Background:Retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)is vital for the homeostasis of the subretina including photoreceptors and ***,our previous results suggested that the recently discovered lactate receptor GPR81 is abundantly...
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Background:Retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)is vital for the homeostasis of the subretina including photoreceptors and ***,our previous results suggested that the recently discovered lactate receptor GPR81 is abundantly expressed in *** date,only one previous study has shown that activating GPR81 could enhance DNA repair by activating ***,we investigated whether GPR81 exhibits epigenetic modification in the subretina by using GPR81−/−***:GPR81−/−mice and wide type littermates were generated on a background of C57BL/6J *** thicknesses of their choroid were evaluated by ***,Q-PCR,western blot and choroid sprout assay were *** vitro,primary retinal pigment epithelium(pRPE)cells were isolated from mice,and cultured for ***:The thickness of choroid was reduced in GPR81−/−mice compared to GPR81+/+mice,suggesting that GPR81 is important for the integrity of *** the choroid sprout assay,lactate treated RPE/choroid complex showed a significant increase in angiogenesis compared to controls while lactate treated KO RPE/choroid complex showed no difference compared to their *** Q-PCR,most of the genes screened elevated their expression in GPR81−/−mice compared to WT mice,suggesting epigenetic modification may exist,which were confirmed by histone acetylation and HDACs activity ***:Taking together,the lactate receptor GPR81 in RPE is very important for maintaining homeostasis of the *** novel discovery sheds new light on the relationship between metabolism and epigenetic modification.
Most studies on bariatric surgery identify personal factors such as“non-compliance”to lifestyle changes as the cause of weight gain and subsequent inability to lose *** qualitative studies suggest that weight loss p...
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Most studies on bariatric surgery identify personal factors such as“non-compliance”to lifestyle changes as the cause of weight gain and subsequent inability to lose *** qualitative studies suggest that weight loss patients have complicated relationships with both self and weight,with significant emotional and psychological *** how do patients themselves understand the trajectories of their weight gain as related to intrinsic versus extrinsic factors?A qualitative analysis examined the aspects involved in the construction of higher body weight from the perspectives and life experiences of Brazilian women who underwent bariatric surgery,considering that Brazil has previously been reported as a highly anti-fat ***,semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirty women(15 aged 33-59 and 15 aged 63-72).Data were analyzed identifying the regular,expressive,and meaningful significance units identified through the *** it was expected that different life events were reported as crucial to the perceived aetiology of individual weight gain stories,the participants reported that the emotional aspects had more *** extremely high value attached to having a particular body weight negatively influenced the participants’concept of identity and harmed their interactions and understanding of what it meant to be fully loved and *** of the participants underscored the importance of food in women’s lived experiences and explanations of weight *** this somatic response being dysfunctionally directed to food,this mechanism seemed to be vital to keeping them alive and engaged in the ***,the participants faced layered vulnerabilities,which decreased their opportunities to access resources aimed at better body weight *** approaches that consider emotional and physical care strategies must be proposed to this population.
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