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- Title
Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids attenuate hyperglycemia through the microbiome-gut-organs axis in db/db mice.
- Authors
Zhuang, Pan; Li, Haoyu; Jia, Wei; Shou, Qiyang; Zhu, Ya'er; Mao, Lei; Wang, Wenqiao; Wu, Fei; Chen, Xiaoqian; Wan, Xuzhi; Wu, Yuqi; Liu, Xiaohui; Li, Yin; Zhu, Fanghuan; He, Lilin; Chen, Jingnan; Zhang, Yu; Jiao, Jingjing
- Abstract
Background: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have been suggested to prevent the development of metabolic disorders. However, their individual role in treating hyperglycemia and the mechanism of action regarding gut microbiome and metabolome in the context of diabetes remain unclear. Results: Supplementation of DHA and EPA attenuated hyperglycemia and insulin resistance without changing body weight in db/db mice while the ameliorative effect appeared to be more pronounced for EPA. DHA/EPA supplementation reduced the abundance of the lipopolysaccharide-containing Enterobacteriaceae whereas elevated the family Coriobacteriaceae negatively correlated with glutamate level, genera Barnesiella and Clostridium XlVa associated with bile acids production, beneficial Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, and SCFA-producing species. The gut microbiome alterations co-occurred with the shifts in the metabolome, including glutamate, bile acids, propionic/butyric acid, and lipopolysaccharide, which subsequently relieved β cell apoptosis, suppressed hepatic gluconeogenesis, and promoted GLP-1 secretion, white adipose beiging, and insulin signaling. All these changes appeared to be more evident for EPA. Furthermore, transplantation with DHA/EPA-mediated gut microbiota mimicked the ameliorative effect of DHA/EPA on glucose homeostasis in db/db mice, together with similar changes in gut metabolites. In vitro, DHA/EPA treatment directly inhibited the growth of Escherichia coli (Family Enterobacteriaceae) while promoted Coriobacterium glomerans (Family Coriobacteriaceae), demonstrating a causal effect of DHA/EPA on featured gut microbiota. Conclusions: DHA and EPA dramatically attenuated hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in db/db mice, which was mediated by alterations in gut microbiome and metabolites linking gut to adipose, liver and pancreas. These findings shed light into the gut-organs axis as a promising target for restoring glucose homeostasis and also suggest a better therapeutic effect of EPA for treating diabetes. 1nQGgMJHZPYJM9XBu3zfwi Video abstract
- Subjects
EICOSAPENTAENOIC acid; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC acid; HYPERGLYCEMIA; GUT microbiome; INSULIN resistance
- Publication
Microbiome, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2049-2618
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40168-021-01126-6