Dietary Lactobacillus plantarum LS/07 and inulin in the management of chronic disease risk factors

Acta Biochim Pol. 2020 Oct 27;67(4):447-451. doi: 10.18388/abp.2020_5404.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the possibilities of modification of chronic disease risk factors with probiotic strain Lactobacillus plantarum LS/07 and prebiotic inulin in rats with western high fat diet. The Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: control group (CG group), group with high fat diet (HFD group), group receiving high fat diet in combination with Lactobacillus plantarum LS/07 (HFD+PRO group), and group receiving high fat diet in combination with oligofructose enriched inulin (HFD+PRE group). The activity of β-glucuronidase, lipid parameters, bile acids, oxLDL, short chain fatty acids, and counts of coliforms and lactobacilli were determined. High fat diet as a key risk factor of chronic diseases had adverse effect on expression of metabolic and biochemical parameters. Dietary intake of Lactobacillus plantarum LS/07 (HFD+PRO group) and inulin (HFD+PRE group) suppressed weight gain of rats. In HFD+PRO group, the level of total cholesterol (P<0.001), LDL-CH (P<0.05), oxLDL (P<0.001), total bile acids (P<0.001) were statistically significantly decreased, while the production of short chain fatty acids was enhanced. Changes in the selected parameters exhibited a similar tendency also in the HFD+PRE group. Activity of β-glucuronidase was statistically significantly decreased (P<0.001) in the HFD+PRE group. Lactobacillus plantarum LS/07 and inulin caused a statistically significant increase in the count of lactobacilli (P<0.001) and a decrease in the number of coliforms (P<0.001). These results indicate Lactobacillus plantarum LS/07 and inulin could be used in diet for human and animals as an important nutritional supplement or in medicinal products.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Load
  • Bile Acids and Salts / blood
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Cecum / enzymology
  • Cecum / microbiology
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Diet, High-Fat / adverse effects
  • Fatty Acids, Volatile / blood
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / physiology
  • Glucuronidase / metabolism
  • Inulin / administration & dosage*
  • Lactobacillus plantarum / physiology*
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / blood
  • Male
  • Obesity / etiology
  • Obesity / metabolism
  • Obesity / microbiology
  • Obesity / prevention & control*
  • Prebiotics / administration & dosage*
  • Probiotics / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Fatty Acids, Volatile
  • Lipoproteins, LDL
  • Prebiotics
  • oxidized low density lipoprotein
  • Inulin
  • Glucuronidase