Background: A high fat diet is associated various metabolic disorders, including fatty liver disease and dyslipidemia. This work is aimed to examine effects of excess lard usage from diet on blood lipids and liver enz...
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Background: A high fat diet is associated various metabolic disorders, including fatty liver disease and dyslipidemia. This work is aimed to examine effects of excess lard usage from diet on blood lipids and liver enzymes in murine models in the aspects of genetics and food types. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to form a general picture of the effects of high fat diet (HFD) on blood lipid and liver enzyme profiles of mice and compare these indices between study designs. At the same time, 24 Swiss albino mice were included in an experimental study, two groups with different diets (HFD and standard diet - STD) in 18 weeks to examine serum levels of liver enzymes and blood lipids. Results: Our results in the systematic review indicate that HFD from lard increased TG, TC, LDL-C, ALT indexes in the majority of studies. C57BL/6 strain was used the most as well as being seen as the best results in these studies. In addition, the most popular types of HFD used in these results were HFD 60 % and HFD 45 %. They also showed the most appropriate results, in which those related to HFD 60 % had lower dispersion than those of HFD 40 %. The change in blood lipids and serum liver enzymes due to HFD from lard also varied among studies using the same strain as well as different strains, especially that of HDL-C and AST. Our experiment on Swiss mice confirmed these results. After 18 weeks eating HFD, mice gained weight and accumulated white fat. All four indices of blood lipids including TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C of HFD group were significantly higher than STD group, with 15.90 %, 28.49 %, 20.12 % and 41.79 %, respectively. Although AST level did not show a difference between two groups, HFD leads to a 1.29-fold-increase in ALT level in mice. Conclusion: In conclusion, both our systematic and experimental results indicate that HFD can increase blood lipids and liver enzymes in mice, and systematic analysis suggests that dyslipidemia and detrimental effects on the liver by HFD
Following the increase in the global aging population, the importance of monitoring various disease-related biomarkers at an early stage has increased to ensure the health of the elderly. In an aging society, point-of...
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Following the increase in the global aging population, the importance of monitoring various disease-related biomarkers at an early stage has increased to ensure the health of the elderly. In an aging society, point-of-care (POC) systems are needed to care for elderly people who have physical and mental disorders. In light of the increasing prominence of POC systems, there is a growing effort to address the limitations associated with conventional receptors in wearable devices by substituting them with molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP). MIPs are well-known synthetic receptors engineered with specific binding cavities based on the "lock and key" principle. They could be synthesized in various configurations depending on specific types of monomers and templates. Compared to conventional receptors such as antibodies and aptamers, MIPs exhibit outstanding advantages, including good stability, cost-effectiveness, ease of synthesis, reusability, and broad applicability. These advantages have led to their extensive application in biomedical healthcare devices. This review summarizes a comparative analysis of sensors utilized for the detection of disease-specific biomarkers through diverse MIP applications and methodologies. Furthermore, we evaluated recent advancements in the miniaturization of MIPs and their integration with wearable biomedical devices for comprehensive healthcare monitoring applications. Finally, we delineated the existing limitations that need to be surmounted for the effective implementation of MIP-based biomedical devices and outlined future objectives for the enhancement of wearable and wireless biomedical healthcare monitoring devices.
The development of controllable artificial light-harvesting systems based on liquid crystal (LC) materials, i.e., anisotropic fluids, remains a challenge. Herein, an annulene-based discotic LC compound 6 with a saddle...
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The development of controllable artificial light-harvesting systems based on liquid crystal (LC) materials, i.e., anisotropic fluids, remains a challenge. Herein, an annulene-based discotic LC compound 6 with a saddle-shaped cyclooctatetrathiophene core has been synthesized to construct a tunable light-harvesting platform. The LC material shows a typical aggregation-induced emission, which can act as a suitable light-harvesting donor. By loading Nile red (NiR) as an acceptor, an artificial light-harvesting system is achieved. Relying on the thermal-responsive self-assembling ability of 6 with variable molecular order, the efficiency of such 6 -NiR system can be controlled by temperature. This light-harvesting system works sensitively at a high donor/acceptor ratio as 1000 : 1, and exhibits a high antenna effect (39.1) at a 100 : 1 donor/acceptor ratio. This thermochromic artificial light-harvesting LC system could find potential applications in smart devices employing soft materials.
The complete mitochondrial genome ofSilurus soldatovifirstly collected from a native Korean river was determined by the bioinformatics assembly of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads. The circular mitogenome wa...
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The complete mitochondrial genome ofSilurus soldatovifirstly collected from a native Korean river was determined by the bioinformatics assembly of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads. The circular mitogenome was 16,525 bp in length which harbored canonical 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs, which was identical to those of family Siluridae. Twenty-eight genes were located on H strand, whereas the remaining nine genes were on L strand. Except for COX1 gene (GTG), other 12 protein-coding genes were predicted typical start codons (ATG). Among the currently known mitogenome sequences, S. soldatovishowed highest identity (99.38%) to the Chinese haplotype ofS. soldatovi(NC022723) followed by the Chinese haplotype ofSilurus asotus(JX087351). Interestingly, intraspecies variations ofS. asotusare higher than those of interspecies and further study should be made to elucidate the evolutional relationship between twoSilurusspecies.
The complete mitochondrial genome ofOdontobutis platycephalacollected from a native Korean river was determined by the bioinformatics assembly of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads. The circular mitogenome was...
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The complete mitochondrial genome ofOdontobutis platycephalacollected from a native Korean river was determined by the bioinformatics assembly of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads. The circular mitogenome was 17,590 bp length which harbored canonical 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs, which was identical to those of family Odontobutidae. Twenty-eight genes were located on H strand, whereas remaining nine genes were on L strand. Except for COX1 gene (GTG), other 12 protein-coding genes were predicted typical start codons (ATG). Among the currently known mitogenome sequences,O. platycephalashowed highest identity (96.98%) to Korean haplotype ofO. platycephala(NC010199).
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