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Transfer of intestinal microbiota from lean donors increases insulin sensitivity in individuals with metabolic syndrome

  • Anne Vrieze
  • , Els Van Nood
  • , Frits Holleman
  • , Jarkko Salojärvi
  • , Ruud S Kootte
  • , Joep F W M Bartelsman
  • , Geesje M Dallinga-Thie
  • , Mariette T Ackermans
  • , Mireille J Serlie
  • , Raish Oozeer
  • , Muriel Derrien
  • , Anne Druesne
  • , Johan E T Van Hylckama Vlieg
  • , Vincent W Bloks
  • , Albert K Groen
  • , Hans G H J Heilig
  • , Erwin G Zoetendal
  • , Erik S Stroes
  • , Willem M de Vos
  • , Joost B L Hoekstra
  • Max Nieuwdorp*
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Academic Medical Center

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Abstract

Alterations in intestinal microbiota are associated with obesity and insulin resistance. We studied the effects of infusing intestinal microbiota from lean donors to male recipients with metabolic syndrome on the recipients' microbiota composition and glucose metabolism. Subjects were assigned randomly to groups that were given small intestinal infusions of allogenic or autologous microbiota. Six weeks after infusion of microbiota from lean donors, insulin sensitivity of recipients increased (median rate of glucose disappearance changed from 26.2 to 45.3 μmol/kg/min; P < .05) along with levels of butyrate-producing intestinal microbiota. Intestinal microbiota might be developed as therapeutic agents to increase insulin sensitivity in humans; www.trialregister.nl; registered at the Dutch Trial Register (NTR1776).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)913-6.e7
JournalGastroenterology
Volume143
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding
Supported by an NWO-VENI grant 2008 (016.096.044 to M.N.),
Netherlands Foundation for Cardiovascular Excellence (2008-5 to
A.V.), an NWO-ZONMW VEMI grant (170881001 to E.v.N.), and an
NWO-Spinoza grant 2008 (W.M.d.V.).

Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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