High-level adherence to a Mediterranean diet beneficially impacts the gut microbiota and associated metabolome

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Authors
De Filippis F, Pellegrini N, Vannini L, Jeffery IB, La Storia A, Laghi L, Serrazanetti DI, Di Cagno R, Ferrocino I, Lazzi C, Turroni S, Cocolin L, Brigidi P, Neviani E, Gobbetti M, O'Toole PW, Ercolini D
Journal
Gut
Year
2016
Keywords:
DIET, DIETARY FIBRE, ENTERIC BACTERIAL MICROFLORA, INTESTINAL BACTERIA, SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS
OBJECTIVES: Habitual diet plays a major role in shaping the composition of the gut microbiota, and also determines the repertoire of microbial metabolites that can influence the host. The typical Western diet corresponds to that of an omnivore; however, the Mediterranean diet (MD), common in the Western Mediterranean culture, is to date a nutritionally recommended dietary pattern that includes high-level consumption of cereals, fruit, vegetables and legumes. To investigate the potential benefits of the MD in this cross-sectional survey, we assessed the gut microbiota and metabolome in a cohort of Italian individuals in relation to their habitual diets. DESIGN AND RESULTS: We retrieved daily dietary information and assessed gut microbiota and metabolome in 153 individuals habitually following omnivore, vegetarian or vegan diets. The majority of vegan and vegetarian subjects and 30% of omnivore subjects had a high adherence to the MD. We were able to stratify individuals according to both diet type and adherence to the MD on the basis of their dietary patterns and associated microbiota. We detected significant associations between consumption of vegetable-based diets and increased levels of faecal short-chain fatty acids, Prevotella and some fibre-degrading Firmicutes, whose role in human gut warrants further research. Conversely, we detected higher urinary trimethylamine oxide levels in individuals with lower adherence to the MD. CONCLUSIONS: High-level consumption of plant foodstuffs consistent with an MD is associated with beneficial microbiome-related metabolomic profiles in subjects ostensibly consuming a Western diet. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: This study was registered at clinical trials.gov as NCT02118857.

Experiment 1


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Curated date: 2021/02/11

Curator: Lorakasselman

Revision editor(s): Lorakasselman, Claregrieve1, WikiWorks, Peace Sandy

Subjects

Location of subjects
Italy
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Diet Dietary,Diets,Diet,diet
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
vegetarians
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
omnivores
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
individuals who eat animal products in addition to other foods (plants, grains, etc)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
51
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
51
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
3 months

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V1-V3
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Roche454

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
raw counts
Statistical test
DESeq2
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes

Alpha Diversity

Richness Number of species
unchanged

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2021/02/11

Curator: Lorakasselman

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Source: Table S2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between omnivores and vegetarians

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in omnivores

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Lachnospira

Revision editor(s): Lorakasselman, Claregrieve1

Signature 2

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Curator: Claregrieve1

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Source: Table S2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between omnivores and vegetarians

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in omnivores

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Ruminococcus
Veillonellaceae

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Experiment 2


Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Claregrieve1 on 2023/01/1

Curated date: 2021/02/11

Curator: Lorakasselman

Revision editor(s): Lorakasselman, Claregrieve1, WikiWorks, Victoria

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
vegans

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Claregrieve1 on 2023/01/1

Curated date: 2021/02/11

Curator: Lorakasselman

Revision editor(s): Lorakasselman, Claregrieve1

Source: Table S2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between omnivores and vegans

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in omnivores

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Roseburia
Lachnospira
Prevotella

Revision editor(s): Lorakasselman, Claregrieve1

Signature 2

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Claregrieve1 on 2023/01/1

Curated date: 2023/01/01

Curator: Claregrieve1

Revision editor(s): Claregrieve1

Source: Table S2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between omnivores and vegans

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in omnivores

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Ruminococcus
Oscillospira

Revision editor(s): Claregrieve1

Experiment 3


Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Claregrieve1 on 2023/01/1

Curated date: 2021/02/11

Curator: Lorakasselman

Revision editor(s): WikiWorks, Fatima, Lorakasselman, Claregrieve1, Victoria

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
vegetarians
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
individuals who do not eat meat but do eat other animal products

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Claregrieve1 on 2023/01/1

Curated date: 2023/01/01

Curator: Claregrieve1

Revision editor(s): Claregrieve1

Source: Table S2

Description: Differential microbial abundance between vegetarians and vegans

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in vegetarians

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Oscillospira

Revision editor(s): Claregrieve1