多形拟杆菌对糖尿病模型小鼠的影响

目的研究多形拟杆菌(BT)干预糖尿病模型小鼠后对血糖、体重和C肽的影响。方法 (1)用四氧嘧啶(200 mg/kg腹腔注射)制备糖尿病模型小鼠,并分成四组:空白组(n=10)、空白给菌组(n=10)、四氧嘧啶糖尿病模型组(n=11)和模型给菌组(n=11),15 d。(2)BHI血琼脂培养基培养ATCC 29148标准菌株,比浊法测定混悬菌液数量。(3)用多形拟杆菌菌液干预空白给菌组和模型给菌组小鼠,观察15 d中四组小鼠的体重、空腹血糖水平的变化;实时荧光定量PCR测定小鼠肠道内多形拟杆菌的数量;运用酶联免疫法(ELISA)测定血清中C肽的水平。结果 (1)给予菌悬液后,空白给菌组与空白组相比,BT在第3天就可以定植并维持到第15天。与模型组相比,模型给菌组在第15天时可以定植;(2)线性回归相关性分析显示,肠道内多形拟杆菌与体重呈负性相关(r=-0.70,P0.05);与空腹血糖(FPG)呈正性相关(r=0.71,P0.05);与C肽呈负性相关(r=-0.62,P0.05);与胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)呈正性相关(r=0.55,P0.05);与胰岛素分泌指数(HOMA-IS)呈负性相关(r=-0.43,P0.05)。结论 (1)外源性灌胃给予多形拟杆菌可以在肠道内定植。(2)肠道内多形拟杆菌的数量变化与糖尿病有相关性。     

小鼠低菌模型的构建及多形拟杆菌对其补偿生长作用的研究

目的探讨高剂量抗生素构建低菌小鼠模型的可行性,并研究小鼠在不同生理状态下肠内拟杆菌的演替规律及对小鼠生长性能的影响。方法将120只SPF级的昆明小鼠分成3组：A组为空白对照组;B组为模型组,用22g/（kg·BW）的氨苄青霉素连续灌胃小鼠3d构建低菌动物模型;C组在构建低菌小鼠模型的基础上每天早晚2次各灌胃1ml的多形拟杆菌发酵液（10^9／m1）,连续3d。用注射器稀释法测定小鼠肠内拟杆菌的活菌数,并测定各组小鼠体重和日增重。结果高剂量的抗生素处理可以使小鼠保持16d的低菌状态,但是给小鼠带来了一定的应激;C组小鼠在灌胃多形拟杆菌发酵液后,肠内拟杆菌在22～34d迅速生长并形成优势定植,且体重和日增重在实验后期显著增加即补偿生长。结论低菌模型较常规动物更能敏感地反映添加拟杆菌的生物学效应,但对小鼠有一定应激;多形拟杆菌对低菌小鼠具有明显的补偿生长效应,它可以缓解应激并使小鼠更快的恢复到正常的生理状态。     

多形类杆菌的电镜观察

Three strains of B. thetaiotaomicron have been isolated from caeca of BALB/c-nu/+ mice of SPF. These Bacteroides are obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming and non-motil without flagella rods. A characteristic of staining is deep at ends and stainless at the medium of a rod. The isolation and identification of these strains has been reported in 1987. This paper introduced only the results of EM observations. Under the SEM, the unstained area of rods is always showing a concavity, which is just a nucleoid in sections under the TEM. Many lamellar corpuscles have been found in cell plasma. Some of them have been secreted out of the cells. The chemical properties and physiological functions of them are unknown.     

