ArticleCell metabolism2020
Microbial Metabolite Signaling Is Required for Systemic Iron Homeostasis.
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- Bibliometric analysis and visualization of ferroptosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a comprehensive review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Association of iron overload with infectious complications in liver transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Pooled it
- Gut microbiota bridges dietary nutrients and host immunity.Science China. Life sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Iron oxide nanoparticles carried by probiotics for iron absorption: a systematic review.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023Pooled it
- Ferroptosis and ferritinophagy in diabetes complications.Molecular metabolism · 2022Pooled it
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- Prebiotics increase iron absorption and reduce the adverse effects of iron on the gut microbiome and inflammation: a randomized controlled trial using iron stable isotopes in Kenyan infants.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
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- Gut microbiota and iron deficiency anemia: Mechanisms, microbial signatures, and dietary interactions (A narrative review).Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Tissue-resident colon macrophages shape the microbiome and regulate mucosal healing via ferroportin.Cell reports · 2026Article
- From Iron to Depression: The Crosstalk Between the Periphery and Brain.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Review
- Predicting functions of uncharacterized gene products from microbial communities.Nature biotechnology · 2026Article
- The Gut-Bone Marrow Axis: Deciphering the Mechanistic Impact of Microbial Metabolites on Hematopoietic Homeostasis and Disorders.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Multi-omics analysis reveals Parabacteroides distasonis and Kineothrix alysoides as potential key bacterial species associated with anemia in sows.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Oxygen homeostasis: new insight of gut microbiota-host interactions.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- The Influence of Bovine Colostrum and Sodium Butyrate Supplementation on Gut Microbiota and the Intestinal-Liver Axis in Weaned Piglets.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The Influence of Gut Microbiome on Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation: Implications for Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Enhancements of symbiotic adhesion and antibiotic efficacy observed by the metabolic crosstalk within cell-bacteria cocultured on a microfluidic gut chip.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2026Article
- Labile iron pool dynamics do not drive ferroptosis in colorectal cancer cells.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
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Abstract
Iron is a central micronutrient needed by all living organisms. Competition for iron in the intestinal tract is essential for the maintenance of indigenous microbial populations and for host health. How symbiotic relationships between hosts and native microbes persist during times of iron limitation is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that indigenous bacteria possess an iron-dependent mechanism that inhibits host iron transport and storage. Using a high-throughput screen of microbial metabolites, we found that gut microbiota produce metabolites that suppress hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) a master transcription factor of intestinal iron absorption and increase the iron-storage protein ferritin, resulting in decreased intestinal iron absorption by the host. We identified 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP) and reuterin as inhibitors of HIF-2α via inhibition of heterodimerization. DAP and reuterin effectively ameliorated systemic iron overload. This work provides evidence of intestine-microbiota metabolic crosstalk that is essential for systemic iron homeostasis.
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