膳食脂肪、肠道微生物与宿主健康的研究进展

作为三大主要营养物质之一,膳食脂肪为人体提供能量和营养。膳食脂肪摄入不当会破坏肠道微生物的稳态,影响宿主的代谢状况,增加慢性疾病发生的风险。建立疾病动物模型是研究肠道微生物与宿主健康的重要手段。文中综述了膳食脂质的数量和种类、肠道微生物和宿主代谢之间的相互作用及其可能的作用机制,阐述了基于不同的疾病动物模型,膳食脂质影响肠道微生物的结构和功能,以及对宿主代谢的调节,为深入了解膳食脂质、肠道微生态和宿主健康三者之间的关系提供了依据。     

肠道微生物及其代谢产物与宿主脂质代谢研究进展

近年来,肠道微生物与宿主脂质代谢研究受到国内外的广泛关注.首先,肠道微生物多样性和组成在脂肪代谢紊乱动物模型、肥胖患者中均发生显著改变,而利用粪菌移植、益生菌以及营养干预重塑肠道菌群结构可以调控宿主脂质代谢.本文重点介绍了肠道微生物与宿主脂代谢的联系,并从短链脂肪酸、胆汁酸、氨基酸、内毒素和微生物节律等方面探讨了肠道微生物调控宿主脂代谢的潜在机制,以期为脂质代谢引起的疾病提供干预靶点.     

肠道菌群多糖利用及代谢

宿主与肠道共生菌之间存在一种互利共生的关系。肠道共生菌可以代谢宿主自身不能消化的多糖。进入肠道内的多糖是影响肠道共生菌生理状态和组成的重要因素,这些多糖主要来自饮食和宿主的粘膜分泌物。人类饮食中含有几十种不同的膳食多糖,其中大多数不能被人类基因组中编码的酶降解,并进入大肠,供肠道共生菌利用。肠道共生菌将这些不易消化的多糖转化为短链脂肪酸,作为大肠细胞和其他肠道上皮细胞的营养物质。除此之外,短链脂肪酸对人体健康有着重要的影响。不同的肠道共生菌对进入肠道内的多糖具有不同的偏好性,表明摄入膳食多糖是一种可以直接影响肠道内共生菌物种平衡的策略。因此,研究肠道菌群的多糖代谢机制具有重要的意义。本文从肠道共生菌的组成、利用进入肠道内多糖的机制,以及产生的代谢产物可能对人体健康存在的潜在影响等方面进行了综述,并介绍了代表性的肠道共生菌如拟杆菌和双歧杆菌利用多糖的途径及特征。     

膳食营养与肠道微生物组

膳食营养是影响肠道菌群结构和功能最为重要,也较为迅速的因素,并由此影响宿主的代谢状况。高脂等不健康饮食习惯会引起肠道菌群的失调,使肠道通透性增加,形成全身的慢性、低水平炎症,进一步破坏胰岛素的信号转导通路,最终导致包括胰岛素抵抗、肥胖、糖尿病等在内的代谢综合征的发生。高纤维饮食可能通过富集短链脂肪酸(SCFAs)产生菌,增加肠道内SCFAs浓度,降低内毒素产生菌水平,进而减少脂多糖(LPS)入血引起的组织器官炎症。这类饮食还能抑制某些能产生有害物质,如三甲胺(TMA)和吲哚的有害菌,从而改善宿主的代谢状况。益生元能减少宿主的脂肪积累,降低宿主的炎症水平并增加胰岛素敏感性,同时还伴随着食欲因子、胃肠肽水平和肠道中某些益生菌丰度的增加。此外,蔬菜、水果、奶制品等食物也能通过调节肠道菌群进而改善宿主的代谢状况。虽然越来越多的研究表明,肠道菌群可能在调节宿主的代谢状况中存在着因果关系,但是在食物-肠道菌群-代谢这条通路中到底存在着一种怎样的机制,有待进一步研究。     

肠道微生态在营养与健康领域的研究进展

人体肠道拥有庞大而复杂的共生微生态,其群落的稳定状态影响机体的能量吸收、物质代谢及免疫调节等功能。肠道微生态的失衡与肥胖、抑郁症、糖尿病及相关代谢疾病的发生发展存在因果关系,但具体作用机制仍不明晰。肠道微生态与宿主之间存在完整的代谢系统并不断进行丰富的代谢交换,共同应对环境变化因素并影响宿主健康。饮食调控可干预宿主微生态的组成与数量,改善人体代谢。本文分别从膳食纤维、益生菌、粪菌移植、后生素等方面对肠道菌群进行个体化、精准、靶向的干预肠道微生物领域的相关研究,对多组学联合应用于微生物领域的组成和变化规律进行深层揭示。未来的研究热点应聚焦肠道干预方式的远期影响和安全性,控制并消除过程中的可能变异,制定精准高效的干预路径,为慢病防控与健康促进提供医学证据。     

