bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 28, 2024
Abstract
The
microbiota
significantly
impacts
health
and
treatment
outcomes.
While
16S
rRNA
gene
sequencing
reveals
relative
bacterial
abundances,
it
does
not
provide
absolute
quantification.
We
developed
a
cost-effective
solution
incorporating
synthetic
DNA
standards
designed
to
ensure
balanced
nucleotide
representation
at
each
position.
These
are
spiked
into
samples
before
extraction,
enabling
simultaneous
quantification
of
both
abundances.
applied
this
method
collected
from
mice
patients,
after
antibiotic
treatment.
Our
approach
showed
reduction
in
total
density
patients
post-antibiotic
This
spike-in
standard
can
be
adapted
with
varying
densities,
allowing
taxonomical
abundances
without
the
need
for
an
additional
quantitative
PCR
assessment.
also
improves
quality
scores
low
biomass
samples.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: April 17, 2025
Ulcerative
colitis
(UC)
is
a
complex
and
chronic
inflammatory
bowel
disease
whose
pathogenesis
involves
genetic
environmental
factors,
which
poses
challenge
for
treatment.
Here,
we
have
designed
an
innovative
integrated
therapeutic
strategy
using
Lactobacillus
acidophilus
extracellular
vesicles
(EVs)
to
encapsulate
UiO-66-NH2
nanoparticles
bounded
with
TNF-α
siRNA
(EVs@UiO-66-NH2@siRNA)
UC
This
system
shows
superior
affinity
inflammation-related
cells
due
the
EVs
can
maintain
immune
homeostasis
by
regulating
secretion
of
cytokines
in
vitro.
specifically
target
key
silence
its
gene
expression,
thereby
process
response.
After
oral
administration,
EVs@UiO-66-NH2@siRNA
demonstrates
accurate
delivery
colonize
colon
site
exerts
effect
inhibiting
expression
TNF-α,
alleviates
intestinal
inflammation
DSS-induced
model.
Moreover,
this
modulate
types
compositional
structures
gut
microbiota
metabolites
achieve
anti-inflammatory
phenotype,
helpful
repair
homeostasis.
We
also
proved
that
exhibit
high
loading
capacity
good
pH
responsiveness,
improving
potent
release
tissue.
Collectively,
nano-delivery
demonstrate
feasible
combination
through
microecology
modulation,
regulation
silence,
may
provide
potential
targeted
treatment
approach
disease.
Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Oct. 31, 2023
Fever
can
be
viewed
as
an
adaptive
response
to
infection.
Temperature
control
in
sepsis
is
aimed
at
preventing
potential
harms
associated
with
high
temperature
(tachycardia,
vasodilation,
electrolyte
and
water
loss)
therapeutic
hypothermia
may
slowing
metabolic
activities
protecting
organs
from
inflammation.
Although
fever
(>39.5°C)
usually
performed
critically
ill
patients,
available
cohorts
randomized
controlled
trials
do
not
support
its
use
improve
prognosis.
Finally,
both
spontaneous
are
poor
outcomes
sepsis.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: March 6, 2024
Abstract
The
gut
microbiota
of
paediatric
oncology
patients
undergoing
a
conditioning
regimen
before
hematopoietic
stem
cell
transplantation
is
recently
considered
to
play
role
in
febrile
neutropenia.
Disruption
commensal
and
evolution
opportune
pathogens
community
carrying
plethora
antibiotic-resistance
genes
crucial
role.
However,
the
impact,
predictive
association
patient´s
resistome
course
therapy
still
be
elucidated.
We
analysed
composition
18
transplantation,
including
12
developing
neutropenia,
hospitalized
at
Bone
Marrow
Transplantation
Unit
National
Institute
Children´s
disease
Slovak
Republic
healthy
individuals
(n
=
14).
