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Volynets V, Spruss A, Kanuri G, Wagnerberger S, Bischoff SC, Bergheim I. Protective effect of bile acids on the onset of fructose-induced hepatic steatosis in mice. J Lipid Res 2010; 51:3414-24. [PMID: 20847296 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m007179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Fructose intake is being discussed as a key dietary factor in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Bile acids have been shown to modulate energy metabolism. We tested the effects of bile acids on fructose-induced hepatic steatosis. In C57BL/6J mice treated with a combination of chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid (100 mg/kg body weight each) while drinking water or a 30% fructose solution for eight weeks and appropriate controls, markers of hepatic steatosis, portal endotoxin levels, and markers of hepatic lipogenesis were determined. In mice concomitantly treated with bile acids, the onset of fructose-induced hepatic steatosis was markedly attenuated compared to mice only fed fructose. The protective effects of the bile acid treatment were associated with a downregulation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)1, FAS mRNA expression, and lipid peroxidation in the liver, whereas hepatic farnesoid X receptor (FXR) or short heterodimer partner (SHP) protein concentration did not differ between groups fed fructose. Rather, bile acid treatment normalized occludin protein concentration in the duodenum, portal endotoxin levels, and markers of Kupffer cell activation to the level of water controls. Taken together, these data suggest that bile acids prevent fructose-induced hepatic steatosis in mice through mechanisms involving protection against the fructose-induced translocation of intestinal bacterial endotoxin.
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- Valentina Volynets
- Department of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Perrone EE, Chen C, Longshore SW, Okezie O, Warner BW, Sun CC, Alaish SM, Strauch ED. Dietary bile acid supplementation improves intestinal integrity and survival in a murine model. J Pediatr Surg 2010; 45:1256-65. [PMID: 20620329 PMCID: PMC2904360 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE In vitro supplementation of the bile salt, taurodeoxycholic acid (TDCA), has been shown to stimulate proliferation and prevent intestinal apoptosis in IEC-6 cells. We hypothesize that addition of TDCA to a rodent liquid diet will be protective against induced intestinal injury. METHODS C57Bl6 mice were fed a liquid diet with or without 50-mg/(kg d) TDCA supplementation. After 6 days, the mice were injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 mg/kg) to induce intestinal injury. Specimens were obtained 24 hours later and evaluated for intestinal apoptosis, crypt proliferation, and villus length. A separate cohort of animals was injected with LPS (25 mg/kg) and followed 7 days for survival. RESULTS Mice whose diet was supplemented with TDCA had significantly increased survival. After LPS-induced injury, mice supplemented with TDCA showed decreased intestinal apoptosis by both H&E and caspase-3. They also had increased intestinal proliferation by 5-bromo-2'deoxyuridine staining and increased villus length. CONCLUSIONS Dietary TDCA supplementation alleviates mucosal damage and improves survival after LPS-induced intestinal injury. Taurodeoxycholic acid is protective of the intestinal mucosa by increasing resistance to injury-induced apoptosis, stimulating enterocyte proliferation, and increasing villus length. Taurodeoxycholic acid supplementation also results in an increased survival benefit. Therefore, bile acid supplementation may potentially protect the intestine from injury or infection.
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- Erin E. Perrone
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St, Rm N4E37, Baltimore, MD 21201,Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4201 St. Antoine, UHC-6C, Detroit, MI 48201
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St, Rm N4E37, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, One Children's Place, Suite 5S60, St. Louis MO 63110,Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, One Children's Place, Suite 5S60, St. Louis MO 63110
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, One Children's Place, Suite 5S60, St. Louis MO 63110
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- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St, Rm N4E37, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St, Rm N4E37, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene St, Rm N4E37, Baltimore, MD 21201
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Gombart AF. The vitamin D-antimicrobial peptide pathway and its role in protection against infection. Future Microbiol 2010; 4:1151-65. [PMID: 19895218 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.09.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Vitamin D deficiency has been correlated with increased rates of infection. Since the early 19th century, both environmental (i.e., sunlight) and dietary sources (cod liver) of vitamin D have been identified as treatments for TB. The recent discovery that vitamin D induces antimicrobial peptide gene expression explains, in part, the 'antibiotic' effect of vitamin D and has greatly renewed interest in the ability of vitamin D to improve immune function. Subsequent work indicates that this regulation is biologically important for the response of the innate immune system to wounds and infection and that deficiency may lead to suboptimal responses toward bacterial and viral infections. The regulation of the cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide gene is a human/primate-specific adaptation and is not conserved in other mammals. The capacity of the vitamin D receptor to act as a high-affinity receptor for vitamin D and a low-affinity receptor for secondary bile acids and potentially other novel nutritional compounds suggests that the evolutionary selection to place the cathelicidin gene under control of the vitamin D receptor allows for its regulation under both endocrine and xenobiotic response systems. Future studies in both humans and humanized mouse models will elucidate the importance of this regulation and lead to the development of potential therapeutic applications.
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- Adrian F Gombart
- Linus Pauling Institute, Department of Biochemisty & Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331-7305, USA.
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Cho JY, Matsubara T, Kang DW, Ahn SH, Krausz KW, Idle JR, Luecke H, Gonzalez FJ. Urinary metabolomics in Fxr-null mice reveals activated adaptive metabolic pathways upon bile acid challenge. J Lipid Res 2009; 51:1063-74. [PMID: 19965603 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m002923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor that regulates genes involved in synthesis, metabolism, and transport of bile acids and thus plays a major role in maintaining bile acid homeostasis. In this study, metabolomic responses were investigated in urine of wild-type and Fxr-null mice fed cholic acid, an FXR ligand, using ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled with electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS). Multivariate data analysis between wild-type and Fxr-null mice on a cholic acid diet revealed that the most increased ions were metabolites of p-cresol (4-methylphenol), corticosterone, and cholic acid in Fxr-null mice. The structural identities of the above metabolites were confirmed by chemical synthesis and by comparing retention time (RT) and/or tandem mass fragmentation patterns of the urinary metabolites with the authentic standards. Tauro-3alpha,6,7alpha,12alpha-tetrol (3alpha,6,7alpha,12alpha-tetrahydroxy-5beta-cholestan-26-oyltaurine), one of the most increased metabolites in Fxr-null mice on a CA diet, is a marker for efficient hydroxylation of toxic bile acids possibly through induction of Cyp3a11. A cholestatic model induced by lithocholic acid revealed that enhanced expression of Cyp3a11 is the major defense mechanism to detoxify cholestatic bile acids in Fxr-null mice. These results will be useful for identification of biomarkers for cholestasis and for determination of adaptive molecular mechanisms in cholestasis.
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- Joo-Youn Cho
- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Recent progress in basic research has enhanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of normal bile secretion and their alterations in cholestasis. Genetic transporter variants contribute to an entire spectrum of cholestatic liver diseases and can cause hereditary cholestatic syndromes or determine susceptibility and disease progression in acquired cholestatic disorders. Cholestasis is associated with complex transcriptional and post-transcriptional alterations of hepatobiliary transporters and enzymes participating in bile formation. Ligand-activated nuclear receptors for bile acids and other biliary compounds play a key role in the regulation of genes required for bile formation. Pharmacological interventions in cholestasis may aim at modulating such novel regulatory pathways. This review will summarize the principles of molecular alterations in cholestasis and will give an overview of potential clinical implications.
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- Martin Wagner
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Hepatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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Hofmann AF, Hagey LR, Krasowski MD. Bile salts of vertebrates: structural variation and possible evolutionary significance. J Lipid Res 2009; 51:226-46. [PMID: 19638645 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r000042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Biliary bile salt composition of 677 vertebrate species (103 fish, 130 reptiles, 271 birds, 173 mammals) was determined. Bile salts were of three types: C(27) bile alcohols, C(27) bile acids, or C(24) bile acids, with default hydroxylation at C-3 and C-7. C(27) bile alcohols dominated in early evolving fish and amphibians; C(27) bile acids, in reptiles and early evolving birds. C(24) bile acids were present in all vertebrate classes, often with C(27) alcohols or with C(27) acids, indicating two evolutionary pathways from C(27) bile alcohols to C(24) bile acids: a) a 'direct' pathway and b) an 'indirect' pathway with C(27) bile acids as intermediates. Hydroxylation at C-12 occurred in all orders and at C-16 in snakes and birds. Minor hydroxylation sites were C-1, C-2, C-5, C-6, and C-15. Side chain hydroxylation in C(27) bile salts occurred at C-22, C-24, C-25, and C-26, and in C(24) bile acids, at C-23 (snakes, birds, and pinnipeds). Unexpected was the presence of C(27) bile alcohols in four early evolving mammals. Bile salt composition showed significant variation between orders but not between families, genera, or species. Bile salt composition is a biochemical trait providing clues to evolutionary relationships, complementing anatomical and genetic analyses.
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- Alan F Hofmann
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093-0063, USA.
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Hofmann AF. Bile acids: trying to understand their chemistry and biology with the hope of helping patients. Hepatology 2009; 49:1403-18. [PMID: 19296471 DOI: 10.1002/hep.22789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An informal review of the author's five decades of research on the chemistry and biology of bile acids in health and disease is presented. The review begins with a discussion of bile acid structure and its remarkable diversity in vertebrates. Methods for tagging bile acids with tritium for metabolic or transport studies are summarized. Bile acids solubilize polar lipids in mixed micelles; progress in elucidating the structure of the mixed micelle is discussed. Extensive studies on bile acid metabolism in humans have permitted the development of physiological pharmacokinetic models that can be used to simulate bile acid metabolism. Consequences of defective bile acid biosynthesis and transport have been clarified, and therapy has been developed. Methods for measuring bile acids have been improved. The rise and fall of medical and contact dissolution of cholesterol gallstones is chronicled. Finally, principles of therapy with bile acid agonists and antagonists are given. Advances in understanding bile acid biology and chemistry have helped to improve the lives of patients with hepatobiliary or digestive disease.
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- Alan F Hofmann
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093-0063, USA.
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Li H, Jiang Y, He FC. A potential role of GW4064 to inhibit gut bacterial overgrowth by activating FXR in suppression of ethanol-induced liver injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bihy.2008.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mitzscherling K, Volynets V, Parlesak A. Phosphatidylcholine reverses ethanol-induced increase in transepithelial endotoxin permeability and abolishes transepithelial leukocyte activation. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2008; 33:557-62. [PMID: 19120061 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00869.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic alcohol abuse increases both intestinal bacterial overgrowth and intestinal permeability to macromolecules. Intestinal permeability of endotoxin, a component of the outer cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, plays a crucial role in the development of alcohol-induced liver disease (ALD). As impaired bile flow leads to endotoxemia and the bile component phosphatidylcholine (PC) is therapeutically active in ALD, we tested the hypothesis that conjugated primary bile salts (CPBS) and PC inhibit ethanol-enhanced transepithelial permeability of endotoxin and the subsequent transepithelial activation of human leukocytes. METHODS For this purpose, we used a model in which intestinal epithelial cells (Caco-2) were basolaterally cocultivated with mononuclear leukocytes. Cells were challenged apically with endotoxin from Escherichia coli K12 and were incubated with or without the addition of CPBS (1.5 mM), PC (0.38 mM), pooled human bile (2%) in combination with ethanol (0 to 66 mM). RESULTS Ethanol decreased integrity of intestinal epithelial cell monolayer and enhanced transepithelial permeability of endotoxin. Both the transepithelial permeability of endotoxin and the transepithelial stimulation of leukocytes were nearly completely abolished after the apical supplementation of PC with CPBS, but not by CPBS alone. Ethanol up to 66 mM was not able to reverse this effect. CONCLUSIONS A considerable part of the therapeutic and preventive effect of PC supplementation in ALD might result from a reduction of ethanol-enhanced permeability of endotoxin through the intestinal barrier.
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- Katja Mitzscherling
- Department Physiology of Nutrition, Institute for Nutritional Medicine, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
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Eloranta JJ, Kullak-Ublick GA. The role of FXR in disorders of bile acid homeostasis. Physiology (Bethesda) 2008; 23:286-95. [PMID: 18927204 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00020.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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As ligands for the nuclear receptor FXR, bile acids regulate their own synthesis, transport, and conjugation, thus protecting against bile acid toxicity. Recently, the role of genetic variants in FXR itself, FXR target genes, and regulators of FXR in the pathophysiology of the liver and intestine has become increasingly evident.
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- Jyrki J Eloranta
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Bile acids (BAs) have a long established role in fat digestion in the intestine by acting as tensioactives, due to their amphipathic characteristics. BAs are reabsorbed very efficiently by the intestinal epithelium and recycled back to the liver via transport mechanisms that have been largely elucidated. The transport and synthesis of BAs are tightly regulated in part by specific plasma membrane receptors and nuclear receptors. In addition to their primary effect, BAs have been claimed to play a role in gastrointestinal cancer, intestinal inflammation and intestinal ionic transport. BAs are not equivalent in any of these biological activities, and structural requirements have been generally identified. In particular, some BAs may be useful for cancer chemoprevention and perhaps in inflammatory bowel disease, although further research is necessary in this field. This review covers the most recent developments in these aspects of BA intestinal biology.
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Bellot P, Francés R, Such J. Translocación de productos de origen bacteriano en la cirrosis. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2008; 31:508-14. [DOI: 10.1157/13127094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Modulation of intestinal flora through the use of probiotics is an emerging therapeutic strategy in the management of chronic liver diseases. This article focuses on the pathophysiologic basis for using probiotics in liver disease and reviews the existing literature on the subject. The role of probiotics is examined in the following areas: a) prevention of infection, b) the hyperdynamic circulatory state of cirrhosis, c) hepatic encephalopathy, d) liver function, and e) nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Steatohepatitis und Leberzirrhose: Erstmanifestation 23 Jahre nach ejunoilealem Bypass. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2007; 119:733-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00508-007-0850-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Conjugated primary bile salts reduce permeability of endotoxin through intestinal epithelial cells and synergize with phosphatidylcholine in suppression of inflammatory cytokine production. Crit Care Med 2007; 35:2367-74. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000284586.84952.fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Martin FPJ, Dumas ME, Wang Y, Legido-Quigley C, Yap IKS, Tang H, Zirah S, Murphy GM, Cloarec O, Lindon JC, Sprenger N, Fay LB, Kochhar S, van Bladeren P, Holmes E, Nicholson JK. A top-down systems biology view of microbiome-mammalian metabolic interactions in a mouse model. Mol Syst Biol 2007; 3:112. [PMID: 17515922 PMCID: PMC2673711 DOI: 10.1038/msb4100153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2007] [Accepted: 03/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Symbiotic gut microorganisms (microbiome) interact closely with the mammalian host's metabolism and are important determinants of human health. Here, we decipher the complex metabolic effects of microbial manipulation, by comparing germfree mice colonized by a human baby flora (HBF) or a normal flora to conventional mice. We perform parallel microbiological profiling, metabolic profiling by (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance of liver, plasma, urine and ileal flushes, and targeted profiling of bile acids by ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and short-chain fatty acids in cecum by GC-FID. Top-down multivariate analysis of metabolic profiles reveals a significant association of specific metabotypes with the resident microbiome. We derive a transgenomic graph model showing that HBF flora has a remarkably simple microbiome/metabolome correlation network, impacting directly on the host's ability to metabolize lipids: HBF mice present higher ileal concentrations of tauro-conjugated bile acids, reduced plasma levels of lipoproteins but higher hepatic triglyceride content associated with depletion of glutathione. These data indicate that the microbiome modulates absorption, storage and the energy harvest from the diet at the systems level.
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- François-Pierre J Martin
- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
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González Alonso R, González García M, Albillos Martínez A. [Physiopathology of bacterial translocation and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2007; 30:78-84. [PMID: 17335715 DOI: 10.1157/13099277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The key pathogenic mechanism initiating spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is bacterial translocation (BT), a process through which enteric bacteria cross the intestinal barrier and infect the mesenteric lymph nodes, thus entering the blood circulation and ascitic fluid. The high rate of bacterial translocation in cirrhosis is due to injury to the three pilars composing the intestinal mucosal barrier (the balance of intraluminal bacterial flora, the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier, and the local immune system). Blood dissemination and microbial growth in ascitic fluid resulting from SBP are a consequence of damage to the immune system in cirrhosis. Hyperproduction of proinflammatory cytokines and other vasoactive substances contributes to the arterial vasodilation and renal failure that frequently complicate the course of SBP. Even in the absence of SBP, translocation of bacteria and bacterial products from the intestinal lumen contribute to systemic inactivation of immune cells in cirrhosis.
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- Rosario González Alonso
- Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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Oria M, Raguer N, Chatauret N, Bartolí R, Odena G, Planas R, Córdoba J. Functional abnormalities of the motor tract in the rat after portocaval anastomosis and after carbon tetrachloride induction of cirrhosis. Metab Brain Dis 2006; 21:297-308. [PMID: 17136622 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-006-9036-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2005] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hepatic encephalopathy is a neurologic syndrome secondary to liver failure that causes cognitive and motor abnormalities. Impairment in the function of the first neuron of the motor tract (corticospinal tract) has been demonstrated in patients with cirrhosis and minimal hepatic encephalopathy. AIM Investigate the function of the first neuron of the motor tract in experimental models of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rats with portocaval anastomosis (n = 8) and rats with carbon tetrachloride induced cirrhosis (n = 11) underwent neurophysiological recording under light anesthesia with propofol. Motor evoked potentials were elicited applying a transcranial electric pulse and were recorded in the tibialis anterior muscle. The effect of the dose of anesthesia was assessed in a group of normal rats (n = 10). RESULTS Rats with portocaval anastomosis exhibited a decrease in motor evoked potentials amplitude following surgery (67 +/- 11 to 41 +/- 16%, P < 0.001). Cirrhotic rats exhibited an increase in motor evoked potentials latency after the appearance of ascites (4.65 +/- 0.43 to 5.15 +/- 0.67 ms., P = 0.04). Increasing doses of propofol produced a decrease in the amplitude and an increase in the latency of motor evoked potentials. CONCLUSION It is possible to reproduce functional abnormalities of the central motor tract in rats with portocaval anastomosis and carbon tetrachloride induced cirrhosis. The development of motor abnormalities in experimental models of minimal hepatic encephalopathy offers the possibility to investigate the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy and test therapeutic strategies.
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- Marc Oria
- Liver Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Stephen M Riordan
- Gastrointestinal and Liver Unit, The Prince of Wales Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Lee FY, Lee H, Hubbert ML, Edwards PA, Zhang Y. FXR, a multipurpose nuclear receptor. Trends Biochem Sci 2006; 31:572-80. [PMID: 16908160 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2006] [Revised: 07/14/2006] [Accepted: 08/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor and a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. In the past six years, remarkable inroads have been made into determining the functional importance of FXR. This receptor has been shown to have crucial roles in controlling bile acid homeostasis, lipoprotein and glucose metabolism, hepatic regeneration, intestinal bacterial growth and the response to hepatotoxins. Thus, the development of FXR agonists might prove useful for the treatment of diabetes, cholesterol gallstones, and hepatic and intestinal toxicity.
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- Florence Y Lee
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Modica S, Moschetta A. Nuclear bile acid receptor FXR as pharmacological target: are we there yet? FEBS Lett 2006; 580:5492-9. [PMID: 16904670 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.07.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2006] [Revised: 07/11/2006] [Accepted: 07/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that is primarily expressed in the enterohepatic system where it functions as intracellular sensor for bile acids. Ligand dependent FXR activation induces transcriptional responses to coordinately regulate bile acid, cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose metabolism, and to protect the intestinal mucosa from bacterial overgrowth and inflammatory insults. Here we discuss the latest discoveries in FXR-driven metabolic pathways with relevance to pathophysiology and novel therapeutic approaches of several conditions such as hypertriglyceridemia, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol gallstone disease, steato-hepatitis and metabolic syndrome.
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- Salvatore Modica
- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Via Nazionale 8A, Santa Maria Imbaro Chieti, CH, Chieti 66030, Italy
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Hofmann AF, Eckmann L. How bile acids confer gut mucosal protection against bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:4333-4. [PMID: 16537368 PMCID: PMC1450168 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600780103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Alan F Hofmann
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0813, USA.
