Lonicerae flos polysaccharides improve nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by activating the adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase pathway and reshaping gut microbiota.

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer. Lonicerae flos polysaccharides (LPs) have been shown to be effective in treating metabolic diseases; however, the therapeutic effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of LPs in NAFLD remain unclear.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the morphological characterization of Lonicerae flos polysaccharides (LPs) and the mechanism of LPs in relieving NAFLD.

Fermented Cerasus humilis fruits protect against high-fat diet induced hyperlipidemia which is associated with alteration of gut microbiota.

Background: Hyperlipidemia is regarded as a public health matter, and its effective prevention and treatment are urgently required. However, the treatment of hyperlipidemia is still relatively scarce.

Results: Fermented Cerasus humilis fruit (FCHF) had higher total flavonoid, total phenolic, procyanidin, and organic and free amino acid content, and lower total sugar content, than non-fermented C.

[Annual dynamic variation of seven active components of Lonicera japonica in leaf growth and pruning periods].

Pruning branches and leaves is the measure to stimulate the growth of Lonicera japonica flower buds, and consequently, the resources of pruned leaves are inevitably and seriously wasted in production. High-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was applied for content determination of seven active ingredients(chlorogenic acid, galuteolin, isochlorogenic acids A, B, and C, secologanic acid, and secoxyloganin) in L. japonica leaves from March to November.

Preventive effect of Chinese dwarf cherry [ (Bge.) Sok.] fermentation juice on dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis rats through the regulation of IgA and the intestinal immune barrier.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a modern, refractory disease, and studies have shown that UC is closely associated with the gut microbiota and intestinal immune barrier. This study evaluated the protective effects and regulatory mechanism of Chinese dwarf cherry [ (Bge.) Sok.