Hyunna Jung, Hwan Hee Lee, Hyojeung Kang, Hyosun Cho
{"title":"Immune Boosting Effect of <i>Limosilactobacillus Reuteri</i> in Immunocompetent C57BL/6J Mice.","authors":"Hyunna Jung, Hwan Hee Lee, Hyojeung Kang, Hyosun Cho","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0085","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Probiotics are well-known to be directly or indirectly involved in the host immune system. In this study, we analyzed the immune-boosting effects of lactic acid bacteria, including <i>Limosilactobacillus</i> and <i>Lactococcus</i>, in immunocompetent C57BL/6J mice. Three different lactic acid bacteria strains were orally administered to C57BL/6J mice for 8 weeks. Then, liver, spleen, and whole blood were harvested after sacrificing the animals. There were no significant changes in whole-body weight, weight of organs, or complete blood cell count by oral administration of lactic acid bacteria. The frequencies of CD3<sup>+</sup>, CD4<sup>+</sup>, and CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells were significantly increased in the <i>Limosilactobacillus reuteri</i> MG5462 group compared to control. The frequency of NK1.1<sup>+</sup> cells was significantly increased in the <i>Lactococcus lactis</i> MG5474 group compared to control. On the other hand, splenocyte proliferations and natural killer cytotoxicity did not differ between groups. In addition, the MG5462 group had a significant increase in the production of TNF-α compared to the control, which is consistent with the upregulation of T cells in the MG5462 group. Therefore, <i>Limosilactobacillus reuteri</i> could be a functional food additive to boost immunity by positively affecting T cell populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simon Calvacante Silva Damasceno, Eliezer Francisco Rocha, Sérgio Avelino Mota Nobre, Bruna Viana Caldas, Mateus Ferreira Mendes, Elizabethe Adriana Esteves, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, João Marcus Oliveira Andrade
{"title":"Diet Based on <i>Pereskia aculeata</i> Miller Flour Increases Muscle Volume and Modulates the Expression of Myokines in Mice Subjected to Resistance Training.","authors":"Simon Calvacante Silva Damasceno, Eliezer Francisco Rocha, Sérgio Avelino Mota Nobre, Bruna Viana Caldas, Mateus Ferreira Mendes, Elizabethe Adriana Esteves, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, João Marcus Oliveira Andrade","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2023.0134","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2023.0134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to evaluate the effects of <i>Pereskia aculeata</i> Miller (ora-pro-nobis [OPN]) flour on body and biochemical parameters, thermogenic activity, and molecular expression of markers in the muscle tissue of mice subjected to resistance training (RT). Twelve mice were randomly assigned to two groups (n=6 animals/group): G1: control (Control) fed a standard diet + RT and G2: experimental (OPN) fed a diet based on OPN flour + RT. The RT consisted of a 6-week program using a vertical ladder combined with a fixed weight attached to the animal. Several parameters were measured, including assessment of body composition, biochemical markers, thermogenic activity, and molecular (mRNA expression of interleukin (IL)-6, fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1), and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM). The OPN group exhibited a decrease in body weight and visceral adiposity, higher energy expenditure, and lipid oxidation rate. In addition, it was observed an increase in muscle volume and in mRNA expression levels of IL-6, FNDC5, PGC-1α, and TFAM. These findings suggest that OPN flour could be a nutritional option to enhance performance in RT.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141626939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Primary Mechanisms of Drug-Food Homologous Traditional Chinese Medicine Polysaccharides in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes.","authors":"Mengjie Wang, Yudong Li, Siye Yang, Ping Wei","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2023.k.0093","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2023.k.0093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease associated with hyperglycemia caused by insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance. Early symptoms are related to an abnormal increase in water intake, food intake, and urination. In Chinese medicine, diabetes mellitus is categorized as a \"thirst-quenching\" condition. Currently, the clinical treatment of diabetes mellitus relies mainly on Western medications, which often target the symptoms rather than alter the cause of the disease, and can cause certain side effects and drug resistance. In comparison, the polysaccharides of Chinese medicines from the same source of food and medicine have become an emerging choice for the prevention and treatment of diabetes due to their wide sources, high safety, and low side effects. To reveal the mechanisms of the polysaccharides of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus, the CiteSpace visualization software was used to conduct extensive literature searches through Chinese and international databases, such as PubMed, Medline, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Through literature volume analysis, keyword co-occurrence, cluster analysis, and trend highlighting, we found that the main mechanisms of TCM polysaccharides in the prevention and treatment of diabetes include regulating intestinal flora, improving insulin resistance, alleviating oxidative stress, adjusting lipid metabolism imbalance, and inhibiting inflammatory responses. Furthermore, this study systematically summarizes the mechanism of \"using sugar to reduce sugar\" to provide innovative ideas for the development of health products for the treatment of diabetes using the polysaccharides of Chinese medicinal herbs.