Dietary supplementation with spray-dried animal plasma proteins modifies the profile of the fecal microbiota in young mice

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Aging effects on gut microbiota in SAMP8 mice

We have studied the effects of aging on fecal microbiota composition in the senescence-accelerated prone mice SAMP8 strain. We compared animals 2, 4 and 6 months old. Feces were collected at the end of each period and a genomic study was carried out on fecal DNA using the Illumina MiSeq analyzer. The Shannon diversity index showed similar values along this period and the number of species was neither affected by aging. The phylum Verrucobacteria went up with age, showing a 7-fold increase at 6 months, compared to 2 months old mice. At family level, changes observed between 2 and 6 months of age involved significant increases in Bacteroidaceae (q<0.001) and strong reductions in Lactobacillaceae (q<0.0001) and Prevotellaceae (q<0.05); at genus level, there was a significant reduction in probiotic Lactobacillus. At species level, we observed an age-related reduction in Lactobacillus hayakitensis, a species involved in mucosal immune homeostasis, and in Blautia hansenii, which provides protection against Clostridium difficile infection. Interestingly, aging increases Parabacteroides goldsteiini, which is involved in the regulation of the TLR4 pathway. These results support the view that aging results in the proliferation of bacterial species that are associated with the immune deterioration of the gut mucosa

Anti-inflammatory effects of animal plasma protein supplementation in mice undergoing simultaneous gut and lung inflammation

We aimed to determine whether dietary supplementation with spray-dried porcine plasma (SDP) is effective in mice exposed to a dual S. aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenges inducing simultaneous inflammation in the gut and lung. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed control or SDP-supplemented diets from weaning for 14 days. At the end of the experimental period, animals received LPS intranasal followed by SEB intraperitoneal doses. The dual challenge increased leukocyte recruitment into mesenteric lymph nodes and lung tissue, the percentage of activated monocytes and neutrophils, as well as the expression of Tnf-α, Ifn-γ and Il-1β in lung tissue and jejunal mucosa, while SDP attenuated these effects. Moreover, SDP augmented the expression of Il-10, Tgf-β and Foxp3 in these tissues. Supplementation with animal plasma proteins attenuated lung and intestinal inflammation provoked by simultaneous administration of LPS and SEB toxins and increased the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines

Dietary animal plasma proteins improve the intestinal immune response in senescent mice

Increased life expectancy has promoted research on healthy aging. Aging is accompanied by increased non-specific immune activation (inflammaging) which favors the appearance of several disorders. Here, we study whether dietary supplementation with spray-dried animal plasma (SDP), which has been shown to reduce the activation of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in rodents challenged by S. aureus enterotoxin B (SEB), and can also prevent the effects of aging on immune system homeostasis. We first characterized GALT in a mouse model of accelerated senescence (SAMP8) at different ages (compared to mice resistant to accelerated senescence; SAMR1). Second, we analyzed the SDP effects on GALT response to an SEB challenge in SAMP8 mice. In GALT characterization, aging increased the cell number and the percentage of activated Th lymphocytes in mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer's patches (all, p < 0.05), as well as the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α in intestinal mucosa (both, p < 0.05). With respect to GALT response to the SEB challenge, young mice showed increased expression of intestinal IL-6 and TNF-α, as well as lymphocyte recruitment and activation (all, p < 0.05). However, the immune response of senescent mice to the SEB challenge was weak, since SEB did not change cell recruitment or the percentage of activated Th lymphocytes. Mice supplemented with SDP showed improved capacity to respond to the SEB challenge, similar to the response of the young mice. These results indicate that senescent mice have an impaired mucosal immune response characterized by unspecific GALT activation and a weak specific immune response. SDP supplementation reduces non-specific basal immune activation, allowing for the generation of specific responses

Dietary supplementation with spray-dried porcine plasma has prebiotic efects on gut microbiota in mice

