Project description:To elucidate the effects of altered dietary carbohydrate and fat balance on liver and adipose tissue transcriptomes, 3-week-old rats were fed three kind of diets: low, moderate and high fat diets (L, M and H) containing a different ratio of carbohydrate:fat (C:F) (65:15, 60:20 and 35:45 in energy percent, respectively).
Project description:Dietary proteins have profound effects on lipid metabolism but the mechanism remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we examined the temporal impact of dietary proteins in isoenergetic high fat diets on lipid metabolism of C57BL/6J mice. Mice were first fed a low protein (P) to carbohydrate (C) ratio high-fat diet (L-P/C-HF) for 10 weeks and then a half of mice were changed to a high protein to carbohydrate ratio high-fat diet (H-P/C-HF) for additional 4 weeks whereas the remaining mice continued eating the L-P/C-HF diet.
Project description:The effect of high fat diet feeding on heart gene transcription regulation was investigated in an F2 cross of 129S6 x Balb/c mice using Illumina gene expression arrays. Expression data was determined in 5 months old male mice fed a high fat diet (40% fat) for 15 weeks. Control mice were fed a standard carbohydrate chow. 96 animals per group were used. The files mouse-f2-chd-genotype.txt and HFD.txt contain genotyping data linked to the diets, they can be found found in the file E-MTAB-401.additional.zip on the FTP for this submission. NOTE: the file CHD.txt was replaced by the updated file mouse-f2-chd-genotype.txt on 8th April 2014.
Project description:Long-term dietary intake influences the structure and activity of the trillions of microorganisms residing in the human gut, but it remains unclear how rapidly and reproducibly the human gut microbiome responds to short-term macronutrient change. Here we show that the short-term consumption of diets composed entirely of animal or plant products alters microbial community structure and overwhelms inter-individual differences in microbial gene expression. The animal-based diet increased the abundance of bile-tolerant microorganisms (Alistipes, Bilophila and Bacteroides) and decreased the levels of Firmicutes that metabolize dietary plant polysaccharides (Roseburia, Eubacterium rectale and Ruminococcus bromii). Microbial activity mirrored differences between herbivorous and carnivorous mammals, reflecting trade-offs between carbohydrate and protein fermentation. Foodborne microbes from both diets transiently colonized the gut, including bacteria, fungi and even viruses. Finally, increases in the abundance and activity of Bilophila wadsworthia on the animal-based diet support a link between dietary fat, bile acids and the outgrowth of microorganisms capable of triggering inflammatory bowel disease. In concert, these results demonstrate that the gut microbiome can rapidly respond to altered diet, potentially facilitating the diversity of human dietary lifestyles. RNA-Seq analysis of the human gut microbiome during consumption of a plant- or animal-based diet.
Project description:Adipose tissue is a crucial metabolic organ maintaining energy homeostasis via catabolic and anabolic metabolism. As high-fat diet feeding leads to metabolic dysfunction, here, we aimed to study the effect of 8 weeks of high-fat diet feeding on WT mice and compare genes differentially regulated depending on the type of diets intaking.