NLRP6炎症小体与肠道微生态研究进展

NLRP6炎症小体作为炎症反应的核心识别环节,由PRRs、ASC、Caspase三部分组成,可激活下游IL-1β、IL-18等炎症分子。肠道微生态主要由肠道内结构复杂的微生物、种类繁多的代谢物和肠道黏膜屏障组成,参与机体多种重要生命功能,与多种疾病发生发展密切相关。NLRP6炎症小体广泛分布于肠道组织中,可识别肠道内多种危险信号,进而与众多下游信号通路关联,调控肠道内微生物组成和肠道黏膜屏障,从而调控疾病进展。此外,肠道微生物菌群或其代谢产物可直接激活NLRP6炎症小体,也可通过肠-肝循环刺激肝脏内NLRP6炎症小体,对维持肠道微生态平衡及宿主-微生物相互作用至关重要。基于NLRP6炎症小体与肠道微生态之间的相互调控机制,靶向NLRP6炎症小体调节肠道微生态失衡,成为与肠道微生态失衡相关疾病治疗的新思路。文章就NLRP6炎症小体的组成、分布与激活,NLRP6炎症小体与肠道微生物、代谢产物、肠道黏膜屏障相互调控机制进行综述,为临床治疗肠道微生态失衡相关疾病提供更多研究思路。     

哺乳动物肠道微生物与碳水化合物的互作及其影响

肠道微生物具有调节宿主营养、免疫以及能量代谢等生理功能。饮食是影响哺乳动物的肠道微生物的一个重要因素。碳水化合物是哺乳动物食物能量的主要来源,因此研究肠道微生物与碳水化合物的代谢之间的关系及其影响具有重要意义。基于近年相关研究,本文从碳水化合物对肠道微生物组成的影响、肠道微生物对碳水化合物的代谢机制以及碳水化合物发酵产物短链脂肪酸对宿主的影响3个方面进行了综述。研究表明,肠道微生物可用于发酵的碳水化合物类型主要是抗性淀粉和非淀粉多糖;不同类型的碳水化合物会导致肠道菌群发生适应性变化;复杂多糖发酵产生的短链脂肪酸在调节宿主能量平衡和免疫应答方面发挥了重要作用。总结近年来相关研究,可加深对肠道菌群对宿主碳水化合物代谢贡献的理解,为哺乳动物机体健康状况的营养调控策略提供参考。     

短链脂肪酸对肠道动力影响的研究进展

人体的肠道不仅仅是消化吸收场所,也是大量微生物生存的家园。肠道作为人体最大的“储菌库”,其多种生理功能离不开复杂多变的肠道菌群和菌群代谢物(如短链脂肪酸等)的参与。短链脂肪酸是肠道菌群发酵膳食纤维产生的一类重要的信号分子,研究发现短链脂肪酸除参与维持人体肠道黏膜免疫屏障、调节体液及电解质平衡以及为肠上皮细胞提供能量外,还与肠道动力调节有关。本文就短链脂肪酸在肠道动力调节中的作用进行综述,旨在深入理解短链脂肪酸与肠道的互作关系,维持肠道的机械屏障,从而为探索肠道相关动力疾病的治疗提供新思路。     

肠道微生物组与宿主的表观遗传修饰

高通量测序技术已经增加了人们对肠道微生物组和表观遗传学修饰的理解,将肠道微生物组和宿主表观遗传学修饰紧密联系起来,阐明了很多疾病的发生过程如免疫、代谢、心血管疾病甚至是癌症。肠道微生物组与宿主具有相互作用,与人体密不可分,相辅相成。肠道微生物组的生态失调可能诱导疾病的发生并能调控宿主表观遗传学修饰。宿主表观遗传学调控和肠道微生物组(或其代谢产物)变化的相互关系在很多疾病中都有报道。因此,肠道微生物组可作为某些疾病的诊断标记,健康肠道微生物组的移植会逆转这种微生态失调,可作为一种有效的治疗策略。本文主要探讨了肠道微生物组直接调控宿主表观修饰和通过小分子生物活性物质和其他酶辅因子间接影响表观修饰,以及基于肠道微生物组调控宿主表观修饰的诊断和治疗应用等。     

