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ArticleGut microbes2023

The gut-joint axis mediates the TNF-induced RA process and PBMT therapeutic effects through the metabolites of gut microbiota.

Qingtai Meng, Monan Lin, Wuqi Song, Jiahui Wu, Guoding Cao, Ping Huang, Zaiyu Su, Wei Gu, Xueqing Deng, Peng Xu and 4 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 6 papers.

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qingtai MengDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7634-9829
Monan LinDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Wuqi SongDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Jiahui WuDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Guoding CaoDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Ping HuangDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Zaiyu SuDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Wei GuDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xueqing DengDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Peng XuDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yi YangHeilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Hui LiHeilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Hailiang LiuDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Fengmin ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, WU Lien-Teh Institute, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5177-1927
Harbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut-joint axis, one of the mechanisms that mediates the onset and progression of joint and related diseases through gut microbiota, and shows the potential as therapeutic target. A variety of drugs exert therapeutic effects on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through the gut-joint axis. However, the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effect of novel photobiomodulatory therapy (PBMT) on RA need further validation and the involvement of gut-joint axis in this process remains unknown. The present study demonstrated the beneficial effects of PBMT on RA, where we found the restoration of gut microbiota homeostasis, and the related key pathways and metabolites after PBMT. We also discovered that the therapeutic effects of PBMT on RA mainly through the gut-joint axis, in which the amino acid metabolites (Alanine and N-acetyl aspartate) play the key role and rely on the activity of metabolic enzymes in the target organs. Together, the results prove that the metabolites of amino acid from gut microbiota mediate the regulation effect on the gut-joint axis and the therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis of PBMT.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAmino AcidsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansImmunityAmino AcidsAnti-Inflammatory Agentsgut-joint axisgut microbiotaPBMTrheumatoid arthritisTNF-Tg mice

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PMID38017660
PMCPMC10730145
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