Anti-Obesity and Gut Microbiota Regulation Effects of Phospholipids from the Eggs of Crab, Portunus Trituberculatus, in High Fat Diet-Fed Mice

There are resourceful phospholipids in the eggs of the crab, Portunus trituberculatus (Pt-PL). However, their components and bioactivities regarding obesity were unclear. Here, we investigated the composition of Pt-PL and their fatty acids. Moreover, its effects on obesity and gut microbiota were also evaluated in high fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. The results showed that Pt-PL contained 12 kinds of phospholipids, mainly including phosphatidylcholine (PC, 32.28%), phosphatidylserine (PS, 26.51%), phosphatidic acid (PA, 19.61%), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE, 8.81%), and phosphatidylinositol (PI, 7.96%). Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) predominated in the fatty acids components of Pt-PL, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Animal experiments demonstrated that Pt-PL significantly alleviated body weight gain, adipose gain, hepatic gain, fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, lipid levels in serum and the liver, and systematic inflammation in HFD-fed mice. Furthermore, Pt-PL regulated gut microbiota, especially in a dramatic reduction in the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes at phylum level, as well as significant amelioration in their subordinate categories. Pt-PL reduced fecal lipopolysaccharide and total bile acids, and elevated fecal short chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations, particularly acetate and butyrate. These findings suggest that Pt-PL possesses anti-obesity effects and can alter gut microbiota owing to the abundance of PUFAs. Therefore, Pt-PL may be developed as an effective food supplement for anti-obesity and regulation of human gut health.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Marine drugs - 20(2022), 7 vom: 23. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Su, Laijin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Hongli [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Sichun [VerfasserIn]
Du, Mengyu [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Xiaofeng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yishu [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Shiwei [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yangli [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-obesity
Composition of fatty acids
Fatty Acids
Gut microbiota
Journal Article
Phospholipids
Portunus trituberculatus eggs

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Date Completed 27.07.2022

Date Revised 28.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/md20070411

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343975998