Project description:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) induces alterations in the gut microbiota composition, significantly impacting neuroinflammation post-ICH. However, the impact of gut microbiota absence on neuroinflammation following ICH-induced brain injury remain unexplored. Here, we observed that the gut microbiota absence was associated with reduced neuroinflammation, alleviated neurological dysfunction, and mitigated gut barrier dysfunction post-ICH. In contrast, recolonization of microbiota from ICH-induced SPF mice by transplantation of fecal microbiota (FMT) exacerbated brain injury and gut impairment post-ICH. Additionally, microglia with transcriptional changes mediated the protective effects of gut microbiota absence on brain injury, with Apoe emerging as a hub gene. Subsequently, Apoe deficiency in peri-hematomal microglia was associated with improved brain injury. Finally, we revealed that gut microbiota influence brain injury and gut impairment via gut-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFA).
Project description:Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by lung inflammation and damage. Mechanical ventilation can exacerbate this condition. The gut microbiome, known to impact health, might have implications for ALI/ARDS outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of probiotics in a murine ALI model. Using a two-hit approach combining lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and mechanical ventilation-induced injury, a severe lung injury model was established in mice. Probiotics containing Bifidobacterium spp. were administered due to their known interactions with immune cells and immune pathway modulation. The effects of probiotic administration on lung inflammation severity were evalu ated through biochemical, and histological analyses of lung tissue, and single-cell RNA sequencing analysis. Probiotic administration increased Bifidobacterium spp. composition in the gut microbiota and mitigated lung damage and inflammation. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed the stimulation of Anxa1high macrophages, possibly promoting anti-inflammatory responses.
2024-11-04 | GSE217324 | GEO
Project description:Lung microbiota in mice underwent intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury
Project description:The rat model was previously reported as whole-body exposure to traffic-related PM1 pollutant (PM1 group), high-efficiency particulate air-filtered gaseous pollutant (GAS group), and clean air control (CTL group) for 3 and 6 months. We performed lung function and histological examinations as well as quantitative proteomics analysis to unravel the structural and molecular changes in rat lungs upon sub-chronic and chronic exposures of PM1.
Our study illustrated earlier lung injury prior to lung function decline and the underlying pathomechanism associated with traffic-related PM1-induced lung injury.
Project description:Sepsis, a worldwide health crisis, is notorious for its high mortality rate, often attributed to the development of acute lung injury. In this context, the lung, being particularly vulnerable to septic damage, emerge as a primary battleground. The possible roles of the gut-lung axis mediated by the gut microbiota and its metabolic products in the context of acute lung injury have been documented. However, the direct migration of intestinal immune cells to the lung as a mediator of acute lung injury remains unclear. Our study unveiled a process where cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis prompted a migration of γδ T cells from the small intestine to the lung, subsequently triggering an overwhelming inflammatory response dominated by IL-17A. Small intestinal memory γδT17 cells (CD44+ IL-7Rhigh CD8low Ly6C–) were the major subtype of γδ T cells that migrated from the small intestine to the lung and aggravated acute lung injury. Moreover, the activation of the Wnt signaling in the alveolar macrophages during sepsis was identified as a driving factor for the subsequent CCL1 upregulation, which prompted the migration of small intestinal memory γδT17 cells to the lung. S-Ketamine (S-KT) treatment demonstrated a notable capacity to alleviate acute lung injury through dampening pulmonary Wnt/β-catenin signaling-mediated migration of small intestinal γδT17 cells to the lung. Our findings highlight the significant contribution of the direct migration of immune cells from the small intestine to the lung in sepsis-induced acute lung injury, and clrify the pathological significance of the localized elevation of IL-17A in the lung.
Project description:Lung ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury remains one of the common complications after various cardiopulmonary surgeries. I-R injury represents one potentially maladaptive response of the innate immune system which is featured by an exacerbated sterile inflammatory response triggered by tissue damage. Thus, understanding the key components and processes involved in sterile inflammation during lung I-R injury is critical to alter care and extend survival for patients with acute lung injury. We constructed a minipig surgical model of transient unilateral left pulmonary artery occlusion without bronchial involvement to create ventilated lung I-R injury. Lung tissues from minipig with sham operation (one sample), left side lung tissues (the operated side)(one sample) and right side lung tissues (the non-operated side)(one sample) from minipig with lung ischemia-reperfusion were submitted for gene expression array analysis.
Project description:Liver injury is a common complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the mechanisms of liver injury development are not clear in IBD patients. Gut microbiota is thought to be engaged in IBD pathogenesis. Here, by an integrated analysis of host transcriptome and colonic microbiome, we have attempted to reveal the mechanism of liver injury in colitis mice. In this study, dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) -induced mice colitis model was constructed. Liver and colon transcriptome results showed that immune response and lipid metabolism-related pathways were dramatically altered, while DNA damage repair-related pathways were only significantly down-regulated in the colon. The microbiota of DSS-treated mice underwent strong transitions. Correlation analyses identified genes associated with liver and colon injury, whose expression was associated with the abundance of liver and gut health-related bacteria Collectively, the results indicate that the liver injury in colitis mice may be related to the intestinal dysbiosis and host-microbiota interactions. These findings may provide new insights for identifying potential targets for the treatment of IBD and its induced liver injury.
Project description:One of the responsible factors involved in the progression of pre-malignant lung lesions to lung cancer is the increased immunosuppressive microenvironment of the lung, that is deeply infleunced by the microbiota. In this article, we have investigated if the perturbation of lung microbiota by antibiotics or probiotic aerosol, interferes with lung cancer development in a mouse carcinogen-induced tumor model. Specifically, the effect is mostly observed with aerosol with Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG that results to impair lung cancer growth by promoting local immunity. This study points out to new and non-invasive strategy to treat individuals at risk of lung cancer.