Abstract
Introduction: Cannabidiol (CBD) has important pharmacological activity, which includes antispasmodic, antioxidant, antithrombotic, and antianxiety properties. CBD has been applied as a health supplement to atherosclerosis. However, CBDs effect on gut microbiota and metabolic phenotype is unclear.
Materials and Methods: We constructed a high production of cardiovascular risk factors, such as trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and phenylacetylglutamine (PAGln), in a mouse model using Clostridium sporogenes colonization. We used 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of flight mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to evaluate the effect of CBD on gut microbiota and plasma metabolites.
Results: CBD decreased the levels of creatine kinase (CK), alanine transaminase (ALT), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and markedly increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Furthermore, CBD treatment increased the abundance of beneficial bacteria, which include Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136 and Blautia in the gut, but it decreased the levels of TMAO and PAGln in the plasma.
Conclusion: CBD might have beneficial effects for cardiovascular protection.
Keywords: CBD, cardiovascular protection, gut microbiota, metabolic phenotype
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