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Hussain M, Khan I, Chaudhary MN, Ali K, Mushtaq A, Jiang B, Zheng L, Pan Y, Hu J, Zou X. Phosphatidylserine: A comprehensive overview of synthesis, metabolism, and nutrition. Chem Phys Lipids 2024; 264:105422. [PMID: 39097133 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2024.105422] [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: 06/07/2024] [Revised: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Phosphatidylserine (PtdS) is classified as a glycerophospholipid and a primary anionic phospholipid and is particularly abundant in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane in neural tissues. It is synthesized from phosphatidylcholine or phosphatidylethanolamine by exchanging the base head group with serine, and this reaction is catalyzed by PtdS synthase-1 and PtdS synthase-2 located in the endoplasmic reticulum. PtdS exposure on the outside surface of the cell is essential for eliminating apoptotic cells and initiating the blood clotting cascade. It is also a precursor of phosphatidylethanolamine, produced by PtdS decarboxylase in bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells. Furthermore, PtdS acts as a cofactor for several necessary enzymes that participate in signaling pathways. Beyond these functions, several studies indicate that PtdS plays a role in various cerebral functions, including activating membrane signaling pathways, neuroinflammation, neurotransmission, and synaptic refinement associated with the central nervous system (CNS). This review discusses the occurrence of PtdS in nature and biosynthesis via enzymes and genes in plants, yeast, prokaryotes, mammalian cells, and the brain, and enzymatic synthesis through phospholipase D (PLD). Furthermore, we discuss metabolism, its role in the CNS, the fortification of foods, and supplementation for improving some memory functions, the results of which remain unclear. PtdS can be a potentially beneficial addition to foods for kids, seniors, athletes, and others, especially with the rising consumer trend favoring functional foods over conventional pills and capsules. Clinical studies have shown that PtdS is safe and well tolerated by patients.
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- Mudassar Hussain
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City/College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Chen Y, Anderson MT, Payne N, Santori FR, Ivanova NB. Nuclear Receptors and the Hidden Language of the Metabolome. Cells 2024; 13:1284. [PMID: 39120315 PMCID: PMC11311682 DOI: 10.3390/cells13151284] [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: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Nuclear hormone receptors (NHRs) are a family of ligand-regulated transcription factors that control key aspects of development and physiology. The regulation of NHRs by ligands derived from metabolism or diet makes them excellent pharmacological targets, and the mechanistic understanding of how NHRs interact with their ligands to regulate downstream gene networks, along with the identification of ligands for orphan NHRs, could enable innovative approaches for cellular engineering, disease modeling and regenerative medicine. We review recent discoveries in the identification of physiologic ligands for NHRs. We propose new models of ligand-receptor co-evolution, the emergence of hormonal function and models of regulation of NHR specificity and activity via one-ligand and two-ligand models as well as feedback loops. Lastly, we discuss limitations on the processes for the identification of physiologic NHR ligands and emerging new methodologies that could be used to identify the natural ligands for the remaining 17 orphan NHRs in the human genome.
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- Yujie Chen
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.C.); (M.T.A.); (N.P.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.C.); (M.T.A.); (N.P.)
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.C.); (M.T.A.); (N.P.)
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.C.); (M.T.A.); (N.P.)
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.C.); (M.T.A.); (N.P.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Chinapaka R, Sivaramakrishna D, Choudhury SK, Manasa K, Cheppali SK, Swamy MJ. Structure, Self-Assembly, and Phase Behavior of Neuroactive N-Acyl GABAs: Doxorubicin Encapsulation in NPGABA/DPPC Liposomes and Release Studies. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:7883-7895. [PMID: 38587263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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N-Acylated amino acids and neurotransmitters in mammals exert significant biological effects on the nervous system, immune responses, and vasculature. N-Acyl derivatives of γ-aminobutyric acid (N-acyl GABA), which belong to both classes mentioned above, are prominent among them. In this work, a homologous series of N-acyl GABAs bearing saturated N-acyl chains (C8-C18) have been synthesized and characterized with respect to self-assembly, thermotropic phase behavior, and supramolecular organization. Differential scanning calorimetric studies revealed that the transition enthalpies and entropies of N-acyl GABAs are linearly dependent on the acyl chain length. The crystal structure of N-tridecanoyl GABA showed that the molecules are packed in bilayers with the acyl chains aligned parallel to the bilayer normal and that the carboxyl groups from opposite layers associate to form dimeric structures involving strong O-H···O hydrogen bonds. In addition, N-H···O and C-H···O hydrogen bonds between amide moieties of adjacent molecules within each layer stabilize the molecular packing. Powder X-ray diffraction studies showed odd-even alternation in the d spacings, suggesting that the odd chain and even chain compounds pack differently. Equimolar mixtures of N-palmitoyl GABA and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) were found to form stable unilamellar vesicles with diameters of ∼300-340 nm, which could encapsulate doxorubicin, an anticancer drug, with higher efficiency and better release characteristics than DPPC liposomes at physiologically relevant pH. These liposomes exhibit faster release of doxorubicin at acidic pH (<7.0), indicating their potential utility as drug carriers in cancer chemotherapy.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, GITAM, Visakhapatnam 530045, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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Kua GKB, Nguyen GKT, Li Z. Enzymatic Strategies for the Biosynthesis of N-Acyl Amino Acid Amides. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202300672. [PMID: 38051126 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300672] [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: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Amide bond-containing biomolecules are functionally significant and useful compounds with diverse applications. For example, N-acyl amino acids (NAAAs) are an important class of lipoamino acid amides with extensive use in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Their conventional chemical synthesis involves the use of toxic chlorinating agents for carboxylic acid activation. Enzyme-catalyzed biotransformation for the green synthesis of these amides is therefore highly desirable. Here, we review a range of enzymes suitable for the synthesis of NAAA amides and their strategies adopted in carboxylic acid activation. Generally, ATP-dependent enzymes for NAAA biosynthesis are acyl-adenylating enzymes that couple the hydrolysis of phosphoanhydride bond in ATP with the formation of an acyl-adenylate intermediate. In contrast, ATP-independent enzymes involve hydrolases such as lipases or aminoacylases, which rely on the transient activation of the carboxylic acid. This occurs either through an acyl-enzyme intermediate or by favorable interactions with surrounding residues to anchor the acyl donor in a suitable orientation for the incoming amine nucleophile. Recently, the development of an alternative pathway involving ester-amide interconversion has unraveled another possible strategy for amide formation through esterification-aminolysis cascade reactions, potentially expanding the substrate scope for enzymes to catalyze the synthesis of a diverse range of NAAA amides.
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- Glen Kai Bin Kua
- Wilmar International Limited, 28 Biopolis Road, Singapore, 138568
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Roach J, Mital R, Haffner JJ, Colwell N, Coats R, Palacios HM, Liu Z, Godinho JLP, Ness M, Peramuna T, McCall LI. Microbiome metabolite quantification methods enabling insights into human health and disease. Methods 2024; 222:81-99. [PMID: 38185226 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.12.007] [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: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Many of the health-associated impacts of the microbiome are mediated by its chemical activity, producing and modifying small molecules (metabolites). Thus, microbiome metabolite quantification has a central role in efforts to elucidate and measure microbiome function. In this review, we cover general considerations when designing experiments to quantify microbiome metabolites, including sample preparation, data acquisition and data processing, since these are critical to downstream data quality. We then discuss data analysis and experimental steps to demonstrate that a given metabolite feature is of microbial origin. We further discuss techniques used to quantify common microbial metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), secondary bile acids (BAs), tryptophan derivatives, N-acyl amides and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). Lastly, we conclude with challenges and future directions for the field.
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- Jarrod Roach
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma; Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma; Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma; Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research, University of Oklahoma; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University.
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Klievik BJ, Tyrrell AD, Chen CT, Bazinet RP. Measuring brain docosahexaenoic acid turnover as a marker of metabolic consumption. Pharmacol Ther 2023:108437. [PMID: 37201738 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2023.108437] [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: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) accretion in brain phospholipids is critical for maintaining the structural fluidity that permits proper assembly of protein complexes for signaling. Furthermore, membrane DHA can by released by phospholipase A2 and act as substrate for synthesis of bioactive metabolites that regulate synaptogenesis, neurogenesis, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Thus, brain DHA is consumed through multiple pathways including mitochondrial β-oxidation, autoxidation to neuroprostanes, as well as enzymatic synthesis of bioactive metabolites including oxylipins, synaptamide, fatty-acid amides, and epoxides. By using models developed by Rapoport and colleagues, brain DHA loss has been estimated to be 0.07-0.26 μmol DHA/g brain/d. Since β-oxidation of DHA in the brain is relatively low, a large portion of brain DHA loss may be attributed to synthesis of autoxidative and bioactive metabolites. In recent years, we have developed a novel application of compound specific isotope analysis to trace DHA metabolism. By the use of natural abundance in 13C-DHA in food supply, we are able to trace brain phospholipid DHA loss in free-living mice with estimates ranging from 0.11 to 0.38 μmol DHA/g brain/d, in reasonable agreement with previous methods. This novel fatty acid metabolic tracing methodology should improve our understanding of the factors that regulate brain DHA metabolism.
