Lactobacillus species ameliorate membranous nephropathy through inhibiting the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway via tryptophan-produced indole metabolites

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Membranous nephropathy (MN) is an immune-mediated glomerular disease in adults. Antibody- and antigen-bonding mechanisms have been largely clarified, but the subepithelium immune complex deposition-mediated downstream molecular mechanisms are currently unresolved. Increasing evidence has suggested that gut microbiota contribute to MN pathogenesis.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: In this study, we identified alterations in faecal gut microbiota and serum metabolites that mediate an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) mechanism in cationic bovine serum albumin (CBSA)-induced MN rats and in patients with idiopathic MN (IMN).

KEY RESULTS: Impaired renal function correlated with the relative abundance of reduced faecal probiotics, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, and altered serum levels of tryptophan-produced indole derivatives (TPIDs) in MN rats. Further results showed that reduced relative abundance of five probiotics, namely Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus murinus, Lactobacillus vaginalis, Lactobacillus reuteri and Bifidobacterium animalis, positively correlated with decreased levels of indole-3-pyruvic acid, indole-3-aldehyde and tryptamine and negatively correlated with increased levels of indole-3-lactic acid and indole-3-acetic acid in serum of MN rats. Altered five probiotics and five TPIDs also were observed in patients with IMN. Further studies showed that MN rats exhibited a significant increase in intrarenal mRNA expression of AhR and its target genes CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1, which were accompanied by protein expression of down-regulated cytoplasmic AhR, but up-regulated nuclear AhR, in MN rats and IMN patients.

CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Activation of the intrarenal AhR signalling pathway may involve five TPIDs. These data suggest that gut microbiota could influence MN through TPIDs that engage host receptors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:181

Enthalten in:

British journal of pharmacology - 181(2024), 1 vom: 06. Jan., Seite 162-179

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miao, Hua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yan-Ni [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xiao-Yong [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Su, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Ying-Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8DUH1N11BX
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Gut microbiota
Idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Indole-3-aldehyde
Indoles
Journal Article
Lactobacillus
Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tryptophan
Tryptophan metabolites

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Date Completed 16.01.2024

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/bph.16219

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360932274