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ArticleOncotarget2017

Gut microbiota drives the attenuation of dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis by Huangqin decoction.

Yang Yang, Gang Chen, Qian Yang, Juan Ye, Xueting Cai, Pamo Tsering, Xiaolan Cheng, Chunping Hu, Shuangquan Zhang, Peng Cao

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yang YangAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Gang ChenAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Qian YangAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Juan YeAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Xueting CaiAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Pamo TseringHainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Tibetan Medical Hospital, Gonghe 813099, China.
Xiaolan ChengAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Chunping HuAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Shuangquan ZhangSchool of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China.
Peng CaoAffiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu, China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNJiangsu Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNChina Pharmaceutical University · CNNanjing Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota, including probiotics and pathogenic microorganisms, is involved in ulcerative colitis (UC) by regulating pathogenic microorganisms and the production of intestinal mucosal antibodies. Huangqin decoction (HQD), a traditional Chinese formula chronicled in the Shanghan lun, has been recognized as an effective drug for UC, owing to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. In the present study, we investigated whether HQD ameliorates dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis through alteration of the gut microbiota. We found that HQD significantly inhibited colitis, alleviating the loss of body weight, disease activity index, colon shortening, tissue injury, and inflammatory cytokine changes induced by DSS treatment. Principal component analysis and principal co-ordinate analysis showed an obvious difference among the groups, with increased diversity in the DSS and DSS+HQD groups. Linear discriminant analysis effect size was used to determine differences between the groups. The relative abundance of Lactococcus was higher in the DSS+HQD group than in the DSS group, whereas Desulfovibrio and Helicobacter were decreased. Furthermore, the protective effect of HQD was attenuated only in antibiotic-treated mice. In conclusion, our results suggest that HQD could ameliorate DSS-induced inflammation through alteration of the gut microbiota.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsColitisColitis, UlcerativeCytokinesDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingIntestinal MucosaMaleMetagenomeMetagenomicsMiceAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesDextran SulfateDrugs, Chinese Herbalgut microbiotahigh-throughput sequencingHuangqin decoctionulcerative colitis

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