β-Glucan from Lentinula edodes prevents cognitive impairments in high-fat diet-induced obese mice: involvement of colon-brain axis

Journal of Translational Medicine

Joanna Biazik¹  Xu-Feng Huang²  Wei Pan³  Xing Ge³  Yinghua Yu³  Peng Zhang³  Hui Hua³  Minmin Hu³  Hongli Shi³  Jinxiu Zhao³  Xiaoying Yang³  Pengfei Jiang³ 

[1] Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, 2522, Wollongong, NSW, Australia;Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical University, 221004, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;

关键词: Lentinula edodes;    β-Glucan;    Cognition;    Microbiota;    Gut-brain axis;    High fat diet;    Obesity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12967-021-02724-6

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLong-term high fat (HF) diet intake can cause neuroinflammation and cognitive decline through the gut-brain axis. (1, 3)/(1, 6)-β-glucan, an edible polysaccharide isolated from medical mushroom, Lentinula edodes (L. edodes), has the potential to remodel gut microbiota. However, the effects of L. edodes derived β-glucan against HF diet-induced neuroinflammation and cognitive decline remain unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective effect and mechanism of dietary L edodes β-glucan supplementation against the obesity-associated cognitive decline in mice fed by a HF diet.MethodsC57BL/6J male mice were fed with either a lab chow (LC), HF or HF with L. edodes β-glucan supplementation diets for 7 days (short-term) or 15 weeks (long-term). Cognitive behavior was examined; blood, cecum content, colon and brain were collected to evaluate metabolic parameters, endotoxin, gut microbiota, colon, and brain pathology.ResultsWe reported that short-term and long-term L. edodes β-glucan supplementation prevented the gut microbial composition shift induced by the HF diet. Long-term L. edodes β-glucan supplementation prevented the HF diet-induced recognition memory impairment assessed by behavioral tests (the temporal order memory, novel object recognition and Y-maze tests). In the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, the β-glucan supplementation ameliorated the alteration of synaptic ultrastructure, neuroinflammation and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) deficits induced by HF diet. Furthermore, the β-glucan supplementation increased the mucosal thickness, upregulated the expression of tight junction protein occludin, decreased the plasma LPS level, and inhibited the proinflammatory macrophage accumulation in the colon of mice fed by HF diet.ConclusionsThis study revealed that L. edodes β-glucan prevents cognitive impairments induced by the HF diet, which may occur via colon-brain axis improvement. The finding suggested that dietary L. edodes β-glucan supplementation may be an effective nutritional strategy to prevent obesity-associated cognitive decline.

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