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Hu H, Huang Y, Li A, Mi Q, Wang K, Chen L, Zhao Z, Zhang Q, Bai X, Pan H. Effects of different energy levels in low-protein diet on liver lipid metabolism in the late-phase laying hens through the gut-liver axis. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2024; 15:98. [PMID: 38987834 PMCID: PMC11238517 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-024-01055-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The energy/protein imbalance in a low-protein diet induces lipid metabolism disorders in late-phase laying hens. Reducing energy levels in the low-protein diet to adjust the energy-to-protein ratio may improve fat deposition, but this also decreases the laying performance of hens. This study investigated the mechanism by which different energy levels in the low-protein diet influences liver lipid metabolism in late-phase laying hens through the enterohepatic axis to guide feed optimization and nutrition strategies. A total of 288 laying hens were randomly allocated to the normal-energy and normal-protein diet group (positive control: CK) or 1 of 3 groups: low-energy and low-protein diet (LL), normal-energy and low-protein diet (NL), and high-energy and low-protein diet (HL) groups. The energy-to-protein ratios of the CK, LL, NL, and HL diets were 0.67, 0.74, 0.77, and 0.80, respectively. RESULTS Compared with the CK group, egg quality deteriorated with increasing energy intake in late-phase laying hens fed low-protein diet. Hens fed LL, NL, and HL diets had significantly higher triglyceride, total cholesterol, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and fatty acid synthase levels, but significantly lower hepatic lipase levels compared with the CK group. Liver transcriptome sequencing revealed that genes involved in fatty acid beta-oxidation (ACOX1, HADHA, EHHADH, and ACAA1) were downregulated, whereas genes related to fatty acid synthesis (SCD, FASN, and ACACA) were upregulated in LL group compared with the CK group. Comparison of the cecal microbiome showed that in hens fed an LL diet, Lactobacillus and Desulfovibrio were enriched, whereas riboflavin metabolism was suppressed. Cecal metabolites that were most significantly affected by the LL diet included several vitamins, such as riboflavin (vitamin B2), pantethine (vitamin B5 derivative), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), and 4-pyridoxic acid. CONCLUSION A lipid metabolism disorder due to deficiencies of vitamin B2 and pantethine originating from the metabolism of the cecal microbiome may be the underlying reason for fat accumulation in the liver of late-phase laying hens fed an LL diet. Based on the present study, we propose that targeting vitamin B2 and pantethine (vitamin B5 derivative) might be an effective strategy for improving lipid metabolism in late-phase laying hens fed a low-protein diet.
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- Hong Hu
- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu, 233000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Shanghai BIOZERON Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- WOD Poultry Research Institute, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu, 233000, China.
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China.
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Zhang Z, Yang Q, Jin M, Wang J, Chai Y, Zhang L, Jiang Z, Yu Q. Tamoxifen upregulates the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzyme Enoyl CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA hydratase ameliorating hepatic lipid accumulation in mice. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2024; 172:106585. [PMID: 38734232 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2024.106585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Tamoxifen is an estrogen receptor modulator that has been reported to alleviate hepatic lipid accumulation in mice, but the mechanism is still unclear. Peroxisome fatty acid β-oxidation is the main metabolic pathway for the overload of long-chain fatty acids. As long-chain fatty acids are a cause of hepatic lipid accumulation, the activation of peroxisome fatty acid β-oxidation might be a novel therapeutic strategy for metabolic associated fatty liver disease. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of tamoxifen against hepatic lipid accumulation based on the activation of peroxisome fatty acid β-oxidation. Tamoxifen reduced liver long-chain fatty acids and relieved hepatic lipid accumulation in high fat diet mice without sex difference. In vitro, tamoxifen protected primary hepatocytes against palmitic acid-induced lipotoxicity. Mechanistically, the RNA-sequence of hepatocytes isolated from the liver revealed that peroxisome fatty acid β-oxidation was activated by tamoxifen. Protein and mRNA expression of enoyl CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA hydratase were significantly increased in vivo and in vitro. Small interfering RNA enoyl CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA hydratase in primary hepatocytes abolished the therapeutic effects of tamoxifen in lipid accumulation. In conclusion, our results indicated that tamoxifen could relieve hepatic lipid accumulation in high fat diet mice based on the activation of enoyl CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA hydratase-mediated peroxisome fatty acids β-oxidation.
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- Ziling Zhang
- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- New Drug Screening and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Kan S, Hou Q, Shi J, Zhang M, Xu F, Liu Z, Jiang S. EHHADH deficiency regulates pexophagy and accelerates tubulointerstitial injury in diabetic kidney disease. Cell Death Discov 2024; 10:289. [PMID: 38879653 PMCID: PMC11180138 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-02066-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/19/2024] Open
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Peroxisomal L-bifunctional enzyme (EHHADH) plays a role in the classic peroxisomal fatty acid β-oxidation pathway; however, the relationship between EHHADH expression and diabetic kidney disease has not been well understood. Here, we found that endogenous EHHADH levels were strongly correlated with the progression and severity of diabetic nephropathy in T2D patients. EHHADH knockout mice exhibited worsened renal tubular injury in diabetic mice. Furthermore, EHHADH is a modulator of pexophagy. In renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) in vitro, the knockdown of EHHADH induced a dramatic loss of peroxisomes. The loss of peroxisomes in EHHADH-deficient RTECs was restored by either an autophagic inhibitor 3-methyladenine or bafilomycin A1 both in vitro and in vivo. NBR1 was required for pexophagy in EHHADH-knockdown cells, where the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was increased, while inhibition of ROS blocked pexophagy. In summary, our findings revealed EHHADH deficiency accelerated renal injury in DKD as a modulator of pexophagy.
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- Shuyan Kan
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Morito K, Ali H, Kishino S, Tanaka T. Fatty Acid Metabolism in Peroxisomes and Related Disorders. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38811487 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2024_802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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One of the functions of peroxisomes is the oxidation of fatty acids (FAs). The importance of this function in our lives is evidenced by the presence of peroxisomal disorders caused by the genetic deletion of proteins involved in these processes. Unlike mitochondrial oxidation, peroxisomal oxidation is not directly linked to ATP production. What is the role of FA oxidation in peroxisomes? Recent studies have revealed that peroxisomes supply the building blocks for lipid synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum and facilitate intracellular carbon recycling for membrane quality control. Accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), which are peroxisomal substrates, is a diagnostic marker in many types of peroxisomal disorders. However, the relationship between VLCFA accumulation and various symptoms of these disorders remains unclear. Recently, we developed a method for solubilizing VLCFAs in aqueous media and found that VLCFA toxicity could be mitigated by oleic acid replenishment. In this chapter, we present the physiological role of peroxisomal FA oxidation and the knowledge obtained from VLCFA-accumulating peroxisome-deficient cells.
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- Katsuya Morito
- Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, Division of Biological Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
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Shang Q, Xiang W, Wu Y, Lu Y, Li Z, Zheng J, Wang X, Wang X, Song X. Identification and analysis of immunogenicity and immunotherapy efficacy by fatty acid genes: a novel prognostic features of lumbar disc herniation and Mendelian randomization analysis. Int J Neurosci 2024:1-15. [PMID: 38738478 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2024.2353367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sciatica is a phrase used to describe radiating leg discomfort. The most common cause is lumbar disc herniation (LDH), which is considered to start in the nucleus pulposus. Advancements in lipidomics and metabolomics have unveiled the complex role of fatty acid metabolism (FAM) in both healthy and pathological states. However, the specific roles of fatty acid metabolism-related genes (FAMGs) in shaping therapeutic approaches, especially in LDH, remain largely unexplored and are a subject of ongoing research. METHODS The junction of the weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) test with 6 FAMGs enabled the finding of FAMGs. Gene set variation analysis (GSVA) was used to identify the possible biological activities and pathways of FAMGs. LASSO was used to determine diagnostic effectiveness of the four FAMGs in diagnosing LDH. GSE124272, GSE147383, GSE150408, and GSE153761 were utilized to confirm the levels of expression of four FAMGs. RESULTS Four FAMGs were discovered [Acyl-CoA Thioesterase 4 (ACOT4), Cytochrome P450 Family 4 Subfamily A Member 11 (CYP4A11), Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Long Chain (ACADL), Enoyl-CoA Hydratase and 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenase (EHHADH)] For biological function analysis, mhc class ib receptor activity, response to thyroxine, response to l phenylalanine derivative were emphasized. CONCLUSIONS FAMGs can help with prognosis and immunology, and provide evidence for fatty acid metabolism-related targeted therapeutics. In LDH, FAMGs and their interactions with immune cells might be therapeutic targets.
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- Qisong Shang
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Vaz FM, Ferdinandusse S, Salomons GS, Wanders RJA. Disorders of fatty acid homeostasis. J Inherit Metab Dis 2024. [PMID: 38693715 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Humans derive fatty acids (FA) from exogenous dietary sources and/or endogenous synthesis from acetyl-CoA, although some FA are solely derived from exogenous sources ("essential FA"). Once inside cells, FA may undergo a wide variety of different modifications, which include their activation to their corresponding CoA ester, the introduction of double bonds, the 2- and ω-hydroxylation and chain elongation, thereby generating a cellular FA pool which can be used for the synthesis of more complex lipids. The biological properties of complex lipids are very much determined by their molecular composition in terms of the FA incorporated into these lipid species. This immediately explains the existence of a range of genetic diseases in man, often with severe clinical consequences caused by variants in one of the many genes coding for enzymes responsible for these FA modifications. It is the purpose of this review to describe the current state of knowledge about FA homeostasis and the genetic diseases involved. This includes the disorders of FA activation, desaturation, 2- and ω-hydroxylation, and chain elongation, but also the disorders of FA breakdown, including disorders of peroxisomal and mitochondrial α- and β-oxidation.
