Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences

Sunflower Receptacle Extract Alleviates Acute Gouty Arthritis via HMGB1-TLR4-NLRP3 Inflammatory Pathway

Background/Objectives: Acute gouty arthritis (AGA) is an auto-inflammatory disorder characterized by dysregulated innate immune activation and overactive NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3)/Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) inflammatory signaling. While adverse e...

Solanaceous-Vegetable Price Volatility and Producer Operating Income in China: Evidence from Three Production-Side Response Indicators

Solanaceous vegetables are fresh and perishable, are marketed in concentrated periods, and require production decisions to be made in advance; consequently, fluctuations in the price path can alter producers’ cash-flow arrangements, input schedules, and risk exposure. Using a bal...

Dynamic Evolution of Volatile Aroma Compounds in Black Ginseng During Nine-Steaming and Nine-Drying Based on HS-GC-IMS and Chemometrics

Headspace–gas chromatography–ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS) combined with chemometrics was employed to track volatile aroma compounds during the nine-steaming and nine-drying process. A total of 84 volatile signals (including monomers, dimers, and polymers) were tentativel...

Synthetic microbial communities: emerging live biotherapeutics for targeted gut microbiome modulation

Gut microbiome dysbiosis causes various intestinal diseases. However, an undefined composition and potential biosafety risks limit the applicability of traditional fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Synthetic microbial communities (SynComs), which are compositionally defined...

Population genomics reveals ginseng domestication and ginsenoside biosynthesis

Ginseng ( Panax ginseng ), a valuable medicinal plant, is cultivated for the bioactive ginsenosides with cardiovascular protective effects that are abundant in its roots. However, the genetic basis of its domestication and ginsenoside variation is not fully understood. In this st...