Divergent roles of functional foods on anthropometric indices and gut microbiota in overweight and obese individuals: Insilico approaches and multi-omics insights
Oladayo Emmanuel Apalowo,
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Isaac Duah Boateng
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Trends in Food Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 104876 - 104876
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
mPD5, a peripherally restricted PICK1 inhibitor for treating chronic pain
Kathrine L. Jensen,
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Nikolaj Riis Chistensen,
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Carolyn Marie Goddard
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et al.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 3, 2023
ABSTRACT
Chronic
pain
is
a
complex,
debilitating,
and
escalating
health
problem
worldwide,
impacting
one
in
five
adults.
Current
treatment
compromised
by
dose-limiting
side
effects
including
high
abuse
liability,
loss
of
ability
to
function
socially
professionally,
fatigue,
drowsiness,
apathy.
PICK1
has
emerged
as
promising
target
for
the
chronic
conditions.
Here,
we
develop
characterize
cell-permeable
fatty
acid
conjugated
bivalent
peptide
inhibitor
assess
its
on
acute
pain.
The
myristoylated
myr-NPEG
4
-(HWLKV)
2
,
(mPD5),
self-assembles
into
core-shell
micelles
that
provide
favourable
pharmacodynamic
properties
relieves
ongoing
evoked
mechanical
hypersensitivity,
thermal
hypersensitivity
well
anxio-depressive
symptoms
mouse
models
neuropathic
inflammatory
following
subcutaneous
administration.
No
overt
no
were
associated
with
mPD5
administration,
it
effect
nociception.
Finally,
relieved
far
phase
(18
weeks
post
SNI
surgery)
while
single
injection
ceases
after
few
hours,
repeated
administration
provides
relief
lasting
up
20
hours
last
injection.
Language: Английский
Central leptin signaling deficiency induced by leptin receptor antagonist leads to hypothalamic proteomic remodeling
Life Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
346, P. 122649 - 122649
Published: April 16, 2024
Leptin
irresponsiveness,
which
is
often
associated
with
obesity,
can
have
significant
impacts
on
the
hypothalamic
proteome
of
individuals,
including
those
who
are
lean.
While
mounting
evidence
leptin
irresponsiveness
has
focused
obese
understanding
early
molecular
and
proteomic
changes
deficient
signaling
in
lean
individuals
essential
for
intervention
prevention
metabolic
disorders.
receptor
antagonists
block
binding
to
its
receptors,
potentially
reducing
effects
used
cases
where
excessive
activity
might
be
harmful.
In
this
work,
we
blocked
central
actions
male
adult
Wistar
rat
by
chronically
administering
intracerebroventricularly
superactive
antagonist
(SLA)
(D23L/L39A/D40A/F41A)
investigated
impact
using
label-free
sequential
window
acquisition
all
theoretical
fragment
ion
spectra
mass
spectrometry
(SWATH-MS)
quantitative
proteomics.
Our
results
show
an
accumulation
proteins
involved
mRNA
processing,
stability,
translation
hypothalamus
SLA-treated
rats.
Conversely,
deficiency
reduces
representation
implicated
energy
metabolism,
neural
circuitry,
neurotransmitter
release.
The
alterations
contribute
dysregulate
appetite,
balance,
key
factors
development
progression
obesity
related
Additionally,
bioinformatic
analysis,
identified
a
series
transcription
that
upstream
regulatory
mechanisms
responsible
observed
signature.
Language: Английский
Peripherally restricted PICK1 inhibitor mPD5 ameliorates pain behaviors in murine inflammatory and neuropathic pain models
JCI Insight,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(20)
Published: Sept. 17, 2024
Chronic
pain
is
a
complex,
debilitating,
and
escalating
health
problem
worldwide,
impacting
1
in
5
adults.
Current
treatment
compromised
by
dose-limiting
side
effects,
including
high
abuse
liability,
loss
of
ability
to
function
socially
professionally,
fatigue,
drowsiness,
apathy.
PICK1
has
emerged
as
promising
target
for
the
chronic
conditions.
Here,
we
developed
characterized
cell-permeable
fatty
acid-conjugated
bivalent
peptide
inhibitor
assessed
its
effects
on
acute
pain.
The
myristoylated
inhibitor,
myr-NPEG4-(HWLKV)2
(mPD5),
self-assembled
into
core-shell
micelles
that
provided
favorable
pharmacodynamic
properties
relieved
evoked
mechanical
thermal
hypersensitivity
well
ongoing
anxiodepressive
symptoms
mouse
models
neuropathic
inflammatory
following
subcutaneous
administration.
No
overt
were
associated
with
mPD5
administration,
it
had
no
effect
nociception.
Finally,
was
far
phase
(18
weeks
after
spared
nerve
injury
surgery)
while
single
injection
ceased
few
hours,
repeated
administration
relief
lasting
up
20
hours
last
injection.
Language: Английский