Consumption of Fructooligosaccharides Influences the Action of Fecal MicroRNAs in Altering the Structure of Cultured Gut Microbiota in Mice.

Fecal microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from intestinal epithelial cells have been suggested to influence gut microbiota homeostasis. We recently showed that supplementing murine fecal small RNAs, most likely miRNAs, alters the structure of cultured fecal microbiota in a sequence-dependent manner. The present study investigated the effect of consuming fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on the action of fecal small RNAs in altering the structure of cultured fecal microbiota.

Murine fecal microRNAs alter the composition of cultured gut microbiota.

Fecal microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from intestinal epithelial cells have been suggested to influence gut microbiota homeostasis. The present study examined whether fecal miRNAs alter the structure of cultured gut microbiota. Fecal bacteria isolated from murine cecal contents were cultured for 24 h under anaerobic conditions.