The relationship between dietary branched-chain and aromatic amino acids with the regulation of leptin and FTO genes in adipose tissue of patients undergoing abdominal surgery by Farshad Teymoori, Hossein Farhadnejad, Mostafa Norouzzadeh, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Niloufar Saber, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Golaleh Asghari, Emad Yuzbashian, Parvin Mirmiran, Alireza Khalaj, Maryam Zarkesh, Mehdi Hedayati, Mohammadreza Vafa

“…Our findings suggest that dietary BCAA may associated with gene expression in adipose tissues, potentially influencing obesity-related metabolic pathways. Further prospective studies are warranted to validate results and elucidate the potential for dietary interventions targeting amino acids intake in obesity management.…”
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Acetylation of proximal cysteine-lysine pairs by alcohol metabolism by Courtney D. McGinnis, Peter S. Harris, Brenton I.M. Graham, John O. Marentette, Cole R. Michel, Laura M. Saba, Richard Reisdorph, James R. Roede, Kristofer S. Fritz

“…Key Cys-Lys redox signaling hubs were impacted in metabolic pathways associated with ALD, including lipid metabolism and the electron transport chain. …”
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Dietary supplementation with Epimedium contributes to the improvement of hormone levels, gut microbiota, and serum metabolite composition in the Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus b... by Shan Xie, Shan Xie, Qinlin Yang, Zaixiang Ying, Zaixiang Ying, Mingcheng Cai, Wenqiao Fan, Hanyu Gao, Hanyu Gao, Xiaolan Feng, Yongjiang Wu

“…Significant alterations were observed in key metabolic pathways related to lipid metabolism, hormone regulation, and antioxidation, such as ovarian steroidogenesis, tyrosine metabolism, and glycerophospholipid metabolism. …”
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Impact of gut microbial diversity on egg production performance in chickens by Liping Wu, Tao Zhang, Zhihua Luo, Huiyuan Xiao, Di Wang, Cailong Wu, Xinyan Fang, Jiawei Li, Jing Zhou, Junjie Miao, Hongli Tan, Yanan Wang, Qing Liu, Jianhua Huang

“…These differences in gut microbiota influence key physiological functions, including nutrient absorption and hormone regulation through metabolic pathways, and directly affect egg production performance. …”
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Bulk and single-cell transcriptome revealed the metabolic heterogeneity in human glioma by Yong Xiao, Mengjie Zhao, Ran Wang, Liang Liu, Chong Xiang, Taiping Li, Chunfa Qian, Hong Xiao, Hongyi Liu, Yuanjie Zou, Xianglong Tang, Kun Yang

“…Therefore, we aimed to develop a classification system for gliomas based on the enrichment levels of four key metabolic pathways: glutaminolysis, glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and fatty acid oxidation. …”
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CASC8 activates the pentose phosphate pathway to inhibit disulfidptosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma though the c-Myc-GLUT1 axis by Hong-Fei Yao, Jieqiong Ge, Jiahao Chen, Xiaoyan Tang, Chunjing Li, Xiao Hu, Abousalam Abdoulkader Ahmed, Yunlong Pu, Guihua Zhou, Tongyi Zhang, Zhiwei Cai, Chongyi Jiang

“…RNA sequencing and metabolomics analysis were performed to determine the metabolic pathways which were significantly affected after CASC8 knockdown. …”
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Fatty acid synthase inhibition improves hypertension-induced erectile dysfunction by suppressing oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis through activating the... by Jiaochen Luan, Mengchi Yu, Qi Gu, Xuan Zhou, Yunqiang Shao, Tong Chen, Jiayi Zhang, Zheng Zhu, Ninghong Song, Jie Yang

“…Multi-omics analysis revealed significant enrichment in lipid metabolic pathways, with Fasn identified as a hub gene. …”
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Potential Mechanisms and Effects of Dai Bai Jie Ethanol Extract in Preventing Acute Alcoholic Liver Injury by Niantong Xia, Hongwei Xue, Yihang Li, Jia Liu, Yang Lou, Shuyang Li, Yutian Wang, Juan Lu, Xi Chen

“…Furthermore, DBJ-3 significantly increased alcohol dehydrogenase 1b (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) expression at the gene and protein levels within alcohol metabolism pathways and reduced the nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) gene and protein levels. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Receptor-Based Approaches in Diabetes Treatment by Mohsina Patwekar, Faheem Patwekar, J. Pavan Kumar, P. Dharani Prasad, Nazia Malik, A. Venkata Badarinath, Prashanth Parupathi, Konatham Teja Kumar Reddy, Selvaraja Elumalai, Zainul Abedeen Ab Samad

“…A thorough examination of modern drugs that target particular receptors and metabolic pathways for glucose and fat metabolism is presented. …”
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Variations in the End-Use Quality of Whole Grain Flour Are Closely Related to the Metabolites in the Grains of Pigmented Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by Bin Wang, Jie Kang, Shuaiqi Wang, Fasih Ullah Haider, Yingxin Zhong, Peng Zhang

“…However, the specific metabolic pathways and mechanisms by which these metabolites affect the end-use quality of pigmented wheat varieties still need to be better understood. …”
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Longitudinal DNA methylation profiles in saliva of offspring from mothers with gestational diabetes: associations with early childhood growth patterns by Teresa M. Linares-Pineda, Alfonso Lendínez-Jurado, Alberto Piserra-López, María Suárez-Arana, María Pozo, María Molina-Vega, María José Picón-César, Sonsoles Morcillo

