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Our results suggest that modulating HIP2 may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ALS.Excessive accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) contributes to autophagy interruption on podocytes and insufficient autophagy on podocytes is accountable to podocyte injury and eventually accelerates the advancement of DN. SGLT2 inhibitors have been confirmed excellent renoprotection in DN whereas the mechanism for such benefit is not fully illustrated. Here, we report dapagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, ameliorated the pro-inflammatory cytokines release and apoptosis level concomitant with increasing Synaptopodin level on AGE-induced podocytes. Furthermore, dapagliflozin manifested autophagy promotion on AGE-induced podocytes as evident by the upregulated Beclin and LC3II/LC3I ratio levels attendant with the shrunk p62 level. However, The protective effect of dapagliflozin was blunted by 3-MA, an autophagy inhibitor. Additionally, the effect of dapagliflozin on autophagy was relevant to the regulation of the AMPK-mTOR signal pathway. Taken together, dapagliflozin effectively mitigated AGE-induced podocyte injury through AMPK-mTOR mediated upregulation of autophagy. It may offer a novel mechanism to further elucidate the renoprotective effect on SGLT2 inhibitors.A novel receptor crosstalk activation mechanism, through which signals generated by the agonist-occupied P2Y2R (the neutrophil receptor for ATP) activate allosterically modulated free fatty acid 2 receptor (FFA2R) without the involvement of any FFA2R agonist, was used to determine the inhibitor profiles of two earlier-described, FFA2R-specific antagonists, CATPB and GLPG0974. These antagonists have been shown to have somewhat different receptor-interaction characteristics at the molecular/functional level, although both are recognized by the orthosteric site in FFA2R. The antagonists inhibited neutrophil activation induced by ATP, an activation occurred only in the presence of either of the two positive allosteric FFA2R modulators (PAMs) AZ1729 and Cmp58. No neutrophil activation was induced by either AZ1729 or Cmp58 alone, whereas together they acted as co-agonistic PAMs and activated the superoxide-generating NADPH-oxidase in neutrophils. This response was inhibited by CATPB but not by GLPG0974. In contrast, GLPG0974 acted as a positive modulator, increasing the potency, albeit not the efficacy, of the co-agonistic PAMs. GLPG0974 also altered signaling downstream of FFA2R when activated by the co-agonistic PAMs. In the presence of GLPG0974, the response of neutrophils induced by the co-agonistic PAMs included an increase in the cytosolic concentration of free calcium ions (Ca2+), and this effect was reciprocal in that GLPG0974 triggered an increase in intracellular Ca2+, demonstrating that GLPG0974 acted as an FFA2R agonist. In summary, by studying the effects of the FFA2R ligand GLPG0974 on neutrophil activation induced by the co-agonists AZ1729 + Cmp58, we show that GLPG0974 is not only an FFA2R antagonist, but also displays agonistic and positive FFA2R-modulating functions that affect NADPH-oxidase activity and alter the receptor-downstream signaling induced by the co-agonistic PAMs.Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) is a polymodal, non-selective cation channel that detects thermal, mechanical, and environmental cues and contributes to a range of diverse physiological processes. The effects of chronic TRPV4 stimulation and gain-of-function genetic mutations suggest that TRPV4 may also be a valuable therapeutic target for pathophysiological events including neurogenic inflammation, peripheral neuropathies, and impaired wound healing. There has been significant interest in defining how and where TRPV4 may promote inflammation and pain. Endogenous stimuli such as osmotic stress and lipid binding are established TRPV4 activators. The TRP channel family is also well-known to be controlled by 'receptor-operated' pathways. For example, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) expressed by primary afferent neurons or other cells in inflammatory pathways utilize TRPV4 as an effector protein to amplify nociceptive and inflammatory signaling. Contributing to disorders including arthritis, neuropathies, and pulmonary edema, GPCRs such as the protease-activated receptor PAR2 mediate activation of kinase signaling cascades to increase TRPV4 phosphorylation, resulting in sensitization and enhanced neuronal excitability. Phospholipase activity also leads to production of polyunsaturated fatty acid lipid mediators that directly activate TRPV4. Consistent with the contribution of TRPV4 to disease, pharmacological inhibition or genetic ablation of TRPV4 can diminish receptor-mediated inflammatory events. This review outlines how receptor-mediated signaling is a major endogenous driver of TRPV4 gating and discusses key signaling pathways and emerging TRPV4 modulators such as the mechanosensitive Piezo1 ion channel. A collective understanding of how endogenous stimuli can influence TRPV4 function is critical for future therapeutic endeavors to modulate this channel.Diet is a crucial factor for preventing most diseases. Edible plant extracts are known to contain exosome-like nanoparticles, in which food-derived plant microRNAs are included and may serve as a novel functional component in human health. Here, we demonstrated that hvu-MIR168-3p included in the nanoparticles of rice aleurone cells down-regulated the expression of the genes related to mitochondrial electron transport chain complex I in human cells. Subsequently, hvu-MIR168-3p enhanced protein and RNA expression levels of glucose transporter