Project description:Persistent mucosal inflammation and microbial infection are characteristic of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). Though mucosal microbiota dysbiosis is a characteristic feature of other chronic inflammatory diseases, the relationship between sinus microbiota composition and CRS is unknown. Here we demonstrate, using comparative microbiome profiling of a cohort of CRS patients and healthy subjects, that the sinus microbiota of CRS patients exhibit significantly reduced bacterial diversity. Characteristic of this community collapse is the depletion of multiple, phylogenetically distinct, Lactic Acid Bacteria and the concomitant increase in relative abundance of a single species, Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum. Recapitulating the conditions observed in our human cohort in a murine model confirmed the pathogenic potential of C. tuberculostearicum and the critical necessity for a replete mucosal microbiota to protect against this species. Moreover, we provide evidence that Lactobacillus sakei, identified from our comparative microbiome analyses as a potentially protective species, affords defense against C. tuberculostearicum sinus infection, even in the context of a depleted sinus bacterial community. These studies demonstrate that sinus mucosal health is highly dependent on the composition of the resident microbiota, and identifies a new sino-pathogen and a strong bacterial candidate for therapeutic intervention. A total of 14 samples were profiled for microbiome composition: 7 from non-sinusitis patients, and 7 from patients with clinically diagnosed chronic sinusitis.
Project description:Persistent mucosal inflammation and microbial infection are characteristic of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). Though mucosal microbiota dysbiosis is a characteristic feature of other chronic inflammatory diseases, the relationship between sinus microbiota composition and CRS is unknown. Here we demonstrate, using comparative microbiome profiling of a cohort of CRS patients and healthy subjects, that the sinus microbiota of CRS patients exhibit significantly reduced bacterial diversity. Characteristic of this community collapse is the depletion of multiple, phylogenetically distinct, Lactic Acid Bacteria and the concomitant increase in relative abundance of a single species, Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum. Recapitulating the conditions observed in our human cohort in a murine model confirmed the pathogenic potential of C. tuberculostearicum and the critical necessity for a replete mucosal microbiota to protect against this species. Moreover, we provide evidence that Lactobacillus sakei, identified from our comparative microbiome analyses as a potentially protective species, affords defense against C. tuberculostearicum sinus infection, even in the context of a depleted sinus bacterial community. These studies demonstrate that sinus mucosal health is highly dependent on the composition of the resident microbiota, and identifies a new sino-pathogen and a strong bacterial candidate for therapeutic intervention.
Project description:The Nasal microbiome in a large series of chronic rhinosinusitis patients: analyzing the effect of atopy and bacterial pathways of invasion
Project description:Nasal bacterial composition in Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with decreased Clostridia in subjects with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)
Project description:Our data demonstrates an increased number of submucosal glands in the sinus mucosa of pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Additionally, data in the literature indicates differentially altered expression of innate markers of immunity and of inflammatory mediators in the sinus mucosa of adult patients with cystic fibrosis, non-CF controls, and controls. Keywords: Differciation Study
Project description:Our data demonstrates an increased number of submucosal glands in the sinus mucosa of pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Additionally, data in the literature indicates differentially altered expression of innate markers of immunity and of inflammatory mediators in the sinus mucosa of adult patients with cystic fibrosis, non-CF controls, and controls. Experiment Overall Design: Analyses will focus on inflammatory/immune response genes to identify genes in CRS or CF patients that are involved in pathways that impact on pathogenesis in these diseases. Analysis will also focus on genes in developmental pathways to identify mediators implicated in the development of submucosal glandular hyperplasia in pediatric patients with CRS.