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Zhang WW, Thakur K, Zhang JG, Wei ZJ. Riboflavin ameliorates intestinal inflammation via immune modulation and alterations of gut microbiota homeostasis in DSS-colitis C57BL/6 mice. Food Funct 2024; 15:4109-4121. [PMID: 38597225 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo00835a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
While there have been advancements in understanding the direct and indirect impact of riboflavin (B2) on intestinal inflammation, the precise mechanisms are still unknown. This study focuses on evaluating the effects of riboflavin (B2) supplementation on a colitis mouse model induced with 3% dextran sodium sulphate (DSS). We administered three different doses of oral B2 (VB2L, VB2M, and VB2H) and assessed its impact on various physiological and biochemical parameters associated with colitis. Mice given any of the three doses exhibited relative improvement in the symptoms and intestinal damage. This was evidenced by the inhibition of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, and CALP, along with an increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. B2 supplementation also led to a restoration of oxidative homeostasis, as indicated by a decrease in myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and an increase in reduced glutathione (GSH) and catalase (CAT) activities. B2 intervention showed positive effects on intestinal barrier function, confirmed by increased expression of tight junction proteins (occludin and ZO-1). B2 was linked to an elevated relative abundance of Actinobacteriota, Desulfobacterota, and Verrucomicrobiota. Notably, Verrucomicrobiota showed a significant increase in the VB2H group, reaching 15.03% relative abundance. Akkermansia exhibited a negative correlation with colitis and might be linked to anti-inflammatory function. Additionally, a remarkable increase in n-butyric acid, i-butyric acid, and i-valeric acid was reported in the VB2H group. The ameliorating role of B2 in gut inflammation can be attributed to immune system modulation as well as alterations in the gut microbiota composition, along with elevated levels of fecal SCFAs.
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- Wang-Wei Zhang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, People's Republic of China.
- School of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, People's Republic of China.
- School of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, People's Republic of China.
- School of Biological Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, People's Republic of China
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Tian QB, Chen SJ, Xiao LJ, Xie JQ, Zhao HB, Zhang X. Potential effects of nutrition-induced alteration of gut microbiota on inflammatory bowel disease: A review. J Dig Dis 2024; 25:78-90. [PMID: 38450936 DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), mainly comprising ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is a group of gradually progressive diseases bringing significant mental anguish and imposes serious economic burdens. Interplay of genetic, environmental, and immunological factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis. Nutrients, as crucial environmental determinants, mainly encompassing carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and micronutrients, are closely related to the pathogenesis and development of IBD. Nutrition is essential for maintaining the dynamic balance of intestinal eco-environments to ensure intestinal barrier and immune homeostasis, while this balance can be disrupted easily by maladjusted nutrition. Research has firmly established that nutrition has the potential to shape the composition and function of gut microbiota to affect the disease course. Unhealthy diet and eating disorders lead to gut microbiota dysbiosis and further destroy the function of intestinal barrier such as the disruption of membrane integrity and increased permeability, thereby triggering intestinal inflammation. Notably, appropriate nutritional interventions, such as the Mediterranean diet, can positively modulate intestinal microecology, which may provide a promising strategy for future IBD prevention. In this review, we provide insights into the interplay between nutrition and gut microbiota and its effects on IBD and present some previously overlooked lines of evidence regarding the role of derived metabolites in IBD processes, such as trimethylamine N-oxide and imidazole propionate. Furthermore, we provide some insights into reducing the risk of onset and exacerbation of IBD by modifying nutrition and discuss several outstanding challenges and opportunities for future study.
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- Qi Bai Tian
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Guangdong Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Hunan Food and Drug Vocational College, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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Pavel FM, Bungau SG, Tit DM, Ghitea TC, Marin RC, Radu AF, Moleriu RD, Ilias T, Bustea C, Vesa CM. Clinical Implications of Dietary Probiotic Supplement (Associated with L-Glutamine and Biotin) in Ulcerative Colitis Patients' Body Composition and Quality of Life. Nutrients 2023; 15:5049. [PMID: 38140308 PMCID: PMC10745841 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are reported to have changes in body structure, with negative impact on the course of disease. This study explored the effects of a standardized nutritional supplement containing five bacterial strains of at least five billion bacteria (Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium animalis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus helveticus, and Enterococcus faecium), L-glutamine, and biotin on the body composition and quality of life of patients with UC. Ninety-three patients over 18 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of UC, for whom body composition could be accurately determined, were included in this observational follow-up randomized study. These patients were split into two groups: UC-P (44 patients with dietary counselling and supplement with probiotics) and UC-NP (49 patients with dietary counselling, without supplement). Body composition was assessed using the multifrequency bioelectrical impedance device, and the quality of life related to UC was evaluated by applying the short inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (SIBDQ). The results showed that the average value of muscular mass (MM) and sarcopenic index (SMI) significantly increased (p = 0.043, respectively, p = 0.001) and a large fraction (p = 0.001) of patients had their SMI levels normalized in the UC-P group compared with UC-NP group. The extracellular water to total body water ratio (ECW/TBW) also had significantly different mean values (p = 0.022), favoring the UC-P group. By testing the differences between the average values of body composition parameters before and after treatment, we obtained significant results in body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.046), fat free mass (FFM) (p < 0.001), and ECW/TBW ratio (p = 0.048). The SIBDQ total score increased significantly (p < 0.001) in the UC-P group and was more strongly associated with changes in body parameters. Supplementation with probiotics associated with L-glutamine and biotin can improve body composition parameters, which in turn implies an increase in the overall quality of life of patients with UC.
