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Rajasekera TA, Galley JD, Mackos AR, Chen HJ, Mitchell JG, Kleinman JJ, Cappelucci P, Mashburn-Warren L, Lauber CL, Bailey MT, Worly BL, Gur TL. Stress and depression-associated shifts in gut microbiota: A pilot study of human pregnancy. Brain Behav Immun Health 2024; 36:100730. [PMID: 38323225 PMCID: PMC10844036 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Psychosocial stress and mood-related disorders, such as depression, are prevalent and vulnerability to these conditions is heightened during pregnancy. Psychosocial stress induces consequences via several mechanisms including the gut microbiota-brain axis and associated signaling pathways. Previous preclinical work indicates that prenatal stress alters maternal gut microbial composition and impairs offspring development. Importantly, although the fecal and vaginal microenvironments undergo alterations across pregnancy, we lack consensus regarding which shifts are adaptive or maladaptive in the presence of prenatal stress and depression. Clinical studies interrogating these relationships have identified unique taxa but have been limited in study design. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of pregnant individuals consisting of repeated administration of psychometrics (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)) and collection of fecal and vaginal microbiome samples. Fecal and vaginal microbial community composition across psychometric responses were interrogated using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing followed by α and β-diversity metrics and taxonomic abundance. Results Early pregnancy stress was associated with increased abundance of fecal taxa not previously identified in related studies, and stress from late pregnancy through postpartum was associated with increased abundance of typical vaginal taxa and opportunistic pathogens in the fecal microenvironment. Additionally, in late pregnancy, maternal stress and depression scores were associated with each other and with elevated maternal C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) concentrations. At delivery, concordant with previous literature, umbilical CCL2 concentration was negatively correlated with relative abundance of maternal fecal Lactobacilli. Lastly, participants with more severe depressive symptoms experienced steeper decreases in prenatal vaginal α-diversity. Conclusion These findings a) underscore previous preclinical and clinical research demonstrating the effects of prenatal stress on maternal microbiome composition, b) suggest distinct biological pathways for the consequences of stress versus depression and c) extend the literature by identifying several taxa which may serve critical roles in mediating this relationship. Thus, further interrogation of the role of specific maternal microbial taxa in relation to psychosocial stress and its sequelae is warranted.
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- Therese A. Rajasekera
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Chen HJ, Galley JD, Verosky BG, Yang FT, Rajasekera TA, Bailey MT, Gur TL. Fetal CCL2 signaling mediates offspring social behavior and recapitulates effects of prenatal stress. Brain Behav Immun 2024; 115:308-318. [PMID: 37914098 PMCID: PMC10872760 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Maternal stress during pregnancy is prevalent and associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in the offspring. Maternal and offspring immune dysfunction has been implicated as a potential mechanism by which prenatal stress shapes offspring neurodevelopment; however, the impact of prenatal stress on the developing immune system has yet to be elucidated. Furthermore, there is evidence that the chemokine C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) plays a key role in mediating the behavioral sequelae of prenatal stress. Here, we use an established model of prenatal restraint stress in mice to investigate alterations in the fetal immune system, with a focus on CCL2. In the placenta, stress led to a reduction in CCL2 and Ccr2 expression with a concomitant decrease in leukocyte number. However, the fetal liver exhibited an inflammatory phenotype, with upregulation of Ccl2, Il6, and Lbp expression, along with an increase in pro-inflammatory Ly6CHi monocytes. Prenatal stress also disrupted chemokine signaling and increased the number of monocytes and microglia in the fetal brain. Furthermore, stress increased Il1b expression by fetal brain CD11b+ microglia and monocytes. Finally, intra-amniotic injections of recombinant mouse CCL2 partially recapitulated the social behavioral deficits in the adult offspring previously observed in the prenatal restraint stress model. Altogether, these data suggest that prenatal stress led to fetal inflammation, and that fetal CCL2 plays a role in shaping offspring social behavior.
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- Helen J Chen
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States; Biosciences Division, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus OH, United States.
