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Using Bayesian modelling to investigate factors governing antibiotic-induced Candida albicans colonization of the GI tract.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2015 Feb 03; Vol. 5, pp. 8131. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 03. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Receipt of broad-spectrum antibiotics enhances Candida albicans colonization of the GI tract, a risk factor for haematogenously-disseminated candidiasis. To understand how antibiotics influence C. albicans colonization, we treated mice orally with vancomycin or a combination of penicillin, streptomycin, and gentamicin (PSG) and then inoculated them with C. albicans by gavage. Only PSG treatment resulted in sustained, high-level GI colonization with C. albicans. Furthermore, PSG reduced bacterial diversity in the colon much more than vancomycin. Both antibiotic regimens significantly reduced IL-17A, IL-21, IL-22 and IFN-γ mRNA levels in the terminal ileum but had limited effect on the GI fungal microbiome. Through a series of models that employed Bayesian model averaging, we investigated the associations between antibiotic treatment, GI microbiota, and host immune response and their collective impact on C. albicans colonization. Our analysis revealed that bacterial genera were typically associated with either C. albicans colonization or altered cytokine expression but not with both. The only exception was Veillonella, which was associated with both increased C. albicans colonization and reduced IL-21 expression. Overall, antibiotic-induced changes in the bacterial microbiome were much more consistent determinants of C. albicans colonization than either the GI fungal microbiota or the GI immune response.
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- Animals
Bacteria cytology
Bacteria drug effects
Bayes Theorem
Candida albicans cytology
Candida albicans immunology
Databases, Factual
Fungi cytology
Fungi drug effects
Ileum metabolism
Ileum microbiology
Interferon-gamma genetics
Interferon-gamma metabolism
Interleukin-17 genetics
Interleukin-17 metabolism
Interleukins genetics
Interleukins metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Microbiota
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S analysis
Interleukin-22
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Candida albicans drug effects
Gastrointestinal Tract microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25644850
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08131