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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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INTESTINAL IMMUNITY AND GUT MICROBIOTA IN ALDO-KETO REDUCTASE 1 B8 DEFICIENT MICE

Wang, Xin 01 August 2019 (has links)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Aldo-keto reductase 1 B10 (AKR1B10) is highly expressed in colon and small intestine of normal humans, but its expression is lost or markedly down-regulated in tissues of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and CRC. AKR1B10 is a monomeric cytosolic enzyme with strong enzymatic activity to α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, protecting cells from carbonyl lesions; AKR1B10 also mediates de novo synthesis of long chain fatty acids and membrane lipids, such as phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). To study the etiopathogenic role of AKR1B10 in UC and CRC, our lab generated AKR1B8 deficient (AKR1B8 -/-) mice. AKR1 B8 is the orthologue in mice of human AKR1B10,
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Description des systèmes enzymatiques du microbiote iléal humain associés à la dégradation des fibres alimentaires et exploration du microbiote fécal d'un individu obèse : approche de métagénomique fonctionnelle et recherche de glycoside hydrolases inédites. / Description of the enzymatic systems from the human ileal microbiota dedicated to fibre degradation and enzyme exploration of the fecal microbiota from an obese individual : a functional metagenomic approach looking for unrevealed glycoside hydrolases

Patrascu, Isabelle 19 May 2017 (has links)
La fermentation des fibres alimentaires est l’une des fonctions majeures du microbiote intestinal humain. Les bactéries fibrolytiques synthétisent un grand nombre d’enzymes, appelées Glycoside Hydrolases (GH), indispensables à la déconstruction de la grande variété structurelle des polysaccharides pariétaux que nous ingérons. Au cours de ce travail, nous avons exploré, grâce à une approche de métagénomique fonctionnelle, l’organisation et les propriétés des systèmes enzymatiques bactériens impliqués dans la dégradation des glycanes de parois végétales dans l’intestin humain.En premier lieu, nous avons cherché à déterminer si les bactéries de la muqueuse iléale étaient capables de dégrader les fibres pariétales dans un contexte sain. Cette fonction étant généralement décrite pour le microbiote colique par extrapolation de travaux menés à partir de selles humaines, nos connaissances de la dégradation des fibres dans la partie haute du tractus digestif sont donc très limitées. Un total de 20 000 clones issus du métagénome bactérien d’une partie saine de la muqueuse iléale d’un individu a été criblé pour des activités de dégradation de la carboxymethylcellulose et du xylane, deux substrats modèles des polysaccharides pariétaux. Douze clones métagénomiques positifs nous ont permis de mettre en évidence un arsenal de gènes bactériens codant pour des GH et d’autres protéines impliquées dans le métabolisme des fibres alimentaires dont certains organisés en PUL (Polysaccharide Utilization Loci), des clusters de gènes spécialisés dans la dégradation des polysaccharides complexes. Ces gènes proviennent de chromosomes bactériens assignés au genre Bacteroides ou à des espèces de Clostridiales, et codent pour des enzymes capables de dégrader également des β-glucanes à liaisons mixtes. L’étude de la prévalence de ces gènes dans les métagénomes de référence indique que plusieurs d’entre eux proviendraient de souches bactériennes plutôt spécifiques de la muqueuse iléale. De plus, certaines enzymes présentent des propriétés inédites potentiellement intéressantes dans le domaine biotechnologique. Nos recherches ont donc permis de revisiter la fonction fibrolytique du microbiote intestinal chez l’Homme et de proposer une localisation de cette fonction dès l’intestin grêle.Dans un second temps, en utilisant une approche méthodologique similaire, nous avons étudié la capacité du microbiote fécal d’un individu obèse à dégrader des polysaccharides pariétaux complexes, en général moins consommés par les individus obèses. Au total, nous avons identifié 50 clones appartenant à 14 espèces bactériennes des phyla suivants : Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes et Actinobacteria. Les inserts métagénomiques portent des gènes codant pour différentes familles de GH, impliquées dans la dégradation des polysaccharides d’intérêt. Les premières analyses de la prévalence de ces gènes chez plus d’une centaine d’individus (obèses ou non), par interrogations des catalogues de gènes microbiens de référence, suggèrent des associations avec le statut phénotypique « obèse ». / Among the crucial functions of the intestinal microbiota, extracting energy from food such as dietary fibres is of major importance. Facing the huge diversity of incoming complex carbohydrates, the fibrolytic bacteria synthesize a set of diversified Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZymes) including