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Article

Oral Administration of Lotus-Seed Resistant Starch Protects against Food Allergy

by
Jiamiao Hu
1,
Zhongjing Lin
1,
Lanxin Li
1,
Baodong Zheng
1,2,
Hongliang Zeng
1,2,
Yanbo Wang
3 and
Yi Zhang
1,2,*
1
College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
2
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality Science and Processing Technology in Special Starch, Fuzhou 350002, China
3
School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 102448, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Foods 2023, 12(4), 737; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040737
Submission received: 21 December 2022 / Revised: 28 January 2023 / Accepted: 2 February 2023 / Published: 8 February 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into the Sources, Symptoms, and Management of Food Allergy)
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Abstract

Food allergy is a serious food safety and public health issue. However, the medical interventions for allergy treatment are still suboptimal. Recently, the gut microbiome–immune axis has been considered as a promising target to reduce the symptoms of food allergy. In this study, we explore the oral administration of lotus-seed resistant starch as a means to protect against food allergy using an ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization and challenge rodent model. The results obtained showed that lotus-seed resistant starch intervention alleviated the food allergy symptoms (such as reductions in body temperature and allergic diarrhea). Furthermore, lotus-seed resistant starch also attenuated the increase in OVA-specific immunoglobulins and improved Th1/Th2 imbalance in OVA-sensitized mice. These anti-allergic effects might be associated with the actions of lotus-seed resistant starch on intestinal microbiota. Taken together, our findings suggest that daily ingestion of lotus-seed resistant starch might be effective for the alleviation of food allergy.
Keywords: food allergy; lotus seed; resistant starch; Th1/Th2 balance food allergy; lotus seed; resistant starch; Th1/Th2 balance

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Hu, J.; Lin, Z.; Li, L.; Zheng, B.; Zeng, H.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, Y. Oral Administration of Lotus-Seed Resistant Starch Protects against Food Allergy. Foods 2023, 12, 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040737

AMA Style

Hu J, Lin Z, Li L, Zheng B, Zeng H, Wang Y, Zhang Y. Oral Administration of Lotus-Seed Resistant Starch Protects against Food Allergy. Foods. 2023; 12(4):737. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040737

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Hu, Jiamiao, Zhongjing Lin, Lanxin Li, Baodong Zheng, Hongliang Zeng, Yanbo Wang, and Yi Zhang. 2023. "Oral Administration of Lotus-Seed Resistant Starch Protects against Food Allergy" Foods 12, no. 4: 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040737

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Hu, J., Lin, Z., Li, L., Zheng, B., Zeng, H., Wang, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Oral Administration of Lotus-Seed Resistant Starch Protects against Food Allergy. Foods, 12(4), 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040737

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