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    The role of pericardial adipose tissue in the heart of obese minipigs
    (2018-07)
    Chia-Yu Wang
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    Wu, Twin-Way
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    Lin, Han-Jen
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    Chen, Jyun-Wei
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    Mersmann, Harry J.
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    Background: Pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) volume is highly associated with the presence and severity of cardiometabolic diseases, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. We previously demonstrated that a high-fat diet (HFD) induced metabolic dysregulation, cardiac fibrosis and accumulation of more PAT in minipigs. This study used our obese minipig model to investigate the characteristics of PAT and omental visceral fat (VAT) induced by a HFD, and the potential link between PAT and HFD-related myocardial fibrosis. Materials and methods: Five-month-old Lee-Sung minipigs were made obese by feeding a HFD for 6 months. Results: The HFD induced dyslipidemia, cardiac fibrosis and more fat accumulation in the visceral and pericardial depots. The HFD changes the fatty acid composition in the adipose tissue by decreasing the portion of linoleic acid in the VAT and PAT. No arachidonic acid was detected in the VAT and PAT of control pigs, whereas it existed in the same tissues of obese pigs fed the HFD. Compared with the control pigs, elevated levels of malondialdehyde and TNFα were exhibited in the plasma and PAT of obese pigs. HFD induced greater size of adipocytes in VAT and PAT. Higher levels of GH, leptin, OPG, PDGF, resistin, SAA and TGFβ were observed in obese pig PAT compared to VAT. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the similarities and dissimilarities between PAT and VAT under HFD stimulus. In addition, this study suggested that alteration in PAT contributed to the myocardial damage.
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    The high-fat diet induces myocardial fibrosis in the metabolically healthy obese minipigs—The role of ER stress and oxidative stress
    (2017-06) ;
    Liu, Chia-Hsin
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    Chu, Hsien-Pin
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    Mersmann, Harry J.
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    Chu, Chun-Han
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    Wang, Chia-Yu
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    Background The cellular mechanisms of obesity-induced cardiomyopathy are multiple and not completely elucidated. The objective of this study was to differentiate two obesity-associated cardiomyopathy miniature pig models: one with the metabolic syndrome (MetS), and one with a metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). The cellular responses during the development of obesity-induced cardiomyopathy were investigated. Methods Five-month-old Lee-Sung (MetS) and Lanyu (MHO) minipigs were made obese by feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) for 6 months. Results Obese pigs exhibited a greater heart weight than control pigs. Interstitial and perivascular fibrosis developed in the myocardium of obese pigs. The HFD induced cardiac lipid accumulation and oxidative stress and also decreased the antioxidant defense in MetS pigs. This diet activated oxidative stress without changing cardiac antioxidant defense and lipid content in MHO pigs. The HFD upregulated the expression of Grp94, CHOP, caspase 12, p62, and LC3II, and increased the ratio of LC3II to LC3I in the left ventricle (LV) of MetS pigs. Compared to obese MetS pigs, less Grp94 and elevated CHOP expression was found in the obese MHO heart. The HFD did not change the ratio of LC3II to LC3I and p62 expression in obese MHO pigs. The obese MetS pigs had an extensive and greater inflammatory response in the plasma than the obese MHO pigs, which had a lesser and milder inflammation. Conclusion Oxidative stress and ER stress were involved in the progression of MHO-related cardiomyopathy. Inflammation, autophagy, ER stress, oxidative stress, and lipotoxicity participated in the pathological mechanism of MetS-related cardiomyopathy.
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    Eicosapentaenoic acid protects cardiomyoblasts from lipotoxicity in an autophagy-dependent manner
    Background and aims: The cardiovascular health benefits of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) have been demonstrated previously; however, the exact mechanism underlying them remains unclear. Our previous study found that lipotoxicity induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis via the inhibition of autophagy. Accordingly, in this study, we investigated whether EPA attenuated lipotoxicity-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis through autophagy regulation. The role of EPA in mitochondrial dynamics was analyzed as well. Methods: To explore how EPA protected against lipotoxicity-induced myocardial injury, cardiomyoblast (H9C2) cells were left untreated or were treated with 400 μM palmitic acid (PAM) and/or 80 μM EPA for 24 h. Results: Excessive PAM treatment induced apoptosis. EPA reduced this PAM-induced apoptosis; however, EPA was unable to ameliorate the effects of PAM when autophagy was blocked by 3-methyladenine and bafilomycin A1. PAM blocked the autophagic flux, thus causing the accumulation of autophagosomes and acid vacuoles, whereas EPA restored the autophagic flux. PAM caused a decrease in polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content and an increase in saturated fatty acid content in the mitochondrial membrane, while EPA was incorporated in the mitochondrial membrane and caused a significant increase in the PUFA content. PAM also decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential, whereas EPA enhanced it. Finally, PAM elevated the expressions of autophagy-related proteins (LC3I, LC3II, p62) and mitochondrial fission protein (Drp1), whereas EPA inhibited their elevation under PAM treatment. Conclusions: EPA reduces lipotoxicity-induced cardiomyoblast apoptosis through its effects on autophagy.
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    Time-dependent cellular response in the liver and heart in a dietary-induced obese mouse model: the potential role of ER stress and autophagy
    (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016-09-01)
    Hsiu-Ching Hsu
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    Liu, Chia-Hsin
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    Tsai, Yi-Chen
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    Chu, Chun-Han
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    Purpose: Both endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) and autophagy are essential for the response of the protein quality control system to cellular stresses. This study investigated the influence of the duration of a high-fat diet (HFD) in mice on tissue-specific cellular responses, specifically with regard to the role of autophagy and ER stress. Methods: Male mice aged 6–7 weeks were fed ad libitum with a standard chow diet or with a HFD for 2, 4, 8, or 16 weeks. Results: The HFD progressively increased mean body weight and induced tissue hypertrophy. The expression of PERK was suppressed in the liver after 16 weeks of the HFD and in the heart after 8 weeks of the HFD. Procaspase 12 and its activated form were induced in the liver with the HFD after 2 weeks, but not in the heart over the 16-week period. The activation of hepatic AMPK was elevated following 4 weeks of the HFD, but was inhibited after 16 weeks of the HFD. The ratio of LC3II to LC3I in the liver did not increase except in those mice fed the HFD for 16 weeks. The expression of AMPK and LC3 in the heart did not change over the entire 16 weeks of feeding the HFD. Cleaved PARP was increased in the liver and heart of mice receiving the HFD for 8 weeks. Conclusions: This study provides evidence that a HFD affects the cellular protein quality control processes responsible for metabolic disorder in a tissue- and duration-dependent manner.
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