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Liang F, Du L, Rao X, Li Y, Long W, Tian J, Zhu X, Zou A, Lu W, Wan B. Effect of electroacupuncture at ST36 on the cerebral metabolic kinetics of rheumatoid arthritis rats. Brain Res Bull 2023; 201:110700. [PMID: 37414302 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Electroacupuncture (EA) has been shown to enhance the recovery of symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Both the pathogenesis of RA and the therapeutic effects of EA are closely associated with the metabolic activity of the brain. In this study, we investigated the effect of EA at the "Zusanli" acupoint (ST36) on a rat model of collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritis (CIA). The results demonstrated that EA effectively alleviated joint swelling, synovial hyperplasia, cartilage erosion, and bone destruction in CIA rats. Additionally, the metabolic kinetics study revealed a significant increase in the 13C enrichment of GABA2 and Glu4 in the midbrain of CIA rats treated with EA. Correlation network analysis showed that changes in Gln4 levels in the hippocampus were strongly associated with the severity of rheumatoid arthritis. Immunofluorescence staining of c-Fos in the midbrain's periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) and hippocampus demonstrated increased c-Fos expression in these regions following EA treatment. These findings suggest that GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons in the midbrain, along with astrocytes in the hippocampus, may play vital roles in the beneficial effects of EA on RA. Furthermore, the PAG and hippocampus brain regions hold potential as critical targets for future RA treatments. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the specific mechanism of EA in treating RA by elucidating the perspective of cerebral metabolism.
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- Fangyuan Liang
- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Eye Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Clinical College of Chinese Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
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- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, China.
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Zhang B, Zhang P, L T, Cao Y, Chen T, Chen C, Zhang Z, Zhong Q. P2X7 Receptor in microglia contributes to propofol-induced unconsciousness by regulating synaptic plasticity in mice. Neuroscience 2023:S0306-4522(23)00223-3. [PMID: 37211083 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Propofol infusion is processed through the wake-sleep cycle in neural connections, and the ionotropic purine type 2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a nonspecific cation channel implicated in sleep regulation and synaptic plasticity through its regulation of electric activity in the brain. Here, we explored the potential roles of P2X7R of microglia in propofol-induced unconsciousness. Propofol induced loss of the righting reflex in male C57BL/6 wild-type mice and increased spectral power of the slow wave and delta wave of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), all of which were reversed with P2X7R antagonist A-740003 and strengthened with P2X7R agonist Bz-ATP. Propofol increased the P2X7R expression level and P2X7R immunoreactivity with microglia in the mPFC, induced mild synaptic injury and increased GABA release in the mPFC, and these changes were less severe when treated with A-740003 and were more obvious when treated with Bz-ATP. Electrophysiological approaches showed that propofol induced a decreased frequency of sEPSCs and an increased frequency of sIPSCs, A-740003 decrease frequency of sEPSCs and sIPSCs and Bz-ATP increase frequency of sEPSCs and sIPSCs under propofol anesthesia. These findings indicated that P2X7R in microglia regulates synaptic plasticity and may contribute to propofol-mediated unconsciousness.
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- Bo Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430022
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071; Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430022
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, East Lake Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430071.