维吾尔族新发2型糖尿病患者肠道 乳杆菌属和多形拟杆菌的定量研究

目的定量研究维吾尔族新发2型糖尿病(T2DM)患者和糖耐量正常(NGT)人群肠道中乳杆菌属(Lactobacillus genus)和多形拟杆菌(Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron)的相对水平。方法严格按照纳入标准、排除标准收集维吾尔族新发T2DM患者96例,NGT 98例。提取所有研究对象的粪便细菌总DNA后,采用16SrDNA基因实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time PCR)对乳杆菌属和多形拟杆菌的水平进行定量检测;运用Pearson相关性分析乳杆菌属与研究对象的BMI、腰围、臀围、收缩压(SBP)、舒张压(DBP)、空腹血糖(FBG)、甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL-C)和低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C)的相关性。结果 16SrDNA基因Real-time PCR结果显示:(1)与新疆维吾尔族NGT组相比,乳杆菌属水平在新发T2DM中较低,差异有统计学意义(t=8.557,P=0.000)。但是多形拟杆菌在两组差异无统计学意义(t=0.524,P=0.601);(2)新疆维吾尔族上述人群肠道中乳杆菌属水平与FBG呈负相关(r=-0.334,P=0.000),腰围呈负相关(r=-0.170,P=0.018),TC呈负相关(r=-0.178,P=0.013),TG呈负相关(r=-0.157,P=0.030),收缩压呈负相关(r=-0.255,P=0.000)。结论 Lactobacillus genus水平在肠道中降低可能与2型糖尿病的发病,血糖和血脂代谢有关,其机制需进一步研究探讨。     

新疆维吾尔族、哈萨克族2型糖尿患者群肠道菌群中直肠真杆菌与多形拟杆菌的定量研究

目的分析新疆维吾尔族、哈萨克族正常糖耐量人群和2型糖尿患者群肠道菌群中直肠真杆菌与多形拟杆菌的量变差异,探讨肠道菌群与2型糖尿病（T2DM）的相关性。方法采用16S rDNA实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术相对定量法。结果分别比较4组人群肠道菌群中直肠真杆菌与多形拟杆菌数量的对数值,与维吾尔族正常组比较,该民族T2DM组中直肠真杆菌的量差异有统计学意义（P=0.0125）,与哈萨克族正常组比较,该民族T2DM组中直肠真杆菌的量差异有统计学意义（P=0.0261）,两民族正常组、T2DM组之间直肠真杆菌的量差异均未见统计学意义;与维吾尔族正常组比较,该民族T2DM组中多形拟杆菌的量差异有统计学意义（P=0.0003）,哈萨克族T2DM组与正常组中多形拟杆菌的量差异有统计学意义（P=0.0055）,两民族正常组之间多形拟杆菌的量差异有统计学意义（P=0.0154）,两民族T2DM组之间多形拟杆菌的量差异未见统计学意义。结论直肠真杆菌与多形拟杆菌数量的变化,与新疆维吾尔族、哈萨克族2型糖尿病的发生（可能）相关,需要进一步深入探讨。     

多形拟杆菌肝素酶I的SUMO融合表达及酶学特性分析

[目的]克隆多形拟杆菌（Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron）Heparinase I基因,在大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）中进行基因工程表达获得重组酶SUMO-Bt-HepI和Bt-HepI,并研究其酶学特性。[方法]对B.thetaiotaomicron肝素酶I（Bt-HepI）的基因序列进行密码子优化,PCR扩增得到目的基因,构建表达载体pET-28a-Bt-HepI和pE-SUMO-Bt-HepI,并转化至E. coli Rosetta（DE3）进行表达,分别得到重组产物Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI,以肝素钠为底物研究两者的酶学性质。[结果]SDS-PAGE检测显示Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的分子量大小分别约为42.5 kDa和55 kDa。与Bt-HepI相比,融合SUMO-Tag后的肝素酶I比酶活提高了48.9%。酶学性质表明：Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的最适pH和温度均为pH 9、45℃,二者在pH 5-9都具有很好的稳定性,但pH<5时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的耐酸性明显高于Bt-HepI。同时,在温度低于50℃时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的比酶活高于Bt-HepI。此外,Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺对重组肝素酶I具有明显的促进作用,而Cu²⁺、Mn²⁺、Zn²⁺则表现出一定的抑制作用,提示在多形拟杆菌肝素酶I的结构中除了存在已知的Ca²⁺结合位点外,可能还存在Mg²⁺的结合位点。[结论]本研究首次将多形拟杆菌来源的肝素酶I和SUMO-Tag进行了融合表达,使其比酶活得到了显著的提高,为其生产应用奠定了基础。     

