{"id":70005,"date":"2025-07-18T06:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainia.endesarrollo.pro\/what-role-does-the-intestinal-microbiota-play-in-the-development-of-obesity\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:36:16","slug":"what-role-does-the-intestinal-microbiota-play-in-the-development-of-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainia.endesarrollo.pro\/en\/news\/technological-innovation\/what-role-does-the-intestinal-microbiota-play-in-the-development-of-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"What Role Does the Intestinal Microbiota Play in the Development of Obesity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19356869 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19356869 BCX8\"><\/span><\/span>El vertiginoso aumento de la obesidad en las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas ha llevado a buscar nuevas explicaciones m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la dieta y la inactividad f\u00edsica. Entre los factores m\u00e1s relevantes emergentes est\u00e1 la microbiota intestinal, una comunidad de microorganismos que habita el tracto digestivo y que participa activamente en procesos metab\u00f3licos, inmunol\u00f3gicos y digestivos. Su composici\u00f3n, diversidad y funcionalidad est\u00e1 directamente relacionadas con el riesgo de desarrollar obesidad y trastornos metab\u00f3licos asociados.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Microbiota intestinal: un factor clave en la digesti\u00f3n, la p\u00e9rdida de peso y el sistema inmunitario\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>microbiota intestinal<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> no solo participa en la digesti\u00f3n y absorci\u00f3n de nutrientes, sino que desempe\u00f1a funciones metab\u00f3licas clave, como:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>s\u00edntesis de vitaminas<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (por ejemplo, del grupo B y la vitamina K)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>obtenci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda a partir de compuestos<\/strong> no <span data-contrast=\"none\">digeribles, como la fibra diet\u00e9tica<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>modulaci\u00f3n del sistema inmunol\u00f3gico<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Adem\u00e1s, contribuye a la <\/span><strong>protecci\u00f3n frente a microorganismos pat\u00f3genos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> mediante mecanismos de competencia y producci\u00f3n de compuestos antimicrobianos, y colabora en el <\/span><strong>mantenimiento de la integridad de la barrera intestinal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">En personas con <\/span><strong>obesidad<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, se ha descrito una <\/span><strong>menor diversidad microbiana y alteraciones en la proporci\u00f3n relativa de los principales filos bacterianos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, especialmente un aumento del cociente <\/span><strong>Firmicutes\/Bacteroidetes<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>.<\/strong> Estas modificaciones pueden mejorar la eficiencia en la extracci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda a partir de la dieta y favorecer un estado de <\/span><strong>inflamaci\u00f3n cr\u00f3nica de bajo grado<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, ambos factores implicados en la <\/span><strong>ganancia de peso<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> y en alteraciones metab\u00f3licas asociadas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Por otro lado, algunos <\/span><strong>metabolitos producidos por la microbiota<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, como los <\/span><strong>\u00e1cidos grasos de cadena corta (AGCC)<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u0097acetato, propionato y butirato\u0097, act\u00faan como <\/span><strong>verdaderos moduladores metab\u00f3licos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Estos compuestos influyen en el <\/span><strong>metabolismo lip\u00eddico y de carbohidratos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, en la <\/span><strong>regulaci\u00f3n del apetito<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> a trav\u00e9s de se\u00f1ales hormonales (como GLP-1 y PYY), en la <\/span><strong>motilidad intestinal<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> y en la <\/span><strong>respuesta inmunitaria<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, reforzando el papel clave de la microbiota en la homeostasis del organismo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Modulaci\u00f3n de la microbiota intestinal mediante ingredientes funcionales<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-181246\" src=\"https:\/\/ainia.endesarrollo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/modulacion-microbiota-1024x680-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" \/><\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>microbiota intestinal<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> es altamente sensible a los componentes de la dieta. Por ello, uno de los enfoques m\u00e1s prometedores en la <\/span><strong>prevenci\u00f3n y tratamiento de la obesidad<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> consiste en su <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">modulaci\u00f3n selectiva<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> mediante ingredientes funcionales como <\/span><strong>probi\u00f3ticos, prebi\u00f3ticos o fibras fermentables.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Probi\u00f3ticos: microorganismos que refuerzan el equilibrio intestinal\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Los <\/span><strong>probi\u00f3ticos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> son microorganismos vivos que, administrados en cantidades adecuadas, ejercen <\/span><strong>efectos beneficiosos sobre la salud del hu\u00e9sped<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Diversas cepas probi\u00f3ticas han demostrado capacidad para <\/span><strong>modificar la composici\u00f3n y actividad de la microbiota<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, resistir el paso por el tracto gastrointestinal y actuar directamente sobre el <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">epitelio intestinal<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> y el <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">sistema inmunol\u00f3gico<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Ejemplos como <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lactobacillus casei<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> DN 114-001 y CRL 431 han mostrado beneficios tanto en la <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">modulaci\u00f3n microbiana<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> como en el <\/span><strong>refuerzo de la inmunidad intestinal y sist\u00e9mica.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Prebi\u00f3ticos: nutrientes funcionales para las bacterias beneficiosas\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Los <\/span><strong>prebi\u00f3ticos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> son ingredientes no digeribles \u0097como ciertos oligosac\u00e1ridos\u0097 que <\/span><strong>estimulan selectivamente el crecimiento de bacterias beneficiosas<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> en el colon, como bifidobacterias y lactobacilos. Su efecto se traduce en una <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">mejor absorci\u00f3n de minerales y vitaminas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">refuerzo de la barrera intestinal<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> y <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">reducci\u00f3n del riesgo de enfermedades digestivas e inflamatorias<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Compuestos como la <\/span><strong>inulina y los fructooligosac\u00e1ridos (FOS)<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> son algunos de los m\u00e1s estudiados por su efecto prebi\u00f3tico.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Simbi\u00f3ticos y alimentos fermentados: sinergia para la salud intestinal\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>combinaci\u00f3n de probi\u00f3ticos y prebi\u00f3ticos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u0097conocida como <\/span><strong>simbi\u00f3ticos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0097, junto con otros ingredientes bioactivos derivados de <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">alimentos fermentados<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, impulsa el desarrollo de <\/span><strong>alimentos funcionales<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> orientados a mejorar el equilibrio del ecosistema intestinal y <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">apoyar la salud metab\u00f3lica<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Estos productos se integran f\u00e1cilmente en la dieta habitual y pueden generar <\/span><strong>efectos fisiol\u00f3gicos medibles<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, con aplicaciones directas en condiciones como la <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">obesidad<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, la <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">inflamaci\u00f3n cr\u00f3nica<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> o el <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">s\u00edndrome metab\u00f3lico<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<h3 aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Tecnolog\u00edas para estudiar la eficacia de ingredientes funcionales\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Para que estos productos sean realmente eficaces, es fundamental entender <\/span><strong>c\u00f3mo interact\u00faan con el sistema digestivo y la microbiota<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">. En este contexto, los <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainia.com\/servicios-tecnologicos\/ensayos-digestor-dinamico-fermentacion-colonica\/\">modelos de simulaci\u00f3n digestiva in vitro<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> son herramientas clave. Estos sistemas reproducen de forma precisa las condiciones del aparato digestivo humano, incluida la fase de <\/span><strong>fermentaci\u00f3n col\u00f3nica<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>,<\/strong> permitiendo:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Evaluar la <\/span><strong>bioaccesibilidad<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> de ingredientes funcionales<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Estudiar la <\/span><strong>modulaci\u00f3n microbiana<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> inducida por diferentes compuestos<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Analizar la <\/span><strong>producci\u00f3n de metabolitos clave<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, como los \u00e1cidos grasos de cadena corta (SCFAs)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Predecir la <\/span><strong>eficacia potencial de alimentos y suplementos funcionales\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Integrar este tipo de herramientas en las fases de I+D<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> de nuevos alimentos, suplementos o nutrac\u00e9uticos no solo aporta <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">rigor cient\u00edfico<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, sino que <\/span><strong>facilita el dise\u00f1o de productos m\u00e1s eficaces, seguros y orientados a las verdaderas necesidades del consumidor<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">. En AINIA, desarrollamos y aplicamos <\/span><strong>tecnolog\u00edas avanzadas in vitro<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> para <\/span>evaluar cient\u00edficamente el <strong>impacto de ingredientes y productos en la salud digestiva y metab\u00f3lica, acelerando su validaci\u00f3n y puesta en el mercado.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<h2><strong>Evaluaci\u00f3n del efecto sobre la microbiota intestinal mediante modelos digestivos <i>in vitro<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Para comprobar si un ingrediente funcional tiene realmente la capacidad de <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainia.com\/servicios-tecnologicos\/ensayos-digestor-dinamico-fermentacion-colonica\/\">modular favorablemente la microbiota intestinal<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, es fundamental disponer de <\/span><strong>modelos de simulaci\u00f3n digestiva in vitro<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> que reproduzcan de forma precisa las condiciones fisiol\u00f3gicas del <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">tracto gastrointestinal humano<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Estos sistemas permiten estudiar la <\/span><strong>interacci\u00f3n entre el ingrediente y la microbiota col\u00f3nica<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> en un entorno controlado, reproduciendo aspectos clave del proceso digestivo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-181176\" src=\"https:\/\/ainia.endesarrollo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/digestores-dinamicos-dos-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"In vitro dynamic gastrointestinal simulators used for studying intestinal microbiota and evaluating functional ingredients related to gut microbiota weight loss\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 aportan los modelos digestivos in vitro?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Simulan fielmente<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> las condiciones reales de pH, tiempo de tr\u00e1nsito, actividad enzim\u00e1tica y sales en cada fase digestiva (oral, g\u00e1strica, intestinal y col\u00f3nica).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Eval\u00faan la fermentaci\u00f3n col\u00f3nica<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> y los cambios en la composici\u00f3n y actividad microbiana frente a un ingrediente o matriz alimentaria.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Permiten cuantificar metabolitos bioactivos<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, como los <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00e1cidos grasos de cadena corta (SCFA)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, implicados en funciones metab\u00f3licas, inmunitarias y de se\u00f1alizaci\u00f3n intestinal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Ofrecen resultados reproducibles, \u00e9ticos y coste-eficientes<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, facilitando la predicci\u00f3n de efectos fisiol\u00f3gicos reales sin necesidad de recurrir inicialmente a estudios in vivo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">En algunos casos, la aplicaci\u00f3n de <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainia.com\/servicios-tecnologicos\/ensayos-digestor-dinamico-fermentacion-colonica\/\">modelos in vitro de digesti\u00f3n gastrointestinal y fermentaci\u00f3n col\u00f3nica<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, integran modelos celulares que representan la<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> barrera gastrointestinal,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> evaluando aspectos clave como la permeabilidad intestinal y la respuesta inmunitaria. Empleando tecnolog\u00edas avanzadas como <\/span><strong>organoides intestinales y dispositivos organ-on-chip<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> que reproducen la arquitectura y funcionalidad del epitelio intestinal, permitiendo un an\u00e1lisis m\u00e1s fisiol\u00f3gico de las interacciones microbianas y los efectos del ingrediente sobre la barrera mucosa. Todo ello, ofrece resultados <\/span><strong>reproducibles, \u00e9ticos y coste-eficientes<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, facilitando la predicci\u00f3n de efectos fisiol\u00f3gicos reales sin necesidad de recurrir inicialmente a estudios in vivo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Adem\u00e1s, el uso de estos modelos se alinea con los principios de las <\/span><strong>3Rs en experimentaci\u00f3n animal:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Reemplazo<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>:<\/strong> sustituyendo el uso de animales por sistemas in vitro y ex vivo cuando es cient\u00edficamente viable.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Reducci\u00f3n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>:<\/strong> permitiendo seleccionar con mayor precisi\u00f3n las condiciones y compuestos que justifiquen posteriores estudios en modelos animales o humanos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Refinamiento<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>:<\/strong> mejorando las condiciones experimentales para minimizar el estr\u00e9s y el impacto en los animales, cuando su uso es imprescindible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">La <\/span><strong>modulaci\u00f3n de la microbiota mediante ingredientes funcionales<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> ofrece un enfoque prometedor para prevenir o tratar trastornos metab\u00f3licos, pero requiere de <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">evidencias cient\u00edficas s\u00f3lidas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. En este sentido, los modelos de simulaci\u00f3n digestiva in vitro permiten<\/span><strong> evaluar de forma controlada el comportamiento de un ingrediente a lo largo del tracto gastrointestinal<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, su impacto sobre la microbiota y su capacidad de generar efectos beneficiosos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><\/span>\n<br><em><strong>Financiado por el programa de ayudas para la contrataci\u00f3n de personas j\u00f3venes especializadas en internacionalizaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/em><\/br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-191111\" src=\"https:\/\/ainia.endesarrollo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/Imagen1-7-1024x109.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"109\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El vertiginoso aumento de la obesidad en las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas ha llevado a buscar nuevas explicaciones m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la dieta y la inactividad f\u00edsica. Entre los factores m\u00e1s relevantes emergentes est\u00e1 la microbiota intestinal, una comunidad de microorganismos que habita el tracto digestivo y que participa activamente en procesos metab\u00f3licos, inmunol\u00f3gicos y digestivos. 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