Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073901
Keywords
intestinal inflammation; macrophage plasticity; gut microbiota; diet; short-chain fatty acid; indole; polyunsaturated fat
Funding
- University College Cork
- Societe Francaise de Nutrition Clinique et Metabolisme (SFNCM)
- APC Microbiome
- SFI Research Professorship grant
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic gastrointestinal disorders with increasing prevalence worldwide. Macrophages and gut microbiota play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of IBD, and their interaction can be modified by microbiota-derived metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is important to further understand these interactions at a molecular level in order to develop targeted therapies for IBD.
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Targeted therapies for IBD are limited by several factors, including the therapeutic ceiling and the high incidence of non-responders or loss-of-response. In order to improve therapeutic efficacy, there is critical need to decipher disease pathogenesis, currently not well understood. Macrophages, innate immune cells that exhibit high plasticity, perpetuate inflammatory signalling in IBD through excessive release of inflammatory mediators. In recent years, pioneering research has revealed the importance of the interplay between macrophages and gut microbiota in maintaining intestinal homeostasis. Particular attention is focusing on microbiota-derived metabolites, believed to possess immunomodulatory properties capable of manipulating macrophage plasticity. Microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and indole compounds, along with dietary sourced omega-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), exert anti-inflammatory effects, attributable to interactions with macrophages. Before we can effectively incorporate these metabolites into IBD therapies, a deeper understanding of microbiota-macrophage interactions at a molecular level is necessary. Therefore, the aim of this review is firstly to detail current knowledge regarding how diet and microbiota-derived metabolites modify macrophage plasticity. Later, we discuss the concept of therapeutic strategies directed at microbiota-macrophage interactions, which could be highly valuable for IBD therapies in the future.
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