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药理学
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JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 4.336
Xueru Wang,Ruiming Hu,Chang Wang,Zejing Wei,Shaoxing Pi,Yong Li,Guyue Li,Fan Yang,Caiying Zhang
Excessive molybdenum (Mo) and cadmium (Cd) have toxic effects on animals. However, hepatotoxicity co-induced by Mo and Cd in ducks is still unclear. To evaluate the effects of Cd and Mo co-exposure on autophagy by nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-mediated antioxidant defense and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in duck livers, 40 healthy 7-day-old ducks were randomly assigned to 4 groups and fed diets containing different doses of Mo and/or Cd for 16 weeks, respectively. The results verified that Mo and/or Cd induced oxidative stress via decreasing glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT), and total-superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activities and increasing hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations; inhibited Nrf2 axis by downregulating the pathway-related genes and proteins expression levels , and activated ERS through upregulating the protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK)/eukaryotic initiation factor 2a (eIF2a), inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) and activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) pathway-related genes and proteins expression levels, which triggered autophagy via increasing autophagosomes , light chain 3 (LC3) puncta, LC3A, LC3B, autophagy-related gene 5 (Atg5), Bcl-2-interacting protein (Beclin-1) mRNA levels and Beclin-1, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 II/I (LC3II/LC3I) protein levels, decreasing Dynein, p62 , mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) mRNA levels and p62 protein level. Additionally, the changes in Mo and Cd group were the most obvious. Briefly, our study reveals that autophagy induced by Mo and/or Cd may be associated with the activation of crosstalk between Nrf2-mediated antioxidant defense response and ERS in duck livers. Mo and Cd may aggravate toxic damage to the liver.
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毒理学
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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2024
·Vol. 24
·期 1
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IF 2
Wang Xin,Sun Limin
MI (myocardial infarction) often triggers severe heart failure and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Receptor expression-enhancing protein 5 (REEP5), a member of REEPs, acts as regulators of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) affecting cardiac functions. Based on GSE114695 profile data, REEP5 was decreased in the left ventricle of MI mice. However, its role and potential mechanism in MI remain to be investigated. In the present study, the mouse MI model was established by ligation of the left anterior descending artery. REEP5 expression was downregulated in the infarct penumbra area of MI mice. Next, its role during MI was explored by gain-of-function. Interestingly, REEP5 overexpression improved left ventricular function of mice with MI, accompanied with reduced infarct size. In cardiomyocytes, REEP5 overexpression inhibited ER stress, accompanied with repressive phosphorylation of PERK and IRE1α, and the decreased nuclear translocation of ATF6. Subsequently, REEP5 overexpression downregulated the levels of Chop and cleaved caspase-12, further alleviating ER stress-induced apoptosis, which was consistent with the in vivo results. Moreover, REEP5 was found to bind to C-type lectin member 5 A (CLEC5A), a protein that triggers cardiac dysfunction. CLEC5A, whose expression was elevated in hypoxia-induced cell models, led to cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Noteworthily, REEP5 overexpression markedly abolished the effects of CLEC5A on ER stress-induced apoptosis. Taken together, REEP5 mediated the function of CLEC5A to relieve MI via inhibiting ER stress-induced apoptosis in vivo and in vitro. REEP5 may be a promising target for treating MI.
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心脏病学
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病理学
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Scientific Reports
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2024
·Vol. 14
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IF 3.8
Hu Deliang,Yang Yuqing,Fang Lei,Fan Shijie,Lin Ling,Luo Puying,Xiong Yuanhuan,Su Yufang
Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a naturally occurring flavonoid derived from licorice root, exhibits antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergic properties, and is frequently detected in both environmental and human samples. Previous studies from our lab have demonstrated that ISL exposure can lead to developmental deformities and aberrant immune responses. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying ISL toxicity in zebrafish embryos remain incompletely elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to elucidate the effects of ISL exposure on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in zebrafish embryos by assessing the expression levels of ER stress markers HSPA5 and CHOP , along with associated apoptosis factors, under various ISL concentrations, with tunicamycin (TM) serving as a positive control. Furthermore, targeted analyses of ER stress-related pathways were conducted using RNA transcriptome sequencing, and the up-regulated gene was verified by western blot. The results revealed that ISL exposure significantly elevated the expression levels of HSPA5 and CHOP , concomitantly activating ER stress pathways, including pPERK-eIF2α-ATF4 and ATF6 pathways in zebrafish embryos. These findings suggest that the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling pathways may contribute to the developmental deformities observed in zebrafish embryos following ISL exposure, thereby highlighting the potential ecological risks associated with ISL usage.