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- Frédéric M Vaz
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Core Facility Metabolomics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Core Facility Metabolomics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ge Y, Shi Y, Wei C, Uthamapriya RA, Wu Y, Cao L. The effects of quinoa bran dietary fiber on glucose and lipid metabolism and hepatic transcriptome in obese rats. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:2692-2703. [PMID: 37994153 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND As a complex chronic metabolic disease, obesity not only affects the quality of human life but also increases the risk of various other diseases. Therefore, it is important to investigate the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic effects of dietary interventions that counteract obesity. RESULTS In this study, we extracted soluble (SDF) and insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) from quinoa bran using an enzymatic method and further investigated their effects on lipid metabolism and blood lipid levels in obese rats. Quinoa bran dietary fiber showed significantly reduced body weight, blood glucose level, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels compared to those in the model group of obese rats. Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were significantly lower in the IDF group, demonstrating that IDF improved liver injury more significantly than SDF, which was consistent with the analysis of liver tissue sections. IDF supplementation significantly improved the oxidation resistance of obese rats by decreasing malondialdehyde and increasing superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase levels compared to the high-fat diet group levels. Transcriptome analysis showed that IDF caused hepatic changes in genes (Ehhadh, PPARα, FADS, CPT1, CPT2, SCD-1, Acadm, and CYP7A1) related to fatty acid degradation, and this result coincided with that of the gene expression validation result. CONCLUSION Overall, our research offers crucial data for the logical development of dietary fiber from quinoa bran with nutritional purposes. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yunfei Ge
- College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
- Department of Marine Food Science and Technology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
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- College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
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- College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
- National Coarse Cereals Engineering Research Center, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
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- Department of Marine Food Science and Technology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
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- College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
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- College of Food Science, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
- National Coarse Cereals Engineering Research Center, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China
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Dong X, Wang L, Wang D, Yu M, Yang XJ, Cai H. Proteomic study on nintedanib in gastric cancer cells. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16771. [PMID: 38406279 PMCID: PMC10893871 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Background Gastric cancer is a very common gastrointestinal tumor with a high mortality rate. Nintedanib has been shown to significantly reduce tumor cell proliferation and increase apoptosis in gastric cancer cells in vitro. However, its systemic action mechanism on gastric cancer cells remains unclear. A high-throughput proteomic approach should help identify the potential mechanisms and targets of nintedanib on gastric cancer cells. Methods The effects of nintedanib on the biological behavior of gastric cancer cells were evaluated. A cytotoxic proliferation assay was performed to estimate the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50). AGS cells were divided into control, and nintedanib-treated groups (5 µM, 48 h), and differential protein expression was investigated using tandem mass tags (TMT) proteomics. The molecular mechanisms of these differentially expressed proteins and their network interactions were then analyzed using bioinformatics, and potential nintedanib targets were identified. Results This study identified 845 differentially expressed proteins in the nintedanib-treated group (compared to the control group), comprising 526 up-regulated and 319 down-regulated proteins. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the differentially expressed proteins were primarily enriched in biological pathways for branched-chain amino acid metabolism, steroid biosynthesis, propionate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, lysosome, peroxisome, and ferroptosis. Key driver analysis revealed that proteins, such as enoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH), isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1), acyl-CoA oxidase 2 (ACOX2), acyl-CoA oxidase 3 (ACOX3), and acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 1 (ACAA1) could be linked with nintedanib action. Conclusion Nintedanib inhibits the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of gastric cancer cells. The crossover pathways and protein networks predicted by proteomics should provide more detailed molecular information enabling the use of nintedanib against gastric cancer.
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- Xiaohua Dong
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, LanZhou, China
- Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province and NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Therapy of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, LanZhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province and NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Therapy of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, LanZhou, China
- Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province and NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Therapy of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, LanZhou, China
- Department of General Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province and NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Therapy of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Gansu Provincial Hospital, LanZhou, China
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Niknafs S, Meijer MMY, Khaskheli AA, Roura E. In ovo delivery of oregano essential oil activated xenobiotic detoxification and lipid metabolism at hatch in broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103321. [PMID: 38100943 PMCID: PMC10762474 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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In ovo interventions are used to improve embryonic development and robustness of chicks. The objective of this study was to identify the optimal dose for in ovo delivery of oregano essential oil (OEO), and to investigate metabolic impacts. Broiler chickens Ross 308 fertile eggs were injected with 7 levels of OEO (0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 µL) into the amniotic fluid at embryonic d 17.5 (E17.5) (n = 48). Chick quality was measured by navel score (P < 0.05) and/or hatchability rates (P < 0.01) were significantly decreased at doses at or above 10 or 20 µL/egg, respectively, indicating potential toxicity. However, no effects were observed at the 5 µL/egg, suggesting that compensatory mechanisms were effective to maintain homeostasis in the developing embryo. To pursue a better understanding of these mechanisms, transcriptomic analyses of the jejunum were performed comparing the control injected with saline and the group injected with 5 µL of OEO. The transcriptomic analyses identified that 167 genes were upregulated and 90 were downregulated in the 5 µL OEO compared to the control group injected with saline (P < 0.01). Functional analyses of the differentially expressed genes (DEG) showed that metabolic pathways related to the epoxygenase cytochrome P450 pathway associated with xenobiotic catabolic processes were significantly upregulated (P < 0.05). In addition, long-chain fatty acid metabolism associated with ATP binding transporters was also upregulated in the OEO treated group (P < 0.05). The results indicated that low doses of OEO in ovo have the potential to increase lipid metabolism in late stages (E17.5) of embryonic development. In conclusion, in ovo delivery of 5 µL OEO did not show any negative impact on hatchability and chick quality. OEO elevated expression of key enzymes and receptors involved in detoxification pathways and lipid metabolism in the jejunum of hatchling broiler chicks.
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- Shahram Niknafs
- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.
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Zhang S, Williams KJ, Verlande-Ferrero A, Chan AP, Su GB, Kershaw EE, Cox JE, Maschek JA, Shapira SN, Christofk HR, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Masri S, Villanueva CJ. Acute activation of adipocyte lipolysis reveals dynamic lipid remodeling of the hepatic lipidome. J Lipid Res 2024; 65:100434. [PMID: 37640283 PMCID: PMC10839691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2023.100434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Adipose tissue is the site of long-term energy storage. During the fasting state, exercise, and cold exposure, the white adipose tissue mobilizes energy for peripheral tissues through lipolysis. The mobilization of lipids from white adipose tissue to the liver can lead to excess triglyceride accumulation and fatty liver disease. Although the white adipose tissue is known to release free fatty acids, a comprehensive analysis of lipids mobilized from white adipocytes in vivo has not been completed. In these studies, we provide a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the adipocyte-secreted lipidome and show that there is interorgan crosstalk with liver. Our analysis identifies multiple lipid classes released by adipocytes in response to activation of lipolysis. Time-dependent analysis of the serum lipidome showed that free fatty acids increase within 30 min of β3-adrenergic receptor activation and subsequently decrease, followed by a rise in serum triglycerides, liver triglycerides, and several ceramide species. The triglyceride composition of liver is enriched for linoleic acid despite higher concentrations of palmitate in the blood. To further validate that these findings were a specific consequence of lipolysis, we generated mice with conditional deletion of adipose tissue triglyceride lipase exclusively in adipocytes. This loss of in vivo adipocyte lipolysis prevented the rise in serum free fatty acids and hepatic triglycerides. Furthermore, conditioned media from adipocytes promotes lipid remodeling in hepatocytes with concomitant changes in genes/pathways mediating lipid utilization. Together, these data highlight critical role of adipocyte lipolysis in interorgan crosstalk between adipocytes and liver.
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- Sicheng Zhang
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- UCLA Lipidomics Lab, Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- UCLA Lipidomics Lab, Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Nie T, Wang X, Li A, Shan A, Ma J. The promotion of fatty acid β-oxidation by hesperidin via activating SIRT1/PGC1α to improve NAFLD induced by a high-fat diet. Food Funct 2024; 15:372-386. [PMID: 38099440 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo04348g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Reducing fat deposits in hepatocytes is a direct treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the fatty acid metabolic processes mediated by fatty acid β-oxidation are important for the prevention of NAFLD. In this study, we established high-fat-diet models in vitro and in vivo to investigate the mechanism by which hesperidin (HDN) prevents NAFLD by modulating fatty acid β oxidation. Based on LC-MS screening of differential metabolites, many metabolites involved in phospholipid and lipid metabolism were found to be significantly altered and closely associated with fatty acid β-oxidation. The results from COIP experiments indicated that HDN increased the deacetylation of PGC1α by SIRT1. In addition, the results of CETSA and molecular docking experiments suggest that HDN targeting of SIRT1 plays an important role in their stable binding. Meanwhile, it was found that HDN reduced fatty acid uptake and synthesis and promoted the expression of SIRT1/PGC1α and fatty acid β-oxidation, and the latter process was inhibited after transfection to knockdown SIRT1. The results suggest that HDN improves NAFLD by promoting fatty acid β-oxidation through activating SIRT1/PGC1α. Thus, the findings indicate that HDN may be a potential drug for the treatment of NAFLD.
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- Tong Nie
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, P. R. China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, P. R. China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, P. R. China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, P. R. China.
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Mechanism for Animal Disease and Comparative Medicine, Harbin, 150030, P.R. China
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Vianzon VV, Hanson RM, Garg I, Joseph GJ, Rogers LM. Rank aggregation of independent genetic screen results highlights new strategies for adoptive cellular transfer therapy of cancer. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1235131. [PMID: 38143765 PMCID: PMC10748423 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1235131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Efficient intratumoral infiltration of adoptively transferred cells is a significant barrier to effectively treating solid tumors with adoptive cellular transfer (ACT) therapies. Our recent forward genetic, whole-genome screen identified T cell-intrinsic gene candidates that may improve tumor infiltration of T cells. Here, results are combined with five independent genetic screens using rank aggregation to improve rigor. This resulted in a combined total of 1,523 candidate genes - including 1,464 genes not currently being evaluated as therapeutic targets - that may improve tumor infiltration of T cells. Gene set enrichment analysis of a published human dataset shows that these gene candidates are differentially expressed in tumor infiltrating compared to circulating T cells, supporting translational potential. Importantly, adoptive transfer of T cells overexpressing gain-of-function candidates (AAK1ΔN125, SPRR1B, and EHHADH) into tumor-bearing mice resulted in increased T cell infiltration into tumors. These novel gene candidates may be considered as potential therapeutic candidates that can aid adoptive cellular therapy in improving T cell infiltration into solid tumors.
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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YIN Y, TANG H, FANG Y, LIU W, WANG J, HU Y, PENG J. Hepatic transcriptome delineates the therapeutic effects of Sanren Tang on high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2023; 43:1092-1102. [PMID: 37946471 PMCID: PMC10623253 DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of Sanren Tang (SRT, ) on a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in mice and to investigate the hepatic transcriptome regulated by SRT. METHODS The primary SRT components were identified using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry. The SRT-induced pharmacological effects on HFD-induced NAFLD were evaluated in mice for 16 weeks. Obeticholic acid was used as a control drug. Body weight, food intake, and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index were analysed. Hepatic histological changes were observed in haematoxylin and eosin-stained sections and quantified using the NAFLD activity score (NAS). Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and hepatic triglyceride (TG) levels were measured. Lipids in hepatocytes were visualised by Oil red staining. RNA-sequencing was performed to determine the transcriptome profile of the liver tissue. The differentially expressed genes were validated using real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. RESULTS Four principal compounds were identified in the SRT: adenosine, amygdalin, luteoloside, and magnolol. SRT ameliorated hepatic histology and lipid deposition in the NAFLD mice, and decreased HOMA-IR, NAS and ALT, and hepatic TG levels. Hepatic transcriptome analysis revealed 232 HFD-regulated genes that were reversed by SRT simultaneously. Retinol metabolism, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ signalling were the top three SRT-regulated pathways in NAFLD. CONCLUSIONS SRT significantly ameliorated HFD-induced NAFLD, which was correlated with the regulation of genes enriched in the retinol metabolism, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, and PPARγ signalling pathways.
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- Yixiao YIN
- 1 Institute of Liver diseases, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 3 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- 1 Institute of Liver diseases, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 3 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- 1 Institute of Liver diseases, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 3 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- 1 Institute of Liver diseases, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 3 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- 1 Institute of Liver diseases, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 3 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- 4 Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
- 5 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 6 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- 1 Institute of Liver diseases, Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- 2 Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201203, China
- 3 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Clinical Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Jiang C, Storey KB, Yang H, Sun L. Aestivation in Nature: Physiological Strategies and Evolutionary Adaptations in Hypometabolic States. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14093. [PMID: 37762394 PMCID: PMC10531719 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Aestivation is considered to be one of the "purest" hypometabolic states in nature, as it involves aerobic dormancy that can be induced and sustained without complex factors. Animals that undergo aestivation to protect themselves from environmental stressors such as high temperatures, droughts, and food shortages. However, this shift in body metabolism presents new challenges for survival, including oxidative stress upon awakening from aestivation, accumulation of toxic metabolites, changes in energy sources, adjustments to immune status, muscle atrophy due to prolonged immobility, and degeneration of internal organs due to prolonged food deprivation. In this review, we summarize the physiological and metabolic strategies, key regulatory factors, and networks utilized by aestivating animals to address the aforementioned components of aestivation. Furthermore, we present a comprehensive overview of the advancements made in aestivation research across major species, including amphibians, fish, reptiles, annelids, mollusks, and echinoderms, categorized according to their respective evolutionary positions. This approach offers a distinct perspective for comparative analysis, facilitating an understanding of the shared traits and unique features of aestivation across different groups of organisms.
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- Chunxi Jiang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences & Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; (C.J.); (H.Y.)
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science & Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada;
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences & Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; (C.J.); (H.Y.)
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science & Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences & Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; (C.J.); (H.Y.)
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science & Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Lu Z, Miao X, Song Q, Ding H, Rajan SAP, Skardal A, Votanopoulos KI, Dai K, Zhao W, Lu B, Atala A. Detection of lineage-reprogramming efficiency of tumor cells in a 3D-printed liver-on-a-chip model. Theranostics 2023; 13:4905-4918. [PMID: 37771785 PMCID: PMC10526656 DOI: 10.7150/thno.86921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: The liver metastasis accompanied with the loss of liver function is one of the most common complications in patients with triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC). Lineage reprogramming, as a technique direct inducing the functional cell types from one lineage to another lineage without passing through an intermediate pluripotent stage, is promising in changing cell fates and overcoming the limitations of primary cells. However, most reprogramming techniques are derived from human fibroblasts, and whether cancer cells can be reversed into hepatocytes remains elusive. Methods: Herein, we simplify preparation of reprogramming reagents by expressing six transcriptional factors (HNF4A, FOXA2, FOXA3, ATF5, PROX1, and HNF1) from two lentiviral vectors, each expressing three factors. Then the virus was transduced into MDA-MB-231 cells to generated human induced hepatocyte-like cells (hiHeps) and single-cell sequencing was used to analyze the fate for the cells after reprogramming. Furthermore, we constructed a Liver-on-a-chip (LOC) model by bioprinting the Gelatin Methacryloyl hydrogel loaded with hepatocyte extracellular vesicles (GelMA-EV) bioink onto the microfluidic chip to assess the metastasis behavior of the reprogrammed TNBC cells under the 3D liver microenvironment in vitro. Results: The combination of the genes HNF4A, FOXA2, FOXA3, ATF5, PROX1 and HNF1A could reprogram MDA-MB-231 tumor cells into human-induced hepatocytes (hiHeps), limiting metastasis of these cells. Single-cell sequencing analysis showed that the oncogenes were significantly inhibited while the liver-specific genes were activated after lineage reprogramming. Finally, the constructed LOC model showed that the hepatic phenotypes of the reprogrammed cells could be observed, and the metastasis of embedded cancer cells could be inhibited under the liver microenvironment. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that reprogramming could be a promising method to produce hepatocytes and treat TNBC liver metastasis. And the LOC model could intimate the 3D liver microenvironment and assess the behavior of the reprogrammed TNBC cells.
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- Zuyan Lu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Ralli S, Jones SJ, Leach S, Lynch HT, Brooks-Wilson AR. Gene and pathway based burden analyses in familial lymphoid cancer cases: Rare variants in immune pathway genes. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287602. [PMID: 37379307 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Genome-wide association studies have revealed common genetic variants with small effect sizes associated with diverse lymphoid cancers. Family studies have uncovered rare variants with high effect sizes. However, these variants explain only a portion of the heritability of these cancers. Some of the missing heritability may be attributable to rare variants with small effect sizes. We aim to identify rare germline variants associated with familial lymphoid cancers using exome sequencing. One case per family was selected from 39 lymphoid cancer families based on early onset of disease or rarity of subtype. Control data was from Non-Finnish Europeans in gnomAD exomes (N = 56,885) or ExAC (N = 33,370). Gene and pathway-based burden tests for rare variants were performed using TRAPD. Five putatively pathogenic germline variants were found in four genes: INTU, PEX7, EHHADH, and ASXL1. Pathway-based association tests identified the innate and adaptive immune systems, peroxisomal pathway and olfactory receptor pathway as associated with lymphoid cancers in familial cases. Our results suggest that rare inherited defects in the genes involved in immune system and peroxisomal pathway may predispose individuals to lymphoid cancers.
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- Sneha Ralli
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ranea-Robles P, Houten SM. The biochemistry and physiology of long-chain dicarboxylic acid metabolism. Biochem J 2023; 480:607-627. [PMID: 37140888 PMCID: PMC10214252 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20230041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Mitochondrial β-oxidation is the most prominent pathway for fatty acid oxidation but alternative oxidative metabolism exists. Fatty acid ω-oxidation is one of these pathways and forms dicarboxylic acids as products. These dicarboxylic acids are metabolized through peroxisomal β-oxidation representing an alternative pathway, which could potentially limit the toxic effects of fatty acid accumulation. Although dicarboxylic acid metabolism is highly active in liver and kidney, its role in physiology has not been explored in depth. In this review, we summarize the biochemical mechanism of the formation and degradation of dicarboxylic acids through ω- and β-oxidation, respectively. We will discuss the role of dicarboxylic acids in different (patho)physiological states with a particular focus on the role of the intermediates and products generated through peroxisomal β-oxidation. This review is expected to increase the understanding of dicarboxylic acid metabolism and spark future research.
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- Pablo Ranea-Robles
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, U.S.A
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Gao X, Sun R, Jiao N, Liang X, Li G, Gao H, Wu X, Yang M, Chen C, Sun X, Chen L, Wu W, Cong Y, Zhu R, Guo T, Liu Z. Integrative multi-omics deciphers the spatial characteristics of host-gut microbiota interactions in Crohn's disease. Cell Rep Med 2023:101050. [PMID: 37172588 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Dysregulated host-microbial interactions play critical roles in initiation and perpetuation of gut inflammation in Crohn's disease (CD). However, the spatial distribution and interaction network across the intestine and its accessory tissues are still elusive. Here, we profile the host proteins and tissue microbes in 540 samples from the intestinal mucosa, submucosa-muscularis-serosa, mesenteric adipose tissues, mesentery, and mesenteric lymph nodes of 30 CD patients and spatially decipher the host-microbial interactions. We observe aberrant antimicrobial immunity and metabolic processes across multi-tissues during CD and determine bacterial transmission along with altered microbial communities and ecological patterns. Moreover, we identify several candidate interaction pairs between host proteins and microbes associated with perpetuation of gut inflammation and bacterial transmigration across multi-tissues in CD. Signature alterations in host proteins (e.g., SAA2 and GOLM1) and microbes (e.g., Alistipes and Streptococcus) are further imprinted in serum and fecal samples as potential diagnostic biomarkers, thus providing a rationale for precision diagnosis.
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- Xiang Gao
- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China; Center for Infectious Disease Research, Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310024, China; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Difficult and Complicated Abdominal Surgery, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Difficult and Complicated Abdominal Surgery, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China; Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China; Center for Infectious Disease Research, Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou 310024, China; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China.
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China.
