Sex-Specific Appetite Regulation of Lipocalin-2 in High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obese Mice.

Introduction: Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2) is a key factor in appetite suppression. However, the effect of Lcn2 on appetite in terms of sex differences has not been thoroughly studied.

Methods: Young (3-month-old) whole-body Lcn2 knockout (Lcn2-/-) mice were fed a normal diet (ND) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 8 weeks to investigate obesity, food intake, serum metabolism, hepatic lipid metabolism, and regulation of gastrointestinal hormones.

Iron Chelator Deferoxamine Alleviates Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy by Relieving Inflammation and Fibrosis in Rats.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most devastating diabetic microvascular complications. It has previously been observed that iron metabolism levels are abnormal in diabetic patients. However, the mechanism by which iron metabolism levels affect DN is poorly understood.

Secondary iron overload induces chronic pancreatitis and ferroptosis of acinar cells in mice.

Disruption of iron homeostasis is associated with multiple diseases. It has been found that patients with genetic iron overload develop massive iron deposition in the pancreas. However, few studies have focused on the effect of secondary iron overload on the pancreas.

Regulation of a High-Iron Diet on Lipid Metabolism and Gut Microbiota in Mice.

Iron homeostasis disorder is associated with the imbalance of lipid metabolism, while the specific interaction remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effect of a high-iron diet on lipid metabolism in mice. The C57BL/6 mice were fed with a normal diet (WT) or a high-iron diet (WT + Fe) for 12 weeks.

Intraperitoneal supplementation of iron alleviates dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis by enhancing intestinal barrier function.

Iron supplementation is necessary for the treatment of anemia, one of the most frequent complications in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, oral iron supplementation leads to an exacerbation of intestinal inflammation. Gut barrier plays a key role in the pathogenesis of IBD.

[Determination of the ingredients of horse, ox, sheep, pig, camel and deer skin in colla corii asini by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

A method was established for detecting the ingredients of horse, ox, sheep, pig, camel and deer skin in colla corii asini using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS).Theoretical marker peptides were selected by comparing the collagen sequences in the skins of donkeys, horses, oxen, sheep, pigs, camels, and deer.Marker peptides were identified by protease cutting techniques and high resolution mass spectrometry and then analyzed by UPLC-MS/MS.