Intestinal Microbiota Remodeling Protects Mice from Western Diet-Induced Brain Inflammation and Cognitive Decline.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine whether B. infantis supplementation and antibiotic treatment could mitigate Western Diet-induced brain inflammation and improve neuroplasticity, as well as the role of bile acid signaling in this process.
Results Summary
The study found that Western Diet induced brain inflammation and cognitive decline, while B. infantis supplementation reduced inflammation markers (IL6, TNFα, CD11b), improved neuroplasticity (LTP, PSD95, BDNF), and altered lipid metabolism. Antibiotic and cholestyramine treatments also diminished brain inflammatory signaling.
Population
Mice fed a control diet or Western Diet for seven months.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Seven months
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western diet (WD) | increase | systemic inflammation | - | - | induces | #1 |
Western diet (WD) | increase | cognitive decline | - | - | induces | #2 |
probiotic supplementation | decrease | diet-induced hepatic inflammation | - | - | reduce | #3 |
antibiotic treatment | decrease | diet-induced hepatic inflammation | - | - | reduce | #4 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | decrease | diet-induced brain inflammation | WD-fed mice | - | reduce | #5 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | increase | neuroplasticity | WD-fed mice | - | improve | #6 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | decrease | IL6 levels | WD-fed mice | - | inhibited diet-induced brain inflammation by reducing | #7 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | decrease | TNFα levels | WD-fed mice | - | inhibited diet-induced brain inflammation by reducing | #8 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | decrease | CD11b levels | WD-fed mice | - | inhibited diet-induced brain inflammation by reducing | #9 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | increase | LTP | WD-fed mice | - | improved | #10 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | increase | brain PSD95 levels | WD-fed mice | - | increased | #11 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | increase | brain BDNF levels | WD-fed mice | - | increased | #12 |
Western diet (WD) | decrease | brain PSD95 levels | mice | - | reduced | #13 |
Western diet (WD) | decrease | brain BDNF levels | mice | - | reduced | #14 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | decrease | cecal cholesterol | WD-fed mice | - | reduced | #15 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | decrease | brain ceramide | WD-fed mice | - | reduced | #16 |
Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation | increase | saturated fatty acids | WD-fed mice | - | enhanced | #17 |
antibiotic treatment | decrease | WD-induced brain inflammatory signaling | mice | - | diminished | #18 |
cholestyramine | decrease | WD-induced brain inflammatory signaling | mice | - | diminished | #19 |
intestinal microbiota remodeling by B. infantis | decrease | brain inflammation | - | - | reduces | #20 |
intestinal microbiota remodeling by B. infantis | increase | BA receptor signaling | - | - | activates | #21 |
intestinal microbiota remodeling by B. infantis | increase | neuroplasticity | - | - | improves | #22 |
It has been shown that the Western diet (WD) induces systemic inflammation and cognitive decline. Moreover, probiotic supplementation and antibiotic treatment reduce diet-induced hepatic inflammation. The current study examines whether shaping the gut microbes by Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) supplementation and antibiotic treatment reduce diet-induced brain inflammation and improve neuroplasticity. Furthermore, the significance of bile acid (BA) signaling in regulating brain inflammation was studied. Mice were fed a control diet (CD) or WD for seven months. B. infantis was supplemented to WD-fed mice to study brain inflammation, lipid, metabolomes, and neuroplasticity measured by long-term potentiation (LTP). Broad-spectrum coverage antibiotics and cholestyramine treatments were performed to study the impact of WD-associated gut microbes and BA in brain inflammation. Probiotic B. infantis supplementation inhibited diet-induced brain inflammation by reducing IL6, TNFα, and CD11b levels. B. infantis improved LTP and increased brain PSD95 and BDNF levels, which were reduced due to WD intake. Additionally, B. infantis reduced cecal cholesterol, brain ceramide and enhanced saturated fatty acids. Moreover, antibiotic treatment, as well as cholestyramine, diminished WD-induced brain inflammatory signaling. Our findings support the theory that intestinal microbiota remodeling by B. infantis reduces brain inflammation, activates BA receptor signaling, and improves neuroplasticity.