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Dong Q, Guo Y, Yuan J, Zhong S, Ni H, Liu J, Zhang M, Sun J, Yuan S, Yu H, Zhong Y, Jiang Q. Hexafluoropropylene oxide tetramer acid (HFPO-TeA)-induced developmental toxicities in chicken embryo: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor Alpha (PPARα) is involved. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 253:114671. [PMID: 36822062 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Hexafluoropropylene oxide tetramer acid (HFPO-TeA) is an emerging environmental contaminant, with environmental presence but limited toxicological information. To investigate its potential developmental toxicities, various doses of HFPO-TeA exposure were achieved in chicken embryos via air cell injection, and the exposed embryos were incubated until hatch. Within 24 h of hatch, the hatchling chickens were assessed with electrocardiography and histopathology for toxicological evaluation. For mechanistic investigation, in ovo silencing of PPARα was achieved via lentivirus microinjection, then the morphological/functional endpoints along with protein expression levels of PPARα-regulated genes were assessed. HFPO-TeA exposure in chicken embryo resulted in developmental cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity. Specifically, decreased right ventricular wall thickness, increased heart rate and hepatic steatosis were observed, whereas silencing of PPARα resulted in alleviation of observed toxicities. Western blotting for EHHADH and FABPs suggested that developmental exposure to HFPO-TeA effectively increased the expression levels of both targets in hatchling chicken heart and liver tissue samples, while PPARα silencing prevented such changes, suggesting that PPARα and its downstream genes are playing critical roles in HFPO-TeA induced developmental toxicities.
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- Qixuan Dong
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Special Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, China.
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Saitoh S, Takaki T, Nakajima K, Wo B, Terashima H, Shimo S, Nguyen HB, Thai TQ, Kumamoto K, Kunisawa K, Nagao S, Tojo A, Ohno N, Takahashi K. Treatment of tubular damage in high-fat-diet-fed obese mice using sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitors. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281770. [PMID: 36780539 PMCID: PMC9925073 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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A long-term high-fat diet (HFD) causes obesity and changes in renal lipid metabolism and lysosomal dysfunction in mice, causing renal damage. Sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitors, including phlorizin, exert nephroprotective effects in patients with chronic kidney disease, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. A HFD or standard diet was fed to adult C57BL/6J male mice, and phlorizin was administered. Lamellar body components of the proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) were investigated. After phlorizin administration in HFD-fed mice, sphingomyelin and ceramide in urine and tissues were assessed and label-free quantitative proteomics was performed using kidney tissue samples. Mitochondrial elongation by fusion was effective in the PTECs of HFD-fed obese mice under phlorizin administration, and many lamellar bodies were found in the apical portion of the S2 segment of the proximal tubule. Phlorizin functioned as a diuretic, releasing lamellar bodies from the apical membrane of PTECs and clearing the obstruction in nephrons. The main component of the lamellar bodies was sphingomyelin. On the first day of phlorizin administration in HFD-fed obese mice, the diuretic effect was increased, and more sphingomyelin was excreted through urine than in vehicle-treated mice. The expressions of three peroxisomal β-oxidation proteins involved in fatty acid metabolism were downregulated after phlorizin administration in the kidneys of HFD-fed mice. Fatty acid elongation protein levels increased with phlorizin administration, indicating an increase in long-chain fatty acids. Lamellar bodies accumulated in the proximal renal tubule of the S2 segment of the HFD-fed mice, indicating that the urinary excretion of lamellar bodies has nephroprotective effects.
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- Sei Saitoh
- Department of Biomedical Molecular Sciences (Anatomy II), Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Electron microscopy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Joint Research Facilities Support, Research Promotion and Support Headquarters, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
- Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Histology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical College of Chifeng University, Chifeng, China
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Health Science University, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
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- Division of Neurobiology and Bioinformatics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP), Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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- Division of Neurobiology and Bioinformatics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
- Department of Histology Embryology Genetics, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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- Education and Research Facility of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Regulatory Science for Evaluation & Development of Pharmaceuticals & Devices, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan
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- Education and Research Facility of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
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- Division of Ultrastructural Research, National Institute of Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Anatomy, Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Sciences (Anatomy II), Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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Wei Y, Xu Z, Hu M, Wu Z, Liu A, Czajkowsky DM, Guo Y, Shao Z. Time-resolved transcriptomics of mouse gastric pit cells during postnatal development reveals features distinct from whole stomach development. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:418-426. [PMID: 36285639 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Whole-organ transcriptomic analyses have emerged as a common method for characterizing developmental transitions in mammalian organs. However, it is unclear if all cell types in an organ follow the whole-organ defined developmental trajectory. Recently, a postnatal two-stage developmental process was described for the mouse stomach. Here, using laser capture microdissection to obtain in situ transcriptomic data, we show that mouse gastric pit cells exhibit four postnatal developmental stages. Interestingly, early stages are characterized by the up-regulation of genes associated with metabolism, a functionality not typically associated with pit cells. Hence, beyond revealing that not all constituent cells develop according to the whole-organ determined pathway, these results broaden our understanding of the pit cell phenotypic landscape during stomach development.
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- Ying Wei
- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Bio-ID Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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Kocherlakota S, Swinkels D, Van Veldhoven PP, Baes M. Mouse Models to Study Peroxisomal Functions and Disorders: Overview, Caveats, and Recommendations. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2643:469-500. [PMID: 36952207 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3048-8_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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During the last three decades many mouse lines were created or identified that are deficient in one or more peroxisomal functions. Different methodologies were applied to obtain global, hypomorph, cell type selective, inducible, and knockin mice. Whereas some models closely mimic pathologies in patients, others strongly deviate or no human counterpart has been reported. Often, mice, apparently endowed with a stronger transcriptional adaptation, have to be challenged with dietary additions or restrictions in order to trigger phenotypic changes. Depending on the inactivated peroxisomal protein, several approaches can be taken to validate the loss-of-function. Here, an overview is given of the available mouse models and their most important characteristics.
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- Sai Kocherlakota
- Laboratory of Cell Metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Peroxisome Biology and Intracellular Communication, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Yuan C, Zhang K, Wang Z, Ma X, Liu H, Zhao J, Lu W, Wang J. Dietary flaxseed oil and vitamin E improve semen quality via propionic acid metabolism. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1139725. [PMID: 37124753 PMCID: PMC10140321 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1139725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Introduction Flaxseed oil (FO) and vitamin E (VE) both have antioxidant effects on sperm. The present study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with FO and/or VE on semen quality. Methods 16 fertile Simmental bulls were selected and randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 4): the control group (control diet), FO group (control diet containing 24 g/kg FO), VE group (control diet containing 150 mg/kg VE) and FOVE group (control diet containing 150 mg/kg VE and 24 g/kg FO), and the trial lasted 10 weeks. Results The results showed that the addition of FO independently can increase sperm motion parameters, the levels of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2), while reduce oxidative stress in seminal plasma (P < 0.05). Supplement of VE independently can increased the motility, motility parameters, CAT and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels, and reduce oxidative stress in seminal plasma (P < 0.05). There was an interaction effect of FO × VE on motility and reactive oxygen species (ROS), while GSH-Px and ROS were affected by week × VE 2-way interaction, levels of T and E2 were also affected by the dietary FO × week interaction (P < 0.05). The triple interaction effects of FO, VE and week were significant for malondialdehyde (MDA) (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, sperm from the FOVE group had a significantly higher in vitro fertilization (IVF) rate, and subsequent embryos had increased developmental ability with reduced ROS levels at the eight-cell stage, then increased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content and gene expression levels of CAT, CDX2, Nanog, and SOD at the blastocyst stage (P < 0.05). Metabolomic and transcriptomic results indicated that dietary supplementation of FO and VE increased the expression of the metabolite aconitic acid, as well as the expression of ABAT and AHDHA genes. Conclusion With in-silico analysis, it can be concluded that the effects of dietary FO and VE on improving semen quality and embryo development may be related to increased aconitic acid via the ABAT and AHDHA genes involved in the propionic acid metabolism pathway.
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- Chongshan Yuan
- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Zhao, ; Wenfa Lu, ; Jun Wang,
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Zhao, ; Wenfa Lu, ; Jun Wang,
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- Joint Laboratory of the Modern Agricultural Technology International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Key Lab of the Animal Production, Product Quality, and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Zhao, ; Wenfa Lu, ; Jun Wang,
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Wanders RJA, Baes M, Ribeiro D, Ferdinandusse S, Waterham HR. The physiological functions of human peroxisomes. Physiol Rev 2023; 103:957-1024. [PMID: 35951481 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00051.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Peroxisomes are subcellular organelles that play a central role in human physiology by catalyzing a range of unique metabolic functions. The importance of peroxisomes for human health is exemplified by the existence of a group of usually severe diseases caused by an impairment in one or more peroxisomal functions. Among others these include the Zellweger spectrum disorders, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, and Refsum disease. To fulfill their role in metabolism, peroxisomes require continued interaction with other subcellular organelles including lipid droplets, lysosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria. In recent years it has become clear that the metabolic alliance between peroxisomes and other organelles requires the active participation of tethering proteins to bring the organelles physically closer together, thereby achieving efficient transfer of metabolites. This review intends to describe the current state of knowledge about the metabolic role of peroxisomes in humans, with particular emphasis on the metabolic partnership between peroxisomes and other organelles and the consequences of genetic defects in these processes. We also describe the biogenesis of peroxisomes and the consequences of the multiple genetic defects therein. In addition, we discuss the functional role of peroxisomes in different organs and tissues and include relevant information derived from model systems, notably peroxisomal mouse models. Finally, we pay particular attention to a hitherto underrated role of peroxisomes in viral infections.
