Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
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2019
·Vol. 24
·期 5
·833-848
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IF 2.214
Gui-xin Zhang,Chen Zhan,Kai Wang,Jian Han,Dong Shang,Hai-long Chen
Acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) is a potentially life-threatening disease that is induced by the common bile duct (CBD) sludge or stones. This study aimed to investigate protective effects of Qingyi Decoction (QYT) on deoxycholic-acid-sodium salt (DCA) induced ABP in rats. Gpbar1 is a G-protein coupled receptor that can be activated by DCA. Both Gpbar1 overexpression vector and Gpbar1 RNAi were constructed and transfected into ABP cell models. Functional assays reveal that DCA significantly induced AR42J apoptosis and triggered Gpbar1 expression. Gpbar1 significantly activated caspase 8 and caspase 9 as compared to LV5-NC and LV3-NC (p<0.05). Gpbar1 significantly triggered apoptosis associated inflammatory factors as compared to LV5-NC and LV3-NC (p<0.05). Gpbar1 significantly induced calcium flux as compared to LV5-NC and LV3-NC (p<0.05). Gpbar1 up-regulated caspases and inflammatory factors in DCA treated pancreatic acinar cells. QYT reversed DCA induced apoptosis and inflammatory response. QYT significantly reduced Gpbar1 levels compared to no-QTY treated cells (p<0.05). In conclusion, QYT protects against DCA induced pancreatic acinar cell damage in ABP by inhibiting Gpbar1/NF-kB/p-RIP signaling pathway.
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药理学
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胃肠病学
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分子生物学
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Immunity Inflammation and Disease
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2024
·Vol. 12
·期 7
·e1149
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IF 3.1
Guoliang Li,Xin Xu,Lixin Chai,Qunhao Guo,Wei Wu
Background Bile acids (BAs) concentration can affect metabolic improvement caused by bariatric surgery and BA concentrations increase in patients after sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Here, how BAs after SG affect metabolism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was studied. Methods Mice were given high-fat diet (HFD) to induce NAFLD and received SG surgery. Hepatic and fecal BA concentrations in mice were detected by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. BA-related genes were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. G protein BA receptor 1 (GPBAR1) expression was identified using western blot analysis. NAFLD mice after SG received GPBAR1 inhibitor Triamterene. The weight of mice and mice liver was detected. Mouse liver tissue was observed by hematoxylin–eosin and Oil Red O staining. Triglyceride (TG), nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA), and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels in mouse liver tissue were analyzed by metabolic assay and enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay. Results SG boosted increase in hepatic total/conjugated BAs and related genes and GPBAR1 expression, and attenuated increase in fecal total BAs/muricholic acid in HFD-induced mice and increased fecal taurine-BAs in HFD-induced mice. Triamterene (72 mg/kg) reversed the inhibitory role of SG in HFD-induced increase of body weight, lipid accumulation, inflammatory cell infiltration, and increase of hepatic weight and TG/NEFA content, and counteracted the positive role of SG in HFD-induced increase of hepatic cAMP concentration in mice. Conclusions BAs improve metabolism via activating GPBAR1 to increase cAMP in NAFLD mice after SG.
研究领域:
代谢学
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肝病学
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内分泌学
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分子生物学
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CELLULAR SIGNALLING
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2023
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IF 4.8
Hairong Xiong,Jiaxin Ye,Qianqian Luo,Wen Li,Ning Xu,Hongmei Yang
Cancer cachexia is a systemic inflammation-driven syndrome, characterized by muscle atrophy and adipose tissue wasting, with progressive weight loss leading to serious impairment of physiological function. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from cancer cells play a significant role in adipocyte lipolysis, yet the mechanism remain uneclucidated. In this study, EVs derived from Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells were extracted and characterized. 3 T3-L1 and HIB1B adipocytes were cultured with conditioned medium or EVs from LLC, and LLC cells were used to establish a cancer cachexia mouse model. EVs derived from LLC cells were taken up by 3 T3-L1 and HIB1B adipocytes, and derived exosomal EIF5A protein-induced lipolysis of adipocytes. High level of EIF5A was expressed in EVs from LLC cells, exosomal EIF5A is linked to lipid metabolism. Elevated expression of EIF5A is associated with shorter overall survival in lung cancer patients. Western blots, glycerol release and Oil red O staining assays were used to evaluate lipolysis of adipocytes. The reduction of lipolysis in 3 T3-L1 and HIB1B adipocytes is achieved through silencing EIF5A or treating with pharmacologic inhibitor GC7 in vitro, and suppressing the expression of EIF5A in LLC cells by infected with shRNA or GC7 treatment partly alleviated white and brown adipose tissue lipolysis in vivo. Mechanistically, EIF5A directly binds with G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1) mRNA to promote its translation and then activates cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway to induce lipolysis. This study demonstrates that exosomal EIF5A from LLC cells, with hypusinated EIF5A, has a lipolytic effect on adipocyte and adipose tissues in cancer cachexia model. Exosomal EIF5A could be involved in lipolysis and these findings indicate that a novel regulator and potential target for cachexia treatment.
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肿瘤学
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细胞生物学
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分子生物学
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2026
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IF 6.7
Ruijiao Zhu,Liuxin Li,Meimei Zhao,Boya Zhang,Ziyi Zhang,Mengcong Li,Lu Yu,Ziwei Song,Ning Gu
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes, requiring effective therapies. This study showed polysaccharide from Ribes nigrum L. (blackcurrant polysaccharides (BCP)) exerted therapeutic effects in high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, improving glucose homeostasis and alleviating renal inflammation and fibrosis. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed BCP altered gut microbiota and notably enriched Akkermansia muciniphila, which was validated via fecal microbiota transplantation and exogenous A. muciniphila administration. Combined 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomic analysis identified a positive correlation between A. muciniphila and glycoursodeoxycholic acid (GUDCA). Exogenous A. muciniphila supplementation significantly increased the level of serum GUDCA in DN mice. Elevated GUDCA activated the bile acid receptor GPBAR1 in the kidney, suppressing NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammasome and TGF-β-mediated fibrosis. BCP improves renal outcomes by regulating bile acid metabolism through gut microbiota modulation, supporting its potential as a novel dietary strategy for DN.
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