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毒理学
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发育生物学
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分子生物学
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环境科学
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ONCOLOGY REPORTS
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2021
·Vol. 46
·期 5
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IF 3.906
Zhiwei Wang,Mingxing Li,Yuanfeng Liu,Zhentao Qiao,Tao Bai,Ling Yang,Bo Liu
Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), an artemisinin derivate, has been investigated as a potential antitumor drug in primary liver cancer (PLC). Ferroptosis is a form of iron‑dependent cell death that can be driven by lipid peroxidation inducers. The present study aimed to determine whether and how DHA could promote the death of PLC cells by inducing ferroptosis. In total, four PLC cell lines with different p53 statuses, including Hep3B (p53 null), Huh7 (p53 mutant), PLC/PRF/5 (p53 mutant) and HepG2 (p53 wild‑type), were treated with various concentrations of DHA. The effects of DHA on all three branches of the unfolded protein response (UPR) were evaluated. To deactivate the UPRs, small interfering RNA was used to knockdown the expression of activating transcription factor (ATF)4, X‑box binding protein 1 (XBP1) or ATF6 in PLC cells. The effect of DHA on the promoter activity of Chac glutathione specific γ‑glutamylcyclotransferase 1 (CHAC1) was evaluated using a dual luciferase reporter assay. The results revealed that DHA‑induced death in PLC cells was irrelevant of the p53 status. PLC cells exposed to DHA displayed classic features of ferroptosis, such as increased lipid reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde levels, an iron overload, and decreased activity or expression of glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase 4, solute carrier family (SLC) 7 member 11 and SLC family 3 member 2. The antitumor effects of DHA in PLC cells were significantly weakened by two typical ferroptosis inhibitors, ferrostatin‑1 and deferoxamine mesylate salt, whereas the antitumor effects were augmented following iron overload. Furthermore, DHA activated all three branches of the UPR (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 α kinase 3/eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A/ATF4, inositol‑requiring transmembrane kinase/endoribonuclease 1α/XBP1 and ATF6 branches) in vitro. Notably, DHA‑induced ferroptosis was significantly attenuated following the knockdown of ATF4, XBP1 or ATF6 expression. In addition, the promoter activity of CHAC1, a gene capable of degrading GSH, was enhanced by DHA, but weakened when the aforementioned three UPR transcription factors were knocked down. In conclusion, the findings of the present study suggested that DHA may effectively induce ferroptosis in PLC cells through the activation of anti‑survival UPRs and the upregulation of CHAC1 expression.
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肿瘤学
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分子生物学
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细胞生物学
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Italian Journal of Animal Science
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2021
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IF 2.217
Yi Ma,Mawda Elmhadi,Chao Wang,Hao Zhang,Hongrong Wang
Several studies have demonstrated that high-concentrate (HC) diet with thiamine supplementation can alleviate rumen epithelium inflammation and protecting the barrier function in goats. This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supply of thiamine on mitophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) during high-concentrate diet feeding. Twenty-four Boer goats (35.62 ± 2.4 kg) were used in this study, goats were subsequently assigned to 3 treatment groups (8 goats in each group) as follows: a low-concentrate diet (CON; concentrate: forage 30:70), a high-concentrate diet (HC; concentrate: forage 70:30) and high-concentrate diet with 200 mg thiamine/kg DMI (HCT; concentrate: forage 70:30) for 12 weeks. Compared with the HC group, the goats of HCT group had a markedly higher final weight, net weight gain, and average daily gain (ADG). The blood physiological and biochemical results showed that the HCT group expressed a lower the content of lymphocytes and leukocytes but a higher total protein and monocytes compared with that of HC group. The rumen epithelial mitochondrial membrane potential change (ΔΨm), relative mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level, together with the activities of the respiratory complexes I, III, and IV were markedly higher in the HCT group relative to HC ones. Relative to the HC group, the unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1), microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), autophagy-related 5 (ATG5), autophagy related 7 (ATG7), Beclin1, PTEN induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1), PERK (PKR-Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase), activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1), heat shock 70 kDa protein 5 (HSPA5), DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 (DDIT3) and DNA damage-inducible transcript 4 (DDIT4) mRNA levels were decreased, but the breast cancer 1 (BRCA1), ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), heat shock factor binding protein 1 (HSBP1) were increased in rumen epithelium of the HCT group. The results of transmission electron micrographs showed that the cell structure of the HCT group was higher integrity than that in the HC group, and the damage degree of mitochondria as well as endoplasmic reticulum being lower than the HC group. These results demonstrated that dietary thiamine could enhance rumen epithelial integrity by suppressing the responses of ERS and mitophagy during long-term HC diet feeding.HIGHLIGHTSThis study is the first to demonstrate that the reduction of inflammatory response is related to the down-regulation of autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress in goats.Thiamine has good anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidation properties, which can be applied in intensive industry to reduce the negative effects caused by long-term high-concentrate diet.
