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Microbiota-Generated Metabolites Promote Metabolic Benefits via Gut-Brain Neural Circuits

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De Vadder, Filipe, Kovatcheva-Datchary, Petia, Goncalves, Daisy, Vinera, Jennifer, Zitoun, Carine, Duchampt, Adeline, Bäckhed, Fredrik, Mithieux, Gilles·2014·Cell

Abstract

Soluble dietary fibers promote metabolic benefits on body weight and glucose control, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Recent evidence indicates that intestinal gluconeogenesis (IGN) has beneficial effects on glucose and energy homeostasis. Here, we show that the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) propionate and butyrate, which are generated by fermentation of soluble fiber by the gut microbiota, activate IGN via complementary mechanisms. Butyrate activates IGN gene expression through a cAMP-dependent mechanism, while propionate, itself a substrate of IGN, activates IGN gene expression via a gut-brain neural circuit involving the fatty acid receptor FFAR3. The metabolic benefits on body weight and glucose control induced by SCFAs or dietary fiber in normal mice are absent in mice deficient for IGN, despite similar modifications in gut microbiota composition. Thus, the regulation of IGN is necessary for the metabolic benefits associated with SCFAs and soluble fiber.

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  • Mechanisms involved in the effects of SCFAs, mainly propionate and butyrate, in the brain responsible for controlling metabolic disorders include the activation of FFAR2 and FFAR3 receptors.

    “Mechanisms involved in the effects of SCFAs, mainly propionate and butyrate, in the brain responsible for controlling metabolic disorders include the activation of FFAR2 and FFAR3 receptors (91).”
  • FFAR3 receptor has been detected in the enteric neural plexus, the portal nerve, and autonomic and sensory ganglia.

    “It is well established that SCFAs can activate the PNS, where FFAR3 receptor has been detected in the enteric neural plexus, the portal nerve and autonomic and sensory ganglia (De Vadder et al., 2014;Kaji et al., 2016;Nohr et al., 2015;Won et al., 2013).”

    From The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (2019) · cites this paper as De Vadder et al., 2014

  • Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) can activate the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

    “It is well established that SCFAs can activate the PNS, where FFAR3 receptor has been detected in the enteric neural plexus, the portal nerve and autonomic and sensory ganglia (De Vadder et al., 2014;Kaji et al., 2016;Nohr et al., 2015;Won et al., 2013).”

    From The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (2019) · cites this paper as De Vadder et al., 2014

  • Activation of FFAR3 on the vagus nerve innervating the portal vein results in increased neuronal activity in the dorsal vagal complex, parabrachial nuclei, and hypothalamus.

    “Particularly important for gut-brain axis signaling, activation of FFAR3 on the vagus nerve innervating the portal vein results in increased neuronal activity in the dorsal vagal complex, parabrachial nuclei and hypothalamus (De Vadder et al., 2014).”

    From The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (2019) · cites this paper as De Vadder et al., 2014

  • SCFAs signal via the central nervous system and several G protein-coupled receptors to modulate energy homeostasis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and suppression of inflammatory signals.

    “SCFAs signal via the central nervous system and several G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) to modulate a range of physiological processes, including energy homeostasis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and suppression of inflammatory signals (14, 15).”

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Authors
De Vadder, F., Kovatcheva-Datchary, P., Goncalves, D., Vinera, J., Zitoun, C., Duchampt, A., Bäckhed, F., & Mithieux, G.
Affiliations
  • Lyon 1 Université (FR)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author
Mithieux, Gilles
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-01
Volume
156
Issue
1-2
Pages
84-96
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2171016495
Cited by
2,200
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
53.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-10-INBS-0007)
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning
  • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • Göteborgs Universitet
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
Keywords
short-chain fatty acids, propionate, butyrate, intestinal gluconeogenesis, soluble dietary fiber, gut microbiota, FFAR3, cAMP signaling, glucose homeostasis, body weight regulation, energy homeostasis
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Dietary Fats, Dietary Fiber, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Gluconeogenesis, Glucose, Glucose-6-Phosphatase, Homeostasis, Insulin Resistance, Intestinal Mucosa, Intestines, Obesity, Oligosaccharides, Mice, Rats, Microbiota

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