{"title":"Portulaca oleracea exhibited anti-coccidian activity, fortified the gut microbiota of Hu lambs.","authors":"Shiheng Li, Senyang Li, Shuaiqi Liu, Shunli Lu, Jing Li, Shuqi Cheng, Sumei Zhang, Shucheng Huang, Junqiang Li, Fuchun Jian","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01705-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01705-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coccidia of the genus Eimeria are important pathogens that cause coccidiosis in livestock and poultry. Due to the expansion of intensive farming, coccidiosis has become more difficult to control. In addition, the continued use of anti-coccidiosis drugs has led to drug resistance and residue. Some herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been shown to alleviate the clinical symptoms of coccidiosis, while enhancing immunity and growth performance (GP) of livestock and poultry. Previous in vitro and in vivo studies have reported that the TCM herb Portulaca oleracea exhibited anti-parasitic activities. In total, 36 female Hu lambs were equally divided into six treatment groups: PL (low-dose P. oleracea), PH (high-dose P. oleracea), PW (P. oleracea water extract), PE (P. oleracea ethanol extract), DIC (diclazuril), and CON (control). The treatment period was 14 days. The McMaster counting method was used to evaluate the anti-coccidiosis effects of the different treatments. Untargeted metabolomics and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were used to investigate the effects of treatment on the gut microbiota (GM) and GP. The results showed that P. oleracea ameliorated coccidiosis, improved GP, increased the abundances of beneficial bacteria, and maintained the composition of the GM, but failed to completely clear coccidian oocysts. The Firmicutes to Bacteroides ratio was significantly increased in the PH group. P. oleracea increased metabolism of tryptophan as well as some vitamins and cofactors in the GM and decreased the relative content of arginine, tryptophan, niacin, and other nutrients, thereby promoting intestinal health and enhancing GP. As an alternative to the anti-coccidiosis drug DIC, P. oleracea effectively inhibited growth of coccidia, maintained the composition of the GM, promoted intestinal health, and increased nutrient digestibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"14 1","pages":"50"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11068709/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140850124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMB ExpressPub Date : 2024-05-02DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01711-6
Zhaohui Li, Han Wang, Jun Wei, Liang Han, Zhigang Guo
{"title":"Retraction Note: Indirubin exerts anticancer effects on human glioma cells by inducing apoptosis and autophagy.","authors":"Zhaohui Li, Han Wang, Jun Wei, Liang Han, Zhigang Guo","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01711-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01711-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"14 1","pages":"49"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMB ExpressPub Date : 2024-04-28DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01681-9
Qi Lin, Zhuo Jiang, Bo Zhong, Jian-qing Chen, Zheng-bing Lv, Zuo-ming Nie
{"title":"Unveiling the impact of cryptic plasmids curing on Escherichia coli Nissle 1917: massive increase in Ag43c expression","authors":"Qi Lin, Zhuo Jiang, Bo Zhong, Jian-qing Chen, Zheng-bing Lv, Zuo-ming Nie","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01681-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01681-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917 (EcN) is an important chassis strain widely used for the development of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs). EcN strain naturally harbors two cryptic plasmids with unknown function. During the development of LBPs using EcN strain, the cryptic plasmids were cured usually to avoid plasmid incompatibility or alleviate metabolic burdens associated with these cryptic plasmids. While the cryptic plasmids curing in EcN may appear to be a routine procedure, the comprehensive impact of cryptic plasmids curing on the EcN strain remains incompletely understood. In the present study, the effects of cryptic plasmids curing on EcN were investigated using transcriptome sequencing. The results revealed that only a small number of genes showed significant changes in mRNA levels after cryptic plasmid curing (4 upregulated and 6 downregulated genes), primarily involved in amino acid metabolism. Furthermore, the <i>flu</i> gene showed the most significant different expression, encoding Antigen 43 (Ag43) protein, a Cah family adhesin. Mass spectrometry analysis further confirmed the significant increase in Ag43 expression. Ag43 is commonly present in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and mediates the bacterial autoaggregation. However, despite the upregulation of Ag43 expression, no Ag43-mediated cell self-sedimentation was observed in the cured EcN strain. These findings contribute to making informed decisions regarding the curing of the cryptic plasmids when <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917 is used as the chassis strain.