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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025

Clostridium scindens attenuates acute kidney injury by producing indole-3-acetic acid.

Yi-Zhi Cao, Jiang-Yi Li, Jun-Ming Hu, Ke Su, Jia-Liang Chen, Ying Liu, Jia-Li Wei, Zhi-Hao Zhang

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yi-Zhi Cao *Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education and One Health Institute, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
Jiang-Yi Li *Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education and One Health Institute, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
Jun-Ming Hu *Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education and One Health Institute, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
Ke SuDepartment of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jia-Liang ChenKey Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education and One Health Institute, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
Ying LiuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica & State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jia-Li WeiDepartment of Nephrology, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University (Hainan General Hospital), Haikou, China.
Zhi-Hao ZhangKey Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education and One Health Institute, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China. zzh-198518@163.com.

Funding

Excellent Talent Team Project in Hainan Province HNYT20250004Hainan key research and development projects ZDYF2025SHFZ041Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 825MS069National Natural Science Foundation of China 32560025Natural Science Foundation of China 82360146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association between gut microbiota and acute kidney injury (AKI) has garnered increased attention recently. Herein, we investigated the effect of the gut microbiota and its metabolites on regulating AKI-associated kidney injury and inflammation. We observed that Clostridium scindens (CS) can ameliorate ischemia/reperfusion injury/folic acid-induced renