Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2399215
Jinglin Ma,Leen Hermans,Matthias Dierick,Hans Van der Weken,Eric Cox,Bert Devriendt
{"title":"Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat labile enterotoxin affects neutrophil effector functions via cAMP/PKA/ERK signaling.","authors":"Jinglin Ma,Leen Hermans,Matthias Dierick,Hans Van der Weken,Eric Cox,Bert Devriendt","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2399215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2399215","url":null,"abstract":"Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are a major cause of diarrheal illness in humans and animals, induced by enterotoxins produced by these pathogens. Despite the crucial role of neutrophils in combatting bacterial infections, our understanding of how enterotoxins impact neutrophil function is limited. To address this knowledge gap, we used heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) and heat-stable enterotoxin a (STa) to investigate their impact on the effector functions of neutrophils. Our study reveals that pSTa does not exert any discernible effect on the function of neutrophils. In contrast, LT altered the migration and phagocytosis of neutrophils and induced the production of inflammatory factors via activation of cAMP/PKA and ERK1/2 signaling. LT also attenuated the release of neutrophil extracellular traps by neutrophils via the PKA signaling pathway. Our findings provide novel insights into the impact of LT on neutrophil function, shedding light on the underlying mechanisms that govern its immunoregulatory effects. This might help ETEC in subverting the immune system and establishing infection.","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"23 1","pages":"2399215"},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142245230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gut microbiota-mediated C-sulfonate metabolism impairs the bioavailability and anti-cholestatic efficacy of andrographolide.","authors":"Dafu Tang,Wanyu Hu,Bingxuan Fu,Xiaojie Zhao,Guoquan You,Cong Xie,Hong Yu Wang,Xueni Guo,Qianbing Zhang,Zhongqiu Liu,Ling Ye","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2387402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2387402","url":null,"abstract":"Cholestatic liver injury results from the accumulation of toxic bile acids in the liver, presenting a therapeutic challenge with no effective treatment available to date. Andrographolide (AP) has exhibited potential as a treatment for cholestatic liver disease. However, its limited oral bioavailability poses a significant obstacle to harnessing its potent therapeutic properties and restricts its clinical utility. This limitation is potentially attributed to the involvement of gut microbiota in AP metabolism. In our study, employing pseudo-germ-free, germ-free and strain colonization animal models, along with 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomic sequencing analysis, we elucidate the pivotal role played by gut microbiota in the C-sulfonate metabolism of AP, a process profoundly affecting its bioavailability and anti-cholestatic efficacy. Subsequent investigations pinpoint a specific enzyme, adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase, predominantly produced by Desulfovibrio piger, which catalyzes the reduction of SO42- to HSO3-. HSO3- subsequently interacts with AP, targeting its C=C unsaturated double bond, resulting in the formation of the C-sulfonate metabolite, 14-deoxy-12(R)-sulfo andrographolide (APM). Inhibition of APS reductase leads to a notable enhancement in AP bioavailability and anti-cholestatic efficacy. Furthermore, employing RNA sequencing analysis and farnesoid X receptor (FXR) knockout mice, our findings suggest that AP may exert its anti-cholestatic effects by activating the FXR pathway to promote bile acid efflux. In summary, our study unveils the significant involvement of gut microbiota in the C-sulfonate metabolism of AP and highlights the potential benefits of inhibiting APS reductase to enhance its therapeutic effects. These discoveries provide valuable insights into enhancing the clinical applicability of AP as a promising treatment for cholestatic liver injury.","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"15 1","pages":"2387402"},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142231280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2395907
Tao Wang,Ling Hao,Kexin Yang,Wenjing Feng,Zhiting Guo,Miao Liu,Rong Xiao