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140812062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging for quorum sensing","authors":"Christel Kuik, Sanne W.G. van Hoogstraten, Jacobus J.C. Arts, Maarten Honing, Berta Cillero-Pastor","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01703-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01703-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Quorum sensing (QS) is a complex communication system in bacteria, directing their response to the environment. QS is also one of the main regulators of bacterial biofilms’ formation, maturation and dispersion. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a molecular imaging technique that allows the mapping of QS molecules in bacterial biofilms. Here, we highlight the latest advances in MALDI-MSI in recent years and how this technology can improve QS understanding at the molecular level.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140805586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of UiO-66 loaded Letrozole nano-drug delivery system: enhanced anticancer and apoptosis activity","authors":"Maryam Ronaghi, Ramtin Hajibeygi, Reza Ghodsi, Akram Eidi, Ronak Bakhtiari","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01689-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01689-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The use of drug delivery systems in targeting and achieving the targeting of drugs in treating diseases, especially cancer, has attracted the attention of researchers. Letrozole is one of the drugs for the treatment of breast cancer. In this study, the organic-metallic pharmaceutical porous nanostructure based on zirconium UiO-66 loaded letrozole was synthesized. Its cytotoxicity and effect on apoptosis and migration against breast cancer cell line were investigated. In this experimental study, the UiO-66 nanoparticle-loaded letrozole was synthesized using zirconium chloride (ZrCl4), dimethylformamide (DMF), and HCl. Its characteristics were determined by scanning electron microscopy, and its average size was determined by the DLS method. Also, the rate of letrozole drug release from the nanoparticle was investigated in 24, 48, and 72 h. In addition, its cytotoxicity effects were investigated using the MTT colorimetric method at concentrations of 3.125-100 µg/ml against the breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) in the periods of 48 and 72 h. Also, the expression level of apoptotic genes <i>Bax</i> and <i>Bcl2</i> was investigated by the Real-Time PCR method. Also, the amount of cell migration was done by the migration assay method. The results showed that UiO-66 bound to letrozole had a spherical morphology and an average size of 9.2 ± 160.1. Also, the letrozole drug was loaded by 62.21 ± 1.80% in UiO-66 nanoparticles and had a slower release pattern than free letrozole in the drug release test, so within 72 h, 99.99% of free letrozole was released in If in UiO-66 containing letrozole, 57.55% of the drug has been released. Also, the cytotoxicity results showed that UiO-66 bound to letrozole has more significant cytotoxic effects than free letrozole (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Also, the results of Bax and Bcl2 gene expression showed that the treatment of MCF-7 cells with UiO-66 nanoparticles attached to letrozole increased the expression of Bax and Bcl2 genes compared to the reference gene Beta-actin in MCF-7 cell line, respectively. (<i>p</i> < 0.05) increased by 3.71 ± 0.42 and (<i>p</i> < 0.01) decreased by 0.636 ± 0.034 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Cell migration results showed that the concentration of 50 µg/ml of UiO-66 bound to letrozole decreased the migration of MCF-7 cells. Generally, the results of this study showed that UiO-66 loaded letrozole can be used as a suitable drug carrier for cellular purposes, as it has increased the effects of cytotoxicity and the rate of apoptosis in breast cancer cell line (MCF-7), so it can be used with more studies used nanocarriers as a drug delivery system.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140612038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMB ExpressPub Date : 2024-04-15DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01692-6
Hongze Wang, Guiqiong Liu, Aimin Zhou, Huiguo Yang, Kun Kang, Sohail Ahmed, Biao Li, Umar Farooq, Fuqing Hou, Chaoli Wang, Xue Bai, Yan Chen, Yi Ding, Xunping Jiang
{"title":"Effects of yeast culture on in vitro ruminal fermentation and microbial community of high concentrate diet in sheep","authors":"Hongze Wang, Guiqiong Liu, Aimin Zhou, Huiguo Yang, Kun Kang, Sohail Ahmed, Biao Li, Umar Farooq, Fuqing Hou, Chaoli Wang, Xue Bai, Yan Chen, Yi Ding, Xunping Jiang","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01692-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01692-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research aimed to investigate effects of different yeast culture (YC) levels on in vitro fermentation characteristics and bacterial and fungal community under high concentrate diet. A total of 5 groups were included in the experiment: control group without YC (CON), YC1 (0.5% YC proportion of substrate dry matter), YC2 (1%), YC3 (1.5%) and YC4 (2%). After 48 h of fermentation, the incubation fluids and residues were collected to analyze the ruminal fermentation parameters and bacterial and fungal community. Results showed that the ruminal fluid pH of YC2 and YC4 groups was higher (<i>P</i> < 0.05) than that of CON group. Compared with CON group, the microbial