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ArticleScientific reports2024

Anxiolytic effects of Enterococcus faecalis 2001 on a mouse model of colitis.

Kohei Takahashi, Minoru Tsuji, Osamu Nakagawasai, Kazuya Miyagawa, Kazuhiro Kurokawa, Atsumi Mochida-Saito, Masahiro Iwasa, Hiroyuki Iwasa, Shigeo Suzuki, Hiroshi Takeda and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Kohei TakahashiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Ohtawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan.
Minoru TsujiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Ohtawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan. mtsuji@iuhw.ac.jp.
Osamu NakagawasaiDivision of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.
Kazuya MiyagawaDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Ohtawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan.
Kazuhiro KurokawaDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Ohtawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan.
Atsumi Mochida-SaitoDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Ohtawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan.
Masahiro IwasaNihon Berm Co., Ltd., 16-12, Nihonbashi-Kodenmacho, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-0001, Japan.
Hiroyuki IwasaNihon Berm Co., Ltd., 16-12, Nihonbashi-Kodenmacho, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-0001, Japan.
Shigeo SuzukiNihon Berm Co., Ltd., 16-12, Nihonbashi-Kodenmacho, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-0001, Japan.
Hiroshi TakedaDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare, 137-1 Enokizu, Okawa, Fukuoka, 831-8501, Japan.
Takeshi TadanoDivision of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP21K15351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a refractory inflammatory bowel disease, which is known to cause psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression at a high rate in addition to peripheral inflammatory symptoms. However, the pathogenesis of these psychiatric disorders remains mostly unknown. While prior research revealed that the Enterococcus faecalis 2001 (EF-2001) suppressed UC-like symptoms and accompanying depressive-like behaviors, observed in a UC model using dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), whether it has an anxiolytic effect remains unclear. Therefore, we examined whether EF-2001 attenuates DSS-induced anxiety-like behaviors. Treatment with 2% DSS for seven days induced UC-like symptoms and anxiety-like behavior through the hole-board test, increased serum lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and corticosterone concentration, and p-glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), and decreased N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit (NR) 2A and NR2B expression levels in the PFC. Interestingly, these changes were reversed by EF-2001 administration. Further, EF-2001 administration enhanced CAMKII/CREB/BDNF-Drebrin pathways in the PFC of DSS-treated mice, and labeling of p-GR, p-CAMKII, and p-CREB showed colocalization with neurons. EF-2001 attenuated anxiety-like behavior by reducing serum LPS and corticosterone levels linked to the improvement of UC symptoms and by facilitating the CAMKII/CREB/BDNF-Drebrin pathways in the PFC. Our findings suggest a close relationship between UC and anxiety.

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Anti-Anxiety AgentsDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalEnterococcus faecalisAnimalsAnxietyColitisColitis, UlcerativeCorticosteroneLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPrefrontal CortexAnti-Anxiety AgentsCorticosteroneDextran SulfateLipopolysaccharidesAnxietyBDNFColitisCorticosteroneDrebrinEF-2001

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PMID38769131
PMCPMC11106339

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