Gut
microbiome
stool
samples
obtained
3
time
points,
16),
one
week
after
16)
four
weeks
14)
was
investigated
using
shotgun
metagenome
sequencing
bioinformatical
analysis.
identified
significant
decrease
alpha-diversity
nine
msr(C),
dfrG,
erm(T),
VanHAX,
erm(B),
aac(6)-aph(2),
aph(3)-III,
ant(6)-Ia
aac(6)-Ii
,
associated
with
Multidrug-resistant
ESKAPE,
Enterococcus
faecium
Staphylococcus
aureus
Klebsiella
pneumoniae
Escherichia
coli
found
carried
subset
patient’s
resistome.
Over
50%
treated
trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole,
piperacillin/tazobactam
amikacin
applied
treatment.
alpha
diversity
relevant
predictor
neutropenia
outcome
transplantation.
Furthermore,
interindividual
multi-drug
resistant
opportunistic
variable
portfolios
indicates
necessity
preventive,
personalized
approach.
Microbiology Spectrum,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(6)
Published: Nov. 15, 2023
ABSTRACT
Inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBD)
is
an
inflammatory
caused
by
the
interaction
of
environmental
and
genetic
factors,
including
diet
microbiota.
Recent
studies
have
suggested
effects
extracellular
vesicles
(EVs)
on
controlling
host
intestinal
immune
responses,
although
specified
mechanisms
not
yet
been
fully
elucidated.
In
current
study,
we
investigated
EVs
isolated
from
bovine
colostrum
attenuating
dextran
sodium
sulfate-induced
colitis
in
mice.
Multiomic
approaches
were
used
to
assess
gene
expression
gut
microbiota
profiles
explain
roles
modulating
system.
Transcriptomic
analyses
a
possible
immunoregulatory
mechanism
mediated
cell
cycle
regulator
CDK6
pro-inflammatory
responses.
The
microbiome
composition
fecal
metabolite
showed
that
EV
supplementation
promoted
microbial
abundance
Akkermansia
short-chain
fatty
acid
production
mice
with
colitis.
Further
vivo
analysis
revealed
β-hydroxybutyrate
muciniphila
,
which
are
elevated
administration
EVs,
involved
lessening
through
Additionally,
bta-let-7a-5p,
one
most
abundant
microRNAs
colostrum-derived
alleviated
indications
their
immunity
regulating
cycle-related
target
Cdk6.
Overall,
these
results
suggest
bta-let-7a-5p
could
be
promising
alternative
strategies
for
preventing
onset
IBD.
IMPORTANCE
Even
though
studying
involvement
host-microbe
interactions,
how
relationships
mediate
physiology
has
clarified
yet.
Our
findings
provide
insights
into
encouraging
benefits
dietary
source-derived
(miRNAs)
organic
ultimately
stimulating
human
health,
suggesting
miRNAs
novel
preventive
strategy
treatment
disease.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(11), P. 9592 - 9592
Published: May 31, 2023
Survival
in
patients
with
hematological
malignancies
has
improved
over
the
years,
both
due
to
major
developments
anticancer
treatment,
as
well
supportive
care.
Nevertheless,
important
and
debilitating
complications
of
intensive
treatment
regimens
still
frequently
occur,
including
mucositis,
fever
bloodstream
infections.
Exploring
potential
interacting
mechanisms
directed
therapies
counteract
mucosal
barrier
injury
is
utmost
importance
if
we
are
continue
improve
care
for
this
increasingly
growing
patient
population.
In
perspective,
I
highlight
recent
advances
our
understanding
relation
mucositis
infection.
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(2), P. 78 - 85
Published: April 23, 2024
Gastrointestinal
mucositis
(GIM)
is
a
significant
complication
of
cancer
therapy.
Whilst
inflammation
central
feature
GIM,
studies
attempting
to
mitigate
mucosal
damage
via
this
mechanism
are
scarce.
This
review
describes
the
relation
between
local
and
systemic
inflammation,
microbiome
its
metabolites,
explores
recent
research
on
therapeutics
that
target
relationship.
npj Science of Food,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
Akermansia
muciniphila
shows
promise
as
a
next-generation
probiotic,
however,
its
beneficial
regulatory
effects
on
mice
ulcerative
colitis
(UC)
has
not
been
extensively
investigated.