多形拟杆菌肝素酶Ⅰ的SUMO融合表达及酶学特性分析

【目的】克隆多形拟杆菌(Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron) Heparinase I基因,在大肠杆菌(Escherichiac。")中进行基因工程表达获得重组酶SUMO-Bt-HepI和Bt-HepI,并研究其酶学特性。【方法】对B.thetaiotaomicron肝素酶I (Bt-HepI)的基因序列进行密码子优化,PCR扩增得到目的基因,构建表达载体pET-28a-Bt-HepI和pE-SUMO-Bt-HepI,并转化至E. colt Rosetta (DE3)进行表达,分别得到重组产物Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI,以肝素钠为底物研究两者的酶学性质。【结果】SDS-PAGE检测显示Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的分子量大小分别约为42.5 kDa和55 kDa。与Bt-HepI相比,融合SUMO-Tag后的肝素酶I比酶活提高了 48.9%。酶学性质表明:Bt-HepI和SUMO-Bt-HepI的最适pH和温度均为pH 9、45℃,二者在pH 5-9都具有很好的稳定性,但pH<5时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的耐酸性明显高于Bt-HepI0同时,在温度低于50 ℃时,SUMO-Bt-HepI的比酶活高于Bt-Hepl。此外,Ca^2+和Mg^2+对重组肝素酶I具有明显的促进作用,而CU^2+、Mr^2+、Zt^2+则表现出一定的抑制作用,提示在多形拟杆菌肝素酶I的结构中除了存在已知的Ca2+结合位点外,可能还存在Mg2+的结合位点。【结论】本研究首次将多形拟杆菌来源的肝素酶I和SUMO-Tag进行了融合表达,使其比酶活得到了显著的提高,为其生产应用奠定了基础。     

双歧醋对大鼠预防性减肥的实验研究

目的探讨双歧醋预防大鼠肥胖的作用及相关机制研究。方法 48只SD大鼠被随机分成双歧醋低剂量组[1.8 mL/(kg.BW)]、中剂量组[3.4 mL/(kg.BW)]、高剂量组[6.8 mL/(kg.BW)]和市售醋组[3.4mL/(kg.BW)]、肥胖模型组以及基础对照组,进行预防性减肥实验,观察双歧醋在大鼠肥胖过程中对大鼠的影响,测定指标包括大鼠体重、体脂、Lee’s指数、脂肪细胞直径、血瘦素、血胰岛素。结果实验结果显示,双歧醋各组所有测定指标值都较肥胖组有明显好转,特别是血瘦素和血胰岛素水平,双歧醋的高、中剂量组与市售醋组差异有统计学意义。结论双歧醋能有效预防血瘦素和血胰岛素的升高,预防体脂、Lee’s指数和体重的增加也有一定作用。     

拟杆菌的研究及应用

拟杆菌大量存在于宿主体内,对宿主的健康起着重要的作用。当宿主微生态平衡被破坏时它又是条件致病菌,使宿主患病。主要总结了最近10年来国内外学者对拟杆菌的研究状况,重点对拟杆菌的致病及益生机理进行了阐述。此外,还介绍了几株有重要应用价值的拟杆菌,并就以后的研究趋势作了展望。     

拟杆菌微生态制剂对仔猪免疫能力的影响

目的 探究拟杆菌微生态制剂对仔猪免疫力的影响.方法 选取断奶仔猪30头,随机分为3组.对照组直接饲喂基础日粮,第1组饲喂拟杆菌微生态制剂,第2组饲喂复合拟杆菌微生态制剂.在实验前对所有实验猪与对照仔猪全部进行猪瘟及蓝耳病免疫,随后进行4周实验,测定各个个体抗体水平.结果 饲喂拟杆菌 微生态制剂实验组的抗体水平比空白对照组提高了15％,而复合拟杆菌微生态制剂的抗体水平比空白对照组提高了91％,且明显提高了猪瘟抗体效价.结论 给仔猪饲喂拟杆菌微生态制剂可以提高仔猪产生免疫抗体的能力,从而增强仔猪抗猪瘟与蓝耳病的能力.     

Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of dextranase genes from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

A genomic bank was constructed in Escherichia coli HB101, consisting of DNA fragments from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron strain 489 inserted within the vector pBR322. By screening on complex medium containing blue dextran, 10 stable dextranase-positive (Dex+) clones were isolated. Seven groups of Dex+ inserts were identified on the basis of their restriction maps and hybridization responses. Dextanase activity of the recombinant clones was weak, and was revealed on the selection medium after 15 days. Subcloning of a Sau3AI partially digested 3.2-kb insert in the expression vector pDR720 greatly enhanced dextranse activity on blue dextran plates in one clone, but the delay remained unaltered. This suggested that the enzyme was released by cell lysis. Expression of this 0.7-kb subcloned insert was dependent on the promoter region of tryptophan operon carried by pDR720.     

Yeast mannan increases Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron abundance and suppresses putrefactive compound production in in vitro fecal microbiota fermentation

ABSTRACT

Yeast mannan is a part of yeast cell wall and can potentially affect gut microflora as a soluble dietary fiber. We demonstrated that yeast mannan suppressed putrefactive production and increased the relative abundance of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in in vitro fecal fermentation. These results suggest that yeast mannan can be used as a novel prebiotic food ingredient.     

Multidomain Carbohydrate-binding Proteins Involved in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Starch Metabolism

Human colonic bacteria are necessary for the digestion of many dietary polysaccharides. The intestinal symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron uses five outer membrane proteins to bind and degrade starch. Here, we report the x-ray crystallographic structures of SusE and SusF, two outer membrane proteins composed of tandem starch specific carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) with no enzymatic activity. Examination of the two CBMs in SusE and three CBMs in SusF reveals subtle differences in the way each binds starch and is reflected in their K_d values for both high molecular weight starch and small maltooligosaccharides. Thus, each site seems to have a unique starch preference that may enable these proteins to interact with different regions of starch or its breakdown products. Proteins similar to SusE and SusF are encoded in many other polysaccharide utilization loci that are possessed by human gut bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidetes. Thus, these proteins are likely to play an important role in carbohydrate metabolism in these abundant symbiotic species. Understanding structural changes that diversify and adapt related proteins in the human gut microbial community will be critical to understanding the detailed mechanistic roles that they perform in the complex digestive ecosystem.     

Ascertaining the biochemical function of an essential pectin methylesterase in the gut microbe Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Pectins are a major dietary nutrient source for the human gut microbiota. The prominent gut microbe Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron was recently shown to encode the founding member (BT1017) of a new family of pectin methylesterases essential for the metabolism of the complex pectin rhamnogalacturonan-II (RG-II). However, biochemical and structural knowledge of this family is lacking. Here, we showed that BT1017 is critical for the metabolism of an RG-II–derived oligosaccharide ΔBT1017oligoB generated by a BT1017 deletion mutant (ΔBT1017) during growth on carbohydrate extract from apple juice. Structural analyses of ΔBT1017oligoB using a combination of enzymatic, mass spectrometric, and NMR approaches revealed that it is a bimethylated nonaoligosaccharide (GlcA-β1,4-(2-O-Me-Xyl-α1,3)-Fuc-α1,4-(GalA-β1,3)-Rha-α1,3-Api-β1,2-(Araf-α1,3)-(GalA-α1,4)-GalA) containing components of the RG-II backbone and its side chains. We showed that the catalytic module of BT1017 adopts an α/β-hydrolase fold, consisting of a central twisted 10-stranded β-sheet sandwiched by several α-helices. This constitutes a new fold for pectin methylesterases, which are predominantly right-handed β-helical proteins. Bioinformatic analyses revealed that the family is dominated by sequences from prominent genera of the human gut microbiota, including Bacteroides and Prevotella. Our re-sults not only highlight the critical role played by this family of enzymes in pectin metabolism but also provide new insights into the molecular basis of the adaptation of B. thetaiotaomicron to the human gut.     