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动物营养
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分子生物学
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兽医学
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营养基因组学
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ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
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2020
·Vol. 42
·期 3
·393-403
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IF 5.064
Tian Jia-hui,Wu Qian,He Yong-xiang,Shen Qi-ying,Rekep Mubarak,Zhang Gui-ping,Luo Jian-dong,Xue Qin,Liu Ying-hua
Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) plays a key role in the development of cardiac hypertrophy and diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Zonisamide (ZNS) was originally developed as an antiepileptic drug. Studies have shown that ZNS suppresses ER stress-induced neuronal cell damage in the experimental models of Parkinson’s disease. Herein, we investigated whether ZNS improved DCM by attenuating ER stress-induced apoptosis. C57BL/6J mice were fed with high-fat diet (HFD) and intraperitoneally injected with low-dose streptozotocin (STZ) to induce type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and then treated with ZNS (40 mg·kg −1 ·d −1 , i.g.) for 16 weeks. We showed that ZNS administration slightly ameliorated the blood glucose levels, but significantly alleviated diabetes-induced cardiac dysfunction and hypertrophy. Furthermore, ZNS administration significantly inhibited the Bax and caspase-3 activity, upregulated Bcl-2 activity, and decreased the proportion of TUNEL-positive cells in heart tissues. We analyzed the hallmarks of ER stress in heart tissues, and revealed that ZNS administration significantly decreased the protein levels of GRP78, XBP-1s, ATF6, PERK, ATF4, and CHOP, and elevated Hrd1 protein. In high glucose (HG)-treated primary cardiomyocytes, application of ZNS (3 μM) significantly alleviated HG-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis. ZNS application also suppressed activated ER stress in HG-treated cardiomyocytes. Moreover, preapplication of the specific ER stress inducer tunicamycin (10 ng/mL) eliminated the protective effects of ZNS against HG-induced cardiac hypertrophy and ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Our findings suggest that ZNS improves the cardiac diastolic function in diabetic mice and prevents T2DM-induced cardiac hypertrophy by attenuating ER stress-mediated apoptosis.
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心脏病学
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糖尿病
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细胞生物学
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 5.895
Bei Yan,Lei Chen,Yanhui Wang,Jiacheng Zhang,Hui Zhao,Qinglian Hua,Shengjie Pei,Zihang Yue,Hui Liang,Huaqi Zhang
In this work, the protective effect of apple polyphenol extract (APE) on hepatic steatosis was investigated. Thirty-two C57BL/6J mice were assigned randomly to control group, hepatic steatosis group, lovastatin group, and APE group. After 8 weeks of intervention, APE supplementation markedly decreased the body weight gain, liver weight, liver index, epididymal adipose weight, epididymal adipose index, serum, and hepatic lipid levels. Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed that APE supplementation alleviated histopathological changes of hepatic steatosis. Western blot revealed that APE downregulated the protein levels of GRP78, IRE1α, p-IRE1α, XBP1, PERK, p-PERK, p-eIF2α, ATF6, PPAR-γ, SREBP-1c, FAS, and ACC1. In conclusion, this study found that APE inhibited IRE1α-XBP1, PERK-eIF2α, and ATF6 signaling pathways to alleviate endoplasmic reticulum stress, thereby improving HFD-induced hepatic steatosis.
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