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ArticleChinese medicine2022

Effect of traditional chinese medicine (TCM) and its fermentation using Lactobacillus plantarum on ceftriaxone sodium-induced dysbacteriotic diarrhea in mice.

Xin Guo, Zipeng Yan, Jixiang Wang, Xinfeng Fan, Jie Kang, Ruiyan Niu, Zilong Sun

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin GuoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
Zipeng YanCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
Jixiang WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
Xinfeng FanCollege of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
Jie KangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
Ruiyan NiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
Zilong SunCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China. sunzilong2000@outlook.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-7271
Shanxi Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Horizontal Cooperation Project of Shanxi Agricultural University Grant No. 2018HX07Program for Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province Grant No. 201701D121102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBuzhongyiqi decoction (BD), Sijunzi decoction (SD), and Shenlingbaizhu decoction (SHD) have been extensively used clinically for the treatment of diseases caused by spleen-Qi deficiency and microbial fermentation has historically been utilized in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This study aimed to investigate the mitigative effect of TCM and fermented TCM (FTCM) with Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) on antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and to select an optimal formula and then identify its compounds.

methodsDysbacteriosis in mice was induced by ceftriaxone sodium (CS). The mice were then treated with LP, BD, SD, SHD, fermented BD, fermented SD (FSD), and fermented SHD. Diarrhea indexes, the abundances of gut bacteria, intestinal morphometrics, and mRNA expressions of genes related to intestinal barrier function were assessed. Then, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS) were employed to identify and relatively quantify the compounds in the selected decoctions.

resultsCS significantly increased the fecal output weight, the total number of fecal output, and fecal water content, indicating the occurrence of diarrhea. Bacterial culture tests showed that the above symptoms were accompanied by the disruption of specific intestinal flora. TCM, LP, and FTCM alleviated the diarrhea index and recovered the intestinal microbiota. FTCM showed more advantageous than TCM or LP alone. The mRNA expressions of aquaporins (AQPs) and tight junctions (TJs) decreased by CS were enhanced by TCM, LP, and FTCM. In addition, through UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS, (S)-(-)-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid, L-methionine, 4-guanidinobutyric acid (4GBA), and phenyllactate (PLA) in SD and FSD were identified and relatively quantified.

conclusionsTCM, LP, and TCM fermented with LP alleviated CS-induced diarrhea symptoms, and improved the intestinal flora and barrier function. Four compounds including (S)-(-)-2-hydroxyisocaproic acid, L-methionine, 4GBA, and PLA in FSD, which were identified by UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS, might function in modulating intestinal flora and improving villi structure.

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AntibioticDiarrheaFermented TCMSijunzi decoction

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