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Galley JD, Mashburn-Warren L, Blalock LC, Lauber CL, Carroll JE, Ross KM, Hobel C, Coussons-Read M, Dunkel Schetter C, Gur TL. Maternal anxiety, depression and stress affects offspring gut microbiome diversity and bifidobacterial abundances. Brain Behav Immun 2023; 107:253-264. [PMID: 36240906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Uncovering mechanisms underlying fetal programming during pregnancy is of critical importance. Atypical neurodevelopment during the pre- and immediate postnatal period has been associated with long-term adverse health outcomes, including mood disorders and aberrant cognitive ability in offspring. Maternal factors that have been implicated in anomalous offspring development include maternal inflammation and tress, anxiety, and depression. One potential mechanism through which these factors perturb normal offspring postnatal development is through microbiome disruption. The mother is a primary source of early postnatal microbiome seeding for the offspring, and the transference of a healthy microbiome is key in normal neurodevelopment. Since psychological stress, mood disorders, and inflammation have all been implicated in altering maternal microbiome community structure, passing on aberrant microbial communities to the offspring that may then affect developmental outcomes. Therefore, we examined how maternal stress, anxiety and depression assessed with standardized instruments, and maternal inflammatory cytokine levels in the pre- and postnatal period are associated with the offspring microbiome within the first 13 months of life, utilizing full length 16S sequencing on infant stool samples, that allowed for species-level resolution. Results revealed that infants of mothers who reported higher anxiety and perceived stress had reduced alpha diversity. Additionally, the relative taxonomic quantitative abundances of Bifidobacterium dentium and other species that have been associated with either modulation of the gut-brain axis, or other beneficial health outcomes, were reduced in the offspring of mothers with higher anxiety, perceived stress, and depression. We also found associations between bifidobacteria and prenatal maternal pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10. In summary, specific microbial taxa involved in maintaining proper brain and immune function are lower in offspring born to mothers with anxiety, depression, or stress, providing strong evidence for a mechanism by which maternal factors may affect offspring health through microbiota dysregulation.
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- Jeffrey D Galley
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Social Sciences, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Chen HJ, Bischoff A, Galley JD, Peck L, Bailey MT, Gur TL. Discrete role for maternal stress and gut microbes in shaping maternal and offspring immunity. Neurobiol Stress 2022; 21:100480. [PMID: 36532381 PMCID: PMC9755033 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2022.100480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Psychosocial stress is prevalent during pregnancy, and is associated with immune dysfunction, both for the mother and the child. The gut microbiome has been implicated as a potential mechanism by which stress during pregnancy can impact both maternal and offspring immune function; however, the complex interplay between the gut microbiome and the immune system is not well-understood. Here, we leverage a model of antimicrobial-mediated gut microbiome reduction, in combination with a well-established model of maternal restraint stress, to investigate the independent effects of and interaction between maternal stress and the gut microbiome in shaping maternal and offspring immunity. First, we confirmed that the antimicrobial treatment reduced maternal gut bacterial load and altered fecal alpha and beta diversity, with a reduction in commensal microbes and an increase in the relative abundance of rare taxa. Prenatal stress also disrupted the gut microbiome, according to measures of both alpha and beta diversity. Furthermore, prenatal stress and antimicrobials independently induced systemic and gastrointestinal immune suppression in the dam with a concomitant increase in circulating corticosterone. While stress increased neutrophils in the maternal circulation, lymphoid cells and monocytes were not impacted by either stress or antimicrobial treatment. Although the fetal immune compartment was largely spared, stress increased circulating neutrophils and CD8 T cells, and antibiotics increased neutrophils and reduced T cells in the adult offspring. Altogether, these data indicate similar, but discrete, roles for maternal stress and gut microbes in influencing maternal and offspring immune function.
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- Helen J. Chen
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA,Biosciences Division, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA,Corresponding author. 120A Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research Building, 460 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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OBJECTIVE Emerging research has connected abundances of specific bacteria to differences in psychosocial behaviors in animals and adult humans. However, research assessing mind-microbiome associations in children is sparse with extant work primarily focused on populations with autism, making it unclear whether links are also present in typically developing children. The current study fills this gap by examining associations between prosocial-self-regulating temperaments (effortful control; EC) and the gut microbiome in typically developing children. METHODS Maternal ratings of temperament were assessed in 77 toddlers 18 to 27 months of age (46.7% female, mean age = 23.14 months). Next-generation pyrosequencing of the V1-V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene was used to classify children's gut microbial composition from fecal samples. EC included the following subcategories: cuddliness, attentional focusing, attentional shifting, inhibitory control, and low-intensity pleasure. RESULTS After adjusting for covariates, EC was positively associated with relative abundances of Akkermansia (Δ R2 = 0.117, b = 0.022, SE = 0.007, p = .002), with cuddliness (i.e., joy and ease of being held) driving the relation. Furthermore, attentional focusing was negatively associated with Alistipes (Δ R2 = 0.062, b = -0.011, SE = 0.005, p = .028). Permutational analysis of variance revealed no significant differences in community structure between high and low EC groups on the phylum level ( R2 = 0.00372, p = .745) or the genus level ( R2 = 0.01559, p = .276). CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that certain microbes may be linked to prosocial behaviors used to regulate emotion in typically developing children. Further research is needed to test whether these observations replicate in larger samples.
