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Coffman CN, Carroll-Portillo A, Alcock J, Singh SB, Rumsey K, Braun CA, Xue B, Lin HC. Magnesium Oxide Reduces Anxiety-like Behavior in Mice by Inhibiting Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1429. [PMID: 39065198 PMCID: PMC11279233 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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The gut microbiota-brain axis allows for bidirectional communication between the microbes in our gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the central nervous system. Psychological stress has been known to disrupt the gut microbiome (dysbiosis) leading to anxiety-like behavior. Pathogens administered into the gut have been reported to cause anxiety. Whether commensal bacteria affect the gut-brain axis is not well understood. In this study, we examined the impact of a commensal sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and its metabolite, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), on anxiety-like behavior. We found that mice gavaged with SRB had increased anxiety-like behavior as measured by the open field test. We also tested the effects of magnesium oxide (MgO) on SRB growth both in vitro and in vivo using a water avoidance stress (WAS) model. We found that MgO inhibited SRB growth and H2S production in a dose-dependent fashion. Mice that underwent psychological stress using the WAS model were observed to have an overgrowth (bloom) of SRB (Deferribacterota) and increased anxiety-like behavior. However, WAS-induced overgrowth of SRB and anxiety-like behavioral effects were attenuated in animals fed a MgO-enriched diet. These findings supported a potential MgO-reversible relationship between WAS-induced SRB blooms and anxiety-like behavior.
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- Cristina N. Coffman
- Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA; (C.N.C.); (S.B.S.); (C.A.B.); (B.X.)
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA;
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- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA;
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA;
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- Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA; (C.N.C.); (S.B.S.); (C.A.B.); (B.X.)
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA;
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- Statistical Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA;
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- Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA; (C.N.C.); (S.B.S.); (C.A.B.); (B.X.)
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA;
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- Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA; (C.N.C.); (S.B.S.); (C.A.B.); (B.X.)
- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA;
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- New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA;
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Verma B, Parkinson J. HiTaxon: a hierarchical ensemble framework for taxonomic classification of short reads. BIOINFORMATICS ADVANCES 2024; 4:vbae016. [PMID: 38371920 PMCID: PMC10873905 DOI: 10.1093/bioadv/vbae016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Motivation Whole microbiome DNA and RNA sequencing (metagenomics and metatranscriptomics) are pivotal to determining the functional roles of microbial communities. A key challenge in analyzing these complex datasets, typically composed of tens of millions of short reads, is accurately classifying reads to their taxa of origin. While still performing worse relative to reference-based short-read tools in species classification, ML algorithms have shown promising results in taxonomic classification at higher ranks. A recent approach exploited to enhance the performance of ML tools, which can be translated to reference-dependent classifiers, has been to integrate the hierarchical structure of taxonomy within the tool's predictive algorithm. Results Here, we introduce HiTaxon, an end-to-end hierarchical ensemble framework for taxonomic classification. HiTaxon facilitates data collection and processing, reference database construction and optional training of ML models to streamline ensemble creation. We show that databases created by HiTaxon improve the species-level performance of reference-dependent classifiers, while reducing their computational overhead. In addition, through exploring hierarchical methods for HiTaxon, we highlight that our custom approach to hierarchical ensembling improves species-level classification relative to traditional strategies. Finally, we demonstrate the improved performance of our hierarchical ensembles over current state-of-the-art classifiers in species classification using datasets comprised of either simulated or experimentally derived reads. Availability and implementation HiTaxon is available at: https://github.com/ParkinsonLab/HiTaxon.
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- Bhavish Verma
- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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Ishnaiwer M, Le Bastard Q, Naour M, Zeman M, Dailly E, Montassier E, Batard E, Dion M. Efficacy of an inulin-based treatment on intestinal colonization by multidrug-resistant E. coli: insight into the mechanism of action. Gut Microbes 2024; 16:2347021. [PMID: 38685762 PMCID: PMC11062366 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2347021] [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: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Inulin, an increasingly studied dietary fiber, alters intestinal microbiota. The aim of this study was to assess whether inulin decreases intestinal colonization by multidrug resistant E. coli and to investigate its potential mechanisms of action. Mice with amoxicillin-induced intestinal dysbiosis mice were inoculated with extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing E. coli (ESBL-E. coli). The combination of inulin and pantoprazole (IP) significantly reduced ESBL-E. coli fecal titers, whereas pantoprazole alone did not and inulin had a delayed and limited effect. Fecal microbiome was assessed using shotgun metagenomic sequencing and qPCR. The efficacy of IP was predicted by increased abundance of 74 taxa, including two species of Adlercreutzia. Preventive treatments with A. caecimuris or A. muris also reduced ESBL-E. coli fecal titers. Fecal microbiota of mice effectively treated by IP was enriched in genes involved in inulin catabolism, production of propionate and expression of beta-lactamases. They also had increased beta-lactamase activity and decreased amoxicillin concentration. These results suggest that IP act through production of propionate and degradation of amoxicillin by the microbiota. The combination of pantoprazole and inulin is a potential treatment of intestinal colonization by multidrug-resistant E. coli. The ability of prebiotics to promote propionate and/or beta-lactamase producing bacteria may be used as a screening tool to identify potential treatments of intestinal colonization by multidrug resistant Enterobacterales.
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- Murad Ishnaiwer
- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et médicaments des infections et du cancer, IICiMed, Nantes, France
- College of Applied Sciences, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et médicaments des infections et du cancer, IICiMed, Nantes, France
- Emergency Department, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et médicaments des infections et du cancer, IICiMed, Nantes, France
- CHU Nantes, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et médicaments des infections et du cancer, IICiMed, Nantes, France
- Emergency Department, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
- Center for Research in Transplantation and Translational Immunology, Nantes Université, Inserm, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et médicaments des infections et du cancer, IICiMed, Nantes, France
- Emergency Department, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et médicaments des infections et du cancer, IICiMed, Nantes, France
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Dixit S, Kumar S, Sharma R, Banakar PS, Singh M, Keshri A, Tyagi AK. Rumen multi-omics addressing diet-host-microbiome interplay in farm animals: a review. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3187-3205. [PMID: 35713100 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2078979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Continuous improvement in the living standards of developing countries, calls for an urgent need of high quality meat and dairy products. The farm animals have a micro-ecosystem in gastro-intestinal tract, comprising of a wide variety of flora and fauna which converts roughages and agricultural byproducts as well as nutrient rich concentrate sources into the useful products such as volatile fatty acids and microbial crude proteins. The microbial diversity changes according to composition of the feed, host species/breed and host's individual genetic makeup. From culture methods to next-generation sequencing technologies, the knowledge has emerged a lot to know-how of microbial world viz. their identification, enzymatic activities and metabolites which are the keys of ruminant's successful existence. The structural composition of ruminal community revealed through metagenomics can be elaborated by metatranscriptomics and metabolomics through deciphering their functional role in metabolism and their responses to the external and internal stimuli. These highly sophisticated analytical tools have made possible to correlate the differences in the feed efficiency, nutrients utilization and methane emissions to their rumen microbiome. The comprehensively understood rumen microbiome will enhance the knowledge in the fields of animal nutrition, biotechnology and climatology through deciphering the significance of each and every domain of residing microbial entity. The present review undertakes the recent investigations regarding rumen multi-omics viz. taxonomic and functional potential of microbial populations, host-diet-microbiome interactions and correlation with metabolic dynamics.
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- Sonam Dixit
- Rumen Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Rumen Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Rumen Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Rumen Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, India
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- Rumen Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Rumen Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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Boulanger N, Insonere JLM, Van Blerk S, Barthel C, Serres C, Rais O, Roulet A, Servant F, Duron O, Lelouvier B. Cross-alteration of murine skin and tick microbiome concomitant with pathogen transmission after Ixodes ricinus bite. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:250. [PMID: 37952001 PMCID: PMC10638774 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01696-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ticks are major vectors of diseases affecting humans such as Lyme disease or domestic animals such as anaplasmosis. Cross-alteration of the vertebrate host skin microbiome and the tick microbiome may be essential during the process of tick feeding and for the mechanism of pathogen transmission. However, it has been poorly investigated. METHODS We used mice bitten by field-collected ticks (nymphs and adult ticks) in different experimental conditions to investigate, by 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding, the impact of blood feeding on both the mouse skin microbiome and the tick microbiome. We also investigated by PCR and 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding, the diversity of microorganisms transmitted to the host during the process of tick bite at the skin interface and the dissemination of the pathogen in host tissues (blood, heart, and spleen). RESULTS Most of the commensal bacteria present in the skin of control mice were replaced during the blood-feeding process by bacteria originating from the ticks. The microbiome of the ticks was also impacted by the blood feeding. Several pathogens including tick-borne pathogens (Borrelia/Borreliella, Anaplasma, Neoehrlichia, Rickettsia) and opportunistic bacteria (Williamsia) were transmitted to the skin microbiome and some of them disseminated to the blood or spleen of the mice. In the different experiments of this study, skin microbiome alteration and Borrelia/Borreliella transmission were different depending on the tick stages (nymphs or adult female ticks). CONCLUSIONS Host skin microbiome at the bite site was deeply impacted by the tick bite, to an extent which suggests a role in the tick feeding, in the pathogen transmission, and a potentially important impact on the skin physiopathology. The diversified taxonomic profiles of the tick microbiome were also modified by the blood feeding. Video Abstract.
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- Nathalie Boulanger
- UR7290: Virulence bactérienne précoce: groupe Borrelia, FMTS, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- UR7290: Virulence bactérienne précoce: groupe Borrelia, FMTS, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Vaiomer, 516 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 31670, Labège, France
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- Laboratoire d'écologie et d'épidémiologie parasitaires Institut de Biologie, University of Neuchatel, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Vaiomer, 516 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 31670, Labège, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement (IRD), Université de Montpellier (UM), 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier, France
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Al-khlifeh E, Khadem S, Hausmann B, Berry D. Microclimate shapes the phylosymbiosis of rodent gut microbiota in Jordan's Great Rift Valley. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1258775. [PMID: 37954239 PMCID: PMC10637782 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1258775] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Host phylogeny and the environment play vital roles in shaping animal microbiomes. However, the effects of these variables on the diversity and richness of the gut microbiome in different bioclimatic zones remain underexplored. In this study, we investigated the effects of host phylogeny and bioclimatic zone on the diversity and composition of the gut microbiota of two heterospecific rodent species, the spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus and the house mouse Mus musculus, in three bioclimatic zones of the African Great Rift Valley (GRV). We confirmed host phylogeny using the D-loop sequencing method and analyzed the influence of host phylogeny and bioclimatic zone parameters on the rodent gut microbiome using high-throughput amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments. Phylogenetic analysis supported the morphological identification of the rodents and revealed a marked genetic difference between the two heterospecific species. We found that bioclimatic zone had a significant effect on the gut microbiota composition while host phylogeny did not. Microbial alpha diversity of heterospecific hosts was highest in the Mediterranean forest bioclimatic zone, followed by the Irano-Turanian shrubland, and was lowest in the Sudanian savanna tropical zone. The beta diversity of the two rodent species showed significant differences across the Mediterranean, Irano-Turanian, and Sudanian regions. The phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were highly abundant, and Deferribacterota, Cyanobacteria and Proteobacteria were also prominent. Amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were identified that were unique to the Sudanian bioclimatic zone. The core microbiota families recovered in this study were consistent among heterospecific hosts. However, diversity decreased in conspecific host populations found at lower altitudes in Sudanian bioclimatic zone. The composition of the gut microbiota is linked to the adaptation of the host to its environment, and this study underscores the importance of incorporating climatic factors such as elevation and ambient temperature, in empirical microbiome research and is the first to describe the rodent gut microbiome from the GRV.
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- Enas Al-khlifeh
- Laboratory of Immunology, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan
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- Division of Microbial Ecology, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Joint Microbiome Facility of the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Microbial Ecology, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Joint Microbiome Facility of the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Deng F, Wang C, Li D, Peng Y, Deng L, Zhao Y, Zhang Z, Wei M, Wu K, Zhao J, Li Y. The unique gut microbiome of giant pandas involved in protein metabolism contributes to the host's dietary adaption to bamboo. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:180. [PMID: 37580828 PMCID: PMC10424351 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01603-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The gut microbiota of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a global symbol of conservation, are believed to be involved in the host's dietary switch to a fibrous bamboo diet. However, their exact roles are still largely unknown. RESULTS In this study, we first comprehensively analyzed a large number of gut metagenomes giant pandas (n = 322), including 98 pandas sequenced in this study with deep sequencing (Illumina) and third-generation sequencing (nanopore). We reconstructed 408 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), and 148 of which (36.27%) were near complete. The most abundant MAG was classified as Streptococcus alactolyticus. A pairwise comparison of the metagenomes and meta-transcriptomes in 14 feces revealed genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism were lower, but those involved in protein metabolism were greater in abundance and expression in giant pandas compared to those in herbivores and omnivores. Of note, S. alactolyticus was positively correlated to the KEGG modules of essential amino-acid biosynthesis. After being isolated from pandas and gavaged to mice, S. alactolyticus significantly increased the relative abundance of essential amino acids in mice jejunum. CONCLUSIONS The study highlights the unique protein metabolic profiles in the giant panda's gut microbiome. The findings suggest that S. alactolyticus is an important player in the gut microbiota that contributes to the giant panda's dietary adaptation by more involvement in protein rather than carbohydrate metabolism. Video Abstract.
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- Feilong Deng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Guangdong, China
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- China Conservation and Research Center of Giant Panda, Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in The Giant Panda National Park (CCRCGP), Sichuan, 611830, Dujiangyan, China
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- China Conservation and Research Center of Giant Panda, Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in The Giant Panda National Park (CCRCGP), Sichuan, 611830, Dujiangyan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Guangdong, China
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- China Conservation and Research Center of Giant Panda, Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in The Giant Panda National Park (CCRCGP), Sichuan, 611830, Dujiangyan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Guangdong, China
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- China Conservation and Research Center of Giant Panda, Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in The Giant Panda National Park (CCRCGP), Sichuan, 611830, Dujiangyan, China
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- China Conservation and Research Center of Giant Panda, Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in The Giant Panda National Park (CCRCGP), Sichuan, 611830, Dujiangyan, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, AR, Fayetteville, USA.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Guangdong, China.
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Yang Y, Li J, Zhou Z, Wu S, Zhao J, Jia W, Liu M, Shen X, He F, Cheng R. Gut Microbiota Perturbation in Early Life Could Influence Pediatric Blood Pressure Regulation in a Sex-Dependent Manner in Juvenile Rats. Nutrients 2023; 15:2661. [PMID: 37375565 DOI: 10.3390/nu15122661] [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: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate whether gut dysbiosis induced by ceftriaxone in early life could influence pediatric blood pressure regulation in childhood with or without exposure to a high-fat diet (HFD). Sixty-three newborn pups of Sprague-Dawley rats were administered ceftriaxone sodium or saline solution until weaning at 3 weeks, and the rats were fed a HFD or regular diet from 3 to 6 weeks. Tail-cuff blood pressure, the expression levels of genes of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), the concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in the colon and prefrontal cortex, and the composition of fecal microbiota were analyzed. Ceftriaxone treatment significantly increased the diastolic blood pressure of male rats at 3 weeks. At 6 weeks, systolic blood pressure (SBP) was significantly increased only in ceftriaxone treated male rats fed with HFD. The RAS showed increased activation in the kidney, heart, hypothalamus, and thoracic and abdominal aorta of male rats, but only in the kidney, heart, and hypothalamus of female rats. HFD-fed female rats showed a decreased level of IL-6 in the colon. α diversity of gut microbiota decreased and the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio increased in both male and female rats at 3 weeks; however, these parameters recovered to various degrees in female rats at 6 weeks. These results revealed that early-life gut dysbiosis induced by antibiotics combined with a HFD in childhood could be involved in pediatric blood pressure regulation and an increase in SBP in juvenile rats, and these effects occurred in a sex-dependent manner.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Kariuki EG, Kibet C, Paredes JC, Mboowa G, Mwaura O, Njogu J, Masiga D, Bugg TDH, Tanga CM. Metatranscriptomic analysis of the gut microbiome of black soldier fly larvae reared on lignocellulose-rich fiber diets unveils key lignocellulolytic enzymes. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1120224. [PMID: 37180276 PMCID: PMC10171111 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1120224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Recently, interest in the black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) gut microbiome has received increased attention primarily due to their role in waste bioconversion. However, there is a lack of information on the positive effect on the activities of the gut microbiomes and enzymes (CAZyme families) acting on lignocellulose. In this study, BSFL were subjected to lignocellulose-rich diets: chicken feed (CF), chicken manure (CM), brewers' spent grain (BSG), and water hyacinth (WH). The mRNA libraries were prepared, and RNA-Sequencing was conducted using the PCR-cDNA approach through the MinION sequencing platform. Our results demonstrated that BSFL reared on BSG and WH had the highest abundance of Bacteroides and Dysgonomonas. The presence of GH51 and GH43_16 enzyme families in the gut of BSFL with both α-L-arabinofuranosidases and exo-alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase 2 were common in the BSFL reared on the highly lignocellulosic WH and BSG diets. Gene clusters that encode hemicellulolytic arabinofuranosidases in the CAZy family GH51 were also identified. These findings provide novel insight into the shift of gut microbiomes and the potential role of BSFL in the bioconversion of various highly lignocellulosic diets to fermentable sugars for subsequent value-added products (bioethanol). Further research on the role of these enzymes to improve existing technologies and their biotechnological applications is crucial.
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- Eric G. Kariuki
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
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Xu L, Zeng X, Liu Y, Wu Z, Zheng X, Zhang X. Effect of Dendrobium officinale polysaccharides on central nervous system disease: Based on gut microbiota. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 240:124440. [PMID: 37062382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124440] [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: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Dendrobium officinale has anti-inflammatory effects and is one of the well-known functional foods. Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide (DOP) can reduce intestinal barrier disruption and excessive inflammatory response by regulating intestinal bacterial homeostasis as well as short-chain fatty acid levels. It can also inhibit the activation of astrocytes and microglia, further realizing the protective effect on neuronal apoptosis and apoptosis, thus exerting a significant alleviating effect on neurological diseases. There is now evidence that bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract may influence human neurology, cognition and behavior via the gut-brain axis. In this review, we review the structural characterization, bioactivity and possible bioactive mechanisms of DOP, so as to elucidate the advantages of DOP's action on CNS diseases, with the aim of providing new perspectives for its drug and functional food development as well as clinical applications.
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- Lei Xu
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China
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- Department of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Wenzhou Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou 325006, PR China.
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China.
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Dong F, Zhao C, He X, Dong Y, Liu H, Yao P, Xu W. Safety evaluation of Balanced Health Care Dan-A medicinal formulation containing traditional edible ingredients in lung tumor-loaded mice. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:1544-1552. [PMID: 36911849 PMCID: PMC10002941 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3195] [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: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Chinese formulation-based medicinal food has been widely used in clinical trials, but its safety is not well studied. In this research, the edible safety assessment of Balanced Health Care Dan-a formulation containing traditional edible ingredients that were initially formulated to reduce side effects for lung cancer patients-was studied in mice based on biochemical and gut microbial analyses. The experimental mice were subcutaneously loaded with lung tumor A549 cells and then administrated with Balanced Health Care Dan (200 mg/kg or 400 mg/kg b.w. in gavage feeding) for 4 weeks. The body weight, blood parameters, and pathogenic phenotype in tissues were examined. No toxicological symptom was found in experimental mice compared with the normal control. Comprehensive analyses were also conducted to evaluate intestinal microbiota that are associated with many diseases. Balanced Health Care Dan modified the gut microbiota structure in a positive way. In conclusion, the Chinese formulation-based medicinal food has shown no toxicological effect in mice within 4 weeks of feeding experiment and has the potential to be used in clinical trials.
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- Feng Dong
- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Jilin University Changchun China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing China
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- Langfang Health Vocational College Langfang China
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- Tianjin University of Sport Tianjin China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering Jilin University Changchun China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering China Agricultural University Beijing China.,Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Food Quality Department of Nutrition and Health China Agricultural University Beijing China
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Lin D, Sun Q, Liu Z, Pan J, Zhu J, Wang S, Jia S, Zheng M, Li X, Gong F. Gut microbiota and bile acids partially mediate the improvement of fibroblast growth factor 21 on methionine-choline-deficient diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2023; 195:199-218. [PMID: 36586452 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.12.087] [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: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by hepatic steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis, as well as gut dysbiosis. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), which regulates glucose and lipid metabolism, has been proven to have a good effect on NAFLD. However, the modulating process between FGF21 and gut microbiota remains unclear in treating NAFLD. Here, the fecal microbiota composition of 30 patients with NAFLD who had undergone liver biopsy and 29 matched healthy participants were studied, together with the fecal bile acid (BA) profile. Treatment with FGF21 was given in methionine-choline-deficient (MCD) diet-induced NAFLD model C57BL/6 mice. An antibiotic cocktail and fecal microbiota transplantation were used to further confirm the benefits of FGF21 that were partially attributable to the change in gut microbiota. Patients with NAFLD had higher serum FGF21 levels and dysregulated fecal microbiota compositions and fecal BA profiles. In NAFLD mice, FGF21 significantly reduced steatohepatitis and collagen deposition in vivo and restored intestinal structure. FGF21 treatment also changed gut microbiota composition and regulated dysbiosis in BA metabolism. After treatment with an antibiotic cocktail, FGF21 partially alleviated hepatic and intestinal damage in NAFLD mice. Furthermore, fecal microbiota transplantation from FGF21-treated mice showed benefits similar to FGF21 therapy. The improvement using FGF21 in MCD diet-induced NAFLD mice is partially mediated via gut microbiota and BA. Gut microbiota-regulated BA metabolism may be a potential target of FGF21 in improving NAFLD.
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- Danfeng Lin
- Department of Ultrasonography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China; School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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Zhou X, Ma Y, Yang C, Zhao Z, Ding Y, Zhang Y, Wang P, Zhao L, Li C, Su Z, Wang X, Ming W, Zeng L, Kang X. Rumen and Fecal Microbiota Characteristics of Qinchuan Cattle with Divergent Residual Feed Intake. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11020358. [PMID: 36838323 PMCID: PMC9964965 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020358] [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: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Residual feed intake (RFI) is one of the indicators of feed efficiency. To investigate the microbial characteristics and differences in the gastrointestinal tract of beef cattle with different RFI, a metagenome methodology was used to explore the characteristics of the rumen and fecal microbiota in 10 Qinchuan cattle (five in each of the extremely high and extremely low RFI groups). The results of taxonomic annotation revealed that Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were the most dominant phyla in rumen and feces. Prevotella was identified as a potential biomarker in the rumen of the LRFI group by the LEfSe method, while Turicibacter and Prevotella might be potential biomarkers of the HRFI and LRFI group in feces, respectively. Functional annotation revealed that the microbiota in the rumen of the HRFI group had a greater ability to utilize dietary polysaccharides and dietary protein. Association analysis of rumen microbes (genus level) with host genes revealed that microbiota including Prevotella, Paraprevotella, Treponema, Oscillibacter, and Muribaculum, were significantly associated with differentially expressed genes regulating RFI. This study discovered variances in the microbial composition of rumen and feces of beef cattle with different RFIs, demonstrating that differences in microbes may play a critical role in regulating the bovine divergent RFI phenotype variations.
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Fu K, Gao X, Hua P, Huang Y, Dong R, Wang M, Li Q, Li Z. Anti-obesity effect of Angelica keiskei Jiaosu prepared by yeast fermentation on high-fat diet-fed mice. Front Nutr 2023; 9:1079784. [PMID: 36698478 PMCID: PMC9868866 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1079784] [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: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In this study, an Angelica keiskei (A. keiskei) Jiaosu (FAK) was prepared by yeast fermentation to investigate its anti-obesity effect on high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. 70 SPF grade male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into 7 groups (n = 10): blank control group (N), high-fat model group (M), positive control group (Orl), unfermented control group (NF), high-dose intervention group (FH), medium-dose intervention group (FM), and low-dose intervention group (FL). The results showed that FAK intervention significantly reduced the body weight, Lee's index and liver index of HFD-fed mice (P < 0.05). Compared with M group, the serum levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), leptin and glucose (GLU) in FH group were remarkably decreased and that of interleukin-27 (IL-27) were increased (P < 0.05). The levels of TG, and TC in the liver of mice were also markedly decreased in the FH group (P < 0.05). HE staining results showed that the liver cells in the three intervention groups had less degeneration and fatty vacuoles in the cytoplasm, and the liver cords were orderly arranged compared with that of M group. Furthermore, FAK significantly inhibited epididymal adipose tissue cell expansion induced by HFD. FAK up-regulated the protein expression levels of p-AMPK and PPARα to promote lipolysis and down-regulated the expression of PPARγ to reduce lipid synthesis (P < 0.05). Additionally, the results of gut microbiota showed that after the intervention, a decrease trend of F/B value and Deferribacterota was noticed in the FH group compared with M group. At the genus level, FAK intervention significantly increased that of Ileiobacterium compared to the M group (p < 0.05). A rising trend of norank_f_Muribaculaceae, Lactobacillus, and Bifidobacterium were also observed in the HF group. Conclusively, these findings demonstrated that FAK intervention can effectively improve obesity in mice caused by HFD and the potential mechanisms was related to the regulation of serum levels of leptin and IL-27, lipogenesis and lipolysis in adipose tissue and gut microbiota composition.
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- Kunli Fu
- College of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China,Anqiu Huatao Food Co., Ltd., Weifang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Joint Institute of Angelica keiskei Health Industry Technology, Qingdao Balanson Biotech Co., Ltd., Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China,Joint Institute of Angelica keiskei Health Industry Technology, Qingdao Balanson Biotech Co., Ltd., Qingdao, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China,Joint Institute of Angelica keiskei Health Industry Technology, Qingdao Balanson Biotech Co., Ltd., Qingdao, China,*Correspondence: Zichao Li,
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Olías-Molero AI, Botías P, Cuquerella M, García-Cantalejo J, Barcia E, Torrado S, Torrado JJ, Alunda JM. Leishmania infantum infection does not affect the main composition of the intestinal microbiome of the Syrian hamster. Parasit Vectors 2022; 15:468. [PMID: 36522762 PMCID: PMC9753363 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05576-1] [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: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe form of all leishmanial infections and is caused by infection with protozoa of Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum. This parasitic disease occurs in over 80 countries and its geographic distribution is on the rise. Although the interaction between the intestinal microbiome and the immune response has been established in several pathologies, it has not been widely studied in leishmaniasis. The Syrian hamster is the most advanced laboratory model for developing vaccines and new drugs against VL. In the study reported here, we explored the relationship between the intestinal microbiome and infection with L. infantum in this surrogate host. METHODS Male Syrian hamsters (120-140 g) were inoculated with 108 promastigotes of a canine-derived L. infantum strain or left as uninfected control animals. Infection was maintained for 19 weeks (endpoint) and monitored by an immunoglobulin G (IgG) enyzme-linked immunosorbent assay throughout the experiment. Individual faecal samples, obtained at weeks 16, 18 and 19 post-inoculation, were analysed to determine the 16S metagenomic composition (the operational taxonomic units [OTUs] of the intestinal microbiome and the comparison between groups were FDR (false discovery rate)-adjusted). RESULTS Leishmania infantum infection elicited moderate clinical signs and lesions and a steady increase in specific anti-Leishmania serum IgG. The predominant phyla (Firmicutes + Bacteriodetes: > 90%), families (Muribaculaceae + Lachnospiraceae + Ruminococcaceae: 70-80%) and genera found in the uninfected hamsters showed no significant variations throughout the experiment. Leishmania infantum infection provoked a slightly higher-albeit non-significant-value for the Firmicutes/Bacteriodetes ratio but no notable differences were found in the relative abundance or diversity of phyla and families. The microbiome of the infected hamsters was enriched in CAG-352, whereas Lachnospiraceae UCG-004, the [Eubacterium] ventriosum group and Allobaculum were less abundant. CONCLUSIONS The lack of extensive significant differences between hamsters infected and uninfected with L. infantum in the higher taxa (phyla, families) and the scarce variation found, which was restricted to genera with a low relative abundance, suggest that there is no clear VL infection-intestinal microbiome axis in hamsters. Further studies are needed (chronic infections, co-abundance analyses, intestinal sampling, functional analysis) to confirm these findings and to determine more precisely the possible relationship between microbiome composition and VL infection.
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- Ana Isabel Olías-Molero
- ICPVet, Department of Animal Health, School of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Genómica, Centro de Asistencia a la Investigación de Técnicas Biológicas, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- ICPVet, Department of Animal Health, School of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Genómica, Centro de Asistencia a la Investigación de Técnicas Biológicas, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Food Technology, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Industrial Pharmacy UCM, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Food Technology, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Industrial Pharmacy UCM, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Food Technology, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Industrial Pharmacy UCM, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- ICPVet, Department of Animal Health, School of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Industrial Pharmacy UCM, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Singh N, Singh V, Rai SN, Mishra V, Vamanu E, Singh MP. Deciphering the gut microbiome in neurodegenerative diseases and metagenomic approaches for characterization of gut microbes. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 156:113958. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Jin J, Zhou Q, Lan F, Li J, Yang N, Sun C. Microbial composition of egg component and its association with hatchability of laying hens. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:943097. [PMID: 36338054 PMCID: PMC9632351 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.943097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The internal quality of eggs is critical for human consumption and embryonic development. However, microorganisms inside eggs have not been thoroughly investigated for their roles in determining the egg's internal quality. Here, a total of 21 hens were selected from more than 1,000 chickens based on their hatching results and were divided into high- and low-hatchability groups. Then, we collected 72 eggs from these 21 hens to obtain egg whites and yolks, including 54 fresh eggs and 18 eggs after 12 days of incubation. We characterized the microbial composition of egg yolks and whites, the microbial change along incubation, and differences in microbial abundance between the high- and low-hatchability groups. The results indicated that egg whites are not sterile. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were the dominant phyla in egg yolk and white. There was a large difference in the microbial composition between egg whites and yolks, and this difference increased after 12 days of incubation. Egg whites have lower microbial diversity than egg yolks owing to the presence of antibacterial substances such as lysozyme in the egg white. After a 12-day incubation, the microbial diversity decreased in egg whites but increased slightly in egg yolks. Meanwhile, the microbes in egg white can migrate to egg yolk during incubation. Additionally, Genus Muribaculaceae was identified as a biomarker in egg yolks incubated for 12 days and was more often detected in healthy groups. On the contrary, more genus Rothia were found in the fresh egg yolk of the low hatchability groups and was considered to have low virulence. These findings shed light on the composition and differences in microbiota between egg yolks and whites and may open new avenues for studying embryonic development in chickens.
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Aminian-Dehkordi J, Valiei A, Mofrad MRK. Emerging computational paradigms to address the complex role of gut microbial metabolism in cardiovascular diseases. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:987104. [PMID: 36299869 PMCID: PMC9589059 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.987104] [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] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The human gut microbiota and its associated perturbations are implicated in a variety of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). There is evidence that the structure and metabolic composition of the gut microbiome and some of its metabolites have mechanistic associations with several CVDs. Nevertheless, there is a need to unravel metabolic behavior and underlying mechanisms of microbiome-host interactions. This need is even more highlighted when considering that microbiome-secreted metabolites contributing to CVDs are the subject of intensive research to develop new prevention and therapeutic techniques. In addition to the application of high-throughput data used in microbiome-related studies, advanced computational tools enable us to integrate omics into different mathematical models, including constraint-based models, dynamic models, agent-based models, and machine learning tools, to build a holistic picture of metabolic pathological mechanisms. In this article, we aim to review and introduce state-of-the-art mathematical models and computational approaches addressing the link between the microbiome and CVDs.