In animal models of infammation and in farm animals, dietary inclusion of spray-dried porcine plasma (SDP) reduces mucosal infammation. Here, we study whether these efects could be mediated by changes in the intestinal microbiota and if these changes are similar to those induced by oral antibiotics. Weaned 21-day-old C57BL/6 mice were divided into 3 groups: the CTL group, fed the control diet; the COL group, administered low doses of neomycin and colistin; and the SDP group, supplemented with 8% SDP. After 14 days, analysis of the fecal microbiome showed that the microbiota profles induced by SDP and the antibiotics were very diferent, thus, SDP has prebiotic rather than antibiotic efects. At the phylum level, SDP stimulated the presence of Firmicutes, considerably increasing the lactobacilli population. It also enhanced the growth of species involved in regulatory T-lymphocyte homeostasis and restoration of the mucosal barrier, as well as species negatively correlated with expression of proinfammatory cytokines. At the mucosal level, expression of toll-like receptors Tlr2, Tlr4 and Tlr9, and mucous-related genes Muc2 and Tf3 with regulatory and barrier stability functions, were increased. SDP also increased expression of Il-10 and Tgf-β, as well as markers of macrophages and dendritic cells eventually promoting an immune-tolerant environment

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La Fisiologia Humana és una assignatura comuna dels graus de Nutrició Humana i Dietètica (NHD) i de Ciència i Tecnologia dels Aliments (CTA), que es va posar en marxa el curs 2010-11. Ja des de l’inici vàrem plantejar l’avaluació de l’assignatura de forma continuada; l’objectiu és que els estudiants aprenguin continuadament. El curs incorpora activitats d’avaluació no acreditativa, per estimular l’estudi continuat i, per tant, el seguiment correcte de l’assignatura. Es tracta d’un conjunt de deu qüestionaris que es fan setmanalment a través del Campus Virtual i que aporten una bonificació a la nota final: els anomenem BONUS-TEST. Aquesta experiència l’hem portat a terme des que es va iniciar l’assignatura fins el curs actual

Dietary Supplementation with Spray-Dried Porcine Plasma Attenuates Colon Inflammation in a Genetic Mouse Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Dietary supplementation with spray-dried porcine plasma (SDP) can modulate the immune response of gut-associated lymphoid tissue. SDP supplementation reduces acute mucosal inflammation, as well as chronic inflammation associated with aging. The aim of this study was to analyze if SDP supplementation could ameliorate colitis in a genetic mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Wild-type mice and Mdr1a knockout (KO) mice were administered a control diet or an SDP-supplemented diet from day 21 (weaning) until day 56. The histopathological index, epithelial barrier, and intestinal immune system were analyzed in the colonic mucosa. KO mice had higher epithelial permeability, increased Muc1 and Muc4 expression, and lower abundance of E-cadherin and Muc2 (all p < 0.001). SDP prevented these effects (all p < 0.05) and decreased the colonic inflammation observed in KO mice, reducing neutrophil and monocyte infiltration and activation and the percentage of activated T helper lymphocytes in the colonic mucosa (all p < 0.05). SDP also diminished proinflammatory cytokine expression and increased the anti-inflammatory IL-10 concentration in the colonic mucosa (all p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation with SDP enhances colon barrier function and reduces mucosal inflammation in a mouse model of IBD

Reply to Nifli, A.-P. Comment on 'Rosell-Cardona et al. Dietary Spray-Dried Porcine Plasma Reduces Neuropathological Alzheimer's Disease Hallmarks in SAMP8 Mice. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2369'

Thank you for your comments on our recent work of the effects of supplementation with spray-dried porcine plasma (SDP) on neuropathological markers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) [1]. The author widely describes the use of blood and blood containing food in different countries and its use in different periods of age, but we would like to point out that SDP is a plasma product, so it does not content the blood cells fraction. Therefore, despite the fact that, as the author indicates, the consumption of raw blood and the SDP supplement improve the barrier function in the intestine [2,3] as well as food digestibility and growth [4], it should be noted that there are large differences between the two products, both in terms of the com