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of
California, Irvine, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State
University, College of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, USA
- Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital, Columbus, USA
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Galley JD, Mar P, Wang Y, Han R, Rajab A, Besner GE. Urine-derived extracellular vesicle miRNAs as possible biomarkers for and mediators of necrotizing enterocolitis: A proof of concept study. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:1966-1975. [PMID: 33785202 PMCID: PMC8410893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early-stage symptomology of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is similar in presentation to non-NEC sepsis, though the treatment plans differ based on antibiotic administration and withholding of feeds. Improved diagnostics for NEC differentiation would allow clinicians to more rapidly set individual patients on a targeted treatment path. Extracellular vesicle-derived miRNAs, have previously demonstrated efficacy as disease biomarkers. To determine if these miRNAs are differentially-expressed in NEC infants, we performed transcriptomic analysis of urine-derived extracellular vesicle-derived miRNAs. METHODS Urine was non-invasively obtained from infants in one of four groups (n ≥ 8) (Medical NEC, Surgical NEC, non-NEC sepsis, and healthy age-matched controls). EV-derived miRNAs were isolated and transcriptomic analysis was performed. RESULTS Multiple miRNAs, including miR-376a, miR-518a-3p and miR-604, were significantly altered when comparing NEC to non-NEC sepsis and healthy controls, and could potentially be used as specific NEC biomarkers. Additionally, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis demonstrated that miRs differentially-expressed in NEC were associated with inflammatory disease and intestinal disease. Signal transduction molecules associated with NEC including TP53 and RPS15, which were also reduced transcriptionally in a rat model of NEC. CONCLUSION These data indicate that there is a pool of potential urine EV-derived miRNAs that may be validated as NEC biomarkers in the differentiation of NEC from non-NEC sepsis and from age-matched controls. Additionally, signal transduction molecules associated with miRNAs differentially-expressed in human NEC are altered in a murine model of NEC, suggesting potential crossover between murine models of the disease and actual human presentation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III Study of Diagnostic Test.
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- Jeffrey D Galley
- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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Wang Y, Jaggers RM, Mar P, Galley JD, Shaffer T, Rajab A, Deshpande S, Mashburn-Warren L, Buzzo JR, Goodman SD, Bailey MT, Besner GE. Lactobacillus reuteri in its biofilm state promotes neurodevelopment after experimental necrotizing enterocolitis in rats. Brain Behav Immun Health 2021; 14. [PMID: 34296201 PMCID: PMC8294173 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease affecting premature newborns with no known cure. Up to half of survivors subsequently exhibit cognitive impairment and neurodevelopmental defects. We created a novel probiotics delivery system in which the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri (Lr) was induced to form a biofilm [Lr (biofilm)] by incubation with dextranomer microspheres loaded with maltose (Lr-DM-maltose). We have previously demonstrated that a single dose of the probiotic Lr administered in its biofilm state significantly reduces the incidence of NEC and decreases inflammatory cytokine production in an animal model of the disease. The aim of our current study was to determine whether a single dose of the probiotic Lr administered in its biofilm state protects the brain after experimental NEC. We found that rat pups exposed to NEC reached developmental milestones significantly slower than breast fed pups, with mild improvement with Lr (biofilm) treatment. Exposure to NEC had a negative effect on cognitive behavior, which was prevented by Lr (biofilm) treatment. Lr administration also reduced anxiety-like behavior in NEC-exposed rats. The behavioral effects of NEC were associated with increased numbers of activated microglia, decreased myelin basic protein (MBP), and decreased neurotrophic gene expression, which were prevented by administration of Lr (biofilm). Our data indicate early enteral treatment with Lr in its biofilm state prevented the deleterious effects of NEC on developmental impairments. Early treatment with Lr in its biofilm state improves cognitive function in pups that survive experimental NEC. Lr in its biofilm state reduces microglia activation and MBP loss, and maintains memory and learning-related gene expression. Administration of Lr in its biofilm state protects the brain, as well as intestines, during experimental NEC.
