肠道微生物群落与炎症性肠病关系研究进展

目的炎症性肠病（IBD）包括克罗恩病（CD）和溃疡性结肠炎（UC）,以持续性肠道非特异性炎症为特征,通常反复发作、迁延不愈,临床上仍无特效性的治疗手段。IBD确切的发病机制尚不清楚,涉及免疫、环境及遗传等因素,这些因素共同诱导肠道炎症、黏膜损伤和修复。肠道微生物群落及其代谢产物、宿主基因易感性及肠道黏膜免疫三方面共同参与了IBD的发病机制。本文从消化道微生态角度出发,对目前IBD相关的肠道微生物群落研究现状、宿主-微生物间免疫应答及益生菌治疗等内容进行探讨。     

溃疡性结肠炎患者肠道菌群分布的研究现状

溃疡性结肠炎(Ulcerative colitis,UC)的发病被认为是宿主遗传易感性、黏膜免疫与肠道菌群共同作用的结果。许多临床研究显示,与正常人相比,UC患者存在不同程度的菌群失调。艰难梭菌、致病性大肠埃希菌等致病微生物被怀疑与UC的发病相关,但目前还未找到充分证据证明它们与UC患者肠道炎症间的因果关系。就UC患者肠道菌群分布的研究现状、肠道菌群检测方法及未来研究进展进行了阐述。     

肠道菌群与结核病之间相关性的研究进展

随着新一代测序技术的发展,肠道菌群成为生物学研究领域的一大热点,特别是肠道菌群与人体各种疾病之间的关系受到广泛关注。目前已有研究发现结核分枝杆菌感染会引起肠道菌群改变,而肠道菌群失调也会增加机体对结核分枝杆菌的易感性,两者通过机体免疫反应、菌群代谢产物等因素相互影响。本文就肠道菌群与结核病的关系、肠道菌群与结核病相互影响的可能机制、抗结核治疗对肠道菌群的影响等方面的相关研究进行综述。     

过敏性疾病中肠道菌群对肠黏膜免疫细胞的调节作用

胃肠道是机体与外源性抗原的主要接触部位。其在对食物抗原及肠道菌群产生免疫耐受的同时还能有效抵御外来病原体的入侵。一旦肠道的耐受不能建立就会导致疾病的发生,这时不仅仅会引起局部的炎症反应同,亦导致全身的过敏性炎症反应。早期的“卫生假说”提出,过敏性疾病发生率的增加与环境的改变相关,而其中最主要的是肠道菌群的改变。对照研究和前瞻性调查研究也支持了肠道菌群的改变与过敏性疾病的发生具有相关性的观点。有研究提出,双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌等益生菌的应用不仅可以缓解由于过敏所致的炎症反应、降低特异性IgE的产生等,益生菌的…     

维生素A缺乏影响肠道屏障功能的研究进展

维生素A（vitamin A,VA）在维持肠道黏膜上皮屏障功能的完整性、调节黏膜免疫反应以及抗感染中起到重要的作用。肠道相关树突状细胞（dendritic cells,DCs）可表达合成视黄酸（retinoic acid,RA）所必需的酶（retinal dehydrogenase,RALDH）,合成RA。RA通过诱导T、B细胞产生整合素α4β7、CCR9,使其归巢到肠道,并提高肠道黏膜sIgA的水平。RA可增强天然CD4＋T细胞分化为Foxp3＋Treg细胞,抑制Th17细胞的生成。当机体VA缺乏时可降低肠道屏障功能,下调肠道黏膜免疫反应,增加肠道感染性疾病的易感性,容易导致腹泻。针对维生素A在肠道屏障功能的调节作用作一简要概述。     

溃疡性结肠炎肠道菌群及其代谢产物的研究进展

溃疡性结肠炎(UC)是一种病因尚未阐明的慢性非特异性肠道炎症疾病,多认为由易感人群免疫反应紊乱所致,疾病负担重,严重影响生活质量。近年随着人们生活方式的改变与诊断水平的提升,UC发病率和患病率逐年增加。研究显示肠道菌群及其代谢产物在UC的发生发展过程中起着关键作用,包括调节免疫、参与信号转导、保护肠黏膜屏障和营养代谢等,肠道菌群代谢产物的紊乱及微生态的失衡在炎症的形成及发展、免疫应激及稳态等方面产生重要影响。该文对近年来肠道菌群及其代谢产物与UC关系的相关研究作一综述,并探讨基于肠道菌群以及其代谢产物的UC防治策略。     

