Gut microbiota mediated the protective effects of tuna oil on collagen-induced arthritis in mice

Food Funct. 2021 Jun 21;12(12):5387-5398. doi: 10.1039/d1fo00709b.

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis is emerging as a chronic autoimmune disease worldwide. In this study, the beneficial effects of tuna oil (TO) on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice were investigated. Dietary administration of TO relieved arthritis severity and joint bone erosion, and ameliorated systemic inflammation. Furthermore, TO treatments regulated the phosphorylation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and Wnt1/β-catenin signaling pathways in the joint, enhanced osteoblastogenesis biomarkers and suppressed osteoclastogenesis biomarkers, and subsequently re-balanced bone remodeling. Moreover, the impaired intestinal epithelial barrier was repaired after TO treatments, along with gut microbiota modulation. By employing fecal microbiota transplantation, we clarified that the beneficial effects of TO in CIA alleviation were mediated by the modulated gut microbiota. These results indicated that gut microbiota mediated the protective effects of tuna oil on collagen-induced arthritis in mice.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ankle Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Ankle Joint / pathology
  • Arthritis, Experimental / metabolism*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / chemically induced
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / therapy*
  • Biomarkers
  • Collagen / adverse effects*
  • Cytokines / analysis
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
  • Fish Oils / pharmacology*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / physiology*
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Phosphorylation
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Tuna / metabolism*
  • Wnt1 Protein
  • beta Catenin

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Cytokines
  • Fish Oils
  • Wnt1 Protein
  • Wnt1 protein, mouse
  • beta Catenin
  • Collagen