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Pathobionts from chemically disrupted gut microbiota induce insulin-dependent diabetes in mice
Yang X, Wang Z, Niu J, Zhai R, Xue X, Wu G, Fang Y, Meng G, Yuan H, Zhao L, Zhang C. Pathobionts from chemically disrupted gut microbiota induce insulin-dependent diabetes in mice. Microbiome 2023, 11: 62. PMID: 36978130, PMCID: PMC10052834, DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01507-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetesBeta-cell destructionGut microbiotaGut microbiomeDextran sulfate sodium treatmentAutoimmune type 1 diabetesCell destructionIDD developmentDysbiotic gut microbiotaGerm-free micePotential human relevanceType 1 diabetesNormal gut microbiomeGut pathobiontPancreatic inflammationC57BL/6 miceLocal inflammationNormal dietWildtype miceAnimal modelsDiabetesSodium treatmentPathobiontsPancreasHuman relevance
2019
Strain-Specific Anti-inflammatory Properties of Two Akkermansia muciniphila Strains on Chronic Colitis in Mice
Zhai R, Xue X, Zhang L, Yang X, Zhao L, Zhang C. Strain-Specific Anti-inflammatory Properties of Two Akkermansia muciniphila Strains on Chronic Colitis in Mice. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2019, 9: 239. PMID: 31334133, PMCID: PMC6624636, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAkkermansiaAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChronic DiseaseColitisColonCytokinesDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisFecesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHT29 CellsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-8MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProbioticsRNA, Ribosomal, 16STumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVerrucomicrobiaWhole Genome SequencingConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseAnti-inflammatory propertiesAnti-inflammatory effectsChronic colitisInflammation indexSpleen weightGut microbiotaBeneficial effectsSimilar anti-inflammatory propertiesColon histological scoresDifferentiation of TregsDextran sulfate sodiumPro-inflammatory cytokinesT cell populationsIL-8 productionColon of micePotential beneficial effectsShort-chain fatty acidsBowel diseaseIntestinal dysbiosisSulfate sodiumClinical parametersHT-29 cellsHistological scoresStrain-specific characteristics