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Bosi A, Banfi D, Bistoletti M, Catizzone LM, Chiaravalli AM, Moretto P, Moro E, Karousou E, Viola M, Giron MC, Crema F, Rossetti C, Binelli G, Passi A, Vigetti D, Giaroni C, Baj A. Hyaluronan Regulates Neuronal and Immune Function in the Rat Small Intestine and Colonic Microbiota after Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury. Cells 2022; 11:3370. [PMID: 36359764 PMCID: PMC9657036 DOI: 10.3390/cells11213370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (IRI) injury induces acute and long-lasting damage to the neuromuscular compartment and dysmotility. This study aims to evaluate the pathogenetic role of hyaluronan (HA), a glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix, as a modulator of the enteric neuronal and immune function and of the colonic microbiota during in vivo IRI in the rat small intestine. METHODS mesenteric ischemia was induced in anesthetized adult male rats for 60 min, followed by 24 h reperfusion. Injured, sham-operated and non-injured animals were treated with the HA synthesis inhibitor, 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU 25 mg/kg). Fecal microbiota composition was evaluated by Next Generation Sequencing. Neutrophil infiltration, HA homeostasis and toll like receptor (TLR2 and TLR4) expression in the small intestine were evaluated by immunohistochemical and biomolecular approaches (qRT-PCR and Western blotting). Neuromuscular responses were studied in vitro, in the absence and presence of the selective TLR2/4 inhibitor, Sparstolonin B (SsnB 10, 30 µM). RESULTS 4-MU significantly reduced IRI-induced enhancement of potentially harmful Escherichia and Enterococcus bacteria. After IRI, HA levels, neutrophil infiltration, and TLR2 and TLR4 expression were significantly enhanced in the muscularis propria, and were significantly reduced to baseline levels by 4-MU. In the injured, but not in the non-injured and sham-operated groups, SsnB reduced both electrical field-stimulated (EFS, 0.1-40 Hz) contractions and EFS-induced (10 Hz) non-cholinergic non-adrenergic relaxations. CONCLUSIONS enhanced HA levels after intestinal IRI favors harmful bacteria overgrowth, increases neutrophil infiltration and promotes the upregulation of bacterial target receptors, TLR2 and TLR4, in the muscularis propria, inducing a pro-inflammatory state. TLR2 and TLR4 activation may, however, underlay a provisional benefit on excitatory and inhibitory neuronal pathways underlying peristalsis.
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- Annalisa Bosi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Bosi A, Banfi D, Bistoletti M, Moretto P, Moro E, Crema F, Maggi F, Karousou E, Viola M, Passi A, Vigetti D, Giaroni C, Baj A. Hyaluronan: A Neuroimmune Modulator in the Microbiota-Gut Axis. Cells 2021; 11:cells11010126. [PMID: 35011688 PMCID: PMC8750446 DOI: 10.3390/cells11010126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The commensal microbiota plays a fundamental role in maintaining host gut homeostasis by controlling several metabolic, neuronal and immune functions. Conversely, changes in the gut microenvironment may alter the saprophytic microbial community and function, hampering the positive relationship with the host. In this bidirectional interplay between the gut microbiota and the host, hyaluronan (HA), an unbranched glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix, has a multifaceted role. HA is fundamental for bacterial metabolism and influences bacterial adhesiveness to the mucosal layer and diffusion across the epithelial barrier. In the host, HA may be produced and distributed in different cellular components within the gut microenvironment, playing a role in the modulation of immune and neuronal responses. This review covers the more recent studies highlighting the relevance of HA as a putative modulator of the communication between luminal bacteria and the host gut neuro-immune axis both in health and disease conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease and ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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- Annalisa Bosi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (E.M.); (F.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (E.M.); (F.C.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
- Centre of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0332-217412; Fax: +39-0332-217111
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy; (A.B.); (D.B.); (M.B.); (P.M.); (F.M.); (E.K.); (M.V.); (A.P.); (D.V.); (A.B.)
