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Zebrafish gut microbiota composition in response to tick saliva biomolecules correlates with allergic reactions to mammalian meat consumption.
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Microbiological research [Microbiol Res] 2024 Aug; Vol. 285, pp. 127786. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 29. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The α-Gal syndrome (AGS) is an IgE-mediated tick borne-allergy that results in delayed anaphylaxis to the consumption of mammalian meat and products containing α-Gal. Considering that α-Gal-containing microbiota modulates natural antibody production to this glycan, this study aimed to evaluate the influence on tick salivary compounds on the gut microbiota composition in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) animal model. Sequencing of 16 S rDNA was performed in a total of 75 zebrafish intestine samples, representing different treatment groups: PBS control, Ixodes ricinus tick saliva, tick saliva non-protein fraction (NPF), tick saliva protein fraction (PF), and tick saliva protein fractions 1-5 with NPF (F1-5). The results revealed that treatment with tick saliva and different tick salivary fractions, combined with α-Gal-positive dog food feeding, resulted in specific variations in zebrafish gut microbiota composition at various taxonomic levels and affected commensal microbial alpha and beta diversities. Metagenomics results were corroborated by qPCR, supporting the overrepresentation of phylum Firmicutes in the tick saliva group, phylum Fusobacteriota in group F1, and phylum Cyanobacteria in F2 and F5 compared to the PBS-control. qPCRs results at genus level sustained significant enrichment of Plesiomonas spp. in groups F3 and F5, Rhizobium spp. in NPF and F4, and Cloacibacterium spp. dominance in the PBS control group. This study provides new results on the role of gut microbiota in allergic reactions to tick saliva components using a zebrafish model of AGS. Overall, gut microbiota composition in response to tick saliva biomolecules may be associated with allergic reactions to mammalian meat consumption in AGS.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as potential conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH.. All rights reserved.)
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- Animals
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics
Meat
Bacteria classification
Bacteria genetics
Bacteria isolation & purification
Metagenomics
Salivary Proteins and Peptides immunology
Salivary Proteins and Peptides metabolism
Ixodes microbiology
Disease Models, Animal
Saliva microbiology
Saliva immunology
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Zebrafish microbiology
Food Hypersensitivity microbiology
Food Hypersensitivity immunology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1618-0623
- Volume :
- 285
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Microbiological research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38820703
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2024.127786