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141076016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid Mold Detection in Chinese Herbal Medicine Using Enhanced Deep Learning Technology.","authors":"Ting Zhu, Xincan Wu, Ling Ma, Yadian Zeng, Junbo Lian, Jiapeng Liu, Xinnan Chen, Lei Zhong, Jingnan Chang, Guohua Hui","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0004","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mold contamination poses a significant challenge in the processing and storage of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM), leading to quality degradation and reduced efficacy. To address this issue, we propose a rapid and accurate detection method for molds in CHM, with a specific focus on <i>Atractylodes macrocephala</i>, using electronic nose (e-nose) technology. The proposed method introduces an eccentric temporal convolutional network (ETCN) model, which effectively captures temporal and spatial information from the e-nose data, enabling efficient and precise mold detection in CHM. In our approach, we employ the stochastic resonance (SR) technique to eliminate noise from the raw e-nose data. By comprehensively analyzing data from eight sensors, the SR-enhanced ETCN (SR-ETCN) method achieves an impressive accuracy of 94.3%, outperforming seven other comparative models that use only the response time of 7.0 seconds before the rise phase. The experimental results showcase the ETCN model's accuracy and efficiency, providing a reliable solution for mold detection in Chinese herbal medicine. This study contributes significantly to expediting the assessment of herbal medicine quality, thereby helping to ensure the safety and efficacy of traditional medicinal practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141450700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashaimaa Y Moussa, Abdullah R Alanzi, Muhammad Riaz, Shaimaa Fayez
{"title":"Could Mushrooms' Secondary Metabolites Ameliorate Alzheimer Disease? A Computational Flexible Docking Investigation.","authors":"Ashaimaa Y Moussa, Abdullah R Alanzi, Muhammad Riaz, Shaimaa Fayez","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2023.0098","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2023.0098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, we highlight the significance of molecular modeling approaches prior to <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> studies; particularly, in diseases with no recognized treatments such as neurological abnormalities. Alzheimer disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes irreversible cognitive decline. Toxicity and ADMET studies were conducted using the Qikprop platform in Maestro software and Discovery Studio 2.0, respectively, to select the promising skeletons from more than 45 reviewed compounds isolated from mushrooms in the last decade. Using rigid and flexible molecular docking approaches such as induced fit docking (IFD) in the binding sites of β-secretase (BACE1) and acetylcholine esterase (ACHE), promising structures were screened through high precision molecular docking compared with standard drugs donepezil and (2<i>E</i>)-2-imino-3-methyl-5,5-diphenylimidazolidin-4-one (OKK) using Maestro and Cresset Flare platforms. Molecular interactions, binding distances, and RMSD values were measured to reveal key interactions at the binding sites of the two neurodegenerative enzymes. Analysis of IFD results revealed consistent bindings of dictyoquinazol A and gensetin I in the pocket of 4ey7 while inonophenol A, ganomycin, and fornicin fit quite well in 4dju demonstrating binding poses very close to native ligands at ACHE and BACE1. Respective key amino acid contacts manifested the least steric problems according to their Gibbs free binding energies, Glide XP scores, RMSD values, and molecular orientation respect to the key amino acids. Molecular dynamics simulations further confirmed our findings and prospected these compounds to show significant <i>in vitro</i> results in their future pharmacological studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141909879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yewei Zhong, Hurxida Emam, Wenhui Hou, Junlin Yan, Adalaiti Abudurexiti, Rui Zhang, Shuwen Qi, Yi Lei, Xiaoli Ma
