Issue 2, 2024

Soluble dietary fibers from solid-state fermentation of wheat bran by the fungus Cordyceps cicadae and their effects on colitis mice

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a complex pathogenesis for which there is no definitive therapeutic agent. Fermentation, as a green and efficient bioprocessing technique, has been shown to enhance the biological activity of food ingredients. Soluble dietary fiber isolated from plants is thought to have the potential to prevent and alleviate ulcerative colitis. This work was designed to study the differences in the chemical properties of the soluble dietary fiber from wheat bran fermented by Isaria cicadae Miq. (FSDF) and the unfermented soluble dietary fiber from wheat bran (UFSDF) and their effects on colitis mice. The results showed that FSDF and UFSDF differed in molecular weight, monosaccharide compositions, and surface morphology. In addition, supplementation with UFSDF and FSDF ameliorated the symptoms of DSS-induced colitis in mice by attenuating body weight loss, decreasing the disease activity index and splenic index, shortening the length of the colon, and attenuating colonic tissue damage. UFSDF and FSDF also increased the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and inhibited the expression of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α. The results of gut flora and short-chain fatty acid analyses showed that UFSDF and FSDF improved the diversity of gut microbiota, up-regulated the abundance of some beneficial bacteria such as Akkermansia and Muribaculaceae, increased the levels of acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid, and restored dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced dysbiosis of the intestinal flora in mice. These findings provide guidance for the development of FSDF and UFSDF as functional foods for the relief of ulcerative colitis.

Graphical abstract: Soluble dietary fibers from solid-state fermentation of wheat bran by the fungus Cordyceps cicadae and their effects on colitis mice

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Sep 2023
Accepted
09 Dec 2023
First published
11 Dec 2023

Food Funct., 2024,15, 516-529

Soluble dietary fibers from solid-state fermentation of wheat bran by the fungus Cordyceps cicadae and their effects on colitis mice

H. Wang, M. Li, F. Jiao, W. Ge, R. Liu, Z. Zhi, T. Wu, W. Sui and M. Zhang, Food Funct., 2024, 15, 516 DOI: 10.1039/D3FO03851C

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