Colonization with two different <i>Blastocystis</i> subtypes in DSS-induced colitis mice is associated with strikingly different microbiome and pathological features
Lei Deng, Łukasz Wojciech, Chin Wen Png, Dorinda Yan Qin Kioh, Yuxiang Gu, Thet Tun Aung, Benoît Malleret, Eric Chun Yong Chan, Guangneng Peng, Yongliang Zhang, Nicholas Robert John Gascoigne, Kevin S. W. Tan
Abstract
Our data showed that ST4 and ST7 infection exert strikingly differential effects on the gut microbiota, and these could influence the susceptibility to colitis. ST4 colonization prevented DSS-induced colitis in mice and may be considered as a novel therapeutic strategy against immunological diseases in the future, while ST7 infection is a potential risk factor for the development of experimentally induced colitis that warrants attention.
Topics & Concepts
ColitisImmunologyDysbiosisGut floraImmune systemInflammatory bowel diseaseBiologyMicrobiomePathogenesisDiseaseMicrobiologyMedicineBioinformaticsInternal medicineGut microbiota and healthInfant Nutrition and HealthEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research