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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 320, Issue 5, Pages G888-G896Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00299.2020
Keywords
fecal metabolites; inflammatory bowel disease; knockout; peptide transporter 1 (PepT1); tuberonic acid
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Funding
- Department of Veterans Affairs [BX002526]
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [RO1-DK-116306, RO1-DK-107739]
- Crohn's and Colitis foundation [689659]
- Senior Research Career Scientist Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs [BX004476]
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Genetic knockout of PepT1 protein provides resistance to acute colitis and colitis-associated cancer in mouse models. The altered fecal metabolites, particularly tuberonic acid (TA), in PepT1 KO mice play a crucial role in anti-inflammatory effects and epithelial cell healing processes. This study sheds light on the potential mechanisms associated with the protective effects of PepT1 KO.
Genetic knockout (KO) of peptide transporter-1 (PepT1) protein is known to provide resistance to acute colitis and colitis-associated cancer (CAC) in mouse models. However, it was unclear which molecule(s) or pathway(s) formed the basis for these protective effects. Recently, we demonstrated that the PepT1-/- microbiota is sufficient to protect against colitis and CAC. Given that PepT1 KO alters the gut microbiome and thereby changes the intestinal metabolites that are ultimately reflected in the feces, we investigated the fecal metabolites of our PepT1 KO mice. Using a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based untargeted-metabolomics technique, we found that the fecal metabolites were significantly different between the KO and normal wild-type (WT) mice. Among the altered fecal metabolites, tuberonic acid (TA) was sevenfold higher in KO mouse feces than in WT mouse feces. Accordingly, we studied whether the increased TA could direct an anti-inflammatory effect. Using in vitro models, we discovered that TA not only prevented lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in macrophages but also improved the epithelial cell healing processes. Our results suggest that TA, and possibly other fecal metabolites, play a crucial role in the pathway(s) associated with the anticolitis effects of PepT1 KO. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Fecal metabolites were significantly different between the KO and normal wild-type (WT) mice. One fecal metabolite, tuberonic acid (TA), was sevenfold higher in KO mouse feces than in WT mouse feces. TA prevented lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in macrophages and improved the epithelial cell healing process.
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