Structure, anti-fatigue activity and regulation on gut microflora in vivo of ethanol-fractional polysaccharides from Dendrobium officinale

Ming Cai, Hua Zhu, Lei Xu, Jian Wang, Jing Xu, Zhenhao Li, Kai Yang, Jianyong Wu, Peilong Sun

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Abstract

This study was to investigate the antifatigue, prebiotic effects and their relationships to the structure properties of three ethanol precipitated polysaccharides from Dendrobium officinale (EPDO), as EPDO-40, EPDO-60 and EPDO-80. EPDOs with anti-fatigue activity were screened out by forced swimming test, and blood lactic acid (BLA), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), superoxide dismutase (SOD), liver glycogen, muscle glycogen, and intestinal microflora were investigated. Results showed that purified EPDO-60, 277.3 kDa, with a backbone consisted of 4-Manp and 4-Glcp. EPDO-60 had the best anti-fatigue activity, because it could significantly prolong the forced swimming time, as well as down-regulating the levels of BLA and BUN, increasing SOD. Proportions of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and abundance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in gut microflora increased after treated with EPDO-60. Accordingly, EPDO-60 could affect the community structure of gut microflora, leading to promote the balance of oxidation and antioxidation, and accelerated the fatigue metabolism in vivo.

Original languageEnglish
Article number123572
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume234
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Anti-fatigue
  • Dendrobium officinale
  • Gut microflora
  • Polysaccharides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

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