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BACKGROUND: Monitoring adherence to the Norwegian food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) could provide valuable insight into current and future diet-related health risks. This study aimed to develop and evaluate an index measuring adherence to the Norwegian FBDGs to be used as a compact tool in nutrition surveillance suitable for inclusion in large public health surveys. METHODS: The Norwegian Dietary Guideline Index (NDGI) was designed to reflect adherence to the Norwegian FBDGs on a scale from 0-100, with a higher score indicating better adherence. Dietary intakes were assessed through 19 questions, reflecting 15 dietary components covered by the Norwegian FBDGs. The NDGI was applied and evaluated using nationally representative dietary data from the cross-sectional web-based Norwegian Public Health Survey which included 8,558 adults.â RESULTS: The population-weighted NDGI score followed a nearly normal distribution with a mean of 65 (SD 11) and range 21-99. Mean scores varied with background factors known to be associated with adherence to a healthy diet; women scored higher than men (67 vs. 64) and the score increased with age, with higher educational attainment (high 69 vs. low 64) and with better self-perceived household economy (good 67 vs. restricted 62). The NDGI captured a variety of dietary patterns that contributed to a healthy diet consistent with the FBDGs. CONCLUSION: The NDGI serve as a compact tool to assess and monitor adherence to the Norwegian FBDGs, to identify target groups for interventions, and to inform priorities in public health policies.â The tool is flexible to adjustments and may be adaptable to use in other countries or settings with similar dietary guidelines.
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Cleft lip and/or palate, a treatable congenital condition, affects around 1 in 700 births, placing a large burden of care on those affected. A multidisciplinary approach to treating the patient involves not only cleft surgery but also a wide array of treatments and preventative therapies to prevent further disease. In this review, the otolaryngology subspecialties, otology and audiology, are discussed in relation to orofacial clefts. As patients with clefts carry a higher risk of permanent hearing loss and speech complications caused by the pathology of their cleft, management of additional diseases such as otitis media with effusion, conductive hearing loss, or infections requires timely evaluation, treatment, and follow-up. The current practice in otology and audiology is discussed with the challenges faced in delivering timely care-in any setting, low or higher income. Lack of consensus and controversies surrounding the use and timing of tympanostomy tubes are reviewed, as well as the palatoplasty types that show significant benefit for otitis media with effusion, audiometry, and speech outcomes. Lastly, a call for further research in clefts and otology and the urgency for its awareness and advocacy in low and middle-income countries is imperative.
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Acute sleep restriction (SR) reduces strength through an unknown mechanism. PURPOSE: To determine how SR affects quadriceps contractile function and recruitment. METHODS: Eighteen healthy subjects (9 M, 9F, age 23.8 ± 2.8y) underwent isometric (maximal and submaximal), isokinetic (300-60°·s-1), and interpolated twitch (ITT) assessment of knee extensors following 3d of adequate sleep (SA; 7-9 h·night-1), 3d of SR (5 h·night-1), and 7d of washout (WO; 7-9 h·night-1). RESULTS: Compared to SA (227.9 ± 76.6Nm) and WO (228.19 ± 62.9Nm), MVIC was lesser following SR (209.9 ± 73.9Nm; p = 0.006) and this effect was greater for males (- 9.8 v. - 4.8%). There was no significant effect of sleep or sleep x speed interaction on peak isokinetic torque. Peak twitch torque was greater in the potentiated state, but no significant effect of sleep was noted. Males displayed greater potentiation of peak twitch torque (12 v. 7.5%) and rate of torque development (16.7 v. 8.2%) than females but this was not affected by sleep condition. ITT-assessed voluntary activation did not vary among sleep conditions (SA: 81.8 ± 13.1% v. SR: 84.4 ± 12.6% v. WO 84.9 ± 12.6%; p = 0.093). SR induced a leftward shift in Torque-EMG relationship at high torque output in both sexes. Compared to SA, females displayed greater y-intercept and lesser slope with SR and WO and males displayed lesser y-intercept and greater slope with SR and WO. CONCLUSIONS: Three nights of SR decreases voluntary isometric knee extensor strength, but not twitch contractile properties. Sex-specific differences in neuromuscular efficiency may explain the greater MVIC reduction in males following SR.
