Prebiotic Agrocybe cylindracea crude polysaccharides combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG postpone aging-related oxidative stress in mice

Food Funct. 2022 Feb 7;13(3):1218-1231. doi: 10.1039/d1fo02079j.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the potential anti-aging mechanisms of Agrocybe cylindracea crude polysaccharides (APS), when used synergistically with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (APS + LGG) in a D-galactose-induced aging mouse model. In the Morris water maze test, APS + LGG showed a significantly higher memory and learning capacity compared to untreated, APS only treated and LGG treated mice. This was thought to be mediated by increased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which decreased escape latency. In addition to this, in the aging mouse model, APS + LGG co-treatment markedly alleviated liver oxidation and metabolism by enhancing the antioxidant activity of enzymes; this decreased the lipid metabolism and peroxidation levels. Furthermore, high throughput sequencing analysis revealed that an APS + LGG supplemented feed increased the relative abundance of positive bacteria in the gut microbiota such as Alloprevotella and Parvibacter. Importantly, Alloprevotella and Parvibacter showed a negative relationship with low density lipoprotein-cholesterol in the Spearman correlation analysis. These results illustrate that APS, in combination with LGG, postponed aging related oxidative stress when used as a prebiotic. The proposed mechanism for this is the reduction in liver oxidation and lipid metabolism, as well as the regulation of gut microbiota.

MeSH terms

  • Aging / drug effects*
  • Agrocybe / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism
  • Polysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Prebiotics / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Polysaccharides
  • Prebiotics

Supplementary concepts

  • Agrocybe cylindracea