Project description:The leaf transcriptome of the nickel hyperaccumulator Leucocroton havanensis (Euphorbiaceae) living on serpentine Cuabal, from Cuba, was compared to the closely related non-accumulator Lasiocroton microphyllus living on Gallery forest on limestone soil, to identity differentially expressed genes potentially involved in Ni hyperaccumulation.
2019-06-05 | GSE116049 | GEO
Project description:Sequence of gut microbiota in rhesus macaques
| PRJNA863230 | ENA
Project description:Gut Microbiota Depletion in Infant Rhesus Macaques
Project description:In this study we investigated whether gut microbiota profile of Italian healthy volunteers could differ based on their geaographical origin. To this purpose, fecal samples were collected from 31 healthy individuals living in 3 different italian regions (Lombardy, North; Lazio, Center; Apulia, South) and their respective microbiota profiles were analyzed employing 16S metagenomic sequencing method. This study identifies differences in the gut microbiota content and richness among individuals with the same ethnicity coming from three different Italian regions.
Project description:Although modern clinical practices such as cesarean sections and perinatal antibiotics have improved infant survival, treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics alters intestinal microbiota and causes dysbiosis. Infants exposed to perinatal antibiotics have an increased likelihood of life-threatening infections, including pneumonia. Here, we investigated how the gut microbiota sculpt pulmonary immune responses, promoting recovery and resolution of infection in newborn rhesus macaques. Early-life antibiotic exposure interrupted the maturation of intestinal commensal bacteria and disrupted the developmental trajectory of the pulmonary immune system, as assessed by single-cell proteomic and transcriptomic analyses. Early-life antibiotic exposure rendered newborn macaques more susceptible to bacterial pneumonia, concurrent with increases in neutrophil senescence and hyperinflammation, broad inflammatory cytokine signaling, and macrophage dysfunction. This pathogenic reprogramming of pulmonary immunity was further reflected by a hyperinflammatory signature in all pulmonary immune cell subsets coupled with a global loss of tissue-protective, homeostatic pathways in the lungs of dysbiotic newborns. Fecal microbiota transfer was associated with partial correction of the broad immune maladaptations and protection against severe pneumonia. These data demonstrate the importance of intestinal microbiota in programming pulmonary immunity and support the idea that gut microbiota promote the balance between pathways driving tissue repair and inflammatory responses associated with clinical recovery from infection in infants. Our results highlight a potential role for microbial transfer for immune support in these at-risk infants.
2022-06-15 | GSE176408 | GEO
Project description:Gut Microbiome in Rhesus Macaques
Project description:The dysregulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) in people living with HIV (PLWH) consequent to gastrointestinal dysfunction (dysbiosis) can lead to neuroinflammation and persistent cognitive impairment, which underscores the need for new treatments. Here, we show that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) reduced neuroinflammation and microbiome alterations and enhanced plasma endocannabinoid, endocannabinoid-like and indole-3-propionate levels in chronically SIV-infected rhesus macaques. Long-term low-dose THC potently blocked expression of genes associated with type I interferon responses and excitotoxicity (SLC7A11) and enhanced protein expression of WFS1 (endoplasmic reticulum stress) and CRYM (oxidative stress) in basal ganglia. Additionally, THC successfully countered miR-142-3p mediated suppression of WFS1 via a CB1R mediated mechanism in HCN2 neuronal cells. Most importantly, THC increased the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Clostridia including IPA producersing C. botulinum, C. paraputrificum, C. cadaveris and butyrate producersing C. butyricum, Faecalibacterium prauzsnitzii and Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum in the colon. This study highlights low-dose THC as a potential disease-modifying agent that can positively modulate the MGBA by concurrently reducing neuroinflammation and promoting the growth of gut microbial species that produce neuroprotective metabolites like indole-3-propionate in PLWH HIV and other neurodegenerative diseases, thus meriting clinical trials.
Project description:The leaf transcriptome of the nickel hyperaccumulator Geissois pruinosa (Rubiaceae) endemic from New Caledonia was compared to the closely related non-accumulator Geissois racemosa, living respectively in serpentine maquis or rainforest on limestone, to identity differentially expressed genes potentially involved in Ni hyperaccumulation.
Project description:Metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, pose significant health challenges in contemporary society. The development of these diseases is closely related to the balance of gut microbiota, the functionality of metabolic products, and metabolic dysregulation across various tissues and organs. Tibetan tea, a traditional post-fermented tea originating from Ya'an, Sichuan in Southwest China, is known for its unique fermentation process and flavor, as well as its multitude of health benefits, such as acting as a prebiotic, antioxidant, blood sugar reducer, antithrombotic, and obesity prevention agent. This has sparked widespread interest among scholars both domestically and internationally in its potential to address metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and thrombosis formation. However, current research has mostly focused on the effects on single tissues, with less exploration into the role of Tibetan tea in multi-tissue responses. Therefore, this study employed large-scale sequencing technologies to deeply analyze the impact of Tibetan tea extract intervention on the gut microbiota and peripheral blood, as well as on the metabolism of 10 different tissues and organs, including the brain, brown fat, heart, liver, kidneys, pancreas, colon, white fat, skeletal muscle, and bone marrow in C57BL/6J mice under both normal and high-fat diet conditions. The aim was to reveal the holistic response and mechanism of host metabolism to Tibetan tea intervention, thereby providing new insights into nutritional intervention strategies for metabolic diseases.