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- Brinley J Klievik
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8.
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Kua GKB, Nguyen GKT, Li Z. Enzyme Engineering for High-Yielding Amide Formation: Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Acyl Glycines in Aqueous Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217878. [PMID: 36748100 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217878] [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: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Amide syntheses remain a key challenging green chemistry reaction. For instance, green synthesis of N-acyl glycines as biosurfactants and therapeutics is highly desirable to replace chemical pathways using toxic phosgene. Herein, we report a novel concept for enzymatic amidation in an aqueous system via glycerol activation of fatty acids and theirsubsequent aminolysis with glycine to synthesize N-acyl glycines. We then engineer an enzyme (proRML) by reshaping its catalytic pocket to enhance its aminolysis activity and catalytic efficiency by 103-fold and 465-fold, respectively. The evolved proRML (D156S/L258K/L267N/S83D/L58K/R86K/W88V) catalyzed the amidation of a fatty acid with glycine to give N-lauroylglycine with high yield (80 %). It accepts a broad range of medium- to long-chain fatty acids (C8 -C18 ), giving high yields of N-decanoyl-, N-myristoyl-, and N-oleoylglycine. The developed amidation concept may be general, and the engineered enzyme is useful for the green synthesis of N-acyl glycines.
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- Glen Kai Bin Kua
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Wilmar International Limited, 28 Biopolis, Singapore, 138568, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Bradshaw HB, Johnson CT. Measuring the Content of Endocannabinoid-Like Compounds in Biological Fluids: A Critical Overview of Sample Preparation Methodologies. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2576:21-40. [PMID: 36152175 PMCID: PMC10845095 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2728-0_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Different mass spectrometric techniques have been used over the past decade to quantify endocannabinoids (eCBs) and related lipids. Even with the level of molecular fingerprinting accuracy of an instrument like the most advanced triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, if one is not getting the most optimized sample to the detector in a way that this improved technology can be of use, then advancements can be stymied. Here, our focus is on review and discussion of sample preparation methodologies used to isolate the eCB anandamide and its close congeners N-acyl ethanolamines and structural congeners (i.e., lipo amino acids, lipoamines, N-acyl amides) in biological fluids. Most of our focus will be on the analysis of these lipids in plasma/serum, but we will also discuss how the same techniques can be used for the analysis of saliva and breast milk.
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- Heather B Bradshaw
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Afshar S, Abbasinazari M, Amin G, Farrokhian A, Sistanizad M, Afshar F, Khalili S. Endocannabinoids and related compounds as modulators of angiogenesis: Concepts and clinical significance. Cell Biochem Funct 2022; 40:826-837. [PMID: 36317321 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3754] [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: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Vasculogenesis (the process of differentiation of angioblasts toward endothelial cells and de novo formation of crude vascular networks) and angiogenesis (the process of harmonized sprouting and dispersal of new capillaries from previously existing ones) are two fundamentally complementary processes, obligatory for maintaining physiological functioning of vascular system. In clinical practice, however, the later one is of more importance as it guarantees correct embryonic nourishment, accelerates wound healing processes, prevents uncontrolled cell growth and tumorigenesis, contributes in supplying nutritional demand following occlusion of coronary vessels and is in direct relation with development of diabetic retinopathy. Hence, discovery of novel molecules capable of modulating angiogenic events are of great clinical importance. Recent studies have demonstrated multiple angio-regulatory activities for endocannabinoid system modulators and endocannabinoid-like molecules, as well as their metabolizing enzymes. Hence, in present article, we reviewed the regulatory roles of these molecules on angiogenesis and described molecular mechanisms underlying them.
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- Shima Afshar
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Cho W, York AG, Wang R, Wyche TP, Piizzi G, Flavell RA, Crawford JM. N-Acyl Amides from Neisseria meningitidis and Their Role in Sphingosine Receptor Signaling. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200490. [PMID: 36112057 PMCID: PMC9762135 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that is responsible for causing human diseases with high mortality, such as septicemia and meningitis. The molecular mechanisms N. meningitidis employ to manipulate the immune system, translocate the mucosal and blood-brain barriers, and exert virulence are largely unknown. Human-associated bacteria encode a variety of bioactive small molecules with growing evidence for N-acyl amides as being important signaling molecules. However, only a small fraction of these metabolites has been identified from the human microbiota thus far. Here, we heterologously expressed an N-acyltransferase encoded in the obligate human pathogen N. meningitidis and identified 30 N-acyl amides with representative members serving as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) S1PR4. During this process, we also characterized two mammalian N-acyl amides derived from the bovine medium. Both groups of metabolites suppress anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 signaling in human macrophage cell types, but they also suppress the pro-inflammatory interleukin-17A+ population in TH 17-differentiated CD4+ T cells.
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- Wooyoung Cho
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Institute of Biomolecular Design & Discovery, Yale University, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Exploratory Science Center, Merck & Co., Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Exploratory Science Center, Merck & Co., Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Exploratory Science Center, Merck & Co., Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Institute of Biomolecular Design & Discovery, Yale University, West Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- correspondence,
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Ouchene R, Stien D, Segret J, Kecha M, Rodrigues AMS, Veckerlé C, Suzuki MT. Integrated Metabolomic, Molecular Networking, and Genome Mining Analyses Uncover Novel Angucyclines From Streptomyces sp. RO-S4 Strain Isolated From Bejaia Bay, Algeria. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:906161. [PMID: 35814649 PMCID: PMC9260717 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.906161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Multi-omic approaches have recently made big strides toward the effective exploration of microorganisms, accelerating the discovery of new bioactive compounds. We combined metabolomic, molecular networking, and genomic-based approaches to investigate the metabolic potential of the Streptomyces sp. RO-S4 strain isolated from the polluted waters of Bejaia Bay in Algeria. Antagonistic assays against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with RO-S4 organic extracts showed an inhibition zone of 20 mm by using the agar diffusion method, and its minimum inhibitory concentration was 16 μg/ml. A molecular network was created using GNPS and annotated through the comparison of MS/MS spectra against several databases. The predominant compounds in the RO-S4 extract belonged to the angucycline family. Three compounds were annotated as known metabolites, while all the others were putatively new to Science. Notably, all compounds had fridamycin-like aglycones, and several of them had a lactonized D ring analogous to that of urdamycin L. The whole genome of Streptomyces RO-S4 was sequenced to identify the biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) linked to these angucyclines, which yielded a draft genome of 7,497,846 bp with 72.4% G+C content. Subsequently, a genome mining analysis revealed 19 putative biosynthetic gene clusters, including a grincamycin-like BGC with high similarity to that of Streptomyces sp. CZN-748, that was previously reported to also produce mostly open fridamycin-like aglycones. As the ring-opening process leading to these compounds is still not defined, we performed a comparative analysis with other angucycline BGCs and advanced some hypotheses to explain the ring-opening and lactonization, possibly linked to the uncoupling between the activity of GcnE and GcnM homologs in the RO-S4 strain. The combination of metabolomic and genomic approaches greatly improved the interpretation of the metabolic potential of the RO-S4 strain.
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- Rima Ouchene
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée (LMA), Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algeria
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, F-66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, F-66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
- *Correspondence: Didier Stien
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, F-66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée (LMA), Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algeria
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, F-66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, F-66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, F-66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
- Marcelino T. Suzuki
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Hueber A, Petitfils C, Le Faouder P, Langevin G, Guy A, Galano JM, Durand T, Martin JF, Tabet JC, Cenac N, Bertrand-Michel J. Discovery and quantification of lipoamino acids in bacteria. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1193:339316. [PMID: 35058001 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Improving knowledge about metabolites produced by the microbiota is a key point to understand its role in human health and disease. Among them, lipoamino acid (LpAA) containing asparagine and their derivatives are bacterial metabolites which could have an impact on the host. In this study, our aim was to extend the characterization of this family. We developed a semi-targeted workflow to identify and quantify new candidates. First, the sample preparation and analytical conditions using liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) were optimized. Using a theoretical homemade database, HRMS raw data were manually queried. This strategy allowed us to find 25 new LpAA conjugated to Asn, Gln, Asp, Glu, His, Leu, Ile, Lys, Phe, Trp and Val amino acids. These metabolites were then fully characterized by MS2, and compared to the pure synthesized standards to validate annotation. Finally, a quantitative method was developed by LC coupled to a triple quadrupole instrument, and linearity and limit of quantification were determined. 14 new LpAA were quantified in gram positive bacteria, Lactobacilus animalis, and 12 LpAA in Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917.
