Diet greatly influences gut microbiota.
Dietary methionine restriction
(MR) prevents and ameliorates age-related or high-fat-induced diseases
and prolongs life span. This study aimed to reveal the impact of MR
on gut microbiota in middle-aged mice with low-, medium-, high-fat
diets. C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into six groups with different
MR and fat-content diets. Multiple indicators of intestinal function,
fat accumulation, energy consumption, and inflammation were measured.
16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to analyze cecal microbiota. Our
results indicated that MR considerably reduced the concentrations
of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and increased short-chain fatty acids
(SCFAs) by upregulating the abundance of Corynebacterium and SCFA-producing bacteria Bacteroides, Faecalibaculum, and Roseburia and downregulating the LPS-producing or
proinflammatory bacteria Desulfovibrio and Escherichia–Shigella. The effect of MR on LPS and SCFAs further
reduced fat accumulation and systemic inflammation, enhanced heat
production, and mediated the LPS/LBP/CD14/ TLR4 pathway to strength
the intestinal mucosal immunity barrier in middle-aged mice.
Scope: Reduced digestibility of foods containing oxidized proteins and the subsequent excessive accumulation of undigested components in the colon may cause changes in the intestinal flora composition. This study evaluates the characteristics of this change and the potential adverse effects on organisms. Methods and results: Pork is cooked using sous-vide or at high temperature and pressure (HTP), then freeze-dried, resulting in different levels of oxidized damage. Mice are fed diets containing low-(LOP), medium-(MOP), or high-oxidative damage pork (HOP) for 12 weeks. HOP intake increases mice body weight, induces inflammatory response, and causes oxidative stress, as indicated by the accumulation of oxidative products. Increased serum LPS levels and downregulation of tight junction-related genes in the mucosa suggest mucosal barrier damage. Alterations in the cecal microbiota include reduced relative abundance of the mucin-degrading bacteria Akkermansia, beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, and H 2 S-producing bacteria Desulfovibrio and increased relative abundance of the pro-inflammatory bacteria Escherichia-Shigella and pathobiont Mucispirillum.
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