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ArticleBioengineering & translational medicine2024

Propionate-producing engineered probiotics ameliorated murine ulcerative colitis by restoring anti-inflammatory macrophage via the GPR43/HDAC1/IL-10 axis.

Guangbo Kang, Xiaoli Wang, Mengxue Gao, Lina Wang, Zelin Feng, Shuxian Meng, Jiahao Wu, Zhixin Zhu, Xinran Gao, Xiaocang Cao and 1 more

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Article in Bioengineering & translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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Guangbo KangFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5353-9788
Xiaoli WangDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Tianjin Medical University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-1735
Mengxue GaoFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-6150
Lina WangFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9680-9693
Zelin FengDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Tianjin Medical University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7975-9946
Shuxian MengFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.
Jiahao WuFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.
Zhixin ZhuFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-3574
Xinran GaoFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.
Xiaocang CaoDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Tianjin Medical University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8376-3481
He HuangFrontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-4869

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and unspecific inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, and current treatment options often fail to maintain long-term remission. Studies have shown that propionate level is reduced in fecal samples from patients with IBD. Propionate can ameliorate IBD through intestinal epithelial cells and immune regulation, but its effects on the inflammatory microenvironment and macrophage differentiation have not been widely studied. To address this, we constructed an engineered propionate-producing probiotic (EcNP3) to achieve sustained restoration of propionate levels in the gut and increase its bioavailability. DSS-induced experimental intestinal inflammation model was used to evaluate the effect of EcNP3 on improving the intestinal mucosal barrier and increasing the proportion of anti-inflammatory macrophages. It was found that EcNP3 exhibited a restorative effect on the depletion of peritoneal anti-inflammatory macrophages (F4/80hiCD11bhi) and significantly improved the expression level of IL-10. Simultaneously, the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and CXCL1 was downregulated while inhibiting apoptosis of tissue-resident macrophages ex vivo. Further investigation revealed that EcNP3 regulates IL-10 expression through G protein-coupled receptor 43 and histone deacetylase. Furthermore, EcNP3 significantly inhibited the protein expression of HDAC1 and promoted the histone acetylation level of cells. Finally, EcNP3 significantly improved DSS-induced colitis in mice by increasing mucus production and reducing inflammatory infiltration. Our results suggest that the engineered live biotherapeutic product EcNP3 is a safe and potently efficacious treatment for IBD, which defines a novel strategy in IBD therapy through macrophage IL-10 signaling.

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anti‐inflammatory macrophagesengineered probioticsEscherichia coli Nissle 1917inflammatory bowel diseasepropionate synthetic biology

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PMID39553425
PMCPMC11561831

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