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- Amandine Hueber
- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France; I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, INPENVT, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, INPENVT, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France; I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron IBMM, UMR 5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron IBMM, UMR 5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron IBMM, UMR 5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron IBMM, UMR 5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France; Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), INRAE UMR 1331, ENVT, INP-Purpan, Paul Sabatier University (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France; Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), MetaboHUB, F-91191, Gif sur Yvette, France; Sorbonne Université, Faculté des Sciences et de l'Ingénierie, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), F-75005, Paris, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, INPENVT, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France; I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
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Hueber A, Gimbert Y, Langevin G, Galano JM, Guy A, Durand T, Cenac N, Bertrand-Michel J, Tabet JC. Identification of bacterial lipo-amino acids: origin of regenerated fatty acid carboxylate from dissociation of lipo-glutamate anion. Amino Acids 2022; 54:241-250. [PMID: 35076780 PMCID: PMC8894203 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-021-03109-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AbstractThe identification of bacterial metabolites produced by the microbiota is a key point to understand its role in human health. Among them, lipo-amino acids (LpAA), which are able to cross the epithelial barrier and to act on the host, are poorly identified. Structural elucidation of few of them was performed by high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry based on electrospray combined with selective ion dissociations reach by collision-induced dissociation (CID). The negative ions were used for their advantages of yielding only few fragment ions sufficient to specify each part of LpAA with sensitivity. To find specific processes that help structural assignment, the negative ion dissociations have been scrutinized for an LpAA: the N-palmitoyl acyl group linked to glutamic acid (C16Glu). The singular behavior of [C16Glu-H]¯ towards CID showed tenth product ions, eight were described by expected fragment ions. In contrast, instead of the expected product ions due to CONH-CH bond cleavage, an abundant complementary dehydrated glutamic acid and fatty acid anion pair were observed. Specific to glutamic moiety, they were formed by a stepwise dissociation via molecular isomerization through ion–dipole formation prior to dissociation. This complex dissociated by partner splitting either directly or after inter-partner proton transfer. By this pathway, surprising regeneration of deprotonated fatty acid takes place. Such regeneration is comparable to that occurred from dissociation to peptides containing acid amino-acid. Modeling allow to confirm the proposed mechanisms explaining the unexpected behavior of this glutamate conjugate.
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- Amandine Hueber
- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, 31077, Toulouse, France
- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, INPENVT, Université de Toulouse, 3 Paul Sabatier, 31024, Toulouse, France
- I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, 31432, Toulouse, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
- Département de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 5250), CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38610, Gières, France
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- Institut Des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, 34093, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, 34093, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, 34093, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, 34093, Montpellier, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, INPENVT, Université de Toulouse, 3 Paul Sabatier, 31024, Toulouse, France
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- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, 31077, Toulouse, France.
- I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, 31432, Toulouse, France.
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- MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, 31077, Toulouse, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments Et Technologies Pour La Santé, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Bhandari S, Bisht KS, Merkler DJ. The Biosynthesis and Metabolism of the N-Acylated Aromatic Amino Acids: N-Acylphenylalanine, N-Acyltyrosine, N-Acyltryptophan, and N-Acylhistidine. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 8:801749. [PMID: 35047560 PMCID: PMC8762209 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.801749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The fatty acid amides are a family of lipids composed of two chemical moieties, a fatty acid and a biogenic amine linked together in an amide bond. This lipid family is structurally related to the endocannabinoid anandamide (N-arachidonoylethanolamine) and, thus, is frequently referred to as a family of endocannabinoid-related lipids. The fatty acid amide family is divided into different classes based on the conjugate amine; anandamide being a member of the N-acylethanolamine class (NAE). Another class within the fatty acid amide family is the N-acyl amino acids (NA-AAs). The focus of this review is a sub-class of the NA-AAs, the N-acyl aromatic amino acids (NA-ArAAs). The NA-ArAAs are not broadly recognized, even by those interested in the endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-related lipids. Herein, the NA-ArAAs that have been identified from a biological source will be highlighted and pathways for their biosynthesis, degradation, enzymatic modification, and transport will be presented. Also, information about the cellular functions of the NA-ArAAs will be placed in context with the data regarding the identification and metabolism of these N-acylated amino acids. A review of the current state-of-knowledge about the NA-ArAAs is to stimulate future research about this underappreciated sub-class of the fatty acid amide family.
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- Suzeeta Bhandari
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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Sihag J, Di Marzo V. (Wh)olistic (E)ndocannabinoidome-Microbiome-Axis Modulation through (N)utrition (WHEN) to Curb Obesity and Related Disorders. Lipids Health Dis 2022; 21:9. [PMID: 35027074 PMCID: PMC8759188 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-021-01609-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The discovery of the endocannabinoidome (eCBome) is evolving gradually with yet to be elucidated functional lipid mediators and receptors. The diet modulates these bioactive lipids and the gut microbiome, both working in an entwined alliance. Mounting evidence suggests that, in different ways and with a certain specialisation, lipid signalling mediators such as N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), 2-monoacylglycerols (2-MAGs), and N-acyl-amino acids (NAAs), along with endocannabinoids (eCBs), can modulate physiological mechanisms underpinning appetite, food intake, macronutrient metabolism, pain sensation, blood pressure, mood, cognition, and immunity. This knowledge has been primarily utilised in pharmacology and medicine to develop many drugs targeting the fine and specific molecular pathways orchestrating eCB and eCBome activity. Conversely, the contribution of dietary NAEs, 2-MAGs and eCBs to the biological functions of these molecules has been little studied. In this review, we discuss the importance of (Wh) olistic (E)ndocannabinoidome-Microbiome-Axis Modulation through (N) utrition (WHEN), in the management of obesity and related disorders.
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- Jyoti Sihag
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health (CERC-MEND), University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- University Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology, Quebec, Canada.
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) and Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health (CERC-MEND), University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- University Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology, Quebec, Canada.
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) and Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), University of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of the National Research Council (ICB-CNR), Naples, Italy.
- Endocannabinoid Research Group, Naples, Italy.
- Joint International Research Unit between the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and University of Laval, for Chemical and Biomolecular Research on the Microbiome and its impact on Metabolic Health and Nutrition (UMI-MicroMeNu), Quebec, Canada.
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Wishart DS, Guo A, Oler E, Wang F, Anjum A, Peters H, Dizon R, Sayeeda Z, Tian S, Lee B, Berjanskii M, Mah R, Yamamoto M, Jovel J, Torres-Calzada C, Hiebert-Giesbrecht M, Lui V, Varshavi D, Varshavi D, Allen D, Arndt D, Khetarpal N, Sivakumaran A, Harford K, Sanford S, Yee K, Cao X, Budinski Z, Liigand J, Zhang L, Zheng J, Mandal R, Karu N, Dambrova M, Schiöth H, Greiner R, Gautam V. HMDB 5.0: the Human Metabolome Database for 2022. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:D622-D631. [PMID: 34986597 PMCID: PMC8728138 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 752] [Impact Index Per Article: 376.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The Human Metabolome Database or HMDB (https://hmdb.ca) has been providing comprehensive reference information about human metabolites and their associated biological, physiological and chemical properties since 2007. Over the past 15 years, the HMDB has grown and evolved significantly to meet the needs of the metabolomics community and respond to continuing changes in internet and computing technology. This year's update, HMDB 5.0, brings a number of important improvements and upgrades to the database. These should make the HMDB more useful and more appealing to a larger cross-section of users. In particular, these improvements include: (i) a significant increase in the number of metabolite entries (from 114 100 to 217 920 compounds); (ii) enhancements to the quality and depth of metabolite descriptions; (iii) the addition of new structure, spectral and pathway visualization tools; (iv) the inclusion of many new and much more accurately predicted spectral data sets, including predicted NMR spectra, more accurately predicted MS spectra, predicted retention indices and predicted collision cross section data and (v) enhancements to the HMDB's search functions to facilitate better compound identification. Many other minor improvements and updates to the content, the interface, and general performance of the HMDB website have also been made. Overall, we believe these upgrades and updates should greatly enhance the HMDB's ease of use and its potential applications not only in human metabolomics but also in exposomics, lipidomics, nutritional science, biochemistry and clinical chemistry.
