Sialic acid catabolism drives intestinal inflammation and microbial dysbiosis in mice.
Sialic acid catabolism drives intestinal inflammation and microbial dysbiosis in mice.
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DOI:
10.1038/ncomms9141
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发表时间:
2015-08-25
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Hennet T
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作者:
Huang YL;Chassard C;Hausmann M;von Itzstein M;Hennet T
Rapid shifts in microbial composition frequently occur during intestinal inflammation, but the mechanisms underlying such changes remain elusive. Here we demonstrate that an increased caecal sialidase activity is critical in conferring a growth advantage for some bacteria including Escherichia coli (E. coli) during intestinal inflammation in mice. This sialidase activity originates among others from Bacteroides vulgatus, whose intestinal levels expand after dextran sulphate sodium administration. Increased sialidase activity mediates the release of sialic acid from intestinal tissue, which promotes the outgrowth of E. coli during inflammation. The outburst of E. coli likely exacerbates the inflammatory response by stimulating the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by intestinal dendritic cells. Oral administration of a sialidase inhibitor and low levels of intestinal α2,3-linked sialic acid decrease E. coli outgrowth and the severity of colitis in mice. Regulation of sialic acid catabolism opens new perspectives for the treatment of intestinal inflammation as manifested by E. coli dysbiosis. Intestinal inflammation is often associated with a shift in microbiota composition but the mechanisms are unclear. Here the authors show that an increase in caecal sialidase activity occurring during intestinal inflammation promotes the expansion of Enterobacteriaceae, which can lead to exacerbated inflammatory response.