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Gao Y, Liu L, Cui Y, Zhang J, Wu X. The causality of gut microbiota on onset and progression of sepsis: a bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1266579. [PMID: 38698853 PMCID: PMC11063379 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1266579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Background Several observational studies have proposed a potential link between gut microbiota and the onset and progression of sepsis. Nevertheless, the causality of gut microbiota and sepsis remains debatable and warrants more comprehensive exploration. Methods We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to test the causality between gut microbiota and the onset and progression of sepsis. The genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics for 196 bacterial traits were extracted from the MiBioGen consortium, whereas the GWAS summary statistics for sepsis and sepsis-related outcomes came from the UK Biobank. The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) approach was the primary method used to examine the causal association. To complement the IVW method, we utilized four additional MR methods. We performed a series of sensitivity analyses to examine the robustness of the causal estimates. Results We assessed the causality of 196 bacterial traits on sepsis and sepsis-related outcomes. Genus Coprococcus2 [odds ratio (OR) 0.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.69-0.94), p = 0.007] and genus Dialister (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.74-0.97, p = 0.016) had a protective effect on sepsis, whereas genus Ruminococcaceae UCG011 (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.01-1.20, p = 0.024) increased the risk of sepsis. When it came to sepsis requiring critical care, genus Anaerostipes (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.31-0.76, p = 0.002), genus Coprococcus1 (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.43-1.00, p = 0.049), and genus Lachnospiraceae UCG004 (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.34-0.77, p = 0.001) emerged as protective factors. Concerning 28-day mortality of sepsis, genus Coprococcus1 (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.48-0.94, p = 0.020), genus Coprococcus2 (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.27-0.86, p = 0.013), genus Lachnospiraceae FCS020 (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.52-0.95, p = 0.023), and genus Victivallis (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.68-0.99, p = 0.042) presented a protective effect, whereas genus Ruminococcus torques group (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.00-2.35, p = 0.049), genus Sellimonas (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.04-1.50, p = 0.019), and genus Terrisporobacter (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.02-2.02, p = 0.040) presented a harmful effect. Furthermore, genus Coprococcus1 (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.19-0.92, p = 0.031), genus Coprococcus2 (OR 0.34, 95% CI 0.14-0.83, p = 0.018), and genus Ruminiclostridium6 (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.22-0.83, p = 0.012) were associated with a lower 28-day mortality of sepsis requiring critical care. Conclusion This MR analysis unveiled a causality between the 21 bacterial traits and sepsis and sepsis-related outcomes. Our findings may help the development of novel microbiota-based therapeutics to decrease the morbidity and mortality of sepsis.
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- Department of Anesthesia, ShengJing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Ma X, Jia X, Peng Y, Li X, Wang C, Yu K. Gut microbiota disruption during sepsis and the influence of innate metabolites on sepsis prognosis. Int Microbiol 2023; 26:929-938. [PMID: 36967434 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-023-00349-x] [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: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Sepsis causes high mortality in intensive care units. Although there have been many studies on the gut microbiota in patients with sepsis, the impact of sepsis on the gut microbiota has not been directly determined because the treatment of sepsis also affects the gut microbiota. Therefore, we designed this animal experiment to explore gut microbiota alterations during sepsis. Mice were divided into two groups, mice that survived less than 3 days and mice that survived more than 3 days. Fecal samples collected on the day of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), as well as on the 3rd and 7th days after CLP, were subjected to microbial community analysis and nontargeted metabolomics analysis. The results showed significantly lower bacterial diversity in fecal samples after CLP. At the genus level, the fecal samples obtained on the 3rd and 7th days after CLP exhibited significantly increased relative abundances of Bacteroides, Helicobacter, etc., and significantly decreased relative abundances of Alloprevotella, Prevotella, etc. Innate metabolite levels were significantly different in mice that survived less than 3 days and mice that survived more than 3 days. In conclusion, CLP-induced sepsis in mice changes the structure of the gut microbiome, and innate metabolites affect the prognosis of septic mice.
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- Xiaohui Ma
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Youzheng Street, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Youzheng Street, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Youzheng Street, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150000, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Youzheng Street, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23 Youzheng Street, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Bodilly L, Williamson L, Lahni P, Alder MN, Haslam DB, Kaplan JM. Obesity Alters cytokine signaling and gut microbiome in septic mice. Innate Immun 2023; 29:161-170. [PMID: 37802127 PMCID: PMC10621470 DOI: 10.1177/17534259231205959] [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: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality. Plasma cytokine levels may identify those at increased risk of mortality from sepsis. Our aim was to understand how obesity alters cytokine levels during early sepsis and its correlation with survival. Six-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were randomized to control (non-obese) or high fat diet (obese) for 5-7 weeks. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP). Cytokine levels were measured from cheek bleeds 8 h after CLP, and mice were monitored for survival. Other cohorts were sacrificed 1 h after CLP for plasma and tissue. Septic obese mice had higher survival. At 8 h after sepsis, obese mice had higher adiponectin, leptin, and resistin but lower TNFα and IL-6 compared to non-obese mice. When stratified by 24-h survival, adipokines were not significantly different in obese and non-obese mice. TNFα and IL-6 were higher in non-obese, compared to obese, mice that died within 24 h of sepsis. Diet and to sepsis significantly impacted the cecal microbiome. IL-6 is a prognostic biomarker during early sepsis in non-obese and obese mice. A plausible mechanism for the survival difference in non-obese and obese mice may be the difference in gut microbiome and its evolution during sepsis.
