the Organizational Key Research and Development Program of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.2023YZZ02).
Parkinson’s disease(PD)is a common neurodegenerative disease in middle-aged and elderly people.In particular,increasing evidence has showed that astrocyte-mediated neuroinflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81773961)to L.Ding,along with grants from John Hench foundation,George Schaeffer foundation and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(R01DK124627)to W.Huang.
The epidemic of obesity and its co-mortalities has reached an alarming level worldwide.Currently,metabolic surgeries,especially the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy,are the most effective and s...
This work was supported by the USA National Institutes of Health(NIH)(AA015951,DK044442,and DK058379).
Background and aims:Diet-induced obesity and metabolic syndrome can trigger the progression of fatty liver disease to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis,which is a major public health concern.Bile acids regula...
This study was supported by grants funded by the USA National Institutes of Health(NIH)U01CA179582 and R01 CA222490.
Many receptors can be activated by bile acids(BAs)and their derivatives.These include nuclear receptors farnesoid X receptor(FXR),pregnane X receptor(PXR),and vitamin D receptor(VDR),as well as membrane receptors Take...
Supported by National Key Technology Support Program during“12th Five-Year Plan”Period of China,No.2014BAI08B00;National Key Research and Development Plan for Precision Medicine Research,No.2017YFC0910002;and Leapforward Development Program for Beijing Biopharmaceutical Industry(G20),No.Z171100001717008.
BACKGROUND Gut microbiota and its metabolites may be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.Several clinical studies have recently shown that patients with ulcerative colitis(UC)have altered profil...
This work was supported by the USA National Institutes of Health AA015951 to J.M.Ferrell,and DK44442 and DK58379 to J.Y.L.Chiang.
Bile acids are physiological detergents derived from cholesterol that aid in digestion and nutrient ab-sorption,and they play roles in glucose,lipid,and energy metabolism and in gut microbiome and metabolic homeostasi...
The work in the authors'laboratories was supported by merit review grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs,United States(VA):BX000152(W.A.Alrefai)and BX002011(P.K.Dudeja);F30 grant DK117535(A.L.Ticho);and R01 grants:DK109709(W.A.Alrefai),DK54016(P.K.Dudeja),DK81858(P.K.Dudeja),DK92441(P.K.Dudeja),DK98170(R.K.Gill),from the USA National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/National Institutes of Health,United States.
Bile acids modulate several gastrointestinal(GI)functions including electrolyte secretion and absorption,gastric emptying,and small intestinal and colonic motility.High concentrations of bile acids lead to diarrhea an...
the USA National Institutes of Health(NIH)R01CA222490.
Over 20%of mortality during acute liver failure is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy(HE).Thus,HE is a complication of acute liver failure with a broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities...