Project description:The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and host is critical to intestinal ontogeny and homeostasis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) may be an underlying link. Intestinal miRNAs are microbiota-dependent and when shed in the lumen, affect resident microorganisms. Yet, longitudinal relationships between intestinal tissue miRNAs, luminal miRNAs, and luminal microorganisms have not been elucidated, especially in early life. Here, we investigated the postnatal cecal miRNA and microbiota populations, their relationship, and their impact on intestinal maturation in specific and opportunistic pathogen free mice; we also assessed if they can be modified by an intervention with allochthonous probiotic lactobacilli. We report that cecal and cecal content miRNA and microbiota signatures are temporally regulated, correlated, and modifiable by probiotics with implications for intestinal maturation. These findings help with understanding causal relationships within the gut ecosystem and provide a basis for preventing and managing their alterations in diseases throughout life.
Project description:Olfactory systems are one of the most conserved and ancient sensory systems in vertebrates. The vertebrate olfactory epithelium is colonized by complex communities of commensal microorganisms, but their impact on olfactory epithelial development and function remains unknown. Using germ-free zebrafish model, we aim to understand the transcriptional responses that colonization with a microbiota induces in olfactory organs. This study was aimed to understand the changes in gene expression in the olfactory organ of Germ Free (GF) zebrafish compared to conventionalized (ConvD) zebrafish. This experiment is related to E-MTAB-5046 (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-5046)