The role of symbiotic fungi in the life cycle of Gastrodia elata Blume (Orchidaceae): a comprehensive review

JJ Liu, XQ Yang, ZY Li, JY Miao, SB Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Gastrodia elata Blume, a fully mycoheterotrophic perennial plant of the family Orchidaceae,
is a traditional Chinese herb with medicinal and edible value. Interestingly, G. elata requires …

Mechanisms for the biological activity of Gastrodia elata Blume and its constituents: A comprehensive review on sedative-hypnotic, and antidepressant properties

H Zhou, S Lu, Z Yu, J Zhang, Z Mei - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Insomnia and depressive disorder are two common symptoms with a reciprocal
causal relationship in clinical practice, which are usually manifested in comorbid form …

Gut microbiome and frailty: insight from genetic correlation and mendelian randomization

G Cui, S Li, H Ye, Y Yang, X Jia, M Lin, Y Chu… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Observational studies have shown that the gut microbiome is associated with frailty.
However, whether these associations underlie causal effects remains unknown. Thus, this …

Repeated (S)-ketamine administration ameliorates the spatial working memory impairment in mice with chronic pain: role of the gut microbiota–brain axis

Y Jiang, X Wang, J Chen, Y Zhang, K Hashimoto… - Gut …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic pain is commonly linked with diminished working memory. This study explores the
impact of the anesthetic (S)-ketamine on spatial working memory in a chronic constriction …

Whey protein isolate attenuates depression-like behavior developed in a mouse model of breast tumor

S Xia, G Maitiniyazi, Y Liu, Y Chen, M Guo, J He… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that tryptophan (Trp) metabolism disturbance controls
hippocampal 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and thereby affecting depression-like behavior, in …

TCM “medicine and food homology” in the management of post-COVID disorders

CYJ Ng, HH Bun, Y Zhao, LLD Zhong - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is no longer a public
health emergency of global concern on May 5, 2023. Post-COVID disorders are, however …

Antidepressant effect of carvedilol on streptozotocin-induced diabetic peripheral neuropathy mice by altering gut microbiota

W Wu, C Zeng, C Wu, T Wu, J Pang, P Zhou… - Biochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rationale Although diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) and depression have been
recognized for many years, their co-morbidity relationship and effective treatment choices …

Integration of microbiota and metabolomics reveals the analgesic mechanisms of emodin against neuropathic pain

C Wang, L Wu, R Zhou, C Song, P Chen… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objective Neuropathic pain (NeP) induced dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota
in chronic constriction injury (CCI) rats. Emodin has analgesic effect but the detailed …

High-tannin food enhances spatial memory and scatter-hoarding in rodents via the microbiota-gut-brain axis

X Zhao, J Guo, Y Wang, X Yi - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background The mutually beneficial coevolutionary relationships between rodents and plant
seeds have been a theme of research in plant-animal relationships. Seed tannins are …

Discovery of seed germinating fungi (Mycetinis scorodonius) from Gastrodia elata Bl. f. glauca S. chow in Changbai Mountain and examination of their germination …

X Yang, Y Gao, Z Li, P Zang, Y Zhao, Q Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Multi-generational asexual reproduction of Gastrodia elata Bl. will cause seedling species
degeneration. Sexual reproduction of Gastrodia elata Bl. seed is an effective method to …