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- Department of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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Impaired Mucosal Homeostasis in Short-Term Fiber Deprivation Is Due to Reduced Mucus Production Rather Than Overgrowth of Mucus-Degrading Bacteria. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14183802. [PMID: 36145178 PMCID: PMC9501499 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183802] [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: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The gut mucosal environment is key in host health; protecting against pathogens and providing a niche for beneficial bacteria, thereby facilitating a mutualistic balance between host and microbiome. Lack of dietary fiber results in erosion of the mucosal layer, suggested to be a result of increased mucus-degrading gut bacteria. This study aimed to use quantitative analyses to investigate the diet-induced imbalance of mucosal homeostasis. Seven days of fiber-deficiency affected intestinal anatomy and physiology, seen by reduced intestinal length and loss of the colonic crypt-structure. Moreover, the mucus layer was diminished, muc2 expression decreased, and impaired mucus secretion was detected by stable isotope probing. Quantitative microbiome profiling of the gut microbiota showed a diet-induced reduction in bacterial load and decreased diversity across the intestinal tract, including taxa with fiber-degrading and butyrate-producing capabilities. Most importantly, there was little change in the absolute abundance of known mucus-degrading bacteria, although, due to the general loss of taxa, relative abundance would erroneously indicate an increase in mucus degraders. These findings underscore the importance of using quantitative methods in microbiome research, suggesting erosion of the mucus layer during fiber deprivation is due to diminished mucus production rather than overgrowth of mucus degraders.
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Zheng X, Zhu Q, Qin M, Zhou Z, Liu C, Wang L, Shi F. The Role of Feeding Characteristics in Shaping Gut Microbiota Composition and Function of Ensifera (Orthoptera). INSECTS 2022; 13:719. [PMID: 36005344 PMCID: PMC9409189 DOI: 10.3390/insects13080719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Feeding habits were the primary factor affecting the gut bacterial communities in Ensifera. However, the interaction mechanism between the gut microbiota and feeding characteristics is not precisely understood. Here, the gut microbiota of Ensifera with diverse feeding habits was analyzed by shotgun metagenomic sequencing to further clarify the composition and function of the gut microbiota and its relationship with feeding characteristics. Our results indicate that under the influence of feeding habits, the gut microbial communities of Ensifera showed specific characteristics. Firstly, the gut microbial communities of the Ensifera with different feeding habits differed significantly, among which the gut microbial diversity of the herbivorous Mecopoda niponensis was the highest. Secondly, the functional genes related to feeding habits were in high abundance. Thirdly, the specific function of the gut microbial species in the omnivorous Gryllotalpa orientalis showed that the more diverse the feeding behavior of Ensifera, the worse the functional specificity related to the feeding characteristics of its gut microbiota. However, feeding habits were not the only factors affecting the gut microbiota of Ensifera. Some microorganisms' genes, whose functions were unrelated to feeding characteristics but were relevant to energy acquisition and nutrient absorption, were detected in high abundance. Our results were the first to report on the composition and function of the gut microbiota of Ensifera based on shotgun metagenomic sequencing and to explore the potential mechanism of the gut microbiota's association with diverse feeding habits.
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- Xiang Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
- Laboratory of Enzyme Preparation, Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology Co., Ltd., Baoding 071051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Preparation, Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology Co., Ltd., Baoding 071051, China
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Preparation, Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology Co., Ltd., Baoding 071051, China
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Preparation, Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology Co., Ltd., Baoding 071051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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Microbiota of the Pregnant Mouse: Characterization of the Bacterial Communities in the Oral Cavity, Lung, Intestine, and Vagina through Culture and DNA Sequencing. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0128622. [PMID: 35916526 PMCID: PMC9430855 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01286-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mice are frequently used as animal models for mechanistic studies of infection and obstetrical disease, yet characterization of the murine microbiota during pregnancy is lacking. The objective of this study was to characterize the microbiotas of distinct body sites of the pregnant mouse—vagina, oral cavity, intestine, and lung—that harbor microorganisms that could potentially invade the murine amniotic cavity, thus leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The microbiotas of these body sites were characterized through anoxic, hypoxic, and oxic culture as well as through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. With the exception of the vagina, the cultured microbiotas of each body site varied by atmosphere, with the greatest diversity in the cultured microbiota appearing under anoxic conditions. Only cultures of the vagina were comprehensively representative of the microbiota observed through direct DNA sequencing of body site samples, primarily due to the predominance of two Rodentibacter strains. Identified as Rodentibacter pneumotropicus and Rodentibacter heylii, these isolates exhibited predominance patterns similar to those of Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus iners in the human vagina. Whole-genome sequencing of these Rodentibacter strains revealed shared genomic features, including the ability to degrade glycogen, an abundant polysaccharide in the vagina. In summary, we report body site-specific microbiotas in the pregnant mouse with potential ecological parallels to those of humans. Importantly, our findings indicate that the vaginal microbiotas of pregnant mice can be readily cultured, suggesting that mock vaginal microbiotas can be tractably generated and maintained for experimental manipulation in future mechanistic studies of host vaginal-microbiome interactions. IMPORTANCE Mice are widely utilized as animal models of obstetrical complications; however, the characterization of the murine microbiota during pregnancy has been neglected. Microorganisms from the vagina, oral cavity, intestine, and lung have been found in the intra-amniotic space, where their presence threatens the progression of gestation. Here, we characterized the microbiotas of pregnant mice and established the appropriateness of culture in capturing the microbiota at each site. The high relative abundance of Rodentibacter observed in the vagina is similar to that of Lactobacillus in humans, suggesting potential ecological parallels. Importantly, we report that the vaginal microbiota of the pregnant mouse can be readily cultured under hypoxic conditions, demonstrating that mock microbial communities can be utilized to test the potential ecological parallels between microbiotas in human and murine pregnancy and to evaluate the relevance of the structure of these microbiotas for adverse pregnancy outcomes, especially intra-amniotic infection and preterm birth.
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Effects of Poncirin, a Citrus Flavonoid and Its Aglycone, Isosakuranetin, on the Gut Microbial Diversity and Metabolomics in Mice. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27113641. [PMID: 35684581 PMCID: PMC9182171 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Poncirin (PC) and its aglycone, isosakuranetin (IR), occur naturally in citrus fruits. This study aimed to explore the pathways behind the different health benefits of PC and IR by evaluating the effect of these two bioactive flavonoids on the gut microbial diversity and metabolomics of mice. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to analyze the alteration of gut microbiota in mice after PC and IR intervention. The metabolic impact of PC and IR in mice were studied using a metabolomics approach based on LC-MS analysis. Results showed that, after 7 days intervention, PC and IR multiplied the abundance of Parabacteroides in mice’s intestinal tracts by 1.2 and 1.0 times, respectively. PC increased the abundance of Bacteroides by 2.4 times. IR reduced the Allobaculum abundance by 1.0 time and increased Alloprevotella abundance by 1.5 times. When mice were given PC, their fecal acetic acid level increased by 1.8 times, while their isobutyric and isovaleric acid content increased by 1.2 and 1.3 times, respectively. Supplementation with IR had no significant effect on the content of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in the feces of mice. The potential urine biomarkers of mice in the PC group were involved in the digestion and absorption of protein and carbohydrate, as well as the metabolism of amino acids, such as glycine, serine, threonine, tryptophan, D-arginine, D-ornithine, etc. IR mainly affected the amino acid metabolic pathways in mice, including taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, glutathione metabolism, histidine metabolism, D-glutamate metabolism, etc. This study provided valuable clues for future research on the health promoting mechanisms of PC and IR.
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Han K, Ahn Y, Hong KB, Suh HJ, Yu KW, Kim H. Ameliorating the efficacy of galacto-oligosaccharides on ovalumin-induced allergic dermatitis symptoms in Balb/c mice by regulating Th2 immune response and the ecosystem of gut microbiota. Food Funct 2022; 13:6271-6281. [PMID: 35604005 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo00157h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study, we evaluated the effect of oral administration of galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS), famous biological molecules that are comprised of galactose and lactose, on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic dermatitis. OVA-induced mice were divided into the OVA-administered group (OVA-C), promethazine hydrochloride-administered group (PC), and 100 and 200 mg kg-1 GOS-administered groups (GL and GH, respectively). GOS administration significantly improved epidermal thickness and decreased CD4+ cell numbers. The concentrations of IgE, OVA-specific IgE, and inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and INF-γ) in GH group mice were significantly lower than those in OVA-C group mice. Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were identified as the major phyla in the intestinal microbiota in mice, and the relative abundance of Deferribacteres was significantly lower in the GH group than in the OVA-C group. Deferribacteraceae and Mucispirillum species were significantly lower in the GH group than in the OVA-C group. The relative abundance of Muribaculum species was significantly lower, but those of Lachnospira and Lactococcus species were significantly higher in the GH group than in the OVA-C group. Our results suggest that the alleviation effect of GOS on allergic dermatitis induced by OVA sensitization was achieved by regulating hypersensitive immune responses by improving the intestinal microbial ecosystem.
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- Kisoo Han
- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea. .,Transdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Graduate School, Korea University, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Food and Nutrition, Korea National University of Transportation, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang Q, Zhang K, Wang J, Bai S, Zeng Q, Peng H, Zhang B, Xuan Y, Ding X. Effects of coated sodium butyrate on performance, egg quality, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal health of laying hens. Poult Sci 2022; 101:102020. [PMID: 35901649 PMCID: PMC9326336 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This study determined the effects of coated sodium butyrate (CSB) on production performance, egg quality, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal health of laying hens. We divided a total of 800 Lohmann laying hens, aged 51 wk, into 4 treatment groups: 0 (CON), 300 (CSB1), 500 (CSB2), and 800 (CSB3) mg/kg of CSB. Each group comprised 20 birds, with 10 replicates set. A 12-wk monitoring process was conducted for each laying hen. Compared to CON, dietary supplementation of CSB did not affect the average daily feed intake or the egg weight. The CSB3 group demonstrated a linear increase in the production performance (P < 0.05), with decreased feed conversion ratio (P < 0.05). CSB2 and CSB3 exhibited markedly elevated egg mass (P < 0.05). The CSB supplementation markedly enhanced the yolk color (P < 0.05). CSB1 improved the digestibility of dry matter (P = 0.029). No significant differences were observed among dietary treatments in the duodenal morphology (P > 0.05). The three dosages of CSB reduced the crypt depth (P < 0.05) in the jejunum, whereas CSB3 exhibited an increase in the villus height (VH; P = 0.048). The CSB3 group showed a markedly elevated ileal VH (P = 0.011). CSB supplementation significantly increased the butyric acid content in the cecum (P = 0.009). The hens fed on the 800 mg/kg CSB diet showed a significant increase (P = 0.029) in butyric acid content in the ileum. The CSB3 group showed an elevation in microbial diversity (P < 0.05). Additionally, at the phylum level, the CSB3 increased the enrichment of Bacteroidetes, the CSB2 increased Firmicutes, and the abundance of Deferribacteres was increased in CSB2 and CSB3 groups (P < 0.05). An enrichment of Muribaculaceae (family) was observed in the CSB3 group. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of CSB improved production, yolk color, intestinal morphology, butyrate content, and microbial composition in laying hens.
