Polysaccharides Alleviate Aflatoxin B1-Induced Liver Damage and Immune Disorders by Inhibiting the ROS-Mediated Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway.

polysaccharide (DSPS) is the main natural compound extracted from the traditional Chinese herb . Although DSPS is well-known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, its impact on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced damage has not been explored. This study aims to investigate the potential protective mechanisms of DSPS against AFB1-induced liver damage and immune disorders.

Salvia miltiorrhiza polysaccharide-Mn²⁺-PLGA as an adjuvant in H9N2 vaccine: Immunomodulatory effects in chickens.

H9N2 is an increasing threat to global poultry production and human health. Vaccination of poultry is a key element of disease control in endemic countries, but the inactivated H9N2 vaccine needs to be used with adjuvants to compensate for its weak immunogenicity. Salvia miltiorrhiza polysaccharide (SMP) and Mn have received extensive attention because of their ability to enhance adaptive immunity and stimulate IFN-β secretion, respectively.

Procr chondroprogenitors sense mechanical stimuli to govern articular cartilage maintenance and regeneration.

Protein C receptor (Procr) cells were identified as stem or progenitor cells in multiple adult tissues. However, whether mechanical stimuli fine-tune their activation and differentiation remain unknown. Here, we found rare Procr cells in the superficial layer of tibial articular cartilage and meniscus, which keep replenishing chondrocytes in postnatal knee joints.

Evaluation of Chinese Yam Polysaccharide-Aluminum Hydroxide Nanoparticle Combination Adjuvant for Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Vaccine and Underlying Mechanisms.

Conventional alum adjuvants primarily induce a Th2 humoral immune response yet fail to provoke a Th1 cellular immune response. In our preceding study, we constructed a novel and biosafe nanoparticle-based adjuvant system, in which the Chinese yam polysaccharide (CYP), as the immunopotentiator, was loaded onto aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles (CYP-AlNPs). Herein, we further investigated the adjuvant activity of the CYP-AlNPs against the porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine.

Early intervention with Si Ni Decoction enhances growth performance and immune status in broilers via modulation of gut microbiota and barrier function.

This study aims to investigate the effects of early intervention with Si Ni Decoction (SND) on the growth performance, intestinal morphology, and microbiota of broiler chickens. A total of 288 one-day-old AA broilers were randomly assigned to four groups: control group (CON), low-dose SND group (LSND), medium-dose SND group (MSND), and high-dose SND group (HSND). During the first five days of the experiment, different doses of SND (0, 1.

Evaluation of the Immune Effect of a Trivalent Fowl Adenovirus Inactivated Vaccine Against FAdV-4/8a/8b.

Fowl adenovirus can cause various diseases such as hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS) and inclusion body hepatitis (IBH), which leads to huge economic losses for China's poultry industry. In recent years, the prevalence of FAdV-4, FAdV-8a, and FAdV-8b has been on the rise. In this study, a trivalent fowl adenovirus inactivated vaccine against FAdV-4/8a/8b was generated and the immune effect was evaluated.

Clinical manifestations and pathogenicity of Clade IIb monkeypox virus in rabbits.

The 2022 monkeypox outbreak involved rapid global dissemination, prompting research into animal models for the monkeypox virus (MPXV), including non-human primates and mice. However, studies utilizing rabbits as models remain limited. In this study, we established three rabbit models using the current epidemic MPXV strain.

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A causes reproductive damage in F1 male rabbits due to inflammation and oxidative stress.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is used extensively in producing industrial chemicals such as plastic products, resin, and paper coatings. Concerns have been expressed regarding its possible detrimental consequences, especially on the reproductive system of mammals. Despite extensive study in this domain, there has been no targeted examination of the impact of BPA on F1 generation rabbits.

PLGA co-loaded Salvia miltiorrhiza polysaccharide and Mn as an adjuvant to induce potent immunity.

