Project description:We used the Illumina RNAseq approach to study the effects of acute exposure to elevated CO2 on gene expression in primary polyps of Acropora millepora Examination of transcriptome in Acropora millepora primary polyps at 380, 750 and 1000 ppm CO2 after 3 days exposure
Project description:We compared the effect of acute (Moya et al 2012) and chronic exposure to elevated pCO2 on gene expression in primary polyps of Acropora millepora Examination of transcriptome in Acropora millepora primary polyps at 380 and 750 ppm CO2 (air) after 9 days exposure
Project description:The aim of this study was to identify anti-obesity peptide from Allomyrina dichotoma (A. dichotoma) and investigate the biochemical signaling pathway. For that, A. dichotoma larvae was hydrolyzed enzymatically, and further purified by using tangential flow filtration and consecutive chromatographic method. Finally, anti-obesity peptide was obtained, and their sequences identified as Gln-Ile-Ala-Gln-Asp-Phe-Lys-Thr-Asp-Leu (EIA10). EIA10 prevented adipocyte differentiation in vitro and was further investigated the mechanism underlying the effects in vivo. Our results indicated that EIA10 reduced body weight gain, organ weight and adipose tissue volume. Glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in high fat diet-fed obese mice significantly improved after EIA10 administration for four weeks. In addition, EIA10 significantly decreased TC and LDL, increased HDL, improved lipid metabolism, and downregulated mRNA and protein expression of transcription factors implicated in lipid adipogenesis. Taken together our results suggest that EIA10 from possessed potential for the treatment and prevention of obesity.