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- Ronald J A Wanders
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,United for Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Cell Metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED) and Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,United for Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,United for Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase is essential for the production of DHA in zebrafish. J Lipid Res 2022; 64:100326. [PMID: 36592657 PMCID: PMC9974443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2022.100326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Compared with other species, freshwater fish are more capable of synthesizing DHA via same biosynthetic pathways. Freshwater fish have a "Sprecher" pathway to biosynthesize DHA in a peroxisome-dependent manner. Enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (Ehhadh) is involved in the hydration and dehydrogenation reactions of fatty acid β-oxidation in peroxisomes. However, the role of Ehhadh in the synthesis of DHA in freshwater fish remains largely unclear. In this study, the knockout of Ehhadh significantly inhibited DHA synthesis in zebrafish. Liver transcriptome analysis showed that Ehhadh deletion significantly inhibited SREBF and PPAR signaling pathways and decreased the expression of PUFA synthesis-related genes. Our results from the analysis of transgenic zebrafish (Tg:Ehhadh) showed that Ehhadh overexpression significantly increased the DHA content in the liver and significantly upregulated the expression of genes related to PUFA synthesis. In addition, the DHA content in the liver of Tg:Ehhadh fed with linseed oil was significantly higher than that of wildtype, but the expression of PUFA synthesis-related genes fads2 and elovl2 were significantly lower, indicating that Ehhadh had a direct effect on DHA synthesis. In conclusion, our results showed that Ehhadh was essential for DHA synthesis in the "Sprecher" pathway, and Ehhadh overexpression could promote DHA synthesis. This study provides insight into the role of Ehhadh in freshwater fish.
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RNA-Seq Analysis Identifies Differentially Expressed Genes in the Longissimus dorsi of Wagyu and Chinese Red Steppe Cattle. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010387. [PMID: 36613828 PMCID: PMC9820533 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Meat quality has a close relationship with fat and connective tissue; therefore, screening and identifying functional genes related to lipid metabolism is essential for the production of high-grade beef. The transcriptomes of the Longissimus dorsi muscle in Wagyu and Chinese Red Steppe cattle, breeds with significant differences in meat quality and intramuscular fat deposition, were analyzed using RNA-seq to screen for candidate genes associated with beef quality traits. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis showed that the 388 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were involved in biological processes such as short-chain fatty acid metabolism, regulation of fatty acid transport and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway. In addition, crystallin alpha B (CRYAB), ankyrin repeat domain 2 (ANKRD2), aldehyde dehydrogenase 9 family member A1 (ALDH9A1) and enoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH) were investigated for their effects on intracellular triglyceride and fatty acid content and their regulatory effects on genes in lipogenesis and fatty acid metabolism pathways. This study generated a dataset from transcriptome profiling of two cattle breeds, with differing capacities for fat-deposition in the muscle, and revealed molecular evidence that CRYAB, ANKRD2, ALDH9A1 and EHHADH are related to fat metabolism in bovine fetal fibroblasts (BFFs). The results provide potential functional genes for maker-assisted selection and molecular breeding to improve meat quality traits in beef cattle.
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Transcriptomics and Lipid Metabolomics Analysis of Subcutaneous, Visceral, and Abdominal Adipose Tissues of Beef Cattle. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:genes14010037. [PMID: 36672778 PMCID: PMC9858949 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Fat deposition traits are influenced by genetics and environment, which affect meat quality, growth rate, and energy metabolism of domestic animals. However, at present, the molecular mechanism of fat deposition is not entirely understood in beef cattle. Therefore, the current study conducted transcriptomics and lipid metabolomics analysis of subcutaneous, visceral, and abdominal adipose tissue (SAT, VAT, and AAT) of Huaxi cattle to investigate the differences among these adipose tissues and systematically explore how candidate genes interact with metabolites to affect fat deposition. These results demonstrated that compared with SAT, the gene expression patterns and metabolite contents of VAT and AAT were more consistent. Particularly, SCD expression, monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) and triglyceride (TG) content were higher in SAT, whereas PCK1 expression and the contents of saturated fatty acid (SFA), diacylglycerol (DG), and lysoglycerophosphocholine (LPC) were higher in VAT. Notably, in contrast to PCK1, 10 candidates including SCD, ELOVL6, ACACA, and FABP7 were identified to affect fat deposition through positively regulating MUFA and TG, and negatively regulating SFA, DG, and LPC. These findings uncovered novel gene resources and offered a theoretical basis for future investigation of fat deposition in beef cattle.
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Cui H, Chang Y, Cao J, Jiang X, Li M. Liver immune and lipid metabolism disorders in mice induced by triphenyl phosphate with or without high fructose and high fat diet. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136543. [PMID: 36150489 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) are frequently detected in food and human samples, and epidemiological studies have found that human exposure to aryl-OPFRs (triphenyl phosphate, TPP) is associated with lipid metabolism. Although toxicity studies suggest a potential obesity risk from TPP exposure, the molecular mechanism remains unclear. This study investigated the subchronic dietary effects on mouse liver significantly changed proteins (SCPs) and elucidated the underlying molecular mechanisms of TPP with or without a high-fructose and high-fat (HFF) diet. Male C57BL/6J mice were exposed to low-dose TPP (corresponding to the oral reference dose, 10 μg/kg body weight (bw)/day) and high-dose TPP (1000 μg/kg bw/day) for 12 weeks. The results showed that exposure to TPP generated changes of liver function and organelle damage as well as increases in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels. TPP exposure at a low dose damaged the liver immune system via major histocompatibility complex-related proteins involved in antigen processing and presentation. TPP exposure at a high dose caused disorders of the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids and steroid hormones, thereby inducing lipid accumulation in the liver. Although 10 μg/kg TPP did not cause serious lipid metabolism disorders in the liver, significant overexpression of fatty acid-binding protein 5, malic enzyme 1, and other related SCPs was observed, which led to disorders of cholesterol metabolism and lipogenesis to activate the proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathway and thus induced potential obesity risks. In addition, lipid metabolism disorders related to TPP were aggravated under the HFF diet, impairing liver mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum function in mice by altering the activity of cytochrome P450 enzyme subfamilies. These findings provide an in-depth understanding of the molecular toxicity mechanisms and health risks associated with subchronic exposure to TPP under different dietary regimes.
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- Haiyan Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Vickers SD, Shumar SA, Saporito DC, Kunovac A, Hathaway QA, Mintmier B, King JA, King RD, Rajendran VM, Infante AM, Hollander JM, Leonardi R. NUDT7 regulates total hepatic CoA levels and the composition of the intestinal bile acid pool in male mice fed a Western diet. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102745. [PMID: 36436558 PMCID: PMC9792899 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Nudix hydrolase 7 (NUDT7) is an enzyme that hydrolyzes CoA species, is highly expressed in the liver, and resides in the peroxisomes. Peroxisomes are organelles where the preferential oxidation of dicarboxylic fatty acids occurs and where the hepatic synthesis of the primary bile acids cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid is completed. We previously showed that liver-specific overexpression of NUDT7 affects peroxisomal lipid metabolism but does not prevent the increase in total liver CoA levels that occurs during fasting. We generated Nudt7-/- mice to further characterize the role that peroxisomal (acyl-)CoA degradation plays in the modulation of the size and composition of the acyl-CoA pool and in the regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism. Here, we show that deletion of Nudt7 alters the composition of the hepatic acyl-CoA pool in mice fed a low-fat diet, but only in males fed a Western diet does the lack of NUDT7 activity increase total liver CoA levels. This effect is driven by the male-specific accumulation of medium-chain dicarboxylic acyl-CoAs, which are produced from the β-oxidation of dicarboxylic fatty acids. We also show that, under conditions of elevated synthesis of chenodeoxycholic acid derivatives, Nudt7 deletion promotes the production of tauromuricholic acid, decreasing the hydrophobicity index of the intestinal bile acid pool and increasing fecal cholesterol excretion in male mice. These findings reveal that NUDT7-mediated hydrolysis of acyl-CoA pathway intermediates in liver peroxisomes contributes to the regulation of dicarboxylic fatty acid metabolism and the composition of the bile acid pool.
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- Schuyler D Vickers
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Genomics Core Facility, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
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The Impact of Sleep Disturbance on Gut Microbiota, Atrial Substrate, and Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility in Mice: A Multi-Omics Analysis. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12111144. [PMID: 36422284 PMCID: PMC9694206 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12111144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study examined the effect of sleep disturbance on gut microbiota (GM), atrial substrate, and atrial fibrillation (AF) inducibility. C57BL/6 mice were subjected to six weeks of sleep deprivation (SD) using the method of modified multiple-platform. Transesophageal burst pacing was performed to evaluate AF inducibility. Feces, plasma, and an atrium were collected and analyzed by 16s rRNA sequencing, liquid chromatography−mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based metabolome, histological studies, and transcriptome. Higher AF inducibility (2/30 of control vs. 15/30 of SD, p = 0.001) and longer AF duration (p < 0.001), concomitant with aggravated fibrosis, collagen, and lipid accumulation, were seen in the SD mice compared to control mice. Meanwhile, elevated alpha diversity, higher abundance of Flavonifractor, Ruminococcus, and Alloprevotella, as well as imbalanced functional pathways, were observed in the gut of SD mice. Moreover, the global patterns for the plasma metabolome were altered, e.g., the decreased butanoate metabolism intermediates in SD mice. In addition, disrupted metabolic homeostasis in the SD atrium, such as fatty acid metabolism, was analyzed by the transcriptome. These results demonstrated that the crosstalk between GM and atrial metabolism might be a promising target for SD-mediated AF susceptibility.
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Fu X, Xu Z, Gawaz M, Lämmerhofer M. UHPLC-MS/MS method for chiral separation of 3-hydroxy fatty acids on amylose-based chiral stationary phase and its application for the enantioselective analysis in plasma and platelets. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 223:115151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.115151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wang P, Li X, Zhu Y, Wei J, Zhang C, Kong Q, Nie X, Zhang Q, Wang Z. Genome-wide association analysis of milk production, somatic cell score, and body conformation traits in Holstein cows. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:932034. [PMID: 36268046 PMCID: PMC9578681 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.932034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Milk production and body conformation traits are critical economic traits for dairy cows. To understand the basic genetic structure for those traits, a genome wide association study was performed on milk yield, milk fat yield, milk fat percentage, milk protein yield, milk protein percentage, somatic cell score, body form composite index, daily capacity composite index, feed, and leg conformation traits, based on the Illumina Bovine HD100k BeadChip. A total of 57, 12 and 26 SNPs were found to be related to the milk production, somatic cell score and body conformation traits in the Holstein cattle. Genes with pleiotropic effect were also found in this study. Seven significant SNPs were associated with multi-traits and were located on the PLEC, PLEKHA5, TONSL, PTGER4, and LCORL genes. In addition, some important candidate genes, like GPAT3, CEBPB, AGO2, SLC37A1, and FNDC3B, were found to participate in fat metabolism or mammary gland development. These results can be used as candidate genes for milk production, somatic cell score, and body conformation traits of Holstein cows, and are helpful for further gene function analysis to improve milk production and quality.