Developing a novel and potent adjuvant with excellent biocompatibility for immune response augmentation is crucial for enhancing vaccine efficacy. Here, we prepared a stable PLGA nanoparticle by encapsulating MnCl/Salvia miltiorrhiza polysaccharide (MS-PLGA) and employed it as an adjuvant in the model antigen OVA (MS-PLGA-OVA) to elicit potent immunity. The biological experiments indicated that the MS-PLGA-OVA could effectively recruit APCs to the injection site and provoke long-term antibodies.

Dilong (Earthworm) alleviates cyclophosphamide-induced brain injury by reducing mitochondrial damage in neuronal cells.

The experiment was designed to explore the effects and mechanism of Dilong on alleviating cyclophosphamide (CTX)-induced brain injury in mice. Fifty male SPF Kunming mice aged 6-8 weeks were randomly divided into five groups: Group A served as the control group; Group B received intraperitoneal injection of CTX; Groups C, D, and E were administered Dilong at doses of 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg respectively for 14 days after intraperitoneal injection of CTX. Results showed that after modeling, the movement speed of mice significantly decreased (P < 0.

Effects of supplemental feeding of Chinese herbal mixtures to perinatal sows on reproductive performance, immunity, and breast milk quality of sows.

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of supplementary feeding with Chinese herbal mixtures on perinatal sows, focusing on their reproductive performance, immunity and breast milk quality. Sixty healthy pregnant sows (Large white, 4 parities) were randomly allocated into five treatment groups ( = 12 per group): the control group received a basal diet, the TRT1 group received a basal diet supplemented with 2 kg/t Bazhen powder (BZP), while the TRT2, TRT3, and TRT4 groups received a basal diet supplemented with 1 kg/t, 2 kg/t, and 3 kg/t Qi-Zhu-Gui-Shao soothing liver and replenishing blood powder (QZGSP), respectively. The trial lasted for a duration of 5 weeks, commencing from day 100 of gestation and concluding on day 21 postpartum.

Poria cocos polysaccharide-honeycomb manganese oxide nanoparticles as a vaccine adjuvant to induce potent immune responses.

As indispensable components of vaccines, adjuvants play a critical role in inducing potent immune responses. In our previous study, we isolated and purified a water-soluble polysaccharide from Poria cocos (PCP), and found that the PCP had the potential to act as an immunostimulant to induce a balanced Th1/Th2 immune response. However, the PCP showed effective immunomodulatory activity only at high concentrations.

HMMER-Extractor: an auxiliary toolkit for identifying genomic macromolecular metabolites based on Hidden Markov Models.

Human microbiome contains various microbial macromolecules with important biological functions. The Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) can overcome the problem of low similarity sequences with distant relationships and are widely implemented within various sequence alignment softwares. However, the HMM-based sequence alignments can generate a large number of results, how to quickly screen and batch extract target homologs from microbiomes is the major sticking points.

Chinese yam polysaccharide-loaded aluminium hydroxide nanoparticles used as vaccine adjuvant to induce potent humoral and cellular immune responses.

Due to their safety and efficacy, aluminium salts (Alum) are considered the most important adjuvants in human vaccines. However, Alum adjuvants are unable to elicit a cellular immune response, which is vital for the prevention of various chronic infectious diseases and cancers. Herein, we isolated and purified a water-soluble polysaccharide from Chinese yam, named CYP, which was primarily composed of →4)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, →4,6)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, and α-D-Glcp-(1→.

Danshen polysaccharides alleviate AFB1 induced Jejunal injury.

AFB1 is a common foodborne toxin known for its potent carcinogenicity. Danshen polysaccharide (DSP) is an active ingredient of Danshen, which has been demonstrated to possess support intestinal homeostasis and anti-inflammatory activities. We utilized New Zealand White rabbits as an animal model to examine the impact of co-exposure to DSP and AFB1 on the intestines, as well as their underlying mechanisms.

Effects of supplemental feeding of Chinese herbal mixtures to perinatal sows on antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota of sows and their offspring piglets.