Glycoside Hydrolases (GH) that specifically disrupt complex polysaccharides. Here, using functional metagenomic approaches, we explored the organization and properties of bacterial enzymatic systems involved in the breakdown of plant cell wall (PCW) glycans in the intestinal tract.Firstly, we investigated the capacity of the microbiota associated to the human ileum mucosa to degrade complex non-starch polysaccharides in a healthy context. This function has never been investigated in this part of the intestine, but it has been rather associated to microorganisms inhabiting the colon, due to more accessible fecal samples. Using a fosmid library derived from a healthy part of the human ileal mucosa, we screened 20,000 metagenomic clones for their activities against carboxymethylcellulose and xylan chosen as models of the major PCW polysaccharides from dietary fibres. Twelve positive clones revealed a broad range of CAZyme encoding genes from Bacteroides to Clostridiales species, as well as Polysaccharide Utilization Loci (PUL). Functional GH genes were identified and break-down products examined from different polysaccharides including mixed-linkage β-glucans. Revealed CAZymes and PUL were also examined for their prevalence in human gut microbiomes. Part of them belongs to unidentified strains rather specifically established in the ileum. Others were enzymes unclassified in identified GH families or with original properties addressing novel candidates for biotechnological applications. Thus, we evidenced for the first time that the ileal mucosa associated-microbiota encompasses the enzymatic potential for PCW complex polysaccharide degradation that might start in the small intestine.In a second time, by using the same methodology, we harvested the enzymatic capacities of the fecal microbiota from an obese person to disrupt complex polysaccharides from dietary fibres usually consumed in lower quantity in obese people. This study aimed at examining the links between genes encoding enzymes specifically dedicated to PCW complex carbohydrates and the obese phenotypic status using reference microbial gene catalogs. We screened a fecal metagenomic library from an obese individual on representative PCW substrates and identified 50 clones belonging to 14 different species from the Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria phyla. The metagenomic inserts harbor genes encoding enzymes from GH families specific from complex carbohydrate degradation. First querying of the prevalence of these genes in hundreds individuals (obese and control), using catalogs of reference microbial genes, suggest associations with the "obese" phenotypic status.
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Gut Microbiota Regulates the Interplay Between Diet and Genetics to Influence Insulin Resistance

Franson, Jeralyn Jones 01 December 2018 (has links)
Insulin resistance and obesity are major public health concerns. The impact of diet and genetics on insulin resistance and obesity is well accepted. Additionally, the gut microbiota has been shown to influence obesity and metabolic disorders. However, much remains to be understood about the role of gut microbiota in the development of insulin resistance and obesity. We utilized a mouse model lacking PAS kinase, a protein involved in cellular metabolism, in order to better understand the relationship between diet, genetics and the gut microbiota. Previous research has shown that mice lacking PAS kinase were protected from the effects of a high fat diet, gaining less weight and showing a better response to insulin. Surprisingly, when PAS-kinase deficient mice were placed on a western-style, high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet, they became obese and had an impaired response to insulin, much like wild type mice on the same diet. Mutant mice did, however, show more resistance to the effects of the unhealthy diet in one aspect-they maintained normal levels of claudin-1 in the colon, suggesting that they were less likely to develop excessive gut permeability (leaky gut). While significant differences in gut microbial composition were seen in response to the HFHS diet, with shifts in the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes and increases in the levels of Actinobacteria, none of the differences correlated with genotype. Unexpectedly, however, within the mice on the HFHS diet and regardless of genotype, the composition of the gut microbiota diverged into two clusters. The mice in one cluster showed more resistance to obesity and their glucose response was like that of wild type mice on a healthy normal chow diet (NCD), while mice in the other cluster showed more weight gain and impaired glucose response. No similar gut microbiota divergence occurred in mice on the NCD, suggesting that the HFHS diet made mice vulnerable to (but did not cause) the development of a harmful gut microbiota, whereas the healthy NCD protected against spontaneous harmful shifts in the composition of the gut microbiota.