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Guo M, Wu Y, Zheng D, Chen L, Xiong B, Wu J, Li K, Wang L, Lin K, Zhang Z, Manyande A, Xu F, Wang J, Peng M. Preoperative Acute Sleep Deprivation Causes Postoperative Pain Hypersensitivity and Abnormal Cerebral Function. Neurosci Bull 2022; 38:1491-1507. [PMID: 36282466 PMCID: PMC9723009 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-022-00955-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Preoperative sleep loss can amplify post-operative mechanical hyperalgesia. However, the underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. In the current study, rats were randomly allocated to a control group and an acute sleep deprivation (ASD) group which experienced 6 h ASD before surgery. Then the variations in cerebral function and activity were investigated with multi-modal techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance, functional magnetic resonance imaging, c-Fos immunofluorescence, and electrophysiology. The results indicated that ASD induced hyperalgesia, and the metabolic kinetics were remarkably decreased in the striatum and midbrain. The functional connectivity (FC) between the nucleus accumbens (NAc, a subregion of the ventral striatum) and the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vLPAG) was significantly reduced, and the c-Fos expression in the NAc and the vLPAG was suppressed. Furthermore, the electrophysiological recordings demonstrated that both the neuronal activity in the NAc and the vLPAG, and the coherence of the NAc-vLPAG were suppressed in both resting and task states. This study showed that neuronal activity in the NAc and the vLPAG were weakened and the FC between the NAc and the vLPAG was also suppressed in rats with ASD-induced hyperalgesia. This study highlights the importance of preoperative sleep management for surgical patients.
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- Meimei Guo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, School of Physical Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Affective Disorders, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, London, W1S 3PR, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430071, China.
- Institute of Neuroscience and Brain Disease; Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441000, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Liu Y, Nie B, Liu T, Zheng N, Liu Z, Shan B, Jiang L, Manyande A, Li X, Xu F, Wang J. Variations of Brain Functional Connectivity in Alcohol-Preferring and Non-Preferring Rats with Consecutive Alcohol Training or Acute Alcohol Administration. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11111474. [PMID: 34827473 PMCID: PMC8615902 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11111474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Alcohol addiction is regarded as a series of dynamic changes to neural circuitries. A comparison of the global network during different stages of alcohol addiction could provide an efficient way to understand the neurobiological basis of addiction. Two animal models (P-rats screened from an alcohol preference family, and NP-rats screened from an alcohol non-preference family) were trained for alcohol preference with a two-bottle free choice method for 4 weeks. To examine the changes in the neural response to alcohol during the development of alcohol preference and acute stimulation, different trials were studied with resting-state fMRI methods during different periods of alcohol preference. The correlation coefficients of 28 regions in the whole brain were calculated, and the results were compared for alcohol preference related to the genetic background/training association. The variety of coherence patterns was highly related to the state and development of alcohol preference. We observed significant special brain connectivity changes during alcohol preference in P-rats. The comparison between the P- and NP-rats highlighted the role of genetic background in alcohol preference. The results of this study support the alterations of the neural network connection during the formation of alcohol preference and confirm that alcohol preference is highly related to the genetic background. This study could provide an effective approach for understanding the neurobiological basis of alcohol addiction.
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- Yue Liu
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China; (Y.L.); (T.L.); (N.Z.); (Z.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; (B.N.); (B.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China; (Y.L.); (T.L.); (N.Z.); (Z.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China; (Y.L.); (T.L.); (N.Z.); (Z.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China; (Y.L.); (T.L.); (N.Z.); (Z.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; (B.N.); (B.S.)
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA;
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- School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, Middlesex TW8 9GA, UK;
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China; (Y.L.); (T.L.); (N.Z.); (Z.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- Correspondence: (F.X.); (J.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China; (Y.L.); (T.L.); (N.Z.); (Z.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: (F.X.); (J.W.)
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Hu Y, Wu J, Zhang X, Tian J, Lu Y, Guo T. Effects of Paired Associative Stimulation on Metabolites in Ischemia Stroke Rats Model as Studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrum. Neurochem Res 2021; 46:2495-2504. [PMID: 34231112 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03388-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Paired associated stimulation (PAS) has been confirmed to play a role in motor recovery after stroke, but the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we employed a comprehensive battery of measurements, including behavioral test, electrophysiology and 1H-NMR approaches, to investigate the therapeutic effects of PAS in rat model of cerebral ischemia and its underlying mechanism. Rats were randomly divided into a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion group (tMCAO group), a tMCAO + PAS group (PAS group), and a sham group. PAS was applied over 7 consecutive days in PAS group. The behavioral function of rats was evaluated by modified Garcia Scores and Rota-rod test. Electrophysiological changes were measured by motor evoked potentials (MEP). Metabolic changes of ischemic penumbra were detected by 1H-NMR. After PAS intervention, the performances on Rota-rod test and Garcia test improved and the amplitude of MEP increased significantly. The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in penumbra cortex was decreased significantly, whereas the glutamate showed the opposite changes. The results suggested that post-stroke recovery promoted by PAS may be related to the metabolites alteration in ischemic penumbra and also regulate the excitability of motor cortex.
