Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention

Abstract Dietary restriction has shown benefits in physiological, metabolic, and molecular signatures associated with aging but is a difficult lifestyle to maintain for most individuals. In mice, a less restrictive diet that allows for cyclical periods of reduced calories mitigates aging phenotypes,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hagai Yanai, Bongsoo Park, Hyunwook Koh, Hyo Jung Jang, Kelli L. Vaughan, Mayuri Tanaka-Yano, Miguel Aon, Madison Blanton, Ilhem Messaoudi, Alberto Diaz-Ruiz, Julie A. Mattison, Isabel Beerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45359-z
_version_ 1797274060330106880
author Hagai Yanai
Bongsoo Park
Hyunwook Koh
Hyo Jung Jang
Kelli L. Vaughan
Mayuri Tanaka-Yano
Miguel Aon
Madison Blanton
Ilhem Messaoudi
Alberto Diaz-Ruiz
Julie A. Mattison
Isabel Beerman
author_facet Hagai Yanai
Bongsoo Park
Hyunwook Koh
Hyo Jung Jang
Kelli L. Vaughan
Mayuri Tanaka-Yano
Miguel Aon
Madison Blanton
Ilhem Messaoudi
Alberto Diaz-Ruiz
Julie A. Mattison
Isabel Beerman
author_sort Hagai Yanai
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Dietary restriction has shown benefits in physiological, metabolic, and molecular signatures associated with aging but is a difficult lifestyle to maintain for most individuals. In mice, a less restrictive diet that allows for cyclical periods of reduced calories mitigates aging phenotypes, yet the effects of such an intervention in a genetically heterogenous, higher-order mammal has not been examined. Here, using middle-aged rhesus macaques matched for age and sex, we show that a regimen of 4 days of low-calorie intake followed by 10 days of ad libitum feeding (4:10 diet) performed in repeating cycles over 12 weeks led to significant loss of weight and fat percentage, despite the free access to food for most of the study duration. We show the 4-day restriction period is sufficient to drive alterations to the serum metabolome characterized by substantial differences in lipid classes. These phenotypes were paralleled by changes in the gut microbiome of restricted monkeys that highlight the involvement of a microbiome-metabolome axis. This regimen shows promising phenotypes, with some sex-dimorphic responses, including residual memory of the diet. As many calorie restriction interventions are difficult to sustain, we propose that this short-term diet may be easier to adhere to and have benefits directly relevant to human aging.
first_indexed 2024-03-07T14:52:58Z
format Article
id doaj.art-db9957647c4c41dba19b324fff38ec43
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2041-1723
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-07T14:52:58Z
publishDate 2024-02-01
publisher Nature Portfolio
record_format Article
series Nature Communications
spelling doaj.art-db9957647c4c41dba19b324fff38ec432024-03-05T19:37:42ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-02-0115111110.1038/s41467-024-45359-zShort-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate interventionHagai Yanai0Bongsoo Park1Hyunwook Koh2Hyo Jung Jang3Kelli L. Vaughan4Mayuri Tanaka-Yano5Miguel Aon6Madison Blanton7Ilhem Messaoudi8Alberto Diaz-Ruiz9Julie A. Mattison10Isabel Beerman11Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHDepartment of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, The State University of New York, Korea (SUNY Korea)Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, The State University of New York, Korea (SUNY Korea)Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of KentuckyDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of KentuckyLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Gerontology, Precision Nutrition and Aging Program, Institute IMDEA Food (CEI UAM+CSIC)Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIHAbstract Dietary restriction has shown benefits in physiological, metabolic, and molecular signatures associated with aging but is a difficult lifestyle to maintain for most individuals. In mice, a less restrictive diet that allows for cyclical periods of reduced calories mitigates aging phenotypes, yet the effects of such an intervention in a genetically heterogenous, higher-order mammal has not been examined. Here, using middle-aged rhesus macaques matched for age and sex, we show that a regimen of 4 days of low-calorie intake followed by 10 days of ad libitum feeding (4:10 diet) performed in repeating cycles over 12 weeks led to significant loss of weight and fat percentage, despite the free access to food for most of the study duration. We show the 4-day restriction period is sufficient to drive alterations to the serum metabolome characterized by substantial differences in lipid classes. These phenotypes were paralleled by changes in the gut microbiome of restricted monkeys that highlight the involvement of a microbiome-metabolome axis. This regimen shows promising phenotypes, with some sex-dimorphic responses, including residual memory of the diet. As many calorie restriction interventions are difficult to sustain, we propose that this short-term diet may be easier to adhere to and have benefits directly relevant to human aging.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45359-z
spellingShingle Hagai Yanai
Bongsoo Park
Hyunwook Koh
Hyo Jung Jang
Kelli L. Vaughan
Mayuri Tanaka-Yano
Miguel Aon
Madison Blanton
Ilhem Messaoudi
Alberto Diaz-Ruiz
Julie A. Mattison
Isabel Beerman
Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
Nature Communications
title Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
title_full Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
title_fullStr Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
title_full_unstemmed Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
title_short Short-term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome-microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
title_sort short term periodic restricted feeding elicits metabolome microbiome signatures with sex dimorphic persistence in primate intervention
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45359-z
work_keys_str_mv AT hagaiyanai shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT bongsoopark shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT hyunwookkoh shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT hyojungjang shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT kellilvaughan shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT mayuritanakayano shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT miguelaon shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT madisonblanton shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT ilhemmessaoudi shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT albertodiazruiz shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT julieamattison shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention
AT isabelbeerman shorttermperiodicrestrictedfeedingelicitsmetabolomemicrobiomesignatureswithsexdimorphicpersistenceinprimateintervention