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- David S Wishart
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research LACDR/Analytical Biosciences, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia
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- Section of Functional Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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Vallianatou T, Bèchet NB, Correia MSP, Lundgaard I, Globisch D. Regional Brain Analysis of Modified Amino Acids and Dipeptides during the Sleep/Wake Cycle. Metabolites 2021; 12:metabo12010021. [PMID: 35050142 PMCID: PMC8780251 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sleep is a state in which important restorative and anabolic processes occur. Understanding changes of these metabolic processes during the circadian rhythm in the brain is crucial to elucidate neurophysiological mechanisms important for sleep function. Investigation of amino acid modifications and dipeptides has recently emerged as a valuable approach in the metabolic profiling of the central nervous system. Nonetheless, very little is known about the effects of sleep on the brain levels of amino acid analogues. In the present study, we examined brain regional sleep-induced alterations selective for modified amino acids and dipeptides using Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-MS/MS (UHPLC-MS/MS) based metabolomics. Our approach enabled the detection and identification of numerous amino acid-containing metabolites in the cortex, the hippocampus, the midbrain, and the cerebellum. In particular, analogues of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan were significantly altered during sleep in the investigated brain regions. Cortical levels of medium and long chain N-acyl glycines were higher during sleep. Regional specific changes were also detected, especially related to tyrosine analogues in the hippocampus and the cerebellum. Our findings demonstrate a strong correlation between circadian rhythms and amino acid metabolism specific for different brain regions that provide previously unknown insights in brain metabolism.
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- Theodosia Vallianatou
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Box 599, SE-75124 Uppsala, Sweden; (T.V.); (M.S.P.C.)
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden; (N.B.B.); (I.L.)
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Box 599, SE-75124 Uppsala, Sweden; (T.V.); (M.S.P.C.)
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden; (N.B.B.); (I.L.)
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Box 599, SE-75124 Uppsala, Sweden; (T.V.); (M.S.P.C.)
- Correspondence:
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Song N, Fang Y, Zhu H, Liu J, Jiang S, Sun S, Xu R, Ding J, Hu G, Lu M. Kir6.2 is essential to maintain neurite features by modulating PM20D1-reduced mitochondrial ATP generation. Redox Biol 2021; 47:102168. [PMID: 34673451 PMCID: PMC8577462 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102168] [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: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Kir6.2, a pore-forming subunit of the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels, regulates the functions of metabolically active tissues and acts as an ideal therapeutic target for multiple diseases. Previous studies have been conducted on peripheral kir6.2, but its precise physiological roles in the central nervous system (CNS) have rarely been revealed. In the current study, we evaluated the neurophenotypes and neuroethology of kir6.2 knockout (kir6.2-/-) mice. We demonstrated the beneficial effects of kir6.2 on maintaining the morphology of mesencephalic neurons and controlling the motor coordination of mice. The mechanisms underlying the abnormal neurological features of kir6.2 deficiency were analyzed by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Pm20d1, a gene encoding PM20D1 secretase that promotes the generation of endogenous mitochondria uncouplers in vivo, was dramatically upregulated in the midbrain of kir6.2-/- mice. Further investigations verified that PM20D1-induced increase of N-acyl amino acids (N-AAAs) from circulating fatty acids and amino acids promoted mitochondrial impairments and cut down the ATP generation, which mediated the morphological defects of the mesencephalic neurons and thus led to the behavioral impairments of kir6.2 knockout mice. This study is the first evidence to demonstrate the roles of kir6.2 in the morphological maintenance of neurite and motor coordination control of mice, which extends our understanding of kir6.2/KATP channels in regulating the neurophysiological function.
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- Nanshan Song
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China; Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China; Neuroprotective Drug Discovery Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
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Bill MK, Brinkmann S, Oberpaul M, Patras MA, Leis B, Marner M, Maitre MP, Hammann PE, Vilcinskas A, Schuler SMM, Schäberle TF. Novel Glycerophospholipid, Lipo- and N-acyl Amino Acids from Bacteroidetes: Isolation, Structure Elucidation and Bioactivity. Molecules 2021; 26:5195. [PMID: 34500631 PMCID: PMC8433624 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175195] [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] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The 'core' metabolome of the Bacteroidetes genus Chitinophaga was recently discovered to consist of only seven metabolites. A structural relationship in terms of shared lipid moieties among four of them was postulated. Here, structure elucidation and characterization via ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry (UHR-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of those four lipids (two lipoamino acids (LAAs), two lysophosphatidylethanolamines (LPEs)), as well as several other undescribed LAAs and N-acyl amino acids (NAAAs), identified during isolation were carried out. The LAAs represent closely related analogs of the literature-known LAAs, such as the glycine-serine dipeptide lipids 430 (2) and 654. Most of the here characterized LAAs (1, 5-11) are members of a so far undescribed glycine-serine-ornithine tripeptide lipid family. Moreover, this study reports three novel NAAAs (N-(5-methyl)hexanoyl tyrosine (14) and N-(7-methyl)octanoyl tyrosine (15) or phenylalanine (16)) from Olivibacter sp. FHG000416, another Bacteroidetes strain initially selected as best in-house producer for isolation of lipid 430. Antimicrobial profiling revealed most isolated LAAs (1-3) and the two LPE 'core' metabolites (12, 13) active against the Gram-negative pathogen M. catarrhalis ATCC 25238 and the Gram-positive bacterium M. luteus DSM 20030. For LAA 1, additional growth inhibition activity against B. subtilis DSM 10 was observed.
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- Mona-Katharina Bill
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
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- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, R&D, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
- Evotec International GmbH, 37079 Göttingen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Branch for Bioresources, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.-K.B.); (S.B.); (M.O.); (M.A.P.); (B.L.); (M.M.); (A.V.)
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Komba S, Iwaura R. Development of Low-Molecular-Mass Organogelators: Synthesis and Physical Properties of N-Linear Saturated Fatty Acyl-GABAs and Their Ester Derivatives. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:20912-20923. [PMID: 34423199 PMCID: PMC8374911 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We determined that compounds in which γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and linear saturated fatty acids of various lengths are amide-bonded, as found in the human brain, have the ability to gelate organic solvents. We also synthesized compounds of these GABA derivatives attached to 1,5-anhydro-d-glucitol (1,5-AG) or d-glucopyranose (Glc) via ester linkages, and these compounds were also found to be able to gelate organic solvents. From the comparative experiments of gelation using various lengths of N-linear saturated fatty acyl-GABAs and their ester derivatives, it was determined that the compound of N-tetradecanoic acyl-GABA bonded to 1,5-AG via ester linkage (C14GABA-AG) had a particularly high gel hardness and could gelate various organic solvents. Furthermore, field-emission scanning electron microscopy observations revealed the formation of a fibrous structure, which encapsulates the organic solvent and forms a gel. A variable-temperature Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed that the alkyl chains of N-linear saturated fatty acyl-GABAs are packed with an all-trans conformation, whereas the alkyl chains of the ester compounds attached to 1,5-AG or Glc are slightly skewed from the all-trans conformation due to the intermolecular hydrogen bonding of the amide groups. Here, we report the synthesis and analysis of N-linear saturated fatty acyl-GABA derivatives and the gelation mechanism.
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- Shiro Komba
- Food Research
Institute, National Agriculture and Food
Research Organization, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan
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- Food Research
Institute, National Agriculture and Food
Research Organization, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan
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Function and therapeutic potential of N-acyl amino acids. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 239:105114. [PMID: 34217720 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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N-acyl amino acids (NAAs) are amphiphilic molecules, with different potential fatty acid and head group moieties. NAAs are the largest family of anandamide congener lipids discovered to date. In recent years, several NAAs have been identified as potential ligands, engaging novel binding sites and mechanisms for modulation of membrane proteins such as G-protein coupled receptors (GPRs), nuclear receptors, ion channels, and transporters. NAAs play a key role in a variety of physiological functions as lipid signaling molecules. Understanding the structure, function roles, and pharmacological potential of these NAAs is still in its infancy, and the biochemical roles are also mostly unknown. This review will provide a summary of the literature on NAAs and emphasize their therapeutic potential.
