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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

Multi-level analysis of gut microbiome extracellular vesicles-host interaction reveals a connection to gut-brain axis signaling.

Walid Mottawea, Basit Yousuf, Salma Sultan, Tamer Ahmed, JuDong Yeo, Nico Hüttmann, Yingxi Li, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Hebatoallah Hassan, Xu Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Walid MottaweaNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Basit YousufNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Salma SultanNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Tamer AhmedNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
JuDong YeoNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Nico HüttmannJohn L. Holmes Mass Spectrometry Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Yingxi LiJohn L. Holmes Mass Spectrometry Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Nour Elhouda BouhlelNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Hebatoallah HassanNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Xu ZhangRegulatory Research Division, Centre for Oncology, Radiopharmaceuticals and Research, Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Zoran MinicJohn L. Holmes Mass Spectrometry Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Riadh HammamiNuGut Research Platform, School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3685-5639

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbiota-released extracellular vesicles (MEVs) have emerged as a key player in intercellular signaling. However, their involvement in the gut-brain axis has been poorly investigated. We hypothesize that MEVs cross host cellular barriers and deliver their cargoes of bioactive compounds to the brain. In this study, we aimed to investigate the cargo capacity of MEVs for bioactive metabolites and their interactions with the host cellular barriers. First, we conducted a multi-omics profiling of MEVs' contents from IMPORTANCE: Microbiota-released extracellular vesicles (MEVs) have emerged as a key player in intercellular signaling. In this study, a multi-level analysis revealed presence of a diverse array of biologically active molecules encapsulated within MEVs, including neuroactive metabolites, such as arachidonyl-dopamine, gabapentin, glutamate, and N-acylethanolamines, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Metaproteomics also unveiled an enrichment of neural-related proteins, mainly the glutamine/glutamate/GABA pathway. MEVs were able to cross epithelial and blood-brain barriers

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BrainExtracellular VesiclesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsBacteroidesCaco-2 CellsFecesgamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansMetabolomicsMiceProteomicsSignal Transductiongamma-Aminobutyric AcidBacteroidesextracellular vesiclesgut-brain axisgut microbiomeneuroactive metabolitesγ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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PMID39699251
PMCPMC11792502

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