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Banfi D, Moro E, Bosi A, Bistoletti M, Cerantola S, Crema F, Maggi F, Giron MC, Giaroni C, Baj A. Impact of Microbial Metabolites on Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1623. [PMID: 33562721 PMCID: PMC7915037 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The complex bidirectional communication system existing between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain initially termed the "gut-brain axis" and renamed the "microbiota-gut-brain axis", considering the pivotal role of gut microbiota in sustaining local and systemic homeostasis, has a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The integration of signals deriving from the host neuronal, immune, and endocrine systems with signals deriving from the microbiota may influence the development of the local inflammatory injury and impacts also more distal brain regions, underlying the psychophysiological vulnerability of IBD patients. Mood disorders and increased response to stress are frequently associated with IBD and may affect the disease recurrence and severity, thus requiring an appropriate therapeutic approach in addition to conventional anti-inflammatory treatments. This review highlights the more recent evidence suggesting that alterations of the microbiota-gut-brain bidirectional communication axis may concur to IBD pathogenesis and sustain the development of both local and CNS symptoms. The participation of the main microbial-derived metabolites, also defined as "postbiotics", such as bile acids, short-chain fatty acids, and tryptophan metabolites in the development of IBD-associated gut and brain dysfunction will be discussed. The last section covers a critical evaluation of the main clinical evidence pointing to the microbiome-based therapeutic approaches for the treatment of IBD-related gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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- Davide Banfi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H Dunant 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (D.B.); (A.B.); (M.B.); (F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (E.M.); (F.C.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H Dunant 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (D.B.); (A.B.); (M.B.); (F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H Dunant 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (D.B.); (A.B.); (M.B.); (F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Largo Meneghetti 2, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.C.); (M.C.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (E.M.); (F.C.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H Dunant 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (D.B.); (A.B.); (M.B.); (F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Largo Meneghetti 2, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.C.); (M.C.G.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H Dunant 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (D.B.); (A.B.); (M.B.); (F.M.); (A.B.)
- Centre of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H Dunant 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (D.B.); (A.B.); (M.B.); (F.M.); (A.B.)
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Bistoletti M, Bosi A, Banfi D, Giaroni C, Baj A. The microbiota-gut-brain axis: Focus on the fundamental communication pathways. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci 2020; 176:43-110. [PMID: 33814115 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2020.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Michela Bistoletti
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Solari E, Marcozzi C, Bistoletti M, Baj A, Giaroni C, Negrini D, Moriondo A. TRPV4 channels' dominant role in the temperature modulation of intrinsic contractility and lymph flow of rat diaphragmatic lymphatics. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H507-H518. [PMID: 32706268 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The lymphatic system drains and propels lymph by extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms. Intrinsic propulsion depends upon spontaneous rhythmic contractions of lymphatic muscles in the vessel walls and is critically affected by changes in the surrounding tissue like osmolarity and temperature. Lymphatics of the diaphragm display a steep change in contraction frequency in response to changes in temperature, and this, in turn, affects lymph flow. In the present work, we demonstrated in an ex vivo diaphragmatic tissue rat model that diaphragmatic lymphatics express transient receptor potential channels of the vanilloid 4 subfamily (TRPV4) and that their blockade by both the nonselective antagonist Ruthenium Red and the selective antagonist HC-067047 abolished the response of lymphatics to temperature changes. Moreover, the selective activation of TRPV4 channels by means of GSK1016790A mirrored the behavior of vessels exposed to increasing temperatures, pointing out the critical role played by these channels in sensing the temperature of the lymphatic vessels' environment and thus inducing a change in contraction frequency and lymph flow.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The present work addresses the putative receptor system that enables diaphragmatic lymphatics to change intrinsic contraction frequency and thus lymph flow according to the changes in temperature of the surrounding environment, showing that this role can be sustained by TRPV4 channels alone.
