Abstract:The microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) constitutes the major part of the total human microbiome and is considered to be an important regulator of human health and host metabolism. Numerous investigations in recent years have focused on the connection between the human microbiota and metabolic diseases such as obesity, type II diabetes and atherosclerosis. Yet, little is known about the impact of probiotic consumption on the GIT microbial population and the potential effect on chronic diseases. In t… Show more
“…Numerous studies have provided evidence that kimchi contains many beneficial probiotics, including that from LAB species. [43][44][45][46][47] In accordance with this, L. plantarum LG42 isolated from gajami-sikhae showed probiotic effects including anti-obesity properties. 7,11) A strain of L. sakei isolated from another food had been evaluated for its probiotic potential such as gastric resistance, survival, and bacteriocin production in the presence of bile salts and commercial prebiotics, and reducing the adhesion of Listeria monocytogenes to intestinal epithelial cells.…”
(2014) Pyrosequencing analysis of microbiota reveals that lactic acid bacteria are dominant in Korean flat fish fermented food, gajami-sikhae, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 78:9, 1611-1618,
“…Numerous studies have provided evidence that kimchi contains many beneficial probiotics, including that from LAB species. [43][44][45][46][47] In accordance with this, L. plantarum LG42 isolated from gajami-sikhae showed probiotic effects including anti-obesity properties. 7,11) A strain of L. sakei isolated from another food had been evaluated for its probiotic potential such as gastric resistance, survival, and bacteriocin production in the presence of bile salts and commercial prebiotics, and reducing the adhesion of Listeria monocytogenes to intestinal epithelial cells.…”
(2014) Pyrosequencing analysis of microbiota reveals that lactic acid bacteria are dominant in Korean flat fish fermented food, gajami-sikhae, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 78:9, 1611-1618,
“…A study performed on healthy weight mice found that there were significant changes in the gut microbiome as well as significant weight reduction in mice receiving either Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG or Lactobacillus sakei NR28 daily by oral gavage for 3 weeks. 82 There was no significant difference in food consumption between control and probiotic treatment groups, indicating that the significant reduction in epididymal fat mass was not due to a reduction of energy consumption. Results from this study indicate that the modulation of the gut microbiome with probiotic administration produces an anti-obesity effect that directly reduces epididymal fat mass.…”
“…While this is an area of controversy due to the inconsistency in
abundance of these two phyla in obese v. lean individuals, there is also
variation between studies with respect to host species, samples evaluated (i.e. faecal
v. intestine lumen v. intestinal mucosa), region of the
gastrointestinal tract evaluated, and time point relative to obesity (
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) . Nevertheless, these phyla continue to be associated with obesity in
recent studies (
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) and have not yet been evaluated relative to obesity in the horse.…”
The purpose of the present study was to compare digestibility of grass hay, faecal and
plasma volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, and faecal bacterial abundance in
overweight and moderate-condition mares. Five overweight adult mixed-breed mares and five
adult mixed-breed mares in moderate condition were housed individually and limit-fed
orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) hay at 20 g/kg body weight (as fed)
daily for 14 d. Forage DM and fibre digestibility were determined using AOAC methods;
digestible energy was measured using bomb calorimetry; plasma and faecal VFA
concentrations were determined by use of GC and MS; faecal Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes,
Fibrobacter succinogenes, Ruminococcus flavefaciens
and total bacteria abundance was determined by quantitative real-time PCR using previously
designed phylum-specific 16S ribosomal RNA gene primers. No differences in hay
digestibility, faecal VFA concentrations or faecal bacterial abundance were detected
between overweight and moderate-condition mares. Mean plasma acetate concentrations were
higher (P = 0·03) in overweight (1·55 (range 1·43–1·65) mmol/l)
v. moderate-condition (1·39 (range 1·22–1·47) mmol/l) mares. We
conclude that the higher plasma acetate in overweight mares should be further investigated
as a potential link between gut microbes and obesity in horses.
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