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BACKGROUND: Headache is a frequent symptom in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) has been reported among patients who underwent lumbar puncture for persistent headaches. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old black man presented with dyspnea, cough, fever and headache for 05 days followed by blurring of vision associated with worsening of the headache. Physical examination was significant for tachypnea and oxygen desaturation and there were no abnormal neurologic findings. He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 with nasopharyngeal swab PCR. His CSF opening pressure appeared high with normal CSF analysis and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed prominent subarachnoid space around the optic nerves and bilateral papilledema. He had significant improvement with medical therapy alone. CONCLUSION: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) may occur in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection and should be considered when making a differential diagnosis for headache and blurring of vision. COVID-19 may play a role in the development of intracranial hypertension, even in the absence of known risk factors. Early diagnosis and treatment of IIH has paramount importance to prevent vision loss and other morbidities.
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COVID-19 , Cefaleia , Pseudotumor Cerebral , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , COVID-19/complicações , COVID-19/diagnóstico , Cefaleia/etiologia , Cefaleia/virologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pseudotumor Cerebral/diagnóstico , Pseudotumor Cerebral/complicações , Negro ou Afro-AmericanoRESUMO
The title com-pound, C13H11NO, adopts an E configuration about the C=C double bond. The pyrrole ring is inclined to the phenyl ring at an angle of 44.94â (8)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-Hâ¯O hydrogen bonds, forming ribbons parallel to (020) in zigzag C(7) chains along the a axis. These ribbons are connected via C-Hâ¯π inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional network. No significant π-π inter-actions are observed.
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The reaction of aromatic ring-substituted isoselenocyanates with 2-thiopheacetic and 4-pyridinecarboxylic acid hydrazides yielded selenosemicarbazides which were further converted into previously unknown 1,2,4-triazole-3-selones and 3,3'-di(4H-1, 2,4-triazolyl)diselenides. The structures of the obtained compounds were studied by NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HR-MS). The bactericidal and fungicidal activity of some obtained compounds was evaluated in molecular modeling studies such as docking and simulation studies. The compound 3ba was reported as the most promising compound to show robust binding energy with different antibacterial and antifungal compounds. The compounds were observed in strong hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions and remained in stable binding conformation with the receptor enzymes. Furthermore, the interatomic interaction energies were dominated by Van der Waals and electrostatic energies indicating the formation of stable complexes.
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Antibacterianos , Fungicidas Industriais , Antibacterianos/química , Antifúngicos/química , Espectrometria de Massas , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Triazóis/química , Compostos Organosselênicos/farmacologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The Nutri-Score is a candidate for the harmonized mandatory front-of-pack nutrition label enabling consumers in the European Union to make healthier food choices. Nutri-Score classifies foods (including beverages) from A (high nutritional quality) to E (low nutritional quality) based on the foods' qualifying and disqualifying components. We aimed to evaluate the updated Nutri-Score for foods (2022) and beverages (2023) in a Norwegian setting by exploring its ability to discriminate the nutritional quality of foods within categories. Additionally, we assessed Nutri-Scores' ability to classify foods in accordance with the Norwegian food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). METHODS: The updated Nutri-Score was calculated for 1,782 foods in a Norwegian food database. The discriminatory ability of the updated Nutri-Score was considered by exploring the distribution of Nutri-Score within categories of foods using boxplots and frequency tables, and by examining which qualifying and disqualifying components that contributed most to the Nutri-Score class. Accordance with the Norwegian FBDGs was assessed by exploring Nutri-Score for foods specifically mentioned in the guidelines. RESULTS: Overall, the updated Nutri-Score seemed to discriminate the nutritional quality of foods within categories, in a Norwegian setting. The foods' content of salt and the beverages' content of sugar were components contributing the most to Nutri-Scores' discriminatory ability. Furthermore, in most cases the updated Nutri-Score classified foods in accordance with the Norwegian FBDGs. However, there were minor inconsistencies in how Nutri-Score classified certain foods, such as the inabilities to discriminate between full-fat and low-fat/leaner cheeses, cremes and processed meats (sausages), and between whole grain and refined pasta/rice. CONCLUSIONS: We observed an overall acceptable discriminatory performance of the updated Nutri-Score in a Norwegian setting and in most cases the updated Nutri-Score classified foods in accordance with the Norwegian FBDGs. However, minor inconsistencies were observed. Together with the FBDGs, the updated Nutri-Score could be a useful tool in guiding consumers towards healthier food choices in Norway, but consumer evaluations are warranted to fully assess the performance of the updated Nutri-Score in a Norwegian context.
