[HTML][HTML] Konjac Glucomannan: A functional food additive for preventing metabolic syndrome

X Jian, S Jian, B Deng - Journal of Functional Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MS), which involves visceral obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension,
and dyslipidemia, has become a global health challenge. Preventive measures include …

Konjac glucomannan decreases metabolite release of a plant-based fishball analogue during in vitro digestion by affecting amino acid and carbohydrate metabolic …

X Ran, Z Yang, Y Chen, H Yang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
Konjac glucomannan (KGM) provides a sense of fullness by delaying physiological
processes related to food digestion, which helps weight management and cholesterol …

Effects of natural products on functional constipation: analysis of active ingredient and mechanism

P Zhou, X Wang, M Sun, S Yan - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Constipation is a prevalent clinical ailment of the gastrointestinal system, yet its
pathogenesis remains ambiguous. Despite the availability of numerous treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum P9, on chronic constipation: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

T Ma, N Yang, Y Xie, Y Li, Q Xiao, Q Li, H Jin… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic constipation (CC) is a common gastrointestinal condition associated with intestinal
inflammation, and the condition considerably impairs patients' quality of life. We conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Probiotics alleviate constipation and inflammation in late gestating and lactating sows

T Ma, W Huang, Y Li, H Jin, LY Kwok, Z Sun… - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Constipation and systemic inflammation are common in late pregnant and lactating sows,
which cause health problems like uteritis, mastitis, dystocia, or even stillbirth, further …

[HTML][HTML] Cocultivation of Chinese prescription and intestine microbiota: SJZD alleviated the major symptoms of IBS-D subjects by tuning neurotransmitter metabolism

X Xia, Y Xie, Q Chen, D Ding, Z Wang, Y Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is a recurrent and
common disease featuring dysbiotic intestinal microbiota, with limited treatments. Si-Jun-Zi …

Influence of konjac glucomannan and its derivatives on the oral pharmacokinetics of antimicrobial agent in antibiotics cocktails: Keep vigilant on dietary fiber …

Y Zhang, WAS Aldamarany, G Song, J Liu, S Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, konjac glucomannan (KGM) and its derivatives were gavaged as dietary fiber
supplements, followed by a single dose of antibiotic cocktail (Abx) containing amoxicillin …

Comparative effects of different enzymatic hydrolysates of konjac glucomannan on gut flora and constipation in rats

X Chang, Y Liu, M Hu, Y Liu, C Jiang, Q Wang, Q Jin… - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This study aimed to compare the effects of different hydrolysates (named GKOS and MKOS)
on constipated rats, which were obtained by degradation from konjac glucomannan by β …

Consumption of wheat peptides improves functional constipation: A translational study in humans and mice

Q Wang, F Shen, J Zhang, H Cai, Y Pan… - Molecular Nutrition & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Scope Wheat peptides (WP) are rich in glutamic acid, glutamine, and other bioactive
compounds that may benefit gut function and health. This study aims to evaluate the effects …

Evaluation of the effect of prebiotic sesame candies on loperamide-induced constipation in mice

P Xia, X Liu, T Hou, F Zhan, F Geng, Z Zhang, B Li - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal tract symptoms. In this study,
prebiotic sesame sugar (PSC) was prepared from isomalto-oligosaccharide, konjac …