Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity

Next-generation live biotherapeutics are promising to aid the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases. Here, we reported a novel anti-obesity probiotic candidate, Roseburia hominis, that was depleted in stool samples of obese subjects compared with lean controls, and its abundance was negatively...

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Main Authors: Wenli Huang, Wenyi Zhu, Yu Lin, Francis K. L. Chan, Zhilu Xu, Siew C. Ng
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2025.2467193
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Yu Lin
Francis K. L. Chan
Zhilu Xu
Siew C. Ng
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description Next-generation live biotherapeutics are promising to aid the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases. Here, we reported a novel anti-obesity probiotic candidate, Roseburia hominis, that was depleted in stool samples of obese subjects compared with lean controls, and its abundance was negatively correlated with body mass index and serum triglycerides. Supplementation of R. hominis prevented body weight gain and disorders of glucose and lipid metabolism, prevented fatty liver, inhibited white adipose tissue expansion and brown adipose tissue whitening in mice fed with high-fat diet, and boosted the abundance of lean-related species. The effects of R. hominis could be partially attributed to the production of nicotinamide riboside and upregulation of the Sirtuin1/mTOR signaling pathway. These results indicated that R. hominis is a promising candidate for the development of next-generation live biotherapeutics for the prevention of obesity and metabolic diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-d805f827331a4fd1a0a7d863c86ba26e2025-08-20T03:12:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGut Microbes1949-09761949-09842025-12-0117110.1080/19490976.2025.2467193Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesityWenli Huang0Wenyi Zhu1Yu Lin2Francis K. L. Chan3Zhilu Xu4Siew C. Ng5Microbiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, ChinaMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, ChinaMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, ChinaMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, ChinaMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, ChinaMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, ChinaNext-generation live biotherapeutics are promising to aid the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases. Here, we reported a novel anti-obesity probiotic candidate, Roseburia hominis, that was depleted in stool samples of obese subjects compared with lean controls, and its abundance was negatively correlated with body mass index and serum triglycerides. Supplementation of R. hominis prevented body weight gain and disorders of glucose and lipid metabolism, prevented fatty liver, inhibited white adipose tissue expansion and brown adipose tissue whitening in mice fed with high-fat diet, and boosted the abundance of lean-related species. The effects of R. hominis could be partially attributed to the production of nicotinamide riboside and upregulation of the Sirtuin1/mTOR signaling pathway. These results indicated that R. hominis is a promising candidate for the development of next-generation live biotherapeutics for the prevention of obesity and metabolic diseases.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2025.2467193Intestinal microbiologyObesityprobiotics
spellingShingle Wenli Huang
Wenyi Zhu
Yu Lin
Francis K. L. Chan
Zhilu Xu
Siew C. Ng
Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity
Gut Microbes
Intestinal microbiology
Obesity
probiotics
title Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity
title_full Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity
title_fullStr Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity
title_full_unstemmed Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity
title_short Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity
title_sort roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet induced obesity
topic Intestinal microbiology
Obesity
probiotics
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2025.2467193
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