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ArticleNutrients2014

Effect of the novel polysaccharide PolyGlycopleX® on short-chain fatty acid production in a computer-controlled in vitro model of the human large intestine.

Raylene A Reimer, Annet J H Maathuis, Koen Venema, Michael R Lyon, Roland J Gahler, Simon Wood

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Article in Nutrients, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Raylene A ReimerFaculty of Kinesiology and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada. reimer@ucalgary.ca.
Annet J H MaathuisTNO, Healthy Living, P.O. Box 360, Zeist, AJ 3700, The Netherlands. annet.maathuis@tno.nl.
Koen VenemaTNO, Healthy Living, P.O. Box 360, Zeist, AJ 3700, The Netherlands. koen.venema@outlook.com.
Michael R LyonCanadian Centre for Functional Medicine, 1552 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, BC V3K 6Y2, Canada. simonwood@shaw.ca.
Roland J GahlerFactors Group R & D, 3655 Bonneville Place, Burnaby, BC V3N 3S9, Canada. rgahler@naturalfactors.com.
Simon WoodUniversity of British Columbia, Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Vancouver, BC V6P 2G9, Canada. simonwood@shaw.ca.
Pension Fund for Care and Well-Being · NLUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many of the health benefits associated with dietary fiber are attributed to their fermentation by microbiota and production of short chain fatty acids (SCFA). The aim of this study was to investigate the fermentability of the functional fiber PolyGlyopleX® (PGX®) in vitro. A validated dynamic, computer-controlled in vitro system simulating the conditions in the proximal large intestine (TIM-2) was used. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) consumption in the system was used as an indicator of fermentability and SCFA and branched chain fatty acids (BCFA) production was determined. NaOH consumption was significantly higher for Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) than PGX, which was higher than cellulose (p = 0.002). At 32, 48 and 72 h, acetate and butyrate production were higher for FOS and PGX versus cellulose. Propionate production was higher for PGX than cellulose at 32, 48, 56 and 72 h and higher than FOS at 72 h (p = 0.014). Total BCFA production was lower for FOS compared to cellulose, whereas production with PGX was lower than for cellulose at 72 h. In conclusion, PGX is fermented by the colonic microbiota which appeared to adapt to the substrate over time. The greater propionate production for PGX may explain part of the cholesterol-lowering properties of PGX seen in rodents and humans.

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AlginatesButyratesDietary FiberDrug CombinationsFatty AcidsFermentationHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIntestine, LargeMicrobiotaModels, BiologicalPolysaccharides, BacterialPropionatesSodium HydroxideAlginatesButyratesDietary FiberDrug CombinationsFatty AcidsPolyGlycoplexPolysaccharides, BacterialPropionatesSodium Hydroxide

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PMID24638070
PMCPMC3967181
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