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Immunomodulation par les anticorps monoclonaux thérapeutiques bloquant CTLA-4 : rôle de la flore intestinale et de ses métabolites / Immunomodulation with CTLA-4 blockade monoclonal antibodies : role of gut microbiota and its metabolites.

Coutzac, Clélia 14 November 2017 (has links)
Au cours des dernières années, l’immunothérapie a révolutionné le paysage en oncologie. L’anti-CTLA-4 a montré son efficacité sur la survie globale des patients atteints de mélanome métastatique. Cependant, ce traitement présente des limites à son utilisation telles que l'efficacité clinique obtenu chez seulement 20% des patients et la survenue fréquente de colites pouvant être sévères. La recherche de biomarqueurs prédictifs de réponse clinique et/ou de développement de toxicité devient maintenant un enjeu majeur pour sélectionner les patients pouvant avoir un bénéfice à l’utilisation de ces traitements. En partant de l’observation que les colites induites par l’anti-CTLA-4 présentent des similitudes avec les maladies inflammatoires chroniques de l'intestin, nous avons émis l’hypothèse de l’existence d’un microbiote intestinal associé à une dysrégulation du système immunitaire pouvant prédire la réponse clinique et/ou la survenue d’une colite induite par l’anti-CTLA-4. Nous avons montré dans une cohorte de patients atteints de mélanome métastatique et traités par ipilimumab, qu'un microbiote intestinal enrichi en Faecalibacterium et autres Firmicutes est associé à une meilleure survie globale et sans progression ainsi qu'un risque accru de développer une colite. Les patients avec une flore enrichie en Firmicutes présentent également après traitement par ipilimumab, une activation lymphocytaire plus efficace. Par la suite, nous nous sommes intéressés aux métabolites issus du microbiote fécal et leur implication dans la réponse à l'anti-CTLA-4. Le butyrate est le principal métabolite produit par les Firmicutes. Nous avons observé chez la souris, une inhibition de l'efficacité anti-tumorale de l'anti-CTLA-4 lorsqu'elles étaient supplémentées en butyrate. In vivo, nous avons montré que le butyrate inhibe la surexpression sur les cellules dendritiques, des molécules CD80 et CD86 (molécules B7) induite par l'anti-CTLA-4. Cette immaturité des cellules dendritiques entraine un défaut d'activation des lymphocytes T spécifiques d'antigènes dépendant de l'axe CD28/B7 réduisant ainsi l'efficacité anti-tumorale. Chez l'Homme, nous avons valider cette hypothèse en montrant qu'une concentration sérique élevée en butyrate est associée à une diminution de la survie globale et sans progression comparativement aux patients avec un faible niveau de butyrate sérique.Ces travaux mettent en évidence le lien entre la composition du microbiote et les réponses immunologiques au blocage du CTLA-4. Ils apportent une explication sur un lien indirect via le butyrate entre la composition du microbiote intestinal et la réponse anti-tumorale aux immunothérapies. / In the last years, immunotherapy has revolutionized the landscape in oncology. The efficacy of anti-CTLA-4 has been demonstrated by improving overall survival of patients with metastatic melanoma. However, this treatment has limitations to its use such as the clinical efficacy obtained in only 20% of patients and the high incidence of severe colitis. Predictive biomarkers of clinical response and / or toxicity development are mandatory for a better selection of patients who will benefit from this treatment. Based on the observation that anti-CTLA-4-induced colitis has similarities with inflammatory bowel disease, we hypothesized that the gut microbiota associated with dysregulation of the immune system may predict the clinical response and / or occurrence of anti-CTLA-4-induced colitis.In a cohort of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with ipilimumab, we have shown that a gut microbiota enriched with Faecalibacterium and other Firmicutes is associated with a better of overall and progression-free survival as well as an increased risk of developing colitis. Firmicutes-driven microbiota is also associated with an improvement in lymphocyte T activation after ipilimumab treatment. Subsequently, we were interested in microbial metabolites and their involvement in the clinical response to anti-CTLA-4. Butyrate is the main metabolite produced by the Firmicutes. In mice, we observed an inhibition of anti-tumor effect of anti-CTLA-4 in butyrate-supplemented mice. In vivo, we have shown that butyrate inhibits the overexpression on dendritic cells, of CD80 and CD86 molecules (B7molecules) induced by anti-CTLA-4. This immaturity of the dendritic cells leads to a poor signaling of CD28 / B7 axis and activation of antigen-specific T-cells, thereby reducing anti-tumor efficacy. In humans, we validated this hypothesis by showing that a high serum concentration of butyrate is associated with decreased overall and progression-free survival compared to patients with low serum butyrate levels.This studie highlights the link between the composition of gut microbiota and the immunological responses to CTLA-4 blockade. They provide an explanation of an indirect link via butyrate, between the composition of the gut microbiota and the anti-tumor response to immunotherapies.
