Comparison of the effects of soluble corn fiber and fructooligosaccharides on metabolism, inflammation, and gut microbiome of high-fat diet-fed mice.

Van Hul, Matthias;Karnik, Kavita;Canene-Adams, Kirstie;De Souza, Mervyn;Cani, Patrice;et.al.
(2020) American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism — Vol. 319, n° 4, p. E779-E791 (2020)

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Dietary fibers are essential components of a balanced diet and have beneficial effects on metabolic functions. To gain insight into their impact on host physiology and gut microbiota, we performed a direct comparison of two specific prebiotic fibers in mice. During an 8-wk follow up, mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) were compared with mice on a normal diet (basal condition, controls) and to mice fed the HFD but treated with one of the following prebiotics: fructooligosaccharides (FOS) or soluble corn fiber (SCF). Both prebiotic fibers led to a similar reduction of body weight and fat mass, lower inflammation and improved metabolic parameters. However, these health benefits were the result of different actions of the fibers, as SCF impacted energy excretion, whereas FOS did not. Interestingly, both fibers had very distinct gut microbial signatures with different short-chain fatty acid profiles, indicating that they do not favor the growth of the same bacterial communities. Although the prebiotic potential of different fibers may seem physiologically equivalent, our data show that the underlying mechanisms of action are different, and this by targeting different gut microbes. Altogether, our data provide evidence that beneficial health effects of specific dietary fibers must be documented to be considered a prebiotic and that studies devoted to understanding how structures relate to specific microbiota modulation and metabolic effects are warranted.
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Van Hul, M., Karnik, K., Canene-Adams, K., De Souza, M., Van den Abbeele, P., Marzorati, M., Delzenne, N., Everard, A., & Cani, P. (2020). Comparison of the effects of soluble corn fiber and fructooligosaccharides on metabolism, inflammation, and gut microbiome of high-fat diet-fed mice. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 319(4), E779-E791. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00108.2020 (Original work published 2020)