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- Yan Hu
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, 430000, Hubei Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, 430000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, 430000, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, 430000, Hubei Province, China.
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Zheng D, Li Z, Li S, Li X, Kamal GM, Liu C, Manyande A, Xu F, Bao Q, Wang J. Identification of metabolic kinetic patterns in different brain regions using metabolomics methods coupled with various discriminant approaches. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 198:114027. [PMID: 33744465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Metabolomics is widely used as a powerful technique for identifying metabolic patterns and functions of organs and biological systems. Normally, there are multiple groups/targets involved in data processed by discriminant analysis. This is more common in cerebral studies, as there are always several brain regions involved in neuronal studies or brain metabolic dysfunctions. Furthermore, neuronal activity is highly correlated with cerebral energy metabolism, such as oxidation of glucose, especially for glutamatergic (excitatory) and GABAergic (inhibitory) neuronal activities. Thus, regional cerebral energy metabolism recognition is essential for understanding brain functions. In the current study, ten different brain regions were considered for discrimination analysis. The metabolic kinetics were investigated with 13C enrichments in metabolic products of glucose and measured using the nuclear magnetic spectroscopic method. Multiple discriminative methods were used to construct classification models in order to screen out the best method. After comparing all the applied discriminatory analysis methods, the boost-decision tree method was found to be the best method for classification and every cerebral region exhibited its own metabolic pattern. Finally, the differences in metabolic kinetics among these brain regions were analyzed. We, therefore, concluded that the current technology could also be utilized in other multi-class metabolomics studies and special metabolic kinetic patterns could provide useful information for brain function studies.
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- Danhao Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, 430071, Wuhan, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, 430071, Wuhan, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, 430071, Wuhan, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, 430071, Wuhan, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, London, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, 430071, Wuhan, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China; Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, PR China
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- Wuhan United Imaging Life Science Instrument Co., Ltd, Wuhan, 430206, PR China; Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 76001, Israel.
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, 430071, Wuhan, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China; Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Basic Medicine for Diabetes, 2nd Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, PR China.
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Li H, Lei T, Zhang J, Yan Y, Wang N, Song C, Li C, Sun M, Li J, Guo Y, Yang J, Kang T. Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) Aril ameliorates cognitive impairment in AD mice induced by combination of D-gal/AlCl 3 and an irregular diet via RAS/MEK/ERK signaling pathway. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 267:113612. [PMID: 33249246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Alzheimer's disease (AD) is identified as "forgetfulness" or "dementia", and it can be caused by spleen deficiency. Longan Aril (the aril of Dimocarpus longan Lour., LA) is a kind of Chinese medicine, and it can improve intelligence attributed to entering the spleen-meridian. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effects of LA on AD mice with spleen deficiency, and to understand anti-AD mechanism of LA. MATERIAL AND METHODS A mouse model of AD with spleen deficiency was established by D-gal (140 mg/kg, intraperitoneal injection) and AlCl3 (20 mg/kg, intragastrical administration) in combination with an irregular diet for 60 days, in which mice in LA group were daily given LA (0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 g/kg). The anti-AD effects of LA were evaluated by the Morris water maze, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Nissl, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assays. The anti-AD mechanism of LA was studied by using metabolomics, and the expressions of RAS/MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway-related proteins were detected by Western blotting. RESULTS LA improved learning and memory abilities, superoxide dismutase (SOD) level, and form and number of Nissl bodies, while reduced the levels of Aβ42, phosphorylated-tau (p-tau), reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B), histological injury, and apoptosis rate in AD group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01 or P < 0.001). The anti-AD mechanism of LA may be related to RAS/MEK/ERK and other signaling pathways, in which the expressions of RAS/MEK/ERK signaling pathway-related proteins significantly reduced (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS LA could improve the cognitive ability and reduce the pathologic impairment in AD mice, which might be partly mediated via inhibition of RAS/MEK/ERK singling pathway.
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- Hongyan Li
- The Ministry of National Education Key Lab for TCM Visceral Manifestations Theory and Application, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China; Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China.
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- College of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, 116600, China
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Deda O, Virgiliou C, Armitage EG, Orfanidis A, Taitzoglou I, Wilson ID, Loftus N, Gika HG. Metabolic Phenotyping Study of Mouse Brains Following Acute or Chronic Exposures to Ethanol. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:4071-4081. [PMID: 32786683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The chronic and acute effect of ethanol administration on the metabolic phenotype of mouse brain was studied in a C57BL/6 mouse model of ethanol abuse using both untargeted and targeted ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Two experiments based on either chronic (8 week) exposure to ethanol of both male and female mice or acute exposure of male mice for 11 days, plus 2 oral gavage doses of 25% ethanol, were undertaken. Marked differences were found in amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and related metabolites as well as a number of different lipids. Using untargeted metabolite profiling, acute ethanol exposure found significant decreases in several metabolites including nucleosides, fatty acids, glycerophosphocholine, and a number of phospholipids, while chronic exposure resulted in increases in several amino acids with notable decreases in adenosine, acetylcarnitine, and galactosylceramides. Similarly, targeted metabolite analysis, focusing on the hydrophilic fraction of the brain tissue extract, identified significant decreases in the metabolism of amino acids and derivatives, as well as purine degradation especially after chronic exposure to ethanol.
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- Olga Deda
- Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.,Biomic_Auth, Bioanalysis and Omics Lab, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Innovation Area of Thessaloniki, Thermi 57001, Greece
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- Biomic_Auth, Bioanalysis and Omics Lab, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Innovation Area of Thessaloniki, Thermi 57001, Greece.,Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Division of Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester M17 1GP, U.K
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- Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.,Biomic_Auth, Bioanalysis and Omics Lab, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Innovation Area of Thessaloniki, Thermi 57001, Greece
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Chen YL, He ZG, Wang Q, Xiang HB, Fan L, Xiong J. Specific Patterns of Spinal Metabolite Ratio Underlying α-Me-5-HT-evoked Pruritus Compared with Compound 48/80 Based on Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Curr Med Sci 2020; 40:761-766. [PMID: 32862388 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-020-2233-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mechanisms of pruritus are implicated in the dysregulation of the metabolites in the spinal cord. We investigated pruritus behavioral testing in three groups of young adult male C57Bl/6 mice, including one group treated with normal saline, while the other groups intradermally injected with α-Me-5-HT (histamine-independent pruritogen), compound 48/80 (histamine-dependent pruritogen) at the nape skin of the neck, respectively. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) was used to compare spinal metabolites from the vertebral cervical among three groups, and to study the association of spinal metabolite ratio and pruritus intensity. The MRS-measured N-acetylaspartate-to-myoinositol ratio (NAA/Ins) was significantly correlated with the number of scratches between normal saline group and 48/80 group or α-Me-5-HT group (both P<0.0001), indicating that NAA/Ins may be a robust surrogate marker of histamine-independent/dependent pruritogen. There was significant difference in Glu/Ins between normal saline group and 48/80 group (P=0.017), indicating that Glu/Ins may be a surrogate marker of histamine-dependent pruritogen, while GABA/Ins was highly significantly different between normal saline group and α-Me-5-HT group (P=0.008), suggesting that GABA/Ins may be a surrogate marker of histamine-independent pruritogen. MRS may reflect the extent of pruritus intensity elicited by α-Me-5-HT and compound 48/80 with sensitivity similar to the number of scratches, and above potential markers need to be further validated in pre-clinical and clinical treatment trials.
