Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13030892
Keywords
gene regulation; gut microbial metabolites; lipids; sex-specific effects; short-chain fatty acids
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Newfoundland Department of Tourism, Culture, and Innovation (TCII)
- Dean of Science Internal Award
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SCFAs at a 60:20:20 ratio improved plasma and hepatic lipid levels and fatty acyl composition, potentially providing cardio-protective and anti-inflammatory effects in both sexes via independent mechanisms.
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are microbial metabolites, mainly generated by the action of gut microbiota on dietary fibers. Acetate, propionate, and butyrate are the three main SCFAs produced typically in a 60:20:20 molar ratio in the colon. Acetate, propionate, and butyrate, when given individually as supplements, have shown a protective role in obesity and hyperglycemia; however, the sex-specific effects of a mixture of SCFAs, when given in 60:20:20 ratio, on the regulation of lipid metabolism and lipid profile are not known. Male and female Long-Evans rats were given a mixture of SCFAs (acetate, propionate, and butyrate; molar ratio 60:20:20) each day for seven days intraperitoneally; plasma and hepatic lipids, gene expression, and lipidomics profile were analyzed. SCFAs significantly decreased plasma and hepatic triglycerides and cholesterol in males, whereas the fatty acyl composition of cholesteryl esters, triglycerides, and phospholipids was modulated in females. SCFAs decreased the mRNA expression of hepatic acetyl-CoA carboxylase-1 in both males and females. Our findings demonstrate for the first time that SCFAs (60:20:20) improved plasma and hepatic lipid levels and fatty acyl composition in a manner that may provide cardio-protective and anti-inflammatory effects in both sexes, via independent mechanisms.
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