2023
Metformin inhibits digestive proteases and impairs protein digestion in mice
Kelly C, Verdegaal A, Anderson B, Shaw W, Bencivenga-Barry N, Folta-Stogniew E, Goodman A. Metformin inhibits digestive proteases and impairs protein digestion in mice. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105363. PMID: 37863262, PMCID: PMC10663847, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal side effectsSide effectsDrug concentrationsDaily metformin doseFirst-line therapyType 2 diabetesEnteropeptidase activityPrescribed medicationsMetformin doseIntestinal lumenGastrointestinal tissuesMice exhibitMetforminProtein maldigestionHuman duodenumProtein digestionTrypsin activityDigestive enzymesMedicationsDiabetesMaldigestionDuodenumTherapyActivityMice
2019
Lysosome-Rich Enterocytes Mediate Protein Absorption in the Vertebrate Gut
Park J, Levic DS, Sumigray KD, Bagwell J, Eroglu O, Block CL, Eroglu C, Barry R, Lickwar CR, Rawls JF, Watts SA, Lechler T, Bagnat M. Lysosome-Rich Enterocytes Mediate Protein Absorption in the Vertebrate Gut. Developmental Cell 2019, 51: 7-20.e6. PMID: 31474562, PMCID: PMC6783362, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsDietary ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalEnterocytesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIleumIntestinal AbsorptionIntestinesKwashiorkorLigandsLysosomesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceReceptors, Cell SurfaceZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsFluid-phase endocytosisEndocytic machineryTrans-cellular transportLuminal protein digestionVertebrate gutLarval zebrafishCritical developmental stagesStomachless fishMolecular mechanismsVertebrate growthProtein uptakeDevelopmental stagesIntracellular digestionProtein digestionConditional deletionStunted growthIntestinal cellsOral acquisitionDab2Dietary proteinSevere protein malnutritionDigestive functionNeonatal mammalsProteinMalnutrition syndrome
2017
Blood meal acquisition enhances arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system
Zhu Y, Zhang R, Zhang B, Zhao T, Wang P, Liang G, Cheng G. Blood meal acquisition enhances arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 1262. PMID: 29093445, PMCID: PMC5665997, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01244-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsArbovirusesBloodBunyamwera virusCulexDengue VirusEncephalitis Virus, CaliforniaEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseGABA-A Receptor Antagonistsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansImmunity, InnateMosquito VectorsReceptors, GABA-ARNA, Double-StrandedSemliki forest virusSignal TransductionSindbis VirusVirus ReplicationConceptsGABAergic systemArboviral infectionsArbovirus replicationInfection of mosquitoesAntiviral innate immunityIngestion of bloodBlood protein digestionBlood mealGABA signalingBlood meal acquisitionGABAergic pathwayGABAA receptorsInnate immunityOral introductionGlutamic acidHematophagous insectsInfectionHuman virusesVirus acquisitionSpecific inhibitorGABAProtein digestionCommon mechanismHematophagous natureActivation
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