IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2904159
Open Access Original Research
Does Yogurt Enriched with Platelet-Activating Factor Inhibitors from Olive Oil By-Products Affect Gut Microbiota and Faecal Metabolites in Healthy Overweight Subjects? (A randomized, parallel, three arm trial.)
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1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 15234 Athens, Greece
*Correspondence: antonop@hua.gr (Smaragdi Antonopoulou)
These authors contributed equally.
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(4), 159; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2904159
Submitted: 31 January 2024 | Revised: 27 February 2024 | Accepted: 14 March 2024 | Published: 23 April 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Platelet- Activating Factor)
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Objective: The effect of the daily consumption of a low-fat yogurt (150 g) enriched with Platelet-Activating Factor receptor (PAF-R) antagonists, or the plain one, on gut microbiota and faecal metabolites was investigated in healthy overweight subjects. Methods: A randomized, three-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study was performed that lasted 8 weeks. Blood and stools were collected and analyzed before and after the intervention. Results: Our findings revealed that the intake of the enriched yogurt resulted in a significant increase in the levels of Bifidobacterium spp., Clostridium perfringens group and Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio. On the other hand, a significant increase in the levels of Lactobacillus and C. perfringens group was detected after the intake of the plain yogurt. The increase in the levels of C. perfringens group was inversely associated with the plasma catabolic enzyme of PAF, namely LpPLA2 (lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2), a cardiovascular risk marker that has been linked with inflammation and atherosclerosis. Moreover, in the enriched with PAF-R antagonists yogurt group, the increased levels of C. perfringens group were also associated with lower PAF action assessed as ex vivo human platelet-rich plasma (PRP) aggregation. Additionally, a higher % increase in molar ratio of Branched Short Chain Fatty Acids (BSCFAs) was detected for both yogurt groups after the 8 week-intervention compared to control. The consumption of the enriched yogurt also resulted in a significant drop in faecal caproic levels and a trend for lower ratio of butyrate to total volatile fatty acids (VFAs) compared to baseline levels. Conclusion: Yogurt consumption seems to favorably affect gut microbiota while its enrichment with PAF-R antagonists from olive oil by-products, may provide further benefits in healthy overweight subjects. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02259205).

Keywords
yogurt
PAF
olive oil by-products
platelet-rich plasma aggregation
C. perfringens group
Bifidobacterium spp.
lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2
Lactobacillus
caproic levels
branched-chain short chain fatty acids
Funding
European Regional Development Fund of the EU and the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Sport and Culture/GGET – ЕΥDЕ-ЕΤАΚ
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