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García-Pérez P, Tomas M, Rivera-Pérez A, Patrone V, Giuberti G, Capanoglu E, Lucini L. Exploring the bioaccessibility of polyphenols and glucosinolates from Brassicaceae microgreens by combining metabolomics profiling and computational chemometrics. Food Chem 2024; 452:139565. [PMID: 38759437 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Microgreens constitute natural-based foods with health-promoting properties mediated by the accumulation of glucosinolates (GLs) and phenolic compounds (PCs), although their bioaccessibility may limit their nutritional potential. This work subjected eight Brassicaceae microgreens to in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and large intestine fermentation before the metabolomics profiling of PCs and GLs. The application of multivariate statistics effectively discriminated among species and their interaction with in vitro digestion phases. The flavonoids associated with arugula and the aliphatic GLs related to red cabbage and cauliflower were identified as discriminant markers among microgreen species. The multi-omics integration along in vitro digestion and fermentation predicted bioaccessible markers, featuring potential candidates that may eventually be responsible for these functional foods' nutritional properties. This combined analytical and computational framework provided a promising platform to predict the nutritional metabolome-wide outcome of functional food consumption, as in the case of microgreens.
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- Pascual García-Pérez
- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkiye
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; Research Group "Analytical Chemistry of Contaminants", Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre for Mediterranean Intensive Agrosystems and Agrifood Biotechnology (CIAIMBITAL), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkiye.
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Zhou S, Tang X, Hegyi F, Nagy A, Takács K, Zalán Z, Chen G, Du M. In vitro digestion and fermentation characteristics of soluble dietary fiber from adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Staft) bran modified by steam explosion. Food Res Int 2024; 192:114747. [PMID: 39147484 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Adlay bran is known for its nutrient-rich profile and multifunctional properties, and steam explosion (SE) is an emerging physical modification technique. However, the specific effects of SE on the activity composition and antioxidant capacity of adlay bran soluble dietary fiber (SDF) during in vitro digestion, as well as its influence on gut microbiota during in vitro fermentation, remain inadequately understood. This paper reports the in vitro digestion and fermentation characteristics of soluble dietary fiber from adlay bran modified by SE (SE-SDF). Compared with the untreated samples (0-SDF), most of the phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity were significantly increased in the SE-SDF digests. Additionally, SE was beneficial for adlay bran SDF to increase the content of acetic acid, propionic acid and total short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in fermentation broth during in vitro fermentation. SE-SDF could promote the growth of beneficial bacteria while inhibiting the proliferation of pathogenic microbes. Our research indicates that SE-SDF shows strong antioxidant properties after in vitro digestion and plays a pivotal role in regulating gut microbiota during in vitro fermentation, ultimately enhancing human intestinal health.
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- Shuxin Zhou
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, 2# Tian Sheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, 2# Tian Sheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Food Science and Technology Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Food Science and Technology Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Food Science and Technology Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
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- Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Food Science and Technology Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, 550005, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, 2# Tian Sheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chinese-Hungarian Cooperative Research Centre for Food Science, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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Liu Y, Li X, Qin H, Huang M, Xi B, Mao J, Zhang S. Comparing the antioxidation and bioavailability of polysaccharides from extruded and unextruded Baijiu vinasses via in vitro digestion and fecal fermentation. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 276:133681. [PMID: 38971292 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Extrusion has been proven to be a novel approach for modifying the physicochemical characteristic of Baijiu vinasses (BV) to extract polysaccharides, contributing to the sustainable development of brewing industry. However, the comparison of the bioactivity and bioavailability of extruded (EX) and unextruded (UE) BV polysaccharides was unclear, which impended the determination of the efficacy of extrusion in BV resourcing. In this study, in vitro digestion and fecal fermentation experiments were conducted to investigate the bioavailability, and the results showed that EX exhibited less variation in the monosaccharide composition and molecular weight, while exhibiting a stronger antioxidant capacity compared to UE. Moreover, during fermentation EX increased the abundance of Parasutterella and Lachnospiraceae, while UE promoted the proliferation of Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, and Dialister, resulting in variation in short-chain fatty acids. These findings indicate that extrusion can enhance the capacity of antioxidants and bioavailability of BV polysaccharides.
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- Yizhou Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, Guangdong 511458, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China; National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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Cui W, Chen F, Sun Z, Cui C, Xu B, Shen W, Wan F, Cheng A. Catabolism of phenolics from grape peel and its effects on gut microbiota during in vitro colonic fermentation. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:7182-7193. [PMID: 38624038 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Grape peels, the main by-products of wine processing, are rich in bioactive ingredients of phenolics, including proanthocyanidins, flavonoids and anthocyanins. Phenolics have the function of regulating intestinal microbiota and promoting intestinal health. From the perspective of the dietary nutrition of grape peel phenolics (GPP), the present study aimed to investigate the influence of GPP on the composition and metabolism of human gut microbiota during in vitro fermentation. RESULTS The results indicated that GPP could decrease pH and promote the production of short-chain fatty acids. ACE and Chao1 indices in GPP group were lower than that of the Blank group. GPP enhanced the levels of Lachnospiraceae UCG-004, Bacteroidetes and Roseburia, but reduced the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Proteins and Genome enrichment pathways related to phenolic acid metabolism mainly included flavonoid, anthocyanin, flavone and flavonol biosynthesis. Gut microbiota could accelerate the release and breakdown of phenolic compounds, resulting in a decrease in the content of hesperetin-7-O-glucoside, delphinidin-3-O-glucoside and cyanidin-3-rutinoside etc. In vitro antibacterial test found that GPP increased the diameters of the inhibition zones of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION The results of the present study revealed that GPP might be a potential prebiotic-like to prevent diseases by improving gut health. The findings could provide a theoretical basis for the potential to exploit GPP as dietary nutrition to maintain intestinal function. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Wenyu Cui
- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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Ye Z, Yu L, Zhang C, Gao Y, Zhao J, Narbad A, Chen W, Zhai Q, Tian F. Modulation of gut microbiota and metabolites by Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides during in vitro human fecal fermentation: Unveiling Bacteroides as a potential primary degrader. Food Chem 2024; 450:139309. [PMID: 38631200 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Flammulina velutipes, a widely cultivated species of edible fungus, exhibits diverse functional activities attributed to its polysaccharides. In this study, we employed an in vitro model to investigate the impact of F. velutipes polysaccharides (FVP) fermentation on gut microbiota, with a particular focus on Bacteroides. FVP fermentation resulted in the proliferation of microbiota associated with short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolism and suppression of Escherichia-Shigella. Bacteroides emerged as potential primary degraders of FVP, with species-level analysis identifying the preference of B. thetaiotaomicron and B. intestinalis in FVP degradation. Metabolomics analysis revealed significant increases in hypoxanthine and 7-methyladenine contents, with histidine metabolism emerging as the most enriched pathway. B. nordii and B. xylanisolvens exhibited the most influence on amino acid and SCFA metabolism. Understanding the mechanisms by which gut microbiota metabolize FVP can provide valuable insights into the potential of FVP to promote intestinal health and disease prevention.
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- Zi Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Gut Health and Microbiome Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Caponio GR, Annunziato A, Vacca M, Difonzo G, Celano G, Minervini F, Ranieri M, Valenti G, Tamma G, De Angelis M. Nutritional, antioxidant and biological activity characterization of orange peel flour to produce nutraceutical gluten-free muffins. Food Funct 2024; 15:8459-8476. [PMID: 39052071 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo01395f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Celiac disease - a prevalent food intolerance - requires strict adherence to a lifelong gluten-free (GF) diet as the only effective treatment. However, GF products often lack soluble fibre and have a high glycaemic index. Consequently, there is a pressing need in the food industry to develop GF products with improved nutritional profiles. In this context, the impact of incorporating orange peel flour (OPF) into muffins undergoing sourdough fermentation was examined, focusing on their technological, antioxidant, and nutritional characteristics. The functional properties of OPF were investigated using human colon carcinoma HCT8 cells as a model system. Treatment with OPF extract demonstrated a notable reduction in malignant cell viability and intracellular ROS levels, indicating potent antioxidant capabilities. Western blot analysis revealed significant alterations in key signalling pathways, including increased phosphorylation of NF-kB at serine 536 and reduced intracellular levels of caspase-3, alongside increased phosphorylation of RIPK3 and MLKL, suggesting potential involvement in necroptosis. OPF incorporation in muffins with sourdough increased antioxidant activity, reduced glycaemic index, and affected the volatile profile. Furthermore, based on simulated colonic fermentation, muffins with OPF showed a slight prebiotic effect, supported by the significant increase in bacillus-shaped lactic acid bacteria and Clostridia population. Overall, OPF-enriched muffins demonstrated considerable antioxidant effects and impacts on cell viability, underscoring their potential as functional ingredients in GF products. These findings signify the prospect of OPF enhancing the nutritional profiles and conferring health benefits of GF muffins.
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- Giusy Rita Caponio
- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Li X, Tao Q, Hu Q, Ma N, Ma G. In vitro gastrointestinal digestion and fecal fermentation of Pleurotus eryngii proteins extracted using different methods: insights for the utilization of edible mushroom-based proteins as novel nutritional and functional components. Food Funct 2024. [PMID: 39120615 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo02604g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Pleurotus eryngii (P. eryngii) protein is considered a high-quality protein because it is rich in essential amino acids and displays multiple significant functional characterizations that vary with its fabrication processes. We aimed to investigate the differences in P. eryngii protein extracted via alkaline extraction and acid precipitation (AA), cellulase complex alkaline extraction and acid precipitation (CAA), ultrasound-assisted alkaline extraction and acid precipitation (UAA), and salt dissolution (S) in terms of gastrointestinal digestion and fecal fermentation consequences. Protein hydrolysis and structural analysis were performed after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion, and it was found that AA showed the highest hydrolysis degree, whereas CAA showed the lowest. The results of fluorescence chromatography and infrared chromatography indicated that the reasons for the digestion difference might be the unfolding degrees of the protein tertiary structure and polysaccharide content, which is the major component of crude proteins and can prevent protein hydrolysis. Metagenomic analysis suggested that compared with other groups, AA had excellent biological functions, including regulating obesity and insulin-related microbiota. This study could provide a new theoretical basis for the P. eryngii protein as a novel type of nutritional and functional component and contributes to the development of a diversified emerging food protein supply system.
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- Xinyi Li
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungus Preservation and Intensive Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungus Preservation and Intensive Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungus Preservation and Intensive Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungus Preservation and Intensive Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungus Preservation and Intensive Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China.
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Dell'Olio A, Rubert J, Capozzi V, Tonezzer M, Betta E, Fogliano V, Biasioli F. Non-invasive VOCs detection to monitor the gut microbiota metabolism in-vitro. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15842. [PMID: 38982163 PMCID: PMC11233675 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66303-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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This work implemented a non-invasive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) monitoring approach to study how food components are metabolised by the gut microbiota in-vitro. The fermentability of a model food matrix rich in dietary fibre (oat bran), and a pure prebiotic (inulin), added to a minimal gut medium was compared by looking at global changes in the volatilome. The substrates were incubated with a stabilised human faecal inoculum over a 24-h period, and VOCs were monitored without interfering with biological processes. The fermentation was performed in nitrogen-filled vials, with controlled temperature, and tracked by automated headspace-solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. To understand the molecular patterns over time, we applied a multivariate longitudinal statistical framework: repeated measurements-ANOVA simultaneous component analysis. The methodology was able to discriminate the studied groups by looking at VOCs temporal profiles. The volatilome showed a time-dependency that was more distinct after 12 h. Short to medium-chain fatty acids showed increased peak intensities, mainly for oat bran and for inulin, but with different kinetics. At the same time, alcohols, aldehydes, and esters showed distinct trends with discriminatory power. The proposed approach can be applied to study the intertwined pathways of gut microbiota food components interaction in-vitro.
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- Andrea Dell'Olio
- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 WG, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Reserach and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 39098, San Michele All'Adige, Italy
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- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 WG, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Food Production Sciences, National Research Council, 71121, Foggia, Italy
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- Reserach and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 39098, San Michele All'Adige, Italy
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042, Monserrato , Italy
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- Reserach and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 39098, San Michele All'Adige, Italy
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- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 WG, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Reserach and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 39098, San Michele All'Adige, Italy.
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Wang Y, Han T, Liu T, Sun L, Dou B, Xin J, Zhang N. New insights into starch, lipid, and protein interactions - Colon microbiota fermentation. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 335:122113. [PMID: 38616083 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Starch, lipids, and proteins are essential biological macromolecules that play a crucial role in providing energy and nutrition to our bodies. Interactions between these macromolecules have been shown to impact starch digestibility. Understanding and controlling starch digestibility is a key area of research. Investigating the mechanisms behind the interactions of these three components and their influence on starch digestibility is of significant practical importance. Moreover, these interactions can result in the formation of resistant starch, which can be fermented by gut microbiota in the colon, leading to various health benefits. While current research has predominantly focused on the digestive properties of starch in the small intestine, there is a notable gap in understanding the colonic microbial fermentation phase of resistant starch. The benefits of fermentation of resistant starch in the colon may outweigh its glucose-lowering effect in the small intestine. Thus, it is crucial to study the fermentation behavior of resistant starch in the colon. This paper investigates the impact of interactions among starch, lipids, and proteins on starch digestion, with a specific focus on the fermentation phase of indigestible carbohydrates in the colon. Furthermore, valuable insights are offered for guiding future research endeavors.
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- Yan Wang
- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China; State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis & Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, PR China.
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Behounek M, Cochran D, Motta-Romero HA, Yang Q, Ding W, Morton M, Majumder K, Powers R, Rose DJ. In Vitro Fermentation of Animal and Plant Protein Isolates by the Human Gut Microbiota Under High and Low Carbohydrate Conditions. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300555. [PMID: 39059012 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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SCOPE There is a lack of research comparing how different protein isolates influence the microbiome, especially when carbohydrate (CHO) availability is varied. The objective is to determine changes in gut microbiota composition and function during fermentation of digested protein isolates under high and low CHO conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS Protein isolates from beef, egg white, milk, pea, and soy are subjected to in vitro digestion and fermentation with human fecal microbiota. Under low CHO conditions, the microbiota is primarily proteolytic with decreased concentrations of peptides and increased variance among microbial taxa and production of ammonia and branched chain fatty acids by the microbiota. Milk protein not only results in the highest production of butyrate and p-hydroxyphenylacetate but also has high concentrations of deleterious fermentation metabolites. Amino acid composition of the protein isolates is significantly correlated with abundances of many microbial taxa and metabolites, but the correlations are stronger in the low CHO medium. CONCLUSION This study shows that low CHO conditions increase proteolytic fermentation and result in increased differences in microbiota response to protein isolates. It also showed that amino acid composition is highly associated with microbiota composition and function especially under low CHO conditions.
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- Marissa Behounek
- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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Seong H, Han SH, Kim G, Han NS. Viability and probiotic activity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PMO08 in human gastrointestinal tract analyzed by in vitro gut model. Food Sci Biotechnol 2024; 33:2223-2231. [PMID: 39130653 PMCID: PMC11315860 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-024-01622-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the survivability of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PMO08 in the human gastrointestinal tract and its adaptability in the colon using in vitro models. After exposure to gastric and small intestinal conditions, the majority (92.70 ± 1.14%) of PMO08 was found to be damaged, as determined by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. During in vitro colonic fermentation, PMO08 not only increased abundance up to 0.47 ± 0.04% compared with the control sample (0.00 ± 0.00%) at 24 h but also facilitated the growth of beneficial or commensal bacteria, thereby increasing the α-diversity indices. Additionally, PMO08 significantly elevated the levels of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and various organic acids. Our results demonstrate that PMO08 possesses moderate viability under gastrointestinal conditions but exhibits superior probiotic activity in the colon.
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- Hyunbin Seong
- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk Republic of Korea
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Viteri-Echeverría J, Andrés A, Calvo-Lerma J, Heredia A, García-Hernández J, Asensio-Grau A. In vitro screening of the impact of dietary prebiotic components, probiotic strains, and their symbiotic combinations on colonic microbiota in children with cystic fibrosis. Food Funct 2024; 15:6512-6522. [PMID: 38804915 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo00325j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are more likely to have intestinal dysbiosis due to recurrent antibiotic therapy and the conventional hypercaloric diet administered to them. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of isolated prebiotic components and probiotic strains, and their combinations as potential synbiotics, on the intestinal microbiota of CF children. A static in vitro colonic fermentation model was used by colonizing vials with faecal inoculum, a culture medium, and the substrates to be tested. Post treatment, aliquots were taken to determine ammonium, lactate, and short-chain fatty acids production and to profile the microbiota composition by 16s rRNA sequencing. At genus level, Escherichia-Shigella decreased (15.8%) with the treatment pectin + L. rhamnosus, followed by the beta-glucan + L. salivarius (15.5%). Inversely, the most increase in Bacteroides (44%) was obtained by the treatment with Pectin + L. reuteri. Lactate and acetic acid production was significantly increased with prebiotics and their combinations with L. rhamnosus and L. salivarius. In conclusion, the use of beta-glucan and pectin in combination with probiotic strains from the Lactobacillaceae family suggest potential to modulate dysbiosis and metabolic activity on CF colonic microbiota, encouraging further studies in animal studies or clinical settings to confirm the findings in vivo.
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- Jazmín Viteri-Echeverría
- University Institute of Food Engineering (FoodUPV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, València, Spain.
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- University Institute of Food Engineering (FoodUPV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, València, Spain.
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- Research Group in Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Food (ALISOST). University of Valencia, Avda. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, Burjassot, 46100, València, Spain.
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- University Institute of Food Engineering (FoodUPV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, València, Spain.
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- Advanced Food Microbiology Centre (CAMA), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, Spain.
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- University Institute of Food Engineering (FoodUPV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, València, Spain.
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Ayuso P, Quizhpe J, Yepes F, Miranzo D, Avellaneda A, Nieto G, Ros G. Improving the Nutritional Quality of Protein and Microbiota Effects in Additive- and Allergen-Free Cooked Meat Products. Foods 2024; 13:1792. [PMID: 38928734 PMCID: PMC11202710 DOI: 10.3390/foods13121792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The primary objective of the meat industry is to enhance the quality and positive attributes of meat products, driven by an increasing consumer demand for healthier, less processed options. One common approach to achieving this goal is the replacement of additives and allergens with natural ingredients. Nevertheless, the nutritional impact of these changes has not been extensively studied. To address these gaps, two new meat products were developed: cooked turkey breast and cooked ham. The products in question exclude additives and allergens and instead incorporate a blend of natural extracts containing vitamin C, chlorogenic acids, hydroxytyrosol, catechins, epicatechins, vinegar, and inulin fibre. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of these reformulations on protein quality and gut microbiota. Protein quality was evaluated using the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) following in vitro digestion. The microbial composition and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production were analysed through in vitro colonic fermentations in both normal-weight and obese participants in order to gauge their effect on gut microbiota. The results demonstrated that the reformulation of cooked turkey breast increased its digestibility by 6.4%, while that of cooked ham exhibited a significant 17.9% improvement. Furthermore, protein quality was found to have improved significantly, by 19.5% for cooked turkey breast and 32.9% for cooked ham. Notwithstanding these alterations in protein digestibility, the microbial composition at the phylum and genus levels remained largely unaltered. Nevertheless, total SCFA production was observed to increase in both groups, with a more pronounced effect observed in the normal-weight group. In conclusion, the substitution of artificial additives with natural ingredients in reformulated cooked meat products has resulted in enhanced digestibility, improved protein quality, and increased production of short-chain fatty acids.
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- Pablo Ayuso
- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Food Science, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (P.A.); (J.Q.); (G.N.)
- Cátedra de Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Alimentaria Grupo Fuertes, Universidad de Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain (A.A.)
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- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Food Science, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (P.A.); (J.Q.); (G.N.)
- Cátedra de Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Alimentaria Grupo Fuertes, Universidad de Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain (A.A.)
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- Cátedra de Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Alimentaria Grupo Fuertes, Universidad de Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain (A.A.)
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- Cátedra de Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Alimentaria Grupo Fuertes, Universidad de Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain (A.A.)
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- Cátedra de Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Alimentaria Grupo Fuertes, Universidad de Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain (A.A.)
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- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Food Science, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (P.A.); (J.Q.); (G.N.)
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- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Food Science, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (P.A.); (J.Q.); (G.N.)
- Cátedra de Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Alimentaria Grupo Fuertes, Universidad de Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain (A.A.)