{"title":"Fecal microbiota transplantation derived from mild cognitive impairment individuals impairs cerebral glucose uptake and cognitive function in wild-type mice: Bacteroidetes and TXNIP-GLUT signaling pathway.","authors":"Tao Wang,Ling Hao,Kexin Yang,Wenjing Feng,Zhiting Guo,Miao Liu,Rong Xiao","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2395907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2395907","url":null,"abstract":"Gut microbiome dysbiosis has been widely implicated in cognitive impairment, but the identity of the specific bacterial taxa and mechanisms are not fully elucidated. Brain glucose hypometabolism coincides with the cognitive decline. This study explored the link among cognition, gut microbiota and glucose uptake based on the fecal microbiota transplantation from mild cognitive impairment individuals (MCI-FMT) and investigated whether similar mechanisms were involved in 27-hydroxycholesterol (27-OHC)-induced cognitive decline. Our results showed that the MCI-FMT mice exhibited learning and memory decline and morphological lesions in the brain and colon tissues. There were reduced 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake, downregulated expression of glucose transporters (GLUT1,3,4) and upregulated negative regulator of glucose uptake (TXNIP) in the brain. MCI-FMT altered the bacterial composition and diversity of the recipient mice, and the microbial signatures highlighted by the increased abundance of Bacteroides recapitulated the negative effects of MCI bacterial colonization. However, inhibiting Bacteroidetes or TXNIP increased the expression of GLUT1 and GLUT4, significantly improving brain glucose uptake and cognitive performance in 27-OHC-treated mice. Our study verified that cognitive decline and abnormal cerebral glucose uptake were associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis; we also revealed the involvement of Bacteroidetes and molecular mechanisms of TXNIP-related glucose uptake in cognitive deficits caused by 27-OHC.","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"14 1","pages":"2395907"},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142174727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2401939
Jiushuang Zhu, Zhuoting Zhong, Lijie Shi, Ling Huang, Chunqiao Lin, Yan He, Xiuwen Xia, Tiane Zhang, Weijun Ding, Youjun Yang
{"title":"Gut microbiota mediate early life stress-induced social dysfunction and anxiety-like behaviors by impairing amino acid transport at the gut","authors":"Jiushuang Zhu, Zhuoting Zhong, Lijie Shi, Ling Huang, Chunqiao Lin, Yan He, Xiuwen Xia, Tiane Zhang, Weijun Ding, Youjun Yang","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2401939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2401939","url":null,"abstract":"Early life stress alters gut microbiota and increases the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders, including social deficits and anxiety, in the host. However, the role of gut commensal bacteria in earl...","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142171036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2398126
Harithaa Anandakumar,Ariana Rauch,Moritz I Wimmer,Alex Yarritu,Gudrun Koch,Victoria McParland,Hendrik Bartolomaeus,Nicola Wilck
{"title":"Segmental patterning of microbiota and immune cells in the murine intestinal tract.","authors":"Harithaa Anandakumar,Ariana Rauch,Moritz I Wimmer,Alex Yarritu,Gudrun Koch,Victoria McParland,Hendrik Bartolomaeus,Nicola Wilck","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2398126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2398126","url":null,"abstract":"The intestine exhibits distinct characteristics along its length, with a substantial immune cell reservoir and diverse microbiota crucial for maintaining health. This study investigates how anatomical location and regional microbiota influence intestinal immune cell abundance. Using conventionally colonized and germ-free mice, segment-specific immune cell composition and microbial communities were assessed. Metagenomic sequencing analyzed microbiome variations, while flow cytometry and immunofluorescence examined immune cell composition. Microbiome composition varied significantly along the intestine, with diversity and abundance increasing from upper to lower segments. Immune cells showed distinct segment-specific patterning influenced by microbial colonization and localization. T cell subsets displayed varied dependence on microbiome presence and anatomical location. This study highlights locoregional differences in intestinal immune cell and microbiome composition, identifying immune subsets susceptible to microbiota presence. The findings provide context for understanding immune cell alterations in disease models.","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"24 1","pages":"2398126"},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2400579
Sushrut Jangi,Gail Hecht
