Nutritional Requirements
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We Are Really More Bug than
Man.......
LCA (Lowest Common Ancestor) of
Human Microbiome
GUT MICROBIOTA
10
13
-10
14
microbes
1000-35000 of species (most of them are still to be identified)
Weight –3 to 5 lbs
Genome –150 foldof our Genome
Bacteroides,Prevotella, Fusobacterium,
Eubacterium,Ruminococcus,Peptococcus,
Peptostreptococcus,Bifidobacterium.
EscherichiaandLactobacillus.
Bacteroidesaloneconstituteabout30%ofallbacteriainthe
gut.....
Carbohydrate fermentation and absorption
•Digest starch, plant fiber, pectin into SCFAs (short
chain fatty acids) viz. acetic acid, propionic acid,
butyric acid. Digest proteins like collagen, elastin.
Repression of pathogenic microbial growth
•Competition for nutrition, attachment. Produce
bacteriocins , Lactic acid.
Metabolic function
•HCA (heterocyclic amines)
Preventing inflammatory bowel disease
•SCFAs prevent IBD
Preventing allergy
•Allegies= C. difficileandS.
aureus>BacteroidesandBifidobacteria
Ecology.....
BabiesdeliveredNormallyare
dominatedbyLactobacillus,
Prevotella,andAtopobium....
BabiesdeliveredbyCesariansection
havemicrobiotathatofthematernal
skin community like
Staphylococcus.
Prevotellaisrelatedwithcarbohydratesandsimplesugars.
Bacteroidesenterotypesisassociatedwithanimalproteins,aminoacidsand
saturatedfats.
AMPKisanenzymeexpressedinliver,brainandskeletalmusclethatfunctionsasacellularenergysensorand
metabolicregulator.ItisactivatedbyphosphorylationatThr-172ofthecatalyticasubunit,whenintracellular
AMP:ATPorNAD:NADHratiosincreaseinresponsetometabolicstresssuchasexerciseorglucosedeprivation.
AMPKactivationincreasescellularenergylevelsbystimulatingcatabolicpathways(e.g.,glucosetransport,fat
oxidation)andbyinhibitinganabolicpathways(e.g.,fattyacid,proteinandglycogensynthesis),inpartthrough
inhibitionofmammalianTargetofRapamycin(mTOR).
Metabolic regulation by suppression of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)
Endocannabinoid(eCB) signaling
Restore Gut
Microbiota
LP
S
CB1
receptor
Lipogenesis
Upregulate
Ghrelin
Down-regulate
Fiaf, Ampkand
PYY
FAAH
Dysbiosis…IncreasedGramNegativeBacteria(Enterobacteriaceaespp.)lessGramPositivebacteria
(Bifidobacteria)
endocannabinoid(eCB) systemconsists of the neuromodulatorylipids anandamide(AEA) and 2-
arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG)
Alan W Walker, Sci-Mag, Sept,2013
Obese twin
Microbiota
transplant
Recipient mice Increased adiposity
Low-fat,
high-fiber diet
Lean twin
Lean
High Fat, Low Fiber
Low fat, High Fiber
Ineffective
transplant
Ineffective
transplant
Low-fat,
high-fiber diet
Gut Microbiota: Stress, Anxiety and
Depression
Biology of Stress
Stressisaperson'sresponseto
astressorsuchasanenvironmental
conditionorastimulus.Stressisa
body'swaytoreacttoachallengeina
flightorfightsituation.
1.Blood pressure rises
2.Breathing becomes more rapid
3.Digestive system slows down
4.Heart rate (pulse) rises
5.Immune system goes down
6.Muscles become tense
7.We do not sleep (heightened state of
alertness)