CFP/Yit : An Inbred Mouse Strain with Slow Gastrointestinal Transit

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BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal transit (GIT) is influenced by factors including diet, medications, genetics, and gut microbiota, with slow GIT potentially indicating a functional disorder linked to conditions, such as constipation. Although GIT studies have utilized various animal models, few effectively model spontaneous slow GIT.

AIMS: We aimed to characterize the GIT phenotype of CFP/Yit (CFP), an inbred mouse strain with suggested slow GIT.

METHODS: Female and male CFP mice were compared to Crl:CD1 (ICR) mice in GIT and assessed based on oral gavage of fluorescent-labeled 70-kDa dextran, feed intake, fecal amount, and fecal water content. Histopathological analysis of the colon and analysis of gut microbiota were conducted.

RESULTS: CFP mice exhibited a shorter small intestine and a 1.4-fold longer colon compared to ICR mice. The median whole-GIT time was 6.0-fold longer in CFP mice than in ICR mice. CFP mice demonstrated slower gastric and cecal transits than ICR mice, with a median colonic transit time of 4.1 h (2.9-fold longer). CFP mice exhibited lower daily feed intakes and fecal amounts. Fecal water content was lower in CFP mice, apparently attributed to the longer colon. Histopathological analysis showed no changes in CFP mice, including tumors or inflammation. Moreover, CFP mice had a higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio and a relative abundance of Erysipelotrichaceae in cecal and fecal contents.

CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that CFP mice exhibit slow transit in the stomach, cecum, and colon. As a novel mouse model, CFP mice can contribute to the study of gastrointestinal physiology and disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Digestive diseases and sciences - (2024) vom: 15. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wagai, Gaku [VerfasserIn]
Togao, Masao [VerfasserIn]
Kurakawa, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Nishizaki, Haruka [VerfasserIn]
Otsuka, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Ohta-Takada, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Kurita, Akinobu [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Tomo [VerfasserIn]
Kawakami, Koji [VerfasserIn]

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Cecal microbiota
Fecal microbiota
Fecal water content
Feed intake
Gastrointestinal transit time
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Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1007/s10620-024-08420-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371115914