Project description:Geotrichum candidum isolate:Chinese traditional fermented food, fermented grains (a fermented product for making white spirits) Genome sequencing
Project description:We firstly compared the expression file of circRNAs in longissimus muscle (LM) between the Chinese indigenous Huainan (HN, the fat type line ) and the Western commercial Duroc×(Landrace×Yorkshire) (DLY, the thin type line) to identify the key circRNAs involved in the genetic basis of pork quality traits.
Project description:Using high-throughput antibody microarray, through cross-sectional sample detection and verification of samples that had undergone physical changes over time, it was found that people with balanced constitution and dampness constitution in Chinese medicine showed differences in serum protein expression. The differences were expressed as the level changes of 19 proteins such as Dectin-2, Siglec-7, AIF and TACI. The research results provided the basis for the scientific expression of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) constitution.
Project description:Introduction: Fermented milk products are part of the staple diet for many Mediterranean populations. Most of these traditional foods are enriched with lactobacilli and other lactic acid bacteria and metabolites resulting from lactose fermentation. There is currently very little scientific knowledge on the influence of diet supplementation with fermented milk on the gut microbiota metabolism and composition. Methods: We integrated 16S rRNA gene-based taxonomic profiling with metaproteomic-based functional analysis to investigate the gut microbiota modifications in rats exposed for 8 weeks to diet supplementation with casu axedu, a traditional fermented milk produced within rural communities in Sardinia (Italy). Results and Discussion: Several taxa showed a significantly increased abundance at the end of the dietary treatment, including Phascolarctobacterium, Prevotella, Blautia glucerasea, and Akkermansia muciniphila, while Bifidobacterium, Lachnoclostridium, Odoribacter, Bacteroides dorei and Dubosiella newyorkensis were decreased compared to the control rats. Metaproteomic analysis highlighted a striking reshape of the Prevotella proteome profile in agreement with its blooming in casu axedu-fed animals, suggesting an increase of the glycolytic activity through the Embden Meyerhof Parnas Pathway over the Entner Doudoroff Pathway. Moreover, an increased production of succinate was observed, which in turn significantly boosted the abundance of Phascolartcobacterium and its production of propionate. Fermented milk consumption was also associated with promotion of microbial synthesis of branched chain essential amino acids L-valine and L-leucine. Finally, metaproteomic data indicated a reduction of bacterial virulence factors and host inflammatory markers, suggesting that the consumption of casu axedu can have beneficial effects on the gut mucosa health.
Project description:To identify biomarkers regulated by traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus membranaceus Fischer Bge. var. mongolicus Bge. Hsiao in colorectal cancer. We have identified several differentially expressed genes including microRNAs using Affymetrix HTA-2.0 array. In this dataset, we include the expression data obtained from colon cancer cell line HCT116 grafted into nude mice. The mice was treated either water or traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus membranaceus for 28 days. These data are used to obtain 1425 genes that are differentially expressed in response to Astragalus membranaceus treatment.