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Arnoriaga-Rodríguez M, Mayneris-Perxachs J, Contreras-Rodríguez O, Burokas A, Ortega-Sanchez JA, Blasco G, Coll C, Biarnés C, Castells-Nobau A, Puig J, Garre-Olmo J, Ramos R, Pedraza S, Brugada R, Vilanova JC, Serena J, Barretina J, Gich J, Pérez-Brocal V, Moya A, Fernández-Real X, Ramio-Torrentà L, Pamplona R, Sol J, Jové M, Ricart W, Portero-Otin M, Maldonado R, Fernández-Real JM. Obesity-associated deficits in inhibitory control are phenocopied to mice through gut microbiota changes in one-carbon and aromatic amino acids metabolic pathways. Gut 2021; 70:2283-2296. [PMID: 33514598 PMCID: PMC8588299 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Inhibitory control (IC) is critical to keep long-term goals in everyday life. Bidirectional relationships between IC deficits and obesity are behind unhealthy eating and physical exercise habits. METHODS We studied gut microbiome composition and functionality, and plasma and faecal metabolomics in association with cognitive tests evaluating inhibitory control (Stroop test) and brain structure in a discovery (n=156), both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, and in an independent replication cohort (n=970). Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in mice evaluated the impact on reversal learning and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) transcriptomics. RESULTS An interplay among IC, brain structure (in humans) and mPFC transcriptomics (in mice), plasma/faecal metabolomics and the gut metagenome was found. Obesity-dependent alterations in one-carbon metabolism, tryptophan and histidine pathways were associated with IC in the two independent cohorts. Bacterial functions linked to one-carbon metabolism (thyX,dut, exodeoxyribonuclease V), and the anterior cingulate cortex volume were associated with IC, cross-sectionally and longitudinally. FMT from individuals with obesity led to alterations in mice reversal learning. In an independent FMT experiment, human donor's bacterial functions related to IC deficits were associated with mPFC expression of one-carbon metabolism-related genes of recipient's mice. CONCLUSION These results highlight the importance of targeting obesity-related impulsive behaviour through the induction of gut microbiota shifts.
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Affiliation(s)
- María Arnoriaga-Rodríguez
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Madrid, Spain
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
| | - Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Madrid, Spain
| | - Oren Contreras-Rodríguez
- Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Aurelijus Burokas
- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Deparment of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Present address: Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio av. 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
| | - Juan-Antonio Ortega-Sanchez
- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Deparment of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Gerard Blasco
- Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI)-Research Unit (IDIR), Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili, Barcelona, Spain
- Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
| | - Claudia Coll
- Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Deparment of Neurology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
| | - Carles Biarnés
- Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
| | - Anna Castells-Nobau
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Madrid, Spain
| | - Josep Puig
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI)-Research Unit (IDIR), Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili, Barcelona, Spain
- Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
| | - Josep Garre-Olmo
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Research Group on Aging, Health and Disability, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Health Assistance Institute, Girona, Spain
| | - Rafel Ramos
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
| | - Salvador Pedraza
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- Deparment of Radiology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
| | - Ramon Brugada
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Genetics Center, CIBER-CV, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
- Deparment of Cardiology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
| | - Joan C Vilanova
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- Deparment of Radiology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
| | - Joaquín Serena
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain
| | - Jordi Barretina
- Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
| | - Jordi Gich
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
| | - Vicente Pérez-Brocal
- Joint Investigation Unit of FISABIO and I2Sysbio, University of València and CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Joint Investigation Unit of FISABIO and I2Sysbio, University of València and CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Mathematics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Lluis Ramio-Torrentà
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Deparment of Neurology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain
- Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Madrid, Spain
| | - Reinald Pamplona
- Metabolic Physiopathology Research Group, Experimental Medicine Department, Lleida University-Lleida Biochemical Research Institute (UdL-IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
| | - Joaquim Sol
- Metabolic Physiopathology Research Group, Experimental Medicine Department, Lleida University-Lleida Biochemical Research Institute (UdL-IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
- Institut Català de la Salut, Atenció Primària, Lleida, Spain
- Research Support Unit Lleida, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Lleida, Spain
| | - Mariona Jové
- Metabolic Physiopathology Research Group, Experimental Medicine Department, Lleida University-Lleida Biochemical Research Institute (UdL-IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
| | - Wifredo Ricart
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Madrid, Spain
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
| | - Manuel Portero-Otin
- Metabolic Physiopathology Research Group, Experimental Medicine Department, Lleida University-Lleida Biochemical Research Institute (UdL-IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain
| | - Rafael Maldonado
- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Deparment of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
| | - Jose Manuel Fernández-Real
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain
- Nutrition, Eumetabolism and Health Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdibGi), Girona, Spain
- CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Madrid, Spain
- Deparment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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