Research Progress and Prospects of Flavonoids in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia: A Narrative Review.

Hyperlipidemia (HLP) is a disorder of human lipid metabolism or transport, primarily characterized by abnormally elevated levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the blood. It is a key factor contributing to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Statistics show that the prevalence of dyslipidemia among Chinese adults is as high as 35.

Effects of Different Components of Buyang Huanwu Tang on the PPAR/LXR/ABCA1 Pathway in Hypercholesterolemia Mouse Model.

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of different components of Buyang Huanwu Tang (BYHWT) on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)/liver X receptor (LXR)/ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) pathway and its lipid-lowering effects. This study shows that the BYHWT alcohol precipitation and 75% alcohol components can significantly reduce the serum levels of triglycerides (TGs), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), cholesterol (CHO), and hepatic function damage indicators such as glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (AST) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (ALT) in hypercholesterolemia mouse model. After treatment, the presence of lipid droplets in liver cells was reduced, and the destruction of adipocytes was improved.

Animal Model Screening for Hyperlipidemic ICR Mice.

This study aimed to establish a hyperlipidemia model in ICR mice using a homemade high-fat diet. It further investigated hyperlipidemia-related indicators in control and model mice at various feeding durations to determine the optimal time frame for successful model establishment. Sixteen male ICR mice were introduced at intervals of 3 weeks, starting from weeks 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12.

The dynamics of adaptive evolution in microalgae in a high-CO ocean.

Marine microalgae demonstrate a notable capacity to adapt to high CO and warming in the context of global change. However, the dynamics of their evolutionary processes under simultaneous high CO₂ and warming conditions remain poorly understood. Here, we analyze the dynamics of evolution in experimental populations of a model marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

The adaptive mechanisms of the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii to long-term high CO and warming.

While it is known that increased dissolved CO concentrations and rising sea surface temperature (ocean warming) can act interactively on marine phytoplankton, the ultimate molecular mechanisms underlying this interaction on a long-term evolutionary scale are relatively unexplored. Here, we performed transcriptomics and quantitative metabolomics analyses, along with a physiological trait analysis, on the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii adapted for approximately 3.5 years to warming and/or high CO conditions.

Mammalian cell growth characterisation by a non-invasive plate reader assay.

Automated and non-invasive mammalian cell analysis is currently lagging behind due to a lack of methods suitable for a variety of cell lines and applications. Here, we report the development of a high throughput non-invasive method for tracking mammalian cell growth and performance based on plate reader measurements. We show the method to be suitable for both suspension and adhesion cell lines, and we demonstrate it can be adopted when cells are grown under different environmental conditions.

Rapid, sensitive, and convenient detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection based on CRISPR and its application in detection of asymptomatic infection.

Rapid and convenient detection of the Plasmodium in clinically diagnosed individuals and asymptomatically infected populations is essential for global malaria eradication, especially in malaria-endemic African countries where medical equipment and professionals are relatively deficient. Here, we described a CRISPR-based diagnostic for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest and most prevalent species of malaria parasite in Africa, via lateral flow strip readout without the need of nucleic acid extraction. The assay exhibited 100% sensitivity on clinical samples (5 P falciparum) and significant consistency with qPCR test on asymptomatic infection samples (49 P falciparum and 51 non-P.

Multi-trait analysis reveals large interspecific differences for phytoplankton in response to thermal change.

Understanding the responses of multiple traits in phytoplankton, and identifying interspecific variabilities to thermal changes is crucial for predicting the impacts of ocean warming on phytoplankton distributions and community structures in future scenarios. Here, we applied a trait-based approach by examining the patterns in multi-traits variations (eight traits) and interspecific variabilities in five phytoplankton species (two diatoms, three dinoflagellates) in response to a wide range of ecologically relevant temperatures (14-30 °C). Our results show large inter-traits and interspecific variabilities of thermal reaction norms in all of the tested traits.

DNA methylation and gene transcription act cooperatively in driving the adaptation of a marine diatom to global change.

Genetic changes together with epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation have been demonstrated to regulate many biological processes and thereby govern the response of organisms to environmental changes. However, how DNA methylation might act cooperatively with gene transcription and thereby mediate the long-term adaptive responses of marine microalgae to global change is virtually unknown. Here we performed a transcriptomic analysis, and a whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, along with phenotypic analysis of a model marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum adapted for 2 years to high CO2 and/or warming conditions.

Long-term adaptation to elevated temperature but not CO alleviates the negative effects of ultraviolet-B radiation in a marine diatom.

Multifaceted changes in marine environments as a result of anthropogenic activities are likely to have a compounding impact on the physiology of marine phytoplankton. Most studies on the combined effects of rising pCO, sea surface temperature, and UVB radiation on marine phytoplankton were only conducted in the short-term, which does not allow to test the adaptive capacity of phytoplankton and associated potential trade-offs. Here, we investigated populations of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum that were long-term (∼3.

Increased genetic diversity loss and genetic differentiation in a model marine diatom adapted to ocean warming compared to high CO.

Although high CO and warming could act interactively on marine phytoplankton, little is known about the molecular basis for this interaction on an evolutionary scale. Here we explored the adaptation to high CO in combination with warming in a model marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Whole-genome re-sequencing identifies, in comparison to populations grown under control conditions, a larger genetic diversity loss and a higher genetic differentiation in the populations adapted for 2 years to warming than in those adapted to high CO.