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Fecal microbiota transplantation from high caloric-fed donors alters glucose metabolism in recipient mice, independently of adiposity or exercise status

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Zoll, Jereon, Read, Mark N., Heywood, Sarah E., Estevez, Emma, Marshall, Jessica P. S., Kammoun, Helene L., Allen, Tamara L., Holmes, Andrew J. +2 more·2020·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Abstract

Studies suggest the gut microbiota contributes to the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Exercise alters microbiota composition and diversity and is protective of these maladies. We tested whether the protective metabolic effects of exercise are mediated through fecal components through assessment of body composition and metabolism in recipients of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from exercise-trained (ET) mice fed normal or high-energy diets. Donor C57BL/6J mice were fed a chow or high-fat, high-sucrose diet (HFHS) for 4 wk to induce obesity and glucose intolerance. Mice were divided into sedentary (Sed) or ET groups (6 wk treadmill-based ET) while maintaining their diets, resulting in four donor groups: chow sedentary (NC-Sed) or ET (NC-ET) and HFHS sedentary (HFHS-Sed) or ET (HFHS-ET). Chow-fed recipient mice were gavaged with feces from the respective donor groups weekly, creating four groups (NC-Sed-R, NC-ET-R, HFHS-Sed-R, HFHS-ET-R), and body composition and metabolism were assessed. The HFHS diet led to glucose intolerance and obesity in the donors, whereas exercise training (ET) restrained adiposity and improved glucose tolerance. No donor group FMT altered recipient body composition. Despite unaltered adiposity, glucose levels were disrupted when challenged in mice receiving feces from HFHS-fed donors, irrespective of donor-ET status, with a decrease in insulin-stimulated glucose clearance into white adipose tissue and large intestine and specific changes in the recipient's microbiota composition observed. FMT can transmit HFHS-induced disrupted glucose metabolism to recipient mice independently of any change in adiposity. However, the protective metabolic effect of ET on glucose metabolism is not mediated through fecal factors.

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  • In mouse models, FMT from high caloric-fed donors disrupted glucose metabolism in recipient mice regardless of adiposity.

    “Mouse models have shown that donor diet may influence FMT outcomes regardless of the baseline metabolic conditions of the donor, as FMT from high caloric-fed donors was able to disrupt glucose metabolism in recipient mice regardless of adiposity, 110”

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Zoll, J., Read, M. N., Heywood, S. E., Estevez, E., Marshall, J. P. S., Kammoun, H. L., Allen, T. L., Holmes, A. J., Febbraio, M. A., & Henstridge, D. C.
Affiliations
  • Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
  • Garvan Institute of Medical Research (AU)
  • University of Tasmania (AU)
Corresponding author
Henstridge, Darren C.
Venue
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
Published
2020-07-01
Volume
319
Issue
1
Pages
E203-E216
ISSN
  • 0193-1849 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1555
OpenAlex
W3033115704
Cited by
35
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1
FWCI
2.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UTAS Research Repository (acceptedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Diabetes Australia (Y15G-HEND)
  • Department of Health, Australian Government | National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1116936)
  • Department of Health, Victorian State Government
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
Keywords
fecal microbiota transplantation, exercise training, glucose metabolism, impaired glucose tolerance, obesity, high-fat high-sugar diet, gut microbiota, white adipose tissue, large intestine, body composition, metabolic syndrome
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Animals, Glucose, Male, Obesity, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Random Allocation, Glucose Intolerance, Dietary Sucrose, Adiposity, Mice, Sedentary Behavior, Diet, High-Fat

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