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NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41522-023-00403-6
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Diarrheal disease is a major cause of mortality, particularly in children and young animals. The imbalance of gut microbiota, specifically the deficiency of Lactobacillus and abundance of Escherichia coli, is associated with the disease. Limosilactobacillus mucosae and Limosilactobacillus reuteri are signature bacteria differentiating healthy and diarrheal piglets. The administration of Limosilactobacillus mucosae-derived extracellular vesicles alleviates diarrheal symptoms through macrophage regulation. These findings offer insights into the pathogenesis of diarrheal disease and the development of probiotic-based therapies.
The diarrheal disease causes high mortality, especially in children and young animals. The gut microbiome is strongly associated with diarrheal disease, and some specific strains of bacteria have demonstrated antidiarrheal effects. However, the antidiarrheal mechanisms of probiotic strains have not been elucidated. Here, we used neonatal piglets as a translational model and found that gut microbiota dysbiosis observed in diarrheal piglets was mainly characterized by a deficiency of Lactobacillus, an abundance of Escherichia coli, and enriched lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. Limosilactobacillus mucosae and Limosilactobacillus reuteri were a signature bacterium that differentiated healthy and diarrheal piglets. Germ-free (GF) mice transplanted with fecal microbiota from diarrheal piglets reproduced diarrheal disease symptoms. Administration of Limosilactobacillus mucosae but not Limosilactobacillus reuteri alleviated diarrheal disease symptoms induced by fecal microbiota of diarrheal piglets and by ETEC K88 challenge. Notably, Limosilactobacillus mucosae-derived extracellular vesicles alleviated diarrheal disease symptoms caused by ETEC K88 by regulating macrophage phenotypes. Macrophage elimination experiments demonstrated that the extracellular vesicles alleviated diarrheal disease symptoms in a macrophage-dependent manner. Our findings provide insights into the pathogenesis of diarrheal disease from the perspective of intestinal microbiota and the development of probiotic-based antidiarrheal therapeutic strategies.
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