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- Yijie Wang
- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Preclinical Imaging and Behavior Core/Animal Resources Core, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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Antonson AM, Evans MV, Galley JD, Chen HJ, Rajasekera TA, Lammers SM, Hale VL, Bailey MT, Gur TL. Unique maternal immune and functional microbial profiles during prenatal stress. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20288. [PMID: 33219314 PMCID: PMC7679384 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77265-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Maternal stress during pregnancy is widespread and is associated with poor offspring outcomes, including long-term mental health issues. Prenatal stress-induced fetal neuroinflammation is thought to underlie aberrant neurodevelopment and to derive from a disruption in intrauterine immune homeostasis, though the exact origins are incompletely defined. We aimed to identify divergent immune and microbial metagenome profiles of stressed gestating mice that may trigger detrimental inflammatory signaling at the maternal-fetal interface. In response to stress, maternal glucocorticoid circuit activation corresponded with indicators of systemic immunosuppression. At the maternal-fetal interface, density of placental mononuclear leukocytes decreased with stress, yet maternal whole blood leukocyte analysis indicated monocytosis and classical M1 phenotypic shifts. Genome-resolved microbial metagenomic analyses revealed reductions in genes, microbial strains, and metabolic pathways in stressed dams that are primarily associated with pro-inflammatory function. In particular, disrupted Parasutterella excrementihominis appears to be integral to inflammatory and metabolic dysregulation during prenatal stress. Overall, these perturbations in maternal immunological and microbial regulation during pregnancy may displace immune equilibrium at the maternal-fetal interface. Notably, the absence of and reduction in overt maternal inflammation during stress indicates that the signaling patterns driving fetal outcomes in this context are more nuanced and complex than originally anticipated.
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- Adrienne M Antonson
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Biosciences Division, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Environmental Health Sciences Division, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Environmental Health Sciences Division, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Barnes Medical Student Research Scholarship Program, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Biosciences Division, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 120A Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research Building, 460 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Galley JD, Besner GE. The Therapeutic Potential of Breast Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12030745. [PMID: 32168961 PMCID: PMC7146576 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the past few decades, interest in the therapeutic benefits of exosomes and extracellular vesicles (EVs) has grown exponentially. Exosomes/EVs are small particles which are produced and exocytosed by cells throughout the body. They are loaded with active regulatory and stimulatory molecules from the parent cell including miRNAs and enzymes, making them prime targets in therapeutics and diagnostics. Breast milk, known for years to have beneficial health effects, contains a population of EVs which may mediate its therapeutic effects. This review offers an update on the therapeutic potential of exosomes/EVs in disease, with a focus on EVs present in human breast milk and their remedial effect in the gastrointestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis. Additionally, the relationship between EV miRNAs, health, and disease will be examined, along with the potential for EVs and their miRNAs to be engineered for targeted treatments.
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Daeffler KNM, Galley JD, Sheth RU, Ortiz-Velez LC, Bibb CO, Shroyer NF, Britton RA, Tabor JJ. Engineering bacterial thiosulfate and tetrathionate sensors for detecting gut inflammation. Mol Syst Biol 2017; 13:923. [PMID: 28373240 PMCID: PMC5408782 DOI: 10.15252/msb.20167416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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There is a groundswell of interest in using genetically engineered sensor bacteria to study gut microbiota pathways, and diagnose or treat associated diseases. Here, we computationally identify the first biological thiosulfate sensor and an improved tetrathionate sensor, both two‐component systems from marine Shewanella species, and validate them in laboratory Escherichia coli. Then, we port these sensors into a gut‐adapted probiotic E. coli strain, and develop a method based upon oral gavage and flow cytometry of colon and fecal samples to demonstrate that colon inflammation (colitis) activates the thiosulfate sensor in mice harboring native gut microbiota. Our thiosulfate sensor may have applications in bacterial diagnostics or therapeutics. Finally, our approach can be replicated for a wide range of bacterial sensors and should thus enable a new class of minimally invasive studies of gut microbiota pathways.
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA .,Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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Galley JD, Mackos AR, Varaljay VA, Bailey MT. Stressor exposure has prolonged effects on colonic microbial community structure in Citrobacter rodentium-challenged mice. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45012. [PMID: 28344333 PMCID: PMC5366811 DOI: 10.1038/srep45012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Stressor exposure significantly affects the colonic mucosa-associated microbiota, and exacerbates Citrobacter rodentium-induced inflammation, effects that can be attenuated with probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri. This study assessed the structure of the colonic mucosa-associated microbiota in mice exposed to a social stressor (called social disruption), as well as non-stressed control mice, during challenge with the colonic pathogen C. rodentium. Mice were exposed to the social stressor or home cage control conditions for six consecutive days and all mice were challenged with C. rodentium immediately following the first exposure to the stressor. In addition, mice received probiotic L. reuteri, or vehicle as a control, via oral gavage following each stressor exposure. The stressor-exposed mice had significant differences in microbial community composition compared to non-stressed control mice. This difference was first evident following the six-cycle exposure to the stressor, on Day 6 post-C. rodentium challenge, and persisted for up to 19 days after stressor termination. Mice exposed to the stressor had different microbial community composition regardless of whether they were treated with L. reuteri or treated with vehicle as a control. These data indicate that stressor exposure affects the colonic microbiota during challenge with C. rodentium, and that these effects are long-lasting and not attenuated by probiotic L. reuteri.
