What is Cultural Science? (And what it is not.) by Potts Jason, Hartley John

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The QED nonfactorizable correction to the semileptonic charmed three-body B decays by Yueling Yang, Liting Wang, Jiazhi Li, Qin Chang, Junfeng Sun

“…It is found that the QED corrections are closely related with the mass of the charged lepton. The QED contributions will enhance branching ratios, which results in the slight reduction of ratios $$R(D^{(*)})$$ R ( D ( ∗ ) ) and the relationship $$R(D^{(*)})_{e}$$ R ( D ( ∗ ) ) e < $$R(D^{(*)})_{\mu }$$ R ( D ( ∗ ) ) μ .…”
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Digestibility of protein and estimated bioavailability of mineral compounds in plant-based yoghurt alternatives by Anastassia Zeinatulina, Kristel Tanilas, Kristel Ehala-Aleksejev, Ene Viiard, Tiina Kriščiunaite

“…This study evaluated the nutritional quality of 25 commercial plant-based (PB) yoghurt alternatives (lupin-, soya-, oat-, coconut-based), focusing on protein digestibility and amino acid score and the content of the essential minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, and zinc. …”
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Biomarkers of inflammation and colorectal cancer risk by Yuting Li, Yuting Li, Yuting Li, Yuexin Luo, Yue Ran, Furong Lu, You Qin

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6), TNF - α, and their receptors also play roles in CRC development, yet research findings vary. Adiponectin and leptin, secreted by adipocytes, have complex associations with CRC, with gender disparities noted. …”
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Pleiotropic Associations of RARRES2 Gene Variants and Circulating Chemerin Levels: Potential Roles of Chemerin Involved in the Metabolic and Inflammation-Related Diseases by Leay-Kiaw Er, Semon Wu, Lung-An Hsu, Ming-Sheng Teng, Yu-Ching Sun, Yu-Lin Ko

“…Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that C-reactive protein level, leptin level, triglyceride level, eGFR, rs3735167 genotypes, sex, and soluble P-selectin level were independently associated with chemerin levels. …”
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Adipokines in Breast Cancer: Decoding Genetic and Proteomic Mechanisms Underlying Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation by Ließem A, Leimer U, Germann GK, Köllensperger E

“…While numerous studies suggest their role in promoting tumor growth, the exact mechanisms of their involvement are not yet completely understood.Methods: In this project, varying concentrations of recombinant human adipokines (Leptin, Lipocalin-2, PAI-1, and Resistin) were used to study their effects on four selected breast cancer cell lines (EVSA-T, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and SK-Br-3). …”
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Obesity-Linked Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis Associated with Derangements in Gut Permeability and Intestinal Cellular Homeostasis Independent of Diet by Ravinder Nagpal, Tiffany M. Newman, Shaohua Wang, Shalini Jain, James F. Lovato, Hariom Yadav

“…This study aimed to determine the association between non-high-fat diet-induced obesity- (non-DIO-) associated gut microbiome dysbiosis with gut abnormalities like cellular turnover of intestinal cells, tight junctions, and mucin formation that can impact gut permeability. We used leptin-deficient (Lepob/ob) mice in comparison to C57BL/6J control mice, which are fed on identical diets, and performed comparative and correlative analyses of gut microbiome composition, gut permeability, intestinal structural changes, tight junction-mucin formation, cellular turnover, and stemness genes. …”
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Changes in Ghrelin-Related Factors in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Rats by Miwa Nahata, Yayoi Saegusa, Yumi Harada, Naoko Tsuchiya, Tomohisa Hattori, Hiroshi Takeda

“…Although plasma levels of the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin were significantly decreased in GERD rats, no changes were observed in cholecystokinin levels. …”
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Extracts of Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. Flower Exhibit Antidiabetic Effects via the Inhibition of α-Glucosidase Activity by Wujie Cai, Lijing Yu, Yu Zhang, Li Feng, Siyuan Kong, Hongsheng Tan, Hongxi Xu, Cheng Huang

“…We found that the extracts blocked the increase of fasting blood glucose, serum triglyceride (TG), insulin, leptin, and liver lipid levels and prevented the development of glucose tolerance impairment and insulin resistance in the C57BL/6 mice induced by a high-fat diet. …”
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Different Associations of Trunk and Lower-Body Fat Mass Distribution with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors between Healthy Middle-Aged Men and Women by Bin Wu, Jingshan Huang, Keisuke Fukuo, Kazuhisa Suzuki, Gen Yoshino, Tsutomu Kazumi

“…Other measurements included glucose and insulin during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), leptin, adiponectin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and systemic oxidative stress marker. …”
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Maternal Fructose Intake Induces Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Male, but Not Female, Offspring by Lourdes Rodríguez, Paola Otero, María I. Panadero, Silvia Rodrigo, Juan J. Álvarez-Millán, Carlos Bocos

