In Vitro Evaluation of Different Prebiotics on the Modulation of Gut Microbiota Composition and Function in Morbid Obese and Normal-Weight Subjects

• Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 906
• Main Authors: Nogacka, Alicja M., Salazar, Nuria, Arboleya, Silvia, Ruas-Madiedo, Patricia, Mancabelli, Leonardo, Suarez, Adolfo, Martinez-Faedo, Ceferino, Ventura, Marco, Tochio, Takumi, Hirano, Katsuaki, Endo, Akihito, G. de los Reyes-Gavilán, Clara, Gueimonde, Miguel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.01.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Bacteria; Bifidobacterial-ITS; Carbohydrates; Carbon; Case-Control Studies; Feces; Female; Fermentation; Functionality; Gas production; Gases; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Glucose; Gut microbiota; HT29; Humans; In vitro model; In vitro models; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Metabolism; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid; Population; Prebiotic; Prebiotics; RTCA; SCFA; Thinness; Weight control; microbiota; in vitro model; HT29; gas production; RTCA; prebiotics; functionality; SCFA; bifidobacterial-ITS; obesity
• ISSN: 1422-0067; 1661-6596; 1422-0067
• DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030906

The gut microbiota remains relatively stable during adulthood; however, certain intrinsic and environmental factors can lead to microbiota dysbiosis. Its restoration towards a healthy condition using best-suited prebiotics requires previous development of in vitro models for evaluating their functionality. Herein, we carried out fecal cultures with microbiota from healthy normal-weight and morbid obese adults. Cultures were supplemented with different inulin-type fructans (1-kestose, Actilight, P95, Synergy1 and Inulin) and a galactooligosaccharide. Their impact on the gut microbiota was assessed by monitoring gas production and evaluating changes in the microbiota composition (qPCR and 16S rRNA gene profiling) and metabolic activity (gas chromatography). Additionally, the effect on the bifidobacterial species was assessed (ITS-sequencing). Moreover, the functionality of the microbiota before and after prebiotic-modulation was determined in an in vitro model of interaction with an intestinal cell line. In general, 1-kestose was the compound showing the largest effects. The modulation with prebiotics led to significant increases in the Bacteroides group and Faecalibacterium in obese subjects, whereas in normal-weight individuals, substantial rises in Bifidobacterium and Faecalibacterium were appreciated. Notably, the results obtained showed differences in the responses among the tested compounds but also among the studied human populations, indicating the need for developing population-specific products.