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ArticleScientific reports2021

Growth stimulation of Bifidobacterium from human colon using daikenchuto in an in vitro model of human intestinal microbiota.

Kengo Sasaki, Daisuke Sasaki, Katsunori Sasaki, Yuto Nishidono, Akihiro Yamamori, Ken Tanaka, Akihiko Kondo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kengo SasakiGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan. sikengo@people.kobe-u.ac.jp.
Daisuke SasakiGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
Katsunori SasakiSumitomo Chemical, Co., Ltd., 27-1 Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-8260, Japan.
Yuto NishidonoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Akihiro YamamoriSumitomo Chemical, Co., Ltd., 27-1 Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-8260, Japan.
Ken TanakaCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan.
Akihiko KondoGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
Sumitomo Chemical (Japan) · JPRitsumeikan University · JPKobe University · JPRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Daikenchuto (DKT) is a Japanese traditional herbal (Kampo) medicine containing ginseng, processed ginger, and Japanese or Chinese pepper. We aimed to determine how DKT affects human colonic microbiota. An in vitro microbiota model was established using fecal inocula collected from nine healthy volunteers, and each model was found to retain operational taxonomic units similar to the ones in the original human fecal samples. DKT was added to the in vitro microbiota model culture at a concentration of 0.5% by weight. Next-generation sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA gene revealed a significant increase in the relative abundance of bacteria related to the Bifidobacterium genus in the model after incubation with DKT. In pure cultures, DKT significantly promoted the growth of Bifidobacterium adolescentis, but not that of Fusobacterium nucleatum or Escherichia coli. Additionally, in pure cultures, B. adolescentis transformed ginsenoside Rc to Rd, which was then probably utilized for its growth. Our study reveals the in vitro bifidogenic effect of DKT that likely contributes to its beneficial effects on the human colon.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeBifidobacteriumColonFecal Microbiota TransplantationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesPanaxPlant ExtractsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, RNAZanthoxylumZingiberaceaedai-kenchu-toPlant ExtractsRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID33633259
PMCPMC7907203
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