肠道微生物与大肠癌相关性的研究进展

越来越多的研究表明,肠道微生物可以影响大肠癌的发生发展。例如,产肠毒素脆弱拟杆菌、具核梭杆菌等已被证实与晚期的大肠癌和患者生存率降低相关。肠道微生物变化可以导致肠道稳态破坏,菌群数量以及类别的变化会导致宿主产生复杂的病理生理反应过程,促进大肠癌的发生发展。因此需要研究肠道微生物如何破坏肠道屏障、介导物质代谢、产生炎症因子及激活信号转导通路以及如何造成肠道微生物生态失调从而加速疾病进程。通过研究肠道微生物与大肠癌之间的相互作用,可以对大肠癌的早期诊断、治疗和预后有所帮助。本文就目前肠道微生物与大肠癌相关机制和前沿治疗的研究现状作一综述。     

艾滋病患者肠道微生态与抗逆转录病毒治疗及耐药相关性研究新进展

艾滋病(AIDS)是一种由人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)引起的免疫缺陷性疾病,因其高传染性和不可治愈而备受关注。本文综述了HIV患者肠道菌群的变化与其发病机制、抗逆转录病毒耐药及肠道免疫激活的相关性。抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART)是降低肠道黏膜免疫和导致持续炎症的独立风险因素。肠道菌群参与或干扰抗病毒药物的代谢,造成肠道黏膜的通透性增加,微生物移位,激活不同的T细胞亚群的免疫活性,产生炎性因子导致CD4⁺细胞数量持续低下。某些特定的益生菌及粪菌移植(FMT)可调节HIV患者的肠道微生态的平衡,延缓AIDS的发病进程。     

感染性肠道疾病相关新基因

感染性肠道疾病是一组慢性且易复发的胃肠道炎症,美国约有100万患者。《自然——遗传学》刊载两项研究,最新确—定了两种最普通的感染性肠道疾病——克隆氏病(Crohndisea-—se)和溃疡性肠炎的易感基因。KatherineSiminovitch及合作者报告,5号染色体上两个相邻基因的变异与克隆氏病易感性相关;StefanSchreiber及合作者描述了10号染色体上另一个基因的变异并指出其与克隆氏病和溃疡性肠炎易感性的关系。研究人员均对机制进行了详细描述。摘自《科学时报》2004年4月21日感染性肠道疾病相关新基因…     

基于NF-κB信号通路的 益生菌治疗溃疡性结肠炎的研究进展

溃疡性结肠炎(UC)是一种肠道非特异性炎症性疾病,迁延不愈,严重影响患者的生活质量。目前认为,肠道菌群的改变是诱发和维持结肠炎症的主要原因。临床上应用益生菌制剂作为UC患者的辅助治疗,可平衡患者肠道菌群,减轻炎症反应。UC患者免疫调节功能紊乱,TLR4及其信号传导通路是UC发病的重要环节。易感人群肠道中的菌群突破肠上皮屏障,免疫系统被各种微生物抗原激活,炎症细胞活化从而导致结肠黏膜组织产生炎症反应,该过程可由TLR4-NF-κB信号传导通路介导。本研究就益生菌基于TLR4-NF-κB信号通路对溃疡性结肠炎的治疗进行综述。     

MicroRNAs,intestinal inflammatory and tumor

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most malignant tumor. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can increase the risk of colorectal cancer. And colitis-associated cancer (CAC) is a CRC subtype, representing the inflammation-related colorectal cancer. For the past decades, we have known that ectopic microRNA (miRNA) expression was involved in the pathogenesis of IBD and CRC, playing a pivotal role in the progression of inflammation to colorectal cancer. Thus, this review provides the recent advances in altered human tissue-specific miRNAs that contribute to IBD, CRC and CAC pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Meanwhile, the potential utilization of miRNAs as novel therapeutic targets for the prevention of CRC was also discussed.     

肠道菌群与肠黏膜免疫及相关肠道疾病的研究进展

肠道菌群与肠黏膜免疫之间存在密切的关系,二者相互促进、相互影响,共同维持肠道微生态的平衡,二者失衡可造成肠道器质性及功能性的病变。对肠道菌群、肠黏膜免疫及相关肠道疾病的研究进展作一综述。     

Distribution of vasoactive intestinal peptide, bombesin, and gastrin-cholecystokinin like peptides in the avian intestinal tract and brain

The distribution of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), bombesin and gastrin-cholecystokinin in the chicken was studied by radioimmunoassay of tissue extracts. VIP was present in high concentrations in colon (186 +/- 29 pmol/g), cloaca (116 +/- 27 pmol/g), jejunum (97 +/- 14 pmol/g) and pancreas (15 +/- 3 pmol/g) but not detected in lung, liver or thymus. The highest concentration of bombesin was in the proventriculus (92 +/- 13 pmol/g), negligible in remaining gut but found in brain. Gel chromatography indicated two forms of bombesin: one form eluting with bombesin-14 and the other with gastrin releasing peptide. Gastrin-like immunoreactivity was found in low levels in the gut and brain. The concentrations were higher with an antiserum which cross reacted with the carboxy terminus common to gastrin-17 and CCK compared to a gastrin specific antisera (P less than 0.01). This suggests that the carboxy terminal region has been conserved during evolution. Each distribution pattern of bombesin, VIP and gastrin CCK is different, and distinct from that found in mammals, suggesting specific roles for these peptides in birds.     

