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Unraveling the bioactive interplay: seaweed polysaccharide, polyphenol and their gut modulation effect

Lee, Z. J., Xie, C., Ng, K., & Suleria, H. A. R. (2023) · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · doi:10.1080/10408398.2023.2274453 · Cited by 56

The combination of wheat peptides and fucoidan protects against chronic superficial gastritis and alters gut microbiota: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

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Fucoidan from sea cucumber Holothuria polii: Structural elucidation and stimulation of hematopoietic activity

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Pediococcus acidilactici FZU106 alleviates high-fat diet-induced lipid metabolism disorder in association with the modulation of intestinal microbiota in hyperlipidemic rats

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Dietary and lifestyle disease indices and caecal microbiota in high fat diet, dietary fibre free diet, or DSS induced IBD models in ICR mice

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Seaweed and seaweed-derived metabolites as prebiotics

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Low molecular weight fucoidan fraction LF2 improves metabolic syndrome via up-regulating PI3K-AKT-mTOR axis and increasing the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila in the gut microbiota

Deng, Z., Wu, N., Wang, J., Geng, L., Yue, Y., Wang, F., & Zhang, Q. (2021) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.188 · Cited by 48

Fucoidan ameliorates glucose metabolism by the improvement of intestinal barrier and inflammatory damage in type 2 diabetic rats

Liu, Y., Xu, Z., Huang, H., Xue, Y., Zhang, D., Zhang, Y., Li, W., & Li, X. (2022) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.102 · Cited by 50

The role of polysaccharides in immune regulation through gut microbiota: mechanisms and implications

Zhao, T., Wang, C., Liu, Y., Li, B., Shao, M., Zhao, W., & Zhou, C. (2025) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2025.1555414 · Cited by 53

Polysaccharides isolated from Laminaria japonica attenuates gestational diabetes mellitus by regulating the gut microbiota in mice

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Antidiabetic potential of seaweed and their bioactive compounds: a review of developments in last decade

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Gynostemma pentaphyllum polysaccharides ameliorate non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice associated with gut microbiota and the TLR2/NLRP3 pathway

Yue, S., Tan, Y.-Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, B., Jiang, F.-Y., Ji, G., Liu, B., & Wang, R. (2022) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2022.885039 · Cited by 48

Effects of exopolysaccharide fractions with different molecular weights and compositions on fecal microflora during in vitro fermentation

Mao, Y.-H., Song, A.-X., Li, L., Siu, K., Yao, Z., & Wu, J. (2019) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.072 · Cited by 48

Wild Melon Seed Oil Reduces Plasma Cholesterol and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Hypercholesterolemic Hamsters

Hao, W., Zhu, H., Chen, J., Kwek, E., He, Z., Liu, J., Ma, N., Ma, K. Y., & Chen, Z. (2020) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07302 · Cited by 47

Brown Seaweed Food Supplementation: Effects on Allergy and Inflammation and Its Consequences

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Maternal Genistein Intake Mitigates the Deleterious Effects of High-Fat Diet on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Adult Life of Male Mice

Zhou, L., Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Zheng, J., & Deng, M. (2019) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00985 · Cited by 46

Evaluation of the nutrition and function of cow and goat milk based on intestinal microbiota by metagenomic analysis

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Gut Microbiome in Chronic Coronary Syndrome Patients

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Insoluble dietary fiber derived from brown seaweed Laminaria japonica ameliorate obesity-related features via modulating gut microbiota dysbiosis in high-fat diet–fed mice

Zhang, Y., Zhao, N., Yang, L., Hong, Z., Cai, B., Le, Q., Yang, T., Shi, L., He, J., & Cui, C. (2020) · Food & Function · doi:10.1039/d0fo02380a · Cited by 45

Water soluble dietary fiber from walnut meal as a prebiotic in preventing metabolic syndrome

Wang, G., Zhong, D., Liu, H., Yang, T., Liang, Q., Wang, J., Zhang, R., & Zhang, Y. (2021) · Journal of Functional Foods · doi:10.1016/j.jff.2021.104358 · Cited by 43

The protective mechanisms of macroalgae Laminaria japonica consumption against lipid metabolism disorders in high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats

Zhang, Q., Fan, X.-Y., Guo, W.-L., Cao, Y.-J., Lin, Y.-C., Cheng, W.-J., Chen, L.-J., Rao, P.-F., Ni, L., & Lv, X.-C. (2020) · Food & Function · doi:10.1039/d0fo00065e · Cited by 42

Effect of sulfate group on sulfated polysaccharides-induced improvement of metabolic syndrome and gut microbiota dysbiosis in high fat diet-fed mice.

Wu, S., Liu, Y., Jiang, P., Xu, Y.-X., Zheng, W.-Y., Song, S., & Ai, C. (2020) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.010 · Cited by 38

Sargassum fusiforme fucoidan ameliorates diet-induced obesity through enhancing thermogenesis of adipose tissues and modulating gut microbiota

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In vitro and in vivo investigations of probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Chinese traditional sourdough

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Low molecular weight fucoidan fraction LF2 improves metabolic syndrome via up-regulating PI3K-AKT-mTOR axis and increasing the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila in the gut microbiota

Deng, Z., Wu, N., Wang, J., Geng, L., Yue, Y., Wang, F., & Zhang, Q. (2021) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.188 · Cited by 48

A fucoidan from sea cucumber Pearsonothuria graeffei with well-repeated structure alleviates gut microbiota dysbiosis and metabolic syndromes in HFD-fed mice

Li, S., Li, J., Mao, G., Wu, T., Hu, Y., Ye, X., Ding, T., Linhardt, R. J., & Chen, S. (2018) · Food & Function · doi:10.1039/c8fo01174e · Cited by 79

Microbiome-Metabolomics Reveals Prebiotic Benefits of Fucoidan Supplementation in Mice

Yuan, J., Qin, S., Li, W., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Chang, X., & Li, L. (2021) · Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · doi:10.3390/jmse9050505 · Cited by 8

Scytosiphon lomentaria Fucoidan Ameliorates Glucose and Lipid Abnormalities via Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Liver/Pancreas Axis: Insights from Multiomics Analysis

Tang, S., Zheng, W., Wu, T., Song, S., & Ai, C. (2026) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.5c11987 · Cited by 2

Fucoidan alleviates dyslipidemia and modulates gut microbiota in high-fat diet-induced mice

Liu, M., Ma, L., Chen, Q., Zhang, P., Chen, C., Jia, L., & Li, H. (2018) · Journal of Functional Foods · doi:10.1016/j.jff.2018.07.006 · Cited by 77