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- Eleonora Solari
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Bistoletti M, Bosi A, Caon I, Chiaravalli AM, Moretto P, Genoni A, Moro E, Karousou E, Viola M, Crema F, Baj A, Passi A, Vigetti D, Giaroni C. Involvement of hyaluronan in the adaptive changes of the rat small intestine neuromuscular function after ischemia/reperfusion injury. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11521. [PMID: 32661417 PMCID: PMC7359366 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67876-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury has severe consequences on myenteric neurons, which can be irreversibly compromised resulting in slowing of transit and hindered food digestion. Myenteric neurons synthesize hyaluronan (HA) to form a well-structured perineuronal net, which undergoes derangement when myenteric ganglia homeostasis is perturbed, i.e. during inflammation. In this study we evaluated HA involvement in rat small intestine myenteric plexus after in vivo I/R injury induced by clamping a branch of the superior mesenteric artery for 60 min, followed by 24 h of reperfusion. In some experiments, 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU, 25 mg/kg), a HA synthesis inhibitor, was intraperitoneally administered to normal (CTR), sham-operated (SH) and I/R animals for 24 h. In longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus (LMMP) whole-mount preparations, HA binding protein staining as well as HA levels were significantly higher in the I/R group, and were reduced after 4-MU treatment. HA synthase 1 and 2 (HAS1 and HAS2) labelled myenteric neurons and mRNA levels in LMMPs increased in the I/R group with respect to CTR, and were reduced by 4-MU. The efficiency of the gastrointestinal transit was significantly reduced in I/R and 4-MU-treated I/R groups with respect to CTR and SH groups. In the 4-MU-treated I/R group gastric emptying was reduced with respect to the CTR, SH and I/R groups. Carbachol (CCh) and electrical field (EFS, 0.1–40 Hz) stimulated contractions and EFS-induced (10 Hz) NANC relaxations were reduced in the I/R group with respect to both CTR and SH groups. After I/R, 4-MU treatment increased EFS contractions towards control values, but did not affect CCh-induced contractions. NANC on-relaxations after I/R were not influenced by 4-MU treatment. Main alterations in the neurochemical coding of both excitatory (tachykinergic) and inhibitory pathways (iNOS, VIPergic) were also observed after I/R, and were influenced by 4-MU administration. Overall, our data suggest that, after an intestinal I/R damage, changes of HA homeostasis in specific myenteric neuron populations may influence the efficiency of the gastrointestinal transit. We cannot exclude that modulation of HA synthesis in these conditions may ameliorate derangement of the enteric motor function preventing, at least in part, the development of dysmotility.
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- Michela Bistoletti
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, ASST-Sette Laghi, Ospedale di Circolo Viale L. Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy.
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Bosi A, Banfi D, Bistoletti M, Giaroni C, Baj A. Tryptophan Metabolites Along the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: An Interkingdom Communication System Influencing the Gut in Health and Disease. Int J Tryptophan Res 2020; 13:1178646920928984. [PMID: 32577079 PMCID: PMC7290275 DOI: 10.1177/1178646920928984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The ‘microbiota-gut-brain axis’ plays a fundamental role in maintaining host homeostasis, and different immune, hormonal, and neuronal signals participate to this interkingdom communication system between eukaryota and prokaryota. The essential aminoacid tryptophan, as a precursor of several molecules acting at the interface between the host and the microbiota, is fundamental in the modulation of this bidirectional communication axis. In the gut, tryptophan undergoes 3 major metabolic pathways, the 5-HT, kynurenine, and AhR ligand pathways, which may be directly or indirectly controlled by the saprophytic flora. The importance of tryptophan metabolites in the modulation of the gastrointestinal tract is suggested by several preclinical and clinical studies; however, a thorough revision of the available literature has not been accomplished yet. Thus, this review attempts to cover the major aspects on the role of tryptophan metabolites in host-microbiota cross-talk underlaying regulation of gut functions in health conditions and during disease states, with particular attention to 2 major gastrointestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), both characterized by psychiatric disorders. Research in this area opens the possibility to target tryptophan metabolism to ameliorate the knowledge on the pathogenesis of both diseases, as well as to discover new therapeutic strategies based either on conventional pharmacological approaches or on the use of pre- and probiotics to manipulate the microbial flora.
