Project description:Background and aims: Gene mutations or variants leading to insufficient reactive oxygen species (ROS) production have been associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In particular, 40-50% of patients with chronic granulomatous disease have IBD (CGD-IBD). CGD is caused by inherited defects in any one of the 5 subunits forming the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex 2 (NOX2), leading to severely reduced or absent phagocyte-derived ROS production. While conventional IBD therapies can treat CGD-IBD, their benefits must be weighed against the risk of infection in this immune compromised population. Understanding the impact of NOX2 defects on the composition and function of the intestinal microbiota may lead to the identification of treatments for CGD-IBD. Methods: We evaluated GI symptom and quality of life scores, and clinical biomarkers of local (i.e. fecal occult blood and calprotectin) and systemic (i.e. CBC, CRP, ESR, and albumin) inflammation in a cohort of 79 patients with CGD, 8 mutation carriers and 17 healthy controls followed at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We profiled the intestinal microbiome by 16S rRNA (V4 region) sequencing and the stool metabolome by mass spectrometry in all fecal samples, and further validated our findings by profiling the stool microbiome in a second cohort of 36 patients with CGD recruited from 11 centers across North-America through the Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC). Predictive functional profiling of the microbial communities based on 16S rRNA sequencing was also performed. Results: After controlling for significant variables, we show decreased alpha diversity and identified distinct intestinal microbiome and metabolomic profiles in patients with CGD compared to healthy individuals. In particular, we observed enrichment for Erysipelatoclostridium spp., Sellimonas spp. and Lachnoclostridium spp. in stool samples from patients with CGD. Despite differences in alpha and beta diversity in samples from the NIH compared to the PIDTC cohort, there were several bacterial taxa that correlated significantly between both cohorts. We further demonstrate that patients with active IBD and/or a history of IBD have a distinct microbiome and metabolomic profile compared to patients without CGD-IBD and identified bacterial taxa to be evaluated as potential markers of disease severity, as well as targets for future therapeutic interventions. Conclusions: Intestinal microbiome and metabolomic signatures distinguished patients with CGD and CGD-IBD and identified microbial and metabolomic candidates to be further evaluated as potential targets to improve the management of patients with CGD-IBD.
Project description:Metagenomic sequencing of mice with different treatments: Mice were randomly divided into donor control group (Donor + MRS), constipation model group (STC + MRS), or a Lactobacillus acidophilus treated group (STC + La): A humanized mouse model was established by intragastric administration of fecal bacterial liquid from healthy donors or STC patients on alternate days, followed by continuous administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus in treatment group. Finally, the feces of each group of mice were collected, and the intestinal microbial communities of the mice were analyzed through metagenomic sequencing. 16S rRNA sequencing of mice before and after the use antibiotics: Before and after treating the mice with antibiotics, the mice's feces were collected for 16s rRNA sequencing respectively.
Project description:The intestinal mucosa of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is enriched with Enterobacteriaceae members. Concurrently, there is elevated bile acid (BA) bioavailability in the colons of IBD patients. Whether enhanced BA levels contribute to the bloom of Enterobacteriaceae members in IBD patients remains unexplored.
Project description:The joint disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent synovitis, leading to cartilage damage, bone erosion, and ultimately impaired joint function. The disease affects 0.5 to 1.0% of adults in developed countries, and is three times more frequent in women than in men. A number of autoantibodies can be detected in RA patient’s serum targeting the patient’s own proteins. Several of these proteins, including rheumatoid factor, can also be detected in patients suffering from other autoimmune diseases, including the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IBD and RA share several genetic risk logi, an altered gut microbiota, and environmental risk factors. Articular involvement is the most common extra-intestinal manifestation in patients diagnosed with IBD, with a prevalence between 17 to 39%. Additionally, methotrexate (MTX) is the most frequently prescribed immunosuppressive drug for RA and the second most for the IBD, indicating close similarities between the two diseases. We, therefore, characterized the protein content (the proteome) of the colon mucosa of gastrointestinal healthy RA patients, to investigate if we could detect IBD-related changes. The LC-MS/MS analysis was conducted as part of a previous study (ProteomeXChange submission PXD001608), enabling a comparison between the two datasets, containing the colon mucosal proteome of 11 RA patients, 10 IBD (ulcerative colitis) patients, and 10 controls. This data submission covers the triplicate proteome analysis of the colon mucosa of 11 gastrointestinal healthy RA patients.
Project description:The joint disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent synovitis, leading to cartilage damage, bone erosion, and ultimately impaired joint function. The disease affects 0.5 to 1.0% of adults in developed countries, and is three times more frequent in women than in men. A number of autoantibodies can be detected in RA patient’s serum targeting the patient’s own proteins. Several of these proteins, including rheumatoid factor, can also be detected in patients suffering from other autoimmune diseases, including the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IBD and RA share several genetic risk logi, an altered gut microbiota, and environmental risk factors. Articular involvement is the most common extra-intestinal manifestation in patients diagnosed with IBD, with a prevalence between 17 to 39%. Additionally, methotrexate (MTX) is the most frequently prescribed immunosuppressive drug for RA and the second most for the IBD, indicating close similarities between the two diseases. We, therefore, characterized the protein content (the proteome) of the colon mucosa of gastrointestinal healthy RA patients, to investigate if we could detect IBD-related changes. The LC-MS/MS analysis was conducted as part of a previous study (ProteomeXChange submission PXD001608), enabling a comparison between the two datasets, containing the colon mucosal proteome of 11 RA patients, 10 IBD (ulcerative colitis) patients, and 10 controls. This data submission covers the triplicate proteome analysis of the colon mucosa of 11 gastrointestinal healthy RA patients.
Project description:To effectively monitor microbial populations in acidic environments and bioleaching systems, a comprehensive 50-mer-based oligonucleotide microarray was developed based on most of the known genes associated with the acidophiles. This array contained 1,072 probes in which there were 571 related to 16S rRNA and 501 related to functional genes. Acid mine drainage (AMD) presents numerous problems to the aquatic life and surrounding ecosystems. However, little is known about the geographic distribution, diversity, composition, structure and function of AMD microbial communities. In this study, we analyzed the geographic distribution of AMD microbial communities from twenty sites using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of 16S rRNA genes, and the results showed that AMD microbial communities were geographically distributed and had high variations among different sites. Then an AMD-specific microarray was used to further analyze nine AMD microbial communities, and showed that those nine AMD microbial communities had high variations measured by the number of detected genes, overlapping genes between samples, unique genes, and diversity indices. Statistical analyses indicated that the concentrations of Fe, S, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu and pH had strong impacts on both phylogenetic and functional diversity, composition, and structure of AMD microbial communities. This study provides insights into our understanding of the geographic distribution, diversity, composition, structure and functional potential of AMD microbial communities and key environmental factors shaping them. This study investigated the geographic distribution of Acid Mine Drainages microbial communities using a 16S rRNA gene-based RFLP method and the diversity, composition and structure of AMD microbial communities phylogenetically and functionally using an AMD-specific microarray which contained 1,072 probes ( 571 related to 16S rRNA and 501 related to functional genes). The functional genes in the microarray were involved in carbon metabolism (158), nitrogen metabolism (72), sulfur metabolism (39), iron metabolism (68), DNA replication and repair (97), metal-resistance (27), membrane-relate gene (16), transposon (13) and IST sequence (11).
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.