Polygonatum odoratum  Polysaccharides Modulate Gut Microbiota and Mitigate Experimentally Induced Obesity in Rats

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Increasing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays vital roles in metabolic diseases. Polygonatum odoratum extract alleviates hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study investigated the effects of P. odoratum polysaccharides (POPs) on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity in rats and whether these effects were related to modulation of gut microbiota. POP treatment attenuated weight gain, fat accumulation, epididymal adipocyte size, liver triglycerides, and total liver cholesterol content in HFD-fed rats. POP administration also increased short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including isobutyric acid, butyric acid, and valeric acid. POP upregulated the expression of genes involved in adipocyte differentiation ( Pparg, Cebpa, Cebpb) and lipolysis ( Ppara, Atgl), and downregulated those related to lipid synthesis ( Srebpf1, Fabp4, Fas), with corresponding changes in PPARγ and FABP4 protein expression. Finally, POP enhanced species richness and improved the gut microbiota community structure, reducing the relative abundances of Clostridium, Enterococcus, Coprobacillus, Lactococcus, and Sutterella. Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) revealed a clear separation between HFD-fed rats and all other treatment groups. Correlation analysis identified negative and positive associations between obesity phenotypes and 28 POP-influenced operational taxonomic units (OTUs), including putative SCFA-producing bacteria. Our data suggest that POP supplementation may attenuate features of obesity in HFD-fed rats in association with the modulation of gut microbiota.

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Macrophage-specific PPARgamma controls alternative activation and improves insulin resistance.

Justin Odegaard, Roberto Ricardo-Gonzalez, Matthew H Goforth … (2007)

Obesity and insulin resistance, the cardinal features of metabolic syndrome, are closely associated with a state of low-grade inflammation. In adipose tissue chronic overnutrition leads to macrophage infiltration, resulting in local inflammation that potentiates insulin resistance. For instance, transgenic expression of Mcp1 (also known as chemokine ligand 2, Ccl2) in adipose tissue increases macrophage infiltration, inflammation and insulin resistance. Conversely, disruption of Mcp1 or its receptor Ccr2 impairs migration of macrophages into adipose tissue, thereby lowering adipose tissue inflammation and improving insulin sensitivity. These findings together suggest a correlation between macrophage content in adipose tissue and insulin resistance. However, resident macrophages in tissues display tremendous heterogeneity in their activities and functions, primarily reflecting their local metabolic and immune microenvironment. While Mcp1 directs recruitment of pro-inflammatory classically activated macrophages to sites of tissue damage, resident macrophages, such as those present in the adipose tissue of lean mice, display the alternatively activated phenotype. Despite their higher capacity to repair tissue, the precise role of alternatively activated macrophages in obesity-induced insulin resistance remains unknown. Using mice with macrophage-specific deletion of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), we show here that PPARgamma is required for maturation of alternatively activated macrophages. Disruption of PPARgamma in myeloid cells impairs alternative macrophage activation, and predisposes these animals to development of diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. Furthermore, gene expression profiling revealed that downregulation of oxidative phosphorylation gene expression in skeletal muscle and liver leads to decreased insulin sensitivity in these tissues. Together, our findings suggest that resident alternatively activated macrophages have a beneficial role in regulating nutrient homeostasis and suggest that macrophage polarization towards the alternative state might be a useful strategy for treating type 2 diabetes.

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Gut-derived short-chain fatty acids are vividly assimilated into host carbohydrates and lipids.

Gijs den Besten, Katja Lange, Rick Havinga … (2013)

Acetate, propionate, and butyrate are the main short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that arise from the fermentation of fibers by the colonic microbiota. While many studies focus on the regulatory role of SCFAs, their quantitative role as a catabolic or anabolic substrate for the host has received relatively little attention. To investigate this aspect, we infused conscious mice with physiological quantities of stable isotopes [1-(13)C]acetate, [2-(13)C]propionate, or [2,4-(13)C2]butyrate directly in the cecum, which is the natural production site in mice, and analyzed their interconversion by the microbiota as well as their metabolism by the host. Cecal interconversion, pointing to microbial cross-feeding, was high between acetate and butyrate, low between butyrate and propionate, and almost absent between acetate and propionate. As much as 62% of infused propionate was used in whole body glucose production, in line with its role as gluconeogenic substrate. Conversely, glucose synthesis from propionate accounted for 69% of total glucose production. The synthesis of palmitate and cholesterol in the liver was high from cecal acetate (2.8 and 0.7%, respectively) and butyrate (2.7 and 0.9%, respectively) as substrates, but low or absent from propionate (0.6 and 0.0%, respectively). Label incorporation due to chain elongation of stearate was approximately eightfold higher than de novo synthesis of stearate. Microarray data suggested that SCFAs exert a mild regulatory effect on the expression of genes involved in hepatic metabolic pathways during the 6-h infusion period. Altogether, gut-derived acetate, propionate, and butyrate play important roles as substrates for glucose, cholesterol, and lipid metabolism.

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Troglitazone increases the number of small adipocytes without the change of white adipose tissue mass in obese Zucker rats.

A Okuno, H Tamemoto, K Tobe … (1998)

Troglitazone (CS-045) is one of the thiazolidinediones that activate the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), which is expressed primarily in adipose tissues. To elucidate the mechanism by which troglitazone relieves insulin resistance in vivo, we studied its effects on the white adipose tissues of an obese animal model (obese Zucker rat). Administration of troglitazone for 15 d normalized mild hyperglycemia and marked hyperinsulinemia in these rats. Plasma triglyceride level was decreased by troglitazone in both obese and lean rats. Troglitazone did not change the total weight of white adipose tissues but increased the number of small adipocytes ( 5,000 micron2) by approximately 50%. In fact, the percentage of apoptotic nuclei was approximately 2.5-fold higher in the troglitazone-treated retroperitoneal white adipose tissue than control. Concomitantly, troglitazone normalized the expression levels of TNF-alpha which were elevated by 2- and 1.4-fold in the retroperitoneal and mesenteric white adipose tissues of the obese rats, respectively. Troglitazone also caused a dramatic decrease in the expression levels of leptin, which were increased by 4-10-fold in the white adipose tissues of obese rats. These results suggest that the primary action of troglitazone may be to increase the number of small adipocytes in white adipose tissues, presumably via PPARgamma. The increased number of small adipocytes and the decreased number of large adipocytes in white adipose tissues of troglitazone-treated obese rats appear to be an important mechanism by which increased expression levels of TNF-alpha and higher levels of plasma lipids are normalized, leading to alleviation of insulin resistance.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Mol Sci

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Mol Sci

Journal ID (publisher-id): ijms

Title: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Publisher: MDPI

ISSN (Electronic): 1422-0067

Publication date (Electronic): 13 November 2018

Publication date Collection: November 2018

Volume: 19

Issue: 11

Electronic Location Identifier: 3587

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[1 ]College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China; 3087@ 123456huhst.edu.cn (Y.W.); FYQ0614@ 123456stu.hunau.edu.cn (Y.F.); Huazipiaoling.123@ 123456163.com (Y.X.); ylpang2010@ 123456126.com (Y.P.)

[2 ]College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology, Loudi 417000, China

[3 ]CAS Key Laboratory for Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, South-Central Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China

[4 ]School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong, China; liulirui0731@ 123456gmail.com

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[* ]Correspondence: kangjh@ 123456isa.ac.cn (J.K.); wz8918@ 123456163.com (Z.W.); Tel.: +86-731-8461-5218 (J.K.); +86-731-8461-7680 (Z.W.)

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113587

PMC ID: 6274832

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Polygonatum odoratum Polysaccharides Modulate Gut Microbiota and Mitigate Experimentally Induced Obesity in Rats

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Macrophage-specific PPARgamma controls alternative activation and improves insulin resistance.

Gut-derived short-chain fatty acids are vividly assimilated into host carbohydrates and lipids.

Troglitazone increases the number of small adipocytes without the change of white adipose tissue mass in obese Zucker rats.

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