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SUBMITTER: Jhang SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8707369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jhang So-Yun SY Lee Sung-Hyen SH Lee Eun-Byeol EB Choi Ji-Hye JH Bang Sohyun S Jeong Misun M Jang Hwan-Hee HH Kim Hyun-Ju HJ Lee Hae-Jeung HJ Jeong Hyun-Cheol HC Lee Sung-Jin SJ
Metabolites 20211129 12
<i>Platycodon grandiflorum</i> (PG) is a perennial plant that has been used as a traditional remedy to control immune-related diseases. PG was steamed and dried to improve its taste (PGS). The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of PG and PGS (PG-diets) on the gut microbiome and immune system. We treated PG-diets to immunosuppressed mice via cyclophosphamide (CPA) injection. After two weeks of the supplement, we evaluated specific genera related to body weight and serum immunoglobuli ...[more]