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Bajaj A, Markandey M, Kedia S, Ahuja V. Gut bacteriome in inflammatory bowel disease: An update on recent advances. Indian J Gastroenterol 2024; 43:103-111. [PMID: 38374283 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-024-01541-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory gut disorders, majorly classified as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The complex, multifactorial etiopathogenesis of IBD involves genetic predisposition, environmental cues, aberrant mucosal immune response and a disturbed gut microbiota. Epidemiological trends, studies in gnotobiotic mice models and genome-wide association studies, identifying genes involved in microbial handling, together mount evidence in support of the gut microbiota playing a pivotal role in IBD pathogenesis. Both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are characterized by severe dysbiosis of the gut microbiome, marked by an expansion of detrimental taxa and concomitant depletion of beneficial members. IBD is characterized by reduction in abundances of bacterial genera involved in production of short-chain fatty acids, bio-transformations of bile acids and synthesis of indole-based tryptophan compounds such as Faecalibacterium, Ruminococcus, Coprococcus, Dorea, Parabacteroides, Eubacterium, Oscillibacter and Prevotella and elevation in members of phyla Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. This imbalance not only results in exaggerated immune signaling towards the microbial antigens, but also results in an altered metabolomic milieu that triggers additional inflammatory cascades. The present review provides insights into the bacterial dysbiosis observed across different intestinal sites and their metabolomic imprints participating in IBD.
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- Aditya Bajaj
- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India.
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Imazu N, Torisu T, Ihara Y, Umeno J, Kawasaki K, Fujioka S, Fuyuno Y, Matsuno Y, Moriyama T, Kitazono T. Ustekinumab Decreases Circulating Th17 Cells in Ulcerative Colitis. Intern Med 2024; 63:153-158. [PMID: 37197955 PMCID: PMC10864063 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1724-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Objective T helper (Th) cells play a central role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). The present study analyzed the changes in circulating T cells by administration of ustekinumab (UST), an interleukin-12/23p40 antibody. Methods CD4 T cells were isolated from peripheral blood at 0 and 8 weeks after UST treatment, and we analyzed the proportion of CD4 T cells by flow cytometry. Clinical information and laboratory data were obtained at 0, 8, and 16 weeks. Patients We evaluated 13 patients with UC who received UST for the induction of remission between July 2020 and August 2021. Results The median partial Mayo score improved from 4 (1-7) to 0 (0-6) (p<0.001) with UST. Among serological parameters, albumin concentrations, C-reactive protein concentrations, the sedimentation rate, and leucine-rich alpha 2 glycoprotein concentrations showed significant improvement with UST. A flow cytometric analysis of circulating CD4 T cells showed that the percentage of Th17 cells was significantly decreased by UST treatment in all patients (1.85% to 0.98%, p<0.0001). Th1 cells were significantly increased by UST treatment (9.52% to 10.4%, p<0.05), but Th2 and regulatory T cells were not significantly different. The high-Th17 subgroup had a significantly better partial Mayo score than the low-Th17 subgroup at 16 weeks after UST treatment (0 vs. 1, p=0.028). Conclusion Treatment with UST decreases circulating Th17 cells, suggesting that this change may be related to the anti-inflammatory effect of UC.
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- Noriyuki Imazu
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopic Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of International Medical, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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Podolski M, Požgaj L, Faraho I, Petrinić Grba A, Belamarić D, Paravić Radičević A, Bosnar M, Crnčević Urek M, Čubranić A, Mustapić S, Mijandrušić-Sinčić B, Banić M, Eraković Haber V. Correlation of ex vivo cytokine secretion profiles with scoring indices in ulcerative colitis. Eur J Clin Invest 2023; 53:e14070. [PMID: 37547943 DOI: 10.1111/eci.14070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND In ulcerative colitis, the complexity of mucosal cytokine secretion profiles and how they correlate with endoscopic and clinical scores is still unclear. METHODS In this study, we collected fresh biopsies from UC patients to investigate which cytokines are produced in ex vivo culture conditions, a platform increasingly used for testing of novel drugs. Then, we correlated cytokine production with several scoring indices commonly used to assess the severity of the disease. RESULTS Increased levels of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, TNFα and IFNɣ were produced by biopsies of UC patients compared to non-IBD controls. Our results show a better correlation of cytokine levels with Mayo Endoscopic Subscore (MES) and Mayo score, than the more complex Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS). Out of 10 measured cytokines, eight correlated with MES, six with Mayo score and only three with UCEIS, due to the partial increase in cytokine secretion observed in donors with UCEIS = 7-8. When we analysed individual subscores within the UCEIS, Vascular Network subscore showed a correlation similar to MES (7/10 cytokines), while Bleeding as well as Erosions and Ulcers subscores correlated with only 3/10 cytokines, similarly to the total UCEIS. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that choosing biopsies from donors with MES = 2-3 and UCEIS = 2-6 from areas with no bleeding and no superficial and/or deep ulcers could enable a deeper insight into the cytokine profile of the inflamed tissue and represent a better tool for studying potential therapeutic targets and evaluation of novel therapies.