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- Annalisa Bosi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Bistoletti M, Micheloni G, Baranzini N, Bosi A, Conti A, Filpa V, Pirrone C, Millefanti G, Moro E, Grimaldi A, Valli R, Baj A, Crema F, Giaroni C, Porta G. Homeoprotein OTX1 and OTX2 involvement in rat myenteric neuron adaptation after DNBS-induced colitis. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8442. [PMID: 32095330 PMCID: PMC7024580 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with remodeling of neuronal circuitries within the enteric nervous system, occurring also at sites distant from the acute site of inflammation and underlying disturbed intestinal functions. Homeoproteins orthodenticle OTX1 and OTX2 are neuronal transcription factors participating to adaptation during inflammation and underlying tumor growth both in the central nervous system and in the periphery. In this study, we evaluated OTX1 and OTX2 expression in the rat small intestine and distal colon myenteric plexus after intrarectal dinitro-benzene sulfonic (DNBS) acid-induced colitis. METHODS OTX1 and OTX2 distribution was immunohistochemically investigated in longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus (LMMP)-whole mount preparations. mRNAs and protein levels of both OTX1 and OTX2 were evaluated by qRT-PCR and Western blotting in LMMPs. RESULTS DNBS-treatment induced major gross morphology and histological alterations in the distal colon, while the number of myenteric neurons was significantly reduced both in the small intestine and colon. mRNA levels of the inflammatory markers, TNFα, pro-IL1β, IL6, HIF1α and VEGFα and myeloperoxidase activity raised in both regions. In both small intestine and colon, an anti-OTX1 antibody labeled a small percentage of myenteric neurons, and prevalently enteric glial cells, as evidenced by co-staining with the glial marker S100β. OTX2 immunoreactivity was present only in myenteric neurons and was highly co-localized with neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Both in the small intestine and distal colon, the number of OTX1- and OTX2-immunoreactive myenteric neurons significantly increased after DNBS treatment. In these conditions, OTX1 immunostaining was highly superimposable with inducible nitric oxide synthase in both regions. OTX1 and OTX2 mRNA and protein levels significantly enhanced in LMMP preparations of both regions after DNBS treatment. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that colitis up-regulates OTX1 and OTX2 in myenteric plexus both on site and distantly from the injury, potentially participating to inflammatory-related myenteric ganglia remodeling processes involving nitrergic transmission.
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- Michela Bistoletti
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Caloni F, Sambuy Y, Antonini M, Guidali ML, Bistoletti M, Meloni M, Bertero A, Papa E, Giaroni C. Science and alternative methods: Integrated approaches. ALTEX 2019; 36:331-332. [PMID: 31032866 DOI: 10.14573/altex.1901301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Francesca Caloni
- Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Milan, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy
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- University of Insubria, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Varese, Italy
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- University of Insubria, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Varese, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Milan, Italy
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- University of Insubria, Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences (DiSTA), Varese, Italy
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- University of Insubria, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Varese, Italy
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Bistoletti M, Caputi V, Baranzini N, Marchesi N, Filpa V, Marsilio I, Cerantola S, Terova G, Baj A, Grimaldi A, Pascale A, Frigo G, Crema F, Giron MC, Giaroni C. Antibiotic treatment-induced dysbiosis differently affects BDNF and TrkB expression in the brain and in the gut of juvenile mice. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212856. [PMID: 30794676 PMCID: PMC6386304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antibiotic use during adolescence may result in dysbiosis-induced neuronal vulnerability both in the enteric nervous system (ENS) and central nervous system (CNS) contributing to the onset of chronic gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), showing significant psychiatric comorbidity. Intestinal microbiota alterations during adolescence influence the expression of molecular factors involved in neuronal development in both the ENS and CNS. In this study, we have evaluated the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its high-affinity receptor tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) in juvenile mice ENS and CNS, after a 2-week antibiotic (ABX) treatment. In both mucosa and mucosa-deprived whole-wall small intestine segments of ABX-treated animals, BDNF and TrKB mRNA and protein levels significantly increased. In longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus preparations of ABX-treated mice the percentage of myenteric neurons staining for BDNF and TrkB was significantly higher than in controls. After ABX treatment, a consistent population of BDNF- and TrkB-immunoreactive neurons costained with SP and CGRP, suggesting up-regulation of BDNF signaling in both motor and sensory myenteric neurons. BDNF and TrkB protein levels were downregulated in the hippocampus and remained unchanged in the prefrontal cortex of ABX-treated animals. Immunostaining for BDNF and TrkB decreased in the hippocampus CA3 and dentate gyrus subregions, respectively, and remained unchanged in the prefrontal cortex. These data suggest that dysbiosis differentially influences the expression of BDNF-TrkB in the juvenile mice ENS and CNS. Such changes may potentially contribute later to the development of functional gut disorders, such as IBS, showing psychiatric comorbidity.