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Brownlie EJE, Chaharlangi D, Wong EOY, Kim D, Navarre WW. Acids produced by lactobacilli inhibit the growth of commensal Lachnospiraceae and S24-7 bacteria. Gut Microbes 2022; 14:2046452. [PMID: 35266847 PMCID: PMC8920129 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2046452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The Lactobacillaceae are an intensively studied family of bacteria widely used in fermented food and probiotics, and many are native to the gut and vaginal microbiota of humans and other animals. Various studies have shown that specific Lactobacillaceae species produce metabolites that can inhibit the colonization of fungal and bacterial pathogens, but less is known about how Lactobacillaceae affect individual bacterial species in the endogenous animal microbiota. Here, we show that numerous Lactobacillaceae species inhibit the growth of the Lachnospiraceae family and the S24-7 group, two dominant clades of bacteria within the gut. We demonstrate that inhibitory activity is a property common to homofermentative Lactobacillaceae species, but not to species that use heterofermentative metabolism. We observe that homofermentative Lactobacillaceae species robustly acidify their environment, and that acidification alone is sufficient to inhibit growth of Lachnospiraceae and S24-7 growth, but not related species from the Clostridiales or Bacteroidales orders. This study represents one of the first in-depth explorations of the dynamic between Lactobacillaceae species and commensal intestinal bacteria, and contributes valuable insight toward deconvoluting their interactions within the gut microbial ecosystem.
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- Emma J. E. Brownlie
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada,CONTACT William Wiley Navarre Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 661 University Avenue, Suite 1600, Toronto, ONM5G 1M1, Canada
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Zayed AA, Wainaina JM, Dominguez-Huerta G, Pelletier E, Guo J, Mohssen M, Tian F, Pratama AA, Bolduc B, Zablocki O, Cronin D, Solden L, Delage E, Alberti A, Aury JM, Carradec Q, da Silva C, Labadie K, Poulain J, Ruscheweyh HJ, Salazar G, Shatoff E, Coordinators TO, Bundschuh R, Fredrick K, Kubatko LS, Chaffron S, Culley AI, Sunagawa S, Kuhn JH, Wincker P, Sullivan MB. Cryptic and abundant marine viruses at the evolutionary origins of Earth's RNA virome. Science 2022; 376:156-162. [PMID: 35389782 PMCID: PMC10990476 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm5847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Whereas DNA viruses are known to be abundant, diverse, and commonly key ecosystem players, RNA viruses are insufficiently studied outside disease settings. In this study, we analyzed ≈28 terabases of Global Ocean RNA sequences to expand Earth's RNA virus catalogs and their taxonomy, investigate their evolutionary origins, and assess their marine biogeography from pole to pole. Using new approaches to optimize discovery and classification, we identified RNA viruses that necessitate substantive revisions of taxonomy (doubling phyla and adding >50% new classes) and evolutionary understanding. "Species"-rank abundance determination revealed that viruses of the new phyla "Taraviricota," a missing link in early RNA virus evolution, and "Arctiviricota" are widespread and dominant in the oceans. These efforts provide foundational knowledge critical to integrating RNA viruses into ecological and epidemiological models.
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- Ahmed A. Zayed
- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Interdisciplinary Biophysics Graduate Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
- Nantes Université, CNRS UMR 6004, LS2N, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Interdisciplinary Biophysics Graduate Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Statistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
- Nantes Université, CNRS UMR 6004, LS2N, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Département de Biochimie, Microbiologie et Bio-informatique, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, 75016 Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- EMERGE Biology Integration Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center of Microbiome Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- The Interdisciplinary Biophysics Graduate Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Yu W, Wang G, Lu C, Liu C, Jiang L, Jiang Z, Liang Z, Wang X, Qin Z, Yan J. Pharmacological mechanism of Shenlingbaizhu formula against experimental colitis. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 98:153961. [PMID: 35121392 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by an overactive immune response and destruction of the colorectal epithelium with intricate pathological factors. Shenlingbaizhu (SLBZ) formula, included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020, has been widely utilized to treat UC. PURPOSE The present study was designed to uncover the underlying molecular mechanisms of SLBZ formula against UC. METHODS A murine model of experimental colitis was established by orally feeding 2% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) to mice for 7 days, followed by SLBA treatment for the next 15 days. Network pharmacology analysis was performed to predict the pharmacological mechanisms. High-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing integrated with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was conducted on mouse stool in order to determine alterations in the composition of the intestinal microbiota and metabolites. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry were performed to examine the anti-inflammatory role of SLBZ. RESULTS DSS treatment induced experimental colitis, and this induction was alleviated by SLBZ treatment, as evidenced by rescued pathological symptoms in the experimental colitis mouse groups. Network pharmacology analysis showed that SLBZ-target genes were enriched in pathogen-induced infectious and inflammatory pathways, as well as neoplastic processes. SLBZ administration also modulated the gut microbiota composition and metabolic profiles of experimental colitis mice and alleviated the progression of experimental colitis. We further showed via in-vitro experiments that SLBZ suppressed macrophage (Mφ) transition to pro-inflammatory phenotype (M1), rescued tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα)-induced pyroptosis of intestinal organoids (IOs), and decreased the recruitment of Mφs by epithelial cells. CONCLUSION SLBZ formula is an effective treatment for murine colitis and showed a stronger therapeutic capacity than melasazine. The pharmacological mechanisms of SLBZ involve the re-establishment of an anti-inflammatory milieu and healthy microbiome, which favors mucosal healing.
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- Wei Yu
- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
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The Combination of Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Treatment with Moderate Physical Activity Alleviates the Severity of Experimental Colitis in Obese Mice via Modulation of Gut Microbiota, Attenuation of Proinflammatory Cytokines, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and DNA Oxidative Damage in Colonic Mucosa. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23062964. [PMID: 35328382 PMCID: PMC8955215 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23062964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are commonly considered as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, but the possibility that the alterations in gut microbiota and oxidative stress may affect the course of experimental colitis in obese physically exercising mice treated with the intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) has been little elucidated. Mice fed a high-fat-diet (HFD) or normal diet (ND) for 14 weeks were randomly assigned to exercise on spinning wheels (SW) for 7 weeks and treated with IAP followed by intrarectal administration of TNBS. The disease activity index (DAI), grip muscle strength test, oxidative stress biomarkers (MDA, SOD, GSH), DNA damage (8-OHdG), the plasma levels of cytokines IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-17a, TNF-α, MCP-1 and leptin were assessed, and the stool composition of the intestinal microbiota was determined by next generation sequencing (NGS). The TNBS-induced colitis was worsened in obese sedentary mice as manifested by severe colonic damage, an increase in DAI, oxidative stress biomarkers, DNA damage and decreased muscle strength. The longer running distance and weight loss was observed in mice given IAP or subjected to IAP + SW compared to sedentary ones. Less heterogeneous microbial composition was noticed in sedentary obese colitis mice and this effect disappeared in IAP + SW mice. Absence of Alistipes, lower proportion of Turicibacter, Proteobacteria and Faecalibacterium, an increase in Firmicutes and Clostridium, a decrease in oxidative stress biomarkers, 8-OHdG content and proinflammatory cytokines were observed in IAP + SW mice. IAP supplementation in combination with moderate physical activity attenuates the severity of murine colitis complicated by obesity through a mechanism involving the downregulation of the intestinal cytokine/chemokine network and oxidative stress, the modulation of the gut microbiota and an improvement of muscle strength.
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Qi L, Lian CA, Zhu FC, Shi M, He LS. Comparative Analysis of Intestinal Microflora Between Two Developmental Stages of Rimicaris kairei, a Hydrothermal Shrimp From the Central Indian Ridge. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:802888. [PMID: 35242112 PMCID: PMC8886129 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.802888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Despite extreme physical and chemical characteristics, deep-sea hydrothermal vents provide a place for fauna survival and reproduction. The symbiotic relationship of chemotrophic microorganisms has been investigated in the gill of Rimicaris exoculata, which are endemic to the hydrothermal vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. However, only a few studies have examined intestinal symbiosis. Here, we studied the intestinal fauna in juvenile and adult Rimicaris kairei, another species in the Rimicaris genus that was originally discovered at the Kairei and Edmond hydrothermal vent fields in the Central Indian Ridge. The results showed that there were significant differences between juvenile and adult gut microbiota in terms of species richness, diversity, and evenness. The values of Chao1, observed species, and ASV rarefaction curves indicated almost four times the number of species in adults compared to juveniles. In juveniles, the most abundant phylum was Deferribacterota, at 80%, while in adults, Campilobacterota was the most abundant, at 49%. Beta diversity showed that the intestinal communities of juveniles and adults were clearly classified into two clusters based on the evaluations of Bray-Curtis and weighted UniFrac distance matrices. Deferribacteraceae and Sulfurovum were the main featured bacteria contributing to the difference. Moreover, functional prediction for all of the intestinal microbiota showed that the pathways related to ansamycin synthesis, branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis, lipid metabolism, and cell motility appeared highly abundant in juveniles. However, for adults, the most abundant pathways were those of sulfur transfer, carbohydrate, and biotin metabolism. Taken together, these results indicated large differences in intestinal microbial composition and potential functions between juvenile and adult vent shrimp (R. kairei), which may be related to their physiological needs at different stages of development.
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- Li Qi
- Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,College of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
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- Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Ecosystem and Bioresource, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beihai, China
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- Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,College of Earth Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
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Feng Y, Yu Y, Chen Z, Wang L, Ma J, Bai X, Sun Y, Wang D. Effects of β-Carotin and Green Tea Powder Diets on Alleviating the Symptoms of Gouty Arthritis and Improving Gut Microbiota in C57BL/6 Mice. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:837182. [PMID: 35145506 PMCID: PMC8821968 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.837182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As a chronic metabolic disease caused by disorders of purine metabolism, gout has shown increasing incidence rate worldwide. Considering that gout is not easily treated and cured, further studies are explored to prevent gout development through diet modification. Both β-carotin and green tea powder are rich in dietary fiber, which helps maintain the balance of gut microbiota in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of β-carotin and green tea powder diet on the prevention of gouty arthritis in relation to the bacterial structure of gut microbiota in mice. We successfully induced gouty arthritis in C57BL/6 mice by injecting monosodium urate (MSU) crystals and feeding high-fat diet (HFD), and further investigated the effects of additional β-carotin and green tea powder in the diets of mice on the prevention of gouty arthritis in mice. Our results showed that diet of β-carotin and green tea powder reduced the joint swelling and pain in mice with gout, reduced the levels of serum uric acid (UA) and three types of pro-inflammatory cytokines, i.e., interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), improved the gut microbiota profile, and reduced the metabolic levels of purines and pyrimidines. In conclusion, our study provided evidence to support the application of β-carotin and green tea powder diet as a dietary adjustment method to prevent and treat gouty arthritis.