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- Lauren Bodilly
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Lindner M, Radke DI, Elke G. [Bacterial gut microbiota-key player in sepsis]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2023; 118:107-113. [PMID: 36807754 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-023-00993-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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The gut microbiota is comprised of over 1200 different bacteria and forms a symbiotic community with the human organism, the holobiont. It plays an important role in the maintenance of homeostasis, e.g., of the immune system and essential metabolic processes. Disturbances in the balance of this reciprocal relationship are called dysbiosis and, in the field of sepsis, are associated with incidence of disease, extent of the systemic inflammatory response, severity of organ dysfunction, and mortality. In addition to providing guiding principles in the fascinating relationship between "human and microbe," this article summarizes recent findings regarding the role of the bacterial gut microbiota in sepsis, which is one a very relevant in intensive care medicine.
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- Matthias Lindner
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3 Haus 12, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3 Haus 12, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3 Haus 12, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland
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Alharbi AS. Immune fitness and lifestyle habits of Saudi medical students: a cross sectional study. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14363. [PMID: 36627921 PMCID: PMC9826612 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14363] [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] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Introduction Immune function reaches an optimum level in young adults. However, young adults are more likely to adopt potentially harmful habits that may pose a risk to their long-term health and immune fitness, and which eventually may put a substantial burden on the healthcare system. This study aimed to assess the status of medical students' immune fitness, using the immune status questionnaire (ISQ) and exploring the association with the commonly adopted lifestyle habits hypothesized to have an impact on immune functions. Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among preclinical students attending the medical school of King Abdulaziz University. An online self-reported questionnaire was used to assess the immune status (ISQ), perceived (momentary) immune fitness, general health, lifestyle habits and students' perception of these lifestyle-associated impacts on immune fitness. Descriptive, Spearman's correlation and stepwise linear regression analyses were performed. Results In a pooled sample of 211 participants, the overall ISQ score was 6.00 ± 5.0 with statistically significant abnormally lower scores in females (ISQ 5.00 ± 5.0, p < 0.001). 49.29% of respondents experienced poor immune fitness as measured by the ISQ (<6). The ISQ score was significantly correlated with fast and fatty food consumption (p = 0.003), daytime sleepiness (p = 0.001), and BMI subgroups (p = 0.028) negatively and positively correlated with adherence to a program of exercise (p = 0.005). A total of 41.23% of participants who reported a normal immune health, rated at ≥6 were graded below 6 on the ISQ score. Only 62.6% of students were able to correctly identify the effects of fast and fatty food consumption on immune fitness. Conclusion Poor immune fitness was common among medical students in KAU and associated significantly with their adopted lifestyle habits. Although, other factors can be significant contributors, biased immune health perception and lack of awareness of these lifestyle-associated impacts on immune fitness and general health may hinder the adoption of healthier habits. Immune biomarkers should be implemented in future work.
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- Azzah S. Alharbi
- Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Hyoju SK, Keskey R, Castillo G, Machutta K, Zaborin A, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC. A Novel Nonantibiotic Gut-directed Strategy to Prevent Surgical Site Infections. Ann Surg 2022; 276:472-481. [PMID: 35749750 PMCID: PMC9869400 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of an orally delivered phosphate-rich polymer, Pi-PEG, to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) in a mouse model of spontaneous wound infection involving gut-derived pathogens. BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that pathogens originating from the gut microbiota can cause postoperative infection via a process by which they silently travel inside an immune cell and contaminate a remote operative site (Trojan Horse Hypothesis). Here, we hypothesize that Pi-PEG can prevent SSIs in a novel model of postoperative SSIs in mice. METHODS Mice were fed either a standard chow diet (high fiber/low fat, SD) or a western-type diet (low fiber/high fat, WD), and exposed to antibiotics (oral clindamycin/intraperitoneal cefoxitin). Groups of mice had Pi-PEG added to their drinking water and SSI incidence was determined. Gross clinical infections wound cultures and amplicon sequence variant analysis of the intestinal contents and wound were assessed to determine the incidence and source of the developing SSI. RESULTS In this model, consumption of a WD and exposure to antibiotics promoted the growth of SSI pathogens in the gut and their subsequent presence in the wound. Mice subjected to this model drinking water spiked with Pi-PEG were protected against SSIs via mechanisms involving modulation of the gut-wound microbiome. CONCLUSIONS A nonantibiotic phosphate-rich polymer, Pi-PEG, added to the drinking water of mice prevents SSIs and may represent a more sustainable approach in lieu of the current trend of greater sterility and the use of more powerful and broader antibiotic coverage.