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- University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
- Clinical University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
- Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
- Clinical University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Selvita Ltd, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
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da Rocha IMG, Torrinhas R, Fonseca D, Lyra CDO, de Sousa Alves Neri JL, Balmant BD, Callado L, Charlton K, Queiroz N, Waitzberg DL. Pro-Inflammatory Diet Is Correlated with High Veillonella rogosae, Gut Inflammation and Clinical Relapse of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nutrients 2023; 15:4148. [PMID: 37836432 PMCID: PMC10574102 DOI: 10.3390/nu15194148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic conditions arising from an intricate interplay of genetics and environmental factors, and are associated with gut dysbiosis, inflammation, and gut permeability. In this study, we investigated whether the inflammatory potential of the diet is associated with the gut microbiota profile, inflammation, and permeability in forty patients with IBD in clinical remission. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) score was used to assess the inflammatory potential of the diet. The fecal microbiota profile was analyzed using 16SrRNA (V3-V4) gene sequencing, while fecal zonulin and calprotectin levels were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. We found a positive correlation between the DII score and elevated calprotectin levels (Rho = 0.498; p = 0.001), but not with zonulin levels. Although α- and β-diversity did not significantly differ across DII quartiles, the most pro-inflammatory diet group exhibited a higher fecal abundance of Veillonella rogosae (p = 0.026). In addition, the abundance of some specific bacteria sequences showed an exponential behavior across DII quartiles and a correlation with calprotectin or zonulin levels (p ≤ 0.050). This included a positive correlation between sq702. Veillonella rogosae and fecal calprotectin levels (Rho = 0.419, p = 0.007). DII, calprotectin, and zonulin levels were identified as significant predictors of 6-month disease relapse (p ≤ 0.050). Our findings suggest a potential relationship of a pro-inflammatory diet intake with Veillonella rogosae and calprotectin levels in IBD patients in clinical remission, which may contribute to disease relapse.
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- Ilanna Marques Gomes da Rocha
- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery (LIM-35), Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery (LIM-35), Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery (LIM-35), Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
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- School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery (LIM-35), Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery (LIM-35), Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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- School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery (LIM-35), Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, SP, Brazil
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Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Flammulina velutipes Stipe Wastes on the Cecal Microbiota of Laying Hens. mSystems 2023; 8:e0083522. [PMID: 36511708 PMCID: PMC9948703 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00835-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Because antibiotics have been phased out of use in poultry feed, measures to improve intestinal health have been sought. Dietary fiber may be beneficial to intestinal health by modulating gut microbial composition, but the exact changes it induces remain unclear. In this study, we evaluated the effect of Flammulina velutipes stipe wastes (FVW) on the cecal microbiotas of laying chickens at ages spanning birth to 490 days. Using clonal sequencing and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, we showed that FVW improved the microbial diversity when they under fluctuated. The evolvement of the microbiota enhanced the physiological development of laying hens. Supplementation of FVW enriched the relative abundance of Sutterella, Ruminiclostridium, Synergistes, Anaerostipes, and Rikenellaceae, strengthened the positive connection between Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, and increased the concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in early life. FVW maintains gut microbiota homeostasis by regulating Th1, Th2, and Th17 balance and secretory IgA (S-IgA) level. In conclusion, we showed that FVW induces microbial changes that are potentially beneficial for intestinal immunity. IMPORTANCE Dietary fiber is popularly used in poultry farming to improve host health and metabolism. Microbial composition is known to be influenced by dietary fiber use, although the exact FVW-induced changes remain unclear. This study provided a first comparison of the effects of FVW and the most commonly used antibiotic growth promoter (flavomycin) on the cecal microbiotas of laying hens from birth to 490 days of age. We found that supplementation with FVW altered cecal microbial composition, thereby affecting the correlation network between members of the microbiota, and subsequently affecting the intestinal immune homeostasis.
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Inhibiting Intestinal Krüppel-Like Factor 5 Impairs the Beneficial Role of Renal Denervation in Gut Microbiota in Rats with Heart Failure. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0218322. [PMID: 36135378 PMCID: PMC9603959 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02183-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is critical in maintaining intestinal barrier function, and renal denervation (RDN) mitigates gut microbiota aberrations in rats with heart failure (HF). It is unclear whether intestinal KLF5 can be regulated by RDN and whether inhibiting intestinal KLF5 weakens the beneficial role of RDN on gut microbiota. Sprague-Dawley rats were distributed into a CG (sham transverse aortic constriction [TAC] and sham RDN), HF (induced by TAC), or RDN (underwent RDN after TAC) group or a CG.M, HF.M, or RDN.M group, which included the administration of the KLF5 inhibitor to the CG, HF, or RDN group, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy, mRNA, and protein expression of KLF5 and desmoglein 2 (DSG2) in jejunum and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene in fecal samples were evaluated. KLF5 expression was lower in the RDN group than in the HF group (P < 0.001). The microvillus length, density, length-to-width ratio, and DSG2 expression were lower in the RDN.M group than in the RDN group, and the same trend was observed between the HF.M and HF groups (all P < 0.05). The gut bacterial community structure was altered after administration of a KLF5 inhibitor. The abundances of Proteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Sutterella, and Prevotellaceae were higher, and the abundance of Firmicutes was lower in the RDN.M group than in the RDN group (all P < 0.05). These findings indicated that RDN suppressed intestinal KLF5 expression, and inhibiting intestinal KLF5 expression exacerbated the gut microbiota by impairing the intestinal barrier function in HF rats following RDN, which weakened the beneficial role of RDN on gut microbiota. IMPORTANCE Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is critical for the maintenance of intestinal barrier function. It is unclear whether intestinal KLF5 expression can be affected by renal denervation (RDN) in heart failure (HF) and whether inhibiting intestinal KLF5 expression exacerbates the gut microbiome and weakens the role of RDN in mitigating gut microbiome aberrations in HF rats after RDN. We demonstrated that RDN significantly suppressed intestinal KLF5 expression and that inhibiting intestinal expression of KLF5 exacerbated the gut microbiota and weakened the role of RDN in mitigating microbiota aberrations by impairing intestinal barrier function, resulting in an increase in bacteria harmful to cardiac function and a decrease in beneficial bacteria in HF rats following RDN. This study highlighted the important roles of intestinal KLF5 in modulating gut microbiota in HF and suggested that the influence of RDN on intestinal KLF5 was another possible role of RDN in HF besides downregulating the sympathetic nerve.
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Kang JN, Sun ZF, Li XY, Zhang XD, Jin ZX, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Wang HY, Huang NN, Jiang JH, Ning B. Alterations in gut microbiota are related to metabolite profiles in spinal cord injury. Neural Regen Res 2022; 18:1076-1083. [PMID: 36254996 PMCID: PMC9827763 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.355769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Studies have shown that gut microbiota metabolites can enter the central nervous system via the blood-spinal cord barrier and cause neuroinflammation, thus constituting secondary injury after spinal cord injury. To investigate the correlation between gut microbiota and metabolites and the possible mechanism underlying the effects of gut microbiota on secondary injury after spinal cord injury, in this study, we established mouse models of T8-T10 traumatic spinal cord injury. We used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and metabolomics to reveal the changes in gut microbiota and metabolites in fecal samples from the mouse model. Results showed a severe gut microbiota disturbance after spinal cord injury, which included marked increases in pro-inflammatory bacteria, such as Shigella, Bacteroides, Rikenella, Staphylococcus, and Mucispirillum and decreases in anti-inflammatory bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, Allobaculum, and Sutterella. Meanwhile, we identified 27 metabolites that decreased and 320 metabolites that increased in the injured spinal cord. Combined with pathway enrichment analysis, five markedly differential amino acids (L-leucine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, L-isoleucine and L-valine) were screened out, which play a pivotal role in activating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses following spinal cord injury. Integrated correlation analysis indicated that the alteration of gut microbiota was related to the differences in amino acids, which suggests that disturbances in gut microbiota might participate in the secondary injury through the accumulation of partial metabolites that activate oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. Findings from this study provide a new theoretical basis for improving the secondary injury after spinal cord injury through fecal microbial transplantation.
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- Jian-Ning Kang
- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China,Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong Province, China,Correspondence to: Bin Ning, ; Jian-Hao Jiang, .
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- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China,Department of Spinal Surgery, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China,Correspondence to: Bin Ning, ; Jian-Hao Jiang, .
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Feng B, Lin L, Li L, Long X, Liu C, Zhao Z, Li S, Li Y. Glucocorticoid induced group 2 innate lymphoid cell overactivation exacerbates experimental colitis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:863034. [PMID: 36032134 PMCID: PMC9411106 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.863034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Abnormal activation of the innate and adaptive immune systems has been observed in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Anxiety and depression increase the risk of IBD by activating the adaptive immune system. However, whether anxiety affects innate immunity and its impact on IBD severity remains elusive. This study investigated the mechanism by which anxiety contributes to IBD development in a murine model of acute wrap restraint stress (WRS). Here, we found that anxiety-induced overactivation of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) aggravated colonic inflammation. Overactivation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is a hallmark of the physiological change of anxiety. Corticosterone (CORT), a stress hormone, is a marker of HPA axis activation and is mainly secreted by HPA activation. We hypothesized that the overproduction of CORT stimulated by anxiety exacerbated colonic inflammation due to the abnormally elevated function of ILC2. The results showed that ILC2 secreted more IL-5 and IL-13 in the WRS mice than in the control mice. Meanwhile, WRS mice experienced more body weight loss, shorter colon length, higher concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-α, more severely impaired barrier function, and more severe inflammatory cell infiltration. As expected, the serum corticosterone levels were elevated after restraint stress. Dexamethasone (DEX) was then injected to mimic HPA axis activation induced CORT secretion. DEX injection can also stimulate ILC2 to secrete more type II cytokines and exacerbate oxazolone (OXA) induced colitis. Blocking the IL-13/STAT6 signaling pathway alleviated colitis in WRS and DEX-injected mice. In conclusion, the overactivation of ILC2 induced by CORT contributed to the development of OXA-induced colitis in mice.
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- Bingcheng Feng
- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Shiyang Li, ; Yanqing Li,
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Shiyang Li, ; Yanqing Li,
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Weiß F, Czichos C, Knobe L, Voges L, Bojarski C, Michel G, Fromm M, Krug SM. MarvelD3 Is Upregulated in Ulcerative Colitis and Has Attenuating Effects during Colitis Indirectly Stabilizing the Intestinal Barrier. Cells 2022; 11:cells11091541. [PMID: 35563847 PMCID: PMC9102383 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the impaired intestinal barrier is mainly characterized by changes in tight junction protein expression. The functional role of the tight junction-associated MARVEL protein MARVELD3 (MD3) in IBD is yet unknown. (i) In colon biopsies from IBD patients we analyzed MD3 expression and (ii) in human colon HT-29/B6 cells we studied the signaling pathways of different IBD-relevant cytokines. (iii) We generated a mouse model with intestinal overexpression of MD3 and investigated functional effects of MD3 upregulation. Colitis, graded by the disease activity index, was induced by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and the intestinal barrier was characterized electrophysiologically. MD3 was upregulated in human ulcerative colitis and MD3 expression could be increased in HT-29/B6 cells by IL-13 via the IL13Rα1/STAT pathway. In mice DSS colitis, MD3 overexpression had an ameliorating, protective effect. It was not based on direct enhancement of paracellular barrier properties, but rather on regulatory mechanisms not solved yet in detail. However, as MD3 is involved in regulatory functions such as proliferation and cell survival, we conclude that the protective effects are hardly targeting the intestinal barrier directly but are based on regulatory processes supporting stabilization of the intestinal barrier.
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- Franziska Weiß
- Clinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany; (F.W.); (C.C.); (L.K.); (L.V.); (M.F.)
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- Clinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany; (F.W.); (C.C.); (L.K.); (L.V.); (M.F.)
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- Clinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany; (F.W.); (C.C.); (L.K.); (L.V.); (M.F.)
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- Clinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany; (F.W.); (C.C.); (L.K.); (L.V.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany;
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- Transgenic Technologies, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
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- Clinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany; (F.W.); (C.C.); (L.K.); (L.V.); (M.F.)
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- Clinical Physiology/Nutritional Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany; (F.W.); (C.C.); (L.K.); (L.V.); (M.F.)
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Nielsen OH, Boye TL, Chakravarti D, Gubatan J. Selective tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2022; 43:424-436. [PMID: 35277286 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2022.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Recent significant advances have been made in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases with initiation of the era of biologics. However, an unmet medical need still exists for novel targeted therapies. Compared with biologics, Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) are a new drug class of orally administered small molecules that have been shown to efficiently modulate complex cytokine-driven inflammation in preclinical models and human studies. Unfortunately, serious adverse effects have been reported with the first introduced pan-JAKi, tofacitinib. Here, we review tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) signaling in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), examine mechanisms of action of selective TYK2 inhibitors (TYK2is), and discuss the potential for these inhibitors in efforts to balance benefits and harms.
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- Ole Haagen Nielsen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Zhao ZX, Yuan X, Cui YY, Liu J, Shen J, Jin BY, Feng BC, Zhai YJ, Zheng MQ, Kou GJ, Zhou RC, Li LX, Zuo XL, Li SY, Li YQ. Melatonin Mitigates Oxazolone-Induced Colitis in Microbiota-Dependent Manner. Front Immunol 2022; 12:783806. [PMID: 35116024 PMCID: PMC8805729 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.783806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Levels of type 2 cytokines are elevated in the blood and intestinal tissues of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in the active phase; this phenomenon indicates the participation of type 2 immune response in UC progression. The beneficial effects of melatonin in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) colitis models have been illustrated, but its role in the oxazolone (Oxa)-induced colitis model (driven by type 2 immune response) remains relatively unknown. We investigated the relationship between melatonin concentration and the severity of UC, revealing a significantly negative correlation. Subsequently, we investigated the effects of melatonin in Oxa-induced colitis mice and the potential underlying mechanisms. Administration of melatonin significantly counteracted body weight loss, colon shortening, and neutrophil infiltration in Oxa-induced colitis mice. Melatonin treatment mitigated Oxa-induced colitis by suppressing type 2 immune response. In addition, melatonin attenuated intestinal permeability by enhancing the expression of ZO-1 and occludin in colitis mice. Interestingly, the protective effect of melatonin was abolished when the mice were co-housed, indicating that the regulation of gut microbiota by melatonin was critical in alleviating Oxa-induced colitis. Subsequently, 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to explore the microbiota composition. Decreased richness and diversity of intestinal microbiota at the operational taxonomic unit (OTU) level resulted from melatonin treatment. Melatonin also elevated the abundance of Bifidobacterium, a well-known probiotic, and reduced proportions of several harmful bacterial genera, such as Desulfovibrio, Peptococcaceae, and Lachnospiraceae. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was used to explore the role of microbiota in the function of melatonin in Oxa-induced colitis. Microbiota transplantation from melatonin-treated mice alleviated Oxa-induced colitis, suggesting that the microbiome participates in the relief of Oxa-induced colitis by melatonin. Our findings demonstrate that melatonin ameliorates Oxa-induced colitis in a microbiota-dependent manner, suggesting the therapeutic potential of melatonin in treating type 2 immunity-associated UC.
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- Zi-xiao Zhao
- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Robot Engineering Laboratory for Precise Diagnosis and Therapy of GI Tumor, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Robot Engineering Laboratory for Precise Diagnosis and Therapy of GI Tumor, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Robot Engineering Laboratory for Precise Diagnosis and Therapy of GI Tumor, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Robot Engineering Laboratory for Precise Diagnosis and Therapy of GI Tumor, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Leyrolle Q, Cserjesi R, Demeure R, Neyrinck AM, Amadieu C, Rodriguez J, Kärkkäinen O, Hanhineva K, Paquot N, Cnop M, Cani PD, Thissen JP, Bindels LB, Klein O, Luminet O, Delzenne NM. Microbiota and Metabolite Profiling as Markers of Mood Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study in Obese Patients. Nutrients 2021; 14:nu14010147. [PMID: 35011021 PMCID: PMC8746987 DOI: 10.3390/nu14010147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with an increased risk of several neurological and psychiatric diseases, but few studies report the contribution of biological features in the occurrence of mood disorders in obese patients. The aim of the study is to evaluate the potential links between serum metabolomics and gut microbiome, and mood disturbances in a cohort of obese patients. Psychological, biological characteristics and nutritional habits were evaluated in 94 obese subjects from the Food4Gut study stratified according to their mood score assessed by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The fecal gut microbiota and plasma non-targeted metabolomics were analysed. Obese subjects with increased negative mood display elevated levels of Coprococcus as well as decreased levels of Sutterella and Lactobacillus. Serum metabolite profile analysis reveals in these subjects altered levels of several amino acid-derived metabolites, such as an increased level of L-histidine and a decreased in phenylacetylglutamine, linked to altered gut microbiota composition and function rather than to differences in dietary amino acid intake. Regarding clinical profile, we did not observe any differences between both groups. Our results reveal new microbiota-derived metabolites that characterize the alterations of mood in obese subjects, thereby allowing to propose new targets to tackle mood disturbances in this context. Food4gut, clinicaltrial.gov: NCT03852069.
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- Quentin Leyrolle
- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
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- Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; (R.C.); (O.K.)
- Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1053 Budapest, Hungary
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland;
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- Food Chemistry and Food Development Unit, Department of Life Technologies, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland;
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-Inflammation, Infection & Immunity, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Medical Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
- Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
- WELBIO-Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Pole of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique IREC, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
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- Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; (R.C.); (O.K.)
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- Research Institute for Psychological Sciences, UCLouvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (Q.L.); (R.D.); (A.M.N.); (C.A.); (J.R.); (P.D.C.); (L.B.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-2-764-73-69
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Rodríguez-González A, Vitali F, Moya M, De Filippo C, Passani MB, Orio L. Effects of Alcohol Binge Drinking and Oleoylethanolamide Pretreatment in the Gut Microbiota. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:731910. [PMID: 34888256 PMCID: PMC8651011 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.731910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Introduction Chronic alcohol consumption is known to cause gut dysbiosis (changes in microbiota composition and/or function, disruptive of the normal host–microbiota interactions). However, little is known about the changes that alcohol binge drinking induces in the gut microbiota. Here, we have tested the hypothesis that a protocol of alcohol binge drinking, known to induce neuroinflammation in previous studies, also promotes intestinal dysbiosis, and we explored how oleoylethanolamide (OEA, an acylethanolamide proven to counteract alcohol binge drinking-induced neuroinflammation) pretreatment modulates alcohol-induced dysbiosis. Methods Alcohol binges were forced by gavage three times per day during 4 consecutive days; OEA pretreatment (intraperitoneal or intragastric) was administered before each alcohol gavage. Stool microbiota composition was assessed by next-generation 16S rRNA gene sequencing, prior and after the 4-day alcohol binge protocol. Results Alcohol binge drinking reduced the richness of the gut microbiota and changed the microbial community, reducing Lactobacillus among other genera. Pretreatment with OEA in the alcohol-administered rats decreased the richness, evenness, and Shannon indices to a greater extent with respect to alcohol alone, also changing the community structure. Microbial interactions in the association network were further decreased following OEA administration in the alcohol group, with respect to the water administration. The synergistic interaction between alcohol binge and OEA was affected by the route of administration of OEA, since oral and i.p. administrations differently changed the community structure. Conclusion Results suggest that alcohol binge drinking produces a clear dysbiosis in animals; we observed that the well-known protective actions of OEA in the context of alcohol abuse might not be related to OEA-induced changes in alcohol-induced dysbiosis. These are observational results, and thus, further research will be needed for a complete understanding of the biological significance of the observed changes.
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- Alicia Rodríguez-González
- Laboratory of Psychobiology, Department of Psychobiology and Methods in Behavioral Science, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Psychobiology, Department of Psychobiology and Methods in Behavioral Science, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Psychobiology, Department of Psychobiology and Methods in Behavioral Science, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Red de Trastornos Adictivos (RTA), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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The influence of cytokines on the complex pathology of ulcerative colitis. Autoimmun Rev 2021; 21:103017. [PMID: 34902606 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.103017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) specifically affects the colon and rectum through multifactorial mechanisms associated with genetic alterations, environmental factors, microbiota, and mucosal immune dysregulation. In patients with corticosteroid-refractory UC, current therapies primarily employ antibodies against tumor necrosis factor-α, α4β7 integrin, and interleukin (IL)-12/23 p40; and a small-molecule Janus kinase inhibitor. Despite these revolutionary molecular targeting therapies introduced during the last two decades, 30%-55% of patients fail to respond such molecular targeting agents in the induction phase, requiring changes in treatment. Here we review basic and clinical research aimed to address this problem, focusing on the pathogenic effects of cytokines produced by innate and adaptive immune cells. For example, IL-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, T helper (Th) 1-, Th2-, and Th17-associated cytokines are expressed at relatively higher levels in the intestinal tissues of patients with UC. However, their expression levels depend on disease stage and patient characteristics. The complex pathology of UC may induce differences in responses to therapy. The findings of such studies strongly support the argument that future targeted therapies must focus on differences in cytokine levels associated with the stages of UC as well as on the distinct cytokine expression profiles of individual patients.
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Current practice in IBD is to classify patients based on clinical signs and symptoms and provide treatments accordingly. However, the response of IBD patients to available treatments is highly variable, highlighting clinically significant heterogeneity among patients. Thus, more accurate patient stratification is urgently needed to more effectively target therapeutic interventions to specific patients. Here we review the degree of heterogeneity in IBD, discussing how the microbiota, genetics, and immune system may contribute to the variation among patients. We highlight how molecular heterogeneity may relate to clinical phenotype, but in other situations may be independent of clinical phenotype, encouraging future studies to fill the gaps. Finally, we discuss novel stratification methodologies as a foundation for precision medicine, in particular a novel stratification strategy based on conserved genes across species. All of these dimensions of heterogeneity have potential to provide strategies for patient stratification and move IBD practice towards personalised medicine.
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- Katja A Selin
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gastroenterology Unit, Patient Area Gastroenterology, Dermatovenereology and Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Clinical Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Patient Area Gastroenterology, Dermatovenereology and Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Clinical Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Clinical Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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Teh JJ, Berendsen EM, Hoedt EC, Kang S, Zhang J, Zhang F, Liu Q, Hamilton AL, Wilson-O’Brien A, Ching J, Sung JJY, Yu J, Ng SC, Kamm MA, Morrison M. Novel strain-level resolution of Crohn's disease mucosa-associated microbiota via an ex vivo combination of microbe culture and metagenomic sequencing. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:3326-3338. [PMID: 34035441 PMCID: PMC8528831 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-00991-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The mucosa-associated microbiota is widely recognized as a potential trigger for Crohn's disease pathophysiology but remains largely uncharacterised beyond its taxonomic composition. Unlike stool microbiota, the functional characterisation of these communities using current DNA/RNA sequencing approaches remains constrained by the relatively small microbial density on tissue, and the overwhelming amount of human DNA recovered during sample preparation. Here, we have used a novel ex vivo approach that combines microbe culture from anaerobically preserved tissue with metagenome sequencing (MC-MGS) to reveal patient-specific and strain-level differences among these communities in post-operative Crohn's disease patients. The 16 S rRNA gene amplicon profiles showed these cultures provide a representative and holistic representation of the mucosa-associated microbiota, and MC-MGS produced both high quality metagenome-assembled genomes of recovered novel bacterial lineages. The MC-MGS approach also produced a strain-level resolution of key Enterobacteriacea and their associated virulence factors and revealed that urease activity underpins a key and diverse metabolic guild in these communities, which was confirmed by culture-based studies with axenic cultures. Collectively, these findings using MC-MGS show that the Crohn's disease mucosa-associated microbiota possesses taxonomic and functional attributes that are highly individualistic, borne at least in part by novel bacterial lineages not readily isolated or characterised from stool samples using current sequencing approaches.
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- J. J. Teh
- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD Australia ,Present Address: Wacker Biotech B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD Australia ,grid.413648.cPresent Address: NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Digestive Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD Australia
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.413105.20000 0000 8606 2560Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- grid.413105.20000 0000 8606 2560Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China ,grid.59025.3b0000 0001 2224 0361Present Address: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China ,grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Center for Gut Microbiota Research, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China ,grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Center for Gut Microbiota Research, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- grid.413105.20000 0000 8606 2560Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD Australia
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Vitali F, Colucci R, Di Paola M, Pindo M, De Filippo C, Moretti S, Cavalieri D. Early melanoma invasivity correlates with gut fungal and bacterial profiles. Br J Dermatol 2021; 186:106-116. [PMID: 34227096 PMCID: PMC9293081 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The microbiome is emerging as a crucial player of the immune checkpoint in cancer. Melanoma is a highly immunogenic tumour, and the gut microbiome composition has been correlated to prognosis and evolution of advanced melanoma and proposed as biomarker for immune checkpoint therapy. OBJECTIVES We investigated the gut fungal and bacterial composition in early-stage melanoma and correlated microbial profiles with histopathological features. METHODS Bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal ITS region sequencing was performed from faecal samples of patients affected by stage I and II melanoma, and healthy controls. A meta-analysis with gut microbiota data from metastatic melanoma patients was also carried out. RESULTS We found a combination of gut fungal and bacterial profiles significantly discriminating M patients from controls. In melanoma patients, we observed an abundance of Prevotella copri and yeasts belonging to the Saccharomycetales order. We found bacterial and fungal community correlated to melanoma invasiveness, whereas specific fungal profile correlated to melanoma regression. Bacteroides was identified as general marker of immunogenicity, being shared by regressive and invasive melanoma. In addition, the bacterial community from stage I and II patients were different in structure and richer than those from metastatic melanoma patients. CONCLUSIONS Gut microbiota composition in early-stage melanoma changes along the gradient from in situ to invasive (and metastatic) melanoma. Changes in the microbiota and mycobiota are correlated to the histological features of early-stage melanoma, and to the clinical course and response to immune therapies of advanced stage melanoma, through a direct or indirect immunomodulation.