The stress response of pig herds poses a significant challenge in the pig breeding industry, and investigating strategies to mitigate this stress is of paramount importance. The objective of this study was to investigate the impacts of supplemental feeding of Chinese herbal mixtures to perinatal sows on antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota of sows and their offspring piglets. A total of 60 healthy sows (Large white) at fourth parity were randomly assigned to five treatment groups.

Direct Immobilization of Folic Acid Molecules on Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles with Substitution and Coordination Phenomena.

We successfully synthesized folic acid (FA) immobilized hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles without using a mediative reagent (e.g., silane coupling agent), and the immobilization states were evaluated and discussed.

The effect of Lonicerae flos and Rhizoma curcumae longae extract on the intestinal development and function of broilers.

This study was conducted to explore effects of Lonicerae flos and Rhomoma curcumae longae extracts (LR) on intestinal function of broilers. Three hundred broiler chickens were randomly assigned to the following 5 groups. The control group were fed the basal diet; the antibiotic group were fed the basal diet supplemented with spectinomycin hydrochloride (50 million units/ton) + lincomycin hydrochloride (25 g/ton); the LRH, LRM and LRL groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with a high dose (750 g/ton of feed), normal dose (500 g/ton of feed), or low dose (250 g/ton of feed) of LR, respectively.

Poria cocos polysaccharide-loaded Alum Pickering emulsion as vaccine adjuvant to enhance immune responses.

Traditional Alum adjuvants mainly elicit a Th2 humoral immune response, but fail to generate a robust Th1 cellular immune response. However, the cellular immune response is essential for vaccination against cancer and a number of chronic infectious diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus infection and tuberculosis. In our previous study, we demonstrated that the polysaccharide from Poria cocos (PCP) has the potential to serve as an immunologic stimulant, enhancing both humoral and cellular immune responses.

The Structural Characterization of a Polysaccharide from the Dried Root of and Its Use as a Vaccine Adjuvant to Induce Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses.

In order to supplement the research gap concerning polysaccharide extracted from Danshen in NMR analysis, and to clarify its immune enhancement effect as an adjuvant, we isolated and purified SMPD-2, which is composed of nine monosaccharides such as Ara, Gal, and Glc from Danshen. Its weight average molecular weight was 37.30 ± 0.

Biological Surface Layer Formation on Bioceramic Particles for Protein Adsorption.

In the biomedical fields of bone regenerative therapy, the immobilization of proteins on the bioceramic particles to maintain their highly ordered structures is significantly important. In this review, we comprehensively discussed the importance of the specific surface layer, which can be called "non-apatitic layer", affecting the immobilization of proteins on particles such as hydroxyapatite and amorphous silica. It was suggested that the water molecules and ions contained in the non-apatitic layer can determine and control the protein immobilization states.

Structural characterization and adjuvant activity of a water soluble polysaccharide from Poria cocos.

Adjuvants, as the essential component of vaccines, are crucial in enhancing the magnitude, breadth and durability of immune responses. Unfortunately, commonly used Alum adjuvants predominantly provoke humoral immune response, but fail to evoke cellular immune response, which is crucial for the prevention of various chronic infectious diseases and cancers. Thus, it is necessary to develop effective adjuvants to simultaneously induce humoral and cellular immune response.

Effects of herbal dregs supplementation of and residues improved production performance and gut microbiota abundance in late-phase laying hens.

The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of a mixture of Chinese medicinal residues (CMRs) consisting of residues (SMR) and residues (IRR) on productive performance, egg quality, serum lipid and hormone levels, liver and blood antioxidant capacity, oviduct inflammation levels, and gut microbiota in the late-laying stage. A total of 288 fifty-four-week-old long-tailed hens were divided into four groups. The feed trial period was 8 weeks.

and L. extracts improve growth performance, antioxidant capacity and immune response in broiler chickens.

Alternatives to antibiotics are urgently needed to maintain broiler growth and health. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of and L. extracts (LCE) as antibiotic substitutes on growth performance, antioxidant capacity and immune response in broilers.