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Inagaki T, Moschetta A, Lee YK, Peng L, Zhao G, Downes M, Yu RT, Shelton JM, Richardson JA, Repa JJ, Mangelsdorf DJ, Kliewer SA. Regulation of antibacterial defense in the small intestine by the nuclear bile acid receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:3920-5. [PMID: 16473946 PMCID: PMC1450165 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0509592103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 821] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Obstruction of bile flow results in bacterial proliferation and mucosal injury in the small intestine that can lead to the translocation of bacteria across the epithelial barrier and systemic infection. These adverse effects of biliary obstruction can be inhibited by administration of bile acids. Here we show that the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a nuclear receptor for bile acids, induces genes involved in enteroprotection and inhibits bacterial overgrowth and mucosal injury in ileum caused by bile duct ligation. Mice lacking FXR have increased ileal levels of bacteria and a compromised epithelial barrier. These findings reveal a central role for FXR in protecting the distal small intestine from bacterial invasion and suggest that FXR agonists may prevent epithelial deterioration and bacterial translocation in patients with impaired bile flow.
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- Departments of *Molecular Biology
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Gene Expression Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Departments of *Molecular Biology
- Pharmacology
- **To whom correspondence should be addressed at:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Room ND9.502, Dallas, TX 75390-9041. E-mail:
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Costa ELDO, Azevedo Júnior GMD, Petroianu A. Efeito da ressecção do íleo terminal na fibrose hepática secundária à ligadura do ducto hepático comum em ratas. Rev Col Bras Cir 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-69912006000100006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: A evolução para fibrose hepática e, posteriormente, para cirrose são fatos bem estabelecidos na colestase extra-hepática prolongada. A despeito dos avanços nos métodos diagnósticos e terapêuticos, essas complicações continuam de difícil solução, principalmente, quando não é possível reverter a causa da colestase. Neste trabalho, procurou-se verificar, em modelo experimental de colestase pela ligadura do ducto hepático comum, se a exclusão do íleo terminal reduziria o desenvolvimento de fibrose hepática. Não houve abordagem direta da causa da colestase, mas atuou-se nos mecanismos de secreção e regulação do fluxo biliar êntero-hepático. MÉTODO: Foram utilizadas trinta e cinco ratas Wistar, distribuídas em três grupos: Grupo 1, apenas laparotomia e laparorrafia; Grupo 2, ligadura do ducto hepático comum; Grupo 3, ligadura do ducto hepático comum associada a ressecção do íleo terminal, com reconstrução do trânsito intestinal, por meio de anastomose íleo-cólon ascendente. Após trinta dias, os animais foram mortos e o fígado de cada rata foi retirado, para a análise histológica. RESULTADOS: Os resultados foram submetidos a análise estatística pelo teste de Kuskal-Wallis, com nível de significância de 95 % (p < 0,05). Verificou-se que houve fibrose hepática nos grupos 2 e 3, porém sem cirrose. O Grupo 3 apresentou fibrose menos acentuada que o Grupo 2. CONCLUSÕES: Conclui-se que a ressecção do íleo terminal associa-se a menor alteração histológica, no fígado de ratas, decorrente de colestase obstrutiva.
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Hofmann AF. Detoxification of lithocholic acid, a toxic bile acid: relevance to drug hepatotoxicity. Drug Metab Rev 2005; 36:703-22. [PMID: 15554243 DOI: 10.1081/dmr-200033475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lithocholic acid, a monohydroxy, secondary bile acid, is formed by bacterial 7-dehydroxylation of the primary bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and of the secondary bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Lithocholic acid and its precursor CDCA are toxic when fed to the rabbit, rhesus monkey, and baboon, but not when CDCA, as well as UDCA, is used for therapeutic purposes in man. Older studies showed that the species specific toxicity of lithocholic acid could be explained by efficient sulfation of lithocholic acid in man and in chimpanzee, but not in the rabbit, rhesus monkey, or baboon. Rodents detoxify lithocholic acid by hydroxylation, but this does not occur in species in which it is toxic. Recent studies suggest that lithocholic acid induces its own detoxification by activating nuclear receptors to promote transcription of genes encoding sulfotransferase. In addition, work with CaCo2 cells suggest that lithocholic acid may undergo sulfation in the enterocyte and be effluxed back into the intestinal lumen. The evolution of trihydroxy bile acids in vertebrates may have occurred to decrease the formation of lithocholic acid. Lithocholic acid is a rare example of a toxic endobiotic; a variety of mechanisms have evolved to solve the problem of efficient detoxification.