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- Peng Wang
- Heilongjiang Animal Husbandry Service, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China,Bioinformatics Center, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Animal Husbandry Service, Harbin, China
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- School of mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China,Bioinformatics Center, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Animal Husbandry Service, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Animal Husbandry Service, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China,Bioinformatics Center, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China,*Correspondence: Zhipeng Wang
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Chen CT, Shao Z, Fu Z. Dysfunctional peroxisomal lipid metabolisms and their ocular manifestations. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:982564. [PMID: 36187472 PMCID: PMC9524157 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.982564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Retina is rich in lipids and dyslipidemia causes retinal dysfunction and eye diseases. In retina, lipids are not only important membrane component in cells and organelles but also fuel substrates for energy production. However, our current knowledge of lipid processing in the retina are very limited. Peroxisomes play a critical role in lipid homeostasis and genetic disorders with peroxisomal dysfunction have different types of ocular complications. In this review, we focus on the role of peroxisomes in lipid metabolism, including degradation and detoxification of very-long-chain fatty acids, branched-chain fatty acids, dicarboxylic acids, reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, glyoxylate, and amino acids, as well as biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid, plasmalogen and bile acids. We also discuss the potential contributions of peroxisomal pathways to eye health and summarize the reported cases of ocular symptoms in patients with peroxisomal disorders, corresponding to each disrupted peroxisomal pathway. We also review the cross-talk between peroxisomes and other organelles such as lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria.
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- Chuck T. Chen
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Post-Graduate Medical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- The Genetics Program, North York General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Zhongjie Fu,
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Cai C, Yang Y, Ga Q, Xu G, Ge R, Tang F. Comparative genomic analysis of high-altitude adaptation for Mongolia Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, and Canis Lupus. Genomics 2022; 114:110359. [PMID: 35364265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Tibetan Mastiff has adapted to the extreme environment of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Yet, the underlying mechanisms of its high-altitude-adaptation and origin remains elusive. Here, we generated the draft genomes of Mongolia Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, and Canis Lupus. The phylogenetic tree uncovered that Tibetan Mastiff and Mongolia Mastiff were derived from Canis Lupus species. The comparative genomic analyses identified that the expansion of gene families related to DNA repair and damage response, and contraction related to ATPase activity revealed the genetic adaptations of Tibetan Mastiff and Canis Lupus to high altitude. In addition, the Tibetan Mastiff and Canis Lupus had signals of positive selection for genes involved in fatty-acid α/β- oxidation for highland adaptation. Notably, the positively selected TERT of Tibetan Mastiff should be an adaptive trait for correcting DNA damage. These findings suggested that the Tibetan Mastiff and Canis Lupus evolves basic strategies for adaptation to high altitude.
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- Chunmei Cai
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, School of Medical, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Xining 810016, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, School of Medical, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Xining 810016, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, School of Medical, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Xining 810016, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, School of Medical, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Xining 810016, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, School of Medical, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Xining 810016, PR China.
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, School of Medical, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Xining 810016, PR China.
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Li M, Yang X, Masoudi A, Xiao Q, Li N, Wang N, Chang G, Ren S, Li H, Liu J, Wang H. The regulatory strategy of proteins in the mouse kidney during Babesia microti infection. Exp Parasitol 2022; 235:108232. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ilacqua N, Anastasia I, Raimondi A, Lemieux P, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Toth K, Koonin EV, Pellegrini L. A three-organelle complex made by wrappER contacts with peroxisomes and mitochondria responds to liver lipid flux changes. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:272572. [PMID: 34672330 PMCID: PMC8627550 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hepatic lipid homeostasis depends on intracellular pathways that respire fatty acid in peroxisomes and mitochondria, and on systemic pathways that secrete fatty acid into the bloodstream, either free or condensed in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) triglycerides. These systemic and intracellular pathways are interdependent, but it is unclear whether and how they integrate into a single cellular circuit. Here, we report that mouse liver wrappER, a distinct endoplasmic reticulum (ER) compartment with apparent fatty acid- and VLDL-secretion functions, connects peroxisomes and mitochondria. Correlative light electron microscopy, quantitative serial section electron tomography and three-dimensional organelle reconstruction analysis show that the number of peroxisome-wrappER-mitochondria complexes changes throughout fasting-to-feeding transitions and doubles when VLDL synthesis stops following acute genetic ablation of Mttp in the liver. Quantitative proteomic analysis of peroxisome-wrappER-mitochondria complex-enriched fractions indicates that the loss of Mttp upregulates global fatty acid β-oxidation, thereby integrating the dynamics of this three-organelle association into hepatic fatty acid flux responses. Therefore, liver lipid homeostasis occurs through the convergence of systemic and intracellular fatty acid-elimination pathways in the peroxisome-wrappER-mitochondria complex.
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- Nicolò Ilacqua
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.,Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.,Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, 20132, Italy
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- Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada.,Deptartment of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Zhang Y, Chen Y, Zhang Z, Tao X, Xu S, Zhang X, Zurashvili T, Lu Z, Bayascas JR, Jin L, Zhao J, Zhou X. Acox2 is a regulator of lysine crotonylation that mediates hepatic metabolic homeostasis in mice. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:279. [PMID: 35351852 PMCID: PMC8964741 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04725-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Acyl-CoA oxidase 2 (Acox2) is an enzyme involved in peroxisomal bile acid synthesis and branched-chain fatty acid degradation. Acox2 knockout (−/−) mice spontaneously developed liver cancer with marked lymphocytic infiltrate. Tandem-affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry analysis revealed that Acox2 interacted with methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase followed by co-immunoprecipitation confirmation. Here we reported that non-histone lysine crotonylation (Kcr) levels were downregulated in Acox2−/− mice livers. Interestingly, Kcr signals were concentrated in the nucleus of tumor cells but mostly located in the cytoplasm of adjacent normal liver cells of Acox2−/− mice. Quantitative analysis of the global crotonylome further revealed that 54% (27/50) of downregulated non-histone Kcr sites were located in mitochondrial (11/50) and peroxisomal (17/50) enzymes including Ehhadh, Scp2, Hsd17b4, Crot, Etfa, Cpt1a, Eci1/2, Hadha, Etfdh, and Idh2. Subsequent site-directed mutagenesis and transcriptome analysis revealed that Ehhadh K572cr might have site-specific regulatory roles by downregulating TOP3B expression that lead to increased DNA damage in vitro. Our findings suggested Acox2 is a regulator of Kcr that might play critical role on hepatic metabolic homeostasis.
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Tserga A, Pouloudi D, Saulnier-Blache JS, Stroggilos R, Theochari I, Gakiopoulou H, Mischak H, Zoidakis J, Schanstra JP, Vlahou A, Makridakis M. Proteomic Analysis of Mouse Kidney Tissue Associates Peroxisomal Dysfunction with Early Diabetic Kidney Disease. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020216. [PMID: 35203426 PMCID: PMC8869654 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: The absence of efficient inhibitors for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression reflects the gaps in our understanding of DKD molecular pathogenesis. Methods: A comprehensive proteomic analysis was performed on the glomeruli and kidney cortex of diabetic mice with the subsequent validation of findings in human biopsies and omics datasets, aiming to better understand the underlying molecular biology of early DKD development and progression. Results: LC–MS/MS was employed to analyze the kidney proteome of 2 DKD models: Ins2Akita (early and late DKD) and db/db mice (late DKD). The abundance of detected proteins was defined. Pathway analysis of differentially expressed proteins in the early and late DKD versus the respective controls predicted dysregulation in DKD hallmarks (peroxisomal lipid metabolism and β-oxidation), supporting the functional relevance of the findings. Comparing the observed protein changes in early and late DKD, the consistent upregulation of 21 and downregulation of 18 proteins was detected. Among these were downregulated peroxisomal and upregulated mitochondrial proteins. Tissue sections from 16 DKD patients were analyzed by IHC confirming our results. Conclusion: Our study shows an extensive differential expression of peroxisomal proteins in the early stages of DKD that persists regardless of the disease severity, providing new perspectives and potential markers of diabetic kidney dysfunction.
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- Aggeliki Tserga
- Department of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Soranou Efessiou 4, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.T.); (R.S.); (J.Z.)
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (D.P.); (I.T.); (H.G.)
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1297, Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, 31432 Toulouse, France;
- Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Soranou Efessiou 4, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.T.); (R.S.); (J.Z.)
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (D.P.); (I.T.); (H.G.)
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (D.P.); (I.T.); (H.G.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Soranou Efessiou 4, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.T.); (R.S.); (J.Z.)
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1297, Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, 31432 Toulouse, France;
- Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse, France
- Correspondence: (J.P.S.); (A.V.); (M.M.); Tel.: +33-5-31224078 (J.P.S.); +30-210-6597506 (A.V.); +30-210-6597485 (M.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Soranou Efessiou 4, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.T.); (R.S.); (J.Z.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.S.); (A.V.); (M.M.); Tel.: +33-5-31224078 (J.P.S.); +30-210-6597506 (A.V.); +30-210-6597485 (M.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Soranou Efessiou 4, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.T.); (R.S.); (J.Z.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.S.); (A.V.); (M.M.); Tel.: +33-5-31224078 (J.P.S.); +30-210-6597506 (A.V.); +30-210-6597485 (M.M.)
