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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
Volume 59, Issue 5, Pages 2011-2024Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-019-02050-0
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Microbiota; SCFA; Cardiovascular diseases; Cytokines; Mediterranean diet; Vegetarian diet
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- Regione Toscana [4042.16092014.066000029] Funding Source: Medline
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Purpose We evaluated the effect of low-calorie mediterranean (MD) and vegetarian (VD) diets on gut microbiome (GM) composition and short-chain-fatty acids (SCFA) production. Methods We performed next generation sequencing (NGS) of 16S rRNA and SCFA analysis on fecal samples of 23 overweight omnivores (16 F; 7 M) with low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk. They were randomly assigned to a VD or MD, each lasting 3 months, with a crossover study design. Results Dietary interventions did not produce significant diversity in the GM composition at higher ranks (family and above), neither between nor within MD and VD, but they did it at genus level. MD significantly changed the abundance ofEnterorhabdus,LachnoclostridiumandParabacteroides, while VD significantly affected the abundance ofAnaerostipes,Streptococcus,Clostridiumsensu stricto, andOdoribacter. Comparison of the mean variation of each SCFA between MD and VD showed an opposite and statistically significant trend for propionic acid (+ 10% vs - 28%, respectively,p = 0.034). In addition, variations of SCFA were negatively correlated with changes of some inflammatory cytokines such as VEGF, MCP-1, IL-17, IP-10 and IL-12, only after MD. Finally, correlation analyses showed a potential relationship-modulated by the two diets-between changes of genera and changes of clinical and biochemical parameters. Conclusions A short-term dietary intervention with MD or VD does not induce major change in the GM, suggesting that a diet should last longer than 3 months for scratching the microbial resilience. Changes in SCFA production support their role in modulating the inflammatory response, thus mediating the anti-inflammatory and protective properties of MD.
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