We
used
an
Akkermansia
strain
(AKK
ONE)
isolated
from
healthy
human
feces
to
study
effect
DSS-induced
in
mice.
Our
results
demonstrate
that
AKK
ONE
supplementation
significantly
improves
food
intake,
weight,
colon
length,
disease
activity
index
(DAI)
score,
organ
index,
and
tissue
damage
of
notably
improved
intestinal
barrier
integrity
by
enhancing
expression
occludin
claudin-1.
Additionally,
reduced
inflammation
down-regulating
IL-1β,
IL-6,
TNF-α,
up-regulating
IL-10.
In
addition
reducing
excessive
inflammation,
also
increased
the
abundance
decreased
Bacteroides.
Furthermore,
intervention
markedly
SCFAs
cecal
contents.
may
be
potential
therapeutic
agent
for
improving
UC,
based
findings
this
study.
Gut Microbes,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: June 29, 2023
Disruptions
to
the
gut
microbiota
have
been
associated
with
adverse
outcomes
including
graft-versus-host
disease,
infections,
and
mortality
after
hematopoietic
cell
transplantation
cellular
therapy.
Evidence
for
causal
links
is
accumulating,
thus
supporting
therapeutic
interventions
targeting
goal
of
preventing
treating
outcomes.
One
such
intervention
fecal
(FMT)
by
which
an
entire
community
transferred
patient
dysbiosis.
As
this
approach
in
transplant
therapy
recipients
still
its
infancy,
no
best
has
defined
many
open
questions
need
be
addressed
before
FMT
becomes
a
standard
treatment.
In
review,
we
highlight
microbiota-outcome
associations
highest
level
evidence,
provide
overview
main
trials,
suggest
some
paths
forward.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 31, 2023
Acute
gastrointestinal
intestinal
GVHD
(aGI-GVHD)
is
a
serious
complication
of
allogeneic
hematopoietic
stem
cell
transplantation,
and
the
microbiota
known
to
impact
on
its
severity.
However,
an
association
between
treatment
response
aGI-GVHD
has
not
been
well-studied.
In
cohort
patients
with
(n=37),
we
found
that
non-response
standard
therapy
corticosteroids
was
associated
prior
carbapenem
antibiotics
loss
The Cancer Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(2), P. 75 - 83
Published: March 1, 2023
Abstract
Allogeneic
hematopoietic
cell
transplantation
(alloHCT)
is
a
standard
curative
therapy
for
variety
of
benign
and
malignant
hematological
diseases.
Previously,
patients
who
underwent
alloHCT
were
at
high
risk
complications
with
potentially
life-threatening
toxicities,
including
opportunistic
infections
as
well
acute
chronic
manifestations
graft-versus-host
disease
(GVHD),
where
the
transplanted
immune
system
can
produce
inflammatory
damage
to
patient.
With
recent
advances,
newer
conditioning
regimens,
advances
in
viral
fungal
infection
prophylaxis,
novel
GVHD
prophylactic
treatment
strategies,
improvements
clinical
outcomes
have
steadily
improved.
One
modality
great
potential
that
has
yet
be
fully
realized
targeting
microbiome
further
improve
outcomes.
In
years,
intestinal
microbiota,
which
includes
bacteria,
fungi,
viruses,
other
microbes
reside
within
tract,
become
established
potent
modulator
The
composition
particular,
been
found
large
multicenter
prospective
studies
strongly
associated
GVHD,
treatment-related
mortality,
overall
survival.
Murine
demonstrated
causal
relationship
between
microbiota
injury
aggravated
more
recently,
interventional
repleting
fecal
emerged
effective
therapies
GVHD.
How
bacterial
often
highly
variable
patients,
modulate
not
understood.
Recent
studies,
however,
begun
make
substantial
headway,
identifying
particular
subsets
and/or
bacterial-derived
metabolites
mediate
harm
or
benefit.
Here,
authors
review
improved
our
mechanistic
understanding
outcomes,
are
beginning
establish
strategies
hope
optimizing