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Rotulagem de Alimentos , Preferências Alimentares , Valor Nutritivo , Humanos , Comportamento do Consumidor , NoruegaRESUMO
In the title compound, C6H8N2OS, all atoms except for the methyl H atoms are coplanar, with a maximum deviation of 0.026â (4)â Å. In the crystal, pairs of mol-ecules are linked by N-Hâ¯N hydrogen bonds, forming R 2 2(8) ring motifs. Dimers are connected by N-Hâ¯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (102) plane. Consolidating the mol-ecular packing, these layers are connected by C-Hâ¯π inter-actions between the center of the 1,3-thia-zole ring and the H atom of the methyl group attached to it, as well as C=Oâ¯π inter-actions between the center of the 1,3-thia-zole ring and the O atom of the carboxyl group. According to a Hirshfeld surface study, Hâ¯H (37.6%), Oâ¯H/Hâ¯O (16.8%), Sâ¯H/Hâ¯S (15.4%), Nâ¯H/Hâ¯N (13.0%) and Câ¯H/Hâ¯C (7.6%) inter-actions are the most significant contributors to the crystal packing.
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In the hydrated title salt, C7H12N5S2 +·Cl-·H2O, the asymmetric unit comprises one 2-amino-5-{(1E)-1-[(carbamo-thioyl-amino)-imino]-eth-yl}-4-methyl-1,3-thia-zol-3-ium cation, one chloride anion and one water mol-ecule of crystallization. The cation is nearly flat (r.m.s. deviation of non-H atoms is 0.0814â Å), with the largest deviation of 0.1484â (14)â Å observed for one of the methyl C atoms. In the crystal, the cations are linked by O-Hâ¯Cl, N-Hâ¯Cl, N-Hâ¯O, N-Hâ¯S and C-Hâ¯S hydrogen bonds, forming a tri-periodic network. The most important contributions to the crystal packing are from Hâ¯H (35.4%), Sâ¯H/Hâ¯S (24.4%), Nâ¯H/Hâ¯N (8.7%), Clâ¯H/Hâ¯Cl (8.2%) and Câ¯H/Hâ¯C (7.7%) inter-actions.
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a significant global health problem. They account for nearly one third of deaths worldwide. With improvements in diagnostic modalities, their prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rising. Disease pattens vary in different regions and communities and the pattern in our setting is not known. Echocardiography is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that essential for structural and hemodynamic assessment of the heart. It stands at the far front for comprehensive evaluation of the heart because of its relative low cost and wide availability. The aim of this study was to assess pattern of CVDs among patients who had echocardiography done at a teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A retrospective review of 1500 echocardiograms of patients referred to the echocardiography laboratory of St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) for cardiac evaluation from January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 was performed. All subjects had standard transthoracic echocardiography performed by cardiologists using General Electric Vivid E9 and E95 machines. Demographic parameters and echocardiographic findings were collected using a structured checklist from the echocardiography register. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the echocardiographic findings. The mean age of subjects was 48.2 (SD of 18.2) and ranged between 14 and 100 years of age. Both males and females were nearly equally distributed with males accounting for 48.3%. Most (77.9%) of the subjects had an abnormal echocardiographic report; only 332 (22.1%) had a normal study. Diastolic dysfunction (DD) (33.4%), valvular heart disease (18.4%), and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (13.7%) were the most common findings in our hospital. Among patients with DD, Grade 1 dysfunction accounted for the majority (79.8%), of which 41% had associated LVH. Pulmonary hypertension (PH), cardiomyopathy and ischemic heart disease were also not uncommon. Abnormal echocardiographic findings are common in patients referred to our hospital for transthoracic echo. The commonest echocardiographic abnormalities were DD, Valvular heart disease (both rheumatic and calcific valves) and LVH.
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Doenças Cardiovasculares , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas , Feminino , Masculino , Humanos , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doenças Cardiovasculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Cardiovasculares/epidemiologia , Etiópia/epidemiologia , Hospitais de Ensino , Ecocardiografia , Hipertrofia Ventricular EsquerdaRESUMO
Stereoselective total synthesis of several analogues of piscibactin (Pcb), the siderophore produced by different pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, was performed. The acid-sensitive α-methylthiazoline moiety was replaced by a more stable thiazole ring, differing in the configuration of the OH group at the C-13 position. The ability of these Pcb analogues to form complexes with Ga3+ as a mimic of Fe3+ showed that the configuration of the hydroxyl group at C-13 as 13S is crucial for the chelation of Ga3+ to preserve the metal coordination, while the presence of a thiazole ring instead of the α-methylthiazoline moiety does not affect such coordination. A complete 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift assignment of the diastereoisomer mixtures around C9/C10 was done for diagnostic stereochemical disposition. Additionally, density functional theory calculations were performed not only for confirming the stereochemistry of the Ga3+ complex among the six possible diastereoisomers but also for deducing the ability of these to form octahedral coordination spheres with gallium. Finally, the lack of antimicrobial activity of Pcb and Pcb thiazole analogue Ga3+ complexes against Vibrio anguillarum agrees with one of the roles of siderophores in protecting pathogens from metal ion toxicity. The efficient metal coordination shown by this scaffold suggests its possible use as a starting point for the design of new chelating agents or vectors for the development of new antibacterials that exploit the "Trojan horse" strategy using the microbial iron uptake mechanisms. The results obtained will be of great help in the development of biotechnological applications for these types of compounds.
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Gálio , Sideróforos , Sideróforos/química , Teoria da Densidade Funcional , Ferro/química , Quelantes , Gálio/química , TiazóisRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Data Fusion-based Discovery (DAFdiscovery) is a pipeline designed to help users combine mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and bioactivity data in a notebook-based application to accelerate annotation and discovery of bioactive compounds. It applies Statistical Total Correlation Spectroscopy (STOCSY) and Statistical HeteroSpectroscopy (SHY) calculation in their data using an easy-to-follow Jupyter Notebook. METHOD: Different case studies are presented for benchmarking, and the resultant outputs are shown to aid natural products identification and discovery. The goal is to encourage users to acquire MS and NMR data from their samples (in replicated samples and fractions when available) and to explore their variance to highlight MS features, NMR peaks, and bioactivity that might be correlated to accelerated bioactive compound discovery or for annotation-identification studies. RESULTS: Different applications were demonstrated using data from different research groups, and it was shown that DAFdiscovery reproduced their findings using a more straightforward method. CONCLUSION: DAFdiscovery has proven to be a simple-to-use method for different situations where data from different sources are required to be analyzed together.
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Produtos Biológicos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas/métodosRESUMO
Obesity and physical inactivity have a profound impact on skeletal muscle metabolism. In the present work, we have investigated differences in protein expression and energy metabolism in primary human skeletal muscle cells established from lean donors (BMI<25 kg/m2) and individuals with obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2). Furthermore, we have studied the effect of fatty acid pretreatment on energy metabolism in myotubes from these donor groups. Alterations in protein expression were investigated using proteomic analysis, and energy metabolism was studied using radiolabeled substrates. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis showed that glycolytic, apoptotic, and hypoxia pathways were upregulated, whereas the pentose phosphate pathway was downregulated in myotubes from donors with obesity compared to myotubes from lean donors. Moreover, fatty acid, glucose, and amino acid uptake were increased in myotubes from individuals with obesity. However, fatty acid oxidation was reduced, glucose oxidation was increased in myotubes from subjects with obesity compared to cells from lean. Pretreatment of myotubes with palmitic acid (PA) or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) for 24 h increased glucose oxidation and oleic acid uptake. EPA pretreatment increased the glucose and fatty acid uptake and reduced leucine fractional oxidation in myotubes from donors with obesity. In conclusion, these results suggest that myotubes from individuals with obesity showed increased fatty acid, glucose, and amino acid uptake compared to cells from lean donors. Furthermore, myotubes from individuals with obesity had reduced fatty acid oxidative capacity, increased glucose oxidation, and a higher glycolytic reserve capacity compared to cells from lean donors. Fatty acid pretreatment enhances glucose metabolism, and EPA reduces oleic acid and leucine fractional oxidation in myotubes from donor with obesity, suggesting increased metabolic flexibility after EPA treatment.
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Nitro functionalized dibromodiazadiene dyes were prepared and fully characterized including X-ray single crystal analysis. Electron deficient dibromodiazadienes were found to be able to act as donors of halogen bonding (XB), while the nitro group acted as an acceptor of the XB. Depending on the substituents, the Br···O XB competed with other weak interactions, and for some of the dyes, they even outcompeted the XB involving the nitro group. However, the nitro functionalized dibromoalkenes 6a and 10a, which had only the nitro moiety as the most plausible acceptor of the XB, reliably formed 1D chains via Brâ¯O XB. Experimental work was supported by the DFT calculations and topological analysis of the electron density distribution within the framework of Bader's theory (QTAIM method).
