Obesity, a globally prevalent chronic metabolic disorder, has been increasingly confirmed to involve gut microbiota as a pivotal regulator in its pathogenesis. Chlorogenic acid (CGA) has been reported to exert beneficial effects on lipid metabolism regulation and obesity amelioration. However, t...
OBJECTIVE: Childhood obesity is a strong risk factor for adult obesity and metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Early lifestyle intervention in children with obesity reduces future disease risk. The objective of this study is to identify metab...
Taurine is a conditionally essential micronutrient and one of the most abundant amino acids in humans1-3. In endogenous taurine metabolism, dedicated enzymes are involved in biosynthesis of taurine from cysteine as well as the downstream metabolism of secondary taurine metabolites4,5. One such ta...
Background: Traditional obesity interventions are often unsuitable for children. Breastfeeding has been shown to reduce obesity risk, potentially through bioactive metabolites in human milk. Here, we identified a human milk-derived metabolite, uridine 5'-monophosphate (5'-UMP), whose role in lipi...
The incidence of obesity and colorectal cancer (CRC) is rising annually. Obesity, particularly visceral obesity, poses a serious health threat, yet the association of obesity with CRC progression, as well as the role of visceral obesity, remains debated. This study analyzed 394 CRC patients ...
Obesity is intricately linked to the gut microbiota, yet the microbial effectors and molecular mechanisms that mediate this association remain poorly defined. Fecal microbiome analysis revealed a consistent depletion of the commensal bacterium Roseburia inulinivorans in obese individuals, with it...
Abstract
Background The gut microbiota mediates dietary impacts on host metabolism, but the roles of specific amino acids remain elusive. We investigated the mechanism by which dietary leucine restriction combats obesity.
Methods Combining Mendelian randomization in humans with interv...
INTRODUCTION: The mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDPs) are a novel group of natural occurring peptides that have important signaling functions and biological activity. Both humanin and small-humanin-like peptide 2 (SHLP2) have been reported to act as insulin sensitizers and modu...