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Characterization of the molecular packing, thermotropic phase behaviour and critical micellar concentration of a homologous series of N-acyltaurines (n = 9–18). PXRD, DSC and fluorescence spectroscopic studies. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 230:104929. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cannabinoidomics - An analytical approach to understand the effect of medical Cannabis treatment on the endocannabinoid metabolome. Talanta 2020; 219:121336. [PMID: 32887067 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Increasing evidence for the therapeutic potential of Cannabis in numerous pathological and physiological conditions has led to a surge of studies investigating the active compounds in different chemovars and their mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy and safety. The biological effects of Cannabis have been attributed to phytocannabinoid modulation of the endocannabinoid system. In-vitro and in-vivo studies have shown that pure phytocannabinoids can alter the levels of endocannabinoids and other cannabimimetic lipids. However, it is not yet understood whether whole Cannabis extracts exert variable effects on the endocannabinoid metabolome, and whether these effects vary between tissues. To address these challenges, we have developed and validated a novel analytical approach, termed "cannabinoidomics," for the simultaneous extraction and analysis of both endogenous and plant cannabinoids from different biological matrices. In the methodological development liquid chromatography high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC/HRMS/MS) was used to identify 57 phytocannabinoids, 15 major phytocannabinoid metabolites, and 78 endocannabinoids and cannabimimetic lipids in different biological matrices, most of which have no analytical standards. In the validation process, spiked cannabinoids were quantified with acceptable selectivity, repeatability, reproducibility, sensitivity, and accuracy. The power of this analytical method is demonstrated by analysis of serum and four different sections of mouse brains challenged with three different cannabidiol (CBD)-rich extracts. The results demonstrate that variations in the minor phytocannabinoid contents of the different extracts may lead to varied effects on endocannabinoid concentrations, and on the CBD metabolite profile in the peripheral and central systems. We also show that the Cannabis challenge significantly decreases the levels of several endocannabinoids in specific brain sections compared to the control group. This effect is extract-specific and suggests the importance of minor, other-than CBD, phytocannabinoid or non-phytocannabinoid compounds.
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Battista N, Bari M, Bisogno T. N-Acyl Amino Acids: Metabolism, Molecular Targets, and Role in Biological Processes. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9120822. [PMID: 31817019 PMCID: PMC6995544 DOI: 10.3390/biom9120822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The lipid signal is becoming increasingly crowded as increasingly fatty acid amide derivatives are being identified and considered relevant therapeutic targets. The identification of N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine as endogenous ligand of cannabinoid type-1 and type-2 receptors as well as the development of different–omics technologies have the merit to have led to the discovery of a huge number of naturally occurring N-acyl-amines. Among those mediators, N-acyl amino acids, chemically related to the endocannabinoids and belonging to the complex lipid signaling system now known as endocannabinoidome, have been rapidly growing for their therapeutic potential. Here, we review the current knowledge of the mechanisms for the biosynthesis and inactivation of the N-acyl amino acids, as well as the various molecular targets for some of the N-acyl amino acids described so far.
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- Natalia Battista
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy
- Correspondence: (N.B.); (M.B.); (T.B.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: (N.B.); (M.B.); (T.B.)
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- Endocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: (N.B.); (M.B.); (T.B.)
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Research in the cannabinoid field, namely on phytocannabinoids, the endogenous cannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol and their metabolizing and synthetic enzymes, the cannabinoid receptors, and anandamide-like cannabinoid compounds, has expanded tremendously over the last few years. Numerous endocannabinoid-like compounds have been discovered. The Cannabis plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) was found to exert beneficial effects in many preclinical disease models ranging from epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and autoimmunity to neurodegenerative and kidney diseases and cancer. CBD was recently approved in the United States for the treatment of rare forms of childhood epilepsy. This has triggered the development of many CBD-based products for human use, often with overstated claims regarding their therapeutic effects. In this article, the recently published research on the chemistry and biological effects of plant cannabinoids (specifically CBD), endocannabinoids, certain long-chain fatty acid amides, and the variety of relevant receptors is critically reviewed.
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- Pal Pacher
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA;
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- Institute for Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel;
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- Institute for Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel;
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Magid L, Heymann S, Elgali M, Avram L, Cohen Y, Liraz-Zaltsman S, Mechoulam R, Shohami E. Role of CB 2 Receptor in the Recovery of Mice after Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:1836-1846. [PMID: 30489198 PMCID: PMC6551996 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.6063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cannabis is one of the most widely used plant drugs in the world today. In spite of the large number of scientific reports on medical marijuana, there still exists much controversy surrounding its use and the potential for abuse due to the undesirable psychotropic effects. However, recent developments in medicinal chemistry of novel non-psychoactive synthetic cannabinoids have indicated that it is possible to separate some of the therapeutic effects from the psychoactivity. We have previously shown that treatment with the endocannabinoid 2-AG, which binds to both CB1 and CB2 receptors 1 h after traumatic brain injury in mice, attenuates neurological deficits, edema formation, infarct volume, blood-brain barrier permeability, neuronal cell loss at the CA3 hippocampal region, and neuroinflammation. Recently, we synthesized a set of camphor-resorcinol derivatives, which represent a novel series of CB2 receptor selective ligands. Most of the novel compounds exhibited potent binding and agonistic properties at the CB2 receptors with very low affinity for the CB1 receptor, and some were highly anti-inflammatory. This selective binding correlated with their intrinsic activities. HU-910 and HU-914 were selected in the present study to evaluate their potential effect in the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI). In mice and rats subjected to closed-head injury and treated with these novel compounds, we showed enhanced neurobehavioral recovery, inhibition of tumor necrosis factor α production, increased synaptogenesis, and partial recovery of the cortical spinal tract. We propose these CB2 agonists as potential drugs for development of novel therapeutic modality to TBI.
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- Lital Magid
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Drug Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Drug Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Drug Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Bernardo-Bermejo S, Sánchez-López E, Castro-Puyana M, Benito S, Lucio-Cazaña FJ, Marina ML. An untargeted metabolomic strategy based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to study high glucose-induced changes in HK-2 cells. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1596:124-133. [PMID: 30878178 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus is a major health concern nowadays. It is estimated that 40% of diabetics are affected by diabetic nephropathy, one of the complications derived from high glucose blood levels which can lead to chronic loss of kidney function. It is now clear that the renal proximal tubule plays a critical role in the progression of diabetic nephropathy but research focused on studying the molecular mechanisms involved is still needed. The aim of this work was to develop a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry platform to carry out, for the first time, the untargeted metabolomic analysis of high glucose-induced changes in cultured human proximal tubular HK-2 cells. In order to find the metabolites which were affected by high glucose and to expand the metabolite coverage, intra- and extracellular fluid from HK-2 cells exposed to high glucose (25 mM), normal glucose (5.5 mM) or osmotic control (5.5 mM glucose +19.5 mM mannitol) were analyzed by two complementary chromatographic modes: hydrophilic interaction and reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Non-supervised principal components analysis showed a good separation among the three groups of samples. Statistically significant variables were chosen for further metabolite identification. Different metabolic pathways were affected mainly those derived from amino acidic, polyol, and nitrogenous bases metabolism.
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- Samuel Bernardo-Bermejo
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain; Instituto de Investigación Química Andrés M. del Río (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain; Instituto de Investigación Química Andrés M. del Río (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain; Instituto de Investigación Química Andrés M. del Río (IQAR), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.600, 28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain.
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Bioactive lipids control a wide variety of physiologic processes. We have recently identified a branch of bioactive lipid signaling mediated by N-acyl amino acids (NAAs) and the circulating enzyme peptidase M20 domain-containing 1 (PM20D1). Here we generate and characterize mice globally deficient in PM20D1. These PM20D1-KO mice have bidirectional changes in NAA levels in blood and tissues and exhibit a variety of metabolic and nociceptive phenotypes. Our findings elucidate the endogenous physiologic functions for NAA signaling in vivo and suggest PM20D1 inhibitors might be useful for the treatment of pain. N-acyl amino acids (NAAs) are a structurally diverse class of bioactive signaling lipids whose endogenous functions have largely remained uncharacterized. To clarify the physiologic roles of NAAs, we generated mice deficient in the circulating enzyme peptidase M20 domain-containing 1 (PM20D1). Global PM20D1-KO mice have dramatically reduced NAA hydrolase/synthase activities in tissues and blood with concomitant bidirectional dysregulation of endogenous NAAs. Compared with control animals, PM20D1-KO mice exhibit a variety of metabolic and pain phenotypes, including insulin resistance, altered body temperature in cold, and antinociceptive behaviors. Guided by these phenotypes, we identify N-oleoyl-glutamine (C18:1-Gln) as a key PM20D1-regulated NAA. In addition to its mitochondrial uncoupling bioactivity, C18:1-Gln also antagonizes certain members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) calcium channels including TRPV1. Direct administration of C18:1-Gln to mice is sufficient to recapitulate a subset of phenotypes observed in PM20D1-KO animals. These data demonstrate that PM20D1 is a dominant enzymatic regulator of NAA levels in vivo and elucidate physiologic functions for NAA signaling in metabolism and nociception.
