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  1. Ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of mortality and disability globally, emphasizing the urgent need for innovative preventative and therapeutic strategies. Taurine, a critical amino sulfonic acid, has ga...

    Authors: Tianyi Wang, Xuyang Huang, Xinyue Zhang, Na Li, Kaizhi Lu and Yong Zeng
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:10
  2. The mammalian liver executes its vital functions through intricate hepatic biochemistry. However, the complexity of the liver metabolome and its dynamic alterations during metabolic dysfunction-associated stea...

    Authors: Xiaolin Ma, Wenbo Bian, Wenting Song, Yitong Lu, Zhen Wang, Zhenyu Yao and Qiuhui Xuan
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:9
  3. With the global population aging, age-related eye diseases (AREDs) such as senile cataract (SC), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are becoming increasingly signif...

    Authors: Xiang Cao, Zijiao Xu, Boyang Zhang, Zhixin Jiang and Xiaoyong Yuan
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:8
  4. Nutrigenomics, the study of nutrient-gene interactions, holds immense potential for alleviating India’s overburdened healthcare system and improving overall health-related quality of life. Yet, its utility rem...

    Authors: Naomi Angelo Dias Do Rosario, Devaki Gokhale and Manisha Gore
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:7
  5. Nigella sativa (N. sativa) L. (Ranunculaceae), commonly referred to as black cumin, has a long history of usage as an herbal remedy. It has been utilized conventionally and in clinical settings to treat various i...

    Authors: Fatma M. El-Demerdash, Ansam B. Al Mhanna, Raghda A. El-Sayed, Tarek M. Mohamed and Maha M. Salem
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:6
  6. The TCF7L2 gene is a significant genetic factor contributing to the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We previously found that subjects with the TT genotype of TCF7L2 rs7903146 variant, who con...

    Authors: Chao-Qiang Lai, Julie E. Gervis, Laurence D. Parnell, Alice H. Lichtenstein and Jose M. Ordovas
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:4
  7. Discovery and translation of gene-environment interactions (GxEs) influencing clinical outcomes is limited by low statistical power and poor mechanistic understanding. Molecular omics data may help address the...

    Authors: Kenneth E. Westerman, Chirag J. Patel, James B. Meigs, Daniel I. Chasman and Alisa K. Manning
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:3
  8. Promoter methylation silencing of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and dysregulation of the PPARγ/COX2 axis contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis. This study investigated f...

    Authors: Esmaeel Babaeenezhad, Peyman Khosravi and Mostafa Moradi Sarabi
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:2
  9. One-carbon metabolism links folate and methionine metabolism and this is essential for nucleotide synthesis in the cells. Alterations in one-carbon metabolism are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), ...

    Authors: Mohammad Azam Mansoor, Tonje Holte Stea, Audun Slettan, Erandie Perera, Ridmi Maddumage, Darshana Kottahachchi, Dhikra Saleem Ali, Rona Cabo and Rune Blomhoff
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2025 20:1
  10. Both zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) and somatostatin (Sst) play crucial roles in the regulation of insulin and glucagon secretion. However, the interaction between them in controlling glucose metabolism was not wel...

    Authors: Zhongyue Yang, Catherine P. Kirschke, Yimeng Cai and Liping Huang
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:24
  11. Quercetin is a promising phytochemical in treating abnormalities associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study aimed to explore the morphometric, metabolic, transcriptomic, and nutrigenetic responses t...

    Authors: Adéla Kábelová, Hana Malínská, Irena Marková, Martina Hüttl, František Liška, Blanka Chylíková and Ondřej Šeda
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:22
  12. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder. The present study aimed to evaluate the in silico, in vitro, and in vivo inhibitory effect of visnagin on malate dehydrogenase activity and...

    Authors: Abeer A. Khamis, Amira H. Sharshar, Tarek M. Mohamed, Elsayed A. Abdelrasoul and Maha M. Salem
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:20
  13. In a previous study, the 84-day administration of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), with or without native collagen type II (NC), in an osteoarthritis (OA)-induced rabbit model slowed down OA progression, improved se...

    Authors: Roger Mariné-Casadó, Cristina Domenech-Coca, Salvador Fernández, Andrea Costa, Sergi Segarra, Maria José López-Andreo, Francesc Puiggròs, José Joaquín Cerón, Daniel Martínez-Puig, Carme Soler, Vicente Sifre, Claudio Iván Serra and Antoni Caimari
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:19
  14. This study aimed to identify markers of postprandial dysglycemia in the blood of self-described healthy individuals using dry blood spots (DBS) as a sampling strategy. A total of 54 volunteers, including 31 wo...