protein, propionate and butyrate concentrations and cumulative gas production at 48 h of YC2 group were significantly increased (<i>P</i> < 0.05), whereas an opposite trend of ammonia nitrogen and lactate was observed between two groups. Microbial analysis showed that the Chao1 and Shannon indexes of YC2 group were higher (<i>P</i> < 0.05) than those of CON group. Additionally, YC supplementation significantly decreased (<i>P</i> < 0.05) <i>Succinivibrionaceae_UCG-001</i>, <i>Streptococcus bovis</i> and <i>Neosetophoma</i> relative abundances. An opposite tendency of <i>Aspergillus</i> abundance was found between CON and YC treatments. Compared with CON group, the relative abundances of <i>Prevotella</i>, <i>Succiniclasticum</i>, <i>Butyrivibrio</i> and <i>Megasphaera elsdenii</i> were significantly increased (<i>P</i> < 0.05) in YC2 group, while <i>Apiotrichum</i> and <i>unclassified Clostridiales</i> relative abundances were decreased (<i>P</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, high concentrate substrate supplemented with appropriate YC (1%) can improve ruminal fermentation and regulate bacterial and fungal composition.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140611993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMB ExpressPub Date : 2024-04-13DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01691-7
Chunli Liu, Xing Li
{"title":"Identification of hub genes and establishment of a diagnostic model in tuberculosis infection","authors":"Chunli Liu, Xing Li","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01691-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01691-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tuberculosis (TB) poses significant challenges due to its high transmissibility within populations and intrinsic resistance to treatment, rendering it a formidable respiratory disease with a substantial susceptibility burden. This study was designed to identify new potential therapeutic targets for TB and establish a diagnostic model. mRNA expression data for TB were from GEO database, followed by conducting differential expression analysis. The top 50 genes with differential expression were subjected to GO and KEGG enrichment analyses. To establish a PPI network, the STRING database was utilized, and hub genes were identified utilizing five algorithms (EPC, MCC, MNC, Radiality, and Stress) within the cytoHubba plugin of Cytoscape software. Furthermore, a hub gene co-expression network was constructed using the GeneMANIA database. Consistency clustering was performed on hub genes, and ssGSEA was utilized to analyze the extent of immune infiltration in different subgroups. LASSO analysis was employed to construct a diagnostic model, and ROC curves were used for validation. Through the analysis of GEO data, a total of 159 genes were identified as differentially expressed. Further, GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed that these genes were mainly enriched in viral defense, symbiotic defense, and innate immune response-related pathways. Hub genes, including DDX58, IFIT2, IFIH1, RSAD2, IFI44L, OAS2, OAS1, OASL, IFIT1, IFIT3, MX1, STAT1, and ISG15, were identified using cytoHubba analysis of the PPI network. The GeneMANIA analysis unmasked that the co-expression rate of hub genes was 81.55%, and the physical interaction rate was 12.27%. Consistency clustering divided TB patients into two subgroups, and ssGSEA revealed different degrees of immune infiltration in different subgroups. LASSO analysis identified IFIT1, IFIT2, IFIT3, IFIH1, RSAD2, OAS1, OAS2, and STAT1 as eight immune-related key genes, and a diagnostic model was constructed. The ROC curve demonstrated that the model exhibited excellent diagnostic performance. DDX58, IFIT2, IFIH1, RSAD2, IFI44L, OAS2, OAS1, OASL, IFIT1, IFIT3, MX1, STAT1, and ISG15 were hub genes in TB, and the diagnostic model based on eight immune-related key genes exhibited good diagnostic performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140576688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AMB ExpressPub Date : 2024-04-13DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01688-2
Yang Li, Jing Wang, Tao Sun, Xinlong Yu, Zhibo Yang, Yayun Zhao, Xuexi Tang, Hui Xiao
{"title":"Community structure of endophytic bacteria of Sargassum thubergii in the intertidal zone of Qingdao in China","authors":"Yang Li, Jing Wang, Tao Sun, Xinlong Yu, Zhibo Yang, Yayun Zhao, Xuexi Tang, Hui Xiao","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01688-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01688-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Endophytic bacteria are one of the symbiotic microbial groups closely related to host algae. However, less research on the endophytic bacteria of marine algae. In this study, the endophytic bacterial community of <i>Sargassum thunbergii</i> was investigated using the culture method and high-throughput sequencing. Thirty-nine endophytic bacterial strains, belonging to two phyla, five genera and sixteen species, were isolated, and <i>Firmicutes</i>, <i>Bacillus</i> and <i>Metabacillus indicus</i> were the dominant taxa at the phylum, genus and species level, respectively. High-throughput sequencing revealed 39 phyla and 574 genera of endophytic bacteria, and the dominant phylum was <i>Proteobacteria</i>, while the dominant genus was <i>Ralstonia</i>. The results also indicated that the endophytic