High Fiber Diet Suppression of TLR4 and NFκβ Gene Expression Correlated with TNF-α and IL-6 Levels in Hypertriglyceridemia Rats

Abstract

Hypertriglyceridemia causes hypoxia and increases the release of free fatty acids in adipose tissue through lipolysis which stimulates an increase in TLR4 and NFκβ levels as well as TNF-α and IL-6 secretion. The high fiber diet had a suppressing effect against TLR4 and NFκβ gene expression and decreased TNF-α and IL-6 levels. This study evaluated the effect of high fiber diet (P1= 1.04 g content of fiber/rat/day, P2= 2.07 g content of fiber /rat/day and P3= 3.11 g content of fiber/rat/day) on TNF-α and IL-6 levels as well as expression of TLR4 and NFκβ in rats induced by high fat and fructose diet for 6 weeks. The findings indicate that the administration of high fiber diet to the hypertriglyceridemia rats could control body weight gain and significantly reduce TNF-α and IL-6 levels (pp<0.05) when compared with the normal and hypertriglyceridemia groups. The suppression of TLR4 and NFκβ were correlated with TNF-α and IL-6 levels. In conclusion, the administration of the high fiber diet to the hypertriglyceridemia rats was able to decrease TNF-α and IL-6 levels possibly by suppression of TLR4 and NFκB gene expression.