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Lin H, Long JZ, Roche AM, Svensson KJ, Dou FY, Chang MR, Bayona CR, Cameron M, Novick S, Berdan CM, Louie S, Nomura DK, Spiegelman BM, Griffin PR, Kamenecka TM. Discovery of Hydrolysis-Resistant Isoindoline N-Acyl Amino Acid Analogues that Stimulate Mitochondrial Respiration. J Med Chem 2018; 61:3224-3230. [PMID: 29533650 PMCID: PMC6335027 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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N-Acyl amino acids directly bind mitochondria and function as endogenous uncouplers of UCP1-independent respiration. We found that administration of N-acyl amino acids to mice improves glucose homeostasis and increases energy expenditure, indicating that this pathway might be useful for treating obesity and associated disorders. We report the full account of the synthesis and mitochondrial uncoupling bioactivity of lipidated N-acyl amino acids and their unnatural analogues. Unsaturated fatty acid chains of medium length and neutral amino acid head groups are required for optimal uncoupling activity on mammalian cells. A class of unnatural N-acyl amino acid analogues, characterized by isoindoline-1-carboxylate head groups (37), were resistant to enzymatic degradation by PM20D1 and maintained uncoupling bioactivity in cells and in mice.
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- Hua Lin
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Cell Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458
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Brain docosahexaenoic acid uptake and metabolism. Mol Aspects Med 2018; 64:109-134. [PMID: 29305120 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the most abundant n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the brain where it serves to regulate several important processes and, in addition, serves as a precursor to bioactive mediators. Given that the capacity of the brain to synthesize DHA locally is appreciably low, the uptake of DHA from circulating lipid pools is essential to maintaining homeostatic levels. Although, several plasma pools have been proposed to supply the brain with DHA, recent evidence suggests non-esterified-DHA and lysophosphatidylcholine-DHA are the primary sources. The uptake of DHA into the brain appears to be regulated by a number of complementary pathways associated with the activation and metabolism of DHA, and may provide mechanisms for enrichment of DHA within the brain. Following entry into the brain, DHA is esterified into and recycled amongst membrane phospholipids contributing the distribution of DHA in brain phospholipids. During neurotransmission and following brain injury, DHA is released from membrane phospholipids and converted to bioactive mediators which regulate signaling pathways important to synaptogenesis, cell survival, and neuroinflammation, and may be relevant to treating neurological diseases. In the present review, we provide a comprehensive overview of brain DHA metabolism, encompassing many of the pathways and key enzymatic regulators governing brain DHA uptake and metabolism. In addition, we focus on the release of non-esterified DHA and subsequent production of bioactive mediators and the evidence of their proposed activity within the brain. We also provide a brief review of the evidence from post-mortem brain analyses investigating DHA levels in the context of neurological disease and mood disorder, highlighting the current disparities within the field.
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Joondan N, Jhaumeer Laulloo S, Caumul P. Amino acids: Building blocks for the synthesis of greener amphiphiles. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2017.1421085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Nausheen Joondan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
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Laser desorption/ionization MS imaging of cancer kidney tissue on silver nanoparticle-enhanced target. Bioanalysis 2018; 10:83-94. [DOI: 10.4155/bio-2017-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aim: Renal cell carcinoma is a very aggressive and often fatal disease for which there are no specific biomarkers found to date. The purpose of work was to find substances that differentiate the cancerous and healthy tissue by using laser desorption/ionization MS imaging combined with silver nanoparticle-enhanced target. Results: Ion images and comparative analysis of spectra revealed differences in intensities for several metabolites, for which their biochemical properties were discussed. Statistical analysis allowed to distinguish healthy and cancer tissue without the involvement of a pathologist. Conclusion: Laser desorption/ionization MS imaging technology combined with silver nanoparticle-enhanced target enabled rapid visualization of the differences between the clear cell renal cell carcinoma and the healthy part of the kidney tissue.
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Molecular structure, supramolecular organization and thermotropic phase behavior of N -acylglycine alkyl esters with matched acyl and alkyl chains. Chem Phys Lipids 2017; 208:43-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Console-Bram L, Ciuciu SM, Zhao P, Zipkin RE, Brailoiu E, Abood ME. N-arachidonoyl glycine, another endogenous agonist of GPR55. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 490:1389-1393. [PMID: 28698140 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Interest in lipoamino acids as endogenous modulators of G-protein coupled receptors has escalated due to their involvement in a variety of physiologic processes. In particular, a role for these amino acid conjugates has emerged in the endocannabinoid system. The study presented herein investigated the effects of N-arachidonoyl glycine (NAGly) on a candidate endocannabinoid receptor, GPR55. Our novel findings reveal that NAGly induces concentration dependent increases in calcium mobilization and mitogen-activated protein kinase activities in HAGPR55/CHO cells. These increases were attenuated by the selective GPR55 antagonist ML193 (N-[4-[[(3,4-Dimethyl-5-isoxazolyl)amino]sulfonyl]phenyl]-6,8-dimethyl-2-(2-pyridinyl)-4-quinolinecarboxamide), supporting receptor mediated signaling. To our knowledge this is the first report identifying GPR55 as a target of the endogenous lipoamino acid, NAGly.
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- Linda Console-Bram
- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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- Focus Biomolecules, 400 Davis Drive #600, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462, USA.
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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Piscitelli F, Bradshaw HB. Endocannabinoid Analytical Methodologies: Techniques That Drive Discoveries That Drive Techniques. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2017; 80:1-30. [PMID: 28826532 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Identification of the two major endogenous cannabinoid ligands, known as endocannabinoids, N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine (anandamide, AEA) and 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG), opened the way for the identification and isolation of other lipid congeners, all derivatives of fatty acids and related to the Endocannabinoid System. The nomenclature of this anandamide-type class of lipids is evolving as new species are discovered all the time. However, they each fall under the larger umbrella of lipids that are a conjugation of a fatty acid with an amine through and amide bond, which we will refer to as lipoamines. Specific subspecies of lipoamines that have been discovered are the N-acyl-ethanolamides (including AEA), N-acyl-dopamines, N-acyl-serotonins, N-acyl-GABA, N-acyl-taurines, and a growing number of N-acyl amino acids. Emerging data from multiple labs also show that monoacylglycerols (including 2-AG), COX-2 metabolites, and fatty acid esters of hydroxyl fatty acids are interconnected with these lipoamines at both the biosynthetic and metabolic levels. Understanding the molecular relatedness of these lipids is important for studying how they act as signaling molecules; however, a first step in this process hinges on advances in being able to accurately measure them.
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- Fabiana Piscitelli
- Endocannabinoid Research Group, Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ICB-CNR), Pozzuoli, Italy.
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N-acyl Taurines and Acylcarnitines Cause an Imbalance in Insulin Synthesis and Secretion Provoking β Cell Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes. Cell Metab 2017; 25:1334-1347.e4. [PMID: 28591636 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The processes contributing to β cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes (T2D) are uncertain, largely because it is difficult to access β cells in their intact immediate environment. We examined the pathophysiology of β cells under T2D progression directly in pancreatic tissues. We used MALDI imaging of Langerhans islets (LHIs) within mouse tissues or from human tissues to generate in situ-omics data, which we supported with in vitro experiments. Molecular interaction networks provided information on functional pathways and molecules. We found that stearoylcarnitine accumulated in β cells, leading to arrest of insulin synthesis and energy deficiency via excessive β-oxidation and depletion of TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation metabolites. Acetylcarnitine and an accumulation of N-acyl taurines, a group not previously detected in β cells, provoked insulin secretion. Thus, β cell dysfunction results from enhanced insulin secretion combined with an arrest of insulin synthesis.
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Megarajan S, Vairaprakash P, Anbazhagan V. Synthesis, characterization, and determination of critical micellar concentration and thermotropic phase transition of taurolipids. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gonçalves RF, Ferreira MS, de Oliveira DN, Canevarolo R, Achilles MA, D'Ercole DL, Bols PE, Visintin JA, Killian GJ, Catharino RR. Analysis and characterisation of bovine oocyte and embryo biomarkers by matrix-assisted desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 28:293-301. [PMID: 25228254 DOI: 10.1071/rd14047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In the field of 'single cell analysis', many classical strategies like immunofluorescence and electron microscopy are the primary techniques of choice. However, these methodologies are time consuming and do not permit direct identification of specific molecular classes, such as lipids. In the present study, a novel mass spectrometry-based analytical approach was applied to bovine oocytes and embryos. This new metabolomics-based application uses mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), efficient data processing and multivariate data analysis. Metabolic fingerprinting (MF) was applied to the analysis of unfertilised oocytes, 2-, 4- and 8-cell embryos and blastocysts. A semiquantitative strategy for sphingomyelin [SM (16:0)+Na](+) (m/z 725) and phosphatidylcholine [PC (32:0)+Na](+) (m/z 756) was developed, showing that lipid concentration was useful for selecting the best metabolic biomarkers. This study demonstrates that a combination of MF, MSI features and chemometric analysis can be applied to discriminate cell stages, characterising specific biomarkers and relating them to developmental pathways. This information furthers our understanding of fertilisation and preimplantation events during bovine embryo development.
