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Becker HE, Kameli N, Rustichelli A, Heijnens BA, Stassen FR, Penders J, Jonkers DM. In vitro mucin degradation and paracellular permeability by fecal water from Crohn's disease patients. Future Microbiol 2024; 19:335-347. [PMID: 38470403 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2022-0265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Aim: This study aimed to examine the impact of fecal water (FW) of active and remissive Crohn's disease (CD) patients on mucin degradation and epithelial barrier function. Methods: FW and bacterial membrane vesicles (MVs) were isolated from fresh fecal samples of six healthy controls (HCs) and 12 CD patients. Bacterial composition was determined by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Results: In vitro FW-induced mucin degradation was higher in CD samples versus HC (p < 0.01), but not associated with specific bacterial genera. FW of three remissive samples decreased transepithelial electrical resistance in Caco-2 cells by 78-87% (p < 0.001). MVs did not induce barrier alterations. Conclusion: The higher mucin-degradation capacity of CD-derived FW might suggest contributions of microbial products to CD pathophysiology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Heike Ef Becker
- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Division of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Division of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Caphri School for Public Health & Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Division of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition & Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Antioxidant and Functional Features of Pre-Fermented Ingredients Obtained by the Fermentation of Milling By-Products. FERMENTATION 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8120722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The use of milling by-products as ingredients in food formulations has increased gradually over the past years, due to their well-recognized health properties. Fermentation performed with selected microbial strains or microbial consortia is the most promising way to reduce antinutritional factors of cereals and bran, while increasing their nutritional and functional properties. This work, developed within the BBI project INGREEN, was aimed to study the functional, nutritional and technological features of a pre-fermented ingredient obtained from the fermentation of a mixture of rye bran and wheat germ by a selected microbial consortium composed of yeasts (Kazachstania unispora and Kazachstania servazii) and lactic acid bacteria (Latilactobacillus curvatus) using as reference the unfermented mixture and the same mixture fermented by a baker’s yeast. The selected microbial consortium improved the complexity of the volatile molecules such as acids, alcohols and esters. A better retention of color parameters was maintained compared to the product fermented by a baker’s yeast. In addition, the fermentation by the selected consortium showed a significant increase in short chain fatty acids (more than 5-fold), antioxidant activity (22–24%), total phenol content (53–71%), bioactive peptides (39–52%), a reduction of 20–28% in phytic acid content and an increase in prebiotic activity not only compared to the unfermented product but also compared to the preferment obtained with a baker’s yeast. Overall, the fermentation by the selected microbial consortium can be considered a valuable way to valorize milling by-products and promote their exploitation as food ingredients.
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Becker HEF, Jamin C, Bervoets L, Boleij A, Xu P, Pierik MJ, Stassen FRM, Savelkoul PHM, Penders J, Jonkers DMAE. Higher Prevalence of Bacteroides fragilis in Crohn's Disease Exacerbations and Strain-Dependent Increase of Epithelial Resistance. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:598232. [PMID: 34168621 PMCID: PMC8219053 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.598232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bacteroides fragilis has previously been linked to Crohn's disease (CD) exacerbations, but results are inconsistent and underlying mechanisms unknown. This study investigates the epidemiology of B. fragilis and its virulence factors bft (enterotoxin) and ubiquitin among 181 CD patients and the impact on the intestinal epithelial barrier in vitro. The prevalence of B. fragilis was significantly higher in active (n = 69/88, 78.4%) as compared to remissive (n = 58/93, 62.4%, p = 0.018) CD patients. Moreover, B. fragilis was associated with intestinal strictures. Interestingly, the intestinal barrier function, as examined by transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurements of Caco-2 monolayers, increased when exposed to secretomes of bft-positive (bft-1 and bft-2 isotype; increased TEER ∼160%, p < 0.001) but not when exposed to bft-negative strains. Whole metagenome sequencing and metabolomics, respectively, identified nine coding sequences and two metabolites that discriminated TEER-increasing from non-TEER-increasing strains. This study revealed a higher B. fragilis prevalence during exacerbation. Surprisingly, bft-positive secretomes increased epithelial resistance, but we excluded Bft as the likely causative factor.
