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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2020

Formulation of traditional Chinese medicine and its application on intestinal flora of constipated rats.

Sihan Li, Youcheng He, Haiou Zhang, Rong Zheng, Ruoying Xu, Qihong Liu, Shuihua Tang, Xiao Ke, Minghan Huang

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sihan LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Youcheng HeDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Haiou ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Rong ZhengDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Ruoying XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Qihong LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Shuihua TangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China.
Xiao KeDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China. drkxkx@163.com.
Minghan HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second People's Hospital affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 353003, China. huangminghan2010@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-5886
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine X2019027-disciplineFujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine X2019028-discipline
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the self-extracted constipation treatment of traditional Chinese medicine extracts was applied to constipated rats. To explore the mechanism and role of the Chinese medicine for the treatment of constipation, the 16S rRNA sequencing and qRT-PCR technology were used to analyze the intestinal flora. We found that the relative abundance of Firmicutes with constipation was significantly higher accounted for 86.7%, while the gut microbiota was significantly changed after taking a certain dose of Chinese medicine, greatly increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus accounted for 23.1%, enhanced the symbiotic relationships of Lactobacillus with other intestinal flora. The total copies of intestinal bacteria in the constipated rats decreased after taking the traditional Chinese medicine. Finally, this study results provides a theoretical basis for the treatment and understand the mechanism and effect of traditional Chinese medicine on rate constipation.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacillotaConstipationDisease Models, AnimalDNA, BacterialDrug CompoundingDrugs, Chinese HerbalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLactobacillusMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMicrobial InteractionsRatsRats, WistarRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsDNA, BacterialDrugs, Chinese HerbalRNA, Ribosomal, 16SConstipationFirmicutesGut microbiotaLactobacillusTraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID33208159
PMCPMC7672833
OpenAlexW3100037488

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