高果糖高脂饮食对小鼠体内能量代谢的影响

目的:高热量物质的过度摄入是导致机体代谢紊乱,诱发2型糖尿病等代谢性疾病的主要原因,本文通过比较高果糖、高脂及高果糖高脂混合喂饲对小鼠体内能量代谢的影响,探索饮食诱发代谢紊乱性疾病的可能发病机制。方法:采用20%高果糖水,60%高脂饲料,及二者混合方式饲养C57BL/6小鼠3个月后,观察各组小鼠24小时内氧气消耗量,二氧化碳生成量,呼吸商及能量消耗的改变。结果:不同饮食喂饲3个月,与对照组小鼠相比,高果糖组、高脂组、及高果糖高脂组小鼠均表现出明显的肝内脂质蓄积,氧气消耗量增加,呼吸商下降,能量消耗增加。结论:过剩的高热量物质摄入导致机体内物质代谢、能量代谢发生改变,糖代谢受损,脂代谢增强,能量代谢方式从糖氧化为主转变为脂氧化供能。     

基于肠道微生态探讨黄连素在代谢性疾病中的抗炎作用

肠道菌群与能量代谢密切相关,其组成和代谢紊乱可通过多种途径导致胰岛素抵抗,肥胖和2型糖尿病。黄连素因具有减重、降糖、调脂等作用被广泛用于肥胖、2型糖尿病及非酒精性脂肪性肝病等代谢性疾病的辅助治疗;研究表明,黄连素可调节肠道菌群的组成和代谢,改善肠道微生态环境,从而改善胰岛素抵抗和代谢。本文综述了黄连素通过肠道菌群-炎症轴在干预代谢性疾病的研究进展,以期为代谢性疾病的治疗寻找新的策略,并为今后该领域的深入研究提供指导意义。     

GPR120的结构特征、生物学功能及作用机制

GPR120是长链不饱和游离脂肪酸的受体,具有影响食物选择、调节胃肠道肽类激素分泌、促进细胞增殖、调节脂肪细胞发育和分化、调节巨噬细胞迁移和分化及抑制破骨细胞发生等多种生物学功能。GPR120功能缺陷与肥胖、胰岛素抵抗、糖耐量减低、2型糖尿病和脂肪肝等代谢性异常密切相关。深入研究GPR120的生物学功能及其分子机制有助于揭示肥胖、脂代谢紊乱及2型糖尿病等代谢性疾病的发病机制,从而为发掘此类代谢性疾病的新型防治策略提供理论依据。     

尼古丁影响机体代谢的分子机制研究进展

吸烟可以引起糖脂代谢紊乱及导致胰岛素抵抗等,而戒烟可以增加体重,但吸烟影响机体代谢的具体分子机制仍不清楚。该文对香烟主要成分尼古丁通过AMPK信号通路、炎症及凋亡相关信号通路等影响机体代谢的分子机制进行了归纳与总结,为今后进一步研究尼古丁在代谢性疾病防治中的作用提供科学依据。     

运动预处理部分抵抗小鼠长期高脂饮食喂养引起的脂代谢紊乱

已有研究表明运动具有广泛的健康效应,其能够通过改善机体代谢等机制防治慢性疾病。新近研究表明运动预处理(即在疾病发生、发展之前给予运动干预)具有一定的心脏保护效应,但其能否抵抗高脂饮食诱导的肥胖和代谢紊乱尚不清楚。本研究旨在明确运动预处理对长期高脂饮食喂养小鼠的体重和代谢的影响,并探讨其可能机制。C57BL/6小鼠(4周龄)在经过3个月的游泳训练或安静对照后,给予正常饮食(normal diet, ND)或高脂饮食(high fat diet, HFD)喂养4个月。结果显示：3个月的游泳训练能够显著降低小鼠血糖、提高葡萄糖耐量和增加抓力。运动预处理不能改善由于HFD喂养引起的体重增加,但能够改善由于HFD喂养引起的糖耐量异常。运动预处理对ND和HFD喂养小鼠的运动能力和运动节律均无明显影响。HFD喂养后小鼠血清总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白水平增加,皮下脂肪和附睾脂肪含量增加。运动预处理能够显著降低ND喂养小鼠循环游离脂肪酸和低密度脂蛋白水平。运动预处理能够增加HFD喂养小鼠的循环高密度脂蛋白水平,降低循环低密度脂蛋白水平,但不影响皮下脂肪和附睾脂肪的重量。HFD喂养增加肝脏重量,提高肝脏总胆固...     

