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Celery soluble dietary fiber antagonizes flavonoids ameliorative effect on dextran-sodium-sulfate-induced colitis in
Hui Wang1, Xiaojun Huang1, Shengkun Xia1
1State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China.
Introduction:
Dietary fiber and flavonoids are promising drugs reported in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, it is unclear the interaction between dietary fiber and flavonoids in gut health.
Objective:
The therapeutic effect of celery, kale, and red chicory powders on colitis mice using non-group feeding cages was investigated. Further, the efficacy of whole celery, celery soluble dietary fiber (CSDF), celery insoluble dietary fiber (CIDF), celery flavonoids (CF), CSDF + CF and CIDF + CF in IBD mice model was assessed to dissect protective effect to attribute to which component(s) in such complex matrix.
Methods:
3% Dextran sulfate sodium salt (DSS) was used to induce mice colitis model. Multiple molecular biological methods were employed to evaluate the severity of mice colitis and the gut microbial composition of mice.
Results:
Administration of kale and red chicory significantly restored body weight, DAI score, and colon length in colonic mice, and celery showed the weakest effects. Administration of either CSDF or CF markedly improved the histological damage, increased colonic mucus expression, and reduced colonic MPO/iNOS activities, and IL-6/IL-1β levels. However, CSDF + CF showed weaker improvement than CF or SDF in most physical and biochemical signs. Furthermore, CSDF and CF decreased intestinal g_Escherichia-Shihella and g_Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 induced by DSS administration. Interestingly, celery flavonoid promoted g_Akkermansia proliferation both in vivo and in vitro, and which can be inhibited by CSDF.
Conclusions:
This study revealed for the first time that CSDF can suppress the protective effect of CF on intestinal health by inhibiting g_Akkermansia, and clarified that the decreased efficacy of celery whole food on colitis was mediated by an antagonism between CSDF and CF. Moreover, this study presents for the first time that interaction between soluble dietary fiber and flavonoids in vivo can ameliorate the efficacy of dietary fiber or flavonoids when administered alone suggestive for an antagonistic effect.
