Journal: Gut Microbes
Article Title: Time-restricted feeding protects against septic liver injury by reshaping gut microbiota and metabolite 3-hydroxybutyrate
doi: 10.1080/19490976.2025.2486515
Figure Lengend Snippet: 3-HB activates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR/LPIN1 signaling pathway to protect against septic liver injury. (a) Principal component analysis, n = 5–6. (b) Volcanic plot of differential genes between CLP and CLP + 3-HB groups. (c) Differential gene heat map of CLP and CLP + 3-HB groups. (d) KEGG pathway analysis. (e, f) protein expression levels of AKT, p-akt, PI3K, mTOR, p-mTOR and LPIN1 in liver tissue were detected by WB ( n = 3). (g) Molecular docking analysis of 3-HB with the PI3K protein (PDB: 1E8Y). (h) SPR analysis of 3-HB (40, 80, 100 and 400 μM) binding to the recombinant human (rh) protein of rhPIK3R3 (Sf9, his, GST). (i) HE staining of liver tissues from mice in the CLP, CLP+NVP-BEZ235, CLP + 3-HB, and CLP + 3-HB+NVP-BEZ235 groups, scale: 100 μm, n = 6. (j) Liver histopathological damage scores, n = 6. (k, l) ALT and AST content in serum from mice in the CLP, CLP+NVP-BEZ235, CLP + 3-HB, and CLP + 3-HB+NVP-BEZ235 groups, n = 6–8. (m) LPS content in serum from mice in the CLP, CLP+NVP-BEZ235, CLP + 3-HB, and CLP + 3-HB+NVP-BEZ235 groups, n = 6–8. (n, o) the protein expression levels of p-akt, PI3K, p-mTOR and LPIN1 in liver tissue ( n = 3). (p) Relative Lpin1 mRNA expression level, n = 6. (q) LPS content in serum from WT and Lpin1KO mice, n = 6. (r, s) HE staining and liver histopathological damage scores, scale: 100 μm, n = 6. (t, u) ALT and AST content in serum from WT and Lpin1KO mice, n = 6–8. The results are expressed as the mean ± SEM (F, O) and the median and quartile. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 by one-way ANOVA (Tukey’s test)(f) and two-way ANOVA (Tukey’s test)(K-U). WB: Western blot; 3-HB: 3-hydroxybutyric acid; ALT: alanine Aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; MDA: Malondialdehyde; LPO: lipid Peroxidation; PCA: Principal component Analysis; SEM, standard error of mean; rh: recombinant human.
Article Snippet: The levels of MDA, LPO, and Fe 2+ in liver tissue and AML12 cells were assessed using the malondialdehyde (MDA) content detection kit, lipid peroxide (LPO) content detection kit, and iron content detection kit (Solarbio, Beijing, China).
Techniques: Expressing, Binding Assay, Recombinant, Staining, Western Blot