At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

Microbiota-derived metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, and trimethylamine N-oxide, have dual roles in hepatic lipid accumulation, inflammation, and insulin resistance, providing ...

Tridecanoic acid (C13) is a rare, odd-chain saturated fatty acid produced mainly by gut and rumen microbes, entering metabolic pathways via β-oxidation to support gluconeogenesis and the TCA ...

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Incidence: Confirmed CRC cases (699 total: 462 colon, 237 rectal) over 585,644 person-years (median ...

Department of Rheumatology, Guang’anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China Objective: To explore the mechanisms of Lushi Runzao decoction (LSRZT) in Treating Sjögren ...

Fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFAs) are a recently discovered class of endogenous lipids with antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. Interest in these lipids is due to their ...

The enzymes required for the incorporation of host fatty acids into the membrane phospholipids of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens are unknown. Fatty acid kinase (Fak) is a new enzyme in lipid ...