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Halpern MD, Gupta A, Zaghloul N, Thulasingam S, Calton CM, Camp SM, Garcia JGN, Ahmed M. Extracellular Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Is a Therapeutic Target in Experimental Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Biomedicines 2024; 12:970. [PMID: 38790933 PMCID: PMC11118767 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12050970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency of prematurity. Postulated mechanisms leading to inflammatory necrosis of the ileum and colon include activation of the pathogen recognition receptor Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and decreased levels of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ). Extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT), a novel damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP), is a TLR4 ligand and plays a role in a number of inflammatory disease processes. To test the hypothesis that eNAMPT is involved in NEC, an eNAMPT-neutralizing monoclonal antibody, ALT-100, was used in a well-established animal model of NEC. Preterm Sprague-Dawley pups delivered prematurely from timed-pregnant dams were exposed to hypoxia/hypothermia and randomized to control-foster mother dam-fed rats, injected IP with saline (vehicle) 48 h after delivery; control + mAB-foster dam-fed rats, injected IP with 10 µg of ALT-100 at 48 h post-delivery; NEC-orally gavaged, formula-fed rats injected with saline; and NEC + mAb-formula-fed rats, injected IP with 10 µg of ALT-100 at 48 h. The distal ileum was processed 96 h after C-section delivery for histological, biochemical, molecular, and RNA sequencing studies. Saline-treated NEC pups exhibited markedly increased fecal blood and histologic ileal damage compared to controls (q < 0.0001), and findings significantly reduced in ALT-100 mAb-treated NEC pups (q < 0.01). Real-time PCR in ileal tissues revealed increased NAMPT in NEC pups compared to pups that received the ALT-100 mAb (p < 0.01). Elevated serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and NAMPT were observed in NEC pups compared to NEC + mAb pups (p < 0.01). Finally, RNA-Seq confirmed dysregulated TGFβ and TLR4 signaling pathways in NEC pups that were attenuated by ALT-100 mAb treatment. These data strongly support the involvement of eNAMPT in NEC pathobiology and eNAMPT neutralization as a strategy to address the unmet need for NEC therapeutics.
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- Melissa D. Halpern
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine, University of Florida Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA (J.G.N.G.)
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- Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine, University of Florida Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA (J.G.N.G.)
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Zhou Z, Li K, Shi L, Wang Y, He Y, Hu W, Guo J. Self-Assembled Integrative Nutrient Carrier Platform Containing Green Tea Catechin for Short Bowel Syndrome Treatment. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2201933. [PMID: 36337003 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202201933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Extensive resection of the small intestine leads to the development of short bowel syndrome (SBS), which reduces the effective absorptive surface area of the intestine and predisposes patients to emaciation, malnutrition, and other severe symptoms. Herein, green tea catechin (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and ferrous ions (Fe2+ ) are utilized to construct a nutrient carrier platform that self-assembles with nutrients to form phenolic-based nutrient complexes (PNCs). PNCs effectively prolong the residence and absorption time of nutrients in the intestine. Further this platform is applied to integrate full nutrient formula, an enteral nutrition (EN) preparation containing a range of full nutrient components. In an SBS rat model, the prepared phenolic-based integrative nutrient complexes (PINCs) enhance nutritional status, improve anemia and immune function, as well as facilitate the growth of remaining intestinal villi and crypts, and maintain the integrity of the intestinal barrier. In addition, PINCs enable the modulation of gut microbial dysbiosis, enrich the abundance of beneficial bacteria, and have no toxic effects after the long-term ingestion. These results provide a proof of principle for the use of polyphenol-based nanocomplexes as EN preparation, offering a feasible strategy for both nutritional support and therapeutic perspectives for SBS treatment.
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- Zhengming Zhou
- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.,Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- BMI Center for Biomass Materials and Nanointerfaces, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China.,Bioproducts Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.,State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease that predominately affects premature neonates. The pathogenesis of NEC is multifactorial and poorly understood. Risk factors include low birth weight, formula-feeding, hypoxic/ischemic insults, and microbial dysbiosis. This review focuses on our current understanding of the diagnosis, management, and pathogenesis of NEC. RECENT FINDINGS Recent findings identify specific mucosal cell types as potential therapeutic targets in NEC. Despite a broadly accepted view that bacterial colonization plays a key role in NEC, characteristics of bacterial populations associated with this disease remain elusive. The use of probiotics such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria has been studied in numerous trials, but there is a lack of consensus regarding specific strains and dosing. Although growth factors found in breast milk such as epidermal growth factor and heparin-binding epidermal growth factor may be useful in disease prevention, developing new therapeutic interventions in NEC critically depends on better understanding of its pathogenesis. SUMMARY NEC is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in premature neonates. Recent data confirm that growth factors and certain bacteria may offer protection against NEC. Further studies are needed to better understand the complex pathogenesis of NEC.
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Thomas DM, Bell B, Papillon S, Delaplain P, Lim J, Golden J, Bowling J, Wang J, Wang L, Grishin AV, Ford HR. Colonization with Escherichia coli EC 25 protects neonatal rats from necrotizing enterocolitis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188211. [PMID: 29190745 PMCID: PMC5708813 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants; yet its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. To evaluate the role of intestinal bacteria in protection against NEC, we assessed the ability of naturally occurring intestinal colonizer E. coli EC25 to influence composition of intestinal microbiota and NEC pathology in the neonatal rat model. Experimental NEC was induced in neonatal rats by formula feeding/hypoxia, and graded histologically. Bacterial populations were characterized by plating on blood agar, scoring colony classes, and identifying each class by sequencing 16S rDNA. Binding of bacteria to, and induction of apoptosis in IEC-6 enterocytes were examined by plating on blood agar and fluorescent staining for fragmented DNA. E. coli EC 25, which was originally isolated from healthy rats, efficiently colonized the intestine and protected from NEC following introduction to newborn rats with formula at 106 or 108 cfu. Protection did not depend significantly on EC25 inoculum size or load in the intestine, but positively correlated with the fraction of EC25 in the microbiome. Introduction of EC25 did not prevent colonization with other bacteria and did not significantly alter bacterial diversity. EC25 neither induced cultured enterocyte apoptosis, nor protected from apoptosis induced by an enteropathogenic strain of Cronobacter muytjensii. Our results show that E. coli EC25 is a commensal strain that efficiently colonizes the neonatal intestine and protects from NEC.
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- Debi M Thomas
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.,Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.,Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.,Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pathology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.,Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.,Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Chi ZC. Helicobacter hepaticus and bowel disease progression. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2016; 24:3018-3025. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v24.i19.3018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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There are six main kinds of Helicobacter (H.) associated with human infection, namely, H. pylori, H. bizzozeronii, H. cinaedi, H. canis, H. canadensis, and H. feils. In recent years, there have been a number of research and clinical reports of H. hepaticus and H. Bilis. In this paper, we review the bacteriology of Helicobacter hepaticus and its association with the pathogenesis of enteropathy.
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Grishin A, Bowling J, Bell B, Wang J, Ford HR. Roles of nitric oxide and intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis. J Pediatr Surg 2016; 51:13-7. [PMID: 26577908 PMCID: PMC4894644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Necrotizing enterocolitis remains one of the most vexing problems in the neonatal intensive care unit. Risk factors for NEC include prematurity, formula feeding, and inappropriate microbial colonization of the GI tract. The pathogenesis of NEC is believed to involve weakening of the intestinal barrier by perinatal insults, translocation of luminal bacteria across the weakened barrier, an exuberant inflammatory response, and exacerbation of the barrier damage by inflammatory factors, leading to a vicious cycle of inflammation-inflicted epithelial damage. Nitric oxide (NO), produced by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and reactive NO oxidation intermediates play a prominent role in the intestinal barrier damage by inducing enterocyte apoptosis and inhibiting the epithelial restitution processes, namely enterocyte proliferation and migration. The factors that govern iNOS upregulation in the intestine are not well understood, which hampers efforts in developing NO/iNOS-targeted therapies. Similarly, efforts to identify bacteria or bacterial colonization patterns associated with NEC have met with limited success, because the same bacterial species can be found in NEC and in non-NEC subjects. However, microbiome studies have identified the three important characteristics of early bacterial populations of the GI tract: high diversity, low complexity, and fluidity. Whether NEC is caused by specific bacteria remains a matter of debate, but data from hospital outbreaks of NEC strongly argue in favor of the infectious nature of this disease. Studies in Cronobacter muytjensii have established that the ability to induce NEC is the property of specific strains rather than the species as a whole. Progress in our understanding of the roles of bacteria in NEC will require microbiological experiments and genome-wide analysis of virulence factors.