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- Roseli F Gonçalves
- Department of Animal Reproduction, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo University, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87 - Cidade Universitária, 05508-270, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Innovare Biomarkers Laboratory, Medicine and Experimental Surgery Nucleus, University of Campinas, Rua Cinco de Junho, 350 - Barão Geraldo, 13083-877, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Innovare Biomarkers Laboratory, Medicine and Experimental Surgery Nucleus, University of Campinas, Rua Cinco de Junho, 350 - Barão Geraldo, 13083-877, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Energy and Material Research Center, Post Office box: 6192, 13083-877, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Achilles Genetics Ltda, Rua Padre de Toledo Leite, 20 - Centro, 17400-000, Garça, SP, Brazil
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- Achilles Genetics Ltda, Rua Padre de Toledo Leite, 20 - Centro, 17400-000, Garça, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1 Gebouw U 0.09, B-2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo University, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87 - Cidade Universitária, 05508-270, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 324 Henning Building University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Innovare Biomarkers Laboratory, Medicine and Experimental Surgery Nucleus, University of Campinas, Rua Cinco de Junho, 350 - Barão Geraldo, 13083-877, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Wu J, Zhu C, Yang L, Wang Z, Wang L, Wang S, Gao P, Zhang Y, Jiang Q, Zhu X, Shu G. N-Oleoylglycine-Induced Hyperphagia Is Associated with the Activation of Agouti-Related Protein (AgRP) Neuron by Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 (CB1R). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:1051-1057. [PMID: 28102080 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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N-Acyl amino acids (NAAAs) are conjugate products of fatty acids and amino acids, which are available in animal-derived food. We compared the effects of N-arachidonoylglycine (NAGly), N-arachidonoylserine (NASer), and N-oleoylglycine (OLGly) on in vivo food intake and in vitro [Ca2+]i of Agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons to identify the role of these compounds in energy homeostasis. Hypothalamic neuropeptide expression and anxiety behavior in response to OLGly were also tested. To further identify the underlying mechanism of OLGly on food intake, we first detected the expression level of potential OLGly receptors. The cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) antagonist was cotreated with OLGly to analyze the activation of AgRP neuron, including [Ca2+]i, expression levels of PKA, CREB, and c-Fos, and neuropeptide secretion. Results demonstrated that only OLGly (intrapertioneal injection of 6 mg/kg) can induce hyperphagia without changing the expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides and anxiety-like behavior. Moreover, 20 μM OLGly robustly enhances [Ca2+]i, c-Fos protein expression in AgRP neuron, and AgRP content in the culture medium. OLGly-induced activation of AgRP neuron was completely abolished by the CB1R-specific antagonist, AM251. In summary, this study is the first to demonstrate the association of OLGly-induced hyperphagia with activation of the AgRP neuron by CB1R. These findings open avenues for investigation and application of OLGly to modulate energy homeostasis.
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- Junguo Wu
- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- Huahong Engineering and Research Center of Agricultural and Livestock , Zhaoqing, Guangdong 430051, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science & National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- ALLTECH-SCAU Animal Nutrition Control Research Alliance, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China
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Sivaramakrishna D, Swamy MJ. Structure, supramolecular organization and phase behavior of N-acyl-β-alanines: Structural homologues of mammalian brain constituents N-acylglycine and N-acyl-GABA. Chem Phys Lipids 2016; 201:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Atypical cleavage of protonated N-fatty acyl amino acids derived from aspartic acid evidenced by sequential MS 3 experiments. Amino Acids 2016; 48:2717-2729. [PMID: 27565657 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-016-2286-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Lipidomics calls for information on detected lipids and conjugates whose structural elucidation by mass spectrometry requires to rationalization of their gas phase dissociations toward collision-induced dissociation (CID) processes. This study focused on activated dissociations of two lipoamino acid (LAA) systems composed of N-palmitoyl acyl coupled with aspartic and glutamic acid mono ethyl esters (as LAA(*D) and LAA(*E)). Although in MS/MS, their CID spectra show similar trends, e.g., release of water and ethanol, the [(LAA(*D/*E)+H)-C2H5OH]+ product ions dissociate via distinct pathways in sequential MS3 experiments. The formation of all the product ions is rationalized by charge-promoted cleavages often involving stepwise processes with ion isomerization into ion-dipole prior to dissociation. The latter explains the maleic anhydride or ketene neutral losses from N-palmitoyl acyl aspartate and glutamate anhydride fragment ions, respectively. Consequently, protonated palmitoyl acid amide is generated from LAA(*D), whereas LAA(*E) leads to the [*E+H-H2O]+ anhydride. The former releases ammonia to provide acylium, which gives the C n H(2n-1) and C n H(2n-3) carbenium series. This should offer structural information, e.g., to locate either unsaturation(s) or alkyl group branching present on the various fatty acyl moieties of lipo-aspartic acid in further studies based on MS n experiments.
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Long JZ, Svensson KJ, Bateman LA, Lin H, Kamenecka T, Lokurkar IA, Lou J, Rao RR, Chang MR, Jedrychowski MP, Paulo JA, Gygi SP, Griffin PR, Nomura DK, Spiegelman BM. The Secreted Enzyme PM20D1 Regulates Lipidated Amino Acid Uncouplers of Mitochondria. Cell 2016; 166:424-435. [PMID: 27374330 PMCID: PMC4947008 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brown and beige adipocytes are specialized cells that express uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and dissipate chemical energy as heat. These cells likely possess alternative UCP1-independent thermogenic mechanisms. Here, we identify a secreted enzyme, peptidase M20 domain containing 1 (PM20D1), that is enriched in UCP1(+) versus UCP1(-) adipocytes. We demonstrate that PM20D1 is a bidirectional enzyme in vitro, catalyzing both the condensation of fatty acids and amino acids to generate N-acyl amino acids and also the reverse hydrolytic reaction. N-acyl amino acids directly bind mitochondria and function as endogenous uncouplers of UCP1-independent respiration. Mice with increased circulating PM20D1 have augmented respiration and increased N-acyl amino acids in blood. Lastly, administration of N-acyl amino acids to mice improves glucose homeostasis and increases energy expenditure. These data identify an enzymatic node and a family of metabolites that regulate energy homeostasis. This pathway might be useful for treating obesity and associated disorders.
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- Jonathan Z Long
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Mann A, Cohen-Yeshurun A, Trembovler V, Mechoulam R, Shohami E. Are the endocannabinoid-like compounds N-acyl aminoacids neuroprotective after traumatic brain injury? J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2016; 27:209-216. [PMID: 26565551 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2015-0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In recent years, a library of approx. 70 N-acyl aminoacids (NAAAs) was discovered in the rat brain. A particular member of this family of compounds is arachidonoyl serine (AraS), which has generated special interest as a potential therapy for traumatic brain injury (TBI). This is due to its structural similarity to the endocannabinoid (eCB) 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG), which was previously shown to be beneficial in the recovery in a closed head injury model of TBI. Indeed, AraS exerted eCB-mediated neuroprotection, which was evident in numerous aspects related to the secondary damage characterizing TBI. These findings promoted broadening of the research to additional compounds of the NAAA family that share a structural similarity to AraS, namely, palmitoyl serine (PalmS) and oleoyl serine. The latter did not exhibit any improvement in recovery, whereas the former displayed some neuroprotection, albeit inferior to 2-AG and AraS, via unknown mechanisms. Interestingly, when a combined treatment of 2-AG, AraS and PalmS was tested, the overall effect on the severity score was inferior to their individual effects, suggesting not only a lack of direct or indirect synergism, but also possibly some spatial hindrance. Taken together, the complexity of the damage caused by TBI and the many open questions concerning the role of the eCB system in health and disease, the findings so far may serve as a small trace to the understanding of the eCB system, as well as of the mechanisms underlying TBI.