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EFFECT OF GLUCAN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE ON GUT MICROBIOTA COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION

Arianna D Romero Marcia (10290917) 06 April 2021 (has links)
<p>It is well known that colonic microbiota is influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors; out of all these, diet plays a major role. The traditional human diet has typically been high in overall dietary fiber intake, due its inherent presence in plant-derived foods. However, over the years, dietary patterns have transitioned into a low-fiber Westernized diet. This diet is increasingly implicated in colonic diseases. Dietary fiber consumption is known to increase microbial diversity, yet the mechanisms are still unclear. This is partially true because dietary fiber as a category is composed of a wide variety of structures, which may have divergent effects on the gut microbiome. The food industry has extracted, isolated, refined and purified non-digestible carbohydrates and, in some cases, modified them for improved function, which may influence their interaction with the gut microbiome. This study was developed in two phases: we first hypothesized that glucans produced by different processes were structurally distinct and that these fine structural differences in glucans would govern microbial responses to the polymers. To test this hypothesis, we first determined the structural characteristics of the glucans by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, which revealed substantial structural differences among the glucans with respect to size and linkage patterns, consequently categorizing the glucans by structure (i.e., mixed linkage α-glucans, resistant maltodextrins, and polydextroses). The second study involved the <i>in vitro </i>fecal fermentation of these commercially available soluble glucans which are uniformly composed of glucose linked into different structural arrangements. We further hypothesized that each glucan would select for different microbiota and that there would be glucan-specific general responses across microbiomes. We were able to identify a variety of idiosyncratic metabolic patterns as well as differential organisms selecting for specific glucan structures. Although there were associations with glucan classes at the family level (e.g., <i>Bacteriodaceae </i>and <i>Lachnospiraceae </i>were discriminants of the resistant maltodextrins and polydextroses respectively), associations with glucans across individual species within these families varied. These findings suggest that microbiome responses to structurally distinct glucans depend upon both fine glucan structure and community context, and community metabolic phenotypes emerge from the interaction of the two. These findings are relevant to the food industry as they may enable optimization of synthesis to generate chemical structures that select for specific organisms and/or improve overall gut health.</p>
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DIFFERENTIAL GUT MICROBIOTA AND FERMENTATION METABOLITE RESPONSE TO CORN BRAN ARABINOXYLANS IN DIFFERENT CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL FORMS

Xiaowei Zhang (5930483) 25 June 2020 (has links)
<div> <div> <div> <p>As a major part of the dietary fiber classification, plant polysaccharides often have chemically complex structures which may differ by genera and species, and perhaps even by genotype and growing environment. Arabinoxylans from cereal cell walls are known to differently impact human gut microbiota composition and fermentation metabolites due to variability in chemical structure, though specificities of structure to these functions are not known at the level of genotype ́ environment. In the first study, corn bran arabinoxylan (CAX) extracted from 4 genotypes ́ 3 growing years at the Purdue Agronomy Farm was compared in human fecal fermentations to test the hypotheses that, 1) CAXs extracted from brans from different corn genotypes and grown over different years (environments) show distinct structures, and 2) these cause differences in gut microbiota response and fermentation metabolites. Monosaccharides and linkage analysis revealed that CAXs had different structures and the differences were genotype-specific, but not significantly due to environment. PCA analysis revealed that both short chain fatty acid production and the microbial community shifted also in a genotype-specific way. Thus, small structural changes, in terms of sugar and linkage compositions, cause significant changes in fermentation response showing very high specificity of structure to gut microbiota function. </p> <p>Insoluble fermentable cell wall matrix fibers have been shown to support beneficial butyrogenic Clostridia, but have restricted use in food products due to their insoluble character.