{"title":"<i>Cichorium glandulosum</i> Ameliorates HFD-Induced Obesity in Mice by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Bile Acids.","authors":"Yewei Zhong, Hurxida Emam, Wenhui Hou, Junlin Yan, Adalaiti Abudurexiti, Rui Zhang, Shuwen Qi, Yi Lei, Xiaoli Ma","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0030","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is an ongoing global health problem, and <i>Cichorium glandulosum</i> (CG, chicory) is traditionally used as a hepatoprotective and lipid-lowering drug. However, there is still a lack of research on the role of CG in the treatment of obesity. In the present study, we found that CG significantly delayed weight gain and positively affected glucolipid metabolism disorders, serum metabolism levels, and the degree of liver and kidney oxidative stress in high-fat diet (HFD) mice. Further examination of the effects of CG on intestinal microenvironmental dysregulation and its metabolites in HFD mice revealed that the CG ethanol extract high-dose group (CGH) did not have a significant regulatory effect on short-chain fatty acids. Still, CGH significantly decreased the levels of 12α-OH/non-12α-OH bile acids and also found significant upregulation of proteobacteria and downregulation of cyanobacteria at the phylum level. CG may have ameliorated obesity and metabolic abnormalities in mice by repairing gut microbiota dysbiosis and modulating bile acid biosynthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140921906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Protective Effect of Gallic Acid Against Bisphenol A-Induced Ovarian Toxicity and Endocrine Disruption in Female Rats.","authors":"Arzu Gezer, Hilal Üstündağ, Nurcan Kılıç Baygutalp, Elif Erbaş, Mustafa Özkaraca","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2024.0088","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2024.0088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of gallic acid (GA) against ovarian damage induced by bisphenol A (BPA) exposure in female rats. We evaluated whether GA can mitigate the adverse effects of BPA on ovarian structure, inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and reproductive hormone levels. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Thirty-two female rats were categorized into four groups: control, GA, BPA, and GA+BPA. Histopathological evaluations of ovarian tissue were performed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The immunohistochemical analysis was conducted for inflammatory, oxidative DNA damage, and apoptotic markers (Tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNFα], cyclooxygenase-2 [COX2], interleukin-1 beta [IL-1β], 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine [8-OHdG], and caspase 3). Oxidative stress was assessed by measuring malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase levels. Furthermore, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estrogen, and progesterone levels were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Histopathological outcomes revealed that BPA significantly induced follicular degeneration, which was effectively mitigated by GA treatment (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Immunohistochemical analysis highlighted the exacerbation of inflammatory responses and oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis (TNFα, COX-2, IL-1β, 8-OHdG, and caspase 3) in BPA-exposed tissues, which were reduced in the presence of GA (<i>P</i> < 0.05). The assessment of oxidative stress demonstrated that GA could significantly decrease lipid peroxidation and partially restore antioxidant defense mechanisms disrupted by BPA (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Hormonal profiling indicated that BPA exposure altered the levels of FSH, LH, estrogen, and progesterone, with GA treatment showing a capacity to modulate these changes, especially in progesterone levels (<i>P</i> < 0.05). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The findings suggest that GA exhibits protective properties against BPA-induced ovarian damage through its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities, alongside its ability to modulate hormonal imbalances. This research underscores the therapeutic potential of GA in safeguarding reproductive health against environmental toxicants.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reina Isabel Cueva-Clavijo, Maura Téllez-Téllez, Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino, Arnoldo Wong-Villarreal, Ma de Lourdes Acosta-Urdapilleta, Gloria Sarahi Castañeda-Ramírez, Lilia F Montañez-Palma, Emanuel Hernández-Núñez
{"title":"Evaluation of Ointments with <i>Daldinia eschscholtzii</i> in Wound Healing in an In Vivo Model.","authors":"Reina Isabel Cueva-Clavijo, Maura Téllez-Téllez, Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino, Arnoldo Wong-Villarreal, Ma de Lourdes Acosta-Urdapilleta, Gloria Sarahi Castañeda-Ramírez, Lilia F Montañez-Palma, Emanuel Hernández-Núñez","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2023.0008","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2023.0008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fungi are a source of a variety of secondary metabolites of importance in different areas of biotechnology. Several compounds have been characterized with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activity from fungi of the division of the Ascomycota, among which is the species <i>Daldinia eschscholtzii</i>, an endophyte fungus of pantropical distribution. In this study, we evaluated the effect of an ointment made with <i>D. eschscholtzii</i> on the wound healing of BALB/c mice. The species was corroborated using a molecular marker Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS1 and ITS4). The extracts and dust of the fungus were considered nontoxic as they caused a mortality of <15% in the nematode <i>Panagrellus redivivus</i>, and experimental ointments had no adverse effects on the skin of BALB/c mice. Wounds treated with the <i>D. eschscholtzii</i> ointments had 99.9-100% wound contraction after 17 days, which was similar to commercial healing (positive control). As such, the ointment of <i>D. eschscholtzii</i> is a natural alternative to improve wound healing.