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Rojo D, Gosalbes MJ, Ferrari R, Pérez-Cobas AE, Hernández E, Oltra R, Buesa J, Latorre A, Barbas C, Ferrer M, Moya A. Clostridium difficile heterogeneously impacts intestinal community architecture but drives stable metabolome responses. THE ISME JOURNAL 2015; 9:2206-20. [PMID: 25756679 PMCID: PMC4579473 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) is caused by C. difficile toxins A and B and represents a serious emerging health problem. Yet, its progression and functional consequences are unclear. We hypothesised that C. difficile can drive major measurable metabolic changes in the gut microbiota and that a relationship with the production or absence of toxins may be established. We tested this hypothesis by performing metabolic profiling on the gut microbiota of patients with C. difficile that produced (n=6) or did not produce (n=4) toxins and on non-colonised control patients (n=6), all of whom were experiencing diarrhoea. We report a statistically significant separation (P-value <0.05) among the three groups, regardless of patient characteristics, duration of the disease, antibiotic therapy and medical history. This classification is associated with differences in the production of distinct molecules with presumptive global importance in the gut environment, disease progression and inflammation. Moreover, although severe impaired metabolite production and biological deficits were associated with the carriage of C. difficile that did not produce toxins, only previously unrecognised selective features, namely, choline- and acetylputrescine-deficient gut environments, characterised the carriage of toxin-producing C. difficile. Additional results showed that the changes induced by C. difficile become marked at the highest level of the functional hierarchy, namely the metabolic activity exemplified by the gut microbial metabolome regardless of heterogeneities that commonly appear below the functional level (gut bacterial composition). We discuss possible explanations for this effect and suggest that the changes imposed by CDAD are much more defined and predictable than previously thought.
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- David Rojo
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Campus Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud de la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO) and Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud de la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO) and Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud de la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO) and Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia-INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia and Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia-INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud de la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO) and Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Campus Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain
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- CSIC, Institute of Catalysis, Madrid, Spain
- CSIC, Institute of Catalysis, Madrid 28049, Spain. E-mail:
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- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud de la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO) and Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBEResp), Madrid, Spain
- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud de la Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), Valencia 46020, Spain. E-mail:
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Effenberger KA, James RC, Urabe VK, Dickey BJ, Linington RG, Jurica MS. The Natural Product N-Palmitoyl-l-leucine Selectively Inhibits Late Assembly of Human Spliceosomes. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:27524-31. [PMID: 26408199 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.673210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The spliceosome is a dynamic complex of five structural RNAs and dozens of proteins, which assemble together to remove introns from nascent eukaryotic gene transcripts in a process called splicing. Small molecules that target different components of the spliceosome represent valuable research tools to investigate this complicated macromolecular machine. However, the current collection of spliceosome inhibitors is very limited. To expand the toolkit we used a high-throughput in vitro splicing assay to screen a collection of pre-fractions of natural compounds derived from marine bacteria for splicing inhibition. Further fractionation of initial hits generated individual peaks of splicing inhibitors that interfere with different stages of spliceosome assembly. With additional characterization of individual peaks, we identified N-palmitoyl-l-leucine as a new splicing inhibitor that blocks a late stage of spliceosome assembly. Structure-activity relationship analysis of the compound revealed that length of carbon chain is important for activity in splicing, as well as for effects on the cytological profile of cells in culture. Together these results demonstrate that our combination of in vitro splicing analysis with complex natural product libraries is a powerful strategy for identifying new small molecule tools with which to probe different aspects of spliceosome assembly and function.
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- Kerstin A Effenberger
- From the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, and
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064
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- From the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, and
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064
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- From the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, and
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Wang S, Xu Q, Shu G, Wang L, Gao P, Xi Q, Zhang Y, Jiang Q, Zhu X. N-Oleoyl glycine, a lipoamino acid, stimulates adipogenesis associated with activation of CB1 receptor and Akt signaling pathway in 3T3-L1 adipocyte. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 466:438-43. [PMID: 26365347 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Adipose tissue plays a vital role in the development of obesity and related diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of N-Oleoyl glycine (OLGly), a lipoamino acid, on 3T3-L1 adipogenesis and to explore the likely mechanisms underlying this process. Lipid accumulation were evaluated using Oil Red O staining and triglyceride content assay. The mRNA expressions of cannabinoid receptors and the protein expressions of adipogenic genes and intracellular signaling pathway were determined by real-time quantitative PCR and western blot, respectively. The results indicated that OLGly itself, but not its degradation products, stimulated lipid accumulation and significantly increased adipogenic genes (PPARγ and aP2), in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Additionally, OLGly markedly increased the mRNA expression of CB1 receptor (CB1R) and the inhibition of CB1R by its antagonist SR141716 abolished the promotive effects of OLGly on lipid accumulation and the protein expression of PPARγ and aP2. Furthermore, OLGly increased the ratio of p-Akt/Akt and p-FoxO1/FoxO1, which could be reversed by SR141716. Moreover, OLGly-induced enhancement of adipogenesis, activation of insulin-mediated Akt signaling pathway and inactivation of FoxO1 were effectively blocked by Wortmannin, a specific PI3K/Akt inhibitor, indicating the essential role of Akt signaling pathway in the process of OLGly-stimulated 3T3-L1 adipogenesis. In conclusion, OLGly, a lipoamino acid, was able to promote 3T3-L1 adipogenesis through the activation of CB1 receptor and the enhancement of insulin-mediated Akt signaling pathway. These findings suggested the potential role of OLGly in increasing insulin sensitivity and suppressing obesity and diabetes.
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- Songbo Wang
- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China.
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- College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China.
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Bazer FW, Wang X, Johnson GA, Wu G. Select nutrients and their effects on conceptus development in mammals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 1:85-95. [PMID: 29767122 PMCID: PMC5945975 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The dialogue between the mammalian conceptus (embryo/fetus and associated membranes) involves signaling for pregnancy recognition and maintenance of pregnancy during the critical peri-implantation period of pregnancy when the stage is set for implantation and placentation that precedes fetal development. Uterine epithelial cells secrete and/or transport a wide range of molecules, including nutrients, collectively referred to as histotroph that are transported into the fetal-placental vascular system to support growth and development of the conceptus. The availability of uterine-derived histotroph has long-term consequences for the health and well-being of the fetus and the prevention of adult onset of metabolic diseases. Histotroph includes numerous amino acids, but arginine plays a particularly important role as a source of nitric oxide and polyamines required for fetal-placental development in rodents, swine and humans through mechanisms that remain to be fully elucidated. Mechanisms whereby arginine regulates expression of genes via the mechanistic target of rapamycin cell signaling pathways critical to conceptus development, implantation and placentation are discussed in detail in this review.
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- Fuller W Bazer
- Departments of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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- Departments of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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- Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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- Departments of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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Boss PK, Pearce AD, Zhao Y, Nicholson EL, Dennis EG, Jeffery DW. Potential grape-derived contributions to volatile ester concentrations in wine. Molecules 2015; 20:7845-73. [PMID: 25939071 PMCID: PMC6272246 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20057845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Revised: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Grape composition affects wine flavour and aroma not only through varietal compounds, but also by influencing the production of volatile compounds by yeast. C9 and C12 compounds that potentially influence ethyl ester synthesis during fermentation were studied using a model grape juice medium. It was shown that the addition of free fatty acids, their methyl esters or acyl-carnitine and acyl-amino acid conjugates can increase ethyl ester production in fermentations. The stimulation of ethyl ester production above that of the control was apparent when lower concentrations of the C9 compounds were added to the model musts compared to the C12 compounds. Four amino acids, which are involved in CoA biosynthesis, were also added to model grape juice medium in the absence of pantothenate to test their ability to influence ethyl and acetate ester production. β-Alanine was the only one shown to increase the production of ethyl esters, free fatty acids and acetate esters. The addition of 1 mg∙L−1 β-alanine was enough to stimulate production of these compounds and addition of up to 100 mg∙L−1 β-alanine had no greater effect. The endogenous concentrations of β-alanine in fifty Cabernet Sauvignon grape samples exceeded the 1 mg∙L−1 required for the stimulatory effect on ethyl and acetate ester production observed in this study.
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- Paul K Boss
- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PMB 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB 1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
- South Australian Research and Development Institute, GPO Box 397, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB 1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
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- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PMB 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB 1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.
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Sivaramakrishna D, Thirupathi Reddy S, Nagaraju T, Swamy MJ. Self-assembly, supramolecular organization, and phase transitions of a homologous series of N-acyl-l-alanines (n=8–20). Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Palmitoyl Serine: An Endogenous Neuroprotective Endocannabinoid-Like Entity After Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2015; 10:356-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s11481-015-9595-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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