Effect of digested chia seed protein on the gut microbiota and colon morphology of mice fed a high-saturated-fat diet.

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of digested total protein (DTP) from chia seed on the gut microbiota and morphology of mice fed with a high-fat diet. Forty-four male C57BL/6 mice were divided into 4 groups: AIN (standard diet), HF (high-fat diet), AIN + DTP (standard diet supplemented with 400 mg of digested chia seed protein), and HF + DTP (high-fat diet supplemented with 400 mg of digested chia seed protein) during 8 weeks. Colon morphology, tight junction's gene expression, and gut microbiota composition were evaluated. The consumption of digested chia seed protein (DTP) increased the crypts width, longitudinal and circular muscular layer. Furthermore, the AIN + DTP group enhanced the expression of tight junction proteins, including occludin and claudin, while the AIN + DTP and HF + DTP groups increase the zonula occludens expression. The α-diversity analysis showed a reduction in bacterial dominance in the HF + DTP group. All the experimental groups were grouped in different cluster, showing differences in the microbiota community in the ß-diversity analyzes. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio did not differ among the groups. The genera Olsenella and Dubosiella were increased in the AIN + DTP group, but the Oscillospiraceae_unclassified was increased in the HF + DTP group. The Alistipes was increased, while the Roseburia and Akkermansia were decreased in the AIN + DTP and HF + DTP groups. Then, the consumption of DTP from chia seed improved the gut microbiota composition and mucosal integrity, counteracting the adverse effects of high-fat diet.

A bioactive compound digested chia protein is capable of modulating NFκB mediated hepatic inflammation in mice fed a high-fat diet.

The consumption of diets high in saturated fat can induce damages in liver morphology and function, which leads to increased inflammation, oxidative stress, and hepatic steatosis. Chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) is rich in protein, which provides bioactive peptides with potential benefits, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions. Then, this study aimed to analyze the effect of digested total protein (DTP) of chia on inflammation, oxidative stress, and morphological changes in liver of C57BL/6 mice fed a diet rich in saturated fat. Male C57BL/6 mice (n = 8/group), 8 weeks old, were fed standard diet (AIN), high-fat diet (HF), standard diet added digested protein (AIN + DTP) or high-fat diet added digested protein (HF + DTP) for 8 weeks. In animals fed a high-fat diet, chia DTP was able to reduce weight gain, food efficiency ratio and hepatosomatic index. In addition, it presented antioxidant capacity, which reduced catalase activity and lipid peroxidation. DTP was also able to reduce hepatic inflammation by reducing p65-NFκB expression and IL-1ß expression and quantification. The APSPPVLGPP peptide present in chia DTP presented binding capacity with PPAR-α, which contributed to the reduction of hepatic fat accumulation evidenced by histological analysis. Thus, chia DTP improved hepatic inflammatory and histological parameters, being an effective food in reducing the liver damage caused by a high-fat diet.

Efeito da ingestão da polpa de manga (Mangifera indica L. ) sobre os parâmetros bioquímicos séricos e integridade hepática em ratos / Effect of mango (Mangifera indica L. ) pulp ingestion on serum biochemical parameters and liver integrity in rats

O: Antioxidantes presentes em frutas e hortaliças contribuem para a redução de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. A manga (Mangifera indica L.) destaca-se por ser fonte de ácido ascórbico, carotenóides e compostos fenólicos que apresentam grande potencial antioxidante. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar, em ratos Wistar, o efeito da ingestão, por 25 dias, de dietas com 3% e 10% de polpa de manga Ubá liofilizada nos parâmetros bioquímicos séricos, nos marcadores de injúria hepática (aminotransferases e malondialdeído) e na morfologia do fígado. Os parâmetros bioquímicos foram analisados a partir de kits colorimétricos, o teor de malondialdeído obtido por meio do teste de substâncias reativas ao ácido tiobarbitúrico e a morfologia hepática analisada a partir de cortes do tecido incluídos em parafina e corados com eosina-hematoxilina. Os resultados demonstraram que a ingestão de dieta com 3 e 10% de polpa de manga não interferiu sobre os parâmetros bioquímicos séricos. A análise do marcador de peroxidação lipídica demonstrou que os animais que receberam a dieta com 10% de polpa de manga apresentaram concentração de malondialdeído maior que os que receberam a dieta controle e polpa de manga 3%. De acordo com a histologia hepática não houve diferença entre os grupos. Portanto, os resultados obtidos neste trabalho indicam que a suplementação da dieta com 10% de polpa de manga Ubá liofilizada pode interferir sobre o fígado, uma vez que, além de aumentar a peroxidação lipídica mostrou uma tendência em elevar as enzimas relacionadas à integridade hepática em ratos Wistar saudáveis demonstrando possível efeito pró-oxidativo.

Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables contribute to the reduction of chronic diseases. The mango (Mangifera indica L.) stands out for being a source of ascorbic acid, carotenoids and phenolic compounds that have great potential antioxidant in the body. This study aimed to evaluate in healthy Wistar rats, the intake for 25 days, of diets with 3% and 10% lyophilized pulp of mango Ubá in serum biochemical parameters, in markers of liver injury (aminotransferases and malondialdehyde) and in morphology of the liver. The serum biochemical parameters were obtained by colorimetric kits. Malondialdehyde analysis was performed using the test of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. Liver morphology was analyzed from sections of tissue embedded in paraffin, stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The results showed that the ingestion of diet containing 3 and 10% of mango pulp did not affect the biochemical parameters. The analysis of lipid peroxidation marker demonstrated that the animals that received the diet with 10% of mango pulp showed concentration of malondialdehyde higher than those who received the control diet and mango pulp 3%. According to liver histology there was no significant difference between the different groups. Therefore, the results obtained in this study indicate that supplementation of the diet with 10% mango pulp lyophilized Uba can interfere with the liver, since, besides increasing lipid peroxidation showed a tendency to elevate liver enzymes related to integrity in healthy Wistar rats showing possible pro-oxidative effect.