bacteria of <i>S. thunbergii</i> included various groups with nitrogen fixation, salt tolerance, pollutant degradation, and antibacterial properties but also contained some pathogenic bacteria. Additionally, the endophytic bacterial community shared a large number of groups with the epiphytic bacteria and bacteria in the surrounding seawater, but the three groups of samples could be clustered separately. In conclusion, there are a variety of functional endophytic bacteria living in <i>S. thunbergii</i>, and the internal condition of algae is a selective factor for the formation of endophytic bacterial communities. This study enriched the database of endophytic bacteria in marine macroalgae, paving the way for further understanding of the interrelationships between endophytic bacteria, macroalgae, and the environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140576633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced resistance to heat and fungal infection in transgenic Trichoderma via over-expressing the HSP70 gene","authors":"Yanhua Huang, Changfa Liu, Xuexue Huo, Xianzhi Lai, Wentao Zhu, Yongren Hao, Zehui Zheng, Kai Guo","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01693-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01693-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Heat stress is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting the growth, sporulation, colonization and survival of <i>Trichoderma viride</i>. This study aimed to gain a better insight into the underlying mechanism governing the heat stress response of <i>T</i>. <i>viride</i> Tv-1511. We analysed the transcriptomic changes of Tv-1511 under normal and heat stress conditions using RNA sequencing. We observed that Tv-1511 regulates the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites through a complex network of signalling pathways. Additionally, it significantly activates the anti-oxidant defence system, heat shock proteins and stress-response-related transcription factors in response to heat stress. <i>TvHSP70</i> was identified as a key gene, and transgenic Tv-1511 overexpressing <i>TvHSP70</i> (TvHSP70-OE) was generated. We conducted an integrated morphological, physiological and molecular analyses of the TvHSP70-OE and wild-type strains. We observed that <i>TvHSP70</i> over-expression significantly triggered the growth, anti-oxidant capacity, anti-fungal activity and growth-promoting ability of Tv-1511. Regarding anti-oxidant capacity, <i>TvHSP70</i> primarily up-regulated genes involved in enzymatic and non-enzymatic anti-oxidant systems. In terms of anti-fungal activity, <i>TvHSP70</i> primarily activated genes involved in the synthesis of enediyne, anti-fungal and aminoglycoside antibiotics. This study provides a comparative analysis of the functional significance and molecular mechanisms of HSP70 in <i>Trichoderma</i>. These findings provide a valuable foundation for further analyses.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140576643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NBS superfood: a promising adjunctive therapy in critically ill ICU patients with omicron variant of COVID-19.","authors":"Mehrdad Mosadegh, Aref Khalkhali, Yousef Erfani, Manije Nezamdoost, Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, Farid Azizi Jalilian, Nastaran Ansari, Shahab Mahmoudvand, Mojgan Mamani, Elham Abdoli, Razieh Amini, Gholamreza Kalvandi","doi":"10.1186/s13568-024-01690-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13568-024-01690-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This clinical trial aimed to assess the impact of Nutrition Bio-shield superfood (NBS) on clinical status among critically ill ICU patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. A total of 400 patients with confirmed Omicron-related ARDS were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n = 200) or the control group (n = 200). Patients in the intervention group received 1.5 g of NBS powder daily for 2 weeks in addition to standard antiviral treatment, while the control group received a placebo alongside standard antiviral therapy. Serum samples were collected from all patients in both groups, and various clinical and laboratory parameters, including ESR, CRP, D-Dimer, CPK, WBC count, lymphocyte count, and lymphocyte percentage, were measured using established methodologies. Following a 14-day intervention period, the intervention group exhibited a significant reduction in mean serum levels of CRP (15.39 vs. 48.49; P < 0.001), ESR (14.28 vs. 34.03; P < 0.001), D-Dimer (485.18 vs. 1009.13; P = 0.001), and CPK (68.93 vs. 131.48; P < 0.001) compared to the control group. Conversely, a significant increase was observed in the mean serum levels of lymphocytes (1537.06 vs. 1152.60; P < 0.001) in the intervention group after 14 days of treatment compared to the control group. The remarkable reduction in inflammatory markers and mortality rates observed with NBS supplementation alongside standard antiviral treatment underscores its crucial role in mitigating inflammation and achieving an important milestone in the fight against COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":7537,"journal":{"name":"AMB Express","volume":"14 1","pages":"33"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10961296/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140193103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}