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l-Fucose ameliorates high-fat diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis in mice

Author:
Wu, Guangyan  Niu, Mengwei  Tang, Wenli  Hu, Jingjuan  Wei, Guoquan  He, Zhanke  Chen, Yangping  Jiang, Yong  Chen, Peng  


Journal:
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE


Issue Date:
2018


Abstract(summary):

Backgroundl-Fucose (Fuc), a six-deoxy hexose monosaccharide, is present endogenously in humans and animals and has a wide range of biological functions. In the present study, we aimed to examine the effect of Fuc on obesity and hepatic steatosis in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD).MethodsC57BL/6 mice were fed a normal chow (NC) or HFD for 18weeks to induce obesity and fatty liver. Fuc was administered intragastrically from the 8th week to the end of the experiment (18weeks).ResultsMetagenomic analysis showed that HFD altered the genomic profile of gut microbiota in the mice; specifically, expression of alpha-l-fucosidase, the gene responsible for Fuc generation, was markedly reduced in the HFD group compared with that in the NC group. Fuc treatment decreased body weight gain, fat accumulation, and hepatic triglyceride elevation in HFD-fed mice. In addition, Fuc decreased the levels of endotoxin-producing bacteria of the Desulfovibrionaceae family and restored HFD-induced enteric dysbiosis at both compositional and functional levels.ConclusionOur findings suggest that Fuc might be a novel strategy to treat HFD-induced obesity and fatty liver.


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