Schisandrin B alleviates high-glucose diet-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and tissue injury in zebrafish and is associated with alterations in intestinal microbiota
Miao Fu, Wei Xu, Changmin Deng, Anhuai Yang, Mingyang Xue, Xuan Xiao, Lijuan Xu · 2026
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Seven authors test a plant compound in zebrafish fed a high sugar diet in this 2026 study. The compound, schisandrin B, comes from a medicinal plant, and the team asked whether it could ease the stress, inflammation, and tissue harm that a sugary diet causes.
Fish on the diet showed clear harm across the liver, gut, brain, and retina. With the compound, markers of oxidative stress fell, a key defense enzyme rose, and inflammation genes shifted toward normal. Gut microbe checks showed richer, more diverse communities and partial repair of the diet's damage. The results link the compound's protection to both direct effects and a healthier gut.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Miao Fu, Wei Xu, Changmin Deng, Anhuai Yang, Mingyang Xue, Xuan Xiao, Lijuan Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |