Adaptation of Human Gut Microbiota to Energetic Restriction

The prevalence of obesity is rising to an epidemic level. Yet medical and pharmacological treatments have proven their limits. Dietetic modifications contribute to adipose tissue alterations and cross talk dysfunction with other tissues linked to weight maintenance. In a previous study in a model of abrupt weight loss 6 months after Roux-en-Y Bypass, the investigators observed a rapid adaptation of the dominant gut microbiota. Conversely some species were directly linked to the improvement of low grade inflammation independently of calory intake.

Therefore the investigators hypothesized that gut microbiota in obese patients could link food consumption with obesity alterations such as metabolic impairments, energetic storage dysfunction and increased systemic and adipose tissue inflammation.

The investigators want to address the specific role of energetic restriction in gut microbiota modification after weight loss.

To answer that question the investigators will evaluate gut microbiota composition before and during the first year after either gastric banding or gastric bypass surgery. they also aim to evaluate whether gut flora post surgery evolves toward that of lean healthy subjects Our study has several objectives. The investigators also aim to assess whether gut microbiota modification is associated with systemic and tissue inflammation reduction and metabolic improvement during the follow up.

This project is based on a clinical protocol performed in massively obese subjects (BMI>40 kg/m²). The investigators plan to recruit 70 obese patients addressed for gastric banding and 70 candidates for gastric bypass. Clinical phenotype, biochemical analysis, body composition, systemic and adipose tissue inflammation, endotoxemia and gut microbiota will be assessed at baseline and 1, 3 and 12 months after surgery. Specific food consumption will be recorded at every time point. A group of 40 lean healthy volunteers will undergo the same phenotyping.

Associations between all these clinical and biological parameters will be assessed at the different point of the follow up.

More generally, this project might lead us to elucidate a new function of gut microbiota and eventually consider novels anti obesity therapeutic strategies

Obese group

Inclusion criteria

• Obesity with BMI> 40 kg/m² or obesity with BMI between 35 and 40 kg/M² with comorbidities (OSA, type 2 diabetes, hypertension etc…)
• Age: 18-65
• women
• weight stable for three months preceding surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Inflammatory disease
• Pregnancy
• Lactose intolerance
• Antibiotherapy in the three months preceding surgery
• cancer
• Drugs (AINS)

Healthy group

Inclusion criteria

• 19<BMI<25kg/m²
• Age: 18-65
• women
• non diabetic

Exclusion criteria

• Inflammatory disease
• Pregnancy
• Antibiotherapy in the two months preceding the visit
• pregnancy
• Drugs (AINS) in the 48h preceding the visit