{"title":"Microbiome 2.0: lessons from the 2024 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit.","authors":"Sushrut Jangi,Gail Hecht","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2400579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2400579","url":null,"abstract":"This Meeting Summary highlights the key insights from the 12th meeting of the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit, held in Washington, DC, organized by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM). Through a 2-day series of plenary sessions, workshops, a poster session, and live discussions involving thought leaders, physicians, researchers, and representatives from the Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry, the conference attendees focused on the strategies and challenges in developing microbiome-based therapies to prevent and treat human disease. The conference highlighted progress in the field, including the recently successful introduction of 2 new fecal microbial transplantation-based products into the clinical setting, and the continuing development of next-generation probiotics. However, to continue to advance microbiome-directed treatments, three key themes emerged during the meeting, including (1) better methods to identify actionable targets in the microbiome (2) developing effective strategies to manipulate the microbiome (3) aligning microbiome-based therapies with existing treatment paradigms in the real world.","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"31 1","pages":"2400579"},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2390176
Lingyi Wu, Jianchun Zhou, An Zhou, Yuanyuan Lei, Li Tang, Shiping Hu, Sumin Wang, Xu Xiao, Qiao Chen, Dianji Tu, Cheng Lu, Yi Lai, Yiding Li, Xiao Zhang, Bo Tang, Shiming Yang
{"title":"Lactobacillus acidophilus ameliorates cholestatic liver injury through inhibiting bile acid synthesis and promoting bile acid excretion","authors":"Lingyi Wu, Jianchun Zhou, An Zhou, Yuanyuan Lei, Li Tang, Shiping Hu, Sumin Wang, Xu Xiao, Qiao Chen, Dianji Tu, Cheng Lu, Yi Lai, Yiding Li, Xiao Zhang, Bo Tang, Shiming Yang","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2390176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2390176","url":null,"abstract":"Gut microbiota dysbiosis is involved in cholestatic liver diseases. However, the mechanisms remain to be elucidated. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects and mechanisms of Lactobaci...","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142090062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2385524
Zachary L McAdams, Kevin L Gustafson, Amber L Russell, Rachel Self, Amy L Petry, Teresa E Lever, Aaron C Ericsson
{"title":"Supplier-origin gut microbiomes affect host body weight and select autism-related behaviors","authors":"Zachary L McAdams, Kevin L Gustafson, Amber L Russell, Rachel Self, Amy L Petry, Teresa E Lever, Aaron C Ericsson","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2385524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2385524","url":null,"abstract":"Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex human neurodiversities increasing in prevalence within the human population. In search of therapeutics to improve quality-of-life for ASD patients, the g...","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141909293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AUF1-mediated inhibition of autophagic lysosomal degradation contributes to CagA stability and Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation","authors":"Huiling Zheng, Ting Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jing Ning, Weiwei Fu, Ye Wang, Yanyan Shi, Guochao Wei, Jing Zhang, Xiangmei Chen, Shigang Ding","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2382766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2382766","url":null,"abstract":"CagA, a virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), is known to drive inflammation in gastric epithelial cells and is typically degraded through autophagy. However, the molecular mechanism...","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141769152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gut MicrobesPub Date : 2024-06-24DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2367301
Sri Lakshmi Sravani Devarakonda, Dorothy K. Superdock, Jennifer Ren, Lynn M. Johnson, Aura (Alex) P. Loinard-González, Angela C. Poole
{"title":"Gut microbial features and dietary fiber intake predict gut microbiota response to resistant starch supplementation","authors":"Sri Lakshmi Sravani Devarakonda, Dorothy K. Superdock, Jennifer Ren, Lynn M. Johnson, Aura (Alex) P. Loinard-González, Angela C. Poole","doi":"10.1080/19490976.2024.2367301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2367301","url":null,"abstract":"Resistant starch (RS) consumption can have beneficial effects on metabolic health, but the response, in terms of effects on the gut microbiota and host physiology, varies between individuals. Facto...","PeriodicalId":12909,"journal":{"name":"Gut Microbes","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}