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. 2023 Sep 13;43(37):6460–6475. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0724-23.2023

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Dietary fiber improves cognitive function. a, Schematic of experimental design created with Biorender.com. b, c, Concentration of acetate (b) and butyrate (c) in the brains of 6 month WT and 5xFAD mice fed zero fiber, control, HAMSAB diet (acetate: WT zero fiber n = 10, WT control n = 8, WT HAMSAB n = 13, AD zero fiber n = 7, AD control n = 8, AD HAMSAB n = 9; butyrate: WT zero fiber n = 7, WT control n = 9, WT HAMSAB n = 9, AD zero fiber n = 7, AD control n = 9, AD HAMSAB n = 7). d, e, Recognition index of NOR test of 5 month (d) and 6 month (e) WT mice and 5xFAD mice fed zero fiber, control, or HAMSAB diet from E0.5 (5 month NOR: WT zero fiber n = 18, WT control n = 19, WT HAMSAB n = 22, AD zero fiber n = 20, AD control n = 22, AD HAMSAB n = 23; 6 month NOR: WT zero fiber n = 32, WT control n = 20, WT HAMSAB n = 28, AD zero fiber n = 34, AD control n = 20, AD HAMSAB n = 28). f, Alternation rate of T maze of 6 month WT mice and 5xFAD mice fed zero fiber, control, or HAMSAB diet from E0.5 (WT zero fiber n = 21, WT control n = 18, WT HAMSAB n = 26, AD zero fiber n = 25, AD control n = 20, AD HAMSAB n = 31). g, h, Recognition index of NOR test of 5 month (g) and 6 month (h) WT mice and 5xFAD mice fed zero fiber, control, or HAMSAB diet from 1 month (5 month NOR: WT zero fiber n = 13, WT control n = 16, WT HAMSAB n = 13, AD zero fiber n = 18, AD control n = 9, AD HAMSAB n = 15; 6 month NOR: WT zero fiber n = 13, WT control n = 14, WT HAMSAB n = 16, AD zero fiber n = 17, AD control n = 9, AD HAMSAB n = 18). i, Alternation rate of T maze of 6 month WT mice and 5xFAD mice fed zero fiber, control, or HAMSAB diet from 1 month (WT zero fiber n = 7, WT control n = 16, WT HAMSAB n = 12, AD zero fiber n = 19, AD control n = 9, AD HAMSAB n = 13). j, k, Recognition index of NOR test of 5 month (j) and 6 month (k) WT mice and 5xFAD mice whose mothers were fed zero fiber, control, or HAMSAB diet (5 month NOR: WT zero fiber n = 11, WT control n = 19, WT HAMSAB n = 19, AD zero fiber n = 17, AD control n = 22, AD HAMSAB n = 15; 6 month NOR: WT zero fiber n = 5, WT control n = 20, WT HAMSAB n = 15, AD zero fiber n = 17, AD control n = 20, AD HAMSAB n = 16). l, Alternation rate of T maze of 6 month WT mice and 5xFAD mice whose mothers were fed with zero fiber, control, or HAMSAB diet (WT zero fiber n = 13, WT control n = 18, WT HAMSAB n = 9, AD zero fiber n = 16, AD control n = 20, AD HAMSAB n = 15). m, n, Recognition index of NOR test (m) and alternation rate of T maze test (n) of 6 month Gpr41/43/109a+/+, Gpr41/43/109a−/−, Gpr41/43−/−, WT/5xFAD mice fed HAMSAB diet from 1 month (NOR: WT Gpr41/43/109a+/+ n = 16, WT Gpr41/43/109a−/− n = 8, WT Gpr41/43−/− n = 8, AD Gpr41/43/109a+/+ n = 18, AD Gpr41/43/109a−/− n = 7, AD Gpr41/43−/− n = 7; T maze: WT Gpr41/43/109a+/+ n = 12, WT Gpr41/43/109a−/− n = 8, WT Gpr41/43−/− n = 8, AD Gpr41/43/109a+/+ n = 13, AD Gpr41/43/109a−/− n = 8, AD Gpr41/43−/− n = 7). Data are mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001; two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test. Extended Data Figures 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 support Figure 2.