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Lanzhang Granules Ameliorate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Regulating the PPAR α Signaling Pathway. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:1124901. [PMID: 35035496 PMCID: PMC8759917 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1124901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background There is still a lack of effective therapeutic drugs for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to date. In this study, we applied mouse model experiments to clarify the effect of Chinese herbal medicine “Lanzhang Granules (LZG)” on NAFLD and further explore the potential mechanism to provide an alternative method for NAFLD treatment. Methods Male C57BL/6J mice were fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) for twenty-two weeks to induce the NAFLD model. LZG intervention was then performed by gavage daily for another eight weeks. At the end of the treatment, serum and liver tissues were collected. Serum biochemical indexes, insulin levels, and liver histopathology were measured to assess the effect of LZG on NAFLD. The liver tissues were then analyzed by RNA sequence for differentially expressed genes and signaling pathways. Results were further analyzed by Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) networks between the LZG and model groups. The selected different genes and signaling pathways were further verified by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Moreover, alpha mouse liver 12 (AML12) cells with lipid accumulation induced by fatty acid were treated with LZG, Fenofibrate (PPARα agonist), or Gw6471 (PPARα antagonist) to confirm the potential pharmacological mechanism. Results LZG was found to downregulate liver weight, body weight, liver index, and serum levels of ALT, AST, and serum lipid in HFD-induced NAFLD mice. HE and Oil Red O staining showed the improvement of hepatic steatosis and inflammatory infiltration in the mice with LZG treatment. The homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index indicated that LZG improved the insulin resistance of NAFLD mice. The RNA sequencing and PPI analysis confirmed the role of LZG in lipid metabolism regulation and identified the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) signaling pathway as one of the major underlying mechanisms. Western blot and RT-PCR results verified the regulatory effect of LZG on the PPARα pathway, including the upregulation of PPARα, acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1 (ACOX1), and enoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH) and the downregulation of TNFα. In vitro experiments showed the effect of LZG in improving lipid accumulation and cell viability in AML12 cells induced by fatty acids, which were alleviated by Gw6471 coincubation. Gw6471could also reverse the transcription of PPAR target genes ACOX1 and EHHADH, which were upregulated by LZG treatment. Conclusion LZG can improve NAFLD in mice or cell models. A major underlying mechanism may be the regulation of the PPARα signaling pathway to improve lipid metabolism and inhibit the inflammatory response. This study will help to promote the clinical application of LZG for the treatment of NAFLD.
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Tsukazawa KS, Li L, Tse WKF. 2,4-dichlorophenol exposure induces lipid accumulation and reactive oxygen species formation in zebrafish embryos. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 230:113133. [PMID: 34971995 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.113133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is commonly found in the aquatic environment that can be formed by the conversion of triclosan, which is a high production volume endocrine disturbing chemical. The study aims to understand the potential developmental toxicity of 2,4-DCP by using the in vivo zebrafish. We exposed the 2,4-DCP to the zebrafish embryos and collected the samples at several selected developmental stages (70-85% epiboly/10-12 somite/prim-5) for the whole mount in situ hybridization. The staining is used to investigate the ventral patterning, presumptive neural formation, and brain development. Results suggested that the 2,4-DCP exposure (up to 2.5 mg/L) did not affect the tested developmental processes in the survived embryos. Further experiments on lipid accumulation and oxidative stress were carried out at 5 days post fertilization larvae. Results showed the accumulation of oil droplets and induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the larvae after the highest dosage exposure (2.5 mg/L). The real-time qPCR results suggested that the alternation of lipid metabolism was due to the reduced mRNA expressions of proliferator-activated receptor alpha (ppar-α) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (acc); while the suppressed glutathione peroxidase (gpx) mRNA expression was responsible for the induction of the ROS. To conclude, the study provided scientific merits of understanding 2,4-DCP toxicity, and suggested the possible underlying mechanism of the defects.
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- Kazumi Sunny Tsukazawa
- Laboratory of Developmental Disorders and Toxicology, Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behavior, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute (BCBDI), Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Laboratory of Developmental Disorders and Toxicology, Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Gander J, Carrard J, Gallart-Ayala H, Borreggine R, Teav T, Infanger D, Colledge F, Streese L, Wagner J, Klenk C, Nève G, Knaier R, Hanssen H, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Ivanisevic J. Metabolic Impairment in Coronary Artery Disease: Elevated Serum Acylcarnitines Under the Spotlights. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:792350. [PMID: 34977199 PMCID: PMC8716394 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.792350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Expanding patients' metabolic phenotyping beyond clinical chemistry investigations could lead to earlier recognition of disease onset and better prevention strategies. Additionally, metabolic phenotyping, at the molecular species level, contributes to unravel the roles of metabolites in disease development. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated clinically healthy individuals (n = 116, 65% male, 70.8 ± 8.7 years) and patients with CAD (n = 54, 91% male, 67.0 ± 11.5 years) of the COmPLETE study. We applied a high-coverage quantitative liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry approach to acquire a comprehensive profile of serum acylcarnitines, free carnitine and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), as markers of mitochondrial health and energy homeostasis. Multivariable linear regression analyses, adjusted for confounders, were conducted to assess associations between metabolites and CAD phenotype. In total, 20 short-, medium- and long-chain acylcarnitine species, along with L-carnitine, valine and isoleucine were found to be significantly (adjusted p ≤ 0.05) and positively associated with CAD. For 17 acylcarnitine species, associations became stronger as the number of affected coronary arteries increased. This implies that circulating acylcarnitine levels reflect CAD severity and might play a role in future patients' stratification strategies. Altogether, CAD is characterized by elevated serum acylcarnitine and BCAA levels, which indicates mitochondrial imbalance between fatty acid and glucose oxidation.
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- Joséphine Gander
- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports Science, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss
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- Metabolomics Platform, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Julijana Ivanisevic
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Xu X, Ni H, Guo Y, Lin Y, Ji J, Jin C, Yuan F, Feng M, Ji N, Zheng Y, Jiang Q. Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) induced developmental cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity in hatchling chickens: Roles of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 290:118112. [PMID: 34500398 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) is a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) substitute. In the current study, potential developmental cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity following HFPO-DA exposure in chicken embryo has been investigated, focusing on the roles of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPARα), the major molecular target in PFOA-induced toxicities. HFPO-DA was exposed to fertile chicken eggs via air cell injection, morphology and function of the target organs (heart and liver) in hatchlings were investigated with histopathology and electrocardiography, and the serum levels of HFPO-DA had been measured with quadrupole-time of flight liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (Q-TOF LC/MS). Additionally, lentivirus-mediated in ovo PPARα silencing was used to assess the roles of PPARα in HFPO-DA induced developmental toxicities. The results indicated that developmental exposure to HFPO-DA induced developmental cardiotoxicity, including thinned right ventricular wall and elevated heart rates, similar to those observed with PFOA exposure, as well as developmental hepatotoxicity in the form of steatosis. Silencing of PPARα alleviated such effects, suggesting participation of PPARα in HFPO-DA induced developmental toxicities in chicken embryo. Moreover, enhanced expression of PPARα downstream genes, cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) and enoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH), were observed in HFPO-DA exposed animal heart tissues, which can be abolished by PPARα silencing. On the other hand, liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) and CD36 expression were effectively enhanced in exposed liver tissues, but not EHHADH, suggesting differential mechanism of toxicity in heart and liver tissues. In summary, developmental exposure to HFPO-DA induced developmental cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity in hatchling chickens similar to PFOA, and PPARα still participates in such toxicities, with some differential downstream gene regulations in different organs. Further investigation on HFPO-DA-induced developmental toxicities is guaranteed.
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- Xiaohui Xu
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, China.
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Ranea-Robles P, Chen H, Stauffer B, Yu C, Bhattacharya D, Friedman SL, Puchowicz M, Houten SM. The peroxisomal transporter ABCD3 plays a major role in hepatic dicarboxylic fatty acid metabolism and lipid homeostasis. J Inherit Metab Dis 2021; 44:1419-1433. [PMID: 34564857 PMCID: PMC8578467 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Peroxisomes metabolize a specific subset of fatty acids, which include dicarboxylic fatty acids (DCAs) generated by ω-oxidation. Data obtained in vitro suggest that the peroxisomal transporter ABCD3 (also known as PMP70) mediates the transport of DCAs into the peroxisome, but in vivo evidence to support this role is lacking. In this work, we studied an Abcd3 KO mouse model generated by CRISPR-Cas9 technology using targeted and untargeted metabolomics, histology, immunoblotting, and stable isotope tracing technology. We show that ABCD3 functions in hepatic DCA metabolism and uncover a novel role for this peroxisomal transporter in lipid homeostasis. The Abcd3 KO mouse presents with increased hepatic long-chain DCAs, increased urine medium-chain DCAs, lipodystrophy, enhanced hepatic cholesterol synthesis and decreased hepatic de novo lipogenesis. Moreover, our study suggests that DCAs are metabolized by mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation when ABCD3 is not functional, reflecting the importance of the metabolic compartmentalization and communication between peroxisomes and mitochondria. In summary, this study provides data on the role of the peroxisomal transporter ABCD3 in hepatic lipid homeostasis and DCA metabolism, and the consequences of peroxisomal dysfunction for the liver.
