251. Protective effects of different Bacteroides vulgatus strains against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute intestinal injury, and their underlying functional genes
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Hao Zhang, Qixiao Zhai, Leilei Yu, Fengwei Tian, Chen Wang, Wei Chen, Jianxin Zhao, and Yue Xiao
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Gut microbiota composition ,Medicine (General) ,LPS ,Science (General) ,B. vulgatus ,Lipopolysaccharide ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Gut flora ,Microbiology ,Q1-390 ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,R5-920 ,fluids and secretions ,Immune system ,medicine ,Bifidobacterium ,Inflammation ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Functional genes ,Akkermansia ,biology.organism_classification ,Intestinal epithelium ,Cytokine ,chemistry ,Intestinal injury ,Bacteroides - Abstract
Introduction The roles of Bacteroides species in alleviating inflammation and intestinal injury has been widely demonstrated, but few studies have focused on the roles of Bacteroides vulgatus. Objectives In this study, four B. vulgatus strains were selected, based on their genomic characteristics, to assess their ability to alleviate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute intestinal injury in C57BL/6J mice. Methods Alterations in the intestinal microbiota, intestinal epithelial permeability, cytokine level, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentration, and immune responses were investigated following LPS-induced acute intestinal injury in C57BL/6J mice. Results Severe histological damage and a significant change in cytokine expression was observed in the mouse colon tissues 24 h after LPS administration. Oral administration of different B. vulgatus strains showed different effects on the assessed parameters of the mice; particularly, only the administration of B. vulgatus FTJS7K1 was able to protect the architectural integrity of the intestinal epithelium. B. vulgatus FTJS7K1 also negated the LPS-induced changes in cytokine mRNA expression in the colon tissues, and in the proportion of regulatory T cells in the mesenteric lymph node. Compared with the LPS group, the B. vulgatus FTJS7K1 group showed significantly increased abundance of Lactobacillus, Akkermansia, and Bifidobacterium, and decreased abundance of Faecalibaculum. The B. vulgatus FTJS7K1 group also showed significantly increased concentration of SCFAs in fecal samples. The results of genomic analysis showed that these protective roles of B. vulgatus FTJS7K1 may be mediated through specific genes associated with defense mechanisms and metabolism (e.g., the secretion of SCFAs). Conclusions Our findings suggest that the protective role of B. vulgatus FTJS7K1 appear to be via modulation of cytokine production in the colon tissue and regulation of the structure of the gut microbiota. These results provide support for the screening of the Bacteroides genus for next-generation probiotics.
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- 2022
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