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食药同源植物中多酚与肠道菌群的双向调控机制

  • 黄思义 ,
  • 杨澜 ,
  • 艾连中 ,
  • 谢凡 ,
  • 宋馨
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  • 1(上海理工大学 健康科学与工程学院,上海食品微生物工程技术研究中心,上海,200093)
    2(上海交通大学 农业与生物学院,上海,200240)
第一作者:硕士研究生(宋馨副教授为通信作者,E-mail:daohongxuan@126.com)

收稿日期: 2026-03-02

  修回日期: 2026-04-20

  网络出版日期: 2026-09-21

基金资助

“十四五”国家重点研发计划专项(2024YFD2100700)

Bidirectional regulatory mechanisms between polyphenols and gut microbiota in Medicine and Food Homologous Plants

  • HUANG Siyi ,
  • YANG Lan ,
  • AI Lianzhong ,
  • XIE Fan ,
  • SONG Xin
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  • 1(Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Food Microbiology, School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China)
    2(School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

Received date: 2026-03-02

  Revised date: 2026-04-20

  Online published: 2026-09-21

摘要

食药同源植物中多酚与肠道菌群的双向调控是解析天然产物健康效应的重要理论切入点。该文系统阐述了肠道微菌群通过去糖基化、环裂解及还原反应将多酚转化为高生物活性代谢物的生化过程,并探讨了多酚通过类益生元效应选择性重塑菌群结构、维持肠道屏障及调节“肠-器官轴”信号传导的分子机制。文章强调了多酚代谢产物在肠道菌群调控中的双向潜在价值,旨在为食药同源资源的精准化利用及新型功能食品的开发提供坚实的理论依据。

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黄思义 , 杨澜 , 艾连中 , 谢凡 , 宋馨 . 食药同源植物中多酚与肠道菌群的双向调控机制[J]. 食品与发酵工业, 2026 , 52(17) : 365 -374 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.046315

Abstract

The bidirectional regulation between gut microbiota and polyphenols from medicine and food homologous (MFH) plants serves as a critical theoretical entry point for elucidating the health benefits of natural products.The biochemical pathways through which gut microbiota transform polyphenols into highly bioactive metabolites via deglycosylation, ring cleavage, and reduction are systematically characterized.Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms by which polyphenols selectively remodel microbiota structure, maintain intestinal barrier integrity, and modulate gut-organ axis signaling via prebiotic-like effects are explored.Emphasizing the bidirectional potential of polyphenol metabolites in microbiota modulation provides a solid theoretical foundation for the precision utilization of MFH resources and the development of innovative functional foods.

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