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- Alan F Hofmann
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
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Gut flora and bacterial translocation (BT) play an important role in the pathogenesis of the complications of cirrhosis. Research on the pathogenesis of BT and its clinical significance transcends established boundaries between microbiology, cell biology, intestinal pathophysiology, and immunology. This review delineates multiple mechanisms involved in the process of BT, with an emphasis on alterations in intestinal flora and mucosal barrier function, particularly immunological defense mechanisms. Current knowledge on the innate and adaptive immune response that allows a "friendly" communication between bacteria and host is summarized, and alterations occurring in cirrhosis that may facilitate BT are discussed. In addition, definition of a "pathological" BT is proposed together with an analysis of the anatomical site and route of BT. Finally, therapeutic approaches for the prevention of BT in experimental and human cirrhosis are reviewed. Future research in the field of BT in cirrhosis will allow the development of new therapeutic targets in the prevention of infections and other complications of cirrhosis.
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- Reiner Wiest
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg Hospital Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee, Regensburg, Germany
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Rasaratnam B, Connelly N, Chin-Dusting J. Nitric oxide and the hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhosis: is there a role for selective intestinal decontamination? Clin Sci (Lond) 2004; 107:425-34. [PMID: 15270715 DOI: 10.1042/cs20040157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Abnormal vascular tone is responsible for many of the complications seen in cirrhosis making the identification of the pathophysiology of abnormal dilatation a major focus in hepatology research. The study of abnormal vascular tone is complicated by the multiple vascular beds involved (hepatic, splanchnic, peripheral, renal and pulmonary), the differences in the underlying cause of portal hypertension (hepatic versus pre-hepatic) and the slow evolution of the hyperdynamic state. The autonomic nervous system, circulating vasodilators and abnormalities in vascular smooth muscle cells (receptors, ion channels, signalling systems and contraction) have all been implicated. There is overwhelming evidence for an overproduction of NO (nitric oxide) contributing to the peripheral dilatation in both animal models of, and in humans with, cirrhosis and portal hypertension. This review focuses on the proposal that endotoxaemia, possibly from gut-derived bacterial translocation, causes induction of NOS (NO synthase) leading to increased vascular NO production, which is the primary stimulus for the development of vasodilatation in cirrhosis and its accompanying clinical manifestations. The current controversy lies not in whether NO production is elevated, but in which isoform of NOS is responsible. We review the evidence for endotoxaemia in cirrhosis and the factors contributing to gut-derived bacterial translocation, including intestinal motility and permeability, and finally discuss the possible role of selective intestinal decontamination in the management of circulatory abnormalities in cirrhosis.
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- Brindhesha Rasaratnam
- Alfred and Baker Medical Unit, Wynn Domain, Baker Heart Research Institute, St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao
- Yale University School of Medicine and CT-VA Healthcare System, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Luyer MDP, Buurman WA, Hadfoune M, Jacobs JA, Dejong CHC, Greve JWM. High-fat enteral nutrition reduces endotoxin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and gut permeability in bile duct-ligated rats subjected to hemorrhagic shock. J Hepatol 2004; 41:377-83. [PMID: 15336439 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2003] [Revised: 04/27/2004] [Accepted: 04/28/2004] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Cholestatic patients are prone to septic complications after major surgery due to an increased susceptibility to endotoxin and hypotension. High-fat enteral nutrition reduces endotoxin after hemorrhagic shock. However, it is unknown whether this nutritional intervention is protective in biliary obstruction. We investigated the effect of high-fat enteral nutrition on endotoxin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and intestinal permeability in cholestatic rats subjected to hemorrhagic shock. METHODS Bile duct-ligated (BDL) rats were fasted or fed with low-fat or high-fat enteral nutrition before hemorrhagic shock. Blood and tissue samples were taken after 90 min. RESULTS Plasma endotoxin decreased after hemorrhagic shock in BDL-rats fed with high-fat nutrition compared to fasted (P<0.01) and low-fat treated rats (P<0.05). Additionally, circulating TNF-alpha was reduced in BDL-rats pretreated with high-fat nutrition compared to fasted rats (P<0.01). The increased intestinal permeability to macromolecules was reduced by high-fat enteral nutrition, whereas bacterial translocation did not significantly change. Simultaneously, tight junction distribution in ileum and colon was disrupted in non-treated BDL-rats but remained unchanged in high-fat pretreated BDL-rats. CONCLUSIONS High-fat enteral nutrition protects against endotoxin-mediated complications independently of intraluminal bile. These results provide a potential new strategy to prevent endotoxin-mediated complications in cholestatic patients undergoing major surgery.
