Microbiota transplants from feces or gut content attenuated portal hypertension and portosystemic collaterals in cirrhotic rats

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Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension is the end of chronic liver injury with hepatic, splanchnic and portosystemic collateral systems dysregulation. Liver injury is accompanied by gut dysbiosis whereas dysbiosis induces liver fibrosis, splanchnic angiogenesis and dysregulated vascular tones vice versa, making portal hypertension aggravated. It has been proved that intestinal microbiota transplantation alleviates dysbiosis. Nevertheless, the influences of microbiota transplantation on cirrhosis-related portal hypertension are not so clear. Liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension was induced by bile duct ligation (BDL) in rats. Sham rats were surgical controls. Rats randomly received vehicle, fecal or gut (terminal ileum) material transplantation. The results showed that microbiota transplantation from feces or gut material significantly reduced portal pressure in cirrhotic rats (P=0.010, 0.044). Hepatic resistance, vascular contractility, fibrosis and relevant protein expressions were not significantly different among cirrhotic rats. However, microbiota transplantation ameliorated splanchnic hyperdynamic flow and vasodilatation. Mesenteric angiogenesis, defined by whole mesenteric window vascular density, decreased in both transplantation groups and phosphorylated endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) was down-regulated. Portosystemic shunts determined by splenorenal shunt (SRS) flow decreased in both transplantation groups (P=0.037, 0.032). Shunting severity assessed by microsphere distribution method showed consistent results. Compared with sham rats, cirrhotic rats lacked Lachnospiraceae. Both microbiota transplants increased Bifidobacterium. In conclusion, microbiota transplantation in cirrhotic rats reduced portal pressure, alleviated splanchnic hyperdynamic circulation and portosystemic shunts. The main beneficial effects may be focused on portosystemic collaterals-related events, such as hepatic encephalopathy and gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage. Further clinical investigations are mandatory.

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CommentIn: Clin Sci (Lond). 2022 Mar 31;136(6):425-429. - PMID 35333331

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:135

Enthalten in:

Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 135(2021), 24 vom: 22. Dez., Seite 2709-2728

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Hui-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Ming-Hung [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Ching-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Pun, Chon Kit [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yi-Hsiang [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Ming-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Fa-Yauh [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Shao-Jung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiogenesis
Cirrhosis
Journal Article
Microbiota transplantation
Portal hypertension
Portosystemic shunts
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 03.01.2022

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print

CommentIn: Clin Sci (Lond). 2022 Mar 31;136(6):425-429. - PMID 35333331

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1042/CS20210602

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NLM33407035X