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ArticleNutrition research (New York, N.Y.)2024

Ginger alleviates mechanical hypersensitivity and anxio-depressive behavior in rats with diabetic neuropathy through beneficial actions on gut microbiome composition, mitochondria, and neuroimmune cells of colon and spinal cord.

Chwan-Li Shen, Rui Wang, Julianna Maria Santos, Moamen M Elmassry, Emily Stephens, Nicole Kim, Volker Neugebauer

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Article in Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chwan-Li ShenDepartment of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; Obesity Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA. Electronic address: leslie.shen@ttuhsc.edu.
Rui WangDepartment of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Julianna Maria SantosDepartment of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Moamen M ElmassryDepartment of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Emily StephensDepartment of Medical Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Nicole KimDepartment of Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Volker NeugebauerCenter of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; Garrison Institute on Aging, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · USTexas Tech University · USPrinceton University · US

Funding

PAIN, NOCICEPTION, AND THE AMYGDALAR01NS038261 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · 1999 to 2025
$3.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS038261USDA 2021-67017-34026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The relationship among gut microbiota, mitochondrial dysfunction/neuroinflammation, and diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) has received increased attention. Ginger has antidiabetic and analgesic effects because of its anti-inflammatory property. We examined the effects of gingerols-enriched ginger (GEG) supplementation on pain-associated behaviors, gut microbiome composition, and mitochondrial function and neuroinflammation of colon and spinal cord in DNP rats. Thirty-three male rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, DNP group (high-fat diet plus single dose of streptozotocin at 35 mg/kg body weight, and GEG group (DNP+GEG at 0.75% in the diet for 8 weeks). Von Frey and open field tests were used to assess pain sensitivity and anxio-depressive behaviors, respectively. Colon and spinal cord were collected for gene expression analysis. 16S rRNA gene sequencing was done from cecal samples and microbiome data analysis was performed using QIIME 2. GEG supplementation mitigated mechanical hypersensitivity and anxio-depressive behavior in DNP animals. GEG supplementation suppressed the dynamin-related protein 1 protein expression (colon) and gene expression (spinal cord), astrocytic marker GFAP gene expression (colon and spinal cord), and tumor necrosis factor-α gene expression (colon, P < .05; spinal cord, P = .0974) in DNP rats. GEG supplementation increased microglia/macrophage marker CD11b gene expression in colon and spinal cord of DNP rats. GEG treatment increased abundance of Acinetobacter, Azospirillum, Colidextribacter, and Fournierella but decreased abundance of Muribaculum intestinale in cecal feces of rats. This study demonstrates that GEG supplementation decreased pain, anxio-depression, and neuroimmune cells, and improved the composition of gut microbiomes and mitochondrial function in rats with diabetic neuropathy.

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AnxietyColonDepressionDiabetic NeuropathiesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMitochondriaRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal CordZingiber officinaleAnimalsBehavior, AnimalDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalHyperalgesiaMaleRatsDiabetic neuropathyGinger root extractGut microbiomeMitochondriaNeuroinflammation

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PMID38402829
PMCPMC11466295
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