Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (10): 49-61.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-0269

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Effects of Gut Microbiota on Bile Acid Profile and Bile Acid Metabolism in Piglets

LI Meng-ying1,2(), ZHOU Hua3, DING Yu-chun2,4,5,6, LIU Zuo-hua2,4,5, SUN Jing2,4,5,6(), LI Zhou-quan1()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory for Bio-Feed and Molecular Nutrition,College of Animal Science and Technology,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715
    2. Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences,Chongqing 402460
    3. Animal Nutrition Institute,Sichuan Agricultural University,Chengdu 611130
    4. Key Laboratory of Pig Industry Science,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Chongqing 402460
    5. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pig Industry Science,Chongqing 402460
    6. Technical Engineering Center for the Development and Utilization of Medical Animal Resources,Chongqing 402460
  • Received:2020-03-12 Online:2020-10-26 Published:2020-11-02
  • Contact: SUN Jing,LI Zhou-quan E-mail:limengyinglmy@126.com;sunjing85026@163.com;marcli@126.com

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gut microbiota on bile acid profile and bile acid metabolism in liver,jejunal contents and feces of pig models. Eleven piglets from aseptic caesarean section were randomly divided into germ-free(GF)group(5 piglets)and fecal microbiota transplantation(FMT)group(6 piglets). GF group remained germ-free from beginning to end,and the FMT group was implanted with healthy porcine fecal bacteria at the age of 7 d. Liver,jejunal contents and fresh feces were collected for bile acid quantification at 42 d,as well as liver and jejunal tissues were collected for the quantification of genes related to bile acid metabolism. The results showed that:compared with the GF group,the total bile acid level in the piglet feces of the FMT group was significantly higher than that of the GF group(P<0.01). The proportion of secondary bile acids in the jejunal contents and feces of the piglets in the FMT group to total bile acids was significantly higher than that in the GF group(P<0.05),and the same trend was found in the liver(P<0.05). Compared with the GF group,cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxy-lase gene(CYP7A1),bile acid amino acid converting enzyme gene(BAT),and farinol X receptor gene(FXR),as well as genes related to bile acid synthesis and transport in the FMT group were down-regulated,while the expression of the intestinal transporter MRP2 gene was up-regulated. Thus,the transfer and colonization of gut microbiota can not only increase the bile acid excretion of piglets,increase the proportion of secondary bile acid,change the bile acid profile of piglets,but also affect the hepatointestinal circulation of bile acid.

Key words: germ-free pig, bile acid profile, bile acid metabolism