菌群E. coliによる疾患耐性は,炎症体とIGF-1シグナル伝達を含む
Alexandria M Palaferri Schieber1, Yujung Michelle Lee1, Max W Chang2
1Nomis Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
まとめ
特定の腸内細菌 エシェリキア・コライは 感染症の際に 筋肉の衰えを防ぎます この共生微生物は 重要な成長因子の信号伝達を維持し 骨格筋を病気による縮から守ります
科学分野:
- 微生物学
- 免疫学
- 生理学
背景:
- 感染や炎症は 骨格筋や脂肪組織を 消耗させるカシェキシアを引き起こします
- 感染症に起因する筋肉の衰弱の正確なメカニズムは完全に理解されていません.
- 感染に対する宿主の反応を調節する役割を果たす可能性があります.
研究 の 目的:
- 腸内の特定のエシェリキア・コーライ菌株が 感染症の際に筋肉の衰えを防ぐ役割について調べる
- このコメンサルの大腸菌が消耗から保護する分子機構を解明する.
主な方法:
- マウスは特定のE. coli菌株でコロニー化され,様々な感染モデル (Salmonella Typhimurium,Burkholderia thailandensis) を受けた.
- ホストの代謝,カロリー摂取,炎症,骨格筋の信号伝達経路を分析した.
- 保護効果を媒介するNLRC4炎症体の役割が評価された.
主要な成果:
- S. TyphimuriumまたはB. thailandensisに感染したマウスの内臓に特定のE. coli菌株を植え付けることで,骨格筋の衰えを防ぎました.
- この保護効果は,宿主の代謝,カロリー摂取,全身の炎症を変化させずに観察された.
- 骨格筋におけるインスリン類似成長因子1/フォスファチチドリノシトール3-キナーゼ/AKTシグナル伝達経路は,筋肉縮の予防に不可欠である.
- 保護効果はNLRC4炎症体の関与に依存した.
結論:
- 腸内エシェリキア・コーライ菌株は 病気による筋肉の衰えを防ぐことができます
- この保護は,NLRC4炎症体を通して,骨格筋成長因子のシグナル伝達を維持することによって媒介されます.
- コメンサルバクテリアは,特定の分子経路を調節することによって,様々な病気に対する宿主耐性を促進することができます.
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