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Affiliation(s)
- Heike E. F. Becker
- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Cardani D, Sardi C, La Ferla B, D'Orazio G, Sommariva M, Marcucci F, Olivero D, Tagliabue E, Koepsell H, Nicotra F, Balsari A, Rumio C. Sodium glucose cotransporter 1 ligand BLF501 as a novel tool for management of gastrointestinal mucositis. Mol Cancer 2014; 13:23. [PMID: 24495286 PMCID: PMC3937063 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-13-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Recent studies demonstrated that engagement of sodium glucose transporter 1 (SGLT-1) by orally administered D-glucose protects the intestinal mucosa from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced injury. We tested whether SGLT-1 engagement might protect the intestinal mucosa from doxorubicin (DXR)- and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced injury in animal models mimicking acute or chronic mucositis. Methods Mice were treated intraperitoneally with DXR, alone or in combination with 5-FU, and orally with BLF501, a glucose-derived synthetic compound with high affinity for SGLT-1. Intestinal mucosal epithelium integrity was assessed by histological analysis, cellular proliferation assays, real-time PCR gene expression assays and Western blot assays. Student’s t-test (paired two-tailed) and χ2 analyses were used for comparisons between groups. Differences were considered significant at p < 0.05. Results BLF501 administration in mice treated with DXR and/or 5-FU decreased the injuries to the mucosa in terms of epithelial integrity and cellular proliferative ability. Co-treatment with BLF501 led to a normal expression and distribution of both zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and beta-catenin, which were underexpressed after treatment with either chemotherapeutic agent alone. BLF501 administration also restored normal expression of caspase-3 and ezrin/radixin/moesin (ERM), which were overexpressed after treatment with DXR and 5-FU. In SGLT1-/- mice, BLF501 had no detectable effects. BLF501 administration in wild-type mice with growing A431 tumors did not modify antitumor activity of DXR. Conclusions BLF501-induced protection of the intestinal mucosa is a promising novel therapeutic approach to reducing the severity of chemotherapy-induced mucositis.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Bruininx EMAM, Binnendijk GP, Zandstra T, Heetkamp MJW, Van Der Peet-Schwering CMC, Gerrits WJJ. Performance and energy metabolism in restrictively fed weanling pigs are not affected by feeding either fermented cereals or their end-products. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2010; 94:e355-65. [PMID: 20662967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01021.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To study the effects of feeding fermented cereals or just fermentation end-products on performance and energy metabolism, 18 restrictedly fed groups of eight pigs each were assigned to one of three dietary treatments: (i) a liquid control diet (C) containing 40% of a mixture of barley and wheat; or (ii) a liquid diet (F) containing 40% fermented barley and wheat; or (iii) a liquid diet as C with the addition of some important fermentation end-products (FP; organic acids and ethanol) in concentrations similar to those in the fermented F-diet. Energy and nitrogen balances, heat production, and performance traits were measured during two consecutive periods (days 1-5 and days 6-14). There was a considerable increase in average dry matter intake that tended (p = 0.06) to be higher in the FP-group than in the other groups. Apparent fecal digestibility of dry matter, ash, nitrogen and energy during period 2 were not affected (p > 0.1). Averaged over both periods, none of the energy metabolism parameters were affected by the diets (p > 0.1). However, there were diet × period interactions for metabolizable energy-intake (p = 0.07), energy retention (p < 0.05), the respiratory quotient (RQ; p < 0.01) and activity-related heat production (H(ACT,) p = 0.05). Additionally, there were some differences between the diets in the average hourly patterns in RQ and H(ACT). In conclusion, restricted feeding of either 40% fermented cereals nor their fermentation end-products affected performance and energy metabolism traits in weanling pigs. Nevertheless, lower postprandial activity-related heat production by pigs given the fermented cereals suggest a stimulating effect of fermented cereals on short term satiety that was not seen in pigs given fermentation end-products only.
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- E M A M Bruininx
- Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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