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- Sanjiv K Hyoju
- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Malfertheiner P, Megraud F, Rokkas T, Gisbert JP, Liou JM, Schulz C, Gasbarrini A, Hunt RH, Leja M, O'Morain C, Rugge M, Suerbaum S, Tilg H, Sugano K, El-Omar EM. Management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht VI/Florence consensus report. Gut 2022; 71:gutjnl-2022-327745. [PMID: 35944925 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 174.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Helicobacter pyloriInfection is formally recognised as an infectious disease, an entity that is now included in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision. This in principle leads to the recommendation that all infected patients should receive treatment. In the context of the wide clinical spectrum associated with Helicobacter pylori gastritis, specific issues persist and require regular updates for optimised management.The identification of distinct clinical scenarios, proper testing and adoption of effective strategies for prevention of gastric cancer and other complications are addressed. H. pylori treatment is challenged by the continuously rising antibiotic resistance and demands for susceptibility testing with consideration of novel molecular technologies and careful selection of first line and rescue therapies. The role of H. pylori and antibiotic therapies and their impact on the gut microbiota are also considered.Progress made in the management of H. pylori infection is covered in the present sixth edition of the Maastricht/Florence 2021 Consensus Report, key aspects related to the clinical role of H. pylori infection were re-evaluated and updated. Forty-one experts from 29 countries representing a global community, examined the new data related to H. pylori infection in five working groups: (1) indications/associations, (2) diagnosis, (3) treatment, (4) prevention/gastric cancer and (5) H. pylori and the gut microbiota. The results of the individual working groups were presented for a final consensus voting that included all participants. Recommendations are provided on the basis of the best available evidence and relevance to the management of H. pylori infection in various clinical fields.
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- Peter Malfertheiner
- Medical Department 2, LMU, Munchen, Germany
- Department of Radiology, LMU, Munchen, Germany
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- INSERM U853 UMR BaRITOn, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Gastroenterology, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece
- Medical School, European University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Department 2, LMU, Munchen, Germany
- Partner Site Munich, DZIF, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Italy
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- Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Veneto Tumor Registry (RTV), Padova, Italy
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- Partner Site Munich, DZIF, Braunschweig, Germany
- Max von Pettenkofer Institute, LMU, Munchen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Targeted suppression of human IBD-associated gut microbiota commensals by phage consortia for treatment of intestinal inflammation. Cell 2022; 185:2879-2898.e24. [PMID: 35931020 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Human gut commensals are increasingly suggested to impact non-communicable diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), yet their targeted suppression remains a daunting unmet challenge. In four geographically distinct IBD cohorts (n = 537), we identify a clade of Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) strains, featuring a unique antibiotics resistance and mobilome signature, to be strongly associated with disease exacerbation and severity. Transfer of clinical IBD-associated Kp strains into colitis-prone, germ-free, and colonized mice enhances intestinal inflammation. Stepwise generation of a lytic five-phage combination, targeting sensitive and resistant IBD-associated Kp clade members through distinct mechanisms, enables effective Kp suppression in colitis-prone mice, driving an attenuated inflammation and disease severity. Proof-of-concept assessment of Kp-targeting phages in an artificial human gut and in healthy volunteers demonstrates gastric acid-dependent phage resilience, safety, and viability in the lower gut. Collectively, we demonstrate the feasibility of orally administered combination phage therapy in avoiding resistance, while effectively inhibiting non-communicable disease-contributing pathobionts.
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Jing H, Chang Q, Xu Y, Wang J, Wu X, Huang J, Wang L, Zhang Z. Effect of aging on acute pancreatitis through gut microbiota. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:897992. [PMID: 35966681 PMCID: PMC9366017 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.897992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Compared to younger people, older people have a higher risk and poorer prognosis of acute pancreatitis, but the effect of gut microbiota on acute pancreatitis is still unknown. We aim to investigate the effect of aging gut microbiota on acute pancreatitis and explore the potential mechanism of this phenomenon. Methods Eighteen fecal samples from healthy adult participants, including nine older and nine younger adults were collected. C57BL/6 mice were treated with antibiotics for fecal microbiota transplantation from older and younger participants. Acute pancreatitis was induced by cerulein and lipopolysaccharide in these mice. The effect of the aged gut microbiota was further tested via antibiotic treatment before or after acute pancreatitis induction. Results The gut microbiota of older and younger adults differed greatly. Aged gut microbiota exacerbated acute pancreatitis during both the early and recovery stages. At the same time, the mRNA expression of multiple antimicrobial peptides in the pancreas and ileum declined in the older group. Antibiotic treatment before acute pancreatitis could remove the effect of aging gut microbiota, but antibiotic treatment after acute pancreatitis could not. Conclusion Aging can affect acute pancreatitis through gut microbiota which characterizes the deletion of multiple types of non-dominant species. This change in gut microbiota may potentially regulate antimicrobial peptides in the early and recovery stages. The level of antimicrobial peptides has negative correlations with a more severe phenotype.