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- Michela Bistoletti
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Ceccotti C, Giaroni C, Bistoletti M, Viola M, Crema F, Terova G. Neurochemical characterization of myenteric neurons in the juvenile gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) intestine. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201760. [PMID: 30075006 PMCID: PMC6075763 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We evaluated the chemical coding of the myenteric plexus in the proximal and distal intestine of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), which represents one of the most farmed fish in the Mediterranean area. The presence of nitric oxide (NO), acetylcholine (ACh), serotonin (5-HT), calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) containing neurons, was investigated in intestinal whole mount preparations of the longitudinal muscle with attached the myenteric plexus (LMMP) by means of immunohistochemical fluorescence staining. The main excitatory and inhibitory neurochemicals identified in intestinal smooth muscle were ACh, SP, 5HT, and NO, VIP, CGRP. Some neurons displayed morphological features of ascending and descending interneurons and of putative sensory neurons. The expression of these pathways in the two intestinal regions is largely superimposable, although some differences emerged, which may be relevant to the morphological properties of each region. The most important variances are the higher neuronal density and soma size in the proximal intestine, which may depend on the volume of the target tissue. Since in the fish gut the submucosal plexus is less developed, myenteric neurons substantially innervate also the submucosal and epithelial layers, which display a major thickness and surface in the proximal intestine. In addition, myenteric neurons containing ACh and SP, which mainly represent excitatory motor neurons and interneurons innervating the smooth muscle were more numerous in the distal intestine, possibly to sustain motility in the thicker smooth muscle coat. Overall, this study expands our knowledge of the intrinsic innervation that regulates intestinal secretion, absorption and motility in gilthead sea bream and provides useful background information for rational design of functional feeds aimed at improving fish gut health.
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- Chiara Ceccotti
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
- Inter-University Centre for Research in Protein Biotechnologies "The Protein Factory"- Polytechnic University of Milan and University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Filpa V, Bistoletti M, Caon I, Moro E, Grimaldi A, Moretto P, Baj A, Giron MC, Karousou E, Viola M, Crema F, Frigo G, Passi A, Giaroni C, Vigetti D. Changes in hyaluronan deposition in the rat myenteric plexus after experimentally-induced colitis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17644. [PMID: 29247178 PMCID: PMC5732300 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18020-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Myenteric plexus alterations hamper gastrointestinal motor function during intestinal inflammation. Hyaluronan (HA), an extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan involved in inflammatory responses, may play a role in this process. In the colon of control rats, HA-binding protein (HABP), was detected in myenteric neuron soma, perineuronal space and ganglia surfaces. Prominent hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) staining was found in myenteric neuron cytoplasm, suggesting that myenteric neurons produce HA. In the myenteric plexus of rats with 2, 4-dinitrobenzene sulfonic (DNBS)-induced colitis HABP staining was altered in the perineuronal space, while both HABP staining and HA levels increased in the muscularis propria. HAS2 immunopositive myenteric neurons and HAS2 mRNA and protein levels also increased. Overall, these observations suggest that inflammation alters HA distribution and levels in the gut neuromuscular compartment. Such changes may contribute to alterations in the myenteric plexus.
