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Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice
Intestinal microbiota-mediated aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation plays an important role in host–microbiota interactions and disease development. However, whether AhR activation mediates infection-induced inflammation in remote organs is not clear. The purpose of this study is to assess the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9430277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35727038 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00811-22 |
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author | Zhao, Caijun Bao, Lijuan Qiu, Min Feng, Lianjun Chen, Luotong Liu, Zhuoyu Duan, Shiyu Zhao, Yihong Wu, Keyi Zhang, Naisheng Hu, Xiaoyu Fu, Yunhe |
author_facet | Zhao, Caijun Bao, Lijuan Qiu, Min Feng, Lianjun Chen, Luotong Liu, Zhuoyu Duan, Shiyu Zhao, Yihong Wu, Keyi Zhang, Naisheng Hu, Xiaoyu Fu, Yunhe |
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description | Intestinal microbiota-mediated aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation plays an important role in host–microbiota interactions and disease development. However, whether AhR activation mediates infection-induced inflammation in remote organs is not clear. The purpose of this study is to assess the effects and underlying mechanism of AhR activation and gut microbiota-mediated dietary tryptophan (Trp) metabolism on infection-induced inflammation using an Escherichia coli (E. coli)-induced endometritis model in mice. We found that AhR activation by 6-formylindolo (3,2-b) carbazole (Ficz), which is an AhR agonist derived from the photooxidation of Trp, alleviated E. coli-induced endometritis by repairing barrier function and inhibiting inflammatory responses, while inhibition of AhR by CH223191, which is a synthetic AhR antagonist, aggravated E. coli-induced endometritis. Gut dysbiosis damaged AhR activation and exacerbated E. coli-induced endometritis in mice, which responded to the reduced abundance of AhR ligand producers, such as Lactobacillus spp. Supplementation with dietary Trp ameliorated E. coli-induced endometritis in a microbiota-dependent manner, which was associated with the production of AhR ligands. Administration of AhR ligands, including indole and indole aldehyde, but not indole-3-propionic acid, rescued the protective effect of Trp on E. coli-induced endometritis in dysbiotic mice. Moreover, consumption of Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) containing AhR ligand-producing capability also alleviated E. coli-induced endometritis in mice in an AhR-dependent manner. Our results demonstrate that microbiota-mediated AhR activation is a key factor in fighting pathogen-caused inflammation, which leads to a potential strategy to regulate the gut microbiota and metabolism by dietary Trp or probiotics for the intervention of infectious diseases and reproductive health. IMPORTANCE Infection-induced endometritis is a common and frequently occurring disease in humans and animals. Accumulating evidence suggests an important role of the gut microbiota in the development of infection-induced inflammation. Whether and how gut microbiota-mediated AhR activation regulates the pathogenesis of pathogen-induced endometritis remains unknown. The current study found that AhR activation ameliorated E. coli-induced endometritis, and inhibition of AhR produced negative results. Gut dysbiosis reduced the abundance of AhR ligand producers including Lactobacillus spp., damaged AhR activation, and exacerbated E. coli-induced endometritis. Supplementation with dietary Trp, AhR ligands, and L. reuteri containing AhR ligand-producing capability alleviated E. coli-induced endometritis in mice. Our results suggest an important role of microbiota-mediated AhR activation in the pathogenesis of endometritis and provide potential strategies for the intervention of infectious diseases and reproductive health by regulating the gut microbiota and metabolism. |
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spelling | pubmed-94302772022-09-01 Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice Zhao, Caijun Bao, Lijuan Qiu, Min Feng, Lianjun Chen, Luotong Liu, Zhuoyu Duan, Shiyu Zhao, Yihong Wu, Keyi Zhang, Naisheng Hu, Xiaoyu Fu, Yunhe Microbiol Spectr Research Article Intestinal microbiota-mediated aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation plays an important role in host–microbiota interactions and disease development. However, whether AhR activation mediates infection-induced inflammation in remote organs is not clear. The purpose of this study is to assess the effects and underlying mechanism of AhR activation and gut microbiota-mediated dietary tryptophan (Trp) metabolism on infection-induced inflammation using an Escherichia coli (E. coli)-induced endometritis model in mice. We found that AhR activation by 6-formylindolo (3,2-b) carbazole (Ficz), which is an AhR agonist derived from the photooxidation of Trp, alleviated E. coli-induced endometritis by repairing barrier function and inhibiting inflammatory responses, while inhibition of AhR by CH223191, which is a synthetic AhR antagonist, aggravated E. coli-induced endometritis. Gut dysbiosis damaged AhR activation and exacerbated E. coli-induced endometritis in mice, which responded to the reduced abundance of AhR ligand producers, such as Lactobacillus spp. Supplementation with dietary Trp ameliorated E. coli-induced endometritis in a microbiota-dependent manner, which was associated with the production of AhR ligands. Administration of AhR ligands, including indole and indole aldehyde, but not indole-3-propionic acid, rescued the protective effect of Trp on E. coli-induced endometritis in dysbiotic mice. Moreover, consumption of Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) containing AhR ligand-producing capability also alleviated E. coli-induced endometritis in mice in an AhR-dependent manner. Our results demonstrate that microbiota-mediated AhR activation is a key factor in fighting pathogen-caused inflammation, which leads to a potential strategy to regulate the gut microbiota and metabolism by dietary Trp or probiotics for the intervention of infectious diseases and reproductive health. IMPORTANCE Infection-induced endometritis is a common and frequently occurring disease in humans and animals. Accumulating evidence suggests an important role of the gut microbiota in the development of infection-induced inflammation. Whether and how gut microbiota-mediated AhR activation regulates the pathogenesis of pathogen-induced endometritis remains unknown. The current study found that AhR activation ameliorated E. coli-induced endometritis, and inhibition of AhR produced negative results. Gut dysbiosis reduced the abundance of AhR ligand producers including Lactobacillus spp., damaged AhR activation, and exacerbated E. coli-induced endometritis. Supplementation with dietary Trp, AhR ligands, and L. reuteri containing AhR ligand-producing capability alleviated E. coli-induced endometritis in mice. Our results suggest an important role of microbiota-mediated AhR activation in the pathogenesis of endometritis and provide potential strategies for the intervention of infectious diseases and reproductive health by regulating the gut microbiota and metabolism. American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9430277/ /pubmed/35727038 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00811-22 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zhao et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhao, Caijun Bao, Lijuan Qiu, Min Feng, Lianjun Chen, Luotong Liu, Zhuoyu Duan, Shiyu Zhao, Yihong Wu, Keyi Zhang, Naisheng Hu, Xiaoyu Fu, Yunhe Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice |
title | Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice |
title_full | Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice |
title_fullStr | Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice |
title_full_unstemmed | Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice |
title_short | Dietary Tryptophan-Mediated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by the Gut Microbiota Alleviates Escherichia coli-Induced Endometritis in Mice |
title_sort | dietary tryptophan-mediated aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation by the gut microbiota alleviates escherichia coli-induced endometritis in mice |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9430277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35727038 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00811-22 |
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