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Fiber-associated microbiota protects against diet-induced amelioration of the colonic mucus barrier

ABSTRACT: Here we have shown that diet-mediated alterations of the gut microbiota composition cause an erosion of the colonic mucus barrier. A compensatory increase in cellular mucus production by the host is not sufficient to re-establish the barrier, possibly due to a lacking increase in mucus secretion. While microbial transplant from mice fed a fiber-rich diet can prevent the mucus defects, the mechanism seems to be independent of general fiber fermentation and rather depend on distinct bacterial species and/or their metabolites.

OTHER RELATED OMICS DATASETS IN: PRJEB20367

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Colon, Colonic Mucosa

SUBMITTER: Liisa Arike

LAB HEAD: Liisa Arike

PROVIDER: PXD006129 | Pride | 2017-12-22

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Bifidobacteria or Fiber Protects against Diet-Induced Microbiota-Mediated Colonic Mucus Deterioration.

Schroeder Bjoern O BO Birchenough George M H GMH Ståhlman Marcus M Arike Liisa L Johansson Malin E V MEV Hansson Gunnar C GC Bäckhed Fredrik F

Cell host & microbe 20171221 1

Diet strongly affects gut microbiota composition, and gut bacteria can influence the colonic mucus layer, a physical barrier that separates trillions of gut bacteria from the host. However, the interplay between a Western style diet (WSD), gut microbiota composition, and the intestinal mucus layer is less clear. Here we show that mice fed a WSD have an altered colonic microbiota composition that causes increased penetrability and a reduced growth rate of the inner mucus layer. Both barrier defec ...[more]

PMID: 29276171

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Fiber-associated microbiota protects against diet-induced amelioration of the colonic mucus barrier

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Bifidobacteria or Fiber Protects against Diet-Induced Microbiota-Mediated Colonic Mucus Deterioration.

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