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- Ying-le Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Quanzhou Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, China
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- Emergency Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Sun C, Gao M, Wang F, Yun Y, Sun Q, Guo R, Yan C, Sun X, Li Y. Serum metabolomic profiling in patients with Alzheimer disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment by GC/MS. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 34:e4875. [PMID: 32384189 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Congcong Sun
- Department of NeurologyQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Institute of Clinical PharmacologyQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Department of NeurologyQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Brain Research InstituteQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Brain Research InstituteQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Institute of Clinical PharmacologyQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Department of NeurologyQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Brain Research InstituteQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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- Department of NeurologyQilu Hospital of Shandong University Jinan Shandong Province China
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Li X, Wang Y, Su M, Chu X, Li S, Yue Y, Zhang X, Wang J, Han F. Brain metabolomics study for the protective effects of Rhodiola crenulata extract on Alzheimer's disease by HPLC coupled with Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:3216-3223. [PMID: 32506776 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201901314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In order to investigate the protective effects of Rhodiola crenulata extract on Alzheimer's disease, a brain metabolomics study in rats was conducted by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Rat model was constructed by bilateral hippocampal injection of amyloid-β peptide and immunohistochemistry was performed to evaluate the pharmacological effect of Rhodiola crenulata extract. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to discover potential biomarkers in rat brain and related metabolic pathways analysis was conducted to elucidate the action mechanism of Rhodiola crenulata extract. As a result, a total of 19 metabolites contributing to Alzheimer's disease progress were identified and nine of them were restored to the normal levels after drug administration. Pathway analysis revealed that the protective effects of Rhodiola crenulata extract are related to the regulation of glutathione metabolism and arachidonic acid metabolism in rat brain. In conclusion, this work demonstrates that the developed metabolomics method is useful to investigate the protective effects of Rhodiola crenulata extract against Alzheimer's disease. These outcomes may further provide reliable evidence to illuminate the intervention mechanism of other traditional Chinese medicines on Alzheimer's disease.
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- Xintong Li
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Dalian Customs District, Dalian, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Shenyang Xingqi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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Cao Q, Liu H, Zhang G, Wang X, Manyande A, Du H. 1H-NMR based metabolomics reveals the nutrient differences of two kinds of freshwater fish soups before and after simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Food Funct 2020; 11:3095-3104. [PMID: 32195513 DOI: 10.1039/c9fo02661d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Soups show diverse health functions, which could be linked to their original nutrient profiles and metabolites derived from digestion. NMR spectroscopy is a robust and rapid method that unveils or identifies the chemical composition of food or food-derived metabolites. In the current study, the 1H-NMR spectroscopy approach was applied to identify the differences in metabolic profiling of two kinds of home-cooked freshwater fish soups (crucian carp and snakehead fish) before and after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. The nutritional profiles of these soups were studied using the 1H-NMR method for the first time. Two metabolomics methods, PCA (Principal Component Analysis) and OPLS-DA (Orthogonal Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis), were used to analyze the data. On the whole, levels of amino acid metabolites such as valine (Val), tyrosine, choline, taurine (Tau) and glycine were higher in the crucian carp soup, whereas higher levels of fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids were found in the snakehead soup. Furthermore, the high content of seven metabolites valine, leucine, EPA C20:5 (PUFA eicosapentaenoic acid), acetic acid, taurine, GPCho (phosphatidylcholine) and creatine showed an upward trend after simulated gastrointestinal digestion. The results demonstrate that the 1H-NMR metabolic profile of different fish soups can shed some light on our understanding of food functional properties and dietary therapy. Furthermore, changes of metabolites in digested fish soups could reveal information about chemical compounds which play important roles in the body.
