Effect of faecal water exposure from control or antibiotic-treated mice on gene expression of Caco-2 cells
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the effect of polar microbial metabolites on intestinal gene expression, we exposed Caco-2 cell to faecal water from control mice or the same mice under antibiotherapy (for 7-10 days).
Project description:The intestine is a site of diverse functions including digestion, nutrient absorption, immune surveillance, and microbial symbiosis. As such, intestinal homeostasis is vital for overall wellbeing. Faecal microRNAs (miRNAs) offer valuable non-invasive insights into the transcriptional state of the intestine. However, typical faecal miRNA yields and profiles remain incompletely characterised. Here, we develop an optimised protocol for faecal miRNA detection, and describe a reproducible murine faecal miRNA profile across several studies by performing a meta-analysis. By examining faecal miRNA changes during chronic infection with the gastrointestinal helminth, Trichuris muris, we identify the altered expression of miRNAs associated with fibrosis, barrier integrity and wound healing. Fibrosis was confirmed in vivo, suggesting a role for these miRNAs in regulating wound healing during chronic infection where the production of classical wound healing Th2 cytokines are low. Further implementations of this technique can identify novel hypotheses and therapeutic strategies in diverse disease contexts.
Project description:RNAseq and LC/MS metabolomics analysis of C. difficile strain 630 grown in BHIS media with 50% (vol/vol) faecal water added, compared with control BHIS containing only the additional PBS used for prep of Faecal water. Cells grown in biological triplicates to late log phase (T=6h) prior to harvest. Goal was to determine changes in gene expression caused by exposure to Faecal water, and changes in the metabolite profile of faecal water containing medium when incubated with actively growing C. difficile cells
Project description:To further decipher the alteration of gene expression profile of irradiated mice with or without faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), we performed FMT for 10 days following total body irradiaton (6.5 Gy gamma ray). Twenty-one days after irradiation, the mice were euthanized and the small intestine tissues excised.
Project description:Epicatechin (EC) is a well-known dietary polyphenol and widely found in various foods, e.g., apple, cocoa, green tea, wine, etc. Its consumption has been associated with attenuation of some chronic diseases. After ingestion of EC, a large portion is passed into the large intestinal lumen where it is extensively degraded into various microbial metabolites. One of the major EC microbial metabolites is 5-(3’,4’-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone (3,4-diHPV). The protein expression profiles of EC or 3,4-diHPV treated Caco-2 and Hepa1c1c7 cells were studied with the help of label-free quantitative proteomics. Compared to the parent compound EC, 3,4-diHPV was able to induce upregulations of more Nrf2-related proteins in both cell lines, and the number of significant differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) induced by 3,4-diHPV in Hepa1c1c7 cells was much higher than the respective EC treatment.
Project description:In this randomised placebo-controlled trial, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients were treated with faecal material from a healthy donor (n=8, allogenic FMT) or with their own faecal microbiota (n=8, autologous FMT). The faecal transplant was administered by whole colonoscopy into the caecum (30 g of stool in 150 ml sterile saline). Two weeks before the FMT (baseline) as well as two and eight weeks after the FMT, the participants underwent a sigmoidoscopy, and biopsies were collected at a standardised location (20-25 cm from the anal verge at the crossing with the arteria iliaca communis) from an uncleansed sigmoid. In patients treated with allogenic FMT, predominantly immune response-related genes sets were induced, with the strongest response two weeks after FMT. In patients treated with autologous FMT, predominantly metabolism-related gene sets were affected.
Project description:The current treatment for Celiac Disease (CD) is adhering to a gluten-free diet (GFD), although its long-term molecular effects are still undescribed. New molecular features detectable in faecal samples may improve and facilitate non-invasive clinical management of CD on GFD. For this purpose, faecal small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) and gut microbiome profiles were concomitantly explored in CD subjects in relation to strict (or not) GFD adherence over time. In the present observational study, we performed small RNA and shotgun metagenomic sequencing in stool from 63 treated CD (tCD) subjects and 66 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. tCD included 51 individuals on strict GFD and with negative transglutaminase (TG) serology (tCD-TG-) and 12 symptomatic with not strict/short-time of GFD adherence and positive TG serology (tCD-TG+). Samples from additional 40 adult healthy individuals and from a cohort of 19 untreated paediatric CD subjects and 19 sex/age matched controls were analyzed to further test the outcomes. Several miRNA, other sncRNA (piRNA and tRNA) and microbiota profiles were altered in tCD subjects(adj.p<0.05). Findings were validated in one external group of controls. In tCD-TG-, GFD duration correlated with five miRNA levels (p<0.05): for miR-4533-3p and miR-2681-3p, the longer the diet adherence, the less the expression differed from controls. tCD-TG+ and untreated paediatric CD patients showed a similar miRNA dysregulation. Immune-response, trans-membrane transport and cell death pathways were enriched in targets of identified miRNAs. Bifidobacterium longum, Ruminococcus bicirculans and Haemophilus parainfluenzae abundances shifted (adj. p<0.05) with a progressive reduction of denitrification pathways with GFD length. Integrative analysis highlighted 121 miRNA-bacterial relationships (adj.p<0.05). Specific faecal sncRNA and microbial patterns characterise CD subjects on GFD, reflecting either the long-term effects or the gut inflammatory status, in case of a not strict/short-time adherence. Our findings suggest novel host-microbial interplays and could help the discovery of biomarkers for the clinical monitoring of GFD over time.
Project description:Comparison of faecal flora of three healthy individuals and a patient suffering from Ulcerative Colitis during disease and remission states. Faecal samples were taken and frozen at -80 within one hour.