Obesity, but not high-fat diet, is associated with bone loss that is reversed via CD4CD25Foxp3 Tregs-mediated gut microbiome of non-obese mice.

Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone mass, microarchitectural deterioration, and increased bone fragility. High-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity also results in bone loss, which is associated with an imbalanced gut microbiome. However, whether HFD-induced obesity or HFD itself promotes osteoclastogenesis and consequent bone loss remains unclear.

Optimization of the ultrafiltration-assisted extraction of Chinese yam polysaccharide using response surface methodology and its biological activity.

Ultrafiltration is a separation process for purifying and concentrating macromolecular solutions. Using Baiyu yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb) as the raw material, single-factor experiments, Box-Behnken design (BBD) and response surface methodology (RSM) were employed to investigate the effects of the ultrafiltration pH, temperature and pressure on the extraction rate of Chinese yam polysaccharide (CYP). The constructed regression model is highly significant, and the optimal ultrafiltration-assisted extraction conditions were determined to be the following: pH 6.