    Authors: Stephany Gonçalves Duarte, Carlos M. Donado-Pestana, Tushar H. More, Larissa Rodrigues, Karsten Hiller and Jarlei Fiamoncini
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:18
  15. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent chronic liver ailment that can lead to serious conditions such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatic Nogo-B regulates glucose and lipid meta...

    Authors: Xu Dong, Yu-Ting Xiong, Tingting He, Congyang Zheng, Junjie Li, Yingjie Zhuang, Yingjie Xu, Ye Xiu, Zhixin Wu, Xiaomei Zhao, Xiaohe Xiao, Zhaofang Bai and Lili Gao
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:17
  16. We investigated circulating homocysteine (Hcy), a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, examining its dietary associations to provide personalized nutrition advice. This study addressed the inadequacy of c...

    Authors: Jacomina P du Plessis, Leandi Lammertyn, Aletta E. Schutte and Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:14
  17. Employing network pharmacology and molecular docking, the study predicts the active compounds in garlic and elucidates their mechanism in inhibiting the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). ALD is a g...

    Authors: Siqi Gao, Tingting Gao, Lizheng Li, Shule Wang, Jie Hu, Ruijing Zhang, Yun Zhou and Honglin Dong
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:13
  18. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are two omega-3 fatty acids that can be synthesized out of their precursor alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). FADS and ELOVL genes encode the desaturase and elo...

    Authors: Insaf Loukil, David M. Mutch and Mélanie Plourde
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:11
  19. Mitochondrial respiration complexes play a crucial function. As a result, dysfunction or change is intimately associated with many different diseases, among them cancer. The epigenetic, evolutionary, and metab...

    Authors: Eman M. Ragab, Abeer A. Khamis, Doaa M. El Gamal and Tarek M. Mohamed
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:10
  20. The role of inflammation in the aetiology of cancer is recognized. However, no study yet examined the association between an anti-inflammatory diet and cutaneous melanoma and explored whether it could be modif...

    Authors: Cristina Fortes, Simona Mastroeni, Lauretta Levati, Massimo Alotto, Francesco Ricci and Stefania D’Atri
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:9
  21. Evidences have shown that obesity is influenced by various factors, including various hormones such as thyroid hormones and the body’s metabolism rate. It seems that practical solutions such as weight loss die...

    Authors: Mohammad Hassan Sohouli, Ghazaleh Eslamian, Seyed Hossein Ardehali, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Ghazaleh Shimi, Katayoun Pourvali and Hamid Zand
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:8
  22. A major revelation of genome-scale biological studies in the post-genomic era has been that two-thirds of human genes do not encode proteins. The majority of non-coding RNA transcripts in humans are long non-c...

    Authors: Fatemeh Yazarlou, Fatemeh Alizadeh, Leonard Lipovich, Roberta Giordo and Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:5

    The Correction to this article has been published in Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:12

  23. The protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) plays a crucial role in the development of insulin resistance. Aerobic training (AT) and vitamin D (Vit D) supplementation have been shown to individually improve gl...

    Authors: Kimya Khaledi, Rastegar Hoseini and Ahmad Gharzi
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:4
  24. Tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) has been reported to protect the heart from oxidative stress-induced inflammation. It is, however, unclear whether the protective effects of TRF against oxidative stress involve...

    Authors: Nur Aliah Natasha Md Shahrulnizam, Mohd Danial Mohd Efendy Goon, Sharaniza Ab Rahim, Sook Weih Lew, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir and Effendi Ibrahim
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:3
  25. People with type 2 diabetes have a tenfold higher prevalence of hypomagnesemia, which is suggested to be caused by low dietary magnesium intake, medication use, and genetics. This study aims to identify the ge...

    Authors: Lynette J. Oost, Roderick C. Slieker, Marieke T. Blom, Leen M. ’t Hart, Joost G. J. Hoenderop, Joline W. J. Beulens and Jeroen H. F. de Baaij
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:2
  26. Obese patients have been found to be susceptible to iron deficiency, and malabsorption of dietary iron is the cause of obesity-related iron deficiency (ORID). Divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) and ferroporti...

    Authors: Yanru Zhang, Ruike Ding, Yulin Zhang, Jia Qi, Wenbin Cao, Lijun Deng, Lin Zhou, Yun Ye, Ying Xue and Enqi Liu
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2024 19:1
  27. Breastfeeding affects the growth and development of infants, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play a crucial role in this process. To explore the factors influencing the PUFA concentration in breast mil...

