Molecular Mechanism of Pasteurized <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> in Alleviating Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
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Abstract
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) significantly diminishes people’s quality of life and imposes a substantial economic burden. This pathological progression is intimately linked with specific gut microbiota, such as Akkermansia muciniphila . Pasteurized A. muciniphila (P-AKK) has been defined as a novel food by the European Food Safety Authority and exhibited significant hypoglycemic activity. However, current research on the hypoglycemic activity of P-AKK is limited to the metabolic level, neglecting systematic exploration at the pathological level. Consequently, its material basis and mechanism of action for hypoglycemia remain unclear. Drawing upon this foundation, we utilized high-temperature killed A. muciniphila (H-K-AKK) with insignificant hypoglycemic activity as the control research object. Assessments were conducted at pathological levels to evaluate the hypoglycemic functions of both P-AKK and H-K-AKK separately. Our study unveiled for the first time that P-AKK ameliorated symptoms of T2DM by enhancing the generation of glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1), with pasteurized A. muciniphila total proteins (PP) being a pivotal component responsible for this activity. Utilizing SDS-PAGE, proteomics, and molecular docking techniques, we deeply analyzed the material foundation of PP. We scientifically screened and identified a protein weighing 77.85 kDa, designated as P5. P5 enhanced GLP-1 synthesis and secretion by activating the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling pathway, with free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR-2) being identified as the pivotal target protein for P5′s physiological activity. These findings further promote the widespread application of P-AKK in the food industry, laying a solid theoretical foundation for its utilization as a beneficial food ingredient or functional component.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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