肠道微生态与肥胖

人的肠道是一个丰富的微生态系统,含有100万亿多的微生物,种类多达500-1000个,这些微生物的基因总数是人体基因组所含基因总数的100倍。肠道微生物丛的组成种类和数量与宿主的肥胖有关,无菌小鼠含有的脂肪量比正常饲养小鼠低42％,如果将微生物丛植入到无菌小鼠体内后,导致脂肪总量增加57％。提示肠道微生物丛可以明显的促进小鼠对热能的摄人,促使脂肪的沉积,触动全身性炎症反应。因此,对肥胖的治疗可以采用益生菌和益生元来调节肠道微生物丛的状态以期获得治疗效果。本研究述及肠道微生丛对宿主肥胖及其代谢机制的研究进展。     

Effects of flaxseed,raw soybeans and calcium salts of fatty acids on apparent total tract digestibility,energy balance and milk fatty acid profile of transition cows

Oilseeds offer some protection to the access of ruminal microorganisms and may be an alternative to calcium salts of fatty acids (FA), which are not fully inert in the ruminal environment. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different sources of FA supplementation on apparent total tract nutrient digestibility, milk yield and composition, and energy balance (EB) of cows during the transition period and early lactation. We compared diets rich in C18:2 and C18:3 FA. Multiparous Holstein cows were randomly assigned to receive one of the four diets: control (n=11); whole flaxseed (WF, n=10), 60 and 80 g/kg (diet dry matter (DM) basis) of WF during the prepartum and postpartum periods, respectively; whole raw soybeans (WS, n=10), 120 and 160 g/kg (diet DM basis) of WS during the prepartum and postpartum periods, respectively; and calcium salts of unsaturated fatty acids (CSFA, n=11), 24 and 32 g/kg (diet DM basis) of CSFA during the prepartum and postpartum periods, respectively. Dry cows fed WF had higher DM and net energy of lactation (NE_L) intake than those fed WS or CSFA. The FA supplementation did not alter DM and NDF apparent total tract digestibility, dry cows fed WF exhibited greater NDF total tract digestion than cows fed WS or CSFA. Feeding WS instead of CSFA did not alter NE_L intake and total tract digestion of nutrients, but increased milk fat yield and concentration. Calculated efficiency of milk yield was not altered by diets. FA supplementation increased EB during the postpartum period. Experimental diets increased long-chain FA (saturated and unsaturated FA) in milk. In addition, cows fed WS and CSFA had higher C18:1 trans-11 FA and C18:2 cis, and lower C18:3 FA in milk than those fed WF. Furthermore, cows fed CSFA had higher C18:1 trans-11 and cis-9, trans-11 FA than cows fed WS. Although supplemental C18:2 and C18:3 FA did not influence the milk yield of cows, they positively affected EB and increased unsaturated long-chain FA in milk fat.     

酚酸类物质对三七幼苗的化感影响

该文研究了不同浓度的阿魏酸、对香豆酸、丁香酸、对羟基苯甲酸、香草酸5种酚酸类物质对三七幼苗生长和生理的影响。结果表明:处理后,三七幼苗的苗高、根长、可溶性蛋白质含量、根系活力、CAT以及POD活性均有所降低。其中,阿魏酸各处理组幼苗的苗高及POD活性均显著降低,50、100 mg·L~(-1)的对香豆酸以及100 mg·L~(-1)的香草酸处理组幼苗苗高也分别比对照显著降低16.19%、16.67%和29.29%;对香豆酸、丁香酸以及对羟基苯甲酸各处理组幼苗根长均显著低于对照;香草酸处理组幼苗的根系活力也显著低于对照,且幼苗的CAT活性在10、50、100 mg·L~(-1)丁香酸、对羟基苯甲酸以及香草酸处理下也达到了显著降低水平。此外,1 mg·L~(-1)阿魏酸以及100 mg·L~(-1)香草酸处理组幼苗的叶绿素含量也均显著降低;中高浓度的阿魏酸、对香豆酸、丁香酸、对羟基苯甲酸增加了三七幼苗的MDA含量,而香草酸在0.1、1、10、100 mg·L~(-1)浓度下显著降低幼苗的MDA含量;丁香酸、香草酸、对羟基苯甲酸以及中高浓度的对香豆酸增加了三七幼苗的SOD活性,且香草酸各处理组均达到了显著性水平。综上结果表明,5种酚酸类物质对三七幼苗均具有一定的化感抑制作用,但各酚酸物质的作用方式及强度并不完全一致,阿魏酸的化感影响较大,这为进一步研究三七的化感自毒作用提供了一定的理论参考。     