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Gao Y, Yu L, Ye Z, Zhang C, Gong Y, Zhang Q, Zhang C, Zhao J, Narbad A, Chen W, Zhai Q, Tian F. In vitro batch fermentation demonstrates variations in the regulation of gut microbiota and metabolic functions by β-glucans of differing structures. Food Res Int 2024; 186:114287. [PMID: 38729740 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The gut microbiota is widely acknowledged as a crucial factor in regulating host health. The structure of dietary fibers determines changes in the gut microbiota and metabolic differences resulting from their fermentation, which in turn affect gut microbe-related health effects. β-Glucan (BG) is a widely accessible dietary fiber to humans, and its structural characteristics vary depending on the source. However, the interactions between different structural BGs and gut microbiota remain unclear. This study used an in vitro fermentation model to investigate the effects of BG on gut microbiota, and microbiomics and metabolomics techniques to explore the relationship between the structure of BG, bacterial communities, and metabolic profiles. The four sources of BG (barley, yeast, algae, and microbial fermentation) contained different types and proportions of glycosidic bonds, which differentially altered the bacterial community. The BG from algal sources, which contained only β(1 → 4) glycosidic bonds, was the least metabolized by the gut microbiota and caused limited metabolic changes. The other three BGs contain more diverse glycosidic bonds and can be degraded by bacteria from multiple genera, causing a wider range of metabolic changes. This work also suggested potential synergistic degradation relationships between gut bacteria based on BG. Overall, this study deepens the structural characterization-microbial-functional understanding of BGs and provides theoretical support for the development of gut microbiota-targeted foods.
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- Yuhang Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Agri-Food Processing and Nutrition, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences / Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products of Fruits and Vegetables Preservation and Processing / Key Laboratory of Vegetable Postharvest Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100097, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Gut Health and Microbiome Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich 16 NR4 7UQ, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Research Laboratory for Probiotics at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Zhang X, Jia L, Ma Q, Zhang X, Chen M, Liu F, Zhang T, Jia W, Zhu L, Qi W, Wang N. Astragalus Polysaccharide Modulates the Gut Microbiota and Metabolites of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in an In Vitro Fermentation Model. Nutrients 2024; 16:1698. [PMID: 38892631 PMCID: PMC11174380 DOI: 10.3390/nu16111698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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This study investigated the effect of astragalus polysaccharide (APS, an ingredient with hypoglycemic function in a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) on gut microbiota and metabolites of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients using a simulated fermentation model in vitro. The main components of APS were isolated, purified, and structure characterized. APS fermentation was found to increase the abundance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium and decrease the Escherichia-Shigella level in the fecal microbiota of T2DM patients. Apart from increasing propionic acid, APS also caused an increase in all-trans-retinoic acid and thiamine (both have antioxidant properties), with their enrichment in the KEGG pathway associated with thiamine metabolism, etc. Notably, APS could also enhance fecal antioxidant properties. Correlation analysis confirmed a significant positive correlation of Lactobacillus with thiamine and DPPH-clearance rate, suggesting the antioxidant activity of APS was related to its ability to enrich some specific bacteria and upregulate their metabolites.
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- Xin Zhang
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; (X.Z.); (L.J.); (Q.M.); (T.Z.); (W.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education and Tianjin, Tianjin 300457, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; (X.Z.); (L.J.); (Q.M.); (T.Z.); (W.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education and Tianjin, Tianjin 300457, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; (X.Z.); (L.J.); (Q.M.); (T.Z.); (W.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education and Tianjin, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Shandong Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceuticals, Engineering Laboratory of Polysaccharide Drugs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Polysaccharide Drugs, Postdoctoral Scientific Research Workstation, Jinan 2501011, China; (X.Z.); (M.C.); (F.L.)
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- Shandong Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceuticals, Engineering Laboratory of Polysaccharide Drugs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Polysaccharide Drugs, Postdoctoral Scientific Research Workstation, Jinan 2501011, China; (X.Z.); (M.C.); (F.L.)
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- Shandong Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceuticals, Engineering Laboratory of Polysaccharide Drugs, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Polysaccharide Drugs, Postdoctoral Scientific Research Workstation, Jinan 2501011, China; (X.Z.); (M.C.); (F.L.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; (X.Z.); (L.J.); (Q.M.); (T.Z.); (W.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education and Tianjin, Tianjin 300457, China
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- The Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
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- Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China;
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; (X.Z.); (L.J.); (Q.M.); (T.Z.); (W.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education and Tianjin, Tianjin 300457, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; (X.Z.); (L.J.); (Q.M.); (T.Z.); (W.Q.)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education and Tianjin, Tianjin 300457, China
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Cardoso BB, Amorim C, Franco-Duarte R, Alves JI, Barbosa SG, Silvério SC, Rodrigues LR. Epilactose as a Promising Butyrate-Promoter Prebiotic via Microbiota Modulation. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:643. [PMID: 38792663 PMCID: PMC11123345 DOI: 10.3390/life14050643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Epilactose is a disaccharide composed of galactose and mannose, and it is currently considered an "under development" prebiotic. In this study, we described the prebiotic potential of epilactose by in vitro fermentation using human fecal inocula from individuals following a Mediterranean diet (DM) or a Vegan diet (DV). The prebiotic effect of epilactose was also compared with lactulose and raffinose, and interesting correlations were established between metabolites and microbiota modulation. The production of several metabolites (lactate, short-chain fatty acids, and gases) confirmed the prebiotic properties of epilactose. For both donors, the microbiota analysis showed that epilactose significantly stimulated the butyrate-producing bacteria, suggesting that its prebiotic effect could be independent of the donor diet. Butyrate is one of the current golden metabolites due to its benefits for the gut and systemic health. In the presence of epilactose, the production of butyrate was 70- and 63-fold higher for the DM donor, when compared to lactulose and raffinose, respectively. For the DV donor, an increase of 29- and 89-fold in the butyrate production was obtained when compared to lactulose and raffinose, respectively. In conclusion, this study suggests that epilactose holds potential functional properties for human health, especially towards the modulation of butyrate-producing strains.
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- Beatriz B. Cardoso
- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.B.C.); (C.A.); (J.I.A.); (S.G.B.); (S.C.S.)
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- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.B.C.); (C.A.); (J.I.A.); (S.G.B.); (S.C.S.)
- LABBELS—Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CBMA—Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
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- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.B.C.); (C.A.); (J.I.A.); (S.G.B.); (S.C.S.)
- LABBELS—Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.B.C.); (C.A.); (J.I.A.); (S.G.B.); (S.C.S.)
- LABBELS—Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.B.C.); (C.A.); (J.I.A.); (S.G.B.); (S.C.S.)
- LABBELS—Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (B.B.C.); (C.A.); (J.I.A.); (S.G.B.); (S.C.S.)
- LABBELS—Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Zhou X, Xu Q, Zhang X, Wang H, Bai Y, Wu Y, Liu X, Wang Z, Hu J, Huang M, Pi Y, Zhao J, Wang J, Han D. Mucin alleviates colonic barrier dysfunction by promoting spermine accumulation through enhanced arginine metabolism in Limosilactobacillus mucosae. mSystems 2024; 9:e0024624. [PMID: 38564708 PMCID: PMC11097634 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00246-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Dietary fiber deprivation is linked to probiotic extinction, mucus barrier dysbiosis, and the overgrowth of mucin-degrading bacteria. However, whether and how mucin could rescue fiber deprivation-induced intestinal barrier defects remains largely unexplored. Here, we sought to investigate the potential role and mechanism by which exogenous mucin maintains the gut barrier function. The results showed that dietary mucin alleviated fiber deprivation-induced disruption of colonic barrier integrity and reduced spermine production in vivo. Importantly, we highlighted that microbial-derived spermine production, but not host-produced spermine, increased significantly after mucin supplementation, with a positive association with upgraded colonic Lactobacillus abundance. After employing an in vitro model, the microbial-derived spermine was consistently dominated by both mucin and Lactobacillus spp. Furthermore, Limosilactobacillus mucosae was identified as an essential spermine-producing Lactobacillus spp., and this isolated strain was responsible for spermine accumulation, especially after adhering to mucin in vitro. Specifically, the mucin-supplemented bacterial supernatant of Limosilactobacillus mucosae was verified to promote intestinal barrier functions through the increased spermine production with a dependence on enhanced arginine metabolism. Overall, these findings collectively provide evidence that mucin-modulated microbial arginine metabolism bridged the interplay between microbes and gut barrier function, illustrating possible implications for host gut health. IMPORTANCE Microbial metabolites like short-chain fatty acids produced by dietary fiber fermentation have been demonstrated to have beneficial effects on intestinal health. However, it is essential to acknowledge that certain amino acids entering the colon can be metabolized by microorganisms to produce polyamines. The polyamines can promote the renewal of intestinal epithelial cell and maintain host-microbe homeostasis. Our study highlighted the specific enrichment by mucin on promoting the arginine metabolism in Limosilactobacillus mucosae to produce spermine, suggesting that microbial-derived polyamines support a significant enhancement on the goblet cell proliferation and barrier function.
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- Xingjian Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Stevanoska M, Folz J, Beekmann K, Aichinger G. Physiologically based kinetic (PBK) modeling as a new approach methodology (NAM) for predicting systemic levels of gut microbial metabolites. Toxicol Lett 2024; 396:94-102. [PMID: 38685289 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2024.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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There is a clear need to develop new approach methodologies (NAMs) that combine in vitro and in silico testing to reduce and replace animal use in chemical risk assessment. Physiologically based kinetic (PBK) models are gaining popularity as NAMs in toxico/pharmacokinetics, but their coverage of complex metabolic pathways occurring in the gut are incomplete. Chemical modification of xenobiotics by the gut microbiome plays a critical role in the host response, for example, by prolonging exposure to harmful metabolites, but there is not a comprehensive approach to quantify this impact on human health. There are examples of PBK models that have implemented gut microbial biotransformation of xenobiotics with the gut as a dedicated metabolic compartment. However, the integration of microbial metabolism and parameterization of PBK models is not standardized and has only been applied to a few chemical transformations. A challenge in this area is the measurement of microbial metabolic kinetics, for which different fermentation approaches are used. Without a standardized method to measure gut microbial metabolism ex vivo/in vitro, the kinetic constants obtained will lead to conflicting conclusions drawn from model predictions. Nevertheless, there are specific cases where PBK models accurately predict systemic concentrations of gut microbial metabolites, offering potential solutions to the challenges outlined above. This review focuses on models that integrate gut microbial bioconversions and use ex vivo/in vitro methods to quantify metabolic constants that accurately represent in vivo conditions.
