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- Title
Protective Mechanism of Eurotium amstelodami from Fuzhuan Brick Tea against Colitis and Gut-Derived Liver Injury Induced by Dextran Sulfate Sodium in C57BL/6 Mice.
- Authors
Wang, Xin; Liu, Jinhu; Wei, Jianping; Zhang, Yuxiang; Xu, Yunpeng; Yue, Tianli; Yuan, Yahong
- Abstract
The study explored the potential protective impact of the probiotic fungus Eurotium amstelodami in Fuzhuan brick tea on ulcerative colitis, along with the underlying mechanism. A spore suspension of E. amstelodami was administered to C57BL/6 mice to alleviate DSS-induced colitis. The findings indicated that administering E. amstelodami evidently enhanced the ultrastructure of colonic epithelium, showing characteristics such as enhanced TJ length, reduced microvilli damage, and enlarged intercellular space. After HLL supplementation, the activation of the liver inflammation pathway, including TLR4/NF-kB and NLRP3 inflammasome caused by DSS, was significantly suppressed, and bile acid metabolism, linking liver and gut, was enhanced, manifested by restoration of bile acid receptor (FXR, TGR5) level. The dysbiosis of the gut microbes in colitis mice was also restored by HLL intervention, characterized by the enrichment of beneficial bacteria (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Akkermansia, and Faecalibaculum) and fungi (Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Wallemia, Eurotium, and Cladosporium), which was closely associated with lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism, and was negatively correlated with inflammatory gene expression. Hence, the recovery of gut microbial community structure, implicated deeply in the inflammatory index and metabolites profile, might play a crucial role in the therapeutic mechanism of HLL on colitis.
- Subjects
AMINO acid metabolism; LIPID metabolism; LIVER injuries; COLITIS; BIOLOGICAL models; RESEARCH funding; T-test (Statistics); GUT microbiome; SULFATES; BILE acids; FUNGI; ULCERATIVE colitis; SPORES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; COLON (Anatomy); MICE; EPITHELIUM; BACTERIA; GENE expression; METABOLITES; DEXTRAN; SODIUM; ANIMAL experimentation; PROBIOTICS; FACTOR analysis; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; CYTOKINES
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 8, p1178
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16081178