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- Qiongju Cao
- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China. and National R & D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, P.R. China and Hubei Provincial Institute for Food Supervision and Test, Wuhan, 430071, P.R. China
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- School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, London, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China. and National R & D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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Zhang W, Chen Y, Jiang H, Yang J, Wang Q, Du Y, Xu H. Integrated strategy for accurately screening biomarkers based on metabolomics coupled with network pharmacology. Talanta 2020; 211:120710. [PMID: 32070601 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Screening diagnostic biomarkers can be challenging due to the complexity of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and ambiguous pharmacological mechanisms. In this study, we reported an integrated strategy for accurately screening diagnostic biomarkers based on metabolomics coupled with network pharmacology. First, a feasible pharmacological model was established through systems pharmacology and based on metabolomics-based techniques to explore diagnostic biomarkers. While the components satisfying the q-value < 0.05, fold change (FC) ≥ 1.2 or FC ≤ 0.8, coefficient of variance (CV) ≤ 30%(QC) and the variable importance in the project (VIP) value > 1 are considered to be diagnostic biomarkers. Second, the ingredients were retained only when oral bioavailability (OB), Caco-2 permeability, drug half-life, TPSA and drug likeness (DL) satisfied the criteria (OB ≥ 40%; Caco-2 ≥ -0.4; HL ≥ 4 h; TPSA˂140; DL ≥ 0.18) suggested by the TCMSP database. Moreover, ingredients that exhibit extensive biological activity in TCM are also retained. Third, the effect targets of TCM were screened using the TCMSP database, Swiss Target Prediction and STICH online software. Disease targets were gathered from the therapeutic target database (TTD), PharmGkb and TCMSP database. Hub genes were screened by potential protein-protein interaction (PPI) network pharmacology analysis. Finally, a metabolic network pathway is established between the diagnostic biomarker and the hub gene. In the network analysis of metabolic pathways, most of the genes involved in this pathway are the second-step-obtained hub genes, which can explain the accuracy of the identified biomarkers. The proposed integrated strategy was successfully applied to explore the mechanism of action of Pulsatilla decoction (PD) in the treatment of acute ulcerative colitis (UC). Based on this integrated strategy, 23 potential biomarkers of acute UC treated with PD were identified. In conclusion, the integrated strategy provides novel insights into network pharmacology and metabolomics as effective tools to illuminate the mechanism of action of TCM.
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- Wendan Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050011, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China.
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Liu T, Li Z, He J, Yang N, Han D, Li Y, Tian X, Liu H, Manyande A, Xiang H, Xu F, Wang J, Guo X. Regional Metabolic Patterns of Abnormal Postoperative Behavioral Performance in Aged Mice Assessed by 1H-NMR Dynamic Mapping Method. Neurosci Bull 2020; 36:25-38. [PMID: 31376056 PMCID: PMC6940420 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-019-00414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Abnormal postoperative neurobehavioral performance (APNP) is a common phenomenon in the early postoperative period. The disturbed homeostatic status of metabolites in the brain after anesthesia and surgery might make a significant contribution to APNP. The dynamic changes of metabolites in different brain regions after anesthesia and surgery, as well as their potential association with APNP are still not well understood. Here, we used a battery of behavioral tests to assess the effects of laparotomy under isoflurane anesthesia in aged mice, and investigated the metabolites in 12 different sub-regions of the brain at different time points using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy. The abnormal neurobehavioral performance occurred at 6 h and/or 9 h, and recovered at 24 h after anesthesia/surgery. Compared with the control group, the altered metabolite of the model group at 6 h was aspartate (Asp), and the difference was mainly displayed in the cortex; while significant changes at 9 h occurred predominantly in the cortex and hippocampus, and the corresponding metabolites were Asp and glutamate (Glu). All changes returned to baseline at 24 h. The altered metabolic changes could have occurred as a result of the acute APNP, and the metabolites Asp and Glu in the cortex and hippocampus could provide preliminary evidence for understanding the APNP process.