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- Yu Feng
- Department of Orthopedic, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Orthopedic, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Orthopedic, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunology of Shandong Province, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Orthopedic, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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Ma J, Long S, Wang J, Gao J, Piao X. Microencapsulated essential oils combined with organic acids improves immune antioxidant capacity and intestinal barrier function as well as modulates the hindgut microbial community in piglets. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2022; 13:16. [PMID: 35144681 PMCID: PMC8832826 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-021-00670-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of a combination of microencapsulated essential oils and organic acids (MOA) on growth performance, immuno-antioxidant status, intestinal barrier function and microbial structure of the hindgut in piglets. A total of 120 piglets (Duroc × [Landrace × Yorkshire]; weighted 7.66 ± 1.79 kg, weaned at d 28) were randomly selected and allocated to 3 treatments with 4 replicates per group and 10 piglets per replicate according to the initial body weight and gender. The dietary treatments were as follows: 1) basal diet (Ctrl); 2) Ctrl + chlortetracycline (75 mg/kg) (AGP); 3) Ctrl+ MOA (1500 mg/kg). The experiment period was lasted for 21 d. Results Compared to the Ctrl group, dietary supplemented MOA alleviated (P < 0.05) the diarrhea rate from d 12 to 21, enhanced (P < 0.05) the concentration of serum interlukin-10 and glutathione peroxidase in piglets on d 11 after weaning and serum superoxide dismutase in 21-day piglets. The MOA group also improved (P < 0.05) the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and gross energy (GE), up-regulated (P < 0.05) the mRNA expression level of occludin, claudin-1 and mucin-2 in ileum and increased (P < 0.05) the contents of propionic and butyric acids in the cecum of piglets. The MOA group modulated the cecal and colonic microbial community structure and increased (P < 0.05) the abundance of Faecalibacterium and Muribaculaceae in cecum and Streptococcus and Weissella in colon. Additionally, AGP group decreased (P < 0.05) apparent digestibility of DM, OM and GE as well as down-regulated (P < 0.05) relative gene expression level of claudin-1 in duodenum and jejunum, ZO-1 and mucin-1 in jejunum of piglets. Conclusion In summary, dietary supplemented MOA alleviated diarrhea and improved nutrient apparent digestibility in piglets via enhancing immuno-antioxidant properties, increasing digestive enzyme activity, up-regulating the expression of intestinal barrier-related genes, and modifying the microbial community structure of the cecum and colon. Therefore, dietary supplementation with MOA as an alternative to antibiotics was feasible to improve intestinal health of piglets in practical production.
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- Jiayu Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.,Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Chen S, Xu M, Zhou M, He Y, Li Y, Lang H, Wei X, Yan L, Xu H. Hibiscus manihot L improves obesity in mice induced by a high-fat diet. J Funct Foods 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2022.104953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Gut microbiota modulation by jabuticaba peel and its effect on glucose metabolism via inflammatory signaling. Curr Res Food Sci 2022; 5:382-391. [PMID: 35198998 PMCID: PMC8850559 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Jabuticaba is a Brazilian berry known for its therapeutic potential against cancer, obesity, insulin resistance (IR), and others. It is a natural source of bioactive compounds, leading to better glucose metabolism, and attenuating obesity and IR through the reduction of pro-inflammatory status. The present study aimed to observe the prebiotic effect of freeze-dried jabuticaba peel (J) consumption on gut bacteria profile and describe its effects on IR derived from the lipopolysaccharides/Toll-like receptor-4 inflammatory pathway. Jabuticaba peel was chemically characterized, and its bioactive compounds were quantified. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were feed with a control diet (n = 6), control diet + J (n = 6), high-fat diet (HF) (n = 6), and HF + J (n = 6) for thirteen weeks. Gut bacteriota (16s RNA sequencing), glucose metabolism (fasting glucose and insulin, OGTT, ITT, HOMA-IR, and β, QUICKI), and inflammatory status (serum lipopolysaccharide, and protein expression) were assessed. The main bioactive compounds found in J were dietary fiber, and anthocyanins, and its consumption along with a healthy diet reduced the abundance of Firmicutes and Actinobacteriota phyla (p < 0.01), increased the Muribaculaceae and Lachnospiraceae families, and Faecalicatena genus (p < 0.05). The correlation test indicates a negative correlation between the Muribaculaceae and glucose metabolism. Jabuticaba peel is a nutritive source of bioactive compounds with prebiotic effects. Jabuticaba peel is a natural source of bioactive compounds with high anti-oxidant power. Jabuticaba peel in a healthy diet intake can modulate the gut bacteriota and increase short-chain fatty acids production. The consumption of freeze-dried jabuticaba peel does not alter the glucose metabolism via LPS-TLR4 pathway.
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Zhang T, Zhang S, Jin C, Lin Z, Deng T, Xie X, Deng L, Li X, Ma J, Ding X, Liu Y, Shan Y, Yu Z, Wang Y, Chen G, Li J. A Predictive Model Based on the Gut Microbiota Improves the Diagnostic Effect in Patients With Cholangiocarcinoma. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:751795. [PMID: 34888258 PMCID: PMC8650695 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.751795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a malignant hepatic tumor with a poor prognosis, which needs early diagnosis urgently. The gut microbiota has been shown to play a crucial role in the progression of liver cancer. Here, we explored a gut microbiota model covering genera Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia, Faecalibacterium, and Ruminococcus_1 (B-F-R) for CCA early diagnosis. A case-control study was conducted to enroll 53 CCA patients, 47 cholelithiasis patients, and 40 healthy controls. The feces samples and clinical information of participants were collected in the same period. The gut microbiota and its diversity of individuals were accessed with 16S rDNA sequencing, and the gut microbiota profile was evaluated according to microbiota diversity. Finally, four enriched genera in the CCA group (genera Bacteroides, Muribaculaceae_unclassified, Muribaculum, and Alistipes) and eight enriched genera in the cholelithiasis group (genera Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus, Agathobacter, Ruminococcus_gnavus_group, Faecalibacterium, Subdoligranulum, Collinsella, Escherichia-Shigella) constitute an overall different microbial community composition (P = 0.001). The B-F-R genera model with better diagnostic value than carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) was identified by random forest and Statistical Analysis of Metagenomic Profiles (STAMP) to distinguish CCA patients from healthy controls [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.973, 95% CI = 0.932–1.0]. Moreover, the correlative analysis found that genera Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia were positively correlated with body mass index (BMI). The significantly different microbiomes between cholelithiasis and CCA were found via principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe), and Venn diagram and LEfSe were utilized to identify four genera by comparing microbial compositions among patients with malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ-Y) or not (MOJ-N). In brief, our findings suggest that gut microbiota vary from benign and malignant hepatobiliary diseases to healthy people and provide evidence supporting gut microbiota to be a non-invasive biomarker for the early diagnosis of CCA.
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- Tan Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Yan J, Yu W, Lu C, Liu C, Wang G, Jiang L, Jiang Z, Qin Z. The Pharmacological Mechanism of Guchangzhixie Capsule Against Experimental Colitis. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:762603. [PMID: 34867387 PMCID: PMC8637769 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.762603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is the major type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by an overactive immune response and destruction of colorectal epithelium with intricate pathological factors. Guchangzhixie (GCZX) capsule, included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020, has been widely utilized against UC. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms have not been elucidated. In the present study, a murine model of experimental colitis was established by orally feeding 4% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) for 5 days and subsequently subjecting to GCZX treatment for another 15 days. Network pharmacology analysis was performed to predict the pertinent mechanisms of GCZX capsule. Cellular experiments examining the functional changes of intestinal organoids (IOs), macrophages (Mφs), and human colon epithelial cell cells (NCM460 cell line) after GCZX therapy were performed. Sequencing of 16S rRNA was conducted on the stools from the mouse model. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC–MS) was utilized to detect serum metabolites. As a result, DSS induced experimental colitis, and this induction was alleviated by GCZX treatment, as evidenced by rescued pathological symptoms in UC mouse models, such as rectal bleeding stopping, decreased levels of albumin, interleukin-17, as well as chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1), and reduction in colon length. Network pharmacology analysis showed that GCZX-target genes were enriched in pathogen-induced infections, inflammatory pathways, as well as neoplastic processes. DSS treatment decreased microbial diversity and led to the accumulation of pathological bacterial, which was reversed by GCZX capsule. PICRUSt2 (Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States) based on profiles of microbiota composition demonstrated a decreased incidence of infectious disease and cancers after GCZX therapy. In full accordance with these data, GCZX administration suppressed Mφ transition to pro-inflammatory phenotype, alleviated tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα)-compromised IOs functions, and decreased the recruitment of Mφs by epithelial cells. We conclude that GCZX capsule is an effective drug for UC and its pharmacological mechanisms involve re-establishing an anti-inflammatory milieu and favoring mucosal healing.
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- Jing Yan
- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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Alterations in Faecal Microbiota and Elevated Levels of Intestinal IgA Following Oral Administration of Lacticaseibacillus casei in mice. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2021; 15:524-534. [PMID: 34676502 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-021-09864-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The intestinal microbiota has been identified as a crucial regulator of the overall health, with studies describing its influence in a variety of disorders and developmental processes throughout the body. A widely accepted approach of influencing the microbiota and regulating its functionality in health or disease is the consumption of probiotics. In this study, we aimed to identify the impact of probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei ATCC393 on the intestinal microbiota of mice and circulating soluble products of microbial origin or the immune system. Investigation of the gut microflora using next-generation sequencing analysis revealed alterations in the microbial populations following consumption of the probiotic. Abundance of taxa classified as Muribaculaceae was increased in lactobacilli-fed animals, while abundance of taxa classified as Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae was decreased. In addition, the composition of the intestinal microbiota was modified by the administration of L. casei, as evident by the clustering of test subjects when inspecting beta diversity, without however any significant effect on the alpha diversity of the animals. Finally, production of IgA in the intestinal lumen of mice that had received the microorganism was significantly increased, as was the concentration of lactic acid, while levels of acetic acid were noticeably lower in the L. casei group. The findings suggest that L. casei can be considered a potential candidate strain for the modulation of intestinal homeostasis and a component of dietary interventions aiming to improve overall health.
