Project description:Juzehtaihoto, a Japanese traditional medicine has been used for the treatment of various kinds of disease or disorders in an enteric-flora dependent manner. Here, we performed transcriptome analysis using Affymetrix GeneChip on small intestine (SI) of germ-free (GF) and specific pathogen free (SPF) mice of IQI, an inbred strain established from ICR. Male germ-free (GF) and specific pathogen-free (SPF) IQI mice were bred and maintained in the laboratory of Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA, Kawasaki, Kanagwa, Japan). GF mice were housed in a Trexler-type flexible film isolator in a standard germ free state and screened on a weekly basis for germ-free status by sampling feces sterilely and culturing on MRS-agar plates under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. All the GF, SPF, ex-GF mice were kept in a 12: 12-h light/dark cycle and at a temperature of 22±2°C. Nine week old mice (n=3) were sacrificed by cervical dislocation and the intestines were dissected. comparison of the mice with or without enteric flora
Project description:Juzehtaihoto, a Japanese traditional medicine has been used for the treatment of various kinds of diseases or disorders in an enteric-flora dependent manner. Here, we performed transcriptome analysis using Affymetrix GeneChip on large intestine (LI) of germ-free (GF) and specific pathogen free (SPF) mice of IQI, an inbred strain established from ICR, and BALB/c SPF mice. Male germ-free (GF) and specific pathogen-free (SPF) mice of IQI and BALB/c strains were bred and maintained in the laboratory of Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA, Kawasaki, Kanagwa, Japan). GF mice were housed in a Trexler-type flexible film isolator in a standard germ free state and screened on a weekly basis for germ-free status by sampling feces sterilely and culturing on MRS-agar plates under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. All the GF, SPF, ex-GF mice were kept in a 12: 12-h light/dark cycle and at a temperature of 22±2°C. Nine week old mice (n=3) were sacrificed by cervical dislocation and the intestines were dissected. comparison of the mice with or without enteric flora; comparison of the mice of different strains
Project description:Exposure to high-dose radiation causes life-threatening serious intestinal damage. Histological analysis is the most accurate method for judging the extent of intestinal damage after death. However, it is difficult to predict the extent of intestinal damage to body samples. Here we focused on extracellular microRNAs (miRNAs) released from cells and investigated miRNA species that increased or decreased in serum and feces using a radiation-induced intestinal injury mouse model. A peak of small RNA of 25–200 nucleotides was detected in mouse serum and feces 72 h after radiation exposure, and miRNA presence in serum and feces was inferred. MiRNAs expressed in the small intestine and were increased by more than 2.0-fold in serum or feces following a 10 Gy radiation exposure were detected by microarray analysis and were 4 in serum and 19 in feces. In this study, miR-375-3p, detected in serum and feces, was identified as the strongest candidate for a high-dose radiation biomarker in serum and/or feces using a radiation-induced intestinal injury model.
Project description:Sixty crossbred piglets (Duroc*Landrace*Yorkshire) weaned at the age of 21 days were maintained for one week and had free access to feed and water. During this week, all the piglets were scored for the severity of diarrhea. Diarrhea index was scored as follows: 1= hard feces; 2= no scours, feces of normal consistency; 3= mild scours, soft, partially formed feces; 4= moderate scours, loose, semi-liquid feces; 5= watery feces; as previously did Those piglets with a score of 4 or 5 for three continuous days were designated as diarrhea piglets, while those piglets with a score of 1 or 2 for three continuous days were designated as normal piglets..
2022-01-03 | GSE192690 | GEO
Project description:Effect of fecal flora transplantation on feces flora of DLY pigs
Project description:Outer membrane vehicles (OMVs) are secreted from gram-negative bacterium to enable bacterial survival and regulate microbial interactions within bacterial communities. The components of OMVs comprise RNA, but the generation as well as the function of OMVs RNA needs to be elucidated. Here, we report that a small non-coding RNA fragment tRF-Leu-CAG, detected in Brucella OMVs, regulates interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 1 (IL13RA1) to activate the phosphorylation of Signal Transducer and activator of Transcription 6 (STAT6) via the JAK-STAT6 pathway to reprogram macrophage M2 polarization. We identified the presence of tRF-Leu-CAG in Brucella OMVs by sRNA sequencing and tRF sequencing from bacterial lysate. tRF-Leu-CAG interacts with argonaute 2 (AGO2) protein to exert its function. Meanwhile, the interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 1 (IL13RA1) was proved to be the target genes of tRF-Leu-CAG. Overexpression of phosphorylated STAT6 by western blot further substantiated that tRF-Leu-CAG promotes macrophage M2 polarization via the JAK-STAT6 pathway. Finally, tRF-Leu-CAG and small interfering IL13RA1 facilitates the survival of Brucella in macrophage. Thus, our results highlight the function of tRF-Leu-CAG in Brucella OMVs by reprogramming macrophage M2 polarization to improve the survival of extracellular Brucella. The study unravels a new mechanism of intracellular parasitism and immune escape in Brucella, providing strategy for the mechanisms of other intracellular parasitic bacteria.
Project description:Gut microbiota comparation of Young mice (n=10), Old mice, Young_yFMT (Young mice 14 days after transplant feces from young mice, n=10) and Young_oFMT (Young mice 14 days after transplant feces from old mice, n=10), Antibiotic group (Cefazolin, n=8).