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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Astragaloside IV alleviates mouse slow transit constipation by modulating gut microbiota profile and promoting butyric acid generation.

Qiulan He, Changpeng Han, Liang Huang, Haojie Yang, Jiancong Hu, Huaxian Chen, Ruoxu Dou, Donglin Ren, Hongcheng Lin

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qiulan HeDepartment of Anaesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Changpeng HanDepartment of Colo-proctology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Liang HuangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Haojie YangDepartment of Colo-proctology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiancong HuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huaxian ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ruoxu DouDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Donglin RenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongcheng LinDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0330-3034
Sun Yat-sen University · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are associated with the development of various human diseases. In this study, we examined the role of astragaloside IV in modulating mouse gut microbiota structure and the generation of SCFAs, as well as in slow transit constipation (STC). An STC model was established by treating mice with loperamide, in which the therapeutic effects of astragaloside IV were evaluated. The microbiota community structure and SCFA content were analysed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, respectively. The influence of butyrate on STC was assessed using a mouse model and Cajal cells (ICC). Astragaloside IV promoted defecation, improved intestinal mobility, suppressed ICC loss and alleviated colonic lesions in STC mice. Alterations in gut microbiota community structure in STC mice, such as decreased Lactobacillus reuteri diversity, were improved following astragaloside IV treatment. Moreover, astragaloside IV up-regulated butyric acid and valeric acid, but decreased isovaleric acid, in STC mouse stools. Butyrate promoted defecation, improved intestinal mobility, and enhanced ICC proliferation by regulating the AKT-NF-κB signalling pathway. Astragaloside IV promoted intestinal transit in STC mice and inhibited ICC loss by regulating the gut microbiota community structure and generating butyric acid.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsAntidiarrhealsButyric AcidConstipationFecesFemaleLoperamideMaleMiceSaponinsTriterpenesAntidiarrhealsastragaloside AButyric AcidLoperamideSaponinsTriterpenesAstragaloside IVbutyric acidgut microbiotashort-chain fatty acidslow transit constipation

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PMID32628809
PMCPMC7417726
OpenAlexW3041860513

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