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Micioni Di Bonaventura MV, Coman MM, Tomassoni D, Micioni Di Bonaventura E, Botticelli L, Gabrielli MG, Rossolini GM, Di Pilato V, Cecchini C, Amedei A, Silvi S, Verdenelli MC, Cifani C. Supplementation with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum IMC 510 Modifies Microbiota Composition and Prevents Body Weight Gain Induced by Cafeteria Diet in Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222011171. [PMID: 34681831 PMCID: PMC8540549 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Changes in functionality and composition of gut microbiota (GM) have been associated and may contribute to the development and maintenance of obesity and related diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate for the first time the impact of Lactiplantibacillus (L.) plantarum IMC 510 in a rat model of diet-induced obesity, specifically in the cafeteria (CAF) diet. This diet provides a strong motivation to voluntary overeat, due to the palatability and variety of selected energy-dense foods. The oral administration for 84 days of this probiotic strain, added to the CAF diet, decreased food intake and body weight gain. Accordingly, it ameliorated body mass index, liver and white adipose tissue weight, hepatic lipid accumulation, adipocyte size, serum parameters, including glycemia and low-density lipoprotein levels, in CAF fed rats, potentially through leptin control. In this scenario, L. plantarum IMC 510 showed also beneficial effects on GM, limiting the microbial imbalance established by long exposure to CAF diet and preserving the proportion of different bacterial taxa. Further research is necessary to better elucidate the relationship between GM and overweight and then the mechanism of action by which L. plantarum IMC 510 modifies weight. However, these promising results prompt a clear advantage of probiotic supplementation and identify a new potential probiotic as a novel and safe therapeutic approach in obesity prevention and management.
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- Synbiotec S.r.l., Spin-off of UNICAM, Via Gentile III Da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (M.M.C.); (C.C.); (M.C.V.)
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.T.); (M.G.G.)
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- Pharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (M.V.M.D.B.); (E.M.D.B.); (L.B.); (C.C.)
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- Pharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (M.V.M.D.B.); (E.M.D.B.); (L.B.); (C.C.)
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.T.); (M.G.G.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (G.M.R.); (A.A.)
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, 16132 Genova, Italy;
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- Synbiotec S.r.l., Spin-off of UNICAM, Via Gentile III Da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (M.M.C.); (C.C.); (M.C.V.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (G.M.R.); (A.A.)
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (D.T.); (M.G.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Synbiotec S.r.l., Spin-off of UNICAM, Via Gentile III Da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (M.M.C.); (C.C.); (M.C.V.)
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- Pharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy; (M.V.M.D.B.); (E.M.D.B.); (L.B.); (C.C.)
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Liu X, Teng T, Li X, Fan L, Xiang Y, Jiang Y, Du K, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Xie P. Impact of Inosine on Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress-Induced Depressive and Anxiety-Like Behaviors With the Alteration of Gut Microbiota. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:697640. [PMID: 34595128 PMCID: PMC8476956 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.697640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Current antidepressants do not confer a clear advantage in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD). Accumulating evidence highlights the potential antidepressant-like effects of inosine on adult MDD, and gut microbiomes are significantly associated with MDD via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. However, few studies have investigated possible associations between inosine and gut microbiota in adolescents with MDD. The current study investigated the potential antidepressant effects of inosine in adolescent male C57BL/6 mice. After 4 weeks of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) stimulation, the mice were assessed by body weight, the sucrose preference test (SPT), open field test, and the elevated plus maze (EPM). The microbiota compositions of feces were determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Inosine significantly improved CUMS-induced depressive and anxiety-like behaviors in adolescent mice including SPT and EPM results. Fecal microbial composition differed in the CON+saline, CUMS+saline, and CUMS+inosine groups, which were characterized by 126 discriminative amplicon sequence variants belonging to Bacteroidetes and Firmicute at the phylum level and Muribaculaceae and Lachnospiraceae at the family level. Muribaculaceae was positively associated with depressive and anxiety-like behaviors. KEGG functional analysis suggested that inosine might affect gut microbiota through carbohydrate metabolism and lipid metabolism pathways. The results of the study indicated that inosine improved depressive and anxiety-like behaviors in adolescent mice, in conjunction with the alteration of fecal microbial composition. Our findings may provide a novel perspective on the antidepressant effects of inosine in children and adolescents.
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- Xueer Liu
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China
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Effect of functional oils or probiotics on performance and microbiota profile of newly weaned piglets. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19457. [PMID: 34593866 PMCID: PMC8484476 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98549-w] [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: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The study aimed to evaluate a commercial blend of functional oils based on liquid from the cashew nutshell and castor oil as a growth promoter in newly weaned piglets. A total of 225 piglets, castrated males and females with 28 days of age were randomly distributed in pens with 15 animals composing three treatments and five repetitions. The treatments were: control (without the inclusion of additives), probiotics, or functional oils. The performance was evaluated. At 50 days of age, a pool of fresh feces from 3 animals/repetition was collected to perform the sequencing of microbiota using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Supplementation with functional oils improved the piglets' daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio (P < 0.05) in the first weeks of the experiment, which resulted in higher final live weight (P < 0.05) in the phase when compared to the control treatment (24.34 kg and 21.55 kg, respectively). The animals that received probiotics showed an intermediate performance (23.66 kg final live weight) at the end of the 38 experimental days. Both additives were effective in increasing groups essential for intestinal health, such as Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae. The functional oils were more effective in reducing pathogenic bacteria, such as Campylobacter and Escherichia coli. In conclusion, the use of functional oils optimized performance and effectively modulated the microbiota of newly weaned piglets.
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Bowerman KL, Knowles SCL, Bradley JE, Baltrūnaitė L, Lynch MDJ, Jones KM, Hugenholtz P. Effects of laboratory domestication on the rodent gut microbiome. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2021; 1:49. [PMID: 36747007 PMCID: PMC9723573 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-021-00053-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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The domestication of the laboratory mouse has influenced the composition of its native gut microbiome, which is now known to differ from that of its wild ancestor. However, limited exploration of the rodent gut microbiome beyond the model species Mus musculus has made it difficult to interpret microbiome variation in a broader phylogenetic context. Here, we analyse 120 de novo and 469 public metagenomically-sequenced faecal and caecal samples from 16 rodent hosts representing wild, laboratory and captive lifestyles. Distinct gut bacterial communities were observed between rodent host genera, with broadly distributed species originating from the as-yet-uncultured bacterial genera UBA9475 and UBA2821 in the families Oscillospiraceae and Lachnospiraceae, respectively. In laboratory mice, Helicobacteraceae were generally depleted relative to wild mice and specific Muribaculaceae populations were enriched in different laboratory facilities, suggesting facility-specific outgrowths of this historically dominant rodent gut family. Several bacterial families of clinical interest, including Akkermansiaceae, Streptococcaceae and Enterobacteriaceae, were inferred to have gained over half of their representative species in mice within the laboratory environment, being undetected in most wild rodents and suggesting an association between laboratory domestication and pathobiont emergence.
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- Kate L Bowerman
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Ezzamouri B, Shoaie S, Ledesma-Amaro R. Synergies of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology in Human Microbiome Studies. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:681982. [PMID: 34531833 PMCID: PMC8438329 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.681982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A number of studies have shown that the microbial communities of the human body are integral for the maintenance of human health. Advances in next-generation sequencing have enabled rapid and large-scale quantification of the composition of microbial communities in health and disease. Microorganisms mediate diverse host responses including metabolic pathways and immune responses. Using a system biology approach to further understand the underlying alterations of the microbiota in physiological and pathological states can help reveal potential novel therapeutic and diagnostic interventions within the field of synthetic biology. Tools such as biosensors, memory arrays, and engineered bacteria can rewire the microbiome environment. In this article, we review the computational tools used to study microbiome communities and the current limitations of these methods. We evaluate how genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) can advance our understanding of the microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions. Moreover, we present how synergies between these system biology approaches and synthetic biology can be harnessed in human microbiome studies to improve future therapeutics and diagnostics and highlight important knowledge gaps for future research in these rapidly evolving fields.
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- Bouchra Ezzamouri
- Unit for Population-Based Dermatology Research, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, London, United Kindom
- Faculty of Dentistry, Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioengineering and Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Bioengineering and Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Farzi A, Ip CK, Reed F, Enriquez R, Zenz G, Durdevic M, Zhang L, Holzer P, Herzog H. Lack of peptide YY signaling in mice disturbs gut microbiome composition in response to high-fat diet. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21435. [PMID: 33749879 PMCID: PMC8251710 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002215r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peptide YY (PYY), produced by endocrine L cells in the gut, is known for its critical role in regulating gastrointestinal functions as well as satiety. However, how these processes are integrated with maintaining a healthy gut microbiome composition is unknown. Here, we show that lack of PYY in mice leads to distinct changes in gut microbiome composition that are diet‐dependent. While under chow diet only slight differences in gut microbiome composition could be observed, high‐fat diet (HFD) aggravated these differences. Specifically an increased abundance of the Bacteroidetes phylum with a corresponding decrease of the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio could be detected in Pyy‐knockout (KO) mice in response to HFD. Detailed analysis of the Bacteroidetes phylum further revealed that the Alistipes genus belonging to the Rikenellaceae family, the Parabacteroides belonging to the Tannerellaceae family, as well as Muribaculum were increased in Pyy‐KO mice. In order to investigate whether these changes are associated with changed markers of gut barrier and immunity, we analyzed the colonic expression of various pro‐inflammatory cytokines, as well as tight junction proteins and mucin 2, and identified increased mRNA expression of the tight junction proteins Cldn2 and Ocel1 in Pyy‐KO mice, while pro‐inflammatory cytokine expression was not significantly altered. Together these results highlight a critical gene‐environment interaction between diet and the gut microbiome and its impact on homeostasis of the intestinal epithelium under conditions of reduced PYY signaling which is commonly seen under obese conditions.