I and caused a decrease in the blood glucose level, which findings were obtained by in vitro and in vivo experiments, respectively. These findings suggest that a cross-kingdom relationship between plants and humans with respect to hvu-MIR168-3p exists and may contribute to preventive medicine for GLUT1-related dysfunctions including glucose metabolism, aging, and tumor immunology.The torrefaction pretreatment is of great significance to the efficient conversion of biomass residues into bioenergy. In this study, the effects of the three torrefaction temperatures (200, 250, and 300 °C) on the pyrolysis performance and products of coffee grounds (CG) were quantified. The torrefaction treatment increased the initial devolatilization and maximum peak temperatures of the CG pyrolysis. Activation energy of CG250 was lower than that of CG and more conducive to the pyrolysis. Torrefaction altered the distributions of the pyrolytic products and promoted the generation of C=C. Torrefaction changed the composition ratio of the pyrolytic bio-oils although cyanoacetic acid and 2-butene still dominated the bio-oils. The joint optimization pointed to pyrolysis temperature > 600 °C and torrefaction temperature ≤ 270 °C as the optimal conditions. Our experimental results also verified that torrefaction of CG may be more suitable at 200 and 250 °C than 300 °C.Fragmentation of the daily sleep-wake rhythm with increased nighttime awakenings and more daytime naps is correlated with the risk of development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To explore whether a causal relationship underlies this correlation, the present study tested the hypothesis that chronic fragmentation of the daily sleep-wake rhythm stimulates brain amyloid-beta (Aβ) levels and neuroinflammation in the 3xTg-AD mouse model of AD. Female 3xTg-AD mice were allowed to sleep undisturbed or were subjected to chronic sleep fragmentation consisting of four daily sessions of enforced wakefulness (one hour each) evenly distributed during the light phase, five days a week for four weeks. Piezoelectric sleep recording revealed that sleep fragmentation altered the daily sleep-wake rhythm to resemble the pattern observed in AD. Levels of amyloid-beta (Aβ40 and Aβ42) determined by ELISA were higher in hippocampal tissue collected from sleep-fragmented mice than from undisturbed controls. In contrast, hippocampal levels of tau and phospho-tau differed minimally between sleep fragmented and undisturbed control mice. Sleep fragmentation also stimulated neuroinflammation as shown by increased expression of markers of microglial activation and proinflammatory cytokines measured by q-RT-PCR analysis of hippocampal samples. No significant effects of sleep fragmentation on Aβ, tau, or neuroinflammation were observed in the cerebral cortex. These studies support the concept that improving sleep consolidation in individuals at risk for AD may be beneficial for slowing the onset or progression of this devastating neurodegenerative disease.Many species of moths have a common control mechanism for synthesizing sex pheromone the circadian release of pheromone biosynthesis-activation neuropeptide (PBAN) that switches pheromone synthesis on/off during the day. One apparent exception to this is the noctuid moth Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), in which pheromone synthesis appears continuous through the photoperiod, with circadian release of PBAN controlling emission rate of pheromone during calling. CI-1040 Sex pheromone biosynthesis was reinvestigated in T. ni using stable isotope tracer-tracee and gland sampling techniques to ascertain how pheromone quantities in gland cells and on the gland cuticular surface varied and were controlled. It was found that (i) carbohydrate from adult female feeding is used to synthesize sex pheromone, (ii) most of the stored acetate ester pheromone component(s) is contained in gland cells, (iii) a large pool of pheromone is synthesized and stored through the photoperiod with a slow turnover rate, (iv) although pheromone is synthesized throughout the photoperiod, its rate can vary, influenced by release of PBAN and possibly by an unidentified head factor, with both affecting carbohydrate uptake into the acetyl CoA pheromone precursor pool, and (v) as suggested previously, PBAN also influences translocation of pheromone out of the cell to the cuticular surface, possibly by causing breakdown of intracellular lipid droplets storing pheromone molecules. This work suggests that the quantitative synthesis and emission of pheromone in T. ni, and possibly other moths, is regulated by multiple complementary biochemical mechanisms.Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-amino-acid neuropeptide secreted from the hypothalamus and is the main regulator of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. CRF is the master hormone which modulates physiological and behavioral responses to stress. Many disorders including anxiety, depression, addictive disorders and others are related to over activation of the CRF system. This suggests that new molecules which can interfere with CRF binding to its receptors may be potential candidates for neuropsychiatric drugs to treat stress-related disorders. Previously, three series of pyrimidine and fused pyrimidine CRF1 receptor antagonists were synthesized by our group and specific binding assays, competitive binding studies and determination of the ability to antagonize the agonist-stimulated accumulation of cAMP (the second messenger for CRF receptors) were reported. In continuation of our efforts in this direction, in the current manuscript, we report the synthesis & biological evaluation of a new series of CRF1 receptor antagonists.