Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2023
Abstract
A
pro-inflammatory
intestinal
microbiome
is
characteristic
of
Parkinson’s
disease
(PD).
Prebiotic
fibers
change
the
and
this
study
sought
to
understand
utility
prebiotic
for
use
in
PD
patients.
The
first
experiments
demonstrate
that
fermentation
patient
stool
with
increased
production
beneficial
metabolites
(short
chain
fatty
acids,
SCFA)
changed
microbiota
demonstrating
capacity
respond
favorably
prebiotics.
Subsequently,
an
open-label,
non-randomized
was
conducted
newly
diagnosed,
non-medicated
(
n
=
10)
treated
participants
wherein
impact
10
days
intervention
evaluated.
Outcomes
well
tolerated
(primary
outcome)
safe
(secondary
associated
biological
changes
microbiota,
SCFA,
inflammation,
neurofilament
light
chain.
Exploratory
analyses
indicate
effects
on
clinically
relevant
outcomes.
This
proof-of-concept
offers
scientific
rationale
placebo-controlled
trials
using
ClinicalTrials.gov
Identifier:
NCT04512599.
Immunity,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
55(2), С. 324 - 340.e8
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2022
The
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptor
(AhR)
is
a
sensor
of
products
tryptophan
metabolism
and
potent
modulator
immunity.
Here,
we
examined
the
impact
AhR
in
tumor-associated
macrophage
(TAM)
function
pancreatic
ductal
adenocarcinoma
(PDAC).
TAMs
exhibited
high
activity
Ahr-deficient
macrophages
developed
an
inflammatory
phenotype.
Deletion
Ahr
myeloid
cells
or
pharmacologic
inhibition
reduced
PDAC
growth,
improved
efficacy
immune
checkpoint
blockade,
increased
intra-tumoral
frequencies
IFNγ+CD8+
T
cells.
Macrophage
was
not
required
for
this
effect.
Rather,
dependent
on
Lactobacillus
metabolization
dietary
to
indoles.
Removal
TAM
promoted
accumulation
TNFα+IFNγ+CD8+
cells;
provision
indoles
blocked
In
patients
with
PDAC,
AHR
expression
associated
rapid
disease
progression
mortality,
as
well
immune-suppressive
phenotype,
suggesting
conservation
regulatory
axis
human
disease.
Nucleic Acids Research,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
51(W1), С. W310 - W318
Опубликована: Май 11, 2023
Abstract
Microbiome
studies
have
become
routine
in
biomedical,
agricultural
and
environmental
sciences
with
diverse
aims,
including
diversity
profiling,
functional
characterization,
translational
applications.
The
resulting
complex,
often
multi-omics
datasets
demand
powerful,
yet
user-friendly
bioinformatics
tools
to
reveal
key
patterns,
important
biomarkers,
potential
activities.
Here
we
introduce
MicrobiomeAnalyst
2.0
support
comprehensive
statistics,
visualization,
interpretation,
integrative
analysis
of
data
outputs
commonly
generated
from
microbiome
studies.
Compared
the
previous
version,
features
three
new
modules:
(i)
a
Raw
Data
Processing
module
for
amplicon
processing
taxonomy
annotation
that
connects
directly
Marker
Profiling
downstream
statistical
analysis;
(ii)
Metabolomics
help
dissect
associations
between
community
compositions
metabolic
activities
through
joint
paired
metabolomics
datasets;
(iii)
Statistical
Meta-Analysis
identify
consistent
signatures
by
integrating
across
multiple
Other
improvements
include
added
multi-factor
differential
interactive
visualizations
popular
graphical
outputs,
updated
methods
prediction
correlation
analysis,
expanded
taxon
set
libraries
based
on
latest
literature.
These
are
demonstrated
using
dataset
recent
type
1
diabetes
study.
is
freely
available
at
microbiomeanalyst.ca.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2021
The
number
of
microbiome-related
studies
has
notably
increased
the
availability
data
on
human
microbiome
composition
and
function.
These
provide
essential
material
to
deeply
explore
host-microbiome
associations
their
relation
development
progression
various
complex
diseases.
Improved
data-analytical
tools
are
needed
exploit
all
information
from
these
biological
datasets,
taking
into
account
peculiarities
data,
i.e.,
compositional,
heterogeneous
sparse
nature
datasets.
possibility
predicting
host-phenotypes
based
taxonomy-informed
feature
selection
establish
an
association
between
predict
disease
states
is
beneficial
for
personalized
medicine.
