乳糖は,移植対宿主疾患を促進するエンテロコックスの拡大を促します
C K Stein-Thoeringer1,2,3, K B Nichols1,2, A Lazrak1,2
1Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
まとめ
食中のラクトーズは,移植対宿主疾患 (GVHD) と,アロゲン細胞移植 (allo- HCT) の後の死亡の一般的な原因であるエンテロコックスの増殖を助長する. ラクトースの摂取を減らすことで,このリスクを軽減することができます.
科学分野:
- 微生物学
- 免疫学
- 胃腸内科
背景:
- 腸内微生物失調症は様々なヒト疾患と関連しているが,その背後にあるメカニズムは不明である.
- アロゲン性造血細胞移植 (allo- HCT) 患者はしばしば腸内球菌の膨張を示し,移植対宿主疾患 (GVHD) と死亡率と相関する.
研究 の 目的:
- GVHDの病原性におけるEnterococcusの拡大の役割を調査する.
- エントロコッカスの増殖を促す食事要因を特定する.
- 乳糖代謝を標的とした治療戦略を探る
主な方法:
- アロ-HCT患者とマウスモデルにおける腸球菌群の分析
- エントロコックスの誘発による疾患の重症度を評価するためのグノトビオティックマウスモデル.
- 食事の操作 (乳糖減少) と遺伝子解析 (乳糖吸収不可能な遺伝子タイプ)
主要な成果:
- HCT後のマウスの腸にエンテロコックスの拡大が観察され,病気が悪化した.
- エントロコッカスの増殖は乳糖の供給に依存していた.
- ラクトースの摂取制限はEnterococcusの増殖とGVHDの重症度をマウスで減少させた.
- 乳糖を吸収しないゲノタイプは,エンテロコックスのクリアランスの低下と相関していた.
結論:
- 乳糖は,エントロコックスの増殖を促進する重要な栄養素です.
- 乳糖によるエンテロコッカスの膨張は,腸内および全身の炎症,特にGVHDを悪化させる.
- アロ- HCTに関連した合併症を予防または治療するための潜在的な治療戦略です.
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