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- Title
American Ginseng and Asian Ginseng Intervention in Diet-Induced Obese Mice: Metabolomics Reveals Distinct Metabolic Profiles.
- Authors
Zhang, Wen-Song; Pan, An; Yang, Liu; Cai, Yuan-Yuan; Liu, Bao-Lin; Li, Ping; Qi, Lian-Wen; Li, Jing; Liu, Qun
- Abstract
American ginseng and Asian ginseng, which occupy prominent positions in the list of best-selling natural products in the West and East, are suitable for different indications in the traditional pharmacological uses. Currently, the effects of American ginseng and Asian ginseng in the protection against metabolic dysfunction and the differences between them are still unknown. Herein, an untargeted metabolomics based on liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS) was determined. The serum metabolomics and dynamic feces metabolomics revealed significant metabolic distinction between American ginseng and Asian ginseng in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice. The results show that American ginseng and Asian ginseng alleviate glucose and lipid metabolism disorder in DIO mice. A total of 45 differential metabolites were confirmed between the drug-naïve and American ginseng group, and 32 metabolites were confirmed between the drug-naïve and Asian ginseng group. Metabolic pathways analysis shows that these two ginsengs treatment dynamic rectifies metabolic disorder in DIO mice mainly via regulating linoleic acids metabolism, cysteine and methionine metabolism and biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid. Moreover, American ginseng's specific function in monitoring the carnitines and taurine/hypotaurine metabolism might make it more effective in meliorating lipids metabolism disorder than Asian ginseng.
- Subjects
AMINO acid metabolism; LIPID metabolism; FECAL analysis; GLUCOSE metabolism; BLOOD serum analysis; CYSTEINE metabolism; METHIONINE metabolism; ANIMAL experimentation; CARNITINE; DIET; FACTOR analysis; GINSENG; GLUCOSE tolerance tests; LIQUID chromatography; MASS spectrometry; METABOLIC disorders; MICE; OBESITY; RESEARCH funding; UNSATURATED fatty acids; WEIGHT gain; LINOLEIC acid; PLANT extracts; DATA analysis software; METABOLOMICS; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2019, Vol 47, Issue 4, p787
- ISSN
0192-415X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0192415X19500411