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Funktionen und metabolische Adaptation von dominanten Darmbakterien der Familie Coriobacteriaceae im Kontext des Lipidmetabolismus des Wirtes

Fachliche Zuordnung Gastroenterologie
Förderung Förderung von 2013 bis 2018
Projektkennung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 242504939
 
Erstellungsjahr 2018

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

The overall aim of this project was to study the impact of dominant gut bacteria within the family "Coriobacteriaceae" (phylum Actinobacteria) on host metabolic health and to study functional adaptations of the microbial communities to dietary interventions. A new gnotobiotic mouse model for in vivo assessment of the role of Coriobacteriaceae was established and used with success in mechanistic studies. We also established a novel bioanalytical platform (HPLC-MS/MS) for targeted measurement of bile acids in various human and mouse body fluids. Two main feeding trials were conducted in mice: In the first study, we observed a substantial impact of Coriobacteriaceae on white adipose tissues when mice were fed primary bile acids: colonized mice were characterized by a 2-fold increase in fat mass. Major other readouts included the metabolic status of mice, bacterial colonization, lipids and bile acids profiles, white adipose tissue proteomes, liver pathophysiology and immune responses. This study delivered the first mechanistic data demonstrating a causal role of Coriobacteriaceae in regulating host metabolic responses compared with association data from the literature. The study is still ongoing to unravel underlying mechanisms and thus not yet published. In the second study, we performed follow-up experiments in which dietary supplementation with primary bile acids was combined with fat enrichment from different fat sources (lard or palm oil) in order to boost the phenotype previously observed in white adipose tissues. In this experiment, we observed remarkable differential effects of the two high-fat diets in control germfree vs. conventional mice, revealing an interplay between diet composition and colonization status for regulation of metabolic responses. In combination with bile acids, dietary lard fed to male C57BL/6 mice for a period of 8 weeks enhanced fat mass accumulation in colonized, but not in germfree mice when compared to palm oil. This was associated with impaired glucose tolerance, lower fasting insulin levels, lower counts of enteroendocrine cells, fatty liver, and elevated amounts of hepatic triglycerides, cholesteryl esters, and mono-unsaturated fatty acids. Lard- and bile acid-fed mice were characterized by shifts in dominant gut bacterial communities, including decreased relative abundances of "Lachnospiraceae" and increased occurrence of Desulfovibrionaceae" and the species Clostridium "lactatifermentans" and "Flintibacter butyricus". Metatranscriptomic analysis revealed shifts in microbial functions, including lipid and amino acid metabolism.

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