Glucopyranose from Pleurotus geesteranus prevent alcoholic liver diseases by regulating Nrf2/HO-1-TLR4/NF-κB signalling pathways and gut microbiota

Food Funct. 2022 Mar 7;13(5):2441-2455. doi: 10.1039/d1fo03486c.

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of PGPs (Pleurotus geesteranus polysaccharides), a glucopyranose isolated from the mycelium of Pleurotus geesteranus and characterized with the main chain of →4)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, on the prevention against alcohol liver diseases (ALD), with the aim of providing a theoretical basis for the application of P. geesteranus as prebiotic agents in preventing and treating gut dysbiosis and alcohol-related metabolic disorders in individuals with ALD. The results showed that PGP treatment reduced oxidative stress by up-regulating the Nrf2/HO-1 signalling pathways, and decreased the pro-inflammatory factors by down-regulating TLR4/NF-κB signalling pathways. Furthermore, we validated effects of PGPs on balancing the gut-liver axis by maintaining the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier of decreasing intestinal permeability, increasing intestinal tight-junction protein and mucin expression and elevating the abundance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) producers in the intestine by regulating the microbiota composition.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Outbred Strains
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects
  • Glucose / analogs & derivatives
  • Glucose / chemistry
  • Glucose / pharmacology*
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • Pleurotus*
  • Polysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • Polysaccharides / therapeutic use
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / metabolism

Substances

  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2
  • NF-kappa B
  • Polysaccharides
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • Glucose

Supplementary concepts

  • Kunming mice