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ArticleGut microbes2023

Disruption of the microbiota-gut-brain axis is a defining characteristic of the α-Gal A (-/0) mouse model of Fabry disease.

C Delprete, R Rimondini Giorgini, E Lucarini, T F S Bastiaanssen, D Scicchitano, N Interino, F Formaggio, F Uhlig, C Ghelardini, N P Hyland and 7 more

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Article in Gut microbes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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C DelpreteLaboratory of Human and General Physiology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2620-854X
R Rimondini GiorginiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4099-513X
E LucariniDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and ToxicoKGMI_A_2256045logy Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3459-2660
T F S BastiaanssenAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-6891-734X
D ScicchitanoUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1583-7239
N InterinoComplex Operational Unit Clinica Neurologica, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7302-1246
F FormaggioLaboratory of Human and General Physiology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7504-6607
F UhligAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-7441-1951
C GhelardiniDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and ToxicoKGMI_A_2256045logy Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9856-8144
N P HylandAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-0060-7390
J F CryanAPC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5887-2723
R LiguoriComplex Operational Unit Clinica Neurologica, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1815-1013
M CandelaUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7420-790X
J FioriComplex Operational Unit Clinica Neurologica, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6004-5118
S TurroniUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2345-9482
L Di Cesare MannelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and ToxicoKGMI_A_2256045logy Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8374-4432
M CapriniLaboratory of Human and General Physiology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8542-9388

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked metabolic disease caused by a deficiency in α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) activity. This causes accumulation of glycosphingolipids, especially globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), in different cells and organs. Neuropathic pain and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, such as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and early satiety, are the most frequent symptoms reported by FD patients and severely affect their quality of life. It is generally accepted that Gb3 and lyso-Gb3 are involved in the symptoms; nevertheless, the origin of these symptoms is complex and multifactorial, and the exact mechanisms of pathogenesis are still poorly understood. Here, we used a murine model of FD, the male α-Gal A (-/0) mouse, to characterize functionality, behavior, and microbiota in an attempt to elucidate the microbiota-gut-brain axis at three different ages. We provided evidence of a diarrhea-like phenotype and visceral hypersensitivity in our FD model together with reduced locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior. We also showed for the first time that symptomology was associated with early compositional and functional dysbiosis of the gut microbiota, paralleled by alterations in fecal short-chain fatty acid levels, which partly persisted with advancing age. Interestingly, most of the dysbiotic features suggested a disruption of gut homeostasis, possibly contributing to accelerated intestinal transit, visceral hypersensitivity, and impaired communication along the gut-brain axis.

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Fabry DiseaseGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsBrain-Gut AxisDiarrheaDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisMaleMiceQuality of LifeFabry diseasegastrointestinal disordersgut-brain axisgut microbiotashort-chain fatty acidsvisceral painα-Gal A null mice

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