Fu Brick Tea Protects the Intestinal Barrier and Ameliorates Colitis in Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota.

Yangbo Zhang, Haiyan Lin, Yifan Xiong, Zhixu Zhang, Li Zeng, Zhonghua Liu

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yangbo ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang 422000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8213-9062

Haiyan LinKey Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.

Yifan XiongKey Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.

Zhixu ZhangYuelushan Laboratory, Changsha 410128, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5455-5306

Li ZengSchool of Pharmacy, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang 422000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7365-9998

Zhonghua LiuKey Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0000-4565

Funding

Foundation regional joint fund of Hunan Province natural Science 2024JJ7497Horizontal project of Shaoyang University 2024HX118Innovation and transformation of key technologies for efficient preparation of catechin oxidation polymerization products 2022YFE0111200The teaching reform research project of Hunan Province in 2024 202401001313

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Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) pathogenesis is strongly linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis and compromised intestinal barrier integrity. Emerging evidence suggests that targeted dietary interventions may restore microbial homeostasis and ameliorate colitis progression. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic potential of Fu Brick tea (FBT) using a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine colitis model. The results indicated that oral administration of FBT extract significantly improved the disease index, reduced inflammatory response, protected intestinal barrier protein (e.g., ZO-1), and maintained intestinal structure integrity. Furthermore, FBT intake increased the diversity of gut microbiota, promoted the growth of beneficial bacteria (e.g.,

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AkkermansiaFu Brick teagut microbiotaulcerative colitisZO-1

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PMID40238292

DOI10.3390/foods14071122

PMCPMC11989102

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