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Gut microbiota regulates blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function and Aβ pathology


ABSTRACT: Accumulating evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis is associated with increased blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability and contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. In contrast, the influence of gut microbiota on the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier has not yet been studied. Here, we report that mice lacking gut microbiota display increased blood-CSF barrier permeability associated with disorganized tight junctions (TJs), which can be rescued by recolonization with gut microbiota or supplementation with short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Our data reveal that gut microbiota is important not only for the establishment, but also for the maintenance, of a tight barrier. Also, we report that the vagus nerve plays an important role in this process and that SCFAs can independently tighten the barrier. Administration of SCFAs in AppNL-G-F mice improved the subcellular localization of TJs in the blood-CSF barrier, reduced the β-amyloid (Aβ) burden, and affect microglial phenotype. Altogether, our results suggest that modulating the microbiota and administering SCFAs might have therapeutic potential in AD via blood-CSF barrier tightening and maintaining microglial activity and Aβ clearance.

SUBMITTER: Junhua Xie 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-10_15252-EMBJ_2022111515 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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