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- Taotao Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, Middlesex, TW89GA, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- The Second Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Zhang X, Jiang X, Wang X, Zhao Y, Jia L, Chen F, Yin R, Han F. A metabolomic study based on accurate mass and isotopic fine structures by dual mode combined-FT-ICR-MS to explore the effects of Rhodiola crenulata extract on Alzheimer disease in rats. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 166:347-356. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Du H, Huo Y, Liu H, Kamal GM, Yang J, Zeng Y, Zhao S, Liu Y. Fast nutritional characterization of different pigmented rice grains using a combination of NMR and decision tree analysis. CYTA - JOURNAL OF FOOD 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2018.1545800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Hongying Du
- College of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahimyar Khan, Pakistan
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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Profiling and comparison of toxicant metabolites in hair and urine using a mass spectrometry-based metabolomic data processing method. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1052:84-95. [PMID: 30685045 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Urine and hair are used for assessing human exposure to toxicants. Urine tests can show acute toxicant exposure. Hair analysis can be used to determine chronic toxicant exposure after months to years; however, compared to urine, hair analysis in exposure assessments is much less frequently investigated. Urine and hair are different matrices, and their mechanisms of toxicant metabolite incorporation are different. The toxicant metabolites present in urine and hair may also be different. To clarify this issue, a procedure was developed to identify toxicant metabolites in rat samples using a mass spectrometry-based metabolomic data processing method. Di-(2-propylheptyl) phthalate (DPHP), an industrial plasticizer, was used as the model toxicant. The developed procedure identified not only known DPHP metabolites (mono-(propyl-6-oxo-heptyl) phthalate, mono-(propyl-6-hydroxyheptyl) phthalate, and mono-(propyl-6-carboxyhexyl) phthalate) but also novel metabolites that were structurally related to DPHP in the rat samples, indicating that the developed procedure successfully identified toxicant metabolites in in vivo samples. Among the 62 tentative metabolites identified from the 7th-day urine and the 28th-day hair samples, 33 were detected in only the urine samples, 19 were detected in only the hair samples, and 10 were identified in both the urine and hair samples. A total of 15 out of the 62 metabolites were confirmed as DPHP structure-related metabolites based on MS/MS analysis. Among the 15 DPHP structure-related metabolites, only 2 metabolites were present in both the urine and hair samples. These results suggested that the metabolites identified in urine could not be applied to exposure assessments based on hair analysis.
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Du H, Fu J, Wang S, Liu H, Zeng Y, Yang J, Xiong S. 1H-NMR metabolomics analysis of nutritional components from two kinds of freshwater fish brain extracts. RSC Adv 2018; 8:19470-19478. [PMID: 35541012 PMCID: PMC9080649 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02311e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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There are a number of bioactive compounds in freshwater fish brains, and their functional roles have not been clearly elucidated. NMR-based metabolic profiling could enable rapid characterization of the nutritional composition a fish's brain. Here, two kinds of freshwater fish brains were investigated, crucian carp and yellow catfish. A 1H-NMR based metabolomic approach was used to illustrate the nutritional components of these two kinds of brain. At first, the microwave method was utilized to cease the activity of the enzymes in the brain, and the chemicals were extracted for NMR analysis. These two kinds of brain had significant differences in metabolic patterns, and the chemical compositions of the yellow catfish brain were similar to those of rodent and human brains. Furthermore, most of the different metabolites were significantly higher in the yellow catfish, except for acetamide. This study could provide comprehensive information regarding the utilization of fish heads during processing of fish and dietary nutrition guidance. There are a number of bioactive compounds in freshwater fish brains, and their functional roles have not been clearly elucidated. NMR-based metabolic profiling could provide a rapid characterization of a fish brain's nutritional composition.![]()
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- Hongying Du
- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China +86-27-87288375.,National R & D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China +86-27-87288375
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China +86-27-87288375
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan 430071 China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China +86-27-87288375
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China +86-27-87288375
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China +86-27-87288375.,National R & D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China
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