In
this
regard,
machine
learning
(ML)
provides
new
insights
models
that
can
be
used
outputs,
such
as
classification
prediction
in
microbiology,
infer
host
phenotypes
diseases
use
microbial
communities
stratify
patients
by
characterization
state-specific
signatures.
Here
we
review
state-of-the-art
ML
methods
respective
software
applied
studies,
performed
part
COST
Action
ML4Microbiome
activities.
This
scoping
focuses
application
related
clinical
diagnostics,
prognostics,
therapeutics.
Although
presented
here
more
bacterial
community,
many
algorithms
could
general,
regardless
type.
literature
covering
broad
topic
aligned
with
methodology.
manual
identification
sources
been
complemented
with:
(1)
automated
publication
search
through
digital
libraries
three
major
publishers
using
natural
language
processing
(NLP)
Toolkit,
(2)
relevant
repositories
GitHub
ranking
research
papers
relying
rank
approach.
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
19, С. 1092 - 1107
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021
Advances
in
nucleic
acid
sequencing
technology
have
enabled
expansion
of
our
ability
to
profile
microbial
diversity.
These
large
datasets
taxonomic
and
functional
diversity
are
key
better
understanding
ecology.
Machine
learning
has
proven
be
a
useful
approach
for
analyzing
community
data
making
predictions
about
outcomes
including
human
environmental
health.
applied
profiles
been
used
predict
disease
states
health,
quality
presence
contamination
the
environment,
as
trace
evidence
forensics.
appeal
powerful
tool
that
can
provide
deep
insights
into
communities
identify
patterns
data.
However,
often
machine
models
black
boxes
specific
outcome,
with
little
how
arrived
at
predictions.
Complex
algorithms
may
value
higher
accuracy
performance
sacrifice
interpretability.
In
order
leverage
more
translational
research
related
microbiome
strengthen
extract
meaningful
biological
information,
it
is
important
interpretable.
Here
we
review
current
trends
applications
ecology
well
some
challenges
opportunities
broad
application
communities.
Gut,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
70(12), С. 2273 - 2282
Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2020
Objective
Necrotising
enterocolitis
(NEC)
is
a
devastating
intestinal
disease
primarily
affecting
preterm
infants.
The
underlying
mechanisms
are
poorly
understood:
mother’s
own
breast
milk
(MOM)
protective,
possibly
relating
to
human
oligosaccharide
(HMO)
and
infant
gut
microbiome
interplay.
We
investigated
the
interaction
between
HMO
profiles
development
its
association
with
NEC.
Design
performed
profiling
of
MOM
in
large
cohort
infants
NEC
(n=33)
matched
controls
(n=37).
In
subset
48
(14
NEC),
we
also
longitudinal
metagenomic
sequencing
stool
(n=644).
Results
Concentration
single
HMO,
disialyllacto-N-tetraose
(DSLNT),
was
significantly
lower
received
by
compared
controls.
A
threshold
level
241
nmol/mL
had
sensitivity
specificity
0.9
for
Metagenomic
before
onset
showed
relative
abundance
Bifidobacterium
longum
higher
Enterobacter
cloacae
Longitudinal
impacted
low
DSLNT
associated
reduced
transition
into
community
types
dominated
spp
typically
observed
older
Random
forest
analysis
combining
metagenome
data
accurately
classified
87.5%
as
healthy
or
having
Conclusion
These
results
demonstrate
importance
HMOs
health
disease.
findings
offer
potential
targets
biomarker
development,
risk
stratification
novel
avenues
supplements
that
may
prevent
life-threatening
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
11(1)
Опубликована: Июль 23, 2020
Abstract
Following
birth,
the
neonatal
intestine
is
exposed
to
maternal
and
environmental
bacteria
that
successively
form
a
dense
highly
dynamic
intestinal
microbiota.
Whereas
effect
of
exogenous
factors
has
been
extensively
investigated,
endogenous,
host-mediated
mechanisms
have
remained
largely
unexplored.
Concomitantly
with
microbial
colonization,
liver
undergoes
functional
transition
from
hematopoietic
organ
central
metabolic
regulation
immune
surveillance.
The
aim
present
study
was
analyze
influence
developing
hepatic
function
metabolism
on
early
Here,
we
report
characterization
colonization
dynamics
in
murine
gastrointestinal
tract
(
n
=
6–10
per
age
group)
using
metabolomic
profiling
combination
multivariate
analysis.
We
observed
major
age-dependent
changes
identified
bile
acids
as
potent
drivers
microbiota
maturation.
Consistently,
oral
administration
tauro-cholic
acid
or
β-tauro-murocholic
newborn
mice
7–14
accelerated
postnatal