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Arthur JD, Mullen JL, Uzal FA, Nagamine CM, Casey KM. Epizootic of enterocolitis and clostridial overgrowth in NSG and NSG-related mouse strains. Vet Pathol 2024; 61:653-663. [PMID: 38140953 DOI: 10.1177/03009858231217197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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While the immunodeficient status of NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ (NSG) and NSG-related mice provides utility for numerous research models, it also results in increased susceptibility to opportunistic pathogens. Over a 9-week period, a high rate of mortality was reported in a housing room of NSG and NSG-related mice. Diagnostics were performed to determine the underlying etiopathogenesis. Mice submitted for evaluation included those found deceased (n = 2), cage mates of deceased mice with or without diarrhea (n = 17), and moribund mice (n = 8). Grossly, mice exhibited small intestinal and cecal dilation with abundant gas and/or digesta (n = 18), serosal hemorrhage and congestion (n = 6), or were grossly normal (n = 3). Histologically, there was erosive to ulcerative enterocolitis (n = 7) of the distal small and large intestine or widespread individual epithelial cell death with luminal sloughing (n = 13) and varying degrees of submucosal edema and mucosal hyperplasia. Cecal dysbiosis, a reduction in typical filamentous bacteria coupled with overgrowth of bacterial rods, was identified in 18 of 24 (75%) mice. Clostridium spp. and Paeniclostridium sordellii were identified in 13 of 23 (57%) and 7 of 23 (30%) mice, respectively. Clostridium perfringens (7 of 23, 30%) was isolated most frequently. Toxinotyping of C. perfringens positive mice (n = 2) identified C. perfringens type A. Luminal immunoreactivity to several clostridial species was identified within lesioned small intestine by immunohistochemistry. Clinicopathologic findings were thus associated with overgrowth of various clostridial species, though direct causality could not be ascribed. A diet shift preceding the mortality event may have contributed to loss of intestinal homeostasis.
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Donovan M, Mackey CS, Lynch MDJ, Platt GN, Brown AN, Washburn BK, Trickey DJ, Curtis JT, Liu Y, Charles TC, Wang Z, Jones KM. Limosilactobacillus reuteri administration alters the gut-brain-behavior axis in a sex-dependent manner in socially monogamous prairie voles. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1015666. [PMID: 36846764 PMCID: PMC9945313 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1015666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Research on the role of gut microbiota in behavior has grown dramatically. The probiotic L. reuteri can alter social and stress-related behaviors - yet, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Although traditional laboratory rodents provide a foundation for examining the role of L. reuteri on the gut-brain axis, they do not naturally display a wide variety of social behaviors. Using the highly-social, monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), we examined the effects of L. reuteri administration on behaviors, neurochemical marker expression, and gut-microbiome composition. Females, but not males, treated with live L. reuteri displayed lower levels of social affiliation compared to those treated with heat-killed L. reuteri. Overall, females displayed a lower level of anxiety-like behaviors than males. Live L. reuteri-treated females had lower expression of corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) and CRF type-2-receptor in the nucleus accumbens, and lower vasopressin 1a-receptor in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN), but increased CRF in the PVN. There were both baseline sex differences and sex-by-treatment differences in gut microbiome composition. Live L. reuteri increased the abundance of several taxa, including Enterobacteriaceae, Lachnospiraceae NK4A136, and Treponema. Interestingly, heat-killed L. reuteri increased abundance of the beneficial taxa Bifidobacteriaceae and Blautia. There were significant correlations between changes in microbiota, brain neurochemical markers, and behaviors. Our data indicate that L. reuteri impacts gut microbiota, gut-brain axis and behaviors in a sex-specific manner in socially-monogamous prairie voles. This demonstrates the utility of the prairie vole model for further examining causal impacts of microbiome on brain and behavior.
