Dietary fiber and its potential role in obesity: a focus on modulating the gut microbiota

S Tian, Q Chu, S Ma, H Ma, H Song - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate polymer with ten or more monomeric units that are resistant to
digestion by human digestive enzymes, and it has gained widespread attention due to its …

Intestinal microbiota as a contributor to chronic inflammation and its potential modifications

M Potrykus, S Czaja-Stolc, M Stankiewicz, Ł Kaska… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota is a crucial factor in maintaining homeostasis. The presence of
commensal microorganisms leads to the stimulation of the immune system and its …

Spirulina platensis polysaccharides attenuate lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorder in high-sucrose and high-fat diet-fed rats in association with intestinal …

TT Li, ZR Huang, RB Jia, XC Lv, C Zhao… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the possibility that Spirulina platensis crude polysaccharides
may ameliorate the lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorder, including obesity …

High‐fructose diet increases inflammatory cytokines and alters gut microbiota composition in rats

Y Wang, W Qi, G Song, S Pang, Z Peng… - Mediators of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐fructose diet induced changes in gut microbiota structure and function, which have
been linked to inflammatory response. However, the effect of small or appropriate doses of …

Sanziguben polysaccharides improve diabetic nephropathy in mice by regulating gut microbiota to inhibit the TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 signalling pathway

F Wang, C Liu, LZ Ren, YY Li, HM Yang… - Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Context Sanziguben (SZGB) is an empirical prescription used in traditional Chinese
medicine to treat diabetic nephropathy (DN). As an abundant and primarily effective …

Prebiotic potential of dietary beans and pulses and their resistant starch for aging-associated gut and metabolic health

S Kadyan, A Sharma, BH Arjmandi, P Singh, R Nagpal - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary pulses, including dry beans, lentils, chickpeas, and dry peas, have the highest
proportion of fiber among different legume cultivars and are inexpensive, easily accessible …

Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum OLL2712 on Memory Function in Older Adults with Declining Memory: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

K Sakurai, T Toshimitsu, E Okada, S Anzai, I Shiraishi… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of probiotics is expected to be an intervention in neurodegenerative conditions that
cause dementia owing to their ability to modulate neuroinflammatory responses via the …

The potential roles of probiotics, resistant starch, and resistant proteins in ameliorating inflammation during aging (inflammaging)

DJ Warman, H Jia, H Kato - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aging is typically accompanied by biological and physiological changes that alter cellular
functions. Two of the most predominant phenomena in aging include chronic low-grade …

Total glycosides from stems of Cistanche tubulosa alleviate depression-like behaviors: bidirectional interaction of the phytochemicals and gut microbiota

L Fan, Y Peng, J Wang, P Ma, L Zhao, X Li - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background As the most frequently used kidney-yang tonifying herb in traditional Chinese
medicine, dried succulent stems of Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) Wight (CT) have been …

Hypoglycaemic and anti-ageing activities of green alga Ulva lactuca polysaccharide via gut microbiota in ageing-associated diabetic mice

Y Chen, Y Ouyang, X Chen, R Chen, Q Ruan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ageing-related type 2 diabetes is a significant public health problem. Particularly, the
number of cases and fatality rates of ageing-associated diabetes increase with population …