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(A)
NFD
35
HFD
30
N07
#4G2
25
20
15
0 2 4 6 8101214
216182022242628
430323436384042
644464850525456
Weeks after feeding
(B)
(C)
Liver (g/100g BW)
Figure 1
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
Epididymal adipose tissue (g/100g BW)
Body weight (g)
40
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
(A)
(B)
150
100
50
100
50
NFD
Figure 2
HFD
#4G2
N07
250
P=0.104
Serum glucose (mg/dL)
Serum TC (mg/dL)
Serum TG (mg/dL)
150
(C)
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
200
P=0.058
150
100
50
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
Liver TG (mg/g tissue)
Liver total lipid (mg/g tissue)
300
200
100
NFD
Figure 3
HFD
#4G2
N07
(B)
(C)
200
P=0.147
Liver TC (mg/g tissue)
(A)
150
100
50
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
(A)
(B)
100 µm
(C)
10000
Adipocyte
Adipocytearea
area(mm
(µm2))
(E)
(D)
8000
6000
4000
2000
Figure 4
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
Acc1
1.5
Fas
1.5
Acox1
Cpt1
1.5
1.5
Pparg
1.5
Relative expression
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
Figure 5
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
0.0
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
HFD #4G2 N07
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
Acc1
Relative expression
2.5
2.0
Fas
2.0
Acox1
Cpt1
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
HFD #4G2 N07
Pparg
2.0
1.5
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
Ucp1
1.0
0.5
0.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.0
Relative expression
2.0
HFD #4G2 N07
Figure 6
HFD #4G2 N07
0.0
0.5
HFD #4G2 N07
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
Relative expression
Tnfa
Il-1b
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.0
Cd11c
F4/80
1.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
HFD #4G2 N07
Figure 7
0.0
0.5
0.5
HFD #4G2 N07
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
0.0
HFD #4G2 N07
(B)
50
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
0.2
-0.1
NFD
HFD
#4G2
0.1
40
0.1
35
HFD
30
N07
N07
0.0
100
-0.1
-0.2
10
PC2 - Percent variation explained 10.71 %
PCoA - PC1 vs PC2
0.2
-0.2
(C)
PC2 (10.71 %)
Observed OTUs
150
Faith's phylogenetic diversity
(A)
-0.1
(E)
10
NFD
Figure 8
HFD
#4G2
N07
Relative abundance of
f_Lactobacillaceae|_ (%)
Relative abundance of
o_Lactobacillales|f_|g_ (%)
10
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
#4G2
0.1
-0.1PC1 - Percent0variation
25explained0.1
28.67 %
PC1 (28.67 %)
(F)
Relative abundance of
f_S24-7|g_ (%)
(D)
0.0
NFD
0.2
0.2
20
15
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NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
Table S1. Primer sequences for Lactobacillus species-specific PCR.
Target species
Forward (5¢ ® 3¢)
Reverse (5¢ ® 3¢)
L. brevis
AATTGATTTTCATACCGCAGAA
TTGGCACCGCATGATGTG
L. curvatus
GCTGGATCACCTCCTTTC
TTGGTACTATTTAATTCTTAG
L. plantarum
CCGTTTATGCGGAACACCTA
TCGGGATTACCAAACATCAC
Table S2. Primer sequences for reverse transcription-PCR.
Target gene
Forward (5¢ ® 3¢)
Reverse (5¢ ® 3¢)
Acc1
TGTTGAGACGCTGGTTTGTAGAA
GGTCCTTATTATTGTCCCAGACGTA
Fas
GATCCTGGAACGAGAACACGA
GAGACGTGTCACTCCTGGACTTG
Acox1
CTATGGGATCAGCCAGAAAGG
AGTCAAAGGCATCCACCAAAG
Cpt1
AGACCGTGAGGAACTCAAACCTAT
TGAAGAGTCGCTCCCACT
Pparg
TGACAGGAAAGACAACAGACAAAT
GGGTGATGTGTTTGAACTTGATT
Ucp1
TGCCACACCTCCAGTCATTA
TTGGAGCTGGCTTCTGTGC
Tnfa
TGGGAGTAGACAAGGTACAACCC
CATCTTCTCAAAATTCGAGTGACAA
Il1b
GTGGACCTTCCAGGATGAGG
CGGAGCCTGTAGTGCAGTTG
Cd11c
TGTGACGGTGTCTAATGATGG
AGTTGATGCTGACTGGCACG
F4/80
CCCCAGTGTCCTTACAGAGTG
GTGCCCAGAGTGGATGTCT
Rps18
CAGTGGTCTTGGTGTGCTGA
ACCTGGAGAGGCTGAAGAAA
NFD
HFD
#4G2
N07
Figure S1. Cladogram for differentially abundant gut microbiota of mice fed a normal-fat diet (NFD), high-fat diet (HFD),
HFD supplemented with Lactobacillus curvatus #4G2 (#4G2), and HFD supplemented with Lactobacillus plantarum
Shinshu N-07 (N07) were constructed based on LEfSe analysis. Only taxa meeting an LDA significant threshold >3 are
shown.
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