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- Maja Stevanoska
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
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Guo B, Zhang W, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Zeng C, Sun P, Liu B. Fucoxanthin restructures the gut microbiota and metabolic functions of non-obese individuals in an in vitro fermentation model. Food Funct 2024; 15:4805-4817. [PMID: 38563411 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo05671f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Fucoxanthin, a carotenoid exclusively derived from algae, exerts its bioactivities with the modulation of the gut microbiota in mice. However, mechanisms through which fucoxanthin regulates the gut microbiota and its derived metabolites/metabolism in humans remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of fucoxanthin on the gut microbiota and metabolism of non-obese individuals using an in vitro simulated digestion-fermentation cascade model. The results showed that about half of the fucoxanthin was not absorbed in the intestine, thus reaching the colon. The gut microbiota from fecal samples underwent significant changes after 48 or 72 hours in vitro fermentation. Specifically, fucoxanthin significantly enhanced the relative abundance of Bacteroidota and Parabacteroides, leading to improved functions of the gut microbiota in its development, glycan biosynthesis and metabolism as well as in improving the digestive system, endocrine system and immune system. The recovery of fucoxanthin during fermentation showed a decreasing trend with the slight bio-conversion of fucoxanthinol. Notably, fucoxanthin supplementation significantly altered metabolites, especially bile acids and indoles in the simulated human gut ecosystem. Correlation analysis indicated the involvement of the gut microbiota in the manipulation of these metabolites by fucoxanthin. Moreover, all these altered metabolites revealed the improvement in the capacity of fucoxanthin in manipulating gut metabolism, especially lipid metabolism. Overall, fucoxanthin determinedly reshaped the gut microbiota and metabolism, implying its potential health benefits in non-obese individuals.
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- Bingbing Guo
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Health, Institute for Innovative Development of Food Industry, Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Dong J, Wang W, Zheng G, Wu N, Xie J, Xiong S, Tian P, Li J. In vitro digestion and fermentation behaviors of polysaccharides from Choerospondias axillaris fruit and its effect on human gut microbiota. Curr Res Food Sci 2024; 8:100760. [PMID: 38764977 PMCID: PMC11098719 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024] Open
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Choerospondias axillaris fruit has attracted more and more attention due to its various pharmacological activities, which are rich in polysaccharides. This study investigated the in vitro saliva-gastrointestinal digestion and fecal fermentation behaviors of polysaccharides from Choerospondias axillaris fruit (CAP), as well as its impact on human gut microbiota. The results showed that CAP could be partially degraded during the gastrointestinal digestion. The FT-IR spectra of the digested CAP didn't change significantly, however, the morphological feature of SEM changed to disordered flocculent and rod-like structures. 16S rRNA sequencing analysis found that after in vitro fermentation, CAP could increase the relative abundances of beneficial bacteria including Megasphaera, Megamonas and Bifidobacterium to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), while it can also reduce the abundances of harmful bacteria of Collinsella, Gemmiger, Klebsiella and Citrobacter, suggesting that CAP could modulate the composition and abundance of gut microbiota. These results implied that CAP can be developed as a potential prebiotic in the future.
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- Jinjiao Dong
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Choerospondias Axillaris Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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Blasco T, Balzerani F, Valcárcel LV, Larrañaga P, Bielza C, Francino MP, Rufián-Henares JÁ, Planes FJ, Pérez-Burillo S. BN-BacArena: Bayesian network extension of BacArena for the dynamic simulation of microbial communities. Bioinformatics 2024; 40:btae266. [PMID: 38688585 PMCID: PMC11082422 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btae266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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MOTIVATION Simulating gut microbial dynamics is extremely challenging. Several computational tools, notably the widely used BacArena, enable modeling of dynamic changes in the microbial environment. These methods, however, do not comprehensively account for microbe-microbe stimulant or inhibitory effects or for nutrient-microbe inhibitory effects, typically observed in different compounds present in the daily diet. RESULTS Here, we present BN-BacArena, an extension of BacArena consisting on the incorporation within the native computational framework of a Bayesian network model that accounts for microbe-microbe and nutrient-microbe interactions. Using in vitro experiments, 16S rRNA gene sequencing data and nutritional composition of 55 foods, the output Bayesian network showed 23 significant nutrient-bacteria interactions, suggesting the importance of compounds such as polyols, ascorbic acid, polyphenols and other phytochemicals, and 40 bacteria-bacteria significant relationships. With test data, BN-BacArena demonstrates a statistically significant improvement over BacArena to predict the time-dependent relative abundance of bacterial species involved in the gut microbiota upon different nutritional interventions. As a result, BN-BacArena opens new avenues for the dynamic modeling and simulation of the human gut microbiota metabolism. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION MATLAB and R code are available in https://github.com/PlanesLab/BN-BacArena.
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- Telmo Blasco
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Tecnun School of Engineering, University of Navarra, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Tecnun School of Engineering, University of Navarra, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Tecnun School of Engineering, University of Navarra, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- Biomedical Engineering Center, Campus Universitario, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra 31009, Spain
- Instituto de Ciencia de los Datos e Inteligencia Artificial (DATAI), Campus Universitario, University of Navarra, Pamplona 31080, Spain
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- Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28660, Spain
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- Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28660, Spain
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- Area de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia 46020, Spain
- CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18016, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Tecnun School of Engineering, University of Navarra, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- Biomedical Engineering Center, Campus Universitario, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra 31009, Spain
- Instituto de Ciencia de los Datos e Inteligencia Artificial (DATAI), Campus Universitario, University of Navarra, Pamplona 31080, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Tecnun School of Engineering, University of Navarra, San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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Tomas M, García-Pérez P, Rivera-Pérez A, Patrone V, Giuberti G, Lucini L, Capanoglu E. The addition of polysaccharide gums to Aronia melanocarpa purees modulates the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds and gut microbiota: A multiomics data fusion approach following in vitro digestion and fermentation. Food Chem 2024; 439:138231. [PMID: 38113658 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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This study aimed to determine how the addition of gellan, guar, locust bean, and xanthan gums affected the polyphenol profile of Aronia melanocarpa puree and the human gut microbiota after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and large intestine fermentation. The different gums distinctively affected the content and bioaccessibility of phenolics in Aronia puree, as outlined by untargeted metabolomics. The addition of locust bean gum increased the levels of low-molecular-weight phenolics and phenolic acids after digestion. Gellan and guar gums enhanced phenolic acids' bioaccessibility after fermentation. Interactions between digestion products and fecal bacteria altered the composition of the microbiota, with the greatest impact of xanthan. Locust bean gum promoted the accumulation of different taxa with health-promoting properties. Our findings shed light on the added-value properties of commercial gums as food additives, promoting a distinctive increase of polyphenol bioaccessibility and shifting the gut microbiota distribution, depending on their composition and structural features.
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- Merve Tomas
- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, 34303 Halkali, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Instituto de Agroecoloxía e Alimentación (IAA) - CITEXVI, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Research Group "Analytical Chemistry of Contaminants", Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre for Mediterranean Intensive Agrosystems and Agrifood Biotechnology (CIAIMBITAL), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
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Wang T, Luo Y, Kong X, Yu B, Zheng P, Huang Z, Mao X, Yu J, Luo J, Yan H, He J. Genetic- and fiber-diet-mediated changes in virulence factors in pig colon contents and feces and their driving factors. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1351962. [PMID: 38689852 PMCID: PMC11058638 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1351962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Virulence factors (VFs) are key factors for microorganisms to establish defense mechanisms in the host and enhance their pathogenic potential. However, the spectrum of virulence factors in pig colon and feces, as well as the influence of dietary and genetic factors on them, remains unreported. In this study, we firstly revealed the diversity, abundance and distribution characteristics of VFs in the colonic contents of different breeds of pigs (Taoyuan, Xiangcun and Duroc pig) fed with different fiber levels by using a metagenomic analysis. The analysis resulted in the identification of 1,236 virulence factors, which could be grouped into 16 virulence features. Among these, Taoyuan pigs exhibited significantly higher levels of virulence factors compared to Duroc pigs. The high-fiber diet significantly reduced the abundance of certain virulence factor categories, including iron uptake systems (FbpABC, HitABC) and Ig protease categories in the colon, along with a noteworthy decrease in the relative abundance of plasmid categories in mobile genetic elements (MGEs). Further we examined VFs in feces using absolute quantification. The results showed that high-fiber diets reduce fecal excretion of VFs and that this effect is strongly influenced by MGEs and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). In vitro fermentation experiments confirmed that acetic acid (AA) led to a decrease in the relative abundance of VFs (p < 0.1). In conclusion, our findings reveal for the first time how fiber diet and genetic factors affect the distribution of VFs in pig colon contents and feces and their driving factors. This information provides valuable reference data to further improve food safety and animal health.
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- Tao Wang
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, China
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Navajas-Porras B, Cervera-Mata A, Fernández-Arteaga A, Delgado-Osorio A, Navarro-Moreno M, Hinojosa-Nogueira D, Pastoriza S, Delgado G, Navarro-Alarcón M, Rufián-Henares JÁ. Biochelates from Spent Coffee Grounds Increases Iron Levels in Dutch Cucumbers but Affects Their Antioxidant Capacity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:465. [PMID: 38671913 PMCID: PMC11047731 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13040465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Spent coffee grounds (SCG) are a type of food waste and are produced in abundance around the world. However, their utilization as a soil organic amendment is challenging due to their phytotoxic effect. In the present work, the impact of agronomic biofortification on Dutch cucumbers was investigated using different chemically modified SCG and analyzing their effects on iron contents, their capacity for releasing antioxidants, and the production of short-chain fatty acids after in vitro digestion-fermentation. The results indicated variations in the iron contents and chemical compositions of cucumbers according to the treatment groups. Functionalized and activated hydrochar from SCG increased Fe levels in cucumbers. Although activated hydrochar obtained at 160 °C and functionalized with Fe showed the highest iron supply per serving, differences in antioxidant capacity and short-chain fatty acid production were observed between the groups. It is concluded that growing conditions and the presence of iron may significantly influence the contribution of these cucumbers to the dietary intake of nutrients and antioxidants, which could have important implications for human health and nutrition.