Methane, a gas produced by enteric bacteria, slows intestinal transit and augments small intestinal contractile activity

The presence of methane on lactulose breath test among irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) subjects is highly associated with the constipation-predominant form. Therefore, we set out to determine whether methane gas can alter small intestinal motor function. In dogs, small intestinal fistulae were created to permit measurement of intestinal transit. Using a radiolabel, we evaluated transit during infusion of room air and subsequently methane. In this model, small intestinal infusion of methane produced a slowing of transit in all dogs by an average of 59%. In a second experiment, guinea pig ileum was pinned into an organ bath for the study of contractile activity in response to brush strokes applied to the mucosa. The force of contraction was measured both orad and aborad to the stimulus. The experiment was repeated while the bath was gassed with methane. Contractile activities orad and aborad to the stimulus were significantly augmented by methane compared with room air (P < 0.05). In a third experiment, humans with IBS who had undergone a small bowel motility study were compared such that subjects who produced methane on lactulose breath test were compared with those producing hydrogen. The motility index was significantly higher in methane-producing IBS patients (1,851 +/- 861) compared with hydrogen producers (1,199 +/- 301) (P < 0.05). Therefore, methane, a gaseous by-product of intestinal bacteria, slows small intestinal transit and appears to do so by augmenting small bowel contractile activity.     

Organoid-based modeling of intestinal development,regeneration, and repair

The intestinal epithelium harbors a remarkable adaptability to undergo injury-induced repair. A key part of the regenerative response is the transient reprogramming of epithelial cells into a fetal-like state, which drives uniform proliferation, tissue remodeling, and subsequent restoration of the homeostatic state. In this review, we discuss how Wnt and YAP signaling pathways control the intestinal repair response and the transitioning of cell states, in comparison with the process of intestinal development. Furthermore, we highlight how organoid-based applications have contributed to the characterization of the mechanistic principles and key players that guide these developmental and regenerative events. Subject terms: Development, Gastrointestinal diseases, Stem-cell research     

T cells and intestinal commensal bacteria-ignorance,rejection, and acceptance

Trillions of commensal bacteria cohabit our bodies to mutual benefit. In the past several years, it has become clear that the adaptive immune system is not ignorant of intestinal commensal bacteria, but is constantly interacting with them. For T cells, the response to commensal bacteria does not appear uniform, as certain commensal bacterial species appear to trigger effector T cells to reject and control them, whereas other species elicit Foxp3⁺ regulatory T (Treg) cells to accept and be tolerant of them. Here, we review our current knowledge of T cell differentiation in response to commensal bacteria, and how this process leads to immune homeostasis in the intestine.     

Mammalian intestinal allometry,phylogeny, trophic level and climate

An often-stated ecomorphological assumption that has the status of ‘textbook knowledge’ is that the dimensions of the digestive tract correlate with diet, where herbivores—consuming diets of lower digestibility—have longer intestinal tracts than faunivores—consuming diets of higher digestibility. However, statistical approaches have so far failed to demonstrate this link. Here, we collated data on the length of intestinal sections and body mass of 519 mammal species, and test for various relationships with trophic, climatic and other biological characteristics. All models showed a strong phylogenetic signal. Scaling relationships with body mass showed positive allometry at exponents greater than 0.33, except for the caecum, which is particularly large in smaller species. Body mass was more tightly linked to small intestine than to large intestine length. Adding a diet proxy to the relationships increased model fit for all intestinal sections, except for the small intestine when accounting for phylogeny. Thus, the diet has a main effect on the components of the large intestine, with longer measures in herbivores. Additionally, measures of habitat aridity had a positive relationship with large intestine length. The small intestine was longer in species from colder habitats at higher latitudes, possibly facilitating the processing of peak intake rates during the growing season. This study corroborates intuitive expectations on digestive tract anatomy, while the dependence of significant results on large sample sizes and inclusion of specific taxonomic groups indicates that the relationships cannot be considered fixed biological laws.