Impact of Buckwheat Fermented Milk Combined with High‐Fat Diet on Rats’ Gut Microbiota and Short‐Chain Fatty Acids
- 27 November 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Food Science
- Vol. 84 (12), 3833-3842
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.14958
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of buckwheat fermented milk on intestinal flora and short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs) of rats fed a high‐fat diet (HFD). Buckwheat fermented milk was made with Lactobacillus plantarum ST‐Ⅲ, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus. Thirty‐six males C57BL/6 rats (aged 3 weeks and with 9 to 12 g weight) were subjected to a 2‐week adaptive period on a normal diet. After a week of acclimatization, the rats were randomly divided into three groups with 12 rats in each group. The high‐fat diet with fermented milk (HFDFM) group received HFD supplemented with fermented milk, and the high‐fat diet supplemented with buckwheat fermented milk (HFDBFM) group received HFD plus buckwheat fermented milk. Besides, the gavage dose was 0.4 mL/day. After the feedings, colon levels of cytokines and antioxidant indices of the liver, colon, and duodenum tissues were measured. The composition of intestinal flora of rats and the content of SCFAs were determined by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry and Illumina high‐throughput sequencing technology. Supplementation with buckwheat fermented milk significantly inhibited the increases in lipopolysaccharide levels in colon and antioxidant indexes in the HFD‐fed rats. In addition, buckwheat fermented milk could significantly enhance Firmicutes and decrease Bacteroidetes compared to HFDFM. In addition, SCFA concentrations in HFDBFM were higher than other groups. In conclusion, buckwheat fermented milk can alleviate the damage of HFD to intestinal flora of rats. It modulates microbiota composition and SCFA concentrations to balance the intestinal environment, which will benefit to rats’ intestinal health. Practical Application This study explored the effect of buckwheat fermented milk on the regulation of intestinal microflora and SCFAs in rats fed a high‐fat diet. It provides new ideas for the development of buckwheat fermented food.Keywords
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