“…Functional analysis linked several of these DMPs to genes involved in inflammation and metabolic processes, including CYTH3 and FARP2, both implicated in growth and metabolic pathways. Significant correlations were found between specific CpG sites and growth-related variables such as weight, head circumference, height, and BMI. …”
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Microbial community structure and functional traits involved in the adaptation of culturable bacteria within the gut of amphipods from the deepest ocean by Yukun Cui, Yu Xiao, Zhuo Wang, Paiyao Ji, Changhao Zhang, Yongqi Li, Jiasong Fang, Xi Yu

“…The ProBio database and the K-B agar diffusion method indicated that P. pentosaceus XY62 exhibited the highest probiotic activity compared with all other isolated strains. Specific metabolic pathways and transporter systems that contribute to a range of environmental adaptation strategies have been revealed by genomic analysis of P. pentosaceus XY62. …”
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Effects of isoquinoline alkaloids as an alternative to antibiotic on oxidative stress, inflammatory status, and cecal microbiome of broilers under high stocking density by Kittisak Insawake, Thaweesak Songserm, Ornprapun Songserm, Atthawoot Plaiboon, Nitipong Homwong, Kazeem D. Adeyemi, Konkawat Rassmidatta, Yuwares Ruangpanit

“…IQA80 and IQA100 increased the abundance of Lachnospiraceae, Leuconostocaceae, and Coriobacteriaceae. HSD altered metabolic pathways related to carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and amino acid biosynthesis. …”
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Effect of SY009, a novel SGLT1 inhibitor, on the plasma metabolome and bile acids in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Haoyi Yang, Yuwen Zhang, Yuxin Hong, Yuan Wei, Yuning Zhu, Lei Huang, Yuanxun Yang, Runbin Sun, Runbin Sun, Runbin Sun, Juan Li, Juan Li, Juan Li

“…We conducted untargeted and targeted metabolomics analyses on plasma samples from the phase Ib clinical study.ResultsUntargeted metabolomics revealed that, after SY009 treatment, there were differences in metabolic pathways, including primary bile acid biosynthesis; biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid; steroid hormone biosynthesis; purine metabolism; phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis. …”
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MSCs with upregulated lipid metabolism block hematopoietic stem cell differentiation via exosomal CTP-1A in MDS by Chunlai Yin, Xue Yan, Jinyi Ren, Cheng Zhang, Jiaqing Liu, Zilong Wang, Jing Liu, Weiping Li, Xia Li

“…Expression levels of metabolic molecules were used as indicators to screen MSCs with different metabolic pathways and were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting. …”
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Targeting of the G9a, DNMT1 and UHRF1 epigenetic complex as an effective strategy against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Daniel Oyon, Amaya Lopez-Pascual, Borja Castello-Uribe, Iker Uriarte, Giulia Orsi, Sofia Llorente, Jasmin Elurbide, Elena Adan-Villaescusa, Emiliana Valbuena-Goiricelaya, Ainara Irigaray-Miramon, Maria Ujue Latasa, Luz A. Martinez-Perez, Luca Reggiani Bonetti, Felipe Prosper, Mariano Ponz-Sarvise, Silvestre Vicent, Antonio Pineda-Lucena, David Ruiz-Clavijo, Bruno Sangro, Urko Aguirre Larracoechea, Tian V. Tian, Andrea Casadei-Gardini, Irene Amat, Maria Arechederra, Carmen Berasain, Jesus M. Urman, Matias A. Avila, Maite G. Fernandez-Barrena

“…CM272, by targeting this epigenetic complex, shows promising therapeutic potential by inducing apoptosis, reprogramming metabolic pathways, and enhancing immune responses. The combination of CM272 with immunotherapy offers a novel, effective treatment strategy for PDAC.…”
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The StbHLH47 transcription factor negatively regulates drought tolerance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Peijie Wang, Xiaojuan Wu, Nan Li, Hushuai Nie, Yu Ma, Juan Wu, Zhicheng Zhang, Yanhong Ma

“…Differential gene expression analysis of wild-type plants (WT) and plants overexpressing StbHLH47 (OE-StbHLH47) under drought stress revealed that the significantly differentially expressed genes were enriched in metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of various plant secondary metabolites, biosynthesis of metabolites, plant hormone signal transduction, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway-plant, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and plant‒pathogen interactions. …”
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SRT3025-loaded cell membrane hybrid liposomes (3025@ML) enhanced anti-tumor activity of Oxaliplatin via inhibiting pyruvate kinase M2 and fatty acid synthase by Xiaobin Wang, Shulin Li, Zichen Li, Zhuona Lin, Zhifeng Wang

“…This novel drug delivery system inhibits key metabolic pathways, which increase DNA damage and tumor cell apoptosis. …”
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Serum calcium and its relationship with immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels in prepartum buffaloes from the Venezuelan humid tropics by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Anacelmira Urbina Andueza, Janeth Caamaño Carrero

“…There is evidence of an association between serum calcium concentration and IgG levels that depends on the number of calvings, possibly because different metabolic pathways for Ca 2+ exchange determine the immune response among the categories of buffaloes included in the study. …”
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Associations between Life’s Essential 8 and liver function: a cross-sectional study by Qiaoli Liang, Menglong Zou, Ziming Peng

“…Understanding this relationship is crucial for integrating cardiovascular and hepatic health management, particularly given the shared metabolic pathways underlying these systems. This study aims to examine the relationship between LE8 scores and liver function indicators in a large cohort, addressing a critical gap in understanding the interplay between cardiovascular and liver health.MethodsData from the 2007–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used in this cross-sectional study. …”
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