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- Viviana Filpa
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, via H. Dunant 5, Varese, Italy
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Caputi V, Marsilio I, Filpa V, Cerantola S, Orso G, Bistoletti M, Paccagnella N, De Martin S, Montopoli M, Dall'Acqua S, Crema F, Di Gangi I, Galuppini F, Lante I, Bogialli S, Rugge M, Debetto P, Giaroni C, Giron MC. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis of the microbiota impairs gut neuromuscular function in juvenile mice. Br J Pharmacol 2017; 174:3623-3639. [PMID: 28755521 PMCID: PMC5610159 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Gut microbiota is essential for the development of the gastrointestinal system, including the enteric nervous system (ENS). Perturbations of gut microbiota in early life have the potential to alter neurodevelopment leading to functional bowel disorders later in life. We examined the hypothesis that gut dysbiosis impairs the structural and functional integrity of the ENS, leading to gut dysmotility in juvenile mice. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH To induce gut dysbiosis, broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered by gavage to juvenile (3weeks old) male C57Bl/6 mice for 14 days. Bile acid composition in the intestinal lumen was analysed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Changes in intestinal motility were evaluated by stool frequency, transit of a fluorescent-labelled marker and isometric muscle responses of ileal full-thickness preparations to receptor and non-receptor-mediated stimuli. Alterations in ENS integrity were assessed by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. KEY RESULTS Antibiotic treatment altered gastrointestinal transit, luminal bile acid metabolism and bowel architecture. Gut dysbiosis resulted in distorted glial network, loss of myenteric plexus neurons, altered cholinergic, tachykininergic and nitrergic neurotransmission associated with reduced number of nNOS neurons and different ileal distribution of the toll-like receptor TLR2. Functional defects were partly reversed by activation of TLR2 signalling. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Gut dysbiosis caused complex morpho-functional neuromuscular rearrangements, characterized by structural defects of the ENS and increased tachykininergic neurotransmission. Altogether, our findings support the beneficial role of enteric microbiota for ENS homeostasis instrumental in ensuring proper gut neuromuscular function during critical stages of development.
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- Valentina Caputi
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of InsubriaVareseItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
- San Camillo HospitalTrevisoItaly
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- IRCCS ‘E. Medea’ Bosisio PariniLeccoItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Section of PharmacologyUniversity of PaviaPaviaItaly
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- Department of Chemical SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of InsubriaVareseItaly
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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Bolognese F, Bistoletti M, Barbieri P, Orlandi VT. Honey-sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants are impaired in catalase A. Microbiology (Reading) 2016; 162:1554-1562. [PMID: 27516083 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The antimicrobial power of honey seems to be ascribable to several factors, including oxidative and osmotic stress. The aim of this study was to find genetic determinants involved in the response to honey stress in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, chosen as model micro-organism. A library of transposon mutants of P. aeruginosa PAO1 was constructed and only four mutants unable to grow in presence of fir honeydew honey were selected. All four mutants were impaired in the major H2O2-scavenging enzyme catalase A (KatA). The knockout of katA gene caused sensitivity, as expected, not only to hydrogen peroxide but also to different types of honey including Manuka GMO 220 honey. Genetic complementation, as well as the addition of PAO1 supernatant containing extracellular catalase, restored tolerance to honey stress in all the mutants. As P. aeruginosa PAO1 catalase KatA copes with H2O2 stress, it is conceivable that the antimicrobial activity of honey is, at least partially, due to the presence of hydrogen peroxide in honey or the ability of honey to induce production of hydrogen peroxide. The katA-deficient mutants could be used as tester micro-organisms to compare the power of different types of natural and curative honeys in eliciting oxidative stress mediated by hydrogen peroxide.
