Journal of Food Bioactives, ISSN 2637-8752 print, 2637-8779 online
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Review

Volume 12, December 2020, pages 97-105


A review: potential of resveratrol and its analogues to mitigate diseases via gut microbial modulation

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Resveratrol and its analogues found naturally in plants. (a) Resveratrol, (b) pinostilbene, (c) pterostilbene, (d) oxyresveratrol, (e) piceatannol, (f) thunalbene, and (g) batatasin III.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Potential metabolites or derivatives of the stilbenoids depicted in Figure 1 formed via gut microbial transformation. (a) Resveratrol, natural compound provided for structural comparison; (b) dihydroresveratrol; (c) 3,4′-dihydroxy-trans-stilbene; (d) lunularin, (e) isoresveratrol; (f) 3,3′,4′-trihydroxystilbene or 3′,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene; and (g) 3,3′,4′-trihydroxybibenzyl.

Tables

Table 1. Gut microbial re-composition after supplementation with stilbenoids for disease prevention
 
SupplementationModel/inducerPhylumClass/OrderFamilyGenus/SpeciesRef.
Resveratrol (50 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced ratRuminococcaceae ↑
Lachnospiraceae ↑
Akkermansia muciniphila
Desulfovibrio
Chen et al., 2020
Extract containing resveratrolFeces of female human volunteerBacteroidales ↓Enterobacteriaceae ↑Giuliani et al., 2016
Resveratrol (400 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced ratF/B ratio ↑Peptostreptococcaceae ↓
S24-7 ↓
unclassified Peptostreptococcaceae
unclassified Ruminococcaceae
Anaerotruncus
Bilophila
Blautia
Dorea
Sutterella
Yang et al., 2019
Resveratrol (400 mg/kg B.W.) + sinapic acid (200 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced ratTenericutes ↓
Actinobacteria ↓
Lachnospiraceae ↑
Peptostreptococcaceae ↑
RoseburiaYang et al., 2019
Resveratrol (60 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced miceRuminococcaceae ↑
Rikenellaceae ↑
Peptostreptococcaceae ↓
S24-7 ↑
Alistipes
Anaerotruncus
Clostridium XI
Sreng et al., 2019
Resveratrol (25–100 mg/kg B.W.)Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)Firmicutes ↑
Proteobacteria ↑
Cyanobacteria ↑
Acetobacteraceae ↑
Methylobacteriaceae ↑
Streptococcaceae ↓
Zheng et al., 2018
Resveratrol (300 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced miceDesulfovibrio
Lachnospiraceae_NK4A316_group
Alistipes
Allobaculum
Bacteroides
Blautia
Wang et al., 2020
Resveratrol (0.4% in diet)HFD-induced miceBacteriodetes ↑
Firmicutes ↓
F/B ratio ↓
Yin et al., 2020
Resveratrol (0.4% in diet)HFD/high sucrose-induced miceTuricibacteraceae ↓
Lachnospiraceae ↓
Akkermansia
Moryella
Bacteroides
Parabacteroides
Sung et al., 2017
Resveratrol (50 mg/L drinking water)HFD exposure during maternal and postnatal stage (offspring)F/B ratio ↓
Bacteriodetes ↑
Cyanobacteria ↑
Tenericutes ↓
AkkermansiaHuang et al., 2020
Resveratrol (50 mg/L drinking water)L-NAME treatment + HFD exposureF/B ratio ↓AkkermansiaChen et al., 2019
Resveratrol (40–80 mg/kg B.W.)CFA-induced TMJ inflammation in miceBacteroidetes ↑Lachnospiraceae ↑Ma et al., 2020
Resveratrol (100 mg/kg B.W.)TNBS-induced colitis in miceBacteroides acidifciens
Ruminococcus gnavus
Akkermansia mucinphilia
Alrafas et al., 2019
Pterostilbene (15 mg/kg B.W.)Zucker ratsFirmicutes ↓
Verrucomicrobia ↑
Akkermansia muciniphila
Odoribacter splanchnicus
Usune Etxeberria et al., 2017
Resveratrol (0.4%in diet)Choline or TMA drinking micePeptococcaceae ↓
Ruminococcaceae ↓
Lactobacillus
Bifidobacterium
Akkermansia
Bacteroides
Prevotella
Anaerotruncus
Alistipes
Helicobacter
Chen et al., 2016
Pterostilbene (0.05% in diet)Carnitine-drinking mice (1.3%)Erysipelotrichia ↓Turicibacter
Bacteroides
Koh et al., 2019; Simó and García-Cañas, 2020
Piceatannol (0.1–0.25% in diet)HFD-induced miceFirmicutes ↑
Bacteroidetes ↓
Lactobacillus(Tung et al., 2016)
Piceatannol (15–45 mg/kg B.W.)Zucker ratsDeferribacteres ↓
Planctomycetes ↓
Verrumicrobia ↓
Bacteroides dorei
Clostidium aerotolerans
Clostidium viride
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Lactobacillus animalis
Lactobacillus oris
Bacteroides acidifaciens
Clostidium hathewayi
Hijona et al., 2016

