scholarly journals The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Bile Acid Metabolism

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. S21-S26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Ramírez-Pérez ◽  
Vania Cruz-Ramón ◽  
Paulina Chinchilla-López ◽  
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-zhi Zhu ◽  
Fang Zhou ◽  
Jian Ouyang ◽  
Qi-ye Wang ◽  
Yi-long Li ◽  
...  

Combined use of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and caffeine in low doses exhibits marked anti-obesity synergy. The synergistic effect may be attributed to regulation of gut microbiota and BA metabolism.


2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1900789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Gerd Bobe ◽  
Johana S. Revel ◽  
Richard R. Rodrigues ◽  
Thomas J. Sharpton ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Qin Cao ◽  
Zhongzhong Liu ◽  
Yan Xiong ◽  
Zibiao Zhong ◽  
Qifa Ye

As an essential lipid, cholesterol is of great value in keeping cell homeostasis, being the precursor of bile acid and steroid hormones, and stabilizing membrane lipid rafts. As a kind of cholesterol metabolite produced by enzymatic or radical process, oxysterols have drawn much attention in the last decades. Among which, the role of 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) in cholesterol and bile acid metabolism, antivirus process, and inflammatory response has been largely disclosed. This review is aimed at revealing these functions and underlying mechanisms of 25-HC.


Methods ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin H. Mullish ◽  
Alexandros Pechlivanis ◽  
Grace F. Barker ◽  
Mark R. Thursz ◽  
Julian R. Marchesi ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Sixiang Liu ◽  
Mingying Wang ◽  
Hongwei Hu ◽  
Jianwen Yin ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 312 (5) ◽  
pp. G488-G497 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Nolan ◽  
P. Skuse ◽  
K. Govindarajan ◽  
E. Patterson ◽  
N. Konstantinidou ◽  
...  

Statins are the most widely prescribed medications worldwide for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. They inhibit the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-R), an enzyme involved in cholesterol synthesis in higher organisms and in isoprenoid biosynthesis in some bacteria. We hypothesized that statins may influence the microbial community in the gut through either direct inhibition or indirect mechanisms involving alterations to host responses. We therefore examined the impact of rosuvastatin (RSV) on the community structure of the murine gastrointestinal microbiota. RSV was orally administered to mice and the effects on the gut microbiota, host bile acid profiles, and markers of inflammation were analyzed. RSV significantly influenced the microbial community in both the cecum and feces, causing a significant decrease in α-diversity in the cecum and resulting in a reduction of several physiologically relevant bacterial groups. RSV treatment of mice significantly affected bile acid metabolism and impacted expression of inflammatory markers known to influence microbial community structure (including RegIIIγ and Camp) in the gut. This study suggests that a commonly used statin (RSV) leads to an altered gut microbial composition in normal mice with attendant impacts on local gene expression profiles, a finding that should prompt further studies to investigate the implications of statins for gut microbiota stability and health in humans. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This work demonstrates that rosuvastatin administration in mice affects the gastrointestinal microbiota, influences bile acid metabolism, and alters transcription of genes encoding factors involved in gut homeostasis and immunity in the gastrointestinal tract.


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