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Oat beta-glucan inhibited obesity in mice though stem cell remodeling.

Ji T., Fang B., Zhang M., Cheng L., Yuan X., Jin Y.

Animal Study, published in Int J Biol Macromol (2025) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Int J Biol Macromol (2025)
Country
Netherlands
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
40316099
DOI
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.143747
Citations
3

Abstract (original English)

Oat beta-glucan has been reported to be beneficial to glucose and lipid metabolism in human and animal studies. However, weight-loss was shown only in animal studies, whereas human studies reported an improvement in hyperlipidemia. This study investigated the effects of oat beta-glucan on obesity and related metabolic disturbances at the doses based on the Chinese recommended daily intake of 100 g of whole grains which contain approximately 10 % β-glucan. Our data showed that 200 mg/kg efficiently blocked the process of obesity as determined by significantly decreased body weight (7.57 g) and adipose tissue mass (5.24 g) after the 4-week intervention. Lower serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (0.32 mmol/L) and reduced atherosclerosis were also observed. Oat beta-glucan improved hepatic lipid metabolism at the low dose (100 mg/kg) and restored it to normal levels in lean mice at the high dose. To our knowledge, our study is the first to analyze the effects of oat beta-glucan on adipose stem cells and reveal the anti-obesity mechanism of oat β-glucan is modulating the adipose stem cell microenvironment. This study determined an efficient supplementary dose for blocking high-fat diet-induced obesity, which not only improved lipid metabolism but also altered stem cell composition in adipose tissue.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Animalsbeta-GlucansObesityMiceAvenaAdipose TissueLipid MetabolismMaleStem CellsDiet, High-Fat

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