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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Whole intestinal microbiota transplantation is more effective than fecal microbiota transplantation in reducing the susceptibility of DSS-induced germ-free mice colitis.

Yapeng Yang, Jinhui He, Yuqing Wang, Lifeng Liang, Zeyue Zhang, Xiang Tan, Shiyu Tao, Zhifeng Wu, Miaomiao Dong, Jixia Zheng and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yapeng YangCentral Laboratory, Clinical Medicine Scientific and Technical Innovation Park, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Jinhui HeState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yuqing WangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Lifeng LiangPrecision Medicine Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zeyue ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiang TanState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shiyu TaoState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zhifeng WuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Miaomiao DongState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jixia ZhengState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Hang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shuaifei FengState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Wei ChengState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Qiyi ChenIntestinal Microenvironment Treatment Center, Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Hong WeiCentral Laboratory, Clinical Medicine Scientific and Technical Innovation Park, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Huazhong Agricultural University · CNShanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNTongji University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an emerging and effective therapy for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous studies have reported that compared with FMT, whole intestinal microbiota transplantation (WIMT) can more precisely replicate the community structure and reduce the inflammatory response of the host. However, it remains unclear whether WIMT is more effective in alleviating IBD. To examine the efficacy of WIMT and FMT in the intervention of IBD, GF (Germ-free) BALB/c mice were pre-colonized with whole intestinal microbiota or fecal microbiota before being treated with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). As expected, the symptoms of colitis were alleviated by both WIMT and FMT, as demonstrated by the prevention of body weight loss and decreased the Disease activity index and histological scores in mice. However, WIMT's anti-inflammatory effect was superior to that of FMT. In addition, the inflammatory markers myeloperoxidase (MPO) and eosinophil peroxidase were dramatically downregulated by WIMT and FMT. Furthermore, the use of two different types of donors facilitated the regulation of cytokine homeostasis in colitis mice; the level of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β in the WIMT group was significantly lower than that in the FMT group, while the level of the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 was significantly higher than that in the FMT group. Both groups showed enhanced expression of occludin to protect the intestinal barrier in comparison with the DSS group, and the WIMT group demonstrated considerably increased levels of ZO-1. The sequencing results showed that the WIMT group was highly enriched in

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ColitisInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAnimalsArginineCytokinesFecal Microbiota TransplantationInterleukin-10MiceArginineCytokinesInterleukin-1016S rDNAfecal microbiota transplantationgerm-free miceinflammatory bowel diseasewhole intestinal microbiota transplantation

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