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MICROBIOME
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01698-5
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Gut fungi; Lipid metabolism; Clec7a
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This study reveals the association between gut fungi and obesity development. Specific fungal species, Ascomycota_sp. and Microascaceae_sp., were found to be reduced in obese mice and negatively correlated with fat content. Oral supplementation with fungi can prevent and treat diet-induced obesity.
Background Compared to that of bacteria, the role of gut fungi in obesity development remains unknown.Results Here, alterations in gut fungal biodiversity and composition were confirmed in obese pig models and high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Antifungal drugs improved diet-induced obesity, while fungal reconstruction by cohousing or fecal microbiota transplantation maintained the obese phenotype in HFD-fed mice. Fungal profiling identified 5 fungal species associated with obesity. Specifically, Ascomycota_sp. and Microascaceae_sp. were reduced in obese mice and negatively correlated with fat content. Oral supplementation with fungi was sufficient to prevent and treat diet-induced obesity. Clec7a, which is involved in fungal recognition, was highly expressed in HFD-fed mice. The Clec7a agonist accelerated diet-induced obesity, while Clec7a deficieny in mice resulted in resistance to diet-induced obesity and blocked the anti-obese effect of antifungal drugs and fungi.Conclusions Taken together, these results indicate that gut fungi/Clec7a signaling is involved in diet-induced obesity and may have therapeutic implications as a biomarker for metabolic dysregulation in humans.
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