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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2023

Yijung-tang improves thermogenesis and reduces inflammation associated with gut microbiota in hypothyroid rats.

Saeid Khakisahneh, Xue-Ying Zhang, Song-Yi Han, Eun-Ji Song, Young-Do Nam, Hojun Kim

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saeid Khakisahneh *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, 814 Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, 10326, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0005-8862-2510
Xue-Ying Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7956-3364
Song-Yi HanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, 814 Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, 10326, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9873-7761
Eun-Ji SongResearch Group of Gut Microbiome, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, 245, Republic of Korea.
Young-Do NamResearch Group of Gut Microbiome, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, 245, Republic of Korea. youngdo98@kfri.re.kr.
Hojun KimDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, 814 Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, 10326, Republic of Korea. kimklar@dongguk.ac.kr.
Dongguk University · KRKorea Food Research Institute · KRChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, considerable attention is focused on exploring the potential relationship between herbal medicine (HM) and the gut microbiome in terms of thermoregulation, which is an important aspect of human health, in modern system biology. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms of HM in thermoregulation is inadequate. Here, we demonstrate that the canonical herbal formula, Yijung-tang (YJT), protects against hypothermia, hyperinflammation, and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis in PTU-induced hypothyroid rats. Notably, these properties were associated with alterations in the gut microbiota and signaling crosstalk between the thermoregulatory and inflammatory mediators in the small intestine and brown adipose tissue (BAT). In contrast to the conventional drug L-thyroxine for curing hypothyroidism, YJT has an efficacy for attenuating systematic inflammatory responses, related with depression in intestinal TLR4 and Nod2/Pglyrp1 signaling pathways. Our findings suggest that YJT could promote BAT thermogenesis and prevent systemic inflammation in PTU-induced hypothyroid rats, which was associated with its prebiotic effect on modulating of the gut microbiota and gene expression with relevance in the enteroendocrine function and innate immune systems. These findings may strengthen the rationale of the microbiota-gut-BAT axis for a paradigm shift to enable holobiont-centric medicine.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeHypothyroidismAnimalsDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansInflammationRatsThermogenesisDrugs, Chinese Herbalyijung-tang

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PMID37270649
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