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- Beatriz Navajas-Porras
- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (A.C.-M.); (G.D.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (A.C.-M.); (G.D.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs.Granada, Universidad de Granada, 18012 Granada, Spain
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Navajas-Porras B, Cervera-Mata A, Fernández-Arteaga A, Delgado-Osorio A, Navarro-Moreno M, Hinojosa-Nogueira D, Pastoriza S, Delgado G, Navarro-Alarcón M, Rufián-Henares JÁ. Zn Biofortification of Dutch Cucumbers with Chemically Modified Spent Coffee Grounds: Zn Enrichment and Nutritional Implications. Foods 2024; 13:1146. [PMID: 38672819 PMCID: PMC11049187 DOI: 10.3390/foods13081146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are a food waste with a large generation around the world. However, their utilization as a soil organic amendment is difficult due to their phytotoxic effect. In the present work, the impact of agronomic biofortification on Dutch cucumbers was studied by using different chemically modified SCGs, analyzing their effects on Zn content, the release of antioxidant capacity and the production of short-chain fatty acids after in vitro digestion-fermentation. The results indicated variations in the Zn content and chemical composition of cucumbers according to the treatment groups. The functionalized with Zn and activated SCGs were able to increase Zn levels in cucumbers. Meanwhile, the activated hydrochar obtained at 160 °C and the activated and functionalized with Zn SCGs showed the highest Zn supply per serving. Differences in the antioxidant capacity and short-chain fatty acid production were observed between the groups. It is concluded that the growing conditions and the presence of Zn may significantly influence the contribution of these cucumbers to the dietary intake of nutrients and antioxidants, which could have important implications for human health and nutrition.
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- Beatriz Navajas-Porras
- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.C.-M.); (G.D.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (A.C.-M.); (G.D.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain; (B.N.-P.); (A.D.-O.); (M.N.-M.); (D.H.-N.); (S.P.); (M.N.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs.Granada, Universidad de Granada, 18014 Granada, Spain
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Purwandari FA, Fogliano V, Capuano E. Tempeh fermentation improves the nutritional and functional characteristics of Jack beans ( Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC). Food Funct 2024; 15:3680-3691. [PMID: 38488045 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo05379b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The effect of two processing methods of Jack beans (i.e. cooked bean (CB) and cooked tempeh (CT)) on the in vitro digestibility of protein and starch, as well as the production of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and tryptophan (Trp) metabolites after in vitro colonic fermentation, was investigated. CT was obtained by fungal fermentation after cooking under acidic conditions. CT had significantly higher protein, lower digestible starch, lower total fiber, higher free phenolic compounds, and higher ash content compared to CB. CT exhibited better in vitro protein digestibility than CB and less glucose release during in vitro digestion than CB. A comparable concentration of total SCFAs and GABA was produced after in vitro fermentation of CB and CT, but CB produced more indole than CT, resulting in higher amounts of total Trp metabolites. In summary, our findings show that tempeh fermentation improves the nutritional quality of Jack beans and describe the impact of fermentation on the digestibility of nutrients and the formation of metabolites during colonic fermentation.
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- Fiametta Ayu Purwandari
- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University and Research, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Food and Agricultural Product Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Gadjah Mada University, Jalan Flora, Bulaksumur, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
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- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University and Research, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Food Quality and Design Group, Wageningen University and Research, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Gonza I, Goya-Jorge E, Douny C, Boutaleb S, Taminiau B, Daube G, Scippo ML, Louis E, Delcenserie V. Food additives impair gut microbiota from healthy individuals and IBD patients in a colonic in vitro fermentation model. Food Res Int 2024; 182:114157. [PMID: 38519184 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Intestinal fibrosis is a long-term complication of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Changes in microbial populations have been linked with the onset of fibrosis and some food additives are known to promote intestinal inflammation facilitating fibrosis induction. In this study, we investigated how polysorbate 80, sucralose, titanium dioxide, sodium nitrite and maltodextrin affect the gut microbiota and the metabolic activity in healthy and IBD donors (patients in remission and with a flare of IBD). The Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®) with a static (batch) configuration was used to evaluate the effects of food additives on the human intestinal microbiota. Polysorbate 80 and sucralose decreased butyrate-producing bacteria such as Roseburia and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii. Both compounds, also increased bacterial species positively correlated with intestinal inflammation and fibrosis (i.e.: Enterococcus, Veillonella and Mucispirillum schaedleri), especially in donors in remission of IBD. Additionally, polysorbate 80 induced a lower activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in the three groups of donors, which can affect the intestinal homeostasis. Maltodextrin, despite increasing short-chain fatty acids production, promoted the growth of Ruminococcus genus, correlated with higher risk of fibrosis, and decreased Oscillospira which is negatively associated with fibrosis. Our findings unveil crucial insights into the potential deleterious effects of polysorbate 80, sucralose and maltodextrin on human gut microbiota in healthy and, to a greater extent, in IBD patients.
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- Irma Gonza
- Laboratory of Food Quality Management, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Management, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- Hepato - Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology Department, CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Management, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH - Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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Yin P, Yi S, Du T, Zhang C, Yu L, Tian F, Zhao J, Chen W, Zhai Q. Dynamic response of different types of gut microbiota to fructooligosaccharides and inulin. Food Funct 2024; 15:1402-1416. [PMID: 38214586 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo04855a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin are beneficial for human health. However, their benefits differ in individuals who consume prebiotics. Several factors contribute to this variation, including host genetics and differences in the gut microbiota. Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides are strong carbohydrate-utilizing bacteria in the gut, and the level of the Bacteroides/Bifidobacterium (Ba/Bi) ratio in the gut is closely related to the body's ability to utilize prebiotics. However, how to select the type of prebiotics more beneficial for populations with specific Ba/Bi backgrounds and the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we explored the dynamics of the gut microbiota and metabolic functions during the in vitro fermentation of FOS and inulin in two different groups: Bacteroides/Bifidobacterium high (H) and Bacteroides/Bifidobacterium low (L). This study revealed that the baseline Ba/Bi ratio had a greater impact on the gut microbiota compared to prebiotic species. Noticeable differences were observed between the two groups after prebiotic intervention, with the H group being more likely to benefit from the prebiotic intervention. Compared to the L group, the H group exhibited significantly higher microbial α-diversity; the co-abundance response group 1 (CARG1) members Ruminococcus gnavus and Blautia involved in the synthesis of propionic and butyric acids increased significantly, the abundance of pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia Shigella decreased significantly, and the ability to degrade carbohydrates and synthesize fatty acids was greater. Regression modeling showed that the key microbiota could predict the short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels, with FOS associated with the ecological roles of CARG2 and CARG7 and inulin associated with CARG4, which provides the basis for the use of prebiotics in nutritional applications and the stratification of populations based on pertinent microbiota profiles to explain the incongruent health effects in human intervention studies.
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- Pingping Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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Nie Q, Sun Y, Hu W, Chen C, Lin Q, Nie S. Glucomannan promotes Bacteroides ovatus to improve intestinal barrier function and ameliorate insulin resistance. IMETA 2024; 3:e163. [PMID: 38868507 PMCID: PMC10989147 DOI: 10.1002/imt2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Bioactive dietary fiber has been proven to confer numerous health benefits against metabolic diseases based on the modification of gut microbiota. The metabolic protective effects of glucomannan have been previously reported in animal experiments and clinical trials. However, critical microbial signaling metabolites and the host targets associated with the metabolic benefits of glucomannan remain elusive. The results of this study revealed that glucomannan supplementation alleviated high-fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance in mice and that its beneficial effects were dependent on the gut microbiota. Administration of glucomannan to mice promoted the growth of Bacteroides ovatus. Moreover, colonization with B. ovatus in HFD-fed mice resulted in a decrease in insulin resistance, accompanied by improved intestinal barrier integrity and reduced systemic inflammation. Furthermore, B. ovatus-derived indoleacetic acid (IAA) was established as a key bioactive metabolite that fortifies intestinal barrier function via activation of intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), leading to an amelioration in insulin resistance. Thus, we conclude that glucomannan acts through the B. ovatus-IAA-intestinal AhR axis to relieve insulin resistance.
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- Qixing Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China‐Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi ProvinceNanchang UniversityNanchangChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China‐Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi ProvinceNanchang UniversityNanchangChina
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- College of Grain Science and TechnologyJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiangChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China‐Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi ProvinceNanchang UniversityNanchangChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China‐Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi ProvinceNanchang UniversityNanchangChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China‐Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi ProvinceNanchang UniversityNanchangChina
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Huang X, Liu R, Wang J, Bao Y, Yi H, Wang X, Lu Y. Preparation and synbiotic interaction mechanism of microcapsules of Bifidobacterium animalis F1-7 and human milk oligosaccharides (HMO). Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 259:129152. [PMID: 38176500 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.129152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Probiotics such as Bifidobacterium spp. generally possess important physiological functions. However, maintaining probiotic viability is a challenge during processing, storage, and digestive transit period. Microencapsulation is widely considered to be an attractive approach. In this study, B. animalis F1-7 microcapsules and B. animalis F1-7-HMO microcapsules were successfully prepared by emulsification/internal gelation with high encapsulation efficiency (90.67 % and 92.16 %, respectively). The current study revealed that HMO-supplemented microcapsules exhibited more stable lyophilized forms and thermal stability. Additionally, a significant improvement in probiotic cell viability was observed in such microcapsules during simulated gastrointestinal (GI) fluids or storage. We also showed that the individual HMO mixtures 6'-SL remarkably promoted the growth and acetate yield of B. animalis F1-7 for 48 h (p < 0.05). The synbiotic combination of 6'-SL with B. animalis F1-7 enhanced SCFAs production in vitro fecal fermentation, decreasing several harmful intestinal bacteria such as Dorea, Escherichia-Shigella, and Streptococcus while enriching the probiotic A. muciniphila. This study provides strong support for HMO or 6'-SL combined with B. animalis F1-7 as an innovative dietary ingredient to bring health benefits. The potential of the synbiotic microcapsules with this combination merits further exploration for future use in the food industry.
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- Xiaoyang Huang
- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education (Huazhong Agricultural University), Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education (Huazhong Agricultural University), Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
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Goya-Jorge E, Gonza I, Douny C, Scippo ML, Delcenserie V. M-Batches to Simulate Luminal and Mucosal Human Gut Microbial Ecosystems: A Case Study of the Effects of Coffee and Green Tea. Microorganisms 2024; 12:236. [PMID: 38399640 PMCID: PMC10891782 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12020236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Gastrointestinal simulations in vitro have only limited approaches to analyze the microbial communities inhabiting the mucosal compartment. Understanding and differentiating gut microbial ecosystems is crucial for a more comprehensive and accurate representation of the gut microbiome and its interactions with the host. Herein is suggested, in a short-term and static set-up (named "M-batches"), the analysis of mucosal and luminal populations of inhabitants of the human colon. After varying several parameters, such as the fermentation volume and the fecal inoculum (single or pool), only minor differences in microbial composition and metabolic production were identified. However, the pool created with feces from five donors and cultivated in a smaller volume (300 mL) seemed to provide a more stable luminal ecosystem. The study of commercially available coffee and green tea in the M-batches suggested some positive effects of these worldwide known beverages, including the increase in butyrate-producing bacteria and lactobacilli populations. We hope that this novel strategy can contribute to future advances in the study of intestinal ecosystems and host-microbe relationships and help elucidate roles of the microbiome in health and disease.