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- F Vitali
- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), National Research Council (CNR), Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences (DSS), University of Florence, Palagi Hospital, Viale Michelangelo 41, 50125, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Genomics Platform, Unit of Computational Biology, San Michele a/A, Edmund Mach Foundation, Via E. Mach 1, 38010, Trento, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), National Research Council (CNR), Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences (DSS), University of Florence, Palagi Hospital, Viale Michelangelo 41, 50125, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Ji L, Chen S, Gu G, Zhou J, Wang W, Ren J, Wu J, Yang D, Zheng Y. Exploration of Crucial Mediators for Carotid Atherosclerosis Pathogenesis Through Integration of Microbiome, Metabolome, and Transcriptome. Front Physiol 2021; 12:645212. [PMID: 34108883 PMCID: PMC8181762 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.645212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) is an important cause of stroke. Although interactions between the gut microbiome and metabolome have been widely investigated with respect to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, information regarding CAS remains limited. Materials and Methods We utilized 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing and untargeted metabolomics to investigate the alterations in the gut microbiota and plasma metabolites of 32 CAS patients and 32 healthy controls. The compositions of the gut microbiota differed significantly between the two groups, and a total of 11 differentially enriched genera were identified. In the metabolomic analysis, 11 and 12 significantly changed metabolites were screened in positive (POS) and negative (NEG) modes, respectively. α-N-Phenylacetyl-L-glutamine was an upregulated metabolite in CAS patients detected in both POS and NEG modes and had the highest | log2(fold change)| in POS mode. In addition, transcriptomic analysis was performed using the GSE43292 dataset. Results A total of 132 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened. Among the upregulated DEGs in CAS patients, FABP4 exhibited the highest | log2(fold change)|. Furthermore, FABP4 was positively associated with Acidaminococcus and had the highest Spearman’s correlation coefficient and the most significant p-value among the microbiota–DEG pairs. Conclusion In this study, we investigated the potential “microbiota–metabolite–gene” regulatory axis that may act on CAS, and our results may help to establish a theoretical basis for further specialized study of this disease.
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- Lei Ji
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Aldars-García L, Chaparro M, Gisbert JP. Systematic Review: The Gut Microbiome and Its Potential Clinical Application in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9050977. [PMID: 33946482 PMCID: PMC8147118 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9050977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing-remitting systemic disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It is well established that the gut microbiome has a profound impact on IBD pathogenesis. Our aim was to systematically review the literature on the IBD gut microbiome and its usefulness to provide microbiome-based biomarkers. A systematic search of the online bibliographic database PubMed from inception to August 2020 with screening in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted. One-hundred and forty-four papers were eligible for inclusion. There was a wide heterogeneity in microbiome analysis methods or experimental design. The IBD intestinal microbiome was generally characterized by reduced species richness and diversity, and lower temporal stability, while changes in the gut microbiome seemed to play a pivotal role in determining the onset of IBD. Multiple studies have identified certain microbial taxa that are enriched or depleted in IBD, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and archaea. The two main features in this sense are the decrease in beneficial bacteria and the increase in pathogenic bacteria. Significant differences were also present between remission and relapse IBD status. Shifts in gut microbial community composition and abundance have proven to be valuable as diagnostic biomarkers. The gut microbiome plays a major role in IBD, yet studies need to go from casualty to causality. Longitudinal designs including newly diagnosed treatment-naïve patients are needed to provide insights into the role of microbes in the onset of intestinal inflammation. A better understanding of the human gut microbiome could provide innovative targets for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and even cure of this relevant disease.