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- Pablo Ranea-Robles
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Chen X, Zheng J, Teng M, Zhang J, Qian L, Duan M, Wang Z, Wang C. Environmentally relevant concentrations of tralopyril affect carbohydrate metabolism and lipid metabolism of zebrafish (Danio rerio) by disrupting mitochondrial function. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 223:112615. [PMID: 34385064 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tralopyril (TP), an antifouling biocide, is widely used to prevent heavy biofouling, and can have potential risks to aquatic organisms. However, there is little information available on the toxicity of tralopyril to aquatic organisms. In this study, the effect of TP on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and related mechanisms were evaluated in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae. Adverse modifications in carbohydrate metabolism were observed in larvae: hexokinase (HK) activity, succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content were significantly decreased; and transcript expression of genes (GK, HK1, and PCK1) was also significantly changed. Changes of TG content, FAS activity and transcript expression of genes (ACO, ehhadh, and fas) indicate that TP disrupt lipid metabolism in zebrafish larvae. The change in expression of genes (ndufs4, Sdhα, and uqcrc2) involved in the mitochondrial respiratory complexes, and genes (polg1 and tk2) involved in the mitochondrial DNA replication and transcription indicates that these adverse effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism are caused by mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Xiangguang Chen
- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- The Institute of Plant Production, Jilin Academy of Agriculture Science, Changchun 130033, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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He X, Wu R, Yun Y, Qin X, Chen L, Han Y, Wu J, Sha L, Borjigin G. Transcriptome analysis of messenger RNA and long noncoding RNA related to different developmental stages of tail adipose tissues of sunite sheep. Food Sci Nutr 2021; 9:5722-5734. [PMID: 34646540 PMCID: PMC8498062 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The tail fat of sheep is the most typical deposited fat, and it can be widely used in human daily life, such as diet, cosmetics, and industrial raw materials. To understand the potential regulatory mechanism of different growth stages of tail fat in Sunite sheep, we performed high-throughput RNA sequencing to characterize the long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression profiles of the sheep tail fat at the age of 6, 18, and 30 months. A total of 223 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 148 differentially expressed lncRNAs were found in the tail fat of 6-, 18-, and 30-month-old sheep. Based on functional analysis, we found that fat-related DEGs were mainly expressed at 6 months of age and gradually decreased at 18 and 30 months of age. The target gene prediction analysis shows that most of the lncRNAs target more than 20 mRNAs as their transregulators. Further, we obtained several fat-related differentially expressed target genes; these target genes interact with different differentially expressed lncRNAs at various ages and play an important role in the development of tail fat. Based on the DEGs and differentially expressed lncRNAs, we established three co-expression networks for each comparison group. Finally, we concluded that the development of the sheep tail fat is more active during the early stage of growth and gradually decreases with the increase in age. The mutual regulation of lncRNAs and mRNAs may play a key role in this complex biological process.
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- Xige He
- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Biochemistry and EngineeringHohhot Vocational CollegeHohhotChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
- School of Life Science and TechnologyInner Mongolia University of Science and TechnologyBaotouChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringInner Mongolia Agricultural UniversityHohhotChina
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Potter JHT, Davies KTJ, Yohe LR, Sanchez MKR, Rengifo EM, Struebig M, Warren K, Tsagkogeorga G, Lim BK, dos Reis M, Dávalos LM, Rossiter SJ. Dietary Diversification and Specialization in Neotropical Bats Facilitated by Early Molecular Evolution. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 38:3864-3883. [PMID: 34426843 PMCID: PMC8382914 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Dietary adaptation is a major feature of phenotypic and ecological diversification, yet the genetic basis of dietary shifts is poorly understood. Among mammals, Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (family Phyllostomidae) show unmatched diversity in diet; from a putative insectivorous ancestor, phyllostomids have radiated to specialize on diverse food sources including blood, nectar, and fruit. To assess whether dietary diversification in this group was accompanied by molecular adaptations for changing metabolic demands, we sequenced 89 transcriptomes across 58 species and combined these with published data to compare ∼13,000 protein coding genes across 66 species. We tested for positive selection on focal lineages, including those inferred to have undergone dietary shifts. Unexpectedly, we found a broad signature of positive selection in the ancestral phyllostomid branch, spanning genes implicated in the metabolism of all major macronutrients, yet few positively selected genes at the inferred switch to plantivory. Branches corresponding to blood- and nectar-based diets showed selection in loci underpinning nitrogenous waste excretion and glycolysis, respectively. Intriguingly, patterns of selection in metabolism genes were mirrored by those in loci implicated in craniofacial remodeling, a trait previously linked to phyllostomid dietary specialization. Finally, we show that the null model of the widely-used branch-site test is likely to be misspecified, with the implication that the test is too conservative and probably under-reports true cases of positive selection. Our findings point to a complex picture of adaptive radiation, in which the evolution of new dietary specializations has been facilitated by early adaptations combined with the generation of new genetic variation.
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- Joshua H T Potter
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Escuela Profesional de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura, Peru
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura ‘Luiz de Queiroz,’ Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
- Centro de Investigación Biodiversidad Sostenible (BioS), Lima, Peru
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Research, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Forst AL, Reichold M, Kleta R, Warth R. Distinct Mitochondrial Pathologies Caused by Mutations of the Proximal Tubular Enzymes EHHADH and GATM. Front Physiol 2021; 12:715485. [PMID: 34349672 PMCID: PMC8326905 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.715485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The mitochondria of the proximal tubule are essential for providing energy in this nephron segment, whose ATP generation is almost exclusively oxygen dependent. In addition, mitochondria are involved in a variety of metabolic processes and complex signaling networks. Proximal tubular mitochondrial dysfunction can therefore affect renal function in very different ways. Two autosomal dominantly inherited forms of renal Fanconi syndrome illustrate how multifaceted mitochondrial pathology can be: Mutation of EHHADH, an enzyme in fatty acid metabolism, results in decreased ATP synthesis and a consecutive transport defect. In contrast, mutations of GATM, an enzyme in the creatine biosynthetic pathway, leave ATP synthesis unaffected but do lead to mitochondrial protein aggregates, inflammasome activation, and renal fibrosis with progressive renal failure. In this review article, the distinct pathophysiological mechanisms of these two diseases are presented, which are examples of the spectrum of proximal tubular mitochondrial diseases.
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- Anna-Lena Forst
- Medical Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Medical Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Medical Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Ranea-Robles P, Violante S, Argmann C, Dodatko T, Bhattacharya D, Chen H, Yu C, Friedman SL, Puchowicz M, Houten SM. Murine deficiency of peroxisomal L-bifunctional protein (EHHADH) causes medium-chain 3-hydroxydicarboxylic aciduria and perturbs hepatic cholesterol homeostasis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:5631-5646. [PMID: 34110423 PMCID: PMC8263512 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03869-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Peroxisomes play an essential role in the β-oxidation of dicarboxylic acids (DCAs), which are metabolites formed upon ω-oxidation of fatty acids. Genetic evidence linking transporters and enzymes to specific DCA β-oxidation steps is generally lacking. Moreover, the physiological functions of DCA metabolism remain largely unknown. In this study, we aimed to characterize the DCA β-oxidation pathway in human cells, and to evaluate the biological role of DCA metabolism using mice deficient in the peroxisomal L-bifunctional protein (Ehhadh KO mice). In vitro experiments using HEK-293 KO cell lines demonstrate that ABCD3 and ACOX1 are essential in DCA β-oxidation, whereas both the bifunctional proteins (EHHADH and HSD17B4) and the thiolases (ACAA1 and SCPx) have overlapping functions and their contribution may depend on expression level. We also show that medium-chain 3-hydroxydicarboxylic aciduria is a prominent feature of EHHADH deficiency in mice most notably upon inhibition of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. Using stable isotope tracing methodology, we confirmed that products of peroxisomal DCA β-oxidation can be transported to mitochondria for further metabolism. Finally, we show that, in liver, Ehhadh KO mice have increased mRNA and protein expression of cholesterol biosynthesis enzymes with decreased (in females) or similar (in males) rate of cholesterol synthesis. We conclude that EHHADH plays an essential role in the metabolism of medium-chain DCAs and postulate that peroxisomal DCA β-oxidation is a regulator of hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis.
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- Pablo Ranea-Robles
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, CT, 06902, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, CT, 06902, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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Increased EHHADH Expression Predicting Poor Survival of Osteosarcoma by Integrating Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis and Experimental Validation. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:9917060. [PMID: 33997049 PMCID: PMC8112926 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9917060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Enoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH), a member of the 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase family, were previously demonstrated to be involved in the tumorigenesis of various cancer types. This study is aimed at determining of the diagnostic and prognostic value of EHHADH in osteosarcoma (OS). The overexpression of EHHADH was found both in OS and also other sarcoma types, and according to the retrospective cohort study, the EHHADH level was related to the overall survival and disease-free survival of the OS patients. Furthermore, knockdown of EHHADH under the influence of EHHADH small interfering RNA significantly suppressed the proliferation ability of the tumor cells. Moreover, EHHADH overexpressed was found in human OS tissues. In summary, the progression of OS could be enhanced by EHHADH, which may be a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for OS patients.
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Sun DY, Fu JT, Li GQ, Zhang WJ, Zeng FY, Tong J, Miao CY, Li DJ, Wang P. iTRAQ- and LC-MS/MS-based quantitative proteomics reveals Pqlc2 as a potential regulator of hepatic glucose metabolism and insulin signalling pathway during fasting. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2021; 48:238-249. [PMID: 33051888 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Glucose homeostasis is tightly controlled by balance between glucose production and uptake in liver tissue upon energy shortage condition. Altered glucose homeostasis contributes to the pathophysiology of metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity. Here, we aimed to analyse the change of proteomic profile upon prolonged fasting in mice with isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) labelling followed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) technology. Adult male mice were fed or fasted for 16 hours and liver tissues were collected for iTRAQ labelling followed by LC/MS analysis. A total of 322 differentially expressed proteins were identified, including 189 upregulated and 133 downregulated proteins. Bioinformatics analyses, including Gene Ontology analysis (GO), Kyoto encyclopaedia of genes and genomes analysis (KEGG) and protein-protein interaction analysis (PPI) were conducted to understand biological process, cell component, and molecular function of the 322 differentially expressed proteins. Among 322 hepatic proteins differentially expressed between fasting and fed mice, we validated three upregulated proteins (Pqlc2, Ehhadh and Apoa4) and two downregulated proteins (Uba52 and Rpl37) by western-blotting analysis. In cultured HepG2 hepatocellular cells, we found that depletion of Pqlc2 by siRNA-mediated knockdown impaired the insulin-induced glucose uptake, inhibited GLUT2 mRNA level and suppressed the insulin-induced Akt phosphorylation. By contrast, knockdown of Pqlc2 did not affect the cAMP/dexamethasone-induced gluconeogenesis. In conclusion, our study provides important information on protein profile change during prolonged fasting with iTRAQ- and LC-MS/MS-based quantitative proteomics, and identifies Pqlc2 as a potential regulator of hepatic glucose metabolism and insulin signalling pathway in this process.
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Affiliation(s)
- Di-Yang Sun
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
| | - Pei Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University/Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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