Fecal microbiota transplantation in a child with severe ASD comorbidities of gastrointestinal dysfunctions—a case report

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive behaviors. In addition to behavioral interventions and psychotherapies, and pharmacological interventions, in-depth studies of intestinal microbiota in ASD has obvious abnormalities which may effectively influenced in ASD. Several attempts have been made to indicate that microbiota can reduce the occurrence of ASD effectively. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a type of biological therapy that involves the transplant of intestinal microbiota from healthy donors into the patient’s gastrointestinal tract to improve the gut microenvironment. In this case report, we describe a case of child ASD treated by FMT. The patient have poor response to long-term behavioral interventions. After five rounds of FMT, clinical core symptoms of ASD and gastrointestinal(GI) symptoms were significantly altered. Moreover, the multiple levels of functional development of child were also significantly ameliorated. We found that FMT changed the composition of the intestinal microbiota as well as the metabolites, intestinal inflammatory manifestations, and these changes were consistent with the patient’s symptoms. This report suggests further FMT studies in ASD could be worth pursuing, and more studies are needed to validate the effectiveness of FMT in ASD and its mechanisms

The impact of irradiation on ginsenoside variations in red ginseng and its hypoglycemic effects in type 1 diabetic mice

This study aimed to investigate the impact of irradiation on the saponin content in red ginseng extract (ISERG) and its hypoglycemic effects using high-performance liquid chromatography and in vivo experiments. The results revealed a significant increase in the levels of red ginseng ginsenosides Rh4 and CK by 75.56% and 59.32% respectively after exposure to 15 kGy 60Co-γ irradiation. Furthermore, the administration of 500 mg/kg·BW 15 kGy 60Co-γ irradiated ISERG for 32 days demonstrated notable reductions in blood sugar levels and increased insulin levels in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) mice. Moreover, it effectively improved glucose and lipid metabolism, organ coefficient, and antioxidant related indicators in T1DM mice. The study also observed improvements in the expression levels of InsR, IRS1, and Sirt6 proteins, suggesting their potential in diabetes treatment. These findings highlight the promising application of irradiated red ginseng in the future

Protein Production Through Microbial Conversion of Rice Straw by Multi-Strain Fermentation

Multi-strain mixed fermentation can provide a relatively complete lignocellulosic enzyme system compared with single-strain fermentation. This study was firstly to screen strains which have a strong ability to hydrolyse rice straw (RS) enzymatically and enrich true protein (TP). Then, the conditions in the process of SSF, including the optimum inoculum size of mixed strains, inoculation ratio, and different inoculation time of N. crassa 14-8, were optimized. The experimental results showed that the highest TP content could be obtained by using N. crassa 14-8, C. utilis, and P. chrysosporium as mixed strains, and 5mM Mn2+ and 50mM veratryl alcohol were used as inducers of lignin peroxidase (LiP) to improve the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis. When N. crassa 14-8 was inoculated 1day later than P. chrysosporium, the total inoculum size was 10%, and the optimum ratio of N. crassa 14-8 to P. chrysosporium was 1:2, the maximum TP yield (8.89%) was obtained, with 123.37% of its increase rate. This work proposed a technique with potential application in large-scale feedstuff protein conversion