“…Recently, we found that an intake of fructose (10% wt/vol) throughout gestation produces an impaired fetal leptin signalling. Therefore, we have investigated whether maternal fructose intake produces subsequent changes in their progeny. …”
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The type of diet consumed during prepuberty modulates plasma cholesterol, hepatic LXRα expression, and DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation during adulthood in male rats. by Ana Aguilar-Lozano, Berenice Palacios-González, Martha Guevara-Cruz, Armando R Tovar, Alam Palma-Guzman, Lilia G Noriega

“…The prepubertal CD prevented fat mass accumulation, lean mass loss and metabolic inflexibility, showed lower insulin, leptin and cholesterol concentrations in adulthood despite the chronic HFD. …”
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The Role of “Mixed” Orexigenic and Anorexigenic Signals and Autoantibodies Reacting with Appetite-Regulating Neuropeptides and Peptides of the Adipose Tissue-Gut-Brain Axis: Releva... by Kvido Smitka, Hana Papezova, Karel Vondra, Martin Hill, Vojtech Hainer, Jara Nedvidkova

“…These neuronal circuits include neuropeptides ghrelin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), peptide YY (PYY), cholecystokinin (CCK), leptin, putative anorexigen obestatin, monoamines dopamine, norepinephrine (NE), serotonin, and neutralizing autoantibodies. …”
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The Association of Adipokines and Myokines in the Blood of Obese Children and Adolescents with Lipoprotein Lipase rs328 Gene Variants by Alexander V. Shestopalov, Vadim V. Davydov, Genrik T. Tumanyan, Elena D. Teplyakova, Tatiana P. Shkurat, Elena V. Mashkina, Mikhail A. Shkurat, Andrey M. Gaponov, Anastasia A. Sadova, Olga V. Borisenko, Sergey A. Roumiantsev

“…Obese boys homozygous for Ser447Ser have more elevated leptin levels than girls. They also demonstrate lower adiponectin, apelin, prolactin, and osteocrine levels than those in obese girls with the same genotype. …”
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Acinetobacter baumannii Lipopolysaccharide Influences Adipokine Expression in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Yuka Unno, Yoshinori Sato, Satoshi Nishida, Akiyo Nakano, Ryuichi Nakano, Tsuneyuki Ubagai, Yasuo Ono

“…., MIP-2, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, lipocalin-2, and FABP4) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and significantly reduced the expression of leptin and adiponectin. The effects of A. baumannii-derived LPS on MIP-2 expression were similar in comparison with that of LPS prepared from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli in our cell culture-based system. …”
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CD36-Mediated Lipid Accumulation and Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome Lead to Podocyte Injury in Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy by Jing Zhao, Hong-liang Rui, Min Yang, Li-jun Sun, Hong-rui Dong, Hong Cheng

“…In in vitro cell experiments, after cultured podocytes were stimulated with leptin, similar to ORG mice, we found aggravated podocyte injury, formatted lipid droplet, increased expression of ADRP and CD36, activated NLRP3 inflammasome, and released IL-1β. …”
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Metabolism-Related Adipokines and Metabolic Diseases: Their Role in Osteoarthritis by Zhang Q, Zhao YX, Li LF, Fan QQ, Huang BB, Du HZ, Li C, Li W

“…As key mediators of MetS, metabolic adipokines such as leptin, lipocalin, and resistin regulate inflammation and bone metabolism through distinct or synergistic signaling pathways. …”
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Evaluation of Adiponectin Hormone and its Gene Polymorphism in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Naznaz Othman, Kalthum Maulood, Suhaila Darogha

“…Results showed that adiponectin levels in PCOS decreased significantly, while leptin increased significantly when compared to&nbsp;control. …”
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Dysregulation of Metabolic Peptides Precedes Hyperinsulinemia and Inflammation Following Exposure to Rotenone in Rats by Vandana Zaman, Denise Matzelle, Naren L. Banik, Azizul Haque

“…Interestingly, levels of several hormonal peptides related to hyperinsulinemia, such as insulin, leptin, pancreatic peptide (PP), peptide YY (PYY), and gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), were significantly upregulated. …”
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Association between Genetic Variants and Diabetes Mellitus in Iranian Populations: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies by Mehrnoosh Khodaeian, Samaneh Enayati, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Mahsa M. Amoli

“…We found significant association between CTLA-4, IL-18, VDR, TAP2, IL-12, and CD4 genes and T1DM, HNFα and MODY, haptoglobin, paraoxonase, leptin, TCF7L2, calreticulin, ERα, PPAR-γ2, CXCL5, calpain-10, IRS-1 and 2, GSTM1, KCNJ11, eNOS, VDR, INSR, ACE, apoA-I, apo E, adiponectin, PTPN1, CETP, AT1R, resistin, MMP-3, BChE K, AT2R, SUMO4, IL-10, VEGF, MTHFR, and GSTM1 with T2DM or its complications. …”
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