Effects of molecular hydrogen-dissolved alkaline electrolyzed water on intestinal environment in mice.

ABSTRACT: Increasing evidence indicates that molecular hydrogen-dissolved alkaline electrolyzed water (AEW) has various physiological activities such as antioxidative activity. Gut microbiota are deeply associated with our health through a symbiotic relationship. Recent reports have described that most gastrointestinal microbial species encode the genetic capacity to metabolize molecular hydrogen, meaning that molecular hydrogen might affect the gut microbial composition. Nevertheless, AEW effects on gut microbiota remain unknown. This study investigated AEW effects on the intestinal environment in mice, including microbial composition and short-chain fatty acid contents. After mice were administered AEW for 4 weeks, 16S rRNA gene sequencing analyses revealed their fecal microbiota profiles. Organic

SUBMITTER: Higashimura Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5937304 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature