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Impairment of gut microbial biotin metabolism and host biotin status in severe obesity: effect of biotin and prebiotic supplementation on improved metabolism
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Objectives: Gut microbiota is a key component in obesity and type 2 diabetes, yet mechanisms and metabolites central to this interaction remain unclear. We examined the human gut microbiome’s functional composition in healthy metabolic state and the most severe states of obesity and type 2 diabetes within the MetaCardis cohort. We focused on the role of B vitamins and B7/B8 biotin for regulation of host metabolic state, as these vitamins influence both microbial function and host metabolism and inflammation. Design: We performed metagenomic analyses in 1545 subjects from the MetaCardis cohorts and different murine experiments, including germ-free and antibiotic treated animals, faecal microbiota transfer, bariatric surgery and supplementation with biotin and prebiotics in mice. Results: Severe obesity is associated with an absolute deficiency in bacterial biotin producers and transporters, whose abundances correlate with host metabolic and inflammatory phenotypes. We found suboptimal circulating biotin levels in severe obesity and altered expression of biotin-associated genes in human adipose tissue. In mice, the absence or depletion of gut microbiota by antibiotics confirmed the microbial contribution to host biotin levels. Bariatric surgery, which improves metabolism and inflammation, associates with increased bacterial biotin producers and improved host systemic biotin in humans and mice. Finally, supplementing high-fat diet-fed mice with fructo-oligosaccharides and biotin improves not only the microbiome diversity, but also the potential of bacterial production of biotin and B vitamins, while limiting weight gain and glycaemic deterioration. Conclusion: Strategies combining biotin and prebiotic supplementation could help prevent the deterioration of metabolic states in severe obesity. Trial registration number: NCT02059538 .
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- Authors
- Belda, E., Voland, L., Tremaroli, V., Falony, G., Adriouch, S., Assmann, K. E., Prifti, E., Aron-Wisnewsky, J., Debédat, J., Le Roy, T., Nielsen, T., Amouyal, C., André, S., Andreelli, F., Blüher, M., Chakaroun, R., Chilloux, J., Coelho, L. P., Dao, M. C., Das, P., Fellahi, S., Forslund, S., Galleron, N., Hansen, T. H., Holmes, B., Ji, B., Krogh Pedersen, H., Le, P., Le Chatelier, E., Lewinter, C., Mannerås-Holm, L., Marquet, F., Myridakis, A., Pelloux, V., Pons, N., Quinquis, B., Rouault, C., Roume, H., Salem, J.-E., Sokolovska, N., Søndertoft, N. B., Touch, S., Vieira-Silva, S., The MetaCardis Consortium, Galan, P., Holst, J., Gøtze, J. P., Køber, L., Vestergaard, H., Hansen, T., Hercberg, S., Oppert, J.-M., Nielsen, J., Letunic, I., Dumas, M.-E., Stumvoll, M., Pedersen, O. B., Bork, P., Ehrlich, S. D., Zucker, J.-D., Bäckhed, F., Raes, J., & Clément, K.
- Affiliations
- Inserm (FR)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (BE)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Nutrition and Obesities: Systemic Approaches, NutriOmics, Research Unit, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Paris, France
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
- Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
- Max Delbrück Center (DE)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Danone (France) (FR)
- Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Novo Nordisk Foundation, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
- MetaGenoPolis, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (FR)
- Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, INSERM, INRAE, CNAM, Paris 13 University, Bobigny, France
- Biobyte Solution, GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München, University of Leipzig Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig, Germany
- Structural and Computational Biology, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Clément, Karine
- ORCID
- Belda, Eugeni
- Voland, Lise
- Tremaroli, Valentina
- Falony, Gwen
- Adriouch, Solia
- Assmann, Karen E
- Prifti, Edi
- Debédat, Jean
- Le Roy, Tiphaine
- Nielsen, Trine
- Amouyal, Chloé
- André, Sébastien
- Blüher, Matthias
- Chakaroun, Rima
- Chilloux, Julien
- Coelho, Luis Pedro
- Dao, Maria Carlota
- Das, Promi
- Fellahi, Soraya
- Forslund, Sofia
- Galleron, Nathalie
- Hansen, Tue H
- Holmes, Bridget
- Ji, Boyang
- Le, Phuong
- Mannerås-Holm, Louise
- Myridakis, Antonis
- Pons, Nicolas
- Roume, Hugo
- Salem, Joe-Elie
- Sokolovska, Nataliya
- Søndertoft, Nadja B
- Touch, Sothea
- Galan, Pilar
- Holst, Jens
- Køber, Lars
- Vestergaard, Henrik
- Hansen, Torben
- Oppert, Jean-Michel
- Nielsen, Jens
- Dumas, Marc-Emmanuel
- Pedersen, Oluf Borbye
- Ehrlich, Stanislav Dusko
- Zucker, Jean-Daniel
- Bäckhed, Fredrik
- Raes, Jeroen
- Clément, Karine
- Venue
- Gut
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2022-01-11
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 2463-2480
- ISSN
- 0017-5749 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-3288
- PMC
- PMC9664128
- OpenAlex
- W4206679594
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 18
- FWCI
- 9.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- MDC Repository (Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
- Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Chalmers Research (Chalmers University of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Brunel University Research Archive (BURA) (Brunel University London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (submittedVersion)
- Qucosa (Saxon State and University Library Dresden) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Funders
- Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FDT201904008276, FDT202106012793)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 1052)
- Seventh Framework Program (HEALTH-F4-2012-305312)
- Leducq Foundation (17CVD01)
- Sorbonne University (French National Agency of Research (ANR-Captor and deepIntegromics))
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Biotin and Related Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Keywords
- morbid obesity, gut microbiota, biotin metabolism, type 2 diabetes, prebiotic supplementation, fructooligosaccharides, biotin supplementation, bariatric surgery, antibiotic depletion, germ-free mice, adipose tissue, B vitamins, gut microbiota diversity
- MeSH terms
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Biotin, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Inflammation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Obesity, Obesity, Morbid, Vitamin B Complex, Mice, Prebiotics
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