Diosgenin reduces bone loss through the regulation of gut microbiota in ovariectomized rats.

Song C et al (2023).

Gene.

DOI:

10.1016/j.gene.2023.147383

PubMed:

37001571

Huangqin Decoction ameliorates ulcerative colitis by regulating fatty acid metabolism to mediate macrophage polarization via activating FFAR4-AMPK-PPARα pathway.

Li MY et al (2023).

J Ethnopharmacol.

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10.1016/j.jep.2023.116430

PubMed:

36997133

Polygonum sibiricum polysaccharides exert the antidepressant-like effects in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressive mice by modulating microbiota-gut-brain axis.

Researchers studied the effects of Polygonum sibiricum polysaccharides (PSP), a component of a traditional Chinese medicine, on mice with depression caused by chronic mild stress. The study aimed to determine if PSP worked through the microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis. Mice treated with fecal microbiota transplantation from PSP-treated mice exhibited improved depressive behaviors and increased levels of neurotransmitters 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine while reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and corticosterone. Administration of PSP and fecal microbiota transplantation also regulated signaling pathways, indicating that PSP exerts its antidepressant effects through the MGB axis.

Zhang Y et al (2023).

Phytother Res.

DOI:

10.1002/ptr.7813

PubMed:

36996849

Earthworm-Driven Changes in Soil Chemico-Physical Properties, Soil Bacterial Microbiota, Tree/Tea Litter Decomposition, and Plant Growth in a Mesocosm Experiment with Two Plant Species.

Sofo A et al (2023).

Plants (Basel).

DOI:

10.3390/plants12061216

PubMed:

36986903

Repeated 28-Day Oral Toxicological Study and Gastroprotective Effects of Nigella sativa L. Oil (Shuhada) against Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury in Rats.

Sanpinit S et al (2023).

Nutrients.

DOI:

10.3390/nu15061532

PubMed:

36986262

Ellagitannins from Castanea sativa Mill. Leaf Extracts Impair H. pylori Viability and Infection-Induced Inflammation in Human Gastric Epithelial Cells.

Piazza S et al (2023).

Nutrients.

DOI:

10.3390/nu15061504

PubMed:

36986236

Rapeseed Domestication Affects the Diversity of Rhizosphere Microbiota.

Zhang Z et al (2023).

Microorganisms.

DOI:

10.3390/microorganisms11030724

PubMed:

36985297

Modulation of Immunity, Antioxidant Status, Performance, Blood Hematology, and Intestinal Histomorphometry in Response to Dietary Inclusion of Origanum majorana in Domestic Pigeons' Diet.

Amer HY et al (2023).

Life (Basel).

DOI:

10.3390/life13030664

PubMed:

36983819