Abstract:Objective To explore the changes of three genera in rats with metabolic disorders caused by fructose diet and the effect of Bifidobacterium on these genera and metabolism of rats. Methods Male SD rats were randomly divided into a normal control group (NC group, fed with normal diet), a high fructose diet group (HFD group, fed with normal diet and 10% fructose water) and a Bifidobacterium group (B group, fed the same as HFD group and with 1×109 cfu/ml Bifidobacterium water through intragastric administration); each group had 10 rats. Weight of the rats was monitored weekly. The levels of liver enzymes (ALT and AST) and the levels of TG, LPS, TNF-α, FBG and FINS in the plasma of the rats were measured, and HOMA-IR was calculated at the end of the 16th week. The content of Bacteroides, Lactobacillus and Fusobacterium Spp. in feces was detected via real-time PCR. The pathological changes of liver tissues in each group were observed. Results Compared with the NC group, the plasma levels of liver enzymes (ALT, AST), TG, LPS and TNF-α, FBG and FINS were increased in the HFD group (P < 0.05), the relative content of Bacteroides and Lactobacillus in feces decreased (P < 0.05), while the relative abundance of Fusobacterium Spp. increased (P < 0.05). Compared with the HFD group, the levels of the above plasma biochemical indexes were lower in the B group (P < 0.05), while the relative content of Bacteroides and Lactobacillus in feces increased (P < 0.05), and the relative abundance of Fusobacterium Spp. decreased (P < 0.05) in the B group. Conclusions The changes of three genera caused by fructose diet are involved in metabolic disorders, and Bifidobacterium can improve the metabolic disorders in rats by regulating them.