 

Table 2. Ameliorative effects of stilbenoids on disease
 
SupplementationModelPotential outcomesRef
Resveratrol (50 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced ratMaintained intestinal barrier integrity by colonic CB1
Inhibited intestinal inflammation by CB2
Chen et al., 2020
Resveratrol (400 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced ratBlood glucose control
Increased HDL-c level
Yang et al., 2019
Resveratrol (400 mg/kg B.W.) + sinapic acid (200 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced ratSuppressed oxidative stress
Mitigated intestinal dysbiosis induced by HFD
Yang et al., 2019
Resveratrol (60 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced miceEfficacy of resveratrol on glycemic control was correlated with gut microbiota
Curcumin could eliminate effect of resveratrol
Sreng et al., 2019
Resveratrol (25–100 mg/kg B.W.)Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)Proportion of beneficial microbial taxa increased
Proportion of harmful microbial taxa decreased
Zheng et al., 2018
Resveratrol (300 mg/kg B.W.)HFD-induced miceImproved gut intestinal barrier integrity
Increased abundance of SCFA-producing bacteria
Ameliorated weight gained, hepatic lipid metabolism
Prevented low-grade inflammation and liver steatosis
Wang et al., 2020
Resveratrol (0.4% in diet)HFD-induced miceLipogenesis-related genes and proteins (SREBP-1, FAS, ACC) were influenced by resveratrol modulated gut microbiota
Hepatic steatosis was prevented
Yin et al., 2020
Resveratrol (0.4% in diet)HFD/high sucrose-induced miceGlucose homeostasis of obese mice could be improved by resveratrol modulated gut microbiotaSung et al., 2017
Resveratrol (50 mg/L drinking water)HFD exposure during maternal and postnatal stage (offspring)Increased plasma propionate level
Altered metabolic dysregulation and dysbiosis induced by maternal/postnatal HFD exposure
Huang et al., 2020
Resveratrol (50 mg/L drinking water)L-NAME treatment + HFD exposurePrevented inhibition of AMPK/PGC-1α pathway induced by L-NAME and HFD exposure
Prevented hypertension by gut microbiota modification
Chen et al., 2019
Resveratrol (40–80 mg/kg B.W.)CFA-induced TMJ inflammation in miceRestored BBB integrity
Reduced proinflammatory cytokine
TMJ inflammatory pain could be prevented by resveratrol modulated gut microbiota
Ma et al., 2020
Resveratrol (100 mg/kg B.W.)TNBS-induced colitis in miceIncreased production of butyric acid
Resveratrol modulated microbiota was more resistant to TNBS colitis
Protected against colonic inflammation by inducing Tregs and suppression Th1/Th17 cells
Alrafas et al., 2019
Pterostilbene (15 mg/kg B.W.)Zucker ratsRe-composited gut microbiota
Enrichment of mucin-degrading bacteria, Akkermansia and Odoribacter might be associated with anti-obesity effect of resveratrol
Usune Etxeberria et al., 2017
Resveratrol (0.4%in diet)Choline or TMA drinking miceEnhanced bile acid deconjugation via increased Lactobacillus and Bidifobacterium
Decreased TMAO level and increased hepatic bile acid neosynthesis via gut microbiota remodeling and enterohepatic FXR-FGF15 axis
Chen et al., 2016
Pterostilbene (0.05% in diet)Carnitine-drinking mice (1.3%)Decreased hepatic flavin monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) mRNA level
Decreased vascular inflammatory markers
Decreased conversion of carnitine into TMA by gut microbiota
Koh et al., 2019
Piceatannol (0.1–0.25% in diet)HFD-induced micePreventing adipogenesisTung et al., 2016
Piceatannol (15-45 mg/kg B.W.)Zucker ratsReduced plasma LPS level
Decreased circulating non-esterified fatty acid, LDL-c and lactate
Increased cardiac ephrin-B1
Hijona et al., 2016