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- Laila Aldars-García
- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (L.A.-G.); (M.C.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (L.A.-G.); (M.C.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (L.A.-G.); (M.C.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), 28006 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-913-093-911; Fax: +34-915-204-013
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Chascsa DM, Ferré EMN, Hadjiyannis Y, Alao H, Natarajan M, Quinones M, Kleiner DE, Simcox TL, Chitsaz E, Rose SR, Hallgren A, Kampe O, Marko J, Ali RO, Auh S, Koh C, Belkaid Y, Lionakis MS, Heller T. APECED-Associated Hepatitis: Clinical, Biochemical, Histological and Treatment Data From a Large, Predominantly American Cohort. Hepatology 2021; 73:1088-1104. [PMID: 32557834 PMCID: PMC9169991 DOI: 10.1002/hep.31421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), caused by autoimmune regulator (AIRE) mutations, manifests with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) and multisystem autoimmunity, most often hypoparathyroidism (HP) and adrenal insufficiency (AI). European cohorts previously reported a ~10% prevalence of APECED-associated hepatitis (APAH) with presentations ranging from asymptomatic laboratory derangements to fatal fulminant hepatic failure. Herein, we characterized APAH in a large APECED cohort from the Americas. APPROACH AND RESULTS Forty-five consecutive patients with APECED were evaluated (2013-2015) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH; NCT01386437). Hepatology consultation assessed hepatic and autoimmune biomarkers and liver ultrasound in all patients. Liver biopsies evaluated autoimmune features and fibrosis. The 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing was performed in 35 patients' stools (12 with and 23 without APAH). Among 43 evaluable patients, 18 (42%) had APAH; in 33.3% of those with APAH, APAH occurred before developing classic APECED diagnostic criteria. At APAH diagnosis, the median age was 7.8 years, and patients manifested with aminotransferase elevation and/or hyperbilirubinemia. All patients with APAH were in clinical remission during their NIH evaluation while receiving immunomodulatory treatment. We found no difference in age, sex, or prevalence of CMC, AI, or HP between patients with or without APAH. Autoantibody positivity against aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2, histidine decarboxylase (HDC), bactericidal/permeability-increasing fold-containing B1, tryptophan hydroxlase, and 21-hydroxylase (21-OH), and the homozygous c.967_979del13 AIRE mutation were associated with APAH development. Classical serological biomarkers of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) were only sporadically positive. AIH-like lymphoplasmacytic inflammation with mild fibrosis was the predominant histological feature. Stool microbiome analysis found Slackia and Acidaminococcus in greater abundance in patients with APAH. CONCLUSIONS APAH is more common than previously described, may present early before classic APECED manifestations, and most often manifests with milder, treatment-responsive disease. Several APECED-associated autoantibodies, but not standard AIH-associated biomarkers, correlate with APAH.
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- David M. Chascsa
- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Bioscience Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Radiology and Imaging Sciences, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- NIAID Microbiome Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational, Hepatology Section, Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Ogino H, Fukaura K, Iboshi Y, Nagamatsu Y, Okuno H, Nishioka K, Nishihara Y, Tanaka Y, Chinen T, Ihara E, Ogawa Y. Role of the IL-23-T-bet/GATA3 Axis for the Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis. Inflammation 2020; 44:592-603. [PMID: 33040251 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-020-01358-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) has been considered a Th2- and Th17-related disease. However, anti-IL-12/23 p40 antibody, which blocks Th1 and Th17 cell induction and maintenance, has shown efficacy in treating UC, suggesting that UC might not be a prototypical Th2 and Th17 cell-mediated autoimmune disease. To verify how the immune responses in UC patients interact with each other, we analyzed the cytokine expression and transcription factors involved in the Th1, Th2, and Th17 responses. The mucosal expression of 19 cytokines and transcription factors related to Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells, as well as Tregs, were measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction using endoscopic biopsy specimens from inflamed colons of UC patients. A correlation analysis between the cytokines and transcription factors was conducted. The characteristic cytokine profile in UC patients has two immune response clusters: Th17-related responses and Th1-/Th2-related responses. IL-23 showed a weaker association with Th17 cell-related cytokines and transcription factor RORC and a much stronger correlation with T-bet and GATA3. In the high-IL-23-expression group, the rate of chronic continuous type was higher and the remission rate lower than in the low-IL-23-expression group. IL-23 may be a very important cytokine for evaluating the UC disease condition, as the expression of IL-23 is associated with certain clinical characteristics of UC patients. A unique association between IL-23 and T-bet/GATA3 might play a key role in the pathogenesis of UC.
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- Haruei Ogino
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Futsukaichi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
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Nasef NA, Mehta S. Role of Inflammation in Pathophysiology of Colonic Disease: An Update. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4748. [PMID: 32635383 PMCID: PMC7370289 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Diseases of the colon are a big health burden in both men and women worldwide ranging from acute infection to cancer. Environmental and genetic factors influence disease onset and outcome in multiple colonic pathologies. The importance of inflammation in the onset, progression and outcome of multiple colonic pathologies is gaining more traction as the evidence from recent research is considered. In this review, we provide an update on the literature to understand how genetics, diet, and the gut microbiota influence the crosstalk between immune and non‑immune cells resulting in inflammation observed in multiple colonic pathologies. Specifically, we focus on four colonic diseases two of which have a more established association with inflammation (inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer) while the other two have a less understood relationship with inflammation (diverticular disease and irritable bowel syndrome).
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- Noha Ahmed Nasef
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Biodiscovery, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Sutterella Species, IgA-degrading Bacteria in Ulcerative Colitis. Trends Microbiol 2020; 28:519-522. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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