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- Aitak Farzi
- Neuroscience Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Neuroscience Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Theodor Escherich Laboratory for Medical Microbiome Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Neuroscience Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Neuroscience Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Zhang Y, Thompson KN, Branck T, Yan Yan, Nguyen LH, Franzosa EA, Huttenhower C. Metatranscriptomics for the Human Microbiome and Microbial Community Functional Profiling. Annu Rev Biomed Data Sci 2021; 4:279-311. [PMID: 34465175 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biodatasci-031121-103035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shotgun metatranscriptomics (MTX) is an increasingly practical way to survey microbial community gene function and regulation at scale. This review begins by summarizing the motivations for community transcriptomics and the history of the field. We then explore the principles, best practices, and challenges of contemporary MTX workflows: beginning with laboratory methods for isolation and sequencing of community RNA, followed by informatics methods for quantifying RNA features, and finally statistical methods for detecting differential expression in a community context. In thesecond half of the review, we survey important biological findings from the MTX literature, drawing examples from the human microbiome, other (nonhuman) host-associated microbiomes, and the environment. Across these examples, MTX methods prove invaluable for probing microbe-microbe and host-microbe interactions, the dynamics of energy harvest and chemical cycling, and responses to environmental stresses. We conclude with a review of open challenges in the MTX field, including making assays and analyses more robust, accessible, and adaptable to new technologies; deciphering roles for millions of uncharacterized microbial transcripts; and solving applied problems such as biomarker discovery and development of microbial therapeutics.
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- Yancong Zhang
- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.,Department of Systems, Synthetic, and Quantitative Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.,Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, USA
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- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center and Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , .,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Zhu X, Li B, Lou P, Dai T, Chen Y, Zhuge A, Yuan Y, Li L. The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Neurosci Bull 2021; 37:1510-1522. [PMID: 34216356 PMCID: PMC8490573 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-021-00730-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Many recent studies have shown that the gut microbiome plays important roles in human physiology and pathology. Also, microbiome-based therapies have been used to improve health status and treat diseases. In addition, aging and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, have become topics of intense interest in biomedical research. Several researchers have explored the links between these topics to study the potential pathogenic or therapeutic effects of intestinal microbiota in disease. But the exact relationship between neurodegenerative diseases and gut microbiota remains unclear. As technology advances, new techniques for studying the microbiome will be developed and refined, and the relationship between diseases and gut microbiota will be revealed. This article summarizes the known interactions between the gut microbiome and neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting assay techniques for the gut microbiome, and we also discuss the potential therapeutic role of microbiome-based therapies in diseases.
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- Xueling Zhu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China. .,Research Units of Infectious Disease and Microecology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China.
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van Olst L, Roks SJ, Kamermans A, Verhaar BJH, van der Geest AM, Muller M, van der Flier WM, de Vries HE. Contribution of Gut Microbiota to Immunological Changes in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Immunol 2021; 12:683068. [PMID: 34135909 PMCID: PMC8200826 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.683068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence suggests that both central and peripheral immunological processes play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but regulatory mechanisms remain unknown. The gut microbiota and its key metabolites are known to affect neuroinflammation by modulating the activity of peripheral and brain-resident immune cells, yet an overview on how the gut microbiota contribute to immunological alterations in AD is lacking. In this review, we discuss current literature on microbiota composition in AD patients and relevant animal models. Next, we highlight how microbiota and their metabolites may contribute to peripheral and central immunological changes in AD. Finally, we offer a future perspective on the translation of these findings into clinical practice by targeting gut microbiota to modulate inflammation in AD. Since we find that gut microbiota alterations in AD can induce peripheral and central immunological changes via the release of microbial metabolites, we propose that modulating their composition may alter ongoing inflammation and could therefore be a promising future strategy to fight progression of AD.
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- Lynn van Olst
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section Geriatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section Geriatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Nakamura S, Kuda T, Midorikawa Y, Takahashi H, Kimura B. Typical gut indigenous bacteria in ICR mice fed a soy protein-based normal or low-protein diet. Curr Res Food Sci 2021; 4:295-300. [PMID: 33997796 PMCID: PMC8102713 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2021.04.001] [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: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, cow’s milk allergy, and lactose intolerance, soymilk is a potential alternative to cow’s milk. In this study, we aimed to identify the effects of a soy protein-based low-protein diet on the body and organ weights and the gut microbiome of six-week-old mice fed a diet containing 20% (SP) or 5% (LP) soy protein for 14 days via 16S rRNA (V4) amplicon sequencing. Body weight gain (growth) and liver, spleen, and fat tissue weight were significantly suppressed by the LP diet. Operational taxonomic unit numbers and α-diversity were lower in the LP group than in the SP group. A principal coordinate analysis revealed differences in the gut microbiome compositions of SP and LP mice. The abundances of caecal Roseburia sp., Alistipes sp., and bacteria from the family Muribaculaceae were lower in the LP group than in the SP group. In contrast, the abundance of Desulfovibrionaceae, which is positively correlated with inflammation, was higher in the LP group than in the SP group. These results differed from the effects of a milk casein-based low-protein diet (reported previously). Based on these findings, we conclude that the undesirable effects of a low-protein diet and/or protein deficiency are related to changes in the gut microbiome composition and may differ depending on the kind of proteins used. Six-week-old ICR mice were fed a diet containing 20% (SP) or 5% (LP) soy protein for 14 days. Body weight gain and liver, spleen, and fat tissue weight were significantly suppressed by the LP diet. Caecal Roseburia sp., Alistipes sp., and bacteria from the family Muribaculaceae was lower in the LP. Desulfovibrionaceae, which is positively correlated with inflammation, was higher in the LP group.
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- Saori Nakamura
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Among Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Among Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Among Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Among Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Among Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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Sadiq FA, Burmølle M, Heyndrickx M, Flint S, Lu W, Chen W, Zhao J, Zhang H. Community-wide changes reflecting bacterial interspecific interactions in multispecies biofilms. Crit Rev Microbiol 2021; 47:338-358. [PMID: 33651958 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1887079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Existence of most bacterial species, in natural, industrial, and clinical settings in the form of surface-adhered communities or biofilms has been well acknowledged for decades. Research predominantly focusses on single-species biofilms as these are relatively easy to study. However, microbiologists are now interested in studying multispecies biofilms and revealing interspecific interactions in these communities because of the existence of a plethora of different bacterial species together in almost all natural settings. Multispecies biofilms-led emergent properties are triggered by bacterial social interactions which have huge implication for research and practical knowledge useful for the control and manipulation of these microbial communities. Here, we discuss some important bacterial interactions that take place in multispecies biofilm communities and provide insights into community-wide changes that indicate bacterial interactions and elucidate underlying mechanisms.
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- Faizan Ahmed Sadiq
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Technology & Food Sciences Unit, Melle, Belgium.,Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Poultry Diseases, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Gwak HJ, Lee SJ, Rho M. Application of computational approaches to analyze metagenomic data. J Microbiol 2021; 59:233-241. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-0632-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Carranza-Naval MJ, Vargas-Soria M, Hierro-Bujalance C, Baena-Nieto G, Garcia-Alloza M, Infante-Garcia C, del Marco A. Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes: Role of Diet, Microbiota and Inflammation in Preclinical Models. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11020262. [PMID: 33578998 PMCID: PMC7916805 DOI: 10.3390/biom11020262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. Epidemiological studies show the association between AD and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), although the mechanisms are not fully understood. Dietary habits and lifestyle, that are risk factors in both diseases, strongly modulate gut microbiota composition. Also, the brain-gut axis plays a relevant role in AD, diabetes and inflammation, through products of bacterial metabolism, like short-chain fatty acids. We provide a comprehensive review of current literature on the relation between dysbiosis, altered inflammatory cytokines profile and microglia in preclinical models of AD, T2DM and models that reproduce both diseases as commonly observed in the clinic. Increased proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β and TNF-α, are widely detected. Microbiome analysis shows alterations in Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes or Firmicutes phyla, among others. Altered α- and β-diversity is observed in mice depending on genotype, gender and age; therefore, alterations in bacteria taxa highly depend on the models and approaches. We also review the use of pre- and probiotic supplements, that by favoring a healthy microbiome ameliorate AD and T2DM pathologies. Whereas extensive studies have been carried out, further research would be necessary to fully understand the relation between diet, microbiome and inflammation in AD and T2DM.
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- Maria Jose Carranza-Naval
- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Cadiz, 11003 Cadiz, Spain; (M.J.C.-N.); (M.V.-S.); (C.H.-B.); (M.G.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
- Salus Infirmorum, Universidad de Cadiz, 11005 Cadiz, Spain
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Cadiz, 11003 Cadiz, Spain; (M.J.C.-N.); (M.V.-S.); (C.H.-B.); (M.G.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Cadiz, 11003 Cadiz, Spain; (M.J.C.-N.); (M.V.-S.); (C.H.-B.); (M.G.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
- Department of Endocrinology, Jerez Hospital, Jerez de la Frontera, 11407 Cadiz, Spain
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Cadiz, 11003 Cadiz, Spain; (M.J.C.-N.); (M.V.-S.); (C.H.-B.); (M.G.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Cadiz, 11003 Cadiz, Spain; (M.J.C.-N.); (M.V.-S.); (C.H.-B.); (M.G.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
- Correspondence: (C.I.-G.); (A.d.M.)
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Cadiz, 11003 Cadiz, Spain; (M.J.C.-N.); (M.V.-S.); (C.H.-B.); (M.G.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias Biomedicas de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA), 11009 Cadiz, Spain;
- Correspondence: (C.I.-G.); (A.d.M.)
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Chen KJ, Chen YL, Ueng SH, Hwang TL, Kuo LM, Hsieh PW. Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (MPH-966) improves intestinal mucosal damage and gut microbiota in a mouse model of 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 134:111152. [PMID: 33373916 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy is first-line chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. However, 5-FU-induced intestinal mucositis (FUIIM) is a common adverse effect that severely impairs drug tolerance and results in poor patient health. METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were given 5-FU (50 mg/kg/day, i.p.) and treated with MPH-966 (5 and 7.5 mg/kg/day, p.o.) for five days. The body weight loss and the amount of food intake, and histopathological findings were recorded and analyzed. In addition, the neutrophil infiltration, levels of neutrophil serine proteases and pro-inflammatory cytokines, and tight junction proteins expression in intestinal tissues were determined. The ecology of gut microbiota was performed through next-generation sequencing technologies. RESULTS Neutrophil elastase (NE) overexpression is a key feature in FUIIM. This study showed that treatment with the specific NE inhibitor MPH-966 (7.5 mg/kg/day, p.o.) significantly reversed 5-FU-induced loss in body weight and food intake; reversed villous atrophy; significantly suppressed myeloperoxidase, NE, and proteinase 3 activity; and reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in an FUIIM mouse model. In addition, MPH-966 prevented 5-FU-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction, as indicated by the modulated expression of the tight junction proteins zonula occludin-1 and occludin. MPH-966 also reversed 5-FU-induced changes in gut microbiota diversity and abundances, specifically the Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes ratio; Muribaculaceae, Ruminococcaceae, and Eggerthellaceae abundances at the family level; and Candidatus Arthromitus abundance at the genus level. CONCLUSION These data indicate that NE inhibitor is a key treatment candidate to alleviate FUIIM by regulating abnormal inflammatory responses, intestinal barrier dysfunction, and gut microbiota imbalance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kung-Ju Chen
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, 613, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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