Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation

Gut microbiome is indispensable for maintaining normal brain function. Specifically, gut microbiota plays a causal role in sleep deprivation (SD)-induced cognitive impairment. In this study, neurobehavioral effects of the Bifidobacterium breve strain (CCFM1025) were assessed in sleep-deprived mice....

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Main Authors: Peijun Tian, Yunfei Hou, Zheng Wang, Jiaona Jiang, Xin Qian, Zhihao Qu, Jianxin Zhao, Gang Wang, Wei Chen
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Published: Tsinghua University Press 2024-07-01
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Yunfei Hou
Zheng Wang
Jiaona Jiang
Xin Qian
Zhihao Qu
Jianxin Zhao
Gang Wang
Wei Chen
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description Gut microbiome is indispensable for maintaining normal brain function. Specifically, gut microbiota plays a causal role in sleep deprivation (SD)-induced cognitive impairment. In this study, neurobehavioral effects of the Bifidobacterium breve strain (CCFM1025) were assessed in sleep-deprived mice. CCFM1025 improved the body weight and food and water intake of the mice. It also alleviated SD-induced cognitive behavioural abnormalities (in the novel object recognition test), but did not show beneficial effects on mood- and spatial memory-related behaviours. CCFM1025 significantly altered the gut microbial composition and genome function. Key microbial metabolites that may regulate sleep function were also identified, such as isovaleric acid and γ-aminobutyric acid in the gut and purine metabolites in the serum. Those metabolites may participate in gut-brain communication by acting on the striatal melatonin system, for example to increase melatonin levels, and by regulating the expression of circadian clock genes such as those encoding the adenosine A2A receptor and period circadian regulator 1. Collectively, administration of probiotics alleviated cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by SD via modulation of gut microbiome and its metabolites. These findings may help guide the treatment of insomnia or other sleep disorders via dietary strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-a3dad572f27646a682b748f6be938a652025-01-10T06:56:47ZengTsinghua University PressFood Science and Human Wellness2097-07652213-45302024-07-011341951196110.26599/FSHW.2022.9250162Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivationPeijun Tian0Yunfei Hou1Zheng Wang2Jiaona Jiang3Xin Qian4Zhihao Qu5Jianxin Zhao6Gang Wang7Wei Chen8State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaGut microbiome is indispensable for maintaining normal brain function. Specifically, gut microbiota plays a causal role in sleep deprivation (SD)-induced cognitive impairment. In this study, neurobehavioral effects of the Bifidobacterium breve strain (CCFM1025) were assessed in sleep-deprived mice. CCFM1025 improved the body weight and food and water intake of the mice. It also alleviated SD-induced cognitive behavioural abnormalities (in the novel object recognition test), but did not show beneficial effects on mood- and spatial memory-related behaviours. CCFM1025 significantly altered the gut microbial composition and genome function. Key microbial metabolites that may regulate sleep function were also identified, such as isovaleric acid and γ-aminobutyric acid in the gut and purine metabolites in the serum. Those metabolites may participate in gut-brain communication by acting on the striatal melatonin system, for example to increase melatonin levels, and by regulating the expression of circadian clock genes such as those encoding the adenosine A2A receptor and period circadian regulator 1. Collectively, administration of probiotics alleviated cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by SD via modulation of gut microbiome and its metabolites. These findings may help guide the treatment of insomnia or other sleep disorders via dietary strategies.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/FSHW.2022.9250162bifidobacteriumsleepcircadian rhythmpurinegut microbiome
spellingShingle Peijun Tian
Yunfei Hou
Zheng Wang
Jiaona Jiang
Xin Qian
Zhihao Qu
Jianxin Zhao
Gang Wang
Wei Chen
Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
Food Science and Human Wellness
bifidobacterium
sleep
circadian rhythm
purine
gut microbiome
title Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
title_full Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
title_fullStr Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
title_full_unstemmed Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
title_short Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
title_sort probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
topic bifidobacterium
sleep
circadian rhythm
purine
gut microbiome
url https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/FSHW.2022.9250162
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