番茄红素、叶黄素和植物甾醇联合应用对绝经后骨质疏松症小鼠肠道菌群的影响

Effect of the combined application of lycopene, lutein and phytosterols on gut microbiota in postmenopausal osteoporosis mice

  • 摘要: 目的:探索番茄红素、叶黄素和植物甾醇联合应用对绝经后骨质疏松症小鼠肠道菌群的影响。方法:采用双侧去卵巢(OVX)法建立绝经后骨质疏松模型,将60只12周龄雌性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为假手术组(sham组),OVX组,番茄红素、叶黄素和植物甾醇联合干预低剂量(L)、中剂量(M)、高剂量(H)组,戊酸雌二醇组(E2组),每天1次灌胃给药,持续12周。Micro-CT扫描分析小鼠股骨骨密度(BMD)和骨微结构变化;苏木精-伊红(HE)染色观察各组股骨组织病理学改变;酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)检测股骨中骨钙素(BGP)和抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶5b(TRAP5b)的表达;16S rDNA扩增子测序检测分析粪便中V3~V4区菌群基因。结果:HE结果显示,OVX组小鼠骨松质结构改变,骨小梁稀疏松散、粗细不匀,大量断裂,骨髓腔间距宽;M组、H组的骨结构改善,且H组接近于sham组;Micro-CT结果显示,与sham组相比,OVX组的BMD、小梁体积百分比(BV/TV)、骨小梁厚度(Tb.Th)、骨小梁数(Tb.N)和连接密度(Conn.Dn)显著降低,骨表面积/组织体积(BS/TV)、骨小梁空隙(Tb.SP)、结构模型指数(SMI)显著增加;与OVX组相比,M组和H组BMD、BV/TV、BS/TV、Tb.N、Conn.Dn显著增加,H组Tb.Sp、SMI显著降低;ELISA结果显示,与OVX组相比,M组、H组的BGP显著升高,TRAP5b显著降低。16S rDNA扩增子测序结果显示,在门水平上,H组的疣微菌门相对丰度较OVX组明显增加,拟杆菌门相对丰度较OVX组降低;在属水平上,H组艾克曼菌属、毛螺菌科_NK4A136菌属、双歧杆菌属、回肠杆菌属和毛螺旋菌属的相对丰度较OVX组升高,杜氏杆菌属、乳酸杆菌属、螺杆菌属和另枝菌属的相对丰度较OVX组降低;线性判别分析效应(LEf Se)分析结果显示,H组中的放线菌门、放线菌门未确定菌纲、双歧杆菌目、双歧杆菌属、双歧杆菌科、Ileibacterium valens和回肠杆菌属丰度富集。结论:番茄红素、叶黄素和植物甾醇联合应用可以明显改善OVX小鼠骨微结构,缓解骨丢失,其机制可能与调控肠道菌群结构和丰度相关。

     

    Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of the combined application of lycopene, lutein and phytosterols on gut microbiota in postmenopausal osteoporosis mice. Methods: A postmenopausal osteoporosis model was established by bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) method. Sixty 12-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into sham operation group (sham group), OVX group, lycopene, lutein and phytosterols combined intervention with low (L), medium (M) and high (H) dose groups and estradiol valerate group (E2 group). They were administered by gavage 1 time per day for 12 weeks. MicroCT scans were used to analyze the changes of femoral bone mineral density (BMD) and bone microstructure in mice. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the histopathological changes of femur in each group. Enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) was used to detect the expression of osteocalcin (BGP) and tartrate-resistant phosphatase 5b (TRAP5b) in the femur. 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing was used to detect and analyze the microbiota genes in V3-V4 region in feces. Results: The HE results showed that the cancellous bone structure of the mice in the OVX group was changed, with sparse and loose trabecular bone, uneven thickness, a large number of fractures, and widened bone marrow cavity. The bone structure of the M and H groups was improved, and the H group was close to the sham group. Micro-CT results showed that compared with the sham group, the BMD, trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), trabecular number (Tb.N), connectivity density (Conn.Dn) in the OVX group were significantly decreased, and bone surface density (BS/TV), trabecular separation (Tb.Sp), structural model index (SMI) were significantly increased. Compared with the OVX group, BMD, BV/TV, BS/TV, Tb.N, and Conn.Dn in the M and H groups were significantly increased, while Tb.Sp and SMI in the H group were significantly decreased. The results of ELISA showed that compared with the OVX group, the BGP in the M and H groups was significantly increased, and TRAP5b was significantly decreased. The results of 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing showed that at the phylum level, the relative abundance of Verrucomicrobia in the H group was significantly higher than that in the OVX group, and the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes was lower than that in the OVX group. At the genus level, the relative abundances of Akkermansia, Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136, Bifidobacterium, Ileibacterium, and Parasutterella in the H group were higher than those in the OVX group, while those of Duneiella, Lactobacillus, Helicobacter and Alistipes were lower than those in the OVX group. The results of linear discriminant analysis effect (LEfSe) analysis showed that the Actinobacteria, unidentified Actinomycetes, Bifidobacteriales, Bifidobacterium, Bifidobacteriaceae, Ileibacterium valens and Ileibacterium were enriched in the H group. Conclusion: The combined application of lycopene, lutein and phytosterols can significantly improve the bone microstructure and alleviate bone loss in OVX mice, and the mechanism may be related to the regulation of gut microbiota structure and abundance.

     

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