Structural basis for the flexible recognition of α‐glucan substrates by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron SusG

Bacteria that reside in the mammalian intestinal tract efficiently hydrolyze dietary carbohydrates, including starch, that escape digestion in the small intestine. Starch is an abundant dietary carbohydrate comprised of α1,4 and α1,6 linked glucose, yet mammalian intestinal glucoamylases cannot effectively hydrolyze starch that has frequent α1,6 branching as these structures hinder recognition and processing by α1,4‐specific amylases. Here we present the structure of the cell surface amylase SusG from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron complexed with a mixed linkage amylosaccharide generated from transglycosylation during crystallization. Although SusG is specific for α1,4 glucosidic bonds, binding of this new oligosaccharide at the active site demonstrates that SusG can accommodate α1,6 branch points at subsite ?3 to ?2, and also at subsite+1 adjacent to the site of hydrolysis, explaining how this enzyme may be able to process a wide range of limit dextrins in the intestinal environment. These data suggest that B. thetaiotaomicron and related organisms may have a selective advantage for amylosaccharide scavenging in the gut.     

Characterization of Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) Sulfatases from the Human Gut Symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Reveals the First GAG-specific Bacterial Endosulfatase

Despite the importance of the microbiota in human physiology, the molecular bases that govern the interactions between these commensal bacteria and their host remain poorly understood. We recently reported that sulfatases play a key role in the adaptation of a major human commensal bacterium, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, to its host (Benjdia, A., Martens, E. C., Gordon, J. I., and Berteau, O. (2011) J. Biol. Chem. 286, 25973–25982). We hypothesized that sulfatases are instrumental for this bacterium, and related Bacteroides species, to metabolize highly sulfated glycans (i.e. mucins and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)) and to colonize the intestinal mucosal layer. Based on our previous study, we investigated 10 sulfatase genes induced in the presence of host glycans. Biochemical characterization of these potential sulfatases allowed the identification of GAG-specific sulfatases selective for the type of saccharide residue and the attachment position of the sulfate group. Although some GAG-specific bacterial sulfatase activities have been described in the literature, we report here for the first time the identity and the biochemical characterization of four GAG-specific sulfatases. Furthermore, contrary to the current paradigm, we discovered that B. thetaiotaomicron possesses an authentic GAG endosulfatase that is active at the polymer level. This type of sulfatase is the first one to be identified in a bacterium. Our study thus demonstrates that bacteria have evolved more sophisticated and diverse GAG sulfatases than anticipated and establishes how B. thetaiotaomicron, and other major human commensal bacteria, can metabolize and potentially tailor complex host glycans.     

Use of a Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron-specific α-1-6, mannanase quantitative PCR to detect human faecal pollution in water

Aims: The aims of this work were to develop a quantitative test, based on Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, for human faecal pollution in water and to evaluate test performance. Methods and Results: qPCR primers, based on the complete genomic sequence of B. thetaiotaomicron VPI 5482, were designed and tested. The single-copy putative mannanase homologue, α-1-6 mannanase, was selected as the particular target and sequences within this gene chosen as the qPCR primers by Blast search for specificity to B. thetaiotaomicron. The average concentration of B. thetaiotaomicron in human faeces was 1·39 × 10⁸ cells per gram faeces and the detection limit was 9·3 B. thetaiotaomicron copies per qPCR procedure. Comparison of B. thetaiotaomicron content in sewage vs pooled nonhuman faecal samples indicated that the current assay is specific for sewage. Conclusion: The subject assay is potentially useful for quantification of sewage pollution in water. Significance and Impact of the Study: Bacteroides-associated markers, proposed for faecal source tracking, have exclusively been based on gene sequences related to generally classified and uncultured bacteria. However, genes associated with host-microbe interaction have been suggested as more specific markers. The present assay targets such a gene of B. thetaiotaomicron which is considered to be a symbiont in the human gut.