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Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of leptin on intestinal flora and inflammation in mice with high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. METHODS: Mice were fed an HFD for 8 weeks; some were concurrently administered oral leptin for 4 weeks. Pathological changes in adipose tissue were detected...

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Autores principales: Li, Xiaolin, Shi, Weihong, Xiong, Qinghua, Hu, Yungang, Qin, Xu, Wan, Guanqun, Zeng, Qi
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7294385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32529880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060520920062
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author Li, Xiaolin
Shi, Weihong
Xiong, Qinghua
Hu, Yungang
Qin, Xu
Wan, Guanqun
Zeng, Qi
author_facet Li, Xiaolin
Shi, Weihong
Xiong, Qinghua
Hu, Yungang
Qin, Xu
Wan, Guanqun
Zeng, Qi
author_sort Li, Xiaolin
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description OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of leptin on intestinal flora and inflammation in mice with high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. METHODS: Mice were fed an HFD for 8 weeks; some were concurrently administered oral leptin for 4 weeks. Pathological changes in adipose tissue were detected using hematoxylin–eosin staining; endotoxin content in adipose tissue was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Intestinal flora were characterized by 16S bacterial rDNA sequencing. Levels of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), nuclear factor-κB inhibitor α (IκB-α), and phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK) were detected by western blotting. RESULTS: Mice in the HFD group exhibited weight gain, elevated endotoxin content, and adipocyte hypertrophy, compared with the non-obese control group. Moreover, abundance of bacteria in the Bacteroides genus and community diversity were both reduced in the HFD group; reductions also were observed at corresponding phylum, class, and order levels. Levels of TLR4, IκB-α, and p-JNK were also elevated in the HFD group. Compared with the model group, leptin administration reduced the weight gain and endotoxin content, while increasing Bacteroides abundance and community diversity; it also reduced the levels of TLR4, IκB-α, and p-JNK. CONCLUSION: Leptin administration improved intestinal flora dysfunction and inflammation in mice with HFD-induced obesity.
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spelling pubmed-72943852020-06-24 Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity Li, Xiaolin Shi, Weihong Xiong, Qinghua Hu, Yungang Qin, Xu Wan, Guanqun Zeng, Qi J Int Med Res Pre-Clinical Research Report OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of leptin on intestinal flora and inflammation in mice with high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. METHODS: Mice were fed an HFD for 8 weeks; some were concurrently administered oral leptin for 4 weeks. Pathological changes in adipose tissue were detected using hematoxylin–eosin staining; endotoxin content in adipose tissue was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Intestinal flora were characterized by 16S bacterial rDNA sequencing. Levels of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), nuclear factor-κB inhibitor α (IκB-α), and phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK) were detected by western blotting. RESULTS: Mice in the HFD group exhibited weight gain, elevated endotoxin content, and adipocyte hypertrophy, compared with the non-obese control group. Moreover, abundance of bacteria in the Bacteroides genus and community diversity were both reduced in the HFD group; reductions also were observed at corresponding phylum, class, and order levels. Levels of TLR4, IκB-α, and p-JNK were also elevated in the HFD group. Compared with the model group, leptin administration reduced the weight gain and endotoxin content, while increasing Bacteroides abundance and community diversity; it also reduced the levels of TLR4, IκB-α, and p-JNK. CONCLUSION: Leptin administration improved intestinal flora dysfunction and inflammation in mice with HFD-induced obesity. SAGE Publications 2020-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7294385/ /pubmed/32529880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060520920062 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
spellingShingle Pre-Clinical Research Report
Li, Xiaolin
Shi, Weihong
Xiong, Qinghua
Hu, Yungang
Qin, Xu
Wan, Guanqun
Zeng, Qi
Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
title Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
title_full Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
title_fullStr Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
title_full_unstemmed Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
title_short Leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
title_sort leptin improves intestinal flora dysfunction in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity
topic Pre-Clinical Research Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7294385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32529880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060520920062
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