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- Hui Jing
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gut Microbiota, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gut Microbiota, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gut Microbiota, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Fudan-Minhang Academic Health System, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gut Microbiota, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gut Microbiota, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Lishun Wang,
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Gut Microbiota, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Ziping Zhang,
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Abu Y, Vitari N, Yan Y, Roy S. Opioids and Sepsis: Elucidating the Role of the Microbiome and microRNA-146. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:1097. [PMID: 35163021 PMCID: PMC8835205 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sepsis has recently been defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the dysregulated host response to an ongoing or suspected infection. To date, sepsis continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst hospitalized patients. Many risk factors contribute to development of sepsis, including pain-relieving drugs like opioids, which are frequently prescribed post-operatively. In light of the opioid crisis, understanding the interactions between opioid use and the development of sepsis has become extremely relevant, as opioid use is associated with increased risk of infection. Given that the intestinal tract is a major site of origin of sepsis-causing microbes, there has been an increasing focus on how alterations in the gut microbiome may predispose towards sepsis and mediate immune dysregulation. MicroRNAs, in particular, have emerged as key modulators of the inflammatory response during sepsis by tempering the immune response, thereby mediating the interaction between host and microbiome. In this review, we elucidate contributing roles of microRNA 146 in modulating sepsis pathogenesis and end with a discussion of therapeutic targeting of the gut microbiome in controlling immune dysregulation in sepsis.
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- Yaa Abu
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
- Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
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de Oliveira J, Engel DF, de Paula GC, Dos Santos DB, Lopes JB, Farina M, Moreira ELG, de Bem AF. High Cholesterol Diet Exacerbates Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in LDLr-/- Mice: Impact on Cognitive Function. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 78:97-115. [PMID: 32925052 PMCID: PMC7683087 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background: Evidence has revealed an association between familial hypercholesterolemia and cognitive impairment. In this regard, a connection between cognitive deficits and hippocampal blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown was found in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice (LDLr–/–), a mouse model of familial hypercholesterolemia. Objective: Herein we investigated the impact of a hypercholesterolemic diet on cognition and BBB function in C57BL/6 wild-type and LDLr–/–mice. Methods: Animals were fed with normal or high cholesterol diets for 30 days. Thus, wild-type and LDLr–/–mice were submitted to memory paradigms. Additionally, BBB integrity was evaluated in the mice’s prefrontal cortices and hippocampi. Results: A tenfold elevation in plasma cholesterol levels of LDLr–/–mice was observed after a hypercholesterolemic diet, while in wild-type mice, the hypercholesterolemic diet exposure increased plasma cholesterol levels only moderately and did not induce cognitive impairment. LDLr–/–mice presented memory impairment regardless of the diet. We observed BBB disruption as an increased permeability to sodium fluorescein in the prefrontal cortices and hippocampi and a decrease on hippocampal claudin-5 and occludin mRNA levels in both wild-type and LDLr–/–mice treated with a hypercholesterolemic diet. The LDLr–/–mice fed with a regular diet already presented BBB dysfunction. The BBB-increased leakage in the hippocampi of LDLr–/–mice was related to high microvessel content and intense astrogliosis, which did not occur in the control mice. Conclusion: Therefore, LDLr–/–mice seem to be more susceptible to cognitive impairments and BBB damage induced by exposure to a high cholesterol diet. Finally, BBB disruption appears to be a relevant event in hypercholesterolemia-induced brain alterations.
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- Jade de Oliveira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)M, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil.,Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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Pérez-Hernández EG, Delgado-Coello B, Luna-Reyes I, Mas-Oliva J. New insights into lipopolysaccharide inactivation mechanisms in sepsis. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 141:111890. [PMID: 34229252 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The complex pathophysiology of sepsis makes it a syndrome with limited therapeutic options and a high mortality rate. Gram-negative bacteria containing lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in their outer membrane correspond to the most common cause of sepsis. Since the gut is considered an important source of LPS, intestinal damage has been considered a cause and a consequence of sepsis. Although important in the maintenance of the intestinal epithelial cell homeostasis, the microbiota has been considered a source of LPS. Recent studies have started to shed light on how sepsis is triggered by dysbiosis, and an increased inflammatory state of the intestinal epithelial cells, expanding the understanding of the gut-liver axis in sepsis. Here, we review the gut-liver interaction in Gram-negative sepsis, exploring the mechanisms of LPS inactivation, including the recently described contribution of an isoform of the cholesteryl-ester transfer protein (CETPI). Although several key questions remain to be answered when the pathophysiology of sepsis is reviewed, new contributions coming to light exploring the way LPS might be inactivated in vivo, suggest that new applications might soon reach the clinical setting.
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.