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- Elizabeth Goya-Jorge
- Laboratory of Food Quality Management, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH-Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Intestinal Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Management, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH-Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH-Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Analysis, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH-Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Management, Department of Food Sciences, FARAH-Veterinary Public Health, University of Liège, B43b, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Wang B, Tang X, Mao B, Zhang Q, Tian F, Zhao J, Chen W, Cui S. Effects of in vitro fecal fermentation on the metabolism and antioxidant properties of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside. Food Chem 2024; 431:137132. [PMID: 37598654 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Anthocyanins' potential health benefits have garnered significant interest. However, due to low bioavailability, the gut microbiota-associated metabolites are suspected to mediate their bioactivity. In this study, cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) was fermented with fecal inoculum to simulate colonic microbiota interaction in vitro. The metabolites and antioxidant properties of pre- (P-C3G) and post-fermentation (F-C3G) were determined. Fermentation significantly increased contents of five metabolites (cyanidin, protocatechuic acid, phloroglucinaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid). Additionally, F-C3G demonstrated superior radicals scavenging than P-C3G, as well as to alleviate H2O2-induced damage in HepG2 cell via increasing superoxide dismutase by 43.26% and catalase by 39.83%, reducing malonaldehyde by 16.40% and cellular ROS production, and activating Nrf2 pathway. Moreover, F-C3G significantly extended the survival rate by 20.67% of Caenorhabditis elegans under heat stress by antioxidation in vivo. This study suggested that anthocyanins metabolism by gut microbiota produce specific metabolites, which potentially exerts protection.
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- Bulei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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Delgado-Osorio A, Navajas-Porras B, Pérez-Burillo S, Hinojosa-Nogueira D, Toledano-Marín Á, Pastoriza de la Cueva S, Paliy O, Rufián-Henares JÁ. Cultivar and Harvest Time of Almonds Affect Their Antioxidant and Nutritional Profile through Gut Microbiota Modifications. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:84. [PMID: 38247508 PMCID: PMC10812595 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13010084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Almonds are a rich source of beneficial compounds for human health. In this work, we assessed the influence of almond cultivars and harvest time on their morphological (length, width and thickness) and nutritional (ash, moisture, proteins) profiles. We also evaluated the impact of an in vitro digestion and fermentation process on almonds' antioxidant and phenolic content, as well as their support of gut microbiota community and functionality, including the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), lactic and succinic acids. The length, width, and thickness of almonds varied significantly among cultivars, with the latter two parameters also exhibiting significant changes over time. Moisture content decreased with maturity, while protein and ash increased significantly. Total antioxidant capacity released by almonds after digestion and fermentation had different trends depending on the antioxidant capacity method used. The fermentation step contributed more to the antioxidant capacity than the digestion step. Both cultivar and harvest time exerted a significant influence on the concentration of certain phenolic compounds, although the total content remained unaffected. Similarly, fecal microbiota modulation depended on the cultivar and maturity stage, with the Guara cultivar and late maturity showing the largest effects. Cultivar type also exerted a significant impact on the concentration of SCFAs, with the Guara cultivar displaying the highest total SCFAs concentration. Thus, we conclude that cultivar and harvest time are key factors in shaping the morphological and nutritional composition of almonds. In addition, taking into account all the results obtained, the Guara variety has the best nutritional profile.
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- Adriana Delgado-Osorio
- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA;
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, Av. del Hospicio, s/n, 18012 Granada, Spain; (A.D.-O.); (B.N.-P.); (S.P.-B.); (D.H.-N.); (Á.T.-M.); (S.P.d.l.C.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Universidad de Granada, Avda. de Madrid 15, 2a Planta, 18012 Granada, Spain
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Lerma-Aguilera AM, Pérez-Burillo S, Navajas-Porras B, León ED, Ruíz-Pérez S, Pastoriza S, Jiménez-Hernández N, Cämmerer BM, Rufián-Henares JÁ, Gosalbes MJ, Francino MP. Effects of different foods and cooking methods on the gut microbiota: an in vitro approach. Front Microbiol 2024; 14:1334623. [PMID: 38260868 PMCID: PMC10800916 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1334623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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To support personalized diets targeting the gut microbiota, we employed an in vitro digestion-fermentation model and 16S rRNA gene sequencing to analyze the microbiota growing on representative foods of the Mediterranean and Western diets, as well as the influence of cooking methods. Plant- and animal-derived foods had significantly different impacts on the abundances of bacterial taxa. Animal and vegetable fats, fish and dairy products led to increases in many taxa, mainly within the Lachnospiraceae. In particular, fats favored increases in the beneficial bacteria Faecalibacterium, Blautia, and Roseburia. However, butter, as well as gouda cheese and fish, also resulted in the increase of Lachnoclostridium, associated to several diseases. Frying and boiling produced the most distinct effects on the microbiota, with members of the Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae responding the most to the cooking method employed. Nevertheless, cooking effects were highly individualized and food-dependent, challenging the investigation of their role in personalized diets.
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- Alberto M. Lerma-Aguilera
- Área de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Área de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
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- Área de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Área de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Analytics, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Área de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana-Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Li S, Meng Y, Wang C, Suonan Z, Zhang X, Wu T, Dai Z, Zhang Y, Sharafeldin S, Zhang Y, Shen Q, Xue Y. Effect of structural characteristics of resistant starch prepared by various methods on microbial community and fermentative products. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:127725. [PMID: 38287585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Resistant starch (RS) has been extensively studied because of its beneficial effects on gut microbiota. In this study, four RSs obtained through various preparation processes were utilized for in vitro fermentation, and their structural characteristics before and after fermentation were determined using chromatography, Fourier infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was observed that these RSs can be classified into two categories based on their fermentation and structural features. The autoclaving RS (ARS) and extruding RS (ERS) were classified as Class I Microbiome Community (MC-I), characterized by a higher proportion of butyrate and its producers, including unclassified_g_Megasphaera and Megasphaera elsdenii. While microwaving RS (MRS) and ultrasound RS (URS) belonged to Class II Microbiome Community (MC-II), marked by a higher proportion of acetate and its producer, Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum DSM 20438. MC-I had a lower molecular weight, shorter chain length, more chains with degree of polymerization (DP) 36-100, and a more ordered structure than MC-II. Furthermore, SEM observations revealed distinct degradation patterns between MC-I and MC-II, which may be attributed to their surface structural characteristics. These findings imply that the preparation methods employed for RS can determine its multilevel structural characteristics, and consequently influence its physiological properties.
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- Siqi Li
- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; Department of Food and Dairy Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
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- School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; National Center of Technology Innovation (Deep Processing of Highland Barley) in Food Industry, China Agricultural University, No. 17 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; National Center of Technology Innovation (Deep Processing of Highland Barley) in Food Industry, China Agricultural University, No. 17 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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Zünd JN, Plüss S, Mujezinovic D, Menzi C, von Bieberstein PR, de Wouters T, Lacroix C, Leventhal GE, Pugin B. A flexible high-throughput cultivation protocol to assess the response of individuals' gut microbiota to diet-, drug-, and host-related factors. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 4:ycae035. [PMID: 38562261 PMCID: PMC10982853 DOI: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The anaerobic cultivation of fecal microbiota is a promising approach to investigating how gut microbial communities respond to specific intestinal conditions and perturbations. Here, we describe a flexible protocol using 96-deepwell plates to cultivate stool-derived gut microbiota. Our protocol aims to address gaps in high-throughput culturing in an anaerobic chamber. We characterized the influence of the gas phase on the medium chemistry and microbial physiology and introduced a modular medium preparation process to enable the testing of several conditions simultaneously. Furthermore, we identified a medium formulation that maximized the compositional similarity of ex vivo cultures and donor microbiota while limiting the bloom of Enterobacteriaceae. Lastly, we validated the protocol by demonstrating that cultivated fecal microbiota responded similarly to dietary fibers (resistant dextrin, soluble starch) and drugs (ciprofloxacin, 5-fluorouracil) as reported in vivo. This high-throughput cultivation protocol has the potential to facilitate culture-dependent studies, accelerate the discovery of gut microbiota-diet-drug-host interactions, and pave the way to personalized microbiota-centered interventions.
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- Janina N Zünd
- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
- PharmaBiome AG, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
- PharmaBiome AG, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Roussel C, Sola M, Lessard-Lord J, Nallabelli N, Généreux P, Cavestri C, Azeggouar Wallen O, Villano R, Raymond F, Flamand N, Silvestri C, Di Marzo V. Human gut microbiota and their production of endocannabinoid-like mediators are directly affected by a dietary oil. Gut Microbes 2024; 16:2335879. [PMID: 38695302 PMCID: PMC11067990 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2335879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) and the gut microbiome affect each other. We investigated the impact of supplementation with Buglossoides arvensis oil (BO), rich in stearidonic acid (SDA), on the human gut microbiome. Employing the Mucosal Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (M-SHIME), we simulated the ileal and ascending colon microbiomes of four donors. Our results reveal two distinct microbiota clusters influenced by BO, exhibiting shared and contrasting shifts. Notably, Bacteroides and Clostridia abundance underwent similar changes in both clusters, accompanied by increased propionate production in the colon. However, in the ileum, cluster 2 displayed a higher metabolic activity in terms of BO-induced propionate levels. Accordingly, a triad of bacterial members involved in propionate production through the succinate pathway, namely Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, and Phascolarctobacterium, was identified particularly in this cluster, which also showed a surge of second-generation probiotics, such as Akkermansia, in the colon. Finally, we describe for the first time the capability of gut bacteria to produce N-acyl-ethanolamines, and particularly the SDA-derived N-stearidonoyl-ethanolamine, following BO supplementation, which also stimulated the production of another bioactive endocannabinoid-like molecule, commendamide, in both cases with variations across individuals. Spearman correlations enabled the identification of bacterial genera potentially involved in endocannabinoid-like molecule production, such as, in agreement with previous reports, Bacteroides in the case of commendamide. This study suggests that the potential health benefits on the human microbiome of certain dietary oils may be amenable to stratified nutrition strategies and extend beyond n-3 PUFAs to include microbiota-derived endocannabinoid-like mediators.
