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ArticleMicrobiome2018

Predominant gut Lactobacillus murinus strain mediates anti-inflammaging effects in calorie-restricted mice.

Fengwei Pan, Liying Zhang, Min Li, Yingxin Hu, Benhua Zeng, Huijuan Yuan, Liping Zhao, Chenhong Zhang

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Article in Microbiome, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 105 papers.

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105 citing papers in PubMed, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fengwei PanState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Liying ZhangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Min LiState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Yingxin HuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Benhua ZengDepartment of Laboratory Animal Science, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Huijuan YuanHenan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan Province, China.
Liping ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Chenhong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. zhangchenhong@sjtu.edu.cn.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNArmy Medical University · CNHenan Provincial People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCalorie restriction (CR), which has a potent anti-inflammaging effect, has been demonstrated to induce dramatic changes in the gut microbiota. Whether the modulated gut microbiota contributes to the attenuation of inflammation during CR is unknown, as are the members of the microbial community that may be key mediators of this process.

resultsHere, we report that a unique Lactobacillus-predominated microbial community was rapidly attained in mice within 2 weeks of CR, which decreased the levels of circulating microbial antigens and systemic inflammatory markers such as tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). Lactobacillus murinus CR147, an isolate in the most abundant operational taxonomic unit (OTU) enriched by CR, downregulated interleukin-8 production in TNF-α-stimulated Caco-2 cells and significantly increased the lifespan and the brood size of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In gnotobiotic mice colonized with the gut microbiota from old mice, this strain decreased their intestinal permeability and serum endotoxin load, consequently attenuating the inflammation induced by the old microbiota.

conclusionsOur study demonstrated that a strain of Lactobacillus murinus was promoted in CR mice and causatively contributed to the attenuation of ageing-associated inflammation.

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AgingAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCaco-2 CellsCaenorhabditis elegansCaloric RestrictionCell Line, TumorCell Membrane PermeabilityEndotoxinsFecal Microbiota TransplantationGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansInflammationInterleukin-8LactobacillusAntigens, BacterialAnti-Inflammatory AgentsEndotoxinsInterleukin-8Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCalorie restrictionChronic inflammationGut microbiotaLactobacillus murinusLifespan

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