Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics

Copyright © The ILSI Europe a.i.s.b.l. 2015. Available evidence on the bioactive, nutritional and putative detrimental properties of gut microbial metabolites has been evaluated to support a more integrated view of how prebiotics might affect host health throughout life. The present literature inven...

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Main Authors: Verbeke, K., Boobis, A., Chiodini, A., Edwards, Christine, Franck, A., Kleerebezem, M., Nauta, A., Raes, J., Van Tol, E., Tuohy, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3581
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author Verbeke, K.
Boobis, A.
Chiodini, A.
Edwards, Christine
Franck, A.
Kleerebezem, M.
Nauta, A.
Raes, J.
Van Tol, E.
Tuohy, K.
author_facet Verbeke, K.
Boobis, A.
Chiodini, A.
Edwards, Christine
Franck, A.
Kleerebezem, M.
Nauta, A.
Raes, J.
Van Tol, E.
Tuohy, K.
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description Copyright © The ILSI Europe a.i.s.b.l. 2015. Available evidence on the bioactive, nutritional and putative detrimental properties of gut microbial metabolites has been evaluated to support a more integrated view of how prebiotics might affect host health throughout life. The present literature inventory targeted evidence for the physiological and nutritional effects of metabolites, for example, SCFA, the potential toxicity of other metabolites and attempted to determine normal concentration ranges. Furthermore, the biological relevance of more holistic approaches like faecal water toxicity assays and metabolomics and the limitations of faecal measurements were addressed. Existing literature indicates that protein fermentation metabolites (phenol, p-cresol, indole, ammonia), typically considered as potentially harmful, occur at concentration ranges in the colon such that no toxic effects are expected either locally or following systemic absorption. The endproducts of saccharolytic fermentation, SCFA, may have effects on colonic health, host physiology, immunity, lipid and protein metabolism and appetite control. However, measuring SCFA concentrations in faeces is insufficient to assess the dynamic processes of their nutrikinetics. Existing literature on the usefulness of faecal water toxicity measures as indicators of cancer risk seems limited. In conclusion, at present there is insufficient evidence to use changes in faecal bacterial metabolite concentrations as markers of prebiotic effectiveness. Integration of results from metabolomics and metagenomics holds promise for understanding the health implications of prebiotic microbiome modulation but adequate tools for data integration and interpretation are currently lacking. Similarly, studies measuring metabolite fluxes in different body compartments to provide a more accurate picture of their nutrikinetics are needed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-35812017-09-13T14:46:24Z Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics Verbeke, K. Boobis, A. Chiodini, A. Edwards, Christine Franck, A. Kleerebezem, M. Nauta, A. Raes, J. Van Tol, E. Tuohy, K. Copyright © The ILSI Europe a.i.s.b.l. 2015. Available evidence on the bioactive, nutritional and putative detrimental properties of gut microbial metabolites has been evaluated to support a more integrated view of how prebiotics might affect host health throughout life. The present literature inventory targeted evidence for the physiological and nutritional effects of metabolites, for example, SCFA, the potential toxicity of other metabolites and attempted to determine normal concentration ranges. Furthermore, the biological relevance of more holistic approaches like faecal water toxicity assays and metabolomics and the limitations of faecal measurements were addressed. Existing literature indicates that protein fermentation metabolites (phenol, p-cresol, indole, ammonia), typically considered as potentially harmful, occur at concentration ranges in the colon such that no toxic effects are expected either locally or following systemic absorption. The endproducts of saccharolytic fermentation, SCFA, may have effects on colonic health, host physiology, immunity, lipid and protein metabolism and appetite control. However, measuring SCFA concentrations in faeces is insufficient to assess the dynamic processes of their nutrikinetics. Existing literature on the usefulness of faecal water toxicity measures as indicators of cancer risk seems limited. In conclusion, at present there is insufficient evidence to use changes in faecal bacterial metabolite concentrations as markers of prebiotic effectiveness. Integration of results from metabolomics and metagenomics holds promise for understanding the health implications of prebiotic microbiome modulation but adequate tools for data integration and interpretation are currently lacking. Similarly, studies measuring metabolite fluxes in different body compartments to provide a more accurate picture of their nutrikinetics are needed. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3581 10.1017/S0954422415000037 unknown
spellingShingle Verbeke, K.
Boobis, A.
Chiodini, A.
Edwards, Christine
Franck, A.
Kleerebezem, M.
Nauta, A.
Raes, J.
Van Tol, E.
Tuohy, K.
Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
title Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
title_full Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
title_fullStr Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
title_full_unstemmed Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
title_short Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
title_sort towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3581