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- Charlène Roussel
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), INAF Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), INAF Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Pozzuoli (Napoli), Italy
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), INAF Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), INAF Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Centre Nutrition, Santé et Société (NUTRISS), INAF Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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García-Pérez P, Tomas M, Rivera-Pérez A, Patrone V, Giuberti G, Cervini M, Capanoglu E, Lucini L. Pectin conformation influences the bioaccessibility of cherry laurel polyphenols and gut microbiota distribution following in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation. Food Chem 2024; 430:137054. [PMID: 37566983 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Interactions between dietary fiber and phenolic compounds in foods can influence their gastrointestinal fate. This study aimed to examine the effect of four types of pectin on the polyphenols of cherry laurel puree and human gut microbiota during a simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and large intestine fermentation. Results revealed that the combined addition of different pectins and pectinase to cherry laurel puree significantly affected the content and bioaccessibility of phenolics. The addition of pectins and pectinase distinctively impacted the phenolic subclasses in both raw and post-digested/fermented cherry laurel puree, suggesting differential interactions due to structural features. Both pectins and pectinase modulated the composition of fecal microbiota after in vitro fermentation, increasing bacterial diversity following pectinase treatment. The combined addition of pectins followed by pectinase had differential impacts on polyphenol bioaccessibility and gut microbiome diversity, hence having a potential outcome in terms of human health.
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- Pascual García-Pérez
- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Analytical and Food Chemistry Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Ourense Campus, Universidade de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Food Engineering Department, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, 34303 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; Research Group "Analytical Chemistry of Contaminants", Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre for Mediterranean Intensive Agrosystems and Agrifood Biotechnology (CIAIMBITAL), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Duan H, Yu Q, Ni Y, Li J, Yu L, Fan L. Interactions between wheat germ polysaccharide and gut microbiota through in vitro batch fecal fermentation and an aging mice model: Targeting enrichment of Bacteroides uniformis and Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127559. [PMID: 37865367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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The interaction between wheat germ polysaccharide (WGP) and gut microbiota remains relatively less investigated. Thus, this study explored their interaction via in vitro batch fecal fermentation. WGP elevated dramatically the relative abundances of Bacteroides (especially Ba. xylanisolvens, Ba. uniformis, and Ba. intestinalis), Bifidobacterium (especially Bi. pseudocatenulatum) and Eubacterium, and decreased Alistipes, Klebsiella, Bilophila and Sutterella. Moreover, the metabolomics and Spearman correlation results showed that these alterations in gut microbiota gave rise to over 13-fold augmentation in the quantities of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and indole-3-lactic acid, as well as 7.17- and 4.23-fold increase in acetylcholine and GABA, respectively, at 24 h of fermentation. Interestingly, PICRUSt analysis showed that WGP markedly reduced aging pathway, and enriched nervous system pathway. Therefore, the D-gal-induced aging mice model was used to further verify these effects. The results demonstrated that WGP had a protective effect on D-gal-induced behavioral deficits, particularly in locomotor activity, and spatial and recognition memory. WGP elevated dramatically the relative abundances of Bacteroides (especially Ba. sartorii and Ba. uniformis), Bifidobacterium (especially Bi. pseudocatenulatum) and Parabacteroides, and decreased Alistipes and Candidatus Arthromitus. These findings highlight the potential utility of WGP as a dietary supplement for retarding the aging process and mitigating age-associated learning and memory decline via the targeted enrichment of Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium and the related metabolites.
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- Hui Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Huang G, Zeng Q, Dong L, Zhang R, Zhang M, Huang F, Su D. Divergent metabolism of two lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) pulp flavonols and their modulatory effects on gut microbiota: Discovery of hydroxyethylation in vitro colonic fermentation. Food Chem 2023; 429:136875. [PMID: 37454621 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Quercetin 3-O-rutinose-7-O-α-l-rhamnoside (QRR), a characteristic lychee pulp flavonoid, has been linked to diverse bioactivities involving microbial metabolism. By integrating colonic fermentation and mass spectrometry, the catabolites including 7-O-hydroxyethyl-isorhamnetin and 3'-amino-4'-O-methyl-7-O-hydroxyethyl-isorhamnetin were unprecedently identified and unique to QRR metabolism, relative to the structural analog quercetin 3-O-rutinoside (QR) metabolism. These above-described metabolites highlighted a special biotransformation hydroxyethylation in QRR catabolism. QRR was partially deglycosylated into quercetin 3-O-glucoside-7-O-α-l-rhamnoside potentially catalyzed by Bacteroides. QR was more directly degradable to aglycone during colonic fermentation than are QRR. Unlike with QR fermentation, equivalent QRR effectively upregulated concentrations of propionic and butyric acids that were highly relevant with Faecalibacterium and Coprococcus. After fermentation, the relative abundances of Bacteroides uniformis (0.03%) and Akkermansia muciniphila (0.13%) were only upregulated by QRR among all fermentation groups, leading to the enrichments of the corresponding genera. These results further reveal the relationship between flavonoid structures and metabolic characteristics.
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- Guitao Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, PR China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, PR China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, PR China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Cui Y, Zhou Y, Li Y, Wang J, Li D, Chen F. Chinese Yam and Its Active Components Regulate the Structure of Gut Microbiota and Indole-like Metabolites in Anaerobic Fermentation In Vitro. Nutrients 2023; 15:5112. [PMID: 38140371 PMCID: PMC10746045 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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As a medicinal and edible plant, Chinese yam (CY) can promote the enrichment of intestinal probiotics. Mucilage polysaccharides, diosgenin and taxifolin are the dominant components of CY. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the impact of Chinese yam on gut microbiome structure and metabolism is attributable to its components. In the in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colon fermentation system, the changes in gut microbiota composition and function were determined by 16S rRNA sequencing, and the levels of bacterial metabolites including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and indole-like metabolites were detected by gas chromatography and an enzyme-linked immunoassay. The results show that CY, mucilage polysaccharides, diosgenin and taxifolin could increase the microbial diversity index. Furthermore, probiotics including Lactobacillus and Bacteroides were significantly increased, while harmful bacteria such as Escherichia and Proteus declined. CY could increase the production of SCFAs including acetic acid and butyric acid. Of note, CY and diosgenin displayed similar impacts on enhancing the abundance of Clostridium and promoting the production of indole-3-lactic acid and lactic acid. These findings provide evidence supporting Chinese yam as a natural food to regulate intestinal health. Diosgenin as a component of CY contributes mostly to the impact on regulating intestinal flora.
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- Yifan Cui
- National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Z.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (D.L.)
- Nutritional Biology, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Z.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (D.L.)
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- National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Z.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (D.L.)
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- National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Z.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (D.L.)
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- National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Z.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (D.L.)
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- National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Z.); (Y.L.); (J.W.); (D.L.)
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Rodriquez-Saavedra M, Tamargo A, Molinero N, Relaño de la Guía E, Jiménez-Arroyo C, Bartolomé B, González de Llano D, Victoria Moreno-Arribas M. Simulated gastrointestinal digestion of beer using the simgi® model. Investigation of colonic phenolic metabolism and impact on human gut microbiota. Food Res Int 2023; 173:113228. [PMID: 37803545 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Beer is a source of bioactive compounds, mainly polyphenols, which can reach the large intestine and interact with colonic microbiota. However, the effects of beer consumption in the gastrointestinal function have scarcely been studied. This paper reports, for the first time, the in vitro digestion of beer and its impact on intestinal microbiota metabolism. Three commercial beers of different styles were subjected to gastrointestinal digestion using the simgi® model, and the digested fluids were further fermented in triplicate with faecal microbiota from a healthy volunteer. The effect of digested beer on human gut microbiota was evaluated in terms of microbial metabolism (short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and ammonium ion), microbial diversity and bacterial populations (plate counting and 16S rRNA gene sequencing). Monitoring beer polyphenols through the different digestion phases showed their extensive metabolism, mainly at the colonic stage. In addition, a higher abundance of taxa related to gut health, especially Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Mitsuokella and Succinilasticum at the genus level, and the Ruminococcaceae and Prevotellaceae families were found in the presence of beers. Regarding microbial metabolism, beer feeding significantly increased microbial SCFA production (mainly butyric acid) and decreased ammonium content. Overall, these results evidence the positive actions of moderate beer consumption on the metabolic activity of colonic microbiota, suggesting that the raw materials and brewing methods used may affect the beer gut effects.
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- Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Hu S, Gao K, Jiao Y, Yuan Z. Glycolysis characteristics of intracellular polysaccharides from Agaricus bitorquis (Quél.) sacc. Chaidam and its effects on intestinal flora from different altitudes of mice in vitro fermentation. Food Res Int 2023; 173:113382. [PMID: 37803720 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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The glycolysis characteristics and effects on intestinal flora of polysaccharides from Agaricus bitorquis (Quél.) Sacc. Chaidam (ABIPs) in vitro fermentation by different altitudes of mice feces was examined, including low, medium, and high altitudes groups (LG, MG, and HG). In vitro, fermentation of ABIPs forty-eight hours resulted in a remarkable decrease in total sugar content and improvement of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) (mainly acetate, propionate, and butyrate), which simultaneously induced the composition of monose and uronic acids and SCFAs continuously change. Besides, ABIPs influenced the abundance and composition of the intestinal flora, generally increasing the abundance of probiotic bacteria (such as Bifidobacterium and Faecalibacterium) and decreasing the abundance of harmful bacteria (such as Phenylobacterium and Streptococcus) in all groups, with the highland biology core genus Blautia significantly enriched in LG and MG groups. It was also found that ABIPs enhanced pathways associated with biosynthesis and metabolism. In addition, correlation analysis speculated that the metabolism of SCFAs by ABIPs may be associated with genera such as Anaerostipes, Roseburia, and Weissella. ABIPs may protect organismal health by regulating hypoxic intestinal flora composition and metabolic function, and more superior fermentation performance was observed in MG compared to other groups.
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- Shicheng Hu
- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Qinghai 810016, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Qinghai 810016, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Qinghai 810016, China
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- College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Qinghai 810016, China.
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Luo Q, Li X, Li H, Kong K, Li C, Fang Z, Hu B, Wang C, Chen S, Wu W, Li X, Liu Y, Zeng Z. Effect of in vitro simulated digestion and fecal fermentation on Boletus auripes polysaccharide characteristics and intestinal flora. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 249:126461. [PMID: 37619676 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Boletus auripes is edible and medicinal boletus mushrooms rich in diverse nutrients and bioactive compounds, of which indigestible dietary polysaccharides are the most abundant compounds involved the regulation of gut microbes. However, the physicochemical, digestive, and fermentation characteristics of Boletus auripes polysaccharide (BAP) are not well studied. This study aimed to investigate the influence of different digestive stages on BAP's physicochemical characteristics and biological activities, and its effect on intestinal flora. We found that mannose (0.23 %), glucose (0.31 %), galactose (0.17 %), and fucose (0.19 %) were the main monosaccharides of BAP, with a high-molecular-weight (Mw) and a low-Mw fraction of 2084.83 and 62.93 kDa, respectively. During the course of digestion, there were slight alterations in the chemical composition, monosaccharide composition, and Mw of BAP. Despite these changes, the fundamental structural features of BAP remained largely unaffected. Moreover, the antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities of BAP were weakened under simulated saliva-gastrointestinal digestion. However, gut microbiota decomposed and utilized BAP to generate various short-chain fatty acids during fermentation, which decreased the pH of fecal cultures. Meanwhile, BAP modulated the gut microbiota composition and increased the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes. These findings suggest that BAP have potential for maintaining intestinal health and protecting against interrelated diseases.
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- Qingying Luo
- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Science, Yaan 625014, China
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- Sichuan Institute of Edible Fungi, Edible fungi cultivation and Physiology Research Center, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China.
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Food Science, Yaan 625014, China.
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Widjaja F, Rietjens IMCM. From-Toilet-to-Freezer: A Review on Requirements for an Automatic Protocol to Collect and Store Human Fecal Samples for Research Purposes. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2658. [PMID: 37893032 PMCID: PMC10603957 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11102658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The composition, viability and metabolic functionality of intestinal microbiota play an important role in human health and disease. Studies on intestinal microbiota are often based on fecal samples, because these can be sampled in a non-invasive way, although procedures for sampling, processing and storage vary. This review presents factors to consider when developing an automated protocol for sampling, processing and storing fecal samples: donor inclusion criteria, urine-feces separation in smart toilets, homogenization, aliquoting, usage or type of buffer to dissolve and store fecal material, temperature and time for processing and storage and quality control. The lack of standardization and low-throughput of state-of-the-art fecal collection procedures promote a more automated protocol. Based on this review, an automated protocol is proposed. Fecal samples should be collected and immediately processed under anaerobic conditions at either room temperature (RT) for a maximum of 4 h or at 4 °C for no more than 24 h. Upon homogenization, preferably in the absence of added solvent to allow addition of a buffer of choice at a later stage, aliquots obtained should be stored at either -20 °C for up to a few months or -80 °C for a longer period-up to 2 years. Protocols for quality control should characterize microbial composition and viability as well as metabolic functionality.
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- Frances Widjaja
- Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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Molino S, Lerma-Aguilera A, Gómez-Mascaraque LG, Rufián-Henares JÁ, Francino MP. Evaluation of Tannin-Delivery Approaches for Gut Microbiota Modulation: Comparison of Pectin-Based Microcapsules and Unencapsulated Extracts. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:13988-13999. [PMID: 37432969 PMCID: PMC10540208 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of tannins on gut microbiota composition and activity, and to evaluate the use of pectin-microencapsulation of tannins as a potential mode of tannin delivery. Thus, pectin-tannin microcapsules and unencapsulated tannin extracts were in vitro digested and fermented, and polyphenol content, antioxidant capacity, microbiota modulation, and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production were analyzed. Pectin microcapsules were not able to release their tannin content, keeping it trapped after the digestive process, and are therefore not recommended for tannin delivery. Unencapsulated tannin extracts were found to exert a positive effect on the human gut microbiota. The digestion step resulted to be a fundamental requirement in order to maximize tannin bioactive effects, especially with regard to condensed tannins, as the antioxidant capacity exerted and the SCFAs produced were greater when tannins were submitted to digestion prior to fermentation. Moreover, tannins interacted differently with the intestinal microbiota depending on whether they underwent prior digestion or not. Polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity correlated with SCFA production and with the abundance of several bacterial taxa.
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- Silvia Molino
- Departamento
de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación
Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición
y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18016, Spain
- Silvateam
Spa, R&D Unit, San Michele Monddoví 12080, Italy
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- Area
de Genòmica i Salut, Fundació per al Foment de la Investigació
Sanitária i Biomèdica de la Comunitat Valenciana, (FISABIO-Salut Pública), València 46020, Spain
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- Food
Chemistry and Technology Department, Teagasc
Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork P61 C996, Ireland
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- Departamento
de Nutrición y Bromatología, Centro de Investigación
Biomédica, Instituto de Nutrición
y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18016, Spain
- Instituto
de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Area
de Genòmica i Salut, Fundació per al Foment de la Investigació
Sanitária i Biomèdica de la Comunitat Valenciana, (FISABIO-Salut Pública), València 46020, Spain
- CIBER
en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid 28029, Spain
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Wang T, Luo Y, Kong X, Yu B, Zheng P, Huang Z, Mao X, Yu J, Luo J, Yan H, He J. Genetic- and Fiber-Diet-Mediated Changes in Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Pig Colon Contents and Feces and Their Driving Factors. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2370. [PMID: 37894028 PMCID: PMC10609257 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Comprehensive studies on the effects of genetics and fiber diets on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) remain scarce. In this study, we analyzed the profiles of ARGs in colonic contents and fecal samples of Taoyuan, Duroc, and Xiangcun pigs (n = 10) fed at different fiber levels. Through macrogenomic analysis, we identified a total of 850 unique types of ARGs and classified them into 111 drug resistance classes. The abundance of partially drug-resistant ARGs was higher in the colonic contents of local pig breeds under a large-scale farming model. ARGs were found to be widely distributed among a variety of bacteria, predominantly in the phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Fiber diets reduce the abundance of ARGs in colonic contents and feces, and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are important drivers in mediating the effect of fiber diets on the abundance of ARGs. In vitro fermentation experiments confirmed that butyric acid significantly reduced the abundance of ARGs. In summary, the results of this study enhanced our understanding of the distribution and composition of ARGs in the colon of different breeds of pigs and revealed that a fiber diet can reduce ARGs in feces through its Butyric acid, providing reference data for environmental safety.
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- Tao Wang
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Chengdu 611130, China
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Jensen BAH, Heyndrickx M, Jonkers D, Mackie A, Millet S, Naghibi M, Pærregaard SI, Pot B, Saulnier D, Sina C, Sterkman LGW, Van den Abbeele P, Venlet NV, Zoetendal EG, Ouwehand AC. Small intestine vs. colon ecology and physiology: Why it matters in probiotic administration. Cell Rep Med 2023; 4:101190. [PMID: 37683651 PMCID: PMC10518632 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Research on gut microbiota has generally focused on fecal samples, representing luminal content of the large intestine. However, nutrient uptake is restricted to the small intestine. Abundant immune cell populations at this anatomical site combined with diminished mucus secretion and looser junctions (partly to allow for more efficient fluid and nutrient absorption) also results in intimate host-microbe interactions despite more rapid transit. It is thus crucial to dissect key differences in both ecology and physiology between small and large intestine to better leverage the immense potential of human gut microbiota imprinting, including probiotic engraftment at biological sensible niches. Here, we provide a detailed review unfolding how the physiological and anatomical differences between the small and large intestine affect gut microbiota composition, function, and plasticity. This information is key to understanding how gut microbiota manipulation, including probiotic administration, may strain-dependently transform host-microbe interactions at defined locations.
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- Flanders Research Institute of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Belgium & Ghent University, Department Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, B-9090 Melle, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Division Gastroenterology-Hepatology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6229 ER, the Netherlands
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- School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Flanders Research Institute of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Yakult Europe BV, 1332 Almere, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein & University of Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- International Life Science Institute, European Branch, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 WE Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Wang X, Li X, Zhang L, An L, Guo L, Huang L, Gao W. Recent progress in plant-derived polysaccharides with prebiotic potential for intestinal health by targeting gut microbiota: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-30. [PMID: 37651130 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2248631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Natural products of plant origin are of high interest and widely used, especially in the food industry, due to their low toxicity and wide range of bioactive properties. Compared to other plant components, the safety of polysaccharides has been generally recognized. As dietary fibers, plant-derived polysaccharides are mostly degraded in the intestine by polysaccharide-degrading enzymes secreted by gut microbiota, and have potential prebiotic activity in both non-disease and disease states, which should not be overlooked, especially in terms of their involvement in the treatment of intestinal diseases and the promotion of intestinal health. This review elucidates the regulatory effects of plant-derived polysaccharides on gut microbiota and summarizes the mechanisms involved in targeting gut microbiota for the treatment of intestinal diseases. Further, the structure-activity relationships between different structural types of plant-derived polysaccharides and the occurrence of their prebiotic activity are further explored. Finally, the practical applications of plant-derived polysaccharides in food production and food packaging are summarized and discussed, providing important references for expanding the application of plant-derived polysaccharides in the food industry or developing functional dietary supplements.
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- Xiaozhen Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Yu D, Zhu L, Gao M, Yin Z, Zhang Z, Zhu L, Zhan X. A Comparative Study of the Effects of Whole Cereals and Refined Cereals on Intestinal Microbiota. Foods 2023; 12:2847. [PMID: 37569116 PMCID: PMC10418403 DOI: 10.3390/foods12152847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Cereals are one of the most important foods on which human beings rely to sustain basic life activities and are closely related to human health. This study investigated the effects of different steamed buns on intestinal microbiota. Three steamed buns were prepared using refined flour (RF), 1:1 mixed flour (MF), and whole wheat flour (WF). In vitro digestion simulations were conducted using a bionic gastrointestinal reactor (BGR) to examine their influence on intestinal microbiota. The results showed that at 0.5% addition, butyric acid and short-chain fatty acids in WF were significantly different from those in RF and MF (p < 0.05). WF also promoted the proliferation of beneficial microbiota, such as Megamonas and Subdoligranulum. At 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5% additions of WF, acetic acid and short-chain fatty acids at 1.5% WF increased by 1167.5% and 11.4% from 0.5% WF, respectively, and by 20.2% and 7.6% from 1.0% WF, respectively. WF also promoted the proliferation of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides and inhibited the growth of pathogenic microbiota, such as Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Klebsiella. These findings support the consumption of whole cereals and offer insights into the development of new functional foods derived from wheat.
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- Dan Yu
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
- A & F Biotech. Ltd., Burnaby, BC V5A 3P6, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (D.Y.); (L.Z.); (M.G.); (Z.Y.); (Z.Z.); (L.Z.)
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