The sex-specific effects of sodium alginate with varying viscosities on lipid metabolism and gut microbiota in rats.
Background: Sodium alginate (SA), a dietary fiber, is known to influence lipid metabolism and gut microbiota. However, its long-term effects of viscosity/dose and sex-specific differences remain underexplored. This study investigates the impact of SA with different viscosities and doses on lipid metabolism and gut microbiota in 120 male and female Sprague-Dawley rats over 90 days.
Results: Both low-viscosity high-dose (Lv-SA-H, 250-350 mPa s, 8.00 g kg-1) and high-viscosity (Hv-SA, 600-800 mPa s, 8.00 g kg-1) SA significantly reduced body fat. Three treatments - low-viscosity low-dose SA (Lv-SA-L, 250-350 mPa s, 4.00 g kg-1), Lv-SA-H and Hv-SA - decreased serum triglyceride levels and increased serum total bile acid levels in serum. SA also elevated the levels of acetic and butyric acids in feces, modulated the fecal bile acids profile by promoting the excretion of 23-nordeoxycholic acid (NorDCA) and increased the levels of 3β-ursodeoxycholic acid (β-UDCA). 16S rDNA gene amplicon sequencing revealed that Lv-SA-H supplementation increased the relative abundance of Akkermansia and Bacteroides, while Lv-SA-L, Lv-SA-H and Hv-SA all reduced the abundance of Flavonifractor. Furthermore, a positive correlation was observed between NorDCA levels and the relative abundance of Flavonifractor in female rats, while β-UDCA levels were positively correlated with the relative abundance of Bacteroides in male rats.
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