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- Meghan Donovan
- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
- Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Metagenom Bio Life Science Inc, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Biological Science Core Facilities, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Biological Science Core Facilities, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Metagenom Bio Life Science Inc, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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Xie G, Deng N, Zheng T, Peng X, Zhang S, Tan Z. Total glycosides contribute to the anti-diarrheal effects of Qiwei Baizhu Powder via regulating gut microbiota and bile acids. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:945263. [PMID: 36072221 PMCID: PMC9444044 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.945263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Qiwei Baizhu Powder (QWBZP) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula for treating diarrhea induced by various causes. It elicits an anti-diarrheal effect by regulating the gut microbiota (diversity, structure, and abundance). However, the contribution of different components in the QWBZP decoction to this effect remains unclear. In this study, we used the QWBZP decoction as a reference standard to investigate the effects of total glycosides (TGs) extracted from QWBZP decoction on the gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism in mice with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). The results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis showed that the effect of total glycosides of Qiwei Baizhu Powder (QWBZP-TG) on specific intestinal bacteria and bile acids was similar to that of the QWBZP decoction, but the intensity of this effect was more significant in the case of QWBZP-TG. The QWBZP decoction and QWBZP-TG promoted the proliferation of Lactobacillus and inhibited the growth of Proteus, Clostridium, Eubacterium, Facklamia, and Escherichia in AAD mice. They also increased the levels of deoxycholic acid and beta-muricholic acid and decreased those of taurocholate acid, tauro-alpha-muricholic acid, and tauro-beta-muricholic acid in AAD mice. Lactobacillus was the key bacterial genus responding to QWBZP-TG. Thus, this study provides novel insights into the bioactive components of QWBZP and their contribution to its effects.
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- Guozhen Xie
- School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- College of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Zhoujin Tan, ;
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Yang J, Chun J. Taxonomic composition and variation in the gut microbiota of laboratory mice. Mamm Genome 2021; 32:297-310. [PMID: 33893864 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-021-09871-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The gut microbiota can affect host health, including humans. Mouse models have been used extensively to study the relationships between the host and the gut microbiota. With the development of cost-effective high-throughput DNA sequencing, several methods have been used to identify members of the gut microbiota of laboratory mice. In recent years, the amount of research and knowledge about the mouse gut microbiota has exploded, leading to significant breakthroughs in understanding of the taxonomic composition of and variation in this community. In addition, the rapidly increasing volume of data has allowed the development of public resources for exploring the mouse gut microbiota. In this review, we describe the concepts and pros and cons of basic methodologies that can be used to determine the gut bacterial profile in laboratory mice. We also present the key bacterial components of the mouse gut microbiota from the phylum to the species level and then compare them with those identified in other references. Additionally, we discuss variations in the mouse gut microbiota and their association with experiments using mice. Finally, we summarize the properties and functions of currently available public resources for exploring the mouse gut microbiota.
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- Junwon Yang
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.,Institute of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.,Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea. .,Institute of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea. .,Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
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Yang XL, Bai J, Song ZX, Zhang J, Liang M. [Value of serum procalcitonin combined with soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in the differential diagnosis of bacterial and viral diarrhea in children]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2020; 22:887-891. [PMID: 32800037 PMCID: PMC7441503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To study the value of serum procalcitonin (PCT) combined with soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (STREM-1) in the differential diagnosis of bacterial diarrhea and viral diarrhea in children. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 73 children with bacterial infectious diarrhea (bacteria group) and 68 children with viral infectious diarrhea (virus group) who were treated from February 2018 to May 2019. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of serum PCT and STREM-1 for bacterial infectious diarrhea and viral infectious diarrhea. RESULTS Compared with the virus group, the bacteria group had significantly higher detection rates of fecal red blood cells (79% vs 43%, P<0.05) and pus (51% vs 19%, P<0.05), as well as significantly higher serum levels of PCT and STREM-1 (P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that in the differential diagnosis of bacterial infectious diarrhea and viral infectious diarrhea, serum PCT had a cut-off value of 0.97 ng/mL and an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.792, and STREM-1 had a cut-off value of 15.66 ng/mL and an AUC of 0.889. Serum PCT combined with STREM-1 had an AUC of 0.955, which was significantly higher than that of each index alone (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Children with bacterial diarrhea have increased serum levels of PCT and STREM-1 than those with viral diarrhea. Both serum PCT and STREM-1 can be used as the indices for the differential diagnosis of bacterial diarrhea and viral diarrhea in children, and the combined measurement of PCT and STREM-1 can improve the efficiency of differential diagnosis.
