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Gut microbiota contributes to the development of hypertension in a genetic mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 178, Issue 18, Pages 3708-3729

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bph.15512

Keywords

endothelial dysfunction; gut dysbiosis; hypertension; immune system; oxidative stress; systemic lupus erythematosus

Funding

  1. European Regional Development Fund
  2. Instituto de Salud Carlos III
  3. Junta de Andalucia [CTS 164]
  4. Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [SAF2017-84894-R]
  5. Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia

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This study demonstrates that alterations in gut microbiota can impact hypertension and vascular inflammation in mice with systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the important role of gut microbiota in hypertension.
Background and Purpose Hypertension is an important cardiovascular risk factor that is prevalent in the systemic lupus erythematosus patient population. Here, we have investigated whether intestinal microbiota is involved in hypertension in a genetic mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus. Experimental Approach Twenty-six-week-old female NZW/LacJ (control) and NZBWF1 (F1 hybrid of New Zealand Black and New Zealand White strains; systemic lupus erythematosus) mice were treated for 6 weeks with a broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture or with vancomycin. Faecal microbiota transplantation was performed from donor systemic lupus erythematosus group to recipient to germ-depleted or germ-free mice. Key Results Antibiotic treatment inhibited the development of hypertension and renal injury, improved endothelial dysfunction and vascular oxidative stress, and decreased aortic Th17 infiltration in NZBWF1 mice. High BP and vascular complications found in systemic lupus erythematosus mice, but not autoimmunity, kidney inflammation and endotoxemia, were reproduced by the transfer of gut microbiota from systemic lupus erythematosus donors to germ-free or germ-depleted mice. Increased proportions of Bacteroides were linked with high BP in these mice. The reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilator responses to acetylcholine and the high BP induced by microbiota from hypertensive systemic lupus erythematosus mice were inhibited after IL-17 neutralization. Conclusion and Implications Changes in T-cell populations, endothelial function, vascular inflammation and hypertension driven by a genetic systemic lupus erythematosus background can be modified by antibiotic-induced changes in gut microbiota. The vascular changes induced by hypertensive systemic lupus erythematosus microbiota were mediated by Th17 infiltration in the vasculature.

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