    Authors: Wen-Hui Xu, Yi-Ru Chen, Hui-Min Tian, Yi-Fei Chen, Jia-Yu Gong, Hai-Tao Yu, Guo-Liang Liu and Lin Xie
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:16
  28. Previous observational studies have shown associations between vitamin Ds and FGIDS[Including irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) and functional dyspepsia(FD)]. However, the association is controversial and the caus...

    Authors: Senbao Xu, Qiuyan Luo, Jian He, Xiling Chen, Simin Li and Yang Bai
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:14
  29. Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world, coffee consumption has been growing in the United States over the past 20 years. Periodontitis is defined by the pathologic loss of the periodontal li...

    Authors: Wan-Zhe Liao, Zhi-Yi Zhou, Zi-Kai Lin, Shuo-Jia Xie, Ya-Fang Zheng, Jun-Tao Wang, Jun-Huang Zheng, Hao-Kai Chen, Wu-Shu Chen and Xu-Guang Guo
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:13
  30. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the major causes of vision loss. Early AMD needs to be taken seriously, but the causal effects of lipid biomarkers on early AMD remain unclear.

    Authors: Fen-Fen Li, Yuqin Wang, Lishuang Chen, Chong Chen, Qi Chen, Lue Xiang, Feng-Qin Rao, Li-Jun Shen, Qin-Xiang Zheng, Quanyong Yi and Xiu-Feng Huang
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:11
  31. Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSDIa) is an inborn metabolic disorder caused by the deficiency of glucose-6-phospatase-α (G6Pase-α) leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. It remains unclear whether mitochond...

    Authors: Alessandro Rossi, Antonia Assunto, Carmen Rosano, Sara Tucci, Margherita Ruoppolo, Marianna Caterino, Francesca Pirozzi, Pietro Strisciuglio, Giancarlo Parenti and Daniela Melis
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:10
  32. The predominant source of alcohol in the diet is alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, spirits and liquors, sweet wine, and ciders. Self-reported alcohol intakes are likely to be influenced by measurement...

    Authors: Marta Trius-Soler, Giulia Praticò, Gözde Gürdeniz, Mar Garcia-Aloy, Raffaella Canali, Natella Fausta, Elske M. Brouwer-Brolsma, Cristina Andrés-Lacueva and Lars Ove Dragsted
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:7

    The Correction to this article has been published in Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:9

  33. FOXO has long been associated with aging, exercise, and tissue homeostasis, but it remains unclear what the role is of the muscle FOXO gene in E against high-salt intake(HSI)-induced age-related defects of the...

    Authors: Deng-tai Wen, Ying-hui Gao, Jingfeng Wang, Shijie Wang, Qi Zhong and Wen-qi Hou
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:6
  34. Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) catalyzes the reversible conversion of tetrahydrofolate (THF) and serine-producing THF-conjugated one-carbon units and glycine in the mitochondria. Biallelic SHMT2 varian...

    Authors: Joanna L. Fiddler, Jamie E. Blum, Katarina E. Heyden, Luisa F. Castillo, Anna E. Thalacker-Mercer and Martha S. Field
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:5
  35. Flavonoids may help ameliorate the incidence of the major causes of tumor-related mortality, such as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and lung cancer, which are predicted to steadily increase between 20...

    Authors: Eman M. Ragab, Doaa M. El Gamal, Tarek M. Mohamed and Abeer A. Khamis
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:4
  36. Metabotyping is a novel concept to group metabolically similar individuals. Different metabotypes may respond differently to dietary interventions; hence, metabotyping may become an important future tool in pr...

    Authors: Amanda Rundblad, Jacob J. Christensen, Kristin S. Hustad, Nasser E. Bastani, Inger Ottestad, Kirsten B. Holven and Stine M. Ulven
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:3
  37. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder pathologically characterized by brain parenchymal abundance of amyloid-beta (Aβ) and the accumulation of lipofuscin material that is rich in...

    Authors: Zachary J. D’Alonzo, Virginie Lam, Ryu Takechi, Michael Nesbit, Mauro Vaccarezza and John C. L. Mamo
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:2
  38. Authors: Sahar Cheshmeh, Negin Elahi, Maysa Ghayyem, Elaheh Mosaieby, Shima Moradi, Yahya Pasdar, Susan Tahmasebi and Mehdi Moradinazar
    Citation: Genes & Nutrition 2023 18:1

    The original article was published in Genes & Nutrition 2022 17:17

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