Anti-inflammatory effect of pyroglutamyl-leucine on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages
摘要:
Aims: Food-derived peptides have been reported to yield a variety of health promoting activities. Pyroglutamyl peptides are contained in the wheat gluten hydrolysate. In the present study, we investigated the effect of pyroglutamyl dipeptides on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in macrophages.Main methods: RAW 264.7 macrophages were treated with LPS and various concentrations of pyroglutamyl-leucine (pyroGlu-Leu), -valine (pyroGlu-Val), -methionine (pyroGlu-Met), and -phenylalanine (pyroGlu-Phe). Cell viability/proliferation and various inflammatory parameters were measured by the established methods including ELISA and western blotting. The binding of fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled LPS to RAW 264.7 cells was also measured fluorescently.Key findings: All the tested dipeptides significantly inhibited the secretion of nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and interleukin (IL)-6 from LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Above all, pyroGlu-Leu inhibited the secretion of all these inflammatory mediators even at the lowest dose (200 mu g/ml). PyroGlu-Leu dose-dependently suppressed I kappa B alpha degradation and MAPK (JNK, ERK, and p38) phosphorylation in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. On the other hand, it did not affect the binding of LPS to the cell surface.Significance: Our results indicated that pyroGlu-Leu inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory response via the blocking of NF-kappa B and MAPK pathways in RAW 264.7 macrophages. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Methods and systems for determining autism spectrum disorder risk
申请人:Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
公开号:US10041932B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
In certain embodiments, the invention stems from the discovery that analysis of population distribution curves of metabolite levels in blood can be used to facilitate predicting risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or to differentiate between ASD and non-ASD developmental delay (DD) in a subject. In certain aspects, information from assessment of the presence, absence, and/or direction (upper or lower) of a tail effect in a metabolite distribution curve is utilized to predict risk of ASD and/or to differentiate between ASD and DD.
Blood based biomarkers for diagnosing atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
申请人:Global Genomics Group, LLC
公开号:US10254272B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-09
The invention, in some aspects, relates to methods for evaluating a human subject for having atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (ASCAD) or as having a coronary atherosclerotic plaque. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods and kits useful for diagnosing, classifying, profiling and treating atherosclerotic CAD and or a coronary atherosclerotic plaque.
Small molecule biochemical profiling of individual subjects for disease diagnosis and health assessment
申请人:Metabolon, Inc.
公开号:US10267777B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-23
Methods are described herein for small molecule biochemical profiling of an individual subject for diagnosis of a disease or disorder, facilitating diagnosis of a disease or disorder, and/or identifying an increased risk of developing a disease or disorder in the individual subject. Aberrant levels of small molecules present in a sample from an individual subject are identified and diagnostic information relevant to the individual subject is obtained based on the identified aberrant levels. The obtained diagnostic information includes one or more of an identification of at least one biochemical pathway associated with the identified subset of the small molecules having aberrant levels, an identification at least one disease or disorder associated with the identified subset of the small molecules having aberrant levels, and an identification of at least one recommended follow up test associated with the identified subset of the small molecules having aberrant levels.
Small molecule metabolites for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and assessment of disease risk
申请人:Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
公开号:US10690651B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-23
The invention disclosed herein generally relates to methods and kits for diagnosing, assessing disease risk, treating, and preventing bacterial vaginosis (BV) and associated conditions. Additional embodiments include methods for developing metabolic profiles associated with increased disease risk, and developing new approaches to treat BV based on interrupting metabolic networks.