Publications by authors named "Lingshuang Yang"

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  • Traditional fermented foods, like fermented Chinese chives (FCC), may have cardiovascular benefits, but their impact on coronary heart disease (CHD) is not fully understood.
  • A study investigated a component (P470) from FCC, finding that it improved hydroxyl radical scavenging and reduced inflammation in specific immune cells from CHD patients.
  • The research showed P470 influenced gut bacteria and metabolites, increasing beneficial short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and altering lipid metabolism, indicating its potential to enhance gut health in CHD patients.
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  • Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is still a significant public health issue despite the availability of effective preventive measures and antiviral treatments that require long-term use.
  • Researchers need strong models of HBV infection to better understand how the virus works, its interaction with the host, and to create new treatments and prevention strategies.
  • The article reviews the HBV life cycle and current experimental systems for studying HBV, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses while aiming to improve these models to better support the goal of eliminating hepatitis by 2030.
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  • * In a study involving B. longum L556 from healthy human feces, it was found to alter gut microbiota by increasing beneficial bacteria while reducing harmful ones in CHD patients.
  • * B. longum L556 also showed potential anti-inflammatory effects and improved lipid and amino acid metabolism, suggesting it could be useful in managing CHD by enhancing gut health.
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  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly prevalent cancer globally, primarily linked to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and presents serious treatment challenges.
  • This study investigated two specific lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains, SR52-2 and Q80, for their ability to combat HBV and positively influence gut microbiota in HCC patients.
  • Results showed that these LAB strains can inhibit HBV markers, alter gut pH, increase beneficial short-chain fatty acids, and enhance the diversity of gut microbiota in HCC patients, suggesting potential benefits for gastrointestinal health.
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Intestinal diseases caused by sleep deprivation (SD) are severe public health threats worldwide. However, whether or not probiotics attenuate the intestinal damage associated with SD remains unclear. In this study, we used antibiotic pretreatment and fecal microbiota transplantation to investigate the protective role of () 124 against SD-related intestinal barrier damage in C57BL/6 mice.

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The aim of this review was to evaluate the feasibility of treating sleep disorders using novel gut microbiota intervention strategies. Multiple factors can cause sleep disorders, including an imbalance in the gut microbiota. Studies of the microbiome-gut-brain axis have revealed bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and gut microbes, providing a more comprehensive understanding of mood and behavioral regulatory patterns.

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This study aimed to investigate the metabolic and population responses of gut microbiota to resistant starch (RS3) in the presence of exogenous Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 84-3 (Lp84-3) in vitro and in vivo. Lp84-3 promoted acetate, propionate, and butyrate production from RS3 by gut microbiota and increased Lactobacillus and Blautia contents in vitro. Furthermore, in the presence of Lp84-3, starch granules presented a "dot-by-hole" fermentation pattern.

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The gut microbiota plays an important role in human health and longevity, and the gut microbiota of centenarians shows unique characteristics. Nowadays, most microbial research on longevity is usually limited to the bioinformatics level, lacking validating information on culturing functional microorganisms. Here, we combined metagenomic sequencing and large-scale in vitro culture to reveal the unique gut microbial structure of the world's longevity town-Jiaoling, China, centenarians and people of different ages.

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Background: Fermented milk is beneficial for metabolic disorders, while the underlying mechanisms of action remain unclear. This study explored the benefits and underlying mechanisms of 070103 fermented milk (BLFM) in thirteen-week high-fat and high-sugar (HFHS) fed mice using omics techniques.

Methods And Results: BLFM with activated glucokinase (GK) was screened by a double-enzyme coupling method.

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  • This systematic review evaluates the effects of probiotics and various glucose-lowering drugs on patients with type 2 diabetes based on randomized controlled trials published between January 2015 and April 2021.
  • Results show that medications like GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i, and TZD effectively lower fasting blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin, although GLP-1 RA carries a risk of hypoglycemia.
  • Multispecies probiotics are effective in reducing fasting blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure, particularly benefiting older adults, those with higher BMI, and participants from Eastern countries.
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is amongst the most virulent pathogens, causing chronic and life-threatening human infections. Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) are multidrug-resistant strains, and the ability of forming a biofilm reduces their sensitivity to antibiotics. Thus, the alternative compounds inhibiting both resistant strains and biofilm formation are in high demand.

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Aging is closely related to the occurrence of human diseases; however, its exact biological mechanism is unclear. Advancements in high-throughput technology provide new opportunities for omics research to understand the pathological process of various complex human diseases. However, single-omics technologies only provide limited insights into the biological mechanisms of diseases.

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Antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a major global health problem. One of the main reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes is the human gut microbiota. To characterise these genes, a metagenomic approach was used.

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Hypercholesterolemia can cause many diseases, but it can effectively regulated by . This study aimed to evaluate the cholesterol-lowering mechanism of strain 132 and strain 201. These results showed that both the strains decreased serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), liver TC and TG and increased fecal TC, TG and total bile acid (TBA) levels.

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, an important genus for human health, is difficult to isolate. We applied metagenomics, pangenomics, and enzymology to determine the dominant glycoside hydrolase (GH) families of Bifidobacterium and designed selective medium for isolation. Pangenomics results showed that the GH13, GH3, GH42, and GH43 families were highly conserved in .

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Although many studies have shown that consumption of probiotics is relevant to diabetes, the effects of probiotics improves clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes have yielded conflicting results. The aim of this meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effects of probiotics supplementation on glycemic, blood lipids, pressure and inflammatory control in type 2 diabetes. PubMed, Web of science, Embase and the Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant studies from February 2015 up to Janurary 2020, with no language restrictions.

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