Cinnabar-containing Chinese medicine Hua-Feng-Dan differs from mercury sulfide and mercury chloride in affecting gut microbiota in mice

• Main Authors: Yong-Mei Liu (Author), Bo Liu (Author), Jie Liu (Author), Shang-Fu Xu (Author), Feng Zhang (Author), Ming-Liang Cheng (Author), Jing-Shan Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Cinnabar (96% HgS) is included in Chinese medicines, including Hua-Feng-Dan. We have shown the protective effects of Hua-Feng-Dan against LPS plus rotenone-induced neurotoxicity in rats and against LPS plus MPTP-induced neuroinflammation in mice by modulation of gut microbiota. However...