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Electrical pulse stimulation (EPS) has proven to be a useful tool to interrogate cell-specific responses to muscle contraction. In the present study, we aimed to uncover networks of signaling pathways and regulatory molecules responsible for the metabolic effects of exercise in human skeletal muscle cells exposed to chronic EPS. Differentiated myotubes from young male subjects were exposed to EPS protocol 1 (i.e. 2 ms, 10 V, and 0.1 Hz for 24 h), whereas myotubes from middle-aged women and men were exposed to protocol 2 (i.e. 2 ms, 30 V, and 1 Hz for 48 h). Fuel handling as well as the transcriptome, cellular proteome, and secreted proteins of EPS-treated myotubes from young male subjects were analyzed using a combination of high-throughput RNA sequencing, high-resolution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, oxidation assay, and immunoblotting. The data showed that oxidative metabolism was enhanced in EPS-exposed myotubes from young male subjects. Moreover, a total of 81 differentially regulated proteins and 952 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were observed in these cells after EPS protocol 1. We also found 61 overlapping genes while comparing the DEGs to mRNA expression in myotubes from the middle-aged group exposed to protocol 2, assessed by microarray. Gene ontology (GO) analysis indicated that significantly regulated proteins and genes were enriched in biological processes related to glycolytic pathways, positive regulation of fatty acid oxidation, and oxidative phosphorylation, as well as muscle contraction, autophagy/mitophagy, and oxidative stress. Additionally, proteomic identification of secreted proteins revealed extracellular levels of 137 proteins were changed in myotubes from young male subjects exposed to EPS protocol 1. Selected putative myokines were measured using ELISA or multiplex assay to validate the results. Collectively, our data provides new insight into the transcriptome, proteome and secreted proteins alterations following in vitro exercise and is a valuable resource for understanding the molecular mechanisms and regulatory molecules mediating the beneficial metabolic effects of exercise.
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The seaweed Sargassum muticum, collected on the southern coast of Galicia, yielded a tetraprenyltoluquinol chromane meroditerpene compound known as 1b, whose structure is revised. The relative configuration of 1b was determined by J-based configurational methodology combined with an iJ/DP4 statistical analysis and further confirmed by measuring two anisotropic properties: carbon residual chemical shift anisotropies (13C-RCSAs) and one-bond 1H-13C residual dipolar couplings (1DCH-RDCs). The absolute configuration of 1b was deduced by ECD/OR/TD-DFT methods and established as 3R,7S,11R.
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Sargassum , Anisotropia , Carbono/química , Sargassum/químicaRESUMO
Three new diterpene alkaloids, (+)-8-epiagelasine T (1), (+)-10-epiagelasine B (2), and (+)-12-hydroxyagelasidine C (3), along with three known compounds, (+)-ent-agelasine F (4), (+)-agelasine B (5), and (+)-agelasidine C (6), were isolated from the sponge Agelas citrina, collected on the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico). Their chemical structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, HRESIMS techniques, and a comparison with literature data. Although the synthesis of (+)-ent-agelasine F (4) has been previously reported, this is the first time that it was isolated as a natural product. The evaluation of the antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis showed that all of them were active, with (+)-10-epiagelasine B (2) being the most active compound with an MIC in the range of 1-8 µg/mL. On the other hand, the Gram-negative pathogenes Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae were also evaluated, and only (+)-agelasine B (5) showed a moderate antibacterial activity with a MIC value of 16 µg/mL.
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Agelas , Anti-Infecciosos , Agelas/química , Animais , Antibacterianos/química , Anti-Infecciosos/química , Alcaloides Diterpenos , México , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Estrutura MolecularRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have highlighted that uncoupling of sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) by sarcolipin (SLN) increases ATP consumption and contributes to heat liberation. Exploiting this thermogenic mechanism in skeletal muscle may provide an attractive strategy to counteract obesity and associated metabolic disorders. In the present study, we have investigated the role of SLN on substrate metabolism in human skeletal muscle cells. METHODS AND RESULTS: After generation of skeletal muscle cells with stable SLN knockdown (SLN-KD), cell viability, glucose and oleic acid (OA) metabolism, mitochondrial function, as well as gene expressions were determined. Depletion of SLN did not influence cell viability. However, glucose and OA oxidation were diminished in SLN-KD cells compared to control myotubes. Basal respiration measured by respirometry was also observed to be reduced in cells with SLN-KD. The metabolic perturbation in SLN-KD cells was reflected by reduced gene expression levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC1α) and forkhead box O1 (FOXO1). Furthermore, accumulation of OA was increased in cells with SLN-KD compared to control cells. These effects were accompanied by increased lipid formation and incorporation of OA into complex lipids. Additionally, formation of complex lipids and free fatty acid from de novo lipogenesis with acetate as substrate was enhanced in SLN-KD cells. Detection of lipid droplets using Oil red O staining also showed increased lipid accumulation in SLN-KD cells. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our study sheds light on the importance of SLN in maintaining metabolic homeostasis in human skeletal muscle. Findings from the current study suggest that therapeutic strategies involving SLN-mediated futile cycling of SERCA might have significant implications in the treatment of obesity and associated metabolic disorders.