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Hon KL, Tan YW, Leung KKY, Fung GPG, Li PH. Emergency Management of Food-induced Anaphylaxis and Severe Reactions in Young Infants. Curr Pediatr Rev 2024; 20:111-114. [PMID: 36305133 DOI: 10.2174/1573396319666221027115126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kam Lun Hon
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Paediatrics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Yao Y, Liu T, Yin L, Man S, Ye S, Ma L. Polyphenol-Rich Extract from Litchi chinensis Seeds Alleviates Hypertension-Induced Renal Damage in Rats. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:2138-2148. [PMID: 33470120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c07046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Litchi chinensis seed is a valuable byproduct of the subtropical fruit litchi (L. chinensis Sonn.), whose extract (LSE) has been confirmed to ameliorate dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and oxidative stress caused by type 2 diabetes. However, if LSE exerts an effect on anti-hypertension and hypertensive renal damage remains unknown. In this study, 13 polyphenols and one fatty acid were identified by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. Network pharmacological analysis revealed that the therapeutic effects of LSE may be involved in multitargets and multipathways, such as the TNF signaling pathway, interleukin (IL)-6-mediated signaling pathway, NF-kappa B signaling pathway, removal of superoxide radicals, negative regulation of blood pressure, and so forth. Moreover, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were daily gavaged with LSE (60 mg/kg) for 10 weeks. LSE remarkably reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP). The hypertension-induced renal damage was improved by suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress, which was consistent with the prediction of network pharmacology. In addition, LSE treatment remarkably increased the relative abundances of Lactobacillus and the production of short-chain fatty acids in the intestine. Our study indicated that a byproduct of litchi, namely, litchi seed, may be effective in reducing SBP and alleviating hypertensive renal damage.
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- Yuan Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The 983th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Tianjin 300142, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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