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Lai S, Wei P, Wang A, Tang R, Zheng Y, Yang J, Rao K. Protective effects of ferulic acid on embryonic development by improving antioxidant function in broilers embryo of thermal manipulation. J Therm Biol 2024; 122:103878. [PMID: 38852486 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103878] [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: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Abstract
This study aimed to elucidate the effects of broiler embryos soaked in ferulic acid (FA) solution on alleviating the negative impact of thermal manipulation (TM) on chicken embryo development and to provide a theoretical and experimental basis for applying TM and FA in the poultry feeding industry. A total of 120 broiler fertilized eggs were randomly divided into three groups: control group, TM group, and comprehensive group (TM + FA), with 40 eggs in each group. The TM group and the comprehensive group from the 7th embryonic age to the 16th embryonic age received TM for ten days, treated with a temperature of 39.5 °C and relative humidity of 65% for 18 h a day. In the comprehensive group, broiler embryos were immersed in FA solution at a concentration of 80 mg/L for 6 min at 16:00 every day from the 6th to the 8th embryo age. They were incubated continuously after being soaked until the chicks hatched. The results showed that the rates of dead embryos and weak chicks in the TM group were significantly higher than those in the control group and comprehensive group. Chick body temperatures of the TM group and comprehensive group were significantly lower than those of the control group. The heart weights of the TM group and comprehensive group were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the leg weights of the TM group were significantly decreased compared with those of the control group and comprehensive group. The SOD activity of serum in the comprehensive group was significantly higher than that in the control group and TM group, while the CAT activity of serum in the comprehensive group and control group was significantly higher than that in the TM group; however, there was no difference between the comprehensive group and control group. The activities of SOD and CAT in the liver were significantly higher than those of the TM group; however, the MDA content of the liver in the comprehensive group and control group was significantly lower than that of the TM group. The gene expression of Nrf2 and SOD in the comprehensive group and TM group was significantly higher than that in the control group; however, there was no significant difference between the comprehensive group and TM group. Soaking broiler embryonic eggs in an FA solution can improve the antioxidant capacity of the liver by upregulating Nrf2-Keap1 signal pathway-related gene expression. FA can effectively alleviate the side effects of TM on chicken embryos and does not impact the effects of TM.
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- Shixiong Lai
- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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- College of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University; Key Laboratory of Animal Medicine at Southwest Minzu University of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041, PR China.
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Chen X, Liu J, Liu Y, Li X, An D, Liu X, Zhang L. Alpha-lipoic acid improves cryopreservation of rooster semen by reducing oxidative stress. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103632. [PMID: 38518670 PMCID: PMC10978532 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103632] [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: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024] Open
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Inhibiting oxidative stress is key for ensuring sperm motility during semen cryopreservation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of adding alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) as an extender in rooster semen cryopreservation. Different concentrations of ALA were added to the frozen diluent of rooster semen; subsequently, computer-aided semen analysis was used to determine membrane functional integrity, acrosome integrity, antioxidant capacity (based on T-AOC, GSH-Px, SOD, CAT, and MDA contents), and mitochondrial integrity. The frozen sperm ultrastructure was observed using transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the addition of different concentrations of ALA partially to greatly improved the quality of frozen sperm; in particular, 8 μg/mL ALA significantly improved multiple parameters of sperm quality, including sperm motility and antioxidant enzyme activity, after freeze-thaw. The results of this study provide empirical and theoretical support for effective rooster semen cryopreservation and can inform the development of new protective agents in the field of livestock reproduction.
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- Xiaoxin Chen
- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China.
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Saleem K, Asghar MA, Raza A, Javed HH, Farooq TH, Ahmad MA, Rahman A, Ullah A, Song B, Du J, Xu F, Riaz A, Yong JWH. Biochar-Mediated Control of Metabolites and Other Physiological Responses in Water-Stressed Leptocohloa fusca. Metabolites 2023; 13:511. [PMID: 37110169 PMCID: PMC10146376 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040511] [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: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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We investigated biochar-induced drought tolerance in Leptocohloa fusca (Kallar grass) by exploring the plant defense system at physiological level. L. fusca plants were exposed to drought stress (100%, 70%, and 30% field capacity), and biochar (BC), as an organic soil amendment was applied in two concentrations (15 and 30 mg kg-1 soil) to induce drought tolerance. Our results demonstrated that drought restricted the growth of L. fusca by inhibiting shoot and root (fresh and dry) weight, total chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate. Under drought stress, the uptake of essential nutrients was also limited due to lower water supply, which ultimately affected metabolites including amino and organic acids, and soluble sugars. In addition, drought stress induced oxidative stress, which is evidenced by the higher production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide ion (O2-), hydroxyl ion (OH-), and malondialdehyde (MDA). The current study revealed that stress-induced oxidative injury is not a linear path, since the excessive production of lipid peroxidation led to the accumulation of methylglyoxal (MG), a member of reactive carbonyl species (RCS), which ultimately caused cell injury. As a consequence of oxidative-stress induction, the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) pathway, followed by a series of reactions, was activated by the plants to reduce ROS-induced oxidative damage. Furthermore, biochar considerably improved plant growth and development by mediating metabolites and soil physio-chemical status.