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- Fabrizio Bolognese
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Bistoletti M, Alvarez L, Lanusse C, Moreno L. Effects of feeding on the plasma disposition kinetics of the anthelmintic albendazole in laying hens. Br Poult Sci 2015; 55:824-9. [PMID: 25159169 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2014.958058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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1. To optimise the use of albendazole (ABZ) as an anthelmintic in hens, the effects of fasting and type of diet on the plasma kinetics of ABZ and its metabolites were evaluated. 2. Twenty-four hens were distributed into 4 groups: In experiment I the Fed group were fed ad libitum, while the Fasted group was fasted over a 12-h period. In experiment II the Pelleted group was fed with pelleted commercial food, while the Grain group was fed with cereal grains. All the groups were treated with ABZ by oral route. Blood samples were taken and plasma analysed by HPLC. 3. ABZ and its metabolites albendazole-sulphoxide (ABZSO) and albendazole-sulphone (ABZSO2) were recovered in plasma in all the groups. The 12-h fasting period did not modify the disposition kinetics of ABZ in hens. The type of feed affected ABZ kinetics. ABZSO concentration profile was higher and detected for longer in the Grain group compared to the Pelleted group. Statistical differences were not found for AUC0-∞ values, whereas the T1/2for and T1/2el were different between groups. 4. Factors affecting ABZ kinetic behaviour should be taken into account to optimise its use to ensure the sustainability of the limited available anthelmintic therapeutic tools in avian parasite control.
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- M Bistoletti
- a Laboratorio de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN), CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias , UNCPBA , Tandil , Argentina
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An increasing prevalence of roundworm parasites in poultry, particularly in litter-based housing systems, has been reported. However, few anthelmintic drugs are commercially available for use in avian production systems. The anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole (ABZ) in poultry has been demonstrated well. The goal of this work was to characterize the ABZ and metabolites plasma disposition kinetics after treatment with different administration routes in laying hens. Twenty-four laying hens Plymouth Rock Barrada were distributed into three groups and treated with ABZ as follows: intravenously at 10 mg/kg (ABZ i.v.); orally at the same dose (ABZ oral); and in medicated feed at 10 mg/kg·day for 7 days (ABZ feed). Blood samples were taken up to 48 h posttreatment (ABZ i.v. and ABZ oral) and up to 10 days poststart feed medication (ABZ feed). The collected plasma samples were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. ABZ and its albendazole sulphoxide (ABZSO) and ABZSO2 metabolites were recovered in plasma after ABZ i.v. administration. ABZ parent compound showed an initial concentration of 16.4 ± 2.0 μg/mL, being rapidly metabolized into the ABZSO and ABZSO2 metabolites. The ABZSO maximum concentration (Cmax ) (3.10 ± 0.78 μg/mL) was higher than that of ABZSO2 Cmax (0.34 ± 0.05 μg/mL). The area under the concentration vs time curve (AUC) for ABZSO (21.9 ± 3.6 μg·h/mL) was higher than that observed for ABZSO2 and ABZ (7.80 ± 1.02 and 12.0 ± 1.6 μg·h/mL, respectively). The ABZ body clearance (Cl) was 0.88 ± 0.11 L·h/kg with an elimination half-life (T1/2el ) of 3.47 ± 0.73 h. The T1/2el for ABZSO and ABZSO2 were 6.36 ± 1.50 and 5.40 ± 1.90 h, respectively. After ABZ oral administration, low ABZ plasma concentrations were measured between 0.5 and 3 h posttreatment. ABZ was rapidly metabolized to ABZSO (Cmax , 1.71 ± 0.62 μg/mL) and ABZSO2 (Cmax , 0.43 ± 0.04 μg/mL). The metabolite systemic exposure (AUC) values were 18.6 ± 2.0 and 10.6 ± 0.9 μg·h/mL for ABZSO and ABZSO2 , respectively. The half-life values after ABZ oral were similar (5.91 ± 0.60 and 5.57 ± 1.19 h for ABZSO and ABZSO2 , respectively) to those obtained after ABZ i.v. administration. ABZ was not recovered from the bloodstream after ABZ feed administration. AUC values of ABZSO and ABZSO2 were 61.9 and 92.4 μg·h/mL, respectively. The work reported here provides useful information on the pharmacokinetic behavior of ABZ after both i.v. and oral administrations in hens, which is a useful first step to evaluate its potential as an anthelmintic tool for use in poultry.
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- M Bistoletti
- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN), CONICET, Tandil, Argentina
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Bistoletti M, Moreno L, Alvarez L, Lanusse C. Multiresidue HPLC method to measure benzimidazole anthelmintics in plasma and egg from laying hens. Evaluation of albendazole metabolites residue profiles. Food Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.11.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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