Global impacts of western diet and its effects on metabolism and health: A narrative review

VJ Clemente-Suárez, AI Beltrán-Velasco… - Nutrients, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The Western diet is a modern dietary pattern characterized by high intakes of pre-packaged
foods, refined grains, red meat, processed meat, high-sugar drinks, candy, sweets, fried …

Lipids and lipid derivatives for RNA delivery

Y Zhang, C Sun, C Wang, KE Jankovic… - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapeutics have shown great promise in treating a broad spectrum of
diseases through various mechanisms including knockdown of pathological genes …

The microbiota–gut–brain Axis in psychiatric disorders

A Góralczyk-Bińkowska, D Szmajda-Krygier… - International journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Modulating the gut microbiome and its influence on human health is the subject of intense
research. The gut microbiota could be associated not only with gastroenterological diseases …

Role of insulin in health and disease: an update

MS Rahman, KS Hossain, S Das, S Kundu… - International journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Insulin is a polypeptide hormone mainly secreted by β cells in the islets of Langerhans of the
pancreas. The hormone potentially coordinates with glucagon to modulate blood glucose …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale multi-omic analysis of COVID-19 severity

KA Overmyer, E Shishkova, IJ Miller, J Balnis… - Cell systems, 2021‏ - cell.com
We performed RNA-seq and high-resolution mass spectrometry on 128 blood samples from
COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative patients with diverse disease severities and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of menstrual cycle phase on athletes' performance: a narrative review

MA Carmichael, RL Thomson, LJ Moran… - International journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The effect of the menstrual cycle on physical performance is being increasingly recognised
as a key consideration for women's sport and a critical field for further research. This …

Current guidelines for diagnosing PCOS

JP Christ, MI Cedars - Diagnostics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder of reproductive-
aged women. Much of the confusion surrounding PCOS diagnosis stems from the broad …

New technologies for analysis of extracellular vesicles

H Shao, H Im, CM Castro, X Breakefield… - Chemical …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are diverse, nanoscale membrane vesicles actively released by
cells. Similar-sized vesicles can be further classified (eg, exosomes, microvesicles) based …

Genetics of obesity in humans: a clinical review

R Mahmoud, V Kimonis, MG Butler - International journal of molecular …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Obesity is a complex multifactorial disorder with genetic and environmental factors. There is
an increase in the worldwide prevalence of obesity in both developed and develo** …

The PI3K/Akt pathway in meta-inflammation

M Acosta-Martinez, MZ Cabail - International journal of molecular …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Obesity is a global epidemic representing a serious public health burden as it is a major risk
factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, stroke and all-cause mortality. Chronic …