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141626941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aibika Flower Flavonoid Extract Exhibits Antiulcer Activity in a Murine Model of Ethanol-Induced Acute Gastric Injury.","authors":"Chin-Feng Hsuan, I-Ting Tsai, Li-Wen Fang, Tzu-Hsien Chang, Ya-Ling Chen, Hsin-Ya Houng, Chi-Chang Chang, Jer-Yiing Houng","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0015","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2024.k.0015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aibika (<i>Abelmoschus manihot</i> (L.) Medic) is a garden vegetable whose flower has been shown to have various bioactivities. This study investigated the protective effect of aibika flower flavonoid extract (AFF) on ethanol-induced gastric injury in mice. The experimental results showed that pre-feeding 125 and 250 mg AFF/kg BW for 1 week significantly reduced the gastric injury area in the negative control group from 19.2% to 6.7% and 0.6%, respectively. The results of the pathological sections staining also showed that AFF had a protective ability against alcohol-induced injury of gastric tissue and liver tissue. When the mice were exposed to high concentrations of ethanol, AFF pretreatment significantly upregulated the expression of antioxidant enzymes. The pretreatment also promoted the production of the intracellular antioxidant, reduced glutathione, in both gastric tissue and serum. On the contrary, AFF delayed the lipid peroxidation process, which, in turn, reduced the damage to the gastric mucosa. When acute inflammation was induced by ethanol stimulation, AFF significantly downregulated the proinflammatory cytokines and mediators such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB, COX-2, and iNOS. Furthermore, AFF pretreatment greatly promoted the production of healing factors, such as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9, in the gastric tissue. In addition, AFF significantly reduced gastric cell apoptosis induced by ethanol stimulation. These results demonstrate that AFF has a good protective effect on alcohol-induced gastric ulcer and has the potential to be used in gastrointestinal health care.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wen-Jing Jiang, Xue-Fan Jiang, Wei-Ming Hu, Hong-Fa Wang
{"title":"Tao-Hong-Si-Wu-Tang Improves the Depressive-like Behaviors in Mice Experiencing Perimenopausal Depression Through Modulating Activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal-Ovary Axis and Activating the BDNF-TrkB-CREB Signaling Pathway.","authors":"Wen-Jing Jiang, Xue-Fan Jiang, Wei-Ming Hu, Hong-Fa Wang","doi":"10.1089/jmf.2023.k.0042","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jmf.2023.k.0042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tao-Hong-Si-Wu-Tang (THSWT), a traditional Chinese herbal remedy, is commonly utilized for the treatment of female perimenopausal depression through regulating menstruation, but the mechanism remains unknown. In this study, ICR mice were randomly divided into six groups: low, medium, and high dose of THSWT (0.5, 1.5, and 4.5 g/kg), soy isoflavone (250 mg/kg), ovariectomy group, and control group. All mice, except the control group, had ovaries removed and were exposed to hypoxic stimulation for 28 days to establish a perimenopausal depression mice model. The mice, having unrestricted access to food and water, were administered THSWT treatment for a duration of 14 days. The Western blotting and Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay kits were used to determine protein and hormone levels, respectively. Experimental results showed that THSWT reduced the immobility time of mice from 150.8 s to 104.9 s in the tail suspension test, and it decreased the immobility time of mice from 165.7 s to 119.0 s in the forced swimming test, outperforming the results obtained with soy isoflavones. In addition, THSWT upregulated the protein expression of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor and downregulated the protein expression of corticotropin-releasing hormone-receptor 1 in the hippocampus. Compared with the oophorectomized group, treatment with THSWT decreased the levels of corticosterone and adrenocorticotropic hormone in serum by 173.7 and 23.4 ng/mL, respectively. These findings showed that THSWT could stimulate the perimenopausal nerve tissue and regulate the level of serum hormones in mice. THSWT exhibited promising potential as a viable alternative drug for hormone treatment of perimenopause in clinical use.</p>","PeriodicalId":16440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of medicinal food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140865214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}