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- Jeffrey D Galley
- Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Galley JD, Parry NM, Ahmer BMM, Fox JG, Bailey MT. The commensal microbiota exacerbate infectious colitis in stressor-exposed mice. Brain Behav Immun 2017; 60:44-50. [PMID: 27633986 PMCID: PMC5214661 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Exposure to a prolonged restraint stressor disrupts the colonic microbiota community composition, and is associated with an elevated inflammatory response to colonic pathogen challenge. Since the stability of the microbiota has been implicated in the development and modulation of mucosal immune responses, we hypothesized that the disruptive effect of the stressor upon the microbiota composition directly contributed to the stressor-induced exacerbation of pathogen-induced colitis. In order to establish a causative role for stressor-induced changes in the microbiota, conventional mice were exposed to prolonged restraint to change the microbiota. Germfree mice were then colonized by microbiota from either stressor-exposed or non-stressed control mice. One day after colonization, mice were infected with the colonic pathogen, Citrobacter rodentium. At six days post-infection, mice that received microbiota from stressor-exposed animals had significant increases in colonic pathology and pro-inflammatory cytokine (e.g. IL-1β) and chemokine (e.g. CCL2) levels after C. rodentium infection in comparison with mice that received microbiota from non-stressed mice. 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that microbial communities from stressed mice did not have any detectable Bifidobacterium present, a stark contrast with the microbial communities from non-stressed mice, suggesting that stressor-induced alterations in commensal, immunomodulatory Bifidobacterium levels may predispose to an increased inflammatory response to pathogen challenge. This study demonstrates that the commensal microbiota directly contribute to excessive inflammatory responses to C. rodentium during stressor exposure, and may help to explain why gastrointestinal disorders are worsened during stressful experiences.
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- Jeffrey D. Galley
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210
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Christian LM, Galley JD, Hade EM, Schoppe-Sullivan S, Kamp Dush C, Bailey MT. Gut microbiome composition is associated with temperament during early childhood. Brain Behav Immun 2015; 45:118-27. [PMID: 25449582 PMCID: PMC4342262 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the dynamics of the gut-brain axis has clinical implications for physical and mental health conditions, including obesity and anxiety. As such disorders have early life antecedents, it is of value to determine if associations between the gut microbiome and behavior are present in early life in humans. METHODS We used next generation pyrosequencing to examine associations between the community structure of the gut microbiome and maternal ratings of child temperament in 77 children at 18-27months of age. It was hypothesized that children would differ in their gut microbial structure, as indicated by measures of alpha and beta diversity, based on their temperamental characteristics. RESULTS Among both boys and girls, greater Surgency/Extraversion was associated greater phylogenetic diversity. In addition, among boys only, subscales loading on this composite scale were associated with differences in phylogenetic diversity, the Shannon Diversity index (SDI), beta diversity, and differences in abundances of Dialister, Rikenellaceae, Ruminococcaceae, and Parabacteroides. In girls only, higher Effortful Control was associated with a lower SDI score and differences in both beta diversity and Rikenellaceae were observed in relation to Fear. Some differences in dietary patterns were observed in relation to temperament, but these did not account for the observed differences in the microbiome. CONCLUSIONS Differences in gut microbiome composition, including alpha diversity, beta diversity, and abundances of specific bacterial species, were observed in association with temperament in toddlers. This study was cross-sectional and observational and, therefore, does not permit determination of the causal direction of effects. However, if bidirectional brain-gut relationships are present in humans in early life, this may represent an opportunity for intervention relevant to physical as well as mental health disorders.
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- Lisa M Christian
- Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States; The Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States; Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, United States.