</p></div></div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <p>In the second study, a soluble fiber matrix was developed that exhibited a similar fermentation effect as fermentable insoluble fiber matrices. Low arabinose/xylose ratio CAX was extracted with two concentrations of sodium hydroxide to give soluble polymers with relatively low and high residual ferulic acid (CAX-LFA and CAX-HFA). After laccase treatment to make diferulate crosslinks, soluble matrices were formed with average size of 3.5 to 4.5 mer. In vitro human fecal fermentation of CAX-LFA, CAX-HFA, soluble crosslinked ~3.5 mer CAX-LFA (SCCAX- LFA), and ~4.5 mer SCCAX-HFA revealed that the SCCAX matrices had slower fermentation property and higher butyrate proportion in SCCAX-HFA. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that SCCAX-HFA promoted OTUs associated with butyrate production including Unassigned Ruminococcaceae, Unassigned Blautia, Fecalibacterium prausnitzii, and Unassigned Clostridium. This is the first work showing the fabrication of soluble crosslinked fiber matrices that favors growth of butyrogenic bacteria. </p> <p>Moreover, these same SCCAXs exhibited an interesting gel forming property on simple pH reduction, which is similar in gelling property to low acyl gellan gum, though is differently readily soluble in water. Both of the SCCAXs formed gels at pH 2, with SCCAX-HFA forming the stronger gel. Gels showed shear-thinning behavior and a thermal and pH reversible property. A gel forming mechanism was proposed involving noncovalent crosslinking including hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interaction among the SCCAX complexes. This mechanism was supported by structural characterization of SCCAX complexes using a Zeta-sizer and FT-IR spectroscopy. SCCAX-HFA could be used in low sugar gels and has the above property of promoting butyrogenic bacteria in the gut. </p> <p>In conclusion, gut microbiota responds differentially to CAXs with various fine structures. This probably due to dietary fiber-gut microbiota relationships have been evolved over time to be highly specific. Forming soluble fiber matrices could be a good strategy to promote butyrogenic bacteria and improve gut health, in a readily usable form in beverages.</p></div></div></div>
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Impact des phages tempérés sur la stabilité du microbiote intestinal : la lysogénie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille / Impact of temperate phages on the stability of the gut microbiota : lysogeny is not a long quiet river

Cornuault, Jeffrey 27 September 2018 (has links)
Un nombre grandissant d’associations entre diverses pathologies humaines et dysbiose intestinale (définie ici comme altération de la composition du microbiote par rapport à sa composition habituelle) sont observées. Parmi les facteurs qui pourraient induire la dysbiose, les bactériophages (dit phages), sont des candidats pertinents par leur fonction prédatrice.L’objectif de la thèse a été de déterminer si les prophages de souches bactériennes du microbiote intestinal humain ont un impact négatif sur la stabilité de leur hôte dans l’intestin. Pour cela, nous avons utilisé des souris sans germes primo-colonisées avec la souche Escherichia coli LF82, puis inoculées soit avec Faecalibacterium prausntizii A2-165, soit avec Roseburia intestinalis L1-82, deux souches appartenant aux espèces dominantes du microbiote intestinal humain. Chacune de ces souches possède deux prophages dans son génome, Lagaffe et Mushu pour F. prausnitzii, Jekyll et Shimadzu pour R. intestinalis. L’impact des prophages a également été étudié lors d’une inflammation intestinale induite au DSS.Pour la combinaison F. prausnitzii/E. coli, aucun des deux prophages de F. prausnitzii n’a d’activité délétère pour son hôte bactérien chez la souris, même durant une inflammation induite au DSS. Afin de mieux caractériser l’ensemble des prophages présents chez cette espèce, une analyse bio-informatique effectuée sur 15 souches de F. prausnitzii a permis de constater que la prévalence de Mushu et Lagaffe était faible, mais aussi de découvrir une remarquable richesse phagique : au total, 18 espèces de prophages répartis en nouveaux 8 genres viraux ont été décrits. Une étude in silico de l’abondance de ces phages dans les viromes intestinaux humains a révélé que des phages du genre ‘Lugh’ et ‘Epona’ sont plus souvent présents et/ou abondants dans les viromes de patients des maladies inflammatoires chroniques de l’intestin (MICI) que chez les individus sains. Sachant que les patients atteints de MICI ont une population appauvrie de F. prausnitzii dans leur microbiote, ces observations suggèrent une activité accrue de ces phages pendant la maladie : ils pourraient déclencher ou aggraver la baisse de population de F. prausnitzii dans les patients, participant ainsi à l’aggravation des symptômes des MICI.Avec la combinaison R. intestinalis/E. coli., aucune variation de population ou effet délétère du phage Jekyll n’a pu être observé. En revanche, la population du phage Shimadzu est loin d’être stable. Dans toutes les souris, et même en l’absence d’un traitement au DSS, un mutant virulent de Shimadzu émerge, appelé Shi-vir. Ce mutant lyse massivement la population intestinale de R. intestinalis, menant à un effondrement de la population hôte. La population bactérienne remonte ensuite à son niveau initial grâce à l’émergence de mutants bactériens résistants à l’infection. Cette résistance a essentiellement pour origine l’acquisition d’un espaceur associé au système CRISPR-Cas de type IIC de R. intestinalis, et dirigé contre le phage Shimadzu. Cependant, l’acquisition de cet espaceur ne peut se faire sans qu’une sous-population de R. intestinalis soit préalablement guérie du prophage Shimadzu, sans quoi un tel espaceur tuerait la bactérie.J’ai ainsi démontré qu’un prophage peut déstabiliser sa population hôte dans l’environnement intestinal et créer des dysbioses intestinales transitoires. La pression de sélection qui résulte de l’infection par le phage Shi-vir a permis l’accélération de l’évolution de l’hôte bactérien.En conclusion, une fraction des phages tempérés du microbiote intestinal pourrait avoir un impact négatif sur la stabilité de sa population hôte dans l’environnement intestinal, soit parce le ratio phage/bactérie augmente dans cet environnement (cas des phages Lugh et Epona de F. prausnitzii), soit parce qu’il évolue vers la virulence (cas de Shi-vir chez R. intestinalis) et induit une dysbiose transitoire. / A growing number of associations is observed between various human pathologies and intestinal dysbiosis, here defined as an alteration of the microbiota composition. Among the potential factors inducing dysbiosis, bacteriophages, called phages, are relevant candidates by their predatory function.The aim of the thesis was to determine whether prophages of bacterial strains from the human gut microbiota have a negative impact on the stability of their host in the gut environment. We studied this question by using germ-free mice colonized first with Escherichia coli strain LF82, then inoculated with two bacterial strains belonging to dominant species of the human intestinal microbiota, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii strain A2-165 or Roseburia intestinalis strain L1-82. Each of these strains has two prophages in its genome, Lagaffe and Mushu for F. prausnitzii, Jekyll and Shimadzu for R. intestinalis. The impact of these prophages was also studied during intestinal inflammation using DSS (Dextran Sulfate Sodium)-induced colitis in mice.In mice colonized with F. prausnitzii and E. coli , prophages of F. prausnitzii did not have any deleterious activity for the bacterial host, even during DSS-induced inflammation. In order to better characterize prophages of the F. prausnitzii species, a bioinformatic analysis carried out on 15 strains of F. prausnitzii highlighted that the prevalence of Mushu and Lagaffe was low. However, this analysis revealed also an enormous diversity of phages and we described 18 species of prophages divided into 8 new proposed genera. An in silico study of their abundance in 173 human intestinal viromes revealed that