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- Anatoly Grishin
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
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- Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027,Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Underwood MA, Arriola J, Gerber CW, Kaveti A, Kalanetra KM, Kananurak A, Bevins CL, Mills DA, Dvorak B. Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis: alterations in inflammation, innate immune response, and the microbiota. Pediatr Res 2014; 76:326-33. [PMID: 25000347 PMCID: PMC4167942 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Probiotics decrease the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We sought to determine the impact of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) in the established rat model of NEC. METHODS Rat pups delivered 1 d prior to term gestation were assigned to one of three groups: dam fed (DF), formula fed (FF), or fed with formula supplemented with 5 × 10(6) CFU B. infantis per day (FF+Binf). Experimental pups were exposed to hypoxia and cold stress. Ileal tissue was examined for pathology and expression of inflammatory mediators, antimicrobial peptides, and goblet-cell products. Ceca were assessed for bacterial composition by analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence. RESULTS Administration of B. infantis significantly reduced the incidence of NEC, decreased expression of Il6, Cxcl1, Tnfa, Il23, and iNOS, and decreased expression of the antimicrobial peptides Reg3b and Reg3g. There was significant microbial heterogeneity both within groups and between experiments. The cecal microbiota was not significantly different between the FF and FF+Binf groups. Bifidobacteria were not detected in the cecum in significant numbers. CONCLUSION In the rat model, the inflammation associated with NEC was attenuated by administration of probiotic B. infantis. Dysbiosis was highly variable, precluding determination of the precise role of the microbiota in experimental NEC.
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- Mark A. Underwood
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA,Corresponding author: Mark A. Underwood MD; Division of Neonatology, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics and the Steele Children’s Research Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pediatrics and the Steele Children’s Research Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pediatrics and the Steele Children’s Research Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California Davis, Davis CA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California Davis, Davis CA
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- Department of Pediatrics and the Steele Children’s Research Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Ménard A, Péré-Védrenne C, Haesebrouck F, Flahou B. Gastric and enterohepatic helicobacters other than Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter 2014; 19 Suppl 1:59-67. [PMID: 25167947 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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During the past year, research on non-Helicobacter pylori species has intensified. H. valdiviensis was isolated from wild birds, and putative novel species have been isolated from Bengal tigers and Australian marsupials. Various genomes have been sequenced: H. bilis, H. canis, H. macacae, H. fennelliae, H. cetorum, and H. suis. Several studies highlighted the virulence of non-H. pylori species including H. cinaedi in humans and hyperlipidemic mice or H. macacae in geriatric rhesus monkeys with intestinal adenocarcinoma. Not surprisingly, increased attention has been paid to the position of Helicobacter species in the microbiota of children and animal species (mice, chickens, penguins, and migrating birds). A large number of experimental studies have been performed in animal models of Helicobacter induced typhlocolitis, showing that the gastrointestinal microbial community is involved in modulation of host pathways leading to chronic inflammation. Animal models of H. suis, H. heilmannii, and H. felis infection have been used to study the development of severe inflammation-related pathologies, including gastric MALT lymphoma and adenocarcinoma.
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- Armelle Ménard
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre National de Référence des Campylobacters et Hélicobacters, Université de Bordeaux, F33076, Bordeaux, France; INSERM U853, F33076, Bordeaux, France
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