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Toni T, Alverdy J. Harnessing the Microbiome to Optimize Surgical Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era. ANNALS OF SURGERY OPEN 2021; 2:e056. [PMID: 36590034 PMCID: PMC9794001 DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In this era of testing uncertainties, changing guidelines, and incomplete knowledge, "clearing" patients for surgery in the time of SARS-COVID-19 has been met with various challenges. Efforts to increase patient fitness have long been at the forefront of surgical practicing guidelines, but the current climate requires a renewed sense of focus on these measures. It is essential to understand how dietary history, previous antibiotic exposure, and baseline microbiota can inform and optimize preoperative and postoperative management of the surgical patient in the time of COVID-19. This piece focuses on the clinical, molecular, and physiologic dynamics that occur in preparing patients for surgery during COVID-19, considering the physiologic stress inherent in the procedure itself and the importance of specialized perioperative management approaches. COVID-19 has created a renewed sense of urgency to maintain our discipline in implementing those practices that have long been confirmed to be beneficial to patient outcome. This practice, along with a renewed interest in understanding how the gut microbiome is affected by the confinement, social distancing, etc., due to the COVID pandemic, is ever more important. Therefore, here we discuss the microbiome's role as a defense against viral infection and its potential for reactivation during the process of surgery as the next frontier for surgical advancement.
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- Tiffany Toni
- From the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- From the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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van den Berg FF, van Dalen D, Hyoju SK, van Santvoort HC, Besselink MG, Wiersinga WJ, Zaborina O, Boermeester MA, Alverdy J. Western-type diet influences mortality from necrotising pancreatitis and demonstrates a central role for butyrate. Gut 2021; 70:915-927. [PMID: 32873697 PMCID: PMC7917160 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The gut microbiota are the main source of infections in necrotising pancreatitis. We investigated the effect of disruption of the intestinal microbiota by a Western-type diet on mortality and bacterial dissemination in necrotising pancreatitis and its reversal by butyrate supplementation. DESIGN C57BL/6 mice were fed either standard chow or a Western-type diet for 4 weeks and were then subjected to taurocholate-induced necrotising pancreatitis. Blood and pancreas were collected for bacteriology and immune analysis. The cecum microbiota composition of mice was analysed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and cecal content metabolites were analysed by targeted (ie, butyrate) and untargeted metabolomics. Prevention of necrotising pancreatitis in this model was compared between faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy mice, antibiotic decontamination against Gram-negative bacteria and oral or systemic butyrate administration. Additionally, the faecal microbiota of patients with pancreatitis and healthy subjects were analysed. RESULTS Mortality, systemic inflammation and bacterial dissemination were increased in mice fed Western diet and their gut microbiota were characterised by a loss of diversity, a bloom of Escherichia coli and an altered metabolic profile with butyrate depletion. While antibiotic decontamination decreased mortality, Gram-positive dissemination was increased. Both oral and systemic butyrate supplementation decreased mortality, bacterial dissemination, and reversed the microbiota alterations. Paradoxically, mortality and bacterial dissemination were increased with FMT administration. Finally, patients with acute pancreatitis demonstrated an increase in Proteobacteria and a decrease of butyrate producers compared with healthy subjects. CONCLUSION Butyrate depletion and its repletion appear to play a central role in disease progression towards necrotising pancreatitis.
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- Fons F van den Berg
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, UMC Utrecht Cancer Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands,Department of Surgery, Sint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Patient Acceptance of Routine Serial Postoperative Endoscopy Following Low Anterior Resection (LAR) and Its Ability to Detect Biomarkers in Anastomotic Lavage Fluid. World J Surg 2021; 45:2227-2234. [PMID: 33742231 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-021-06062-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Various reports have now established that postoperative endoscopy to examine and intervene in the process of anastomotic healing is both feasible and safe. Here we present our preliminary experience with serial postoperative endoscopy to determine its feasibility, patient acceptance and the ability to obtain and the utility of perianastomotic material for molecular analysis. METHODS Patients undergoing LAR with ileostomy for rectal cancer were recruited for study to undergo routine serial endoscopic surveillance (SES) at three time points during the course of LAR: intraoperatively, before discharge (postoperative day 3-7) and at follow-up (postoperative day 10-28). At each endoscopy, images were captured, anastomotic tissues were lavaged and lavage fluid was retrieved. Fluid samples were analyzed using proteomics, zymography, ELISA and bacteria via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and culture of collagenolytic strains. RESULTS SES is feasible and acceptable to this limited set of patients following LAR. Biologic analysis of perianastomotic fluids was able to detect the presence of proteins, microbiota and inflammatory mediators previously identified at anastomotic sites in animals with pathologic healing. CONCLUSION SES can be implemented in patients undergoing LAR with a high degree of patient compliance and capture of biologic information and imaging. Application of this approach has the potential to uncover, for the first time, the natural history of normal versus pathologic anastomotic healing in patients undergoing anastomotic surgery.
