Background on the generation of the problems of endocrine disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environment, characteristics of EDPs, adverse effects and their effect mechanism of EDPs on human and wildlife, the tra...Background on the generation of the problems of endocrine disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environment, characteristics of EDPs, adverse effects and their effect mechanism of EDPs on human and wildlife, the transportation and degradation pathways of EDPs in water and analysis methods of EDPs in water were reviewed. The importance of EDPs in water should be attached to adverse effects on wildlife and human health. It was advised to estab- lish research programs on EDPs in aquatic environment es- pecially in water supply source.展开更多
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),especially nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),is a common hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome.However,there are no effective therapy to treat this devastating disease.Ac...Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),especially nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),is a common hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome.However,there are no effective therapy to treat this devastating disease.Accumulating evidence suggests that the generation of elastin-derived peptides(EDPs)and the inhibition of adiponectin receptors(Adipo R)1/2 plays essential roles in hepatic lipid metabolism and liver fibrosis.We recently reported that the AdipoR1/2 dual agonist JT003 significantly degraded the extracellular matrix(ECM)and ameliorated liver fibrosis.However,the degradation of the ECM lead to the generation of EDPs,which could further alter liver homeostasis negatively.Thus,in this study,we successfully combined AdipoR1/2 agonist JT003 with V14,which acted as an inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction to overcome the defect of ECM degradation.We found that combination of JT003 and V14 possessed excellent synergistic benefits on ameliorating NASH and liver fibrosis than either alone since they compensate the shortage of each other.These effects are induced by the enhancement of the mitochondrial antioxidant capacity,mitophagy,and mitochondrial biogenesis via AMPK pathway.Furthermore,specific suppression of AMPK could block the effects of the combination of JT003 and V14 on reduced oxidative stress,increased mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis.These positive results suggested that this administration of combination of AdipoR1/2 dual agonist and inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction can be recommended alternatively for an effective and promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of NAFLD and NASH related fibrosis.展开更多
The author shows different opinion on the focal topic of “Green GDP” and considers that it is incorrect and unrealistic to worship EDP so much.Currently we should start from some foundational work of environmental a...The author shows different opinion on the focal topic of “Green GDP” and considers that it is incorrect and unrealistic to worship EDP so much.Currently we should start from some foundational work of environmental accounts.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology，China(Grant No．2003CB415005)．
文摘Background on the generation of the problems of endocrine disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environment, characteristics of EDPs, adverse effects and their effect mechanism of EDPs on human and wildlife, the transportation and degradation pathways of EDPs in water and analysis methods of EDPs in water were reviewed. The importance of EDPs in water should be attached to adverse effects on wildlife and human health. It was advised to estab- lish research programs on EDPs in aquatic environment es- pecially in water supply source.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91853106,81870420 and 82070590)the Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Enterpre-neurial Teams(No.2016ZT06Y337,China)+3 种基金The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.19ykzd25,China)National Key Research and Development Program(No.2017YFE0109900,China)Special Topics of General Projects of Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan of China(201904010075)CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,2019-I2M-5-074,China)。
文摘Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),especially nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),is a common hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome.However,there are no effective therapy to treat this devastating disease.Accumulating evidence suggests that the generation of elastin-derived peptides(EDPs)and the inhibition of adiponectin receptors(Adipo R)1/2 plays essential roles in hepatic lipid metabolism and liver fibrosis.We recently reported that the AdipoR1/2 dual agonist JT003 significantly degraded the extracellular matrix(ECM)and ameliorated liver fibrosis.However,the degradation of the ECM lead to the generation of EDPs,which could further alter liver homeostasis negatively.Thus,in this study,we successfully combined AdipoR1/2 agonist JT003 with V14,which acted as an inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction to overcome the defect of ECM degradation.We found that combination of JT003 and V14 possessed excellent synergistic benefits on ameliorating NASH and liver fibrosis than either alone since they compensate the shortage of each other.These effects are induced by the enhancement of the mitochondrial antioxidant capacity,mitophagy,and mitochondrial biogenesis via AMPK pathway.Furthermore,specific suppression of AMPK could block the effects of the combination of JT003 and V14 on reduced oxidative stress,increased mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis.These positive results suggested that this administration of combination of AdipoR1/2 dual agonist and inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction can be recommended alternatively for an effective and promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of NAFLD and NASH related fibrosis.
文摘The author shows different opinion on the focal topic of “Green GDP” and considers that it is incorrect and unrealistic to worship EDP so much.Currently we should start from some foundational work of environmental accounts.