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- Xue-Li Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, Nanchong Central Hospital, Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China.
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Yang XL, Bai J, Song ZX, Zhang J, Liang M. [Value of serum procalcitonin combined with soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in the differential diagnosis of bacterial and viral diarrhea in children]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2020; 22:887-891. [PMID: 32800037 PMCID: PMC7441503 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2002191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the value of serum procalcitonin (PCT) combined with soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (STREM-1) in the differential diagnosis of bacterial diarrhea and viral diarrhea in children. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 73 children with bacterial infectious diarrhea (bacteria group) and 68 children with viral infectious diarrhea (virus group) who were treated from February 2018 to May 2019. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of serum PCT and STREM-1 for bacterial infectious diarrhea and viral infectious diarrhea. RESULTS Compared with the virus group, the bacteria group had significantly higher detection rates of fecal red blood cells (79% vs 43%, P<0.05) and pus (51% vs 19%, P<0.05), as well as significantly higher serum levels of PCT and STREM-1 (P<0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that in the differential diagnosis of bacterial infectious diarrhea and viral infectious diarrhea, serum PCT had a cut-off value of 0.97 ng/mL and an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.792, and STREM-1 had a cut-off value of 15.66 ng/mL and an AUC of 0.889. Serum PCT combined with STREM-1 had an AUC of 0.955, which was significantly higher than that of each index alone (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Children with bacterial diarrhea have increased serum levels of PCT and STREM-1 than those with viral diarrhea. Both serum PCT and STREM-1 can be used as the indices for the differential diagnosis of bacterial diarrhea and viral diarrhea in children, and the combined measurement of PCT and STREM-1 can improve the efficiency of differential diagnosis.
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- Xue-Li Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, Nanchong Central Hospital, Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China.
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Ragland NH, Miedel EL, Engelman RW. PCR Prevalence of Murine Opportunistic Microbes and their Mitigation by Using Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE 2019; 58:208-215. [PMID: 30795821 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-jaalas-18-000112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Exposing immunodeficient mice to opportunistic microbes introduces risks of data variability, morbidity, mortality, and the invalidation of studies involving unique human reagents, including the loss of primary human hematopoietic cells, patient-derived xenografts, and experimental therapeutics. The prevalence of 15 opportunistic microbes in a murine research facility was determined by yearlong PCR-based murine and IVC equipment surveillance comprising 1738 specimens. Of the 8 microbes detected, 3 organisms- Staphylococcus xylosus, Proteus mirabilis, and Pasteurella pneumotropica biotype Heyl-were most prevalent in both murine and IVC exhaust plenum specimens. Overall, the 8 detectable microbes were more readily PCR-detectable in IVC exhaust airways than in murine specimens, supporting the utility of PCR testing of IVC exhaust airways as a component of immunodeficient murine health surveillance. Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) exposure of IVC equipment left unassembled (that is, in a 'static-open' configuration) did not eliminate PCR detectable evidence of microbes. In contrast, VHP exposure of IVC equipment assembled 'active-closed' eliminated PCR-detectable evidence of all microbes. Ensuring data integrity and maintaining a topographically complex immunodeficient murine research environment is facilitated by knowing the prevalent opportunistic microbes to be monitored and by implementing a PCR-validated method of facility decontamination that mitigates opportunistic microbes and the risk of invalidation of studies involving immunodeficient mice.
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- Natalie H Ragland
- Department of Comparative Medicine, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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