Prevotella copri and microbiota members mediate the beneficial effects of a therapeutic food for malnutrition

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Microbiota-directed complementary food (MDCF) formulations have been designed to repair the gut communities of malnourished children. A randomized controlled trial demonstrated that one formulation, MDCF-2, improved weight gain in malnourished Bangladeshi children compared to a more calorically dense standard nutritional intervention. Metagenome-assembled genomes from study participants revealed a correlation between ponderal growth and expression of MDCF-2 glycan utilization pathways by Prevotella copri strains. To test this correlation, here we use gnotobiotic mice colonized with defined consortia of age- and ponderal growth-associated gut bacterial strains, with or without P. copri isolates closely matching the metagenome-assembled genomes. Combining gut metagenomics and metatranscriptomics with host single-nucleus RNA sequencing and gut metabolomic analyses, we identify a key role of P. copri in metabolizing MDCF-2 glycans and uncover its interactions with other microbes including Bifidobacterium infantis. P. copri-containing consortia mediated weight gain and modulated energy metabolism within intestinal epithelial cells. Our results reveal structure-function relationships between MDCF-2 and members of the gut microbiota of malnourished children with potential implications for future therapies.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Dec 20;:. - PMID 37645712

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Nature microbiology - 9(2024), 4 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 922-937

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Englisch

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Chang, Hao-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Evan M [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Cyrus [VerfasserIn]
Pruss, Kali M [VerfasserIn]
Henrissat, Suzanne [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Robert Y [VerfasserIn]
Kao, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Hibberd, Matthew C [VerfasserIn]
Lynn, Hannah M [VerfasserIn]
Webber, Daniel M [VerfasserIn]
Crane, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Jiye [VerfasserIn]
Rodionov, Dmitry A [VerfasserIn]
Arzamasov, Aleksandr A [VerfasserIn]
Castillo, Juan J [VerfasserIn]
Couture, Garret [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Balcazo, Nikita P [VerfasserIn]
Lebrilla, Carlito B [VerfasserIn]
Terrapon, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Henrissat, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Ilkayeva, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Muehlbauer, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Newgard, Christopher B [VerfasserIn]
Mostafa, Ishita [VerfasserIn]
Das, Subhasish [VerfasserIn]
Mahfuz, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Osterman, Andrei L [VerfasserIn]
Barratt, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Tahmeed [VerfasserIn]
Gordon, Jeffrey I [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Dec 20;:. - PMID 37645712

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41564-024-01628-7

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NLM369935810