Journal
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
Volume 87, Issue 5, Pages 2173-2184Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16146
Keywords
RS4; steatosis; SCFA; microbiota; high fat diet
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [19K07539, 21K15950, 21K15532]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21K15532, 21K15950, 19K07539] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The study found that Type 4 resistant starch (RS4) can suppress steatosis and increase the levels of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). RS4 may prevent steatosis by modulating the intestinal environment.
Resistant starch (RS) has been reported to improve steatosis as well as obesity. Type 4 resistant starch (RS4), a chemically modified starch, is particularly hard to digest and suggesting higher efficacy. However, because the effects of RS4 on steatosis are not yet fully understood, the effects of RS4 on steatosis were examined using a murine high-fat diet model. Seven-week-old male mice were divided into three groups and fed a normal diet, a high-fat diet (HFD), or a high-fat diet with added RS (HFD + RS). Amylofiber SH(R) produced from acid-treated corn starch was used as the dietary RS. At 22 weeks old, hepatic steatosis and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) content and gut microbiota in cecum stool samples were analyzed. The ratio of body weight to 7 weeks was significantly suppressed in the HFD + RS group compared to the HFD group (132.2 +/- 1.4% vs. 167.2 +/- 3.9%, p = 0.0076). Macroscopic and microscopic steatosis was also suppressed in the HFD + RS group. Analysis of cecum stool samples revealed elevated SCFA levels in the HFD + RS group compared with the HFD group. Metagenome analysis revealed that Bifidobacterium (17.9 +/- 1.9% vs. 3.6 +/- 0.7%, p = 0.0019) and Lactobacillus (14.8 +/- 3.4% vs. 0.72 +/- 0.23%, p = 0.0045), which degrade RS to SCFA, were more prevalent in the HFD + RS group than the HFD group. In conclusion, RS4 suppressed steatosis, and increased Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, and SCFAs. RS4 may prevent steatosis by modulating the intestinal environment.
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