Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
Gut Microbes. 2024 Jan-Dec;16(1):2395092. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2395092. Epub 2024 Aug 27.
Chronic diarrhea has a considerable impact on quality of life. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover intervention trial was conducted with 69 participants (36 in Group A, 33 in Group B), aiming to investigate the potential of postbiotics in alleviating diarrhea-associated symptoms. Participants received postbiotic Probio-Eco® and placebo for 21 days each in alternating order, with a 14-day washout period between interventions. The results showed that postbiotic intake resulted in significant improvements in Bristol stool scale score, defecation frequency, urgency, and anxiety. Moreover, the postbiotic intervention increased beneficial intestinal bacteria, including and , while reducing potential pathogens like . The levels of gut notably increased. Non-targeted metabolomics analysis revealed postbiotic-driven enrichment of beneficial metabolites, including α-linolenic acid and p-methoxycinnamic acid, and reduction of diarrhea-associated metabolites, including theophylline, piperine, capsaicin, and phenylalanine. Targeted metabolomics confirmed a significant increase in fecal butyric acid after postbiotic intervention. The levels of aromatic amino acids, phenylalanine and tryptophan, and their related metabolites, 5-hydroxytryptophan and kynurenine, decreased after the postbiotic intervention, suggesting diarrhea alleviation was through modulating the tryptophan-5-hydroxytryptamine and tryptophan-kynurenine pathways. Additionally, chenodeoxycholic acid, a diarrhea-linked primary bile acid, decreased substantially. In conclusion, postbiotics have shown promise in relieving chronic diarrhea.
慢性腹泻会极大地影响生活质量。本随机、双盲、安慰剂对照交叉干预试验共纳入 69 名参与者(A 组 36 名,B 组 33 名),旨在研究后生元对缓解腹泻相关症状的潜力。参与者先后接受后生元 Probio-Eco®和安慰剂治疗,每种药物各 21 天,干预之间有 14 天洗脱期。结果显示,后生元摄入可显著改善布里斯托粪便量表评分、排便频率、急迫感和焦虑。此外,后生元干预增加了有益肠道细菌,包括 和 ,同时减少了潜在病原体,如 。肠道 水平显著增加。非靶向代谢组学分析显示,后生元干预后有益代谢物,如α-亚麻酸和对甲氧基肉桂酸,富集,腹泻相关代谢物,如茶碱、胡椒碱、辣椒素和苯丙氨酸,减少。靶向代谢组学证实后生元干预后粪便丁酸显著增加。后生元干预后,芳香族氨基酸苯丙氨酸和色氨酸及其相关代谢物 5-羟色氨酸和犬尿氨酸水平降低,提示通过调节色氨酸-5-羟色胺和色氨酸-犬尿氨酸途径缓解腹泻。此外,与腹泻相关的初级胆汁酸鹅去氧胆酸显著减少。总之,后生元在缓解慢性腹泻方面显示出了一定的潜力。
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