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Bacteria and Host Interplay in Staphylococcus aureus Septic Arthritis and Sepsis. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10020158. [PMID: 33546401 PMCID: PMC7913561 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections are a major healthcare challenge and new treatment alternatives are needed. S. aureus septic arthritis, a debilitating joint disease, causes permanent joint dysfunction in almost 50% of the patients. S. aureus bacteremia is associated with higher mortalities than bacteremia caused by most other microbes and can develop to severe sepsis and death. The key to new therapies is understanding the interplay between bacterial virulence factors and host immune response, which decides the disease outcome. S. aureus produces numerous virulence factors that facilitate bacterial dissemination, invasion into joint cavity, and cause septic arthritis. Monocytes, activated by several components of S. aureus such as lipoproteins, are responsible for bone destructions. In S. aureus sepsis, cytokine storm induced by S. aureus components leads to the hyperinflammatory status, DIC, multiple organ failure, and later death. The immune suppressive therapies at the very early time point might be protective. However, the timing of treatment is crucial, as late treatment may aggravate the immune paralysis and lead to uncontrolled infection and death.
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Riaz Rajoka MS, Mehwish HM, Xiong Y, Song X, Hussain N, Zhu Q, He Z. Gut microbiota targeted nanomedicine for cancer therapy: Challenges and future considerations. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sepsis has been characterized as a dysregulated host response to infection, and the role of the microbiome as a key influencer of this response is emerging. Disruption of the microbiome while treating sepsis with antibiotics can itself result in immune dysregulation. Alterations in the gut microbiome resulting from sepsis and its treatment have been implicated in organ dysfunction typical of sepsis across multiple tissues including the lung, kidney, and brain. Multiple microbiota-directed interventions are currently under investigation in the setting of sepsis, including fecal transplant, the administration of dietary fiber, and the use of antibiotic scavengers that attenuate the effects of antibiotics on the gut microbiota while allowing them to concentrate at the primary sites of infection. The emerging evidence shows that the gut microbiome interacts with various elements of the septic response, and provides yet another reason to consider the judicious use of antibiotics via antibiotic stewardship programs.
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- William D Miller
- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine , Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine , Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Tegally H, San JE, Giandhari J, de Oliveira T. Unlocking the efficiency of genomics laboratories with robotic liquid-handling. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:729. [PMID: 33081689 PMCID: PMC7576741 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07137-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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In research and clinical genomics laboratories today, sample preparation is the bottleneck of experiments, particularly when it comes to high-throughput next generation sequencing (NGS). More genomics laboratories are now considering liquid-handling automation to make the sequencing workflow more efficient and cost effective. The question remains as to its suitability and return on investment. A number of points need to be carefully considered before introducing robots into biological laboratories. Here, we describe the state-of-the-art technology of both sophisticated and do-it-yourself (DIY) robotic liquid-handlers and provide a practical review of the motivation, implications and requirements of laboratory automation for genome sequencing experiments.
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- Houriiyah Tegally
- Kwazulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (KRISP), College of Health Sciences, K-RITH Tower Building, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
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- Kwazulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (KRISP), College of Health Sciences, K-RITH Tower Building, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa
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- Kwazulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (KRISP), College of Health Sciences, K-RITH Tower Building, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa
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- Kwazulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (KRISP), College of Health Sciences, K-RITH Tower Building, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, 908 Jefferson Street, 13th Floor, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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Can the Cecal Ligation and Puncture Model Be Repurposed To Better Inform Therapy in Human Sepsis? Infect Immun 2020; 88:IAI.00942-19. [PMID: 32571986 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00942-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A recent report by the National Institutes of Health on sepsis research has implied there is a trend to move away from mouse models of sepsis. The most commonly used animal model to study the pathogenesis of human sepsis is cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice. The model has been the mainstay of sepsis research for decades and continues to be considered the gold standard to inform novel pathways of sepsis physiology and its therapeutic direction. As there have been many criticisms of the model, particularly regarding its relevance to human disease, how this model might be repurposed to be more reflective of the human condition begs discussion. In this piece, we compare and contrast the mouse microbiome of the CLP model to the emerging science of the microbiome of human sepsis and discuss the relevance for mice to harbor the specific pathogens present in the human microbiome during sepsis, as well as an underlying disease process to mimic the characteristics of those patients with undesirable outcomes. How to repurpose this model to incorporate these "human factors" is discussed in detail and suggestions offered.
