1
|
Wang L, Zhou B, Li X, Wang Y, Yang XM, Wang H, Yan J, Dong J. The beneficial effects of exercise on glucose and lipid metabolism during statin therapy is partially mediated by changes of the intestinal flora. BIOSCIENCE OF MICROBIOTA, FOOD AND HEALTH 2022; 41:112-120. [PMID: 35854693 PMCID: PMC9246419 DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.2021-024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Recent research has confirmed that moderate-intensity exercise affects the gut microbiome
composition and improves cardiac function in an animal model after myocardial infarction
(MI). However, few studies have investigated the effects of exercise on glucose and lipid
metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) receiving a statin treatment and
successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Meanwhile, since statin therapy may
lead to the risk of an increase in blood glucose level in CHD patients, we hypothesized
that moderate-intensity exercise may be helpful for regulating glucose-lipid metabolism
and stabilizing the blood glucose level in CHD patients. Therefore, to confirm our
conjecture, we conducted a clinical retrospective study and animal experiment,
respectively. The clinical study involved a total of 501 statin-treated patients with CHD
after PCI. According to the study protocol, patients were divided into the following three
groups: a non-exercise group, exercise at the recommended standard group, and exercise not
at the recommended standard group. We found that qualified moderate-intensity exercise
decreased blood glucose and lipid levels at follow-up at a mean of 2.2 years, and the
incidence of new-onset diabetes showed a downward trend compared with the non-exercise and
exercise not at the recommended standard groups. Furthermore, we used a high-fat rat model
to explore an additional mechanism of the beneficial effects of exercise-based management
on glucose-lipid metabolism apart from the known mechanism. We used 16S rRNA
high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the changes induced by exercise in the
composition of intestinal flora in experimental rats. We found that rats that exercised
with or without statin administration had lower plasma glucose and lipid levels and that
these parameters were higher in the control and statin-treated rats that did not exercise.
These results were consistent with the human study. The results from high-throughput
sequencing of the intestinal flora of rats showed, to the best of our knowledge, that
exercise leads to an increased relative abundance of Akkermansia
muciniphila, which contributes to improved glucose and lipid metabolism. Based
on our current results, we suggest that moderate-intensity exercise can improve glucose
and lipid metabolism and prevent statin treatment-related side effects, such as
hyperglycemia, in patients after PCI. Exercise could facilitate the applicability of
statins for lower lipid levels. Exercise training also provides additional benefits, such
as alteration of the gut microbiota, which contributes to improved glucose and lipid
metabolism.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lijun Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China.,Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China
| | - Baihua Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China.,Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Yueyang Second People's Hospital, Yueyang, Hunan, China
| | - Xinying Li
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China
| | - Yang Wang
- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
| | - Xiu Mei Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China
| | - Hongwei Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China
| | - Jun Yan
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China
| | - Jiakun Dong
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China
| |
Collapse
|