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- Misha D P Luyer
- Department of Surgery, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), University of Maastricht, University Hospital, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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The gut flora plays an important role in the pathogenesis of the complications of cirrhosis. Cirrhotic patients are prone to develop bacterial infections, mainly the 'spontaneous' infection of ascites or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Other complications of cirrhosis, such as variceal haemorrhage and ascites, occur mostly or solely as a consequence of portal hypertension. Portal pressure increases initially as a consequence of an increased intrahepatic resistance but, once collaterals have formed, high portal pressure is maintained by an increased splanchnic blood inflow secondary to vasodilatation. Splanchnic vasodilatation is the initiating event in the hyperdynamic circulatory state that aggravates the complications of cirrhosis. The gut flora plays a role in both the development of infections and in the hyperdynamic circulatory state of cirrhosis and, although less prominently, it also plays a role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. This chapter presents evidence regarding gut flora and its modification in the pathogenesis and management of these complications of cirrhosis.
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- Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao
- Gastroenterology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System and Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street-1080 LMP, P.O. Box 3333, New Haven, CT 06520-8019, USA.
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Dawson PA, Haywood J, Craddock AL, Wilson M, Tietjen M, Kluckman K, Maeda N, Parks JS. Targeted deletion of the ileal bile acid transporter eliminates enterohepatic cycling of bile acids in mice. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:33920-7. [PMID: 12819193 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m306370200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The ileal apical sodium bile acid cotransporter participates in the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids. In patients with primary bile acid malabsorption, mutations in the ileal bile acid transporter gene (Slc10a2) lead to congenital diarrhea, steatorrhea, and reduced plasma cholesterol levels. To elucidate the quantitative role of Slc10a2 in intestinal bile acid absorption, the Slc10a2 gene was disrupted by homologous recombination in mice. Animals heterozygous (Slc10a2+/-) and homozygous (Slc10a2-/-) for this mutation were physically indistinguishable from wild type mice. In the Slc10a2-/- mice, fecal bile acid excretion was elevated 10- to 20-fold and was not further increased by feeding a bile acid binding resin. Despite increased bile acid synthesis, the bile acid pool size was decreased by 80% and selectively enriched in cholic acid in the Slc10a2-/- mice. On a low fat diet, the Slc10a2-/- mice did not have steatorrhea. Fecal neutral sterol excretion was increased only 3-fold, and intestinal cholesterol absorption was reduced only 20%, indicating that the smaller cholic acid-enriched bile acid pool was sufficient to facilitate intestinal lipid absorption. Liver cholesteryl ester content was reduced by 50% in Slc10a2-/- mice, and unexpectedly plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were slightly elevated. These data indicate that Slc10a2 is essential for efficient intestinal absorption of bile acids and that alternative absorptive mechanisms are unable to compensate for loss of Slc10a2 function.
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- Paul A Dawson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
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Seva-Pereira T, Fernández J, Navasa M, Vila J, Rodés J. Failure of acarbose in preventing bacterial translocation in experimental cirrhosis. J Hepatol 2003; 39:454-5. [PMID: 12927936 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(03)00234-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Wiest R, Rath HC. Gastrointestinal disorders of the critically ill. Bacterial translocation in the gut. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2003; 17:397-425. [PMID: 12763504 DOI: 10.1016/s1521-6918(03)00024-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The human gastrointestinal tract is colonized by a dense population of microorganisms, referred to as the bacterial flora. Although the gut provides a functional barrier between these organisms and the host, bacterial translocation is a common event in the healthy person. However, in critically ill patients, with various underlying diseases, this bacterial translocation may lead to infections and consequently to a further reduction in general health status. The mechanism of bacterial translocation is widely, and somehow controversially investigated in vitro and in animal models. In human studies, several diseases have been associated with bacterial translocation. However, methodological shortcomings, insufficient populations and conflicting results leave many open questions. This is also reflected in the various published therapeutic strategies. To overcome this problem more investigations in humans are needed, especially in techniques for detecting bacterial translocation.
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- Reiner Wiest
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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