Abstract
Alzheimer’s
disease
is
the
most
common
form
of
dementia
in
western
world,
however
there
no
cure
available
for
this
devastating
neurodegenerative
disorder.
Despite
clinical
and
experimental
evidence
implicating
intestinal
microbiota
a
number
brain
disorders,
its
impact
on
not
known.
To
end
we
sequenced
bacterial
16S
rRNA
from
fecal
samples
Aβ
precursor
protein
(APP)
transgenic
mouse
model
found
remarkable
shift
gut
as
compared
to
non-transgenic
wild-type
mice.
Subsequently
generated
germ-free
APP
mice
drastic
reduction
cerebral
amyloid
pathology
when
control
with
microbiota.
Importantly,
colonization
conventionally-raised
increased
pathology,
while
was
less
effective
increasing
levels.
Our
results
indicate
microbial
involvement
development
Abeta
suggest
that
may
contribute
diseases.
Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Год журнала:
2015,
Номер
125(3), С. 926 - 938
Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2015
Tremendous
progress
has
been
made
in
characterizing
the
bidirectional
interactions
between
central
nervous
system,
enteric
and
gastrointestinal
tract.
A
series
of
provocative
preclinical
studies
have
suggested
a
prominent
role
for
gut
microbiota
these
gut-brain
interactions.
Based
on
using
rodents
raised
germ-free
environment,
appears
to
influence
development
emotional
behavior,
stress-
pain-modulation
systems,
brain
neurotransmitter
systems.
Additionally,
perturbations
by
probiotics
antibiotics
exert
modulatory
effects
some
measures
adult
animals.
Current
evidence
suggests
that
multiple
mechanisms,
including
endocrine
neurocrine
pathways,
may
be
involved
microbiota-to-brain
signaling
can
turn
alter
microbial
composition
behavior
via
autonomic
system.
Limited
information
is
available
how
findings
translate
healthy
humans
or
disease
states
involving
gut/brain
axis.
Future
research
needs
focus
confirming
rodent
are
translatable
human
physiology
diseases
such
as
irritable
bowel
syndrome,
autism,
anxiety,
depression,
Parkinson's
disease.
The
assessment
of
potentially
confounding
factors
affecting
colon
microbiota
composition
is
essential
to
the
identification
robust
microbiome
based
disease
markers.
Here,
we
investigate
link
between
gut
variation
and
stool
consistency
using
Bristol
Stool
Scale
classification,
which
reflects
faecal
water
content
activity,
considered
a
proxy
for
intestinal
transit
time.
Design
Through
16S
rDNA
Illumina
profiling
samples
53
healthy
women,
evaluated
associations
richness,
Bacteroidetes:Firmicutes
ratio,
enterotypes,
genus
abundance
with
self-reported,
Scale-based
consistency.
Each
sample's
growth
potential
was
calculated
test
whether
time
acts
as
selective
force
on
bacterial
rates.
Results
strongly
correlates
all
known
major
It
negatively
correlated
species
positively
associated
linked
AkkermansiaMethanobrevibacter
abundance.
Enterotypes
are
distinctly
distributed
over
BSS-scores.
Based
correlations
scores
within
both
hypothesise
that
accelerated
contributes
ecosystem
differentiation.
While
shorter
times
can
be
increased
fast
growing
in
Ruminococcaceae-Bacteroides
samples,
hinting
washout
avoidance
strategy
faster
replication,
this
trend
absent
Prevotella-enterotyped
individuals.
Within
enterotype
adherence
host
tissue
therefore
appears
more
likely
cope
washout.
Conclusions
strength
enterotypes
community
emphasises
crucial
importance
metagenome-wide
association
studies.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2017,
Номер
8(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2017
Abstract
Hundreds
of
clinical
studies
have
demonstrated
associations
between
the
human
microbiome
and
disease,
yet
fundamental
questions
remain
on
how
we
can
generalize
this
knowledge.
Results
from
individual
be
inconsistent,
comparing
published
data
is
further
complicated
by
a
lack
standard
processing
analysis
methods.
Here
introduce
MicrobiomeHD
database,
which
includes
28
case–control
gut
spanning
ten
diseases.
We
perform
cross-disease
meta-analysis
these
using
standardized
find
consistent
patterns
characterizing
disease-associated
changes.
Some
diseases
are
associated
with
over
50
genera,
while
most
show
only
10–15
genus-level
marked
presence
potentially
pathogenic
microbes,
whereas
others
characterized
depletion
health-associated
bacteria.
Furthermore,
that
about
half
genera
bacteria
respond
to
more
than
one
disease.
Thus,
many
found
in
likely
not
disease-specific
but
rather
part
non-specific,
shared
response
health