Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota
Intestinal microbiota, diet, and physical activity are inextricably linked to inflammation occurring in the presence of tumor progression and declining neurocognition. This study aimed to explore how fecal microbiota, inflammatory biomarkers, and neurocognitive behavior are influenced by voluntary e...
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| author | Rebecca M. Tuska Sophia M. Helm C. Foster Graf Courtney James Gabriel Kong Leah T. Stiemsma David B. Green Susan Edgar Helm |
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| description | Intestinal microbiota, diet, and physical activity are inextricably linked to inflammation occurring in the presence of tumor progression and declining neurocognition. This study aimed to explore how fecal microbiota, inflammatory biomarkers, and neurocognitive behavior are influenced by voluntary exercise and surplus dietary protein and folic acid which are common health choices. Dietary treatments provided over 8 weeks to C57BL/CJ male mice (N = 76) were: Folic Acid (FA) Protein (P) Control (FPC, 17.9% P; 2 mgFA/kg); Folic Acid Deficient (FAD); Folic Acid Supplemented (FAS; 8 mgFA/kg); Low Protein Diet (LPD, 6% P); and High Protein Diet (HPD, 48% P). FAS mice had decreased plasma HCys (p < 0.05), therefore confirming consumption of FA. Objectives included examining influence of exercise using Voluntary Wheel Running (VWR) upon fecal microbiota, inflammatory biomarkers C - reactive protein (CRP), Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), nuclear factor kappa ß subunit (NF-κßp65), Caspase-3 (CASP3), Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α), and neurocognitive behavior. CRP remained stable, while a significant exercise and dietary effect was notable with decreased VEGF (p < 0.05) and increased CASP3 (p < 0.05) for exercised HPD mice. Consumption of FAS did significantly increase (p < 0.05) muscle TNF-α and the ability to build a nest (p < 0.05) was significantly decreased for both FAD and LPD exercised mice. Rearing behavior was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in mice fed HPD. An emerging pattern with increased dietary protein intake revealed more distance explored in Open Field Testing. At week 1, both weighted and unweighted UniFrac principal coordinates analysis yielded significant clustering (permanova, p ≤ 0.05) associated with the specific diets. Consumption of a HPD diet resulted in the most distinct fecal microbiota composition. At the phylum level–comparing week 1 to week 8–we report a general increase in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, characterized by an outgrowth of Firmicutes by week 8 in all groups except the HPD. MaAsLin2 analysis corroborates this finding and emphasizes an apparent inversion of the microbiome composition at week 8 after HPD. Explicit modification of oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiome post high FA and protein intake along with voluntary exercise contributed to current underlying evidence that this diet and exercise relationship has broader effects on human health and disease–perhaps importantly as a practical modulation of cancer progression and declining neurocognition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e66e7ff048f47e58adbd8fd40b3b5b52023-01-19T06:54:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2023-01-01910.3389/fnut.2022.10602121060212Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiotaRebecca M. TuskaSophia M. HelmC. Foster GrafCourtney JamesGabriel KongLeah T. StiemsmaDavid B. GreenSusan Edgar HelmIntestinal microbiota, diet, and physical activity are inextricably linked to inflammation occurring in the presence of tumor progression and declining neurocognition. This study aimed to explore how fecal microbiota, inflammatory biomarkers, and neurocognitive behavior are influenced by voluntary exercise and surplus dietary protein and folic acid which are common health choices. Dietary treatments provided over 8 weeks to C57BL/CJ male mice (N = 76) were: Folic Acid (FA) Protein (P) Control (FPC, 17.9% P; 2 mgFA/kg); Folic Acid Deficient (FAD); Folic Acid Supplemented (FAS; 8 mgFA/kg); Low Protein Diet (LPD, 6% P); and High Protein Diet (HPD, 48% P). FAS mice had decreased plasma HCys (p < 0.05), therefore confirming consumption of FA. Objectives included examining influence of exercise using Voluntary Wheel Running (VWR) upon fecal microbiota, inflammatory biomarkers C - reactive protein (CRP), Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), nuclear factor kappa ß subunit (NF-κßp65), Caspase-3 (CASP3), Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α), and neurocognitive behavior. CRP remained stable, while a significant exercise and dietary effect was notable with decreased VEGF (p < 0.05) and increased CASP3 (p < 0.05) for exercised HPD mice. Consumption of FAS did significantly increase (p < 0.05) muscle TNF-α and the ability to build a nest (p < 0.05) was significantly decreased for both FAD and LPD exercised mice. Rearing behavior was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in mice fed HPD. An emerging pattern with increased dietary protein intake revealed more distance explored in Open Field Testing. At week 1, both weighted and unweighted UniFrac principal coordinates analysis yielded significant clustering (permanova, p ≤ 0.05) associated with the specific diets. Consumption of a HPD diet resulted in the most distinct fecal microbiota composition. At the phylum level–comparing week 1 to week 8–we report a general increase in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, characterized by an outgrowth of Firmicutes by week 8 in all groups except the HPD. MaAsLin2 analysis corroborates this finding and emphasizes an apparent inversion of the microbiome composition at week 8 after HPD. Explicit modification of oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiome post high FA and protein intake along with voluntary exercise contributed to current underlying evidence that this diet and exercise relationship has broader effects on human health and disease–perhaps importantly as a practical modulation of cancer progression and declining neurocognition.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1060212/fullfolic acidproteinexercisephysical activityinflammatory biomarkersneurocognitive behavior |
| spellingShingle | Rebecca M. Tuska Sophia M. Helm C. Foster Graf Courtney James Gabriel Kong Leah T. Stiemsma David B. Green Susan Edgar Helm Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota Frontiers in Nutrition folic acid protein exercise physical activity inflammatory biomarkers neurocognitive behavior |
| title | Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota |
| title_full | Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota |
| title_fullStr | Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota |
| title_short | Surfeit folic acid, protein, and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota |
| title_sort | surfeit folic acid protein and exercise modify oncogenic inflammatory biomarkers and fecal microbiota |
| topic | folic acid protein exercise physical activity inflammatory biomarkers neurocognitive behavior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1060212/full |
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