Resistant starch III (RS3), as a prebiotic, provides health benefits. This study aimed to investigate the role of RS3 in lowering serum lipids and regulating gut microbiota by administering Novelose 330 to Kunming (KM) mice. The results demonstrated that RS3 intervention significantly decreased...

Pregnancy and lactation are a window period during which interventions on mothers bring beneficial effects to newborns. This study aims to investigate the effects of maternal supplementation with human-milk-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WLPL04-36e during pregnancy and lactation on the...

Researchers discovered that diets rich in anthocyanin-rich fruits and vegetables significantly impacted gut flora. To conclude, large-scale randomized controlled clinical trials are challenging to conduct; therefore, merging data from multiple small studies may aid. A systematic review collects and ...

Objective: To observe the effect of Kun'an decoction on intestinal microbiota and lipid metabolism in ovariectomized rats, discuss the therapeutic mechanism, and provide ideas for better clinical treatment of this disease. Methods: Forty-four 8-week-old SPF female SD rats weighing(200 ± 20) g were...

Amylosucrase can increase the amount of resistant starch (RS) in starch by transferring glucose from sucrose to amylopectin. Here, rice starch was modified using amylosucrase from Deinococcus geothermalis (DgAS). DgAS-modified rice starch (DMRS) increased the side-chain length of amylopectin and...

Numerous studies have shown that 1-oleate-2-palmitate-3-linoleate (OPL) is the most abundant TAG in Chinese human milk, which is significantly different from human milk in other countries, where 1,3-oleate-2-palmitate (OPO) is the most abundant TAG. However, there have been few studies revealing...

Starch acylated with short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), as type 4 resistant starch, can transport specific SCFAs to the colon and promote intestinal health. The objective was to investigate the effect of butyrylated lotus seed starches (LSBs) with different degrees of substitution (DS) on gut...

The ability of hyaluronan as a dietary supplement to increase skin moisture and relieve knee pain has been demonstrated in several clinical studies. To understand the mechanism of action, determining hyaluronan's bioavailability and in vivo fate is crucial. Here, we used ¹³C-hyaluronan combined...

Polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs) are co-regulated bacterial genes that sense nutrients and enable glycan digestion. Human gut microbiome members, notably Bacteroides, contain numerous PULs that enable glycan utilization and shape ecological dynamics. To investigate the role of PULs on fitness ...

Recently, Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide (DOP), a typical acetylated glucomannan, has been widely applied in functional foods owing to its excellent bioactivity. However, the insufficiency of studies on in vivo process severely limits the further utilization of DOP. The aim of this study was...