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Beale DJ, Shah R, Karpe AV, Hillyer KE, McAuley AJ, Au GG, Marsh GA, Vasan SS. Metabolic Profiling from an Asymptomatic Ferret Model of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Metabolites 2021; 11:327. [PMID: 34069591 PMCID: PMC8160988 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11050327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious respiratory disease that is causing significant global morbidity and mortality. Understanding the impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the host metabolism is still in its infancy but of great importance. Herein, we investigated the metabolic response during viral shedding and post-shedding in an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 ferret model (n = 6) challenged with two SARS-CoV-2 isolates. Virological and metabolic analyses were performed on (minimally invasive) collected oral swabs, rectal swabs, and nasal washes. Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 RNA were only found in the nasal wash samples in four of the six ferrets, and in the samples collected 3 to 9 days post-infection (referred to as viral shedding). Central carbon metabolism metabolites were analyzed during viral shedding and post-shedding periods using a dynamic Multiple Reaction Monitoring (dMRM) database and method. Subsequent untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics of the same samples were performed using a Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (LC-QToF-MS) methodology, building upon the identified differentiated central carbon metabolism metabolites. Multivariate analysis of the acquired data identified 29 significant metabolites and three lipids that were subjected to pathway enrichment and impact analysis. The presence of viral shedding coincided with the challenge dose administered and significant changes in the citric acid cycle, purine metabolism, and pentose phosphate pathways, amongst others, in the host nasal wash samples. An elevated immune response in the host was also observed between the two isolates studied. These results support other metabolomic-based findings in clinical observational studies and indicate the utility of metabolomics applied to ferrets for further COVID-19 research that advances early diagnosis of asymptomatic and mild clinical COVID-19 infections, in addition to assessing the effectiveness of new or repurposed drug therapies.
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- David J. Beale
- Land & Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia or (R.S.); (A.V.K.); (K.E.H.)
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- Land & Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia or (R.S.); (A.V.K.); (K.E.H.)
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Land & Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia or (R.S.); (A.V.K.); (K.E.H.)
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- Land & Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia or (R.S.); (A.V.K.); (K.E.H.)
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- Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; (A.J.M.); (G.G.A.); (G.A.M.); (S.S.V.)
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- Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; (A.J.M.); (G.G.A.); (G.A.M.); (S.S.V.)
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- Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; (A.J.M.); (G.G.A.); (G.A.M.); (S.S.V.)
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- Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; (A.J.M.); (G.G.A.); (G.A.M.); (S.S.V.)
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
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Ng JSY, Ryan U, Trengove RD, Maker GL. Development of an untargeted metabolomics method for the analysis of human faecal samples using Cryptosporidium-infected samples. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2012; 185:145-50. [PMID: 22944170 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Faecal metabolite profiling, though in its infancy, allows for investigation of complex metabolic interactions between gastrointestinal infections or diseases and host health. In the present study, we describe a faecal metabolite extraction method for untargeted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis using Cryptosporidium positive and negative human faecal samples. The extraction method takes into account the varying faecal consistencies and quantities received for clinical diagnosis. Optimisation was carried out using different extraction solvents and on three different faecal quantities to determine the minimum amount of faecal sample required. The method was validated by untargeted GC-MS analysis on 8 Cryptosporidium positive and 8 Cryptosporidium negative human faecal samples, extracted using the optimised conditions. The method showed good extraction reproducibility with a relative standard deviation of 9.14%. Multivariate analysis of the GC-MS generated dataset showed distinct differences between profiles of Cryptosporidium positive and Cryptosporidium negative samples. The most notable differences included changes in amino acid, nitrogen and energy metabolism, demonstrating the association of infection with Cryptosporidium and altered permeability of the small intestine.
