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Jeon S, Kim H, Kim J, Seol D, Jo J, Choi Y, Cho S, Kim H. Positive Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus EG004 on Cognitive Ability of Healthy Mice by Fecal Microbiome Analysis Using Full-Length 16S-23S rRNA Metagenome Sequencing. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0181521. [PMID: 35019699 PMCID: PMC8754107 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01815-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Evidence for the concept of the "gut-brain axis" (GBA) has risen. Many types of research demonstrated the mechanism of the GBA and the effect of probiotic intake. Although many studies have been reported, most were focused on neurodegenerative disease and, it is still not clear what type of bacterial strains have positive effects. We designed an experiment to discover a strain that positively affects brain function, which can be recognized through changes in cognitive processes using healthy mice. The experimental group consisted of a control group and three probiotic consumption groups, namely, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus. Three experimental groups fed probiotics showed an improved cognitive ability by cognitive-behavioral tests, and the group fed on L. acidophilus showed the highest score. To provide an understanding of the altered microbial composition effect on the brain, we performed full 16S-23S rRNA sequencing using Nanopore, and operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified at species level. In the group fed on L. acidophilus, the intestinal bacterial ratio of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria phyla increased, and the bacterial proportions of 16 species were significantly different from those of the control group. We estimated that the positive results on the cognitive behavioral tests were due to the increased proportion of the L. acidophilus EG004 strain in the subjects' intestines since the strain can produce butyrate and therefore modulate neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors. We expect that this strain expands the industrial field of L. acidophilus and helps understand the mechanism of the gut-brain axis. IMPORTANCE Recently, the concept of the "gut-brain axis" has risen and suggested that microbes in the GI tract affect the brain by modulating signal molecules. Although many pieces of research were reported in a short period, a signaling mechanism and the effects of a specific bacterial strain are still unclear. Besides, since most of the research was focused on neurodegenerative disease, the study with a healthy animal model is still insufficient. In this study, we show using a healthy animal model that a bacterial strain (Lactobacillus acidophilus EG004) has a positive effect on mouse cognitive ability. We experimentally verified an improved cognitive ability by cognitive behavioral tests. We performed full 16S-23S rRNA sequencing using a Nanopore MinION instrument and provided the gut microbiome composition at the species level. This microbiome composition consisted of candidate microbial groups as a biomarker that shows positive effects on cognitive ability. Therefore, our study suggests a new perspective for probiotic strain use applicable for various industrialization processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Soomin Jeon
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- eGnome, Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- eGnome, Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- eGnome, Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Co-microencapsulation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and probiotic bacteria in thermostable and biocompatible exopolysaccharides matrix. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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