Project description:Fecal samples collected on day 5 from randomly selected colitic SD rats were analyzed for gut microbiota by sequencing the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. The orally administered Dex-P-laden NPA2 coacervate (Dex-P/NPA2) significantly restores the diversity of gut microbiota compared with colitic SD rats in the Dex-P/PBS group and the untreated colitic rats (Control).
Project description:Chronic acid suppression by proton pump inhibitor (PPI) has been hypothesized to alter the gut microbiota via a change in intestinal pH. To evaluate the changes in gut microbiota composition by long-term PPI treatment. Twenty-four week old F344 rats were fed with (n = 5) or without (n = 6) lansoprazole (PPI) for 50 weeks. Then, profiles of luminal microbiota in the terminal ileum were analyzed. Pyrosequencing for 16S rRNA gene was performed by genome sequencer FLX (454 Life Sciences/Roche) and analyzed by metagenomic bioinformatics.
Project description:This study was performed to investigate the effect of aging and high fat diet on gut microbiota in F344 rats by the pyrosequencing method.
Project description:Obesity is a leading cause of primary hypertension in children, and a high-fat intake and the gut microbiota may be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-related hypertension (OrHTN), but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we show that high-fat diet (HFD) feeding alters the gut microbiota composition in OrHTN rats, resulting in a reduced abundance of the butyrate-producing bacteria Ruminococcus and a subsequent decrease in plasma butyrate levels. Histone 3 lysine 9 butyrylation (H3K9bu) levels decreased in the kidneys of OrHTN rats, which downregulates the expression of the hypertension-related MAS1 gene. Furthermore, sodium butyrate affected H3K9bu modification levels in a concentration-dependent manner, with decreased H3K9bu and downregulated MAS1 expression at low concentrations in human proximal tubular epithelial cells. Our results suggest that a HFD contributes to the development of OrHTN by altering the gut microbiota and its metabolites, leading to the downregulation of H3K9bu and hypertension-related gene expression.
Project description:Adequate sleep is essential for relieving stress and rejuvenating the mind; however, undesirable physiological and pathological responses resulting from sleep insufficiency or sleep deprivation (SD) are becoming increasingly common. However, the influence of sleep deficiency on gut microbiota and microbiota-associated human diseases, especially on cardiac diseases remain controversial. Here, we constructed the experimental SD model in mice and found it significantly resulted in weakness, depression-like behaviors, and multiple organs dysfunction. Intriguingly, SD mice developed pathogenic cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis with poor ejection fraction as well as fractional shortening. 16s rRNA sequencing demonstrated that SD-induced the pathogenic effects of gut microbiota, which was also observed in mice received by fecal microbe from SD mice in fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) assays. Next, we investigated the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of oxygen therapy in gut microbiota-associated cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction. The environment of 30% oxygen concentration effectively ameliorated the pathological effects on cardiac function. Transcriptome data also found oxygen therapy targeted several hypoxia-dependent pathways and suppressed cardiac collagen production. In conclusion, these results indicated the importance of sufficient sleep in gut microbiota and may represent a potential therapeutic strategy of oxygen environment exerts protective effects in sleepless sufferings through gut microbiota.
Project description:Chronic acid suppression by proton pump inhibitor (PPI) has been hypothesized to alter the gut microbiota via a change in intestinal pH. To evaluate the changes in gut microbiota composition by long-term PPI treatment.
Project description:Gut microbiota dysbiosis characterizes systemic metabolic alteration, yet its causality is debated. To address this issue, we transplanted antibiotic-free conventional wild-type mice with either dysbiotic (“obese”) or eubiotic (“lean”) gut microbiota and fed them either a NC or a 72%HFD. We report that, on NC, obese gut microbiota transplantation reduces hepatic gluconeogenesis with decreased hepatic PEPCK activity, compared to non-transplanted mice. Of note, this phenotype is blunted in conventional NOD2KO mice. By contrast, lean microbiota transplantation did not affect hepatic gluconeogenesis. In addition, obese microbiota transplantation changed both gut microbiota and microbiome of recipient mice. Interestingly, hepatic gluconeogenesis, PEPCK and G6Pase activity were reduced even once mice transplanted with the obese gut microbiota were fed a 72%HFD, together with reduced fed glycaemia and adiposity compared to non-transplanted mice. Notably, changes in gut microbiota and microbiome induced by the transplantation were still detectable on 72%HFD. Finally, we report that obese gut microbiota transplantation may impact on hepatic metabolism and even prevent HFD-increased hepatic gluconeogenesis. Our findings may provide a new vision of gut microbiota dysbiosis, useful for a better understanding of the aetiology of metabolic diseases. all livers are from NC-fed mice only.
Project description:Investigation of the effect of chow diet integration with standard baker's yeast leavened carasau bread (SB) or with functional sourdough-leavened carasau bread (FB) on the gut microbiota of young rats.
Project description:This study in rats was designed to investigate whether whole rhye (WR) can influence the metabolism of n-3 and n-6 long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) and gut microbiota composition. For 12 weeks, rats were fed a diet containing either 50% WR or 50% refined rye (RR). Total bacterial DNA was extracted from fecal and cecal samples (n=5 per group). 16S PCR amplification was performed to assess the microbial diversity at the family level using the HuGChip. Amplified DNA was purified and labelled with either Cy3 or Cy5 dye and hybridized on the microarray. A 15 chip study was realized, each corresponding to hybridization with 250ng of labelled 16S rRNA gene amplicons from either mice fecal and cecal samples. Each probe (4441) was synthetized in three replicates.