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- Khansa Saleem
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Resources, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, ELKH, 2 Brunzvik St., 2462 Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Bangor College China, A Joint Unit of Bangor University and Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Biological Resources, Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, ELKH, 2 Brunzvik St., 2462 Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education & Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Resource Utilization for Cold Region & School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Applied Biotechnology Center, Wuhan University of Bioengineering, Wuhan 430415, China
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 23456 Alnarp, Sweden
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Jiang K, Huang C, Liu F, Zheng J, Ou J, Zhao D, Ou S. Origin and Fate of Acrolein in Foods. Foods 2022; 11:foods11131976. [PMID: 35804791 PMCID: PMC9266280 DOI: 10.3390/foods11131976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Acrolein is a highly toxic agent that may promote the occurrence and development of various diseases. Acrolein is pervasive in all kinds of foods, and dietary intake is one of the main routes of human exposure to acrolein. Considering that acrolein is substantially eliminated after its formation during food processing and re-exposed in the human body after ingestion and metabolism, the origin and fate of acrolein must be traced in food. Focusing on molecular mechanisms, this review introduces the formation of acrolein in food and summarises both in vitro and in vivo fates of acrolein based on its interactions with small molecules and biomacromolecules. Future investigation of acrolein from different perspectives is also discussed.
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- Kaiyu Jiang
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (K.J.); (C.H.); (F.L.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (K.J.); (C.H.); (F.L.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (K.J.); (C.H.); (F.L.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (K.J.); (C.H.); (F.L.); (J.Z.)
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- Institute of Food Safety & Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
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- Research Institute for Future Food, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China;
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; (K.J.); (C.H.); (F.L.); (J.Z.)
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Innovation Platform for the Safety of Bakery Products, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Correspondence:
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Liu D, Cheng Y, Mei X, Xie Y, Tang Z, Liu J, Cao X. Mechanisms of acrolein induces toxicity in human umbilical vein endothelial cells: Oxidative stress, DNA damage response, and apoptosis. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2022; 37:708-719. [PMID: 34908224 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Acrolein is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant that produced by the incomplete combustion of cigarette smoke, forest fires, petroleum fuels, plastic materials, and cooking fumes. Inhalation is a common form of people exposure to acrolein, increasing evidence demonstrates that acrolein impairs the cardiovascular system by targeting vascular endothelial cells. However, the molecular mechanism of the cytotoxicity of acrolein exposure on vascular endothelial cells remains unclear. This work focused on the toxicity of acrolein on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The molecular mechanism was studied based on oxidative stress, DNA damage response (DDR), and mitochondrial apoptosis pathways. After HUVECs were treated with 12.5, 25, and 50 μM acrolein for 24 h, cell viability, cell colony formation, mitochondrial membrane potential, and adenosine triphosphate content significantly reduced, and acrolein increased intracellular reactive oxygen species, apoptosis rate, and 8-hydroxy-2 deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) level. Furthermore, p38MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathways were activated in response to oxidative stress. Moreover, acrolein induced G0/G1phase arrest, promoted the expression of γ-H2AX, activated the DDR signaling pathway (Ataxia-Telangiectasia-Mutated [ATM] and Rad-3-related/Chk1 and ATM/Chk2), and triggered the consequent cell cycle checkpoints. Finally, the protein expression of Bax/Bcl-2 and cleaved Caspase-3 was up-regulated, suggesting apoptosis was induced by triggering the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. All these results indicated that acrolein induced HUVECs cytotoxicity by regulating oxidative stress, DNA damage, and apoptosis. This study provides a novel perspective on the mechanism of acrolein-induced cardiovascular toxicity, it will be helpful for the prevention of acrolein-induced cardiovascular disease.
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- Dan Liu
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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He WH, Zhai XH, Duan XJ, Di HS. Effect of resveratrol treatment on apoptosis and apoptotic pathways during boar semen freezing. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2021; 21:485-494. [PMID: 32478494 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1900520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, RSV) has been widely used in mammalian cells, but whether it can be used during freezing boar semen is still unknown. The effects of RSV treatment during boar semen freezing on its anti-freezing ability, apoptosis, and possible apoptotic pathways were observed in this study. Sperm motility, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive apoptotic state, and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression levels of apoptotic genes involved in different apoptotic pathways after freezing with or without RSV treatment were tested. The results showed that: (1) Compared with fresh sperm, the motility, normal acrosome rate, and plasma membrane integrity rate of frozen boar sperm decreased significantly (P<0.05), and RSV did not significantly increase the sperm motility (0.44 vs. 0.40, P>0.05), but it did significantly improve the normal acrosome rate (57.65% vs. 47.00%, P<0.05) and plasma membrane integrity rate (46.67% vs. 38.85%, P<0.05). (2) After freezing, most boar sperm showed low mitochondrial ΔΨm. RSV treatment could increase the rate of high mitochondrial ΔΨm of boar sperm. (3) RSV treatment significantly decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels (58.65% vs. 88.41%, P<0.05) and increased the ATP content (0.49 μmol/L vs. 0.25 μmol/L, P<0.05) of boar sperm during freezing. (4) The apoptotic rate of the freezing group (80.41%) with TUNEL detection increased significantly compared to the fresh group (9.70%, P<0.05), and RSV treatment greatly decreased the apoptotic rate (68.32%, P<0.05). (5) Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) showed that not only the genes from the death receptor-mediated apoptotic pathway (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), Fas ligand (FasL), and Caspase-8), but also the genes from the mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathway (manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), and Caspase-9) were both significantly changed after freezing. RSV treatment during freezing greatly changed their expression levels. Although RSV treatment during boar semen freezing did not significantly increase motility after thawing, it still played an efficient antioxidant role, which could enhance the mitochondrial function and decrease the apoptotic level induced by both the death receptor- and mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathways.
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- Wei-Hua He
- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China
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Shen H, Tong X, Yang J, Yu L, Zhou H, Wang Y, He Y, Wan H, Li C. Biotransformation of natural hydroxycinnamic acids by gut microbiota from normal and cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injured rats: a comparative study. Food Funct 2020; 11:5389-5395. [DOI: 10.1039/d0fo00775g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hydroxycinnamic acids can undergo decarboxylation and dehydrogenation by gut microbiota from normal and cerebral I/R injured rats.
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- Huihui Shen
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Hangzhou
- PR China
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