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Can ‘toxic’ bilirubin treat a variety of illnesses?
Generations of medical and biology students have been instilled with a dim view of bilirubin. Spawned when the body trashes old red blood cells, the molecule is harmful refuse and a sign of illness. High blood levels cause jaundice, which turns the eyes and skin yellow and can signal liver trouble. Newborns can’t process the compound, and although high levels normally subside, a persistent surplus can cause brain damage.
Yet later this year up to 40 healthy Australian volunteers may begin receiving infusions of the supposedly good-for-nothing molecule. They will be participating in a phase 1 safety trial, sponsored ...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 8, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Straight from the heart: Mysterious lipids may predict cardiac problems better than cholesterol
Stephanie Blendermann, 65, had good reason to worry about heart disease. Three of her sisters died in their 40s or early 50s from heart attacks, and her father needed surgery to bypass clogged arteries. She also suffered from an autoimmune disorder that results in chronic inflammation and boosts the odds of developing cardiovascular illnesses. “I have an interesting medical chart,” says Blendermann, a real estate agent in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Yet Blendermann’s routine lab results weren’t alarming. At checkups, her low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol hovered around the 100 milligrams-per-...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 16, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Gut microbes in cerebrovascular diseases: Gut flora imbalance, potential impact mechanisms and promising treatment strategies
The high morbidity, mortality, and disability rates associated with cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) pose a severe danger to human health. Gut bacteria significantly affect the onset, progression, and prognosis of CeVD. Gut microbes play a critical role in gut-brain interactions, and the gut-brain axis is essential for communication in CeVD. The reflection of changes in the gut and brain caused by gut bacteria makes it possible to investigate early warning biomarkers and potential treatment targets. We primarily discussed the following three levels of brain-gut interactions in a systematic review of the connections between g...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - October 31, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Crosstalk between the Gut and Brain in Ischemic Stroke: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Options
Mediators Inflamm. 2022 Oct 11;2022:6508046. doi: 10.1155/2022/6508046. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTThere has been a significant amount of interest in the past two decades in the study of the evolution of the gut microbiota, its internal and external impacts on the gut, and risk factors for cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral ischemic stroke. The network of bidirectional communication between gut microorganisms and their host is known as the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA). There is mounting evidence that maintaining gut microbiota homeostasis can frequently enhance the effectiveness of ischemic stroke treatment by mo...
Source: Atherosclerosis - October 21, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wenjing Huang Luwen Zhu Wenjing Song Mei Zhang Lili Teng Minmin Wu Source Type: research
Cholestyramine resin administration alleviated cerebral ischemic injury in obese mice by improving gut dysbiosis and modulating the bile acid profile
In conclusion, Obesity induces gut dysbiosis, worsens stroke outcomes, and perturbs the BA profile. The dysbiotic microbiome is an important linkage between obesity and stroke. CR confers metabolic benefits and neuroprotective effects in obesity, perhaps by modulating gut microbial composition and BA metabolism.PMID:36179877 | DOI:10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114234
Source: Experimental Neurology - September 30, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Jianhai Liang Mingsi Zhang Huidi Wang Yueran Ren Qiheng Wu Ranshi Huang Jiahui Xie Jia Yin Jiajia Zhu Source Type: research
What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but it’s not something we usually associate with kids. In many cases, however, the seeds of heart attacks and strokes may be sown in childhood.
That’s because high or abnormal cholesterol levels, which are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, are not uncommon in kids. “People may feel that cholesterol is mostly an adult issue, which is not correct,” says Dr. Nivedita Patni, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Health in Dallas and an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
About 1 in 5 child...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
The enigmatic role of VCAM-1 expressed by macrophages in mitochondrial metabolism and atherosclerosis
CONCLUSION: We conclude that macrophage-specific VCAM-1 augments mitochondrial biogenesis and DNA oxidation via Cmpk2. Oxidized mitochondrial DNA in plaque macrophages increases inflammation via Sting, resulting in exacerbation of atherosclerosis.PMID:35557156 | DOI:10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R6141
Source: Atherosclerosis - May 13, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Niranjana Natarajan Jonathan Florentin Scott P O'Neil Lee L Ohayon Partha Dutta Source Type: research
The Bridge Between Ischemic Stroke and Gut Microbes: Short-Chain Fatty Acids
Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2022 Mar 28. doi: 10.1007/s10571-022-01209-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTShort-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are monocarboxylates produced by the gut microbiota (GM) and result from the interaction between diet and GM. An increasing number of studies about the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) indicated that SCFAs may be a crucial mediator in the MGBA, but their roles have not been fully clarified. In addition, there are few studies directly exploring the role of SCFAs as a potential regulator of microbial targeted interventions in ischemic stroke, especially for clinical studies. This review summarizes t...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology - March 29, 2022 Category: Cytology Authors: Zongwei Fang Mingrong Chen Jiafen Qian Chunhua Wang Jinhua Zhang Source Type: research
A Comprehensive Review on the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Human Neurological Disorders
Clin Microbiol Rev. 2022 Jan 5;35(1):e0033820. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00338-20. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe human body is full of an extensive number of commensal microbes, consisting of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively termed the human microbiome. The initial acquisition of microbiota occurs from both the external and maternal environments, and the vast majority of them colonize the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). These microbial communities play a central role in the maturation and development of the immune system, the central nervous system, and the GIT system and are also responsible for essential metabolic pat...
Source: Clinical Microbiology Reviews - January 5, 2022 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shokufeh Ghasemian Sorboni Hanieh Shakeri Moghaddam Reza Jafarzadeh-Esfehani Saman Soleimanpour Source Type: research