脂代谢紊乱在非酒精性脂肪肝发病中的作用

随着肥胖、2型糖尿病、代谢综合征等疾病发病率的增加,非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)全球患病率也逐年递增.其发病机制较为复杂,通常伴随着胰岛素抵抗、脂代谢紊乱、脂毒性凋亡、炎症反应失调等现象.本文着重对脂代谢紊乱在NAFLD中的作用及其机制进行了综述,同时对细胞脂毒性、胰岛素抵抗及肠道菌群紊乱在其中的作用也进行简要描述,旨在为NAFLD的预防和治疗提供新思路.     

高脂饮食诱导肥胖易感和肥胖抵抗的表型差异

超重与肥胖是许多代谢相关疾病的危险因素,严重威胁人类健康和生命。通常认为肥胖的发生是遗传因素与环境因素相互作用的结果。在构建饮食性肥胖模型过程中,动物常出现两种截然不同的表型,即肥胖易感和肥胖抵抗。既往研究主要基于体重、体成分、物质与能量代谢、行为学（如摄食偏好）等探讨肥胖易感型和肥胖抵抗型表型差异,然而其内部调控机制,仍没有较为明确而系统的阐述。本文在综述表型特征的基础上,从脂质代谢、胃肠道激素水平和肠道炎症、肠道微生物群和肠-脑轴信号通路、下丘脑-垂体-甲状腺轴、下丘脑弓状核食欲调节系统功能改变以及表观遗传学等方面探讨高脂饮食诱导肥胖表型差异的可能机制。     

花生四烯酸代谢与肝脏糖脂代谢稳态调控

花生四烯酸(arachidonic acid, AA)是一种ω-6多不饱和脂肪酸,在生物体内主要是以磷脂的形式存在于细胞膜上。AA在细胞内主要通过环氧合酶(cyclooxygenase, COX)途径、脂氧合酶(lipoxygenases, LOX)途径、细胞色素P450单氧化酶(cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, CYP450)途径等进行代谢。糖脂代谢的稳态调控是维持机体基本生命活动的基础,肝脏是糖脂代谢调控的中枢器官。肝脏糖脂代谢紊乱与2型糖尿病、非酒精性脂肪性肝病等代谢性疾病的发生和发展密切相关。已有研究表明AA代谢与肝脏糖脂代谢紊乱有密切的关系。本文就AA代谢在肝脏糖脂代谢稳态调控中的作用及其作为脂肪肝和胰岛素抵抗等代谢性疾病治疗靶点的价值作一综述。     

针刺对实验性胰岛素抵抗模型血脂及氧自由基代谢的影响

目的:探讨针刺对实验性胰岛素抵抗模型大鼠的血脂、氧自由基代谢的影响.方法:以高糖高脂高盐饮食制作胰岛素抵抗大鼠模型,以二甲双胍为阳性对照,观察针刺对大鼠血糖水平、血脂及氧自由基代谢的影响.结果:针刺可降低胰岛素抵抗大鼠血糖,降低TC、TG水平,升高HDL-C水平.升高T-AOC、SOD,降低MDA、与模型组相比,有显著性差异(P<0.01或P<0.05).结论:针刺具有较好的降糖、降脂及清除氧自由基的作用,其改善胰岛素抵抗的机制可能与上述作用有关;继续深入研究可探讨该药对血管内皮功能的影响机制入手进行深入研究,以揭示其防治IR血管慢性并发症的优势.     