氨基酸分析仪测定饲料添加剂——叶酸的方法

用６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ盐酸于１１０℃条件下水解饲料添加剂——叶酸,使之游离出谷氨酸,用氢氧化钠中和调节ｐＨ到２,氨基酸分析仪测定谷氨酸含量,经与标准叶酸水解样品比较,计算出叶酸的纯度。该方法重现性好,变异系数ＣＶ＝０．０８％,平均回收率为９８．３４％,浓度与峰面积呈线性相关,相关系数ｒ＝０．９９８７,可随氨基酸分析同时进行,不需改变任何分析条件。     

Separation and simultaneous determination of nalidixic acid, hydroxynalidixic acid and carboxynalidixic acid in serum and urine by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography

Separation in capillary electrophoresis is governed by various factors, including buffer type, buffer concentration, pH, temperature, voltage and micelles. Through proper adjustment of these parameters, nalidixic acid and its two major metabolites, 7-hydroxynalidixic and 7-carboxynalidixic, could be separated by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography using an electrophoretic electrolyte consisting of 50 mM borate buffer (pH 9) containing 25 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate and 10% acetonitrile. A linear relationship between concentration and peak area for each compound was obtained in the concentration range 0.15–100 μg ml⁻¹, with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.999 and detection limits in the 0.2–0.7 ng ml⁻¹ range. Intra- and inter-day precision values of about 0.8–1.2% RSD (n=11) and 1.3–2.0% RSD (n=30), respectively, were obtained. The method has been applied to the analysis of nalidixic acid and its two major metabolites in serum and urine with limits of sensitivity lower than 0.8 ng ml⁻¹.     

Characterization of Transgenic Rice Plants Expressing an Arabidopsis FAD7

Fatty acid -3 desaturase (FAD) is the key enzyme catalyzing the formation of trienoic fatty acids. We utilized an Arabidopsis FAD7 gene and the seven independent transgenic rice plants harbouring 1 to 3 copies of this gene were generated. The expression of FAD7 mRNA was different among independent transgenic lines regardless of the copy number. The total linolenic acid (18:3) contents reduced by about 7 – 32 % in transgenic rice plants but the linoleic acid (18:2) content increased accordingly. With or without wounding treatments, the jasmonate content was higher in transgenic lines than in wild-type rice plant. The transgenic lines overproducing jasmonate also showed increased expression of PR1b mRNA and allene oxide synthase inresponse to wounding.     

Identification of glutamine chain lengths of endogenous Folypoly-γ-glytamates in rat tissues

A simplified procedure for the determination of the glutamate chain lengths of endogenous tissue folate is described.Natural pteroylpoly-γ-glutamates in tissue extracts, irrespective of their one-carbon moiety, were converted by a reductive cleavage procedure to a homologous series of p-aminobenzoylpoly-γ-glutamates, differing only in glutamate chain length. Desalting and concentration of the extracts were achieved by absorbing the derivatives on active charcoal followed by their elution with ethanol: ammonia. Aminobenzoylpolyglutamates were separated by DEAE- cellulose chromatography and quantitated by a colorimetric procedure for primary aromatic amines.The major endogenous folates in rat liver and kidney were pteroylpentaglutamate derivatives with smaller amounts of pteroyltetra- and hexaglutamate.     

Determination of aromatic metabolites in ruminant urine by high-performance liquid chromatography

A method based on reversed-phase HPLC is reported for the separation and quantification of various urinary aromatic metabolites: hippuric, phenylaceturic, salicyluric, benzoic, phenylacetic, salicylic. 3-phenylpropionic and cinnamic acids and several phenols in ruminant urine. In this method, a Nova-Pak C₁₈ (4 μm) 150×3.9 mm I.D. column, two solvents [A: 15°b methanol in 20 mM acetic acid (pH 3.3); B: methanol] in a gradient mode at a flow-rate of 0.8 ml/min, and UV detection at 210 nm were used. Quantification of the total (free and conjugated) benzoic, phenylacetic and salicylic acids present in urine was achieved by hydrolysis of the samples in 3 M HCl at 100°C for 24 h prior to HPLC analysis. The lowest detection concentration was 50 μmol/I. This method is useful for scanning the profile of aromatic metabolites in urine of ruminants, which provides information on the diets the animals receive.     

氨基酸L-和D-异构体对离体小麦胚植株生长的影响

5种氨基酸L-和D-异构体对离体小麦胚植株生长的影响结果表明,在1~7 mmol.L-1浓度范围内,脯氨酸异构体均不抑制植株生长;缬氨酸和蛋氨酸的L-型严重抑制生长,D-型不抑制或轻微抑制;丙氨酸则相反,L-型无抑制作用,D-型是严重抑制类型;丝氨酸的L-型轻微抑制生长,D-型严重抑制生长。生长结果也表明,DL-异构体的抑制作用介于D-型和L-型之间。