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- The Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States; Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University, United States
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- Center for Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, United States
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- Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, United States
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- The Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States; Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University, United States
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Abdelhamed MI, Galley JD, Bailey MT, Johnston WM, Holloway J, McGlumphy E, Leblebicioglu B. A Comparison of Zirconia and Titanium Abutments for Microleakage. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2015; 17 Suppl 2:e643-51. [DOI: 10.1111/cid.12301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mohamed I. Abdelhamed
- Division of Prosthodontics; The Ohio State University, currently private office; Columbus OH USA
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- Division of Prosthodontics; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH USA
- Department of Prosthodontics; University of Iowa; Iowa City Iowa USA
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- Division of Prosthodontics; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH USA
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Galley JD, Yu Z, Kumar P, Dowd SE, Lyte M, Bailey MT. The structures of the colonic mucosa-associated and luminal microbial communities are distinct and differentially affected by a prolonged murine stressor. Gut Microbes 2014; 5:748-60. [PMID: 25536463 PMCID: PMC4615309 DOI: 10.4161/19490976.2014.972241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The commensal microbiota of the human gastrointestinal tract live in a largely stable community structure, assisting in host physiological and immunological functions. Changes to this structure can be injurious to the health of the host, a concept termed dysbiosis. Psychological stress is a factor that has been implicated in causing dysbiosis, and studies performed by our lab have shown that restraint stress can indeed shift the cecal microbiota structure as well as increase the severity of a colonic infection caused by Citrobacter rodentium. However, this study, like many others, have focused on fecal contents when examining the effect of dysbiosis-causing stimuli (e.g. psychological stress) upon the microbiota. Since the mucosa-associated microbiota have unique properties and functions that can act upon the host, it is important to understand how stressor exposure might affect this niche of bacteria. To begin to understand whether chronic restraint stress changes the mucosa-associated and/or luminal microbiota mice underwent 7 16-hour cycles of restraint stress, and the microbiota of both colonic tissue and fecal contents were analyzed by sequencing using next-gen bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon technology (bTEFAP) pyrosequencing. Both control and stress groups had significantly different mucosa-associated and luminal microbiota communities, highlighting the importance of focusing gastrointestinal community structure analysis by microbial niche. Furthermore, restraint stress was able to disrupt both the mucosa-associated and luminally-associated colonic microbiota by shifting the relative abundances of multiple groups of bacteria. Among these changes, there was a significant reduction in the immunomodulatory commensal genus Lactobacillus associated with colonic mucosa. The relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp. was not affected in the lumen. These results indicate that stressor-exposure can have distinct effects upon the colonic microbiota situated at the mucosal epithelium in comparison to the luminal-associated microbiota.
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- Jeffrey D Galley
- Division of Oral Biolog; College of Dentistry; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences; College of Food; Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA
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- Division of Periodontology; College of Dentistry; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA
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- Research and Testing Laboratory; Lubbock, TX USA
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- Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology; School of Pharmacy; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Abilene, TX USA
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- Division of Oral Biolog; College of Dentistry; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA,Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research; College of Medicine; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA,Department of Pediatrics; Wexner Medical Center; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA,Correspondence to: Michael T Bailey;
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Galley JD, Bailey M, Kamp Dush C, Schoppe-Sullivan S, Christian LM. Maternal obesity is associated with alterations in the gut microbiome in toddlers. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113026. [PMID: 25409177 PMCID: PMC4237395 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Children born to obese mothers are at increased risk for obesity, but the mechanisms behind this association are not fully delineated. A novel possible pathway linking maternal and child weight is the transmission of obesogenic microbes from mother to child. The current study examined whether maternal obesity was associated with differences in the composition of the gut microbiome in children in early life. Fecal samples from children 18–27 months of age (n = 77) were analyzed by pyro-tag 16S sequencing. Significant effects of maternal obesity on the composition of the gut microbiome of offspring were observed among dyads of higher socioeconomic status (SES). In the higher SES group (n = 47), children of obese (BMI≥30) versus non-obese mothers clustered on a principle coordinate analysis (PCoA) and exhibited greater homogeneity in the composition of their gut microbiomes as well as greater alpha diversity as indicated by the Shannon Diversity Index, and measures of richness and evenness. Also in the higher SES group, children born to obese versus non-obese mothers had differences in abundances of Faecalibacterium spp., Eubacterium spp., Oscillibacter spp., and Blautia spp. Prior studies have linked some of these bacterial groups to differences in weight and diet. This study provides novel evidence that maternal obesity is associated with differences in the gut microbiome in children in early life, particularly among those of higher SES. Among obese adults, the relative contribution of genetic versus behavioral factors may differ based on SES. Consequently, the extent to which maternal obesity confers measureable changes to the gut microbiome of offspring may differ based on the etiology of maternal obesity. Continued research is needed to examine this question as well as the relevance of the observed differences in gut microbiome composition for weight trajectory over the life course.
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- Jeffrey D. Galley
- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- The Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- The Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Galley JD, Nelson MC, Yu Z, Dowd SE, Walter J, Kumar PS, Lyte M, Bailey MT. Exposure to a social stressor disrupts the community structure of the colonic mucosa-associated microbiota. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:189. [PMID: 25028050 PMCID: PMC4105248 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The microbiota of the mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract consists of diverse populations of commensal bacteria that interact with host physiological function. Dysregulating these populations, through exogenous means such as antibiotics or dietary changes, can have adverse consequences on the health of the host. Studies from laboratories such as ours have demonstrated that exposure to psychological stressors disrupts the population profile of intestinal microbiota. To date, such studies have primarily focused on prolonged stressors (repeated across several days) and have assessed fecal bacterial populations. It is not known whether shorter stressors can also impact the microbiota, and whether colonic mucosa-associated populations can also be affected. The mucosa-associated microbiota exist in close proximity to elements of the host immune system and the two are tightly interrelated. Therefore, alterations in these populations should be emphasized. Additionally, stressors can induce differential responses in anxiety-like behavior and corticosterone outputs in variant strains of mice. Thus, whether stressor exposure can have contrasting effects on the colonic microbiota in inbred C57BL/6 mice and outbred CD-1 mice was also examined. RESULTS In the present study, we used high throughput pyrosequencing to assess the effects of a single 2-hour exposure to a social stressor, called social disruption (SDR), on colonic mucosa-associated microbial profiles of C57BL/6 mice. The data indicate that exposure to the stressor significantly changed the community profile and significantly reduced the relative proportions of two genera and one family of highly abundant intestinal bacteria, including the genus Lactobacillus. This finding was confirmed using a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technique. The use of qPCR also identified mouse strain-specific differences in bacterial abundances. L. reuteri, an immunomodulatory species, was decreased in stressor-exposed CD-1 mice, but not C57BL/6 mice. CONCLUSIONS These data illustrate that stressor exposure can affect microbial populations, including the lactobacilli, that are closely associated with the colonic mucosa. Because the lactobacilli can have beneficial effects on human health, stressor-induced reductions of their population could have important health implications.
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- Biosciences Division, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.
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Exposure to stressful stimuli results in the activation of multiple physiological processes aimed at maintaining homeostasis within the body. These physiological processes also have the capacity to influence the composition of microbial communities, and research now indicates that exposure to stressful stimuli leads to gut microbiota dysbiosis. While the relative abundance of many different bacterial types can be altered during stressor exposure, findings in nonhuman primates and laboratory rodents, as well as humans, indicate that bacteria in the genus Lactobacillus are consistently reduced in the gut during stress. The gut microbiota, including the lactobacilli, have many functions that enhance the health of the host. This review presents studies involving germfree and antibiotic treated mice, as well as mice given Lactobacillus spp. to prevent stressor-induced reductions in lactobacilli, to provide evidence that the microbiota contribute to stressor-induced immunomodulation, both in gut mucosa as well as in systemic compartments. This review will also discuss the evidence that commensal gut microbes have bidirectional effects on gastrointestinal physiology during stressor exposure.
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- Jeffrey D Galley
- Division of Oral Biology; College of Dentistry; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA
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- Division of Oral Biology; College of Dentistry; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA,Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research; Wexner Medical Center; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH USA,Correspondence to: Michael T Bailey,
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Gutierrez-Orozco F, Thomas-Ahner JM, Berman-Booty LD, Galley JD, Chitchumroonchokchai C, Mace T, Suksamrarn S, Bailey MT, Clinton SK, Lesinski GB, Failla ML. Dietary α-mangostin, a xanthone from mangosteen fruit, exacerbates experimental colitis and promotes dysbiosis in mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 2014; 58:1226-38. [PMID: 24668769 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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SCOPE Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon. α-Mangostin (α-MG), the most abundant xanthone in mangosteen fruit, exerts anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities in vitro. We evaluated the impact of dietary α-MG on murine experimental colitis and on the gut microbiota of healthy mice. METHODS AND RESULTS Colitis was induced in C57BL/6J mice by administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). Mice were fed control diet or diet with α-MG (0.1%). α-MG exacerbated the pathology of DSS-induced colitis. Mice fed diet with α-MG had greater colonic inflammation and injury, as well as greater infiltration of CD3(+) and F4/80(+) cells, and colonic myeloperoxidase, than controls. Serum levels of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, IL-6, and serum amyloid A were also greater in α-MG-fed animals than in controls. The colonic and cecal microbiota of healthy mice fed α-MG but no DSS shifted to an increased abundance of Proteobacteria and decreased abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, a profile similar to that found in human UC. CONCLUSION α-MG exacerbated colonic pathology during DSS-induced colitis. These effects may be associated with an induction of intestinal dysbiosis by α-MG. Our results suggest that the use of α-MG-containing supplements by patients with UC may have unintentional risk.
