Anti‐Obesity Effects Exerted by Achyranthes bidentata Polysaccharides in Diet‐Induced Obese Mice.
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| Title: | Anti‐Obesity Effects Exerted by Achyranthes bidentata Polysaccharides in Diet‐Induced Obese Mice. |
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| Authors: | Li, Sheng‐Nan1,2 (AUTHOR) lsn@hpu.edu.cn, Zhang, Wen‐Kui1,2 (AUTHOR), Liu, Yi‐Man1 (AUTHOR), Shi, Wen1 (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yang‐Chao1 (AUTHOR), Li, Xue‐Yu1 (AUTHOR), Jin, Lin‐Ang1 (AUTHOR), Cui, Meng‐Jie1 (AUTHOR), Li, Yan‐Ran1 (AUTHOR), Chen, Wen‐Bo1,2 (AUTHOR) chenwenbo@hpu.edu.cn |
| Source: | Food Science & Nutrition. Nov2025, Vol. 13 Issue 11, p1-13. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: | Antiobesity agents, Polysaccharides, High-fat diet, Liver injuries, Gut microbiota, Insulin resistance, Inflammation |
| Abstract: | Obesity involves persistent inflammation, insulin resistance, and disturbances in gut microbiota. Achyranthes bidentata, a plant long used in Chinese medicine, contains polysaccharides with bioactive properties. This study investigates polysaccharides isolated from its water extract (ABPs) consisting of 41.83% Glucose, 40.75% Galacturonic Acid, 7.86% Arabinose, 6.11% Galactose and 3.45% Rhamnose, which were prepared. We showed that ABPs mitigated obesity, decreased insulin resistance, alleviated inflammation, and relieved hepatic damage in high‐fat diet (HFD)‐fed mice. Specifically, ABPs regulated glucose levels by downregulating GLUT1 and upregulating PGC‐1α, and significantly reduced the expression of key genes related to adipogenesis and metabolism (PPARα, PPARγ, C/EBPα, and SOX4) in obese mice. Subsequent studies revealed that ABPs could alter the gut microbiota profile and increase short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs) levels in mice on an HFD. Treatment with ABPs reduced the Firmicutes: Bacteroidota ratio and declined the abundances of intestinal bacteria including Intestinimonas, Lachnospiraceae_unclassified and Oscillibacter. ABPs supplementation significantly restored the diet‐induced imbalance of SCFAs in HFD‐fed mice, notably reversing the reduction in propionic acid. This suggests that ABPs exert obvious anti‐obesity activities, by suppressing systematic inflammation, improving hepatic metabolism, while concurrently ameliorating gut microbiota dysregulation in obese mice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Obesity involves persistent inflammation, insulin resistance, and disturbances in gut microbiota. Achyranthes bidentata, a plant long used in Chinese medicine, contains polysaccharides with bioactive properties. This study investigates polysaccharides isolated from its water extract (ABPs) consisting of 41.83% Glucose, 40.75% Galacturonic Acid, 7.86% Arabinose, 6.11% Galactose and 3.45% Rhamnose, which were prepared. We showed that ABPs mitigated obesity, decreased insulin resistance, alleviated inflammation, and relieved hepatic damage in high‐fat diet (HFD)‐fed mice. Specifically, ABPs regulated glucose levels by downregulating GLUT1 and upregulating PGC‐1α, and significantly reduced the expression of key genes related to adipogenesis and metabolism (PPARα, PPARγ, C/EBPα, and SOX4) in obese mice. Subsequent studies revealed that ABPs could alter the gut microbiota profile and increase short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs) levels in mice on an HFD. Treatment with ABPs reduced the Firmicutes: Bacteroidota ratio and declined the abundances of intestinal bacteria including Intestinimonas, Lachnospiraceae_unclassified and Oscillibacter. ABPs supplementation significantly restored the diet‐induced imbalance of SCFAs in HFD‐fed mice, notably reversing the reduction in propionic acid. This suggests that ABPs exert obvious anti‐obesity activities, by suppressing systematic inflammation, improving hepatic metabolism, while concurrently ameliorating gut microbiota dysregulation in obese mice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 20487177 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/fsn3.71185 |