the phage genera 'Lugh' and 'Epona' were more present and/or abundant in viromes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients compared to healthy subjects. Given that IBD patients have lower populations of F. prausnitzii in their microbiota compared to healthy subjects, our observations suggest an increased activity of these phages during disease. They may trigger or worsen population decline of F. prausnitzii in patients, participating thus to the aggravation of IBD symptomsIn mice colonized with R. intestinalis and E. coli, we did not observe variation of Jekyll population or deleterious effect of this phage on its host. In contrast, the Shimadzu population was not stable. Indeed, even in the absence of DSS treatment we observed in all mice the emergence of a virulent mutant of Shimadzu, called Shi-vir. This mutant massively lysed R. intestinalis, leading to a collapse of the bacterial host population. Then this population rose back to its original level thanks to the emergence of bacterial mutants resistant to the viral infection. This resistance was mainly due to the acquisition of a spacer associated with the CRISPR-Cas type IIC system of R. intestinalis, directed against the Shimadzu phage. However, acquisition of this spacer could not be observed unless the Shimadzu prophage was cured from the strain, showing that this spacer would kill the Shimadzu lysogen.I have shown therefore that a prophage can destabilize its host population in the intestinal environment and create transient intestinal dysbiosis. I have also highlighted that the selection pressure imposed by an ex-temperate phage infection, the Shi-vir phage, has allowed an acceleration of its host evolution.Overall, this work establishes that a fraction of the temperate phages present in intestinal microbiota may impact negatively bacterial population stability, either because the phage/bacteria ratio increases (for the Lugh and Epona phages de F. prausnitzii), or because the temperate phage evolves towards virulence (case of the Shi-vir mutant on R. intestinalis), and induces a transient dysbiosis.
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Úloha výživy v prevenci osteoporózy: vápník, bílkoviny a střevní mikrobiota / The role of nutrition in the prevention of osteoporosis: calcium, proteins and gut microbiota

Holánová, Karolína January 2021 (has links)
Introduction: Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic metabolic disease of skeleton. It is characterized by reduced amounts of bone mass and degradation of bone tissue microarchitecture with increased chances of fractures occurring. Women after menopause are affected by lack of estrogen and therefore have increased risk of osteoporosis. Goal: The goal of the diploma thesis is to evaluate the nutritional state of women after menopause with osteoporosis (With OP) and without osteoporosis (Without OP) focusing on calcium, proteins and nutrients which are affecting gut microbiota (prebiotics and probiotics). Methods: Nutritional state was evaluated based on three-day diet analysis and questionnaire about dietary preferences. Amounts of particular nutrients in respondents diets were obtained by using web page www.kaloricketabulky.cz. Bone material densities were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Results: Nutritional breakdown of diets did not show any statistically significant differences in most of the cases. The only exception was protein and fiber intake, where the group without OP reported higher intake. Both sets of respondents reported higher intake of calories, fats and proteins then recommended. On the other hand, low intake of carbs, fiber, calcium and probiotics was discovered...
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Enzymatic and applied studies on gut microbial metabolisms of bioactivecompounds / 腸内細菌による生理活性物質代謝の酵素学的解析と応用

Sakurama, Haruko 24 March 2014 (has links)
京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(農学) / 乙第12822号 / 論農博第2795号 / 新制||農||1025(附属図書館) / 学位論文||H26||N4817(農学部図書室) / 31309 / 京都大学農学研究科食品生物科学専攻 / (主査)教授 喜多 恵子, 教授 三上 文三, 教授 栗原 達夫 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DFAM
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The Role of the Intestinal Microbiota in Lupus Nephritis

Valiente, Giancarlo Roberto 17 June 2019 (has links)
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