The effect of gut microbiota on the intestinal lipidome of mice.
Cholesterol
Colon
Germfree
Gut microbiota
Ileum
Lipidomics
PUFA
Phosphatidylcholine
Journal
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM
ISSN: 1618-0607
Titre abrégé: Int J Med Microbiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 100898849
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
15
09
2020
revised:
01
02
2021
accepted:
23
02
2021
pubmed:
5
3
2021
medline:
15
5
2021
entrez:
4
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Gut microbiota significantly influence the plasma and liver lipidome. An interconnecting metabolite is acetate generated after degradation and fermentation of dietary fiber by the gut microbiota, which is metabolized in the liver into longer chain fatty acids and complex lipids reaching the circulation. Whether these systemic changes are accompanied by alternations of the intestinal lipidome is unclear. Therefore, we quantified glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids and sterols in ileum and colon, the two segments containing the highest densities of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, of germfree and specific pathogen free mice using mass spectrometry-based lipidomics. We found that the presence of gut microbes lowers the free cholesterol content in colon while elevating phosphatidylcholine levels. Further, PUFA-containing phosphatidylcholine and -ethanolamine fractions are increased in ileum and colon of germfree compared to SPF mice. A total fatty acid analysis by GC-MS revealed higher levels of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid in the ileum of germfree mice indicating that the gut microbiota inhibits PUFA metabolism in the small intestine.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33662870
pii: S1438-4221(21)00017-5
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2021.151488
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Fatty Acids
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
151488Informations de copyright
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