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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Gut Microbial Metabolites of Tryptophan Augment Enteroendocrine Cell Differentiation in Human Colonic Organoids: Therapeutic Potential for Dysregulated GLP1 Secretion in Obesity.

James Hart, Hassan Mansour, Harshal Sawant, Morrison Chicko, Subha Arthur, Jennifer Haynes, Alip Borthakur

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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James HartDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8567-540X
Hassan MansourDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.
Harshal SawantDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-7908-4050
Morrison ChickoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.
Subha ArthurDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.
Jennifer HaynesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.
Alip BorthakurDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 25755-0001, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5792-1279

Funding

Regulation of Tight Junction Molecular Composition by Na/K-ATPaseP20GM121299 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI HAYNES, JENNIFER · 2018 to 2022
$10.6M
Establishment of a human enteroid model of cryptosporidiosisR21AI130790 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI BORTHAKUR, ALIP · 2018 to 2019
$426k
National Institute of Allergic and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI130790-03NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI130790NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are specialized secretory cells in the gut epithelium that differentiate from intestinal stem cells (ISCs). Mature EECs secrete incretin hormones that stimulate pancreatic insulin secretion and regulate appetite. Decreased EEC numbers and impaired secretion of the incretin glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) have been implicated in obesity-associated metabolic complications. Gut microbial metabolites of dietary tryptophan (TRP) were recently shown to modulate ISC proliferation and differentiation. However, their specific effects on EEC differentiation are not known. We hypothesized that the gut microbial metabolites of dietary tryptophan counteract impaired GLP1 production and function in obesity by stimulating EEC differentiation from ISCs. We utilized complementary models of human and rat intestines to determine the effects of obesity or TRP metabolites on EEC differentiation. EEC differentiation was assessed by the EEC marker chromogranin A (CHGA) levels in the intestinal mucosa of normal versus obese rats. The effects of TRP metabolites on EEC differentiation were determined in human intestinal organoids treated with indole, a primary TRP metabolite, or the culture supernatant of

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Cell DifferentiationColonEnteroendocrine CellsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlucagon-Like Peptide 1ObesityOrganoidsTryptophanAnimalsChromogranin AHumansIntestinal MucosaLactobacillus acidophilusMaleRatsChromogranin AGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Tryptophanchromogranin Aenteroendocrine cellsGLP1intestinal organoidstryptophan metabolites

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PMID40806213
PMCPMC12346501

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