Effects of three Polyphenolic compounds on the intestinal flora of mice exposed simulated intermittent plateau hypoxia

Abstract

To investigate the protective effects of three Polyphenolic compounds on intestinal microbial communities in mice exposed intermittent plateau hypoxia. In this study, 60 healthy male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into plain control group, plateau control group, primary anthocyanin intervention group, quercetin intervention group and resveratrol intervention group, 12 mice in each group. Primary anthocyanin, quercetin and resveratrol were administrated by gavage at the doses of 50, 100 and 20 mg/kg in pharmacological intervention group, respectively. After exposure of the mice to simulation plateau-condition for 30 days, the serum samples were collected for DAO testing, sterile feces were collected in mice, and the diversity and genus level of the mouse gut bacteria were detected by using 16S rRNA technology. Ileum tissue was fixed and stained with HE. HE staining showed that the plateau control group had significant damage to the intestinal tissue structure compared to the plain control group, and the serum DAO concentration was increased (P＜0.05), but there was no statistical difference in the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora species. Contrast to simulated intermittent plateau hypoxia group, the structure of the intestine tissue and the level of DAO in the quercetin intervention group and resveratrol intervention group were improved(P＜0.05), the abundance and α diversity of the intestinal flora were decreased, the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes was reduced(P＜0.05), and the Firmicutes was increased. Concomitantly, significant decreases in relative abundance were observed for Corynebacterium glutamicum and Lactobacillus reuteri(P＜ 0.05). Quercetin and resveratrol showed some degree of protection to mice intestinal microbial communities, and increased the diversity and the abundance of the dominant flora and inhibited the growth of conditional pathogenic bacteria.