PMID- 35369480 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220405 IS - 1664-302X (Print) IS - 1664-302X (Electronic) IS - 1664-302X (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Targeting Gut Microbiota With Natural Polysaccharides: Effective Interventions Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Diseases. PG - 859206 LID - 10.3389/fmicb.2022.859206 [doi] LID - 859206 AB - Unhealthy diet, in particular high-fat diet (HFD) intake, can cause the development of several metabolic disorders, including obesity, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and metabolic syndrome (MetS). These popular metabolic diseases reduce the quality of life, and induce premature death worldwide. Evidence is accumulating that the gut microbiota is inextricably associated with HFD-induced metabolic disorders, and dietary intervention of gut microbiota is an effective therapeutic strategy for these metabolic dysfunctions. Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrate macromolecules and sources of fermentable dietary fiber that exhibit biological activities in the prevention and treatment of HFD-induced metabolic diseases. Of note, natural polysaccharides are among the most potent modulators of the gut microbiota composition. However, the prebiotics-like effects of polysaccharides in treating HFD-induced metabolic diseases remain elusive. In this review, we introduce the critical role of gut microbiota human health and HFD-induced metabolic disorders. Importantly, we review current knowledge about the role of natural polysaccharides in improving HFD-induced metabolic diseases by regulating gut microbiota. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Sun, Zheng, Chen, Lu and Liu. FAU - Sun, Chao-Yue AU - Sun CY AD - College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China. FAU - Zheng, Zuo-Liang AU - Zheng ZL AD - School of Life Science, Jiaying University, Meizhou, China. FAU - Chen, Cun-Wu AU - Chen CW AD - College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China. FAU - Lu, Bao-Wei AU - Lu BW AD - College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China. FAU - Liu, Dong AU - Liu D AD - College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220315 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Microbiol JT - Frontiers in microbiology JID - 101548977 PMC - PMC8965082 OTO - NOTNLM OT - gut microbiota OT - high-fat diet OT - metabolic diseases OT - obesity OT - polysaccharides COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/04/05 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:01 PMCR- 2022/03/15 CRDT- 2022/04/04 05:20 PHST- 2022/01/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/04 05:20 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmicb.2022.859206 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Microbiol. 2022 Mar 15;13:859206. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.859206. eCollection 2022.