The Tryptophan/Kynurenine Pathway: A Novel Cross-Talk between Nutritional Obesity, Bariatric Surgery and Taste of Fat.

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Date publication

avril 2021

Journal

Nutrients

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr PAIS DE BARROS Jean-Paul


Tous les auteurs :
Bernard A, Le May C, Dastugue A, Ayer A, Blanchard C, Martin JC, Pais de Barros JP, Delaby P, Le Bourgot C, Ledoux S, Besnard P

Résumé

Diet-induced obesity (DIO) reduces the orosensory perception of lipids in rodents and in some humans. Although bariatric surgery partially corrects this alteration, underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To explore whether metabolic changes might explain this fat taste disturbance, plasma metabolome analyses, two-bottle choice tests and fungiform papillae (Fun) counting were performed in vertical sleeve gastrectomized (VSG) mice and sham-operated controls. An exploratory clinic study was also carried out in adult patients undergone a VSG. In mice, we found that (i) the VSG reduces both the plasma neurotoxic signature due to the tryptophan/kynurenine (Trp/Kyn) pathway overactivation and the failure of fat preference found in sham-operated DIO mice, (ii) the activity of Trp/Kyn pathway is negatively correlated to the density of Fun, and (iii) the pharmacological inhibition of the Kyn synthesis mimics in non-operated DIO mice the positive effects of VSG (i.e., decrease of Kyn synthesis, increase of Fun number, improvement of the fat taste perception). In humans, a reduction of the plasma Kyn level is only found in patients displaying a post-surgery improvement of their fat taste sensitivity. Altogether these data provide a plausible metabolic explanation to the degradation of the orosensory lipid perception observed in obesity.

Mots clés

bariatric surgery, diet-induced obesity, fatty taste, health, kynurenine pathway, sleeve gastrectomy, tryptophan metabolism

Référence

Nutrients. 2021 Apr 19;13(4):