Effects of Platycodon grandiflorum on Gut Microbiome and Immune System of Immunosuppressed Mouse
- Authors
- Jhang, So-Yun; Lee, Sung-Hyen; Lee, Eun-Byeol; Choi, Ji-Hye; Bang, Sohyun; Jeong, Misun; Jang, Hwan-Hee; Kim, Hyun-Ju; Lee, Hae-Jeung; Jeong, Hyun-Cheol; Lee, S.-J.
- Issue Date
- Dec-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Akkermansia; Gut microbiome; Immune system; Metagenomics; Microbiome; Platycodon grandiflorum
- Citation
- Metabolites, v.11, no.12
- Journal Title
- Metabolites
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/84629
- DOI
- 10.3390/metabo11120817
- ISSN
- 2218-1989
- Abstract
- Platycodon grandiflorum (PG) is a perennial plant that has been used as a traditional remedy to control immune-related diseases. PG was steamed and dried to improve its taste (PGS). The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of PG and PGS (PG-diets) on the gut microbiome and immune system. We treated PG-diets to immunosuppressed mice via cyclophosphamide (CPA) injection. After two weeks of the supplement, we evaluated specific genera related to body weight and serum immunoglobulin levels and analyzed 16S rRNA sequencing and metagenomics statistical analysis. PG-diets groups showed an increased abundance of microorganisms in immunodeficient mice compared to the control group (NC). Moreover, Akkermansia significantly decreased in response to the CPA in the NC group at the genus level, whereas its abundance increased in the PG-diets groups. We also found that the modulation of the gut microbiome by PG-diets was correlated with body weight, IgA, and IgM levels. The results demonstrate that PG-diets may improve the health benefits of immunosuppressed mice by altering the gut microbiome, though not much difference was found between PG and PGS treatments. Finally, this is the first study showing the effects of PGS-diets on the gut microbiome and immune system as a potential nourishing immunity supplement. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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