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- Josephine Su Yin Ng
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
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Cryptosporidium parvum isolate-dependent postinfectious jejunal hypersensitivity and mast cell accumulation in an immunocompetent rat model. Infect Immun 2009; 77:5163-9. [PMID: 19687199 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00220-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cryptosporidium spp. are a cause of self-limited diarrhea in immunocompetent hosts. In immunocompetent rats, Cryptosporidium parvum infection induced digestive hypersensitivity, a key pathophysiological factor in functional digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In such a rat model, we sought to document whether jejunal hypersensitivity depends on C. parvum isolate and is associated with a mast cell accumulation. Five-day-old rats were orally administered 10(5) oocysts of either Nouzilly (NoI) or Iowa (IoI) C. parvum isolate. NoI-infected rats exhibited the lowest food intake on days 7 and 14 postinfection (p.i.). On day 7 p.i., small intestine villus atrophy, crypt hyperplasia, and inflammatory cell infiltration were prominent in NoI-infected rats, with higher numbers of Cryptosporidium forms than in IoI-infected rats. Compared to uninfected control rats, jejunal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) were increased only in NoI-infected rats on day 14 p.i. On day 50 p.i., jejunal hypersensitivity to distension was found only in NoI-infected rats; this hypersensitivity is associated with activated mast cell accumulation. The number of mast cells in the jejunal lamina propria was increased from day 36 p.i. in NoI-infected rats and only at day 120 p.i. in IoI-infected rats. Our data suggest that both the severity of infection (weight loss, reduced food intake, villus atrophy, and IEL accumulation) and the onset of a jejunal hypersensitivity after infection in association with an activated mast cell accumulation are isolate dependent and related to NoI infection. This cryptosporidiosis rat model is a relevant model for the study of underlying mechanisms of postinfectious IBS-like symptoms.
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Infectious diarrhea in calves is most commonly associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus, coronavirus, or some combination of these pathogens. Each of these agents leads to diarrhea through either secretion or malabsorption/maldigestion, though the specific mechanisms and pathways may differ. Specific pharmacologic control and treatment are dependent on gaining a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of these organisms.
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- D M Foster
- Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
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Moretó M, Pérez-Bosque A. Dietary plasma proteins, the intestinal immune system, and the barrier functions of the intestinal mucosa. J Anim Sci 2008; 87:E92-100. [PMID: 18820151 PMCID: PMC7109928 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The intestinal mucosa contributes to homeostasis by preventing the entrance of biological and chemical agents across the epithelium that could alter the stability of the system. This protective function is especially important at the time of weaning, when animals are exposed to infectious agents and to numerous stresses such as the change of environment and diet. Diets supplemented with spray-dried plasma or plasma protein fractions have been shown to improve growth performance of farm animals and have been proposed as an alternative to antibiotics. In this review, we summarize our findings on the mechanism of action of dietary plasma proteins using a rat model of intestinal inflammation, based on the administration of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB). Staphylococcal enterotoxin B activates the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), increasing T-lymphocytes in Peyer's patches and the number of activated T lymphocytes in mesenteric lymph nodes (organized GALT). In the lamina propria SEB increased cytotoxic T δγ and natural killer cell populations of the diffuse GALT. Staphyloccocal enterotoxin B significantly increased proinflammatory cytokines in Peyer's patches and mucosa. Plasma protein supplements modulated the mucosal immune response in organized and diffuse GALT, protecting GALT from possible excessive activation by the SEB challenge. These effects are accompanied by a reduction of proinflammatory cytokine production, supporting the view that changes in cytokine production mediate the effects of dietary plasma proteins during intestinal inflammation. The increase in mucosal permeability and intestinal secretion induced by SEB was associated with decreased expression of mucosal tight-junction and adherent-junction proteins. Both plasma and plasma protein fractions prevented the effects of SEB on intestinal permeability, thus reducing the exposure of the host to microbial and food antigens across the interstitial space. These findings indicate that dietary plasma proteins modulate functional and structural properties of the intestinal mucosa.
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- M Moretó
- Grup de Fisiologia i Nutrició Experimental, Departament de Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Marion R, Baishanbo A, Gargala G, François A, Ducrotté P, Duclos C, Fioramonti J, Ballet JJ, Favennec L. Transient neonatal Cryptosporidium parvum infection triggers long-term jejunal hypersensitivity to distension in immunocompetent rats. Infect Immun 2006; 74:4387-9. [PMID: 16790818 PMCID: PMC1489692 DOI: 10.1128/iai.02055-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In 5-day-old immunocompetent Sprague-Dawley rats infected with either 10(2) or 10(5) Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, transient infection resulted 120 days later in increased cardiovascular depressor response to jejunal distension and jejunal myeloperoxidase activity (P < 0.05). Nitazoxanide treatment normalized jejunal sensitivity (P < 0.001) but not myeloperoxidase levels (P > 0.05). Data warrant further evaluation of the role of early cryptosporidiosis in the development of chronic inflammatory gut conditions.
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- Rachel Marion
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie and ADEN UPRES EA-3234, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France
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Topouchian A, Kapel N, Larue-Achagiotis C, Barbot L, Tomé D, Gobert JG, Huneau JF. Cryptosporidium infection impairs growth and muscular protein synthesis in suckling rats. Parasitol Res 2005; 96:326-30. [PMID: 15924222 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1369-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 03/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study aimed to explore the metabolic consequences of cryptosporidiosis in an acute experimental model both at the peak of infection and after parasite clearance. Four-day-old suckling rats were infected with 10(6) oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum. At the peak of infection (day 8 PI), C. parvum resulted in a dramatic reduction both in nutrient intake (-50%) and body weight (16.3+/-5.2 vs 27.3+/-1.0 g, P<0.01) with a decrease in both lean body mass and adipose tissue. Muscular fractional and absolute synthesis rate were reduced (-15 and -55%, respectively). After parasite clearance (day 17 PI), body weight remained reduced in formerly infected animals (37.8+/-8.0 vs 47.8+/-4.2 g, P<0.01) whereas nutrient intake normalized and fractional synthesis rate slightly increased (+22%) compared to controls. Overall, our results show that the impact and consequences of cryptosporidiosis are far greater than generally appreciated, leading to major malnutrition in suckling rats.
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- Aline Topouchian
- Laboratoire de Biologie Animale et Parasitaire, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université René Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
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Mariotte D, Comby E, Brasseur P, Ballet JJ. Kinetics of spleen and Peyer's patch lymphocyte populations during gut parasite clearing in Cryptosporidium parvum infected suckling mice. Parasite Immunol 2004; 26:1-6. [PMID: 15198640 DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00676.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Data from experimental and human cryptosporidiosis have established a major role of specific immunity in the control of Cryptosporidium parvum infection. In this work, alterations in spleen and Peyer's patch (Pp) lymphocytes were investigated in the course of a spontaneously resolutive gut cryptosporidiosis in four-day-old suckling NMRI mice infected with either 4 x 10(5) or 30 viable oocysts. Oocysts from entire small intestines, and spleen and Pp lymphocytes were examined using flow cytometry from day 7 to day 27 post-infection. Compared to uninfected animals, a 3-5 fold increase in the numbers of spleen TCR alphabeta+, CD4+, CD8+, TCR gammadelta+ and CD45R/B220+ lymphocytes was observed on day 17 post-infection in heavily infected animals. In Pp, more than ten-fold increases were observed, except for TCR gammadelta+ lymphocytes. At termination of infection, i.e. on days 21-23 after ingestion of 4 x 105 oocysts, T and B lymphocytes decreased rapidly in both organs, and remained lower than in uninfected animals on days 19-23 post-infection. In mice infected with 30 oocysts, similar alterations were observed in Pp, but not in spleen. Data suggest that in normally developing mice, clearance of gut C. parvum infection is associated with an initial increase in systemic and local lymphocyte numbers, followed by their decrease to below control levels during the recovery phase.
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- D Mariotte
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie et Immunopathologie, CHU-Clemenceau, Caen, France.
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