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Spatial Compartmentalization of the Microbiome between the Lumen and Crypts Is Lost in the Murine Cecum following the Process of Surgery, Including Overnight Fasting and Exposure to Antibiotics. mSystems 2020; 5:5/3/e00377-20. [PMID: 32518197 PMCID: PMC7289591 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00377-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The cecum is a unique region in the mammalian intestinal tract in which the microbiome is localized to two compartments, the lumen and the crypts. The microbiome within crypts is particularly important as it is in direct contact with lining epithelial cells including stem cells. Here, we analyzed the microbiome in cecum of mice using multiple techniques including metagenomics. The lumen microbiome comprised Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes whereas the crypts were dominated by Proteobacteria and Deferribacteres, and the mucus comprised a mixture of these 4 phyla. The lumen microbial functional potential comprised mainly carbon metabolism, while the crypt microbiome was enriched for genes encoding stress resistance. In order to determine how this structure, assembly, and function are altered under provocative conditions, we exposed mice to overnight starvation (S), antibiotics (A), and a major surgical injury (partial hepatectomy [H]), as occurs with major surgery in humans. We have previously demonstrated that the combined effect of this "SAH" treatment leads to a major disturbance of the cecal microbiota at the bottom of crypts in a manner that disrupts crypt cell homeostasis. Here, we applied the SAH conditions and observed a loss of compartmentalization in both composition and function of the cecal microbiome associated with major shifts in local physicochemical cues including decrease of hypoxia, increase of pH, and loss of butyrate production. Taken together, these studies demonstrated a defined order, structure, and function of the cecal microbiome that can be disrupted under provocative conditions such as major surgery and its attendant exposures.IMPORTANCE The proximal colon and cecum are two intestinal regions in which the microbiome localizes to two spatially distinct compartments, the lumen and crypts. The differences in composition and function of luminal and crypt microbiome in the cecum and the effect of physiological stress on their compartmentalization remain poorly characterized. Here, we characterized the composition and function of the lumen-, mucus-, and crypt-associated microbiome in the cecum of mice. We observed a highly ordered microbial architecture within the cecum whose assembly and function become markedly disrupted when provoked by physiological stress such as surgery and its attendant preoperative treatments (i.e., overnight fasting and antibiotics). Major shifts in local physicochemical cues including a decrease in hypoxia levels, an increase in pH, and a loss of butyrate production were associated with the loss of compositional and functional compartmentalization of the cecal microbiome.
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Adelman MW, Woodworth MH, Langelier C, Busch LM, Kempker JA, Kraft CS, Martin GS. The gut microbiome's role in the development, maintenance, and outcomes of sepsis. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:278. [PMID: 32487252 PMCID: PMC7266132 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-02989-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The gut microbiome regulates a number of homeostatic mechanisms in the healthy host including immune function and gut barrier protection. Loss of normal gut microbial structure and function has been associated with diseases as diverse as Clostridioides difficile infection, asthma, and epilepsy. Recent evidence has also demonstrated a link between the gut microbiome and sepsis. In this review, we focus on three key areas of the interaction between the gut microbiome and sepsis. First, prior to sepsis onset, gut microbiome alteration increases sepsis susceptibility through several mechanisms, including (a) allowing for expansion of pathogenic intestinal bacteria, (b) priming the immune system for a robust pro-inflammatory response, and (c) decreasing production of beneficial microbial products such as short-chain fatty acids. Second, once sepsis is established, gut microbiome disruption worsens and increases susceptibility to end-organ dysfunction. Third, there is limited evidence that microbiome-based therapeutics, including probiotics and selective digestive decontamination, may decrease sepsis risk and improve sepsis outcomes in select patient populations, but concerns about safety have limited uptake. Case reports of a different microbiome-based therapy, fecal microbiota transplantation, have shown correlation with gut microbial structure restoration and decreased inflammatory response, but these results require further validation. While much of the evidence linking the gut microbiome and sepsis has been established in pre-clinical studies, clinical evidence is lacking in many areas. To address this, we outline a potential research agenda for further investigating the interaction between the gut microbiome and sepsis.
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- Max W Adelman
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Emory Critical Care Center, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Zhao-Fleming H, Almekdash MH, Cook E, Northcut A, Mitchell D, Rumbaugh K, Dissanaike S. Obesity Is Not an Independent Predictor of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Outcomes. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2020; 22:187-192. [PMID: 32320347 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2019.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are a group of rapidly progressive infections of the skin and its underlying tissue. These infections result in substantial morbidity and mortality. The focus of this study was to determine if obesity is associated with a worsened clinical outcome or prolonged hospital course for patients with NSTIs. Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients with NSTI presenting to a single tertiary hospital. Fat content, measured with body mass index (BMI) and abdominal fat thicknesses, including subcutaneous and visceral fat, were compared against primary and secondary outcomes of NSTIs. Results: We found that women had a higher mortality rate compared with men (27% vs. 15% mortality). Women also had an increased subcutaneous abdominal fat thickness (55.7 vs. 36.9 mm, p = 0.028). However, no measurements of fat, BMI, subcutaneous fat, or visceral fat differed between survivors and mortalities of NSTIs. In fact, with the exception of a higher BMI in those who developed acute kidney injury (AKI, p = 0.034), we found no correlation between increases in fat measurement and secondary outcome, including propensity to develop sepsis during hospitalization, length of hospital stay, length of intensive care stay, or antibiotic usage. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted, and we found no statistically significant differences in primary or secondary outcomes. Conclusion: Women appear to have a higher mortality in NSTI, although the reasons for this are unclear. Obesity, as measured by BMI, subcutaneous, and visceral fat thicknesses, does not appear to be an independent risk factor.
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- Hannah Zhao-Fleming
- School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Clinical Research Institute, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.,Burn Center of Research Excellence, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.,Burn Center of Research Excellence, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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van Praagh JB, Luo JN, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC. Involvement of the Commensal Organism Bacillus subtilis in the Pathogenesis of Anastomotic Leak. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2020; 21:865-870. [PMID: 32310731 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2019.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: It is now well established that microbes play a key and causative role in the pathogenesis of anastomotic leak. Yet, in patients, determining whether a cultured pathogen retrieved from an anastomotic leak site is a cause or a consequence of the complication remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to test a methodology to invoke causality between a retrieved microbe from a leak site and its role in anastomotic leak. Methods: The commensal organism Bacillus subtilis was isolated from an esophagojejunostomy leak site in a 35-year-old patient with a CDH1 mutation after a prophylactic gastrectomy whose body mass index (BMI) was 35 kg/m2. The organism was screened for its ability to degrade collagen, shift human recombinant matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP9) to its active form, and induce a clinical anastomotic leak when introduced to anastomotic tissues of mice fed their standard diet (SD) of chow or an obesogenic Western-type diet (WD). Results: The Bacillus subtilis strain retrieved from the anastomotic leak site displayed a high degree of collagenolytic activity and was able to activate human MMP9 consistent with other pathogens expressing this characteristic "leak phenotype." Exposure of the Bacillus subtilis to the anastomotic tissues of obese mice fed a WD led to dehiscence of the anastomosis, abscess formation with peritonitis, and mortality in 50% of mice (3/6). When anastomotic healing was evaluated by a validated anastomotic healing score (AHS), substantially worse healing was observed (i.e., higher AHS) in WD-fed mice exposed to Bacillus subtilis compared to SD-fed mice (analysis of variance [ANOVA], p = 0.0006). Conclusions: Microbial strains obtained from patients' anastomotic leak sites can be evaluated for their pathogenic in the leak process by assessing their ability to produce collagenase, activate MMP9 and cause clinical leaks in mice fed a WD. These studies may aid in identifying those bacterial strains that play a causal role in patients with an anastomotic leak.
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- Jasper B van Praagh
- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2020. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2020. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901.
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- Matteo Bassetti
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico Martino-IST, IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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Pakiet A, Jakubiak A, Mierzejewska P, Zwara A, Liakh I, Sledzinski T, Mika A. The Effect of a High-Fat Diet on the Fatty Acid Composition in the Hearts of Mice. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12030824. [PMID: 32245049 PMCID: PMC7146498 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Western diet can lead to alterations in cardiac function and increase cardiovascular risk, which can be reproduced in animal models by implementing a high-fat diet (HFD). However, the mechanism of these alterations is not fully understood and may be dependent on alterations in heart lipid composition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an HFD on the fatty acid (FA) composition of total lipids, as well as of various lipid fractions in the heart, and on heart function. C57BL/6 mice were fed an HFD or standard laboratory diet. The FA composition of chow, serum, heart and skeletal muscle tissues was measured by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Cardiac function was evaluated by ultrasonography. Our results showed an unexpected increase in polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs) and a significant decrease in monounsaturated FAs (MUFAs) in the heart tissue of mice fed the HFD. For comparison, no such effects were observed in skeletal muscle or serum samples. Furthermore, we found that the largest increase in PUFAs was in the sphingolipid fraction, whereas the largest decrease in MUFAs was in the phospholipid and sphingomyelin fractions. The hearts of mice fed an HFD had an increased content of triacylglycerols. Moreover, the HFD treatment altered aortic flow pattern. We did not find significant changes in heart mass or oxidative stress markers between mice fed the HFD and standard diet. The above results suggest that alterations in FA composition in the heart may contribute to deterioration of heart function. A possible mechanism of this phenomenon is the alteration of sphingolipids and phospholipids in the fatty acid profile, which may change the physical properties of these lipids. Since phospho- and sphingolipids are the major components of cell membranes, alterations in their structures in heart cells can result in changes in cell membrane properties.
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- Alicja Pakiet
- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (A.P.); (A.Z.)
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- Tri-City Academic Laboratory Animal Centre - Research & Services Centre, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (A.P.); (A.Z.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland; (I.L.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland; (I.L.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (A.P.); (A.Z.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland; (I.L.); (T.S.)
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Diet influences health in multiple ways. One important effect of diet is on the gut microbiota. The effects of diet are often related to an individual’s specific microbiota composition. The close links between health, diet, and gut microbiota are illustrated in a new mouse model of sepsis where the combination of a high-fat/low-fiber Western diet, antibiotics, and surgery promotes the development of lethal sepsis. Diet can also influence infection via the gut microbiota beyond sepsis. Diet influences health in multiple ways. One important effect of diet is on the gut microbiota. The effects of diet are often related to an individual’s specific microbiota composition. The close links between health, diet, and gut microbiota are illustrated in a new mouse model of sepsis where the combination of a high-fat/low-fiber Western diet, antibiotics, and surgery promotes the development of lethal sepsis. Diet can also influence infection via the gut microbiota beyond sepsis. Future studies with this model may inform the use of microbiota analysis and personalized diets to protect surgery patients from infection and sepsis.
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