脂肪甘油三酯水解酶的研究进展

胰岛素抵抗等代谢疾病的发生与脂代谢紊乱密切相关。细胞中的脂肪主要储存在一个以中性脂为核的细胞器——脂滴(lipid droplet,LD)中。脂肪甘油三酯水解酶(adiposetriglyceride lipase,ATGL)是在脂滴上发现的水解甘油三酯的脂肪酶。除脂肪组织外,ATGL也广泛存在于骨骼肌等多种非脂肪组织中,并发挥着重要的生理功能。越来越多的研究表明,ATGL与中性脂质贮存异常、胰岛素抵抗等代谢疾病密切相关。运动可以通过改变ATGL的表达起到调控脂代谢的作用,进而在防治胰岛素抵抗等代谢疾病中发挥作用。     

Interaction between high-fat diet and alcohol dehydrogenase on ethanol-elicited cardiac depression in murine myocytes

Objective: Consumption of high‐fat diet and alcohol is associated with obesity, leading to enhanced morbidity and mortality. This study was designed to examine the interaction between high‐fat diet and the alcohol metabolizing enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) on ethanol‐induced cardiac depression. Research Methods and Procedures: Mechanical and intracellular Ca²⁺ properties were measured in cardiomyocytes from ADH transgenic and Friend Virus‐B type (FVB) mice fed a low‐ or high‐fat diet for 16 weeks. Expression of protein kinase B (Akt) and Foxo3a, two proteins essential for cardiac survival, was evaluated by Western blot. Cardiac damage was determined by carbonyl formation. Results: High fat but not ADH induced obesity without hyperglycemia or hypertension, prolonged time‐to‐90% relengthening (TR₉₀), and depressed peak shortening (PS) and maximal velocity of shortening/relengthening (± dL/dt) without affecting intracellular Ca²⁺ properties. Ethanol suppressed PS and intracellular Ca²⁺ rise in low‐fat‐fed FVB mouse cardiomyocytes. ADH but not high‐fat diet shifted the threshold of ethanol‐induced inhibition of PS and ± dL/dt to lower levels. The amplitude of ethanol‐induced cardiac depression was greater in the high‐fat but not the ADH group without additive effects. Ethanol down‐ and up‐regulated Akt and Foxo3a expression, respectively, and depressed intracellular Ca²⁺ rise, the effects of which were exaggerated by ADH, high‐fat, or both. High‐fat diet, but not ADH, enhanced Foxo3a expression and carbonyl content in non‐ethanol‐treated mice. Ethanol challenge significantly enhanced protein carbonyl formation, with the response being augmented by ADH, high‐fat, or both. Discussion: Our data suggest that high‐fat diet and ADH transgene may exaggerate ethanol‐induced cardiac depression and protein damage in response to ethanol.     

Impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on eating behavior,depression and health related quality of life: A cross-sectional study in Riyadh

Background & objectivesPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinal disorder, and the greatest cause of infertility in women. Despite availability of individual data on impact of multiple endocrinal, reproductive and even metabolic factors in PCOS individuals, the data on the co-existence of BED and depression in PCOS patients with its relationship on the quality of life in Saudi Arabian females is not found. Hence this study is aimed to elucidate the implication of PCOS on eating behaviour, induction of depression and general health quality in Saudi Arabian population of Riyadh.Materials and methodsThis is a cross-sectional study carried out in multiple health facilities of Riyadh from January to March 2019. The study samples (494) were recruited by convenience sampling and administered validated questionnaire by trained research participants. The data obtained was analysed by binary logistic regression using SPSS-IBM 25.ResultsOf the total 494 women participated in the study, 23.48% (116) were PCOS individuals. The odds of developing abnormal health related quality of (HRQ) in patients with PCOS was significantly (P = 0.000, OR = 3.472) high when compared to non-PCOS participants. The odds of showing high binge eating disorder (BED, P = 0.007, OR = 2.856) and depression (P = 0.000, OR = 2.497) scores in PCOS participants were significantly more than patients who were not having PCOS. Out of the three parameters studied, abnormal health related quality of life possessed a higher influence of PCOS compared to depression and abnormal eating behavior.Interpretation & conclusionIn conclusion, the present study shows that women with PCOS are at a significant risk for depressive disorders, disorganized eating behavior and impaired quality of life. Therefore, necessary care and screening is required to minimize the impact of PCOS on already burdened individuals.     