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- Fabiola Gutierrez-Orozco
- Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Allen RG, Lafuse WP, Galley JD, Ali MM, Ahmer BMM, Bailey MT. The intestinal microbiota are necessary for stressor-induced enhancement of splenic macrophage microbicidal activity. Brain Behav Immun 2012; 26:371-82. [PMID: 22100833 PMCID: PMC3288745 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The indigenous microbiota impact mucosal, as well as systemic, immune responses, but whether the microbiota are involved in stressor-induced immunomodulation has not been thoroughly tested. A well characterized murine stressor, called social disruption (SDR), was used to study whether the microbiota are involved in stressor-induced enhancement of macrophage reactivity. Exposure to the SDR Stressor enhanced the ability of splenic macrophages to produce microbicidal mediators (e.g., inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), superoxide anion, and peroxynitrite) and to kill target Escherichia coli. Exposure to the SDR Stressor also increased cytokine production by LPS-stimulated splenic macrophages. These effects, however, were impacted by the microbiota. Microbicidal activity and cytokine mRNA in splenic macrophages from Swiss Webster germfree mice that lack any commensal microbiota were not enhanced by exposure to the SDR Stressor. However, when germfree mice were conventionalized by colonizing them with microbiota from CD1 conventional donor mice, exposure to the SDR Stressor again increased microbicidal activity and cytokine mRNA. In follow-up experiments, immunocompetent conventional CD1 mice were treated with a cocktail of antibiotics to disrupt the intestinal microbiota. While exposure to the SDR Stressor-enhanced splenic macrophage microbicidal activity and cytokine production in vehicle-treated mice, treatment with antibiotics attenuated the SDR Stressor-induced increases in splenic macrophage reactivity. Treatment with antibiotics also prevented the stressor-induced increase in circulating levels of bacterial peptidoglycan, suggesting that translocation of microbiota-derived peptidoglycan into the body primes the innate immune system for enhanced activity. This study demonstrates that the microbiota play a crucial role in stressor-induced immunoenhancement.
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- Rebecca G. Allen
- Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Center for Microbial Interface Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Address Correspondence To: Michael T. Bailey, Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, College of Medicine, 257 IBMR Building, 460 Medical Center Dr. Columbus OH, 43210, Phone: 614-293-4277,
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Bailey MT, Dowd SE, Galley JD, Hufnagle AR, Allen RG, Lyte M. Exposure to a social stressor alters the structure of the intestinal microbiota: implications for stressor-induced immunomodulation. Brain Behav Immun 2011; 25:397-407. [PMID: 21040780 PMCID: PMC3039072 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 754] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 10/24/2010] [Accepted: 10/24/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The bodies of most animals are populated by highly complex and genetically diverse communities of microorganisms. The majority of these microbes reside within the intestines in largely stable but dynamically interactive climax communities that positively interact with their host. Studies from this laboratory have shown that stressor exposure impacts the stability of the microbiota and leads to bacterial translocation. The biological importance of these alterations, however, is not well understood. To determine whether the microbiome contributes to stressor-induced immunoenhancement, mice were exposed to a social stressor called social disruption (SDR), that increases circulating cytokines and primes the innate immune system for enhanced reactivity. Bacterial populations in the cecum were characterized using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing. Stressor exposure significantly changed the community structure of the microbiota, particularly when the microbiota were assessed immediately after stressor exposure. Most notably, stressor exposure decreased the relative abundance of bacteria in the genus Bacteroides, while increasing the relative abundance of bacteria in the genus Clostridium. The stressor also increased circulating levels of IL-6 and MCP-1, which were significantly correlated with stressor-induced changes to three bacterial genera (i.e., Coprococcus, Pseudobutyrivibrio, and Dorea). In follow up experiments, mice were treated with an antibiotic cocktail to determine whether reducing the microbiota would abrogate the stressor-induced increases in circulating cytokines. Exposure to SDR failed to increase IL-6 and MCP-1 in the antibiotic treated mice. These data show that exposure to SDR significantly affects bacterial populations in the intestines, and remarkably also suggest that the microbiota are necessary for stressor-induced increases in circulating cytokines.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael T. Bailey
- Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Research and Testing Laboratory and Medical Biofilm Research Institute, Lubbock, TX 79407
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- Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate Training Program, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430
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