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- Flavia Maria Pavel
- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (F.M.P.); (A.-F.R.); (C.M.V.)
- Department of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oradea, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania
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- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (F.M.P.); (A.-F.R.); (C.M.V.)
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410028 Oradea, Romania;
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- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (F.M.P.); (A.-F.R.); (C.M.V.)
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410028 Oradea, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410028 Oradea, Romania;
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- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (F.M.P.); (A.-F.R.); (C.M.V.)
- Department of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oradea, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania;
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- Department of Medical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania;
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- Department of Surgery, Oradea County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 410169 Oradea, Romania;
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- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (F.M.P.); (A.-F.R.); (C.M.V.)
- Department of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oradea, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania
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Kaladari F, El-Maghrabey M, Kawazato M, Kishikawa N, Kuroda N. Biotinylated Quinone as a Chemiluminescence Sensor for Biotin-Avidin Interaction and Biotin Detection Application. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:9611. [PMID: 38067985 PMCID: PMC10708767 DOI: 10.3390/s23239611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Biotin, or vitamin B7, is essential for metabolic reactions. It must be obtained from external sources such as food and biotin/vitamin supplements because it is not biosynthesized by mammals. Therefore, there is a need to monitor its levels in supplements. However, biotin detection methods, which include chromatographic, immune, enzymatic, and microbial assays, are tedious, time-consuming, and expensive. Thus, we synthesized a product called biotin-naphthoquinone, which produces chemiluminescence upon its redox cycle reaction with dithiothreitol and luminol; then it was used as a chemiluminescence sensor for biotin-avidin interaction. When a quinone biotinylated compound binds avidin, the chemiluminescence decreases noticeably due to the proximity between quinone and avidin, and when free biotin is added in a competitive assay, the chemiluminescence returns. The chemiluminescence is regained as the free biotin displaces biotinylated quinone in its complex with avidin, freeing biotin-naphthoquinone. Many experiments, including the use of a biotin-free quinone, proved the competitive nature of the assay. The competitive assay method used in this study was linear in the range of 1.0-100 µM with a detection limit of 0.58 µM. The competitive chemiluminescence assay could detect biotin in vitamin B7 tablets with good recovery of 91.3 to 110% and respectable precision (RSD < 8.7%).
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- Fatema Kaladari
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (F.K.); (M.E.-M.); (M.K.); (N.K.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (F.K.); (M.E.-M.); (M.K.); (N.K.)
- Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (F.K.); (M.E.-M.); (M.K.); (N.K.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (F.K.); (M.E.-M.); (M.K.); (N.K.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; (F.K.); (M.E.-M.); (M.K.); (N.K.)
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Danciu AM, Ghitea TC, Bungau AF, Vesa CM. The Relationship Between Oxidative Stress, Selenium, and Cumulative Risk in Metabolic Syndrome. In Vivo 2023; 37:2877-2887. [PMID: 37905638 PMCID: PMC10621440 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Oxidative stress in association with metabolic syndrome represents a complex disease entity that has emerged as a significant public health challenge, and it is closely linked to an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of selenium supplementation in managing oxidative stress while considering a well-balanced diet based on a healthy lifestyle and diet therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included a total of 206 participants divided into three groups: the control group consisting of 35 individuals (17.0%) named LC, the diet therapy group comprising 119 individuals (57.8%) named LD, and the diet therapy group supplemented with selenium consisting of 52 individuals (25.2%) named LD+Se. Various clinical parameters such as body mass index (BMI), weight status, fat mass, visceral fat, and sarcopenia index, as well as paraclinical parameters including the HOMA index, cholesterol, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, and HGZ, were evaluated. Additionally, oxidative stress parameters using the FORD, FORT and MIXT tests were measured. RESULTS Selenium supplementation, along with FORD and FORT tests, demonstrated effectiveness in individuals with chronic venous disease, with a significantly greater decrease observed in those with chronic venous disease in the LD+Se group. CONCLUSION Physiological aging has an important role in triggering or aggravating oxidative stress, and the use of antioxidant products such as selenium can reduce this process.
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- Adrian Marius Danciu
- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
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- Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania;
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- Doctoral School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania;
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- Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
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Song WX, Yu ZH, Ren XF, Chen JH, Chen X. Role of micronutrients in inflammatory bowel disease. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2023; 31:711-731. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v31.i17.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoimmune intestinal disease that includes ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and indeterminate colitis. Patients with IBD are often at risk for malnutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies, due to dietary restrictions and poor intestinal absorption. Micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, play an important role in the human body's metabolism and maintenance of tissue functions. This article reviews the role of micronutrients in IBD. Micronutrients can affect the occurrence and progression of IBD by regulating immunity, intestinal flora, oxidative stress, intestinal barrier function, and other aspects. Monitoring and timely supplementation of micronutrients are important to delay progression and improve clinical symptoms in IBD patients.
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- Wen-Xuan Song
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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