The essential function of CARD9 in diet‐induced inflammation and metabolic disorders in mice

Inflammation and metabolic disorder are common pathophysiological conditions, which play a vital role in the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of caspase recruitment domain (CARD) 9 in the high fat diet (HFD)‐treated mice and attempt to find a molecular therapeutic target for obesity development and treatment. Sixteen male CARD9^?/? and corresponding male WT mice were fed with normal diet or high fat diet, respectively, for 12 weeks. Glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, oxygen consumption and heat production of the mice were detected. The CARD9/MAPK pathway‐related gene and protein were determined in insulin‐responsive organs using Western blotting and quantitative PCR. The results showed that HFD‐induced insulin resistance and impairment of glucose tolerance were more severe in WT mice than that in the CARD9^?/? mice. CARD9 absence significantly modified O₂ consumption, CO₂ production and heat production. CARD9^?/? mice displayed the lower expression of p38 MAPK, JNK and ERK when compared to the WT mice in both HFD‐ and ND‐treated groups. HFD induced the increase of p38 MAPK, JNK and ERK in WT mice but not in the CARD9^?/? mice. The results indicated that CARD9 absence could be a vital protective factor in diet‐induced obesity via the CARD9/MAPK pathway, which may provide new insights into the development of gene knockout to improving diet‐induced obesity and metabolism disorder.     

Adiponectin knockout accentuates high fat diet-induced obesity and cardiac dysfunction: Role of autophagy

Adiponectin (APN), an adipose-derived adipokine, offers cardioprotective effects although the precise mechanism of action remains unclear. This study was designed to examine the role of APN in high fat diet-induced obesity and cardiac pathology. Adult C57BL/6 wild-type and APN knockout mice were fed a low or high fat diet for 22 weeks. After 40 day feeding, mice were treated with 2 mg/kg rapamycin or vehicle every other day for 42 days on respective fat diet. Cardiomyocyte contractile and Ca^2 + transient properties were evaluated. Myocardial function was evaluated using echocardiography. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to evaluate adiposity. Energy expenditure, metabolic rate and physical activity were monitored using a metabolic cage. Lipid deposition, serum triglyceride, glucose tolerance, markers of autophagy and fatty acid metabolism including LC3, p62, Beclin-1, AMPK, mTOR, fatty acid synthase (FAS) were evaluated. High fat diet intake induced obesity, systemic glucose intolerance, cardiac hypertrophy, dampened metabolic ability, cardiac and intracellular Ca^2 + derangements, the effects of which were accentuated by APN knockout. Furthermore, APN deficiency augmented high fat diet-induced upregulation in the autophagy adaptor p62 and the decline in AMPK without affecting high fat diet-induced decrease in LC3II and LC3II-to-LC3I ratio. Neither high fat diet nor APN deficiency altered Beclin-1. Interestingly, rapamycin negated high fat diet-induced/APN-deficiency-accentuated obesity, cardiac hypertrophy and contractile dysfunction as well as AMPK dephosphorylation, mTOR phosphorylation and p62 buildup. Our results collectively revealed that APN deficiency may aggravate high fat diet-induced obesity, metabolic derangement, cardiac hypertrophy and contractile dysfunction possibly through decreased myocardial autophagy.     

Vascular and Hepatic Impact of Short-Term Intermittent Hypoxia in a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome

BackgroundExperimental models of intermittent hypoxia (IH) have been developed during the last decade to investigate the consequences of obstructive sleep apnea. IH is usually associated with detrimental metabolic and vascular outcomes. However, paradoxical protective effects have also been described depending of IH patterns and durations applied in studies. We evaluated the impact of short-term IH on vascular and metabolic function in a diet-induced model of metabolic syndrome (MS).MethodsMice were fed either a standard diet or a high fat diet (HFD) for 8 weeks. During the final 14 days of each diet, animals were exposed to either IH (1 min cycle, FiO₂ 5% for 30s, FiO₂ 21% for 30s; 8 h/day) or intermittent air (FiO₂ 21%). Ex-vivo vascular reactivity in response to acetylcholine was assessed in aorta rings by myography. Glucose, insulin and leptin levels were assessed, as well as serum lipid profile, hepatic mitochondrial activity and tissue nitric oxide (NO) release.ResultsMice fed with HFD developed moderate markers of dysmetabolism mimicking MS, including increased epididymal fat, dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis and endothelial dysfunction. HFD decreased mitochondrial complex I, II and IV activities and increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in liver. IH applied to HFD mice induced a major increase in insulin and leptin levels and prevented endothelial dysfunction by restoring NO production. IH also restored mitochondrial complex I and IV activities, moderated the increase in LDH activity and liver triglyceride accumulation in HFD mice.ConclusionIn a mouse model of MS, short-term IH increases insulin and leptin levels, restores endothelial function and mitochondrial activity and limits liver lipid accumulation.     

Effects of Incretin-Based Therapies on Neuro-Cardiovascular Dynamic Changes Induced by High Fat Diet in Rats

Background and Aims

Obesity promotes cardiac and cerebral microcirculatory dysfunction that could be improved by incretin-based therapies. However, the effects of this class of compounds on neuro-cardiovascular system damage induced by high fat diet remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of incretin-based therapies on neuro-cardiovascular dysfunction induced by high fat diet in Wistar rats.

Methods and Results

We have evaluated fasting glucose levels and insulin resistance, heart rate variability quantified on time and frequency domains, cerebral microcirculation by intravital microscopy, mean arterial blood pressure, ventricular function and mitochondrial swelling. High fat diet worsened biometric and metabolic parameters and promoted deleterious effects on autonomic, myocardial and haemodynamic parameters, decreased capillary diameters and increased functional capillary density in the brain. Biometric and metabolic parameters were better improved by glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) compared with dipeptdyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor. On the other hand, both GLP-1 agonist and DPP-4 inhibitor reversed the deleterious effects of high fat diet on autonomic, myocardial, haemodynamic and cerebral microvascular parameters. GLP-1 agonist and DPP-4 inhibitor therapy also increased mitochondrial permeability transition pore resistance in brain and heart tissues of rats subjected to high fat diet.

Conclusion

Incretin-based therapies improve deleterious cardiovascular effects induced by high fat diet and may have important contributions on the interplay between neuro-cardiovascular dynamic controls through mitochondrial dysfunction associated to metabolic disorders.     

猪骨胶原蛋白肽缓解高脂饮食诱导小鼠肝脏氧化应激的基因芯片分析

本研究探讨猪骨胶原蛋白肽降血脂作用和抑制高脂饮食诱导肝脏抗氧化应激的作用机理。40只小鼠分为5组,分别饲喂6 w正常日粮、高脂日粮、添加1.6%钙的高脂日粮、添加1%胶原蛋白肽的高脂日粮和添加1.6%钙+1%胶原蛋白肽的高脂日粮。研究发现:与正常组相比,高脂日粮小鼠血脂和体重明显升高。1.6%钙处理可抑制体重过度升高,1%胶原蛋白肽和高钙可协同抑制调节血脂,防止体重升高。高脂主要通过影响肝脏生理节律和过氧化物酶体增生物激活受体信号通路引起脂代谢异常,高钙和骨胶原蛋白肽可显著抑制肝脏氧化应激,抑制生理节律紊乱。     

Wu-Mei-Wan prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity by reducing white adipose tissue and enhancing brown adipose tissue function

BackgroundWu-Mei-Wan, a classic traditional Chinese herb medicine, is one of the most important formulations to treat digestive diseases from ancient times to the present. Our previous study showed that WMW treatment can prevent T2DM in db/db mice, which motivating the application of WMW on metabolic disorders.PurposeObesity and its comorbid diseases have increased dramatically and are now a worldwide health problem. There is still a lack of satisfactory treatment strategies for obesity. This work was designed to assess the effect and related mechanism of WMW on high fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice model.MethodsObese mice were induced by HFD. Thetherapeutic effect of WMW were analyzed by examining body and adipose tissue weight, metabolic profile and energy expenditure. Adipose tissue phenotype was determined by histological staining and the mitochondrial content was examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence staining, RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis were used to evaluate expression of key molecules in adipose tissue.ResultsWMW treatment significantly protects HFD-induced obesity. Here we showed that WMW limits weight gain, improves metabolic profile and increases energy expenditure. WMW inhibits the hypertrophy and hyperplasia of white adipocytes, the mechanism involving the inhibition of TLR3/IL-6/JAK1/STAT3 pathway. In brown adipose tissue (BAT), WMW promotes thermogenicprogramme without affecting cell proliferation. The activated BMP7/ Smad1/5/9 pathway is considered to be one of the explanations for the effect of WMW on BAT.ConclusionOur results suggested that WMW can prevent obesity and its underlying mechanisms are associated with reducing white adipose tissue and enhancing brown adipose tissue function.