2021
Ketogenic Diets Induced Glucose Intolerance and Lipid Accumulation in Mice with Alterations in Gut Microbiota and Metabolites
Li Y, Yang X, Zhang J, Jiang T, Zhang Z, Wang Z, Gong M, Zhao L, Zhang C. Ketogenic Diets Induced Glucose Intolerance and Lipid Accumulation in Mice with Alterations in Gut Microbiota and Metabolites. MBio 2021, 12: 10.1128/mbio.03601-20. PMID: 33785628, PMCID: PMC8092315, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03601-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetogenic dietGut microbiotaProportion of fatLipid metabolismGlucose intoleranceInsulin resistanceFat accumulationMouse trialsNeurodegenerative diseasesLipid accumulationMore fat accumulationInduced glucose intoleranceLipid metabolism disordersAffected lipid metabolismMetabolism disordersMetabolic disordersGlucose homeostasisGlucose metabolismSource of fatHuman studiesHigh fatTreatment of diseasesMiceBeneficial effectsWeight loss
2020
Active phase prebiotic feeding alters gut microbiota, induces weight-independent alleviation of hepatic steatosis and serum cholesterol in high-fat diet-fed mice
Ghosh S, Yang X, Wang L, Zhang C, Zhao L. Active phase prebiotic feeding alters gut microbiota, induces weight-independent alleviation of hepatic steatosis and serum cholesterol in high-fat diet-fed mice. Computational And Structural Biotechnology Journal 2020, 19: 448-458. PMID: 33510856, PMCID: PMC7806547, DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseSerum cholesterolGut microbiotaPrebiotic feedingLiver steatosisHepatic steatosisHigh fat diet fed miceHigh-fat diet-fed miceAlters gut microbiotaDiet fed miceFatty liver diseaseDiet-fed miceCholesterol-lowering effectGut microbiota structureImpact of prebioticsIncreased SCFA productionPrebiotic intakeLiver diseaseFed micePrebiotic consumptionDay 7SteatosisBeneficial effectsWeight lossUnrestricted feeding
2019
Strain-Specific Anti-inflammatory Properties of Two Akkermansia muciniphila Strains on Chronic Colitis in Mice
Zhai R, Xue X, Zhang L, Yang X, Zhao L, Zhang C. Strain-Specific Anti-inflammatory Properties of Two Akkermansia muciniphila Strains on Chronic Colitis in Mice. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2019, 9: 239. PMID: 31334133, PMCID: PMC6624636, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAkkermansiaAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChronic DiseaseColitisColonCytokinesDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisFecesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHT29 CellsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-8MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProbioticsRNA, Ribosomal, 16STumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVerrucomicrobiaWhole Genome SequencingConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseAnti-inflammatory propertiesAnti-inflammatory effectsChronic colitisInflammation indexSpleen weightGut microbiotaBeneficial effectsSimilar anti-inflammatory propertiesColon histological scoresDifferentiation of TregsDextran sulfate sodiumPro-inflammatory cytokinesT cell populationsIL-8 productionColon of micePotential beneficial effectsShort-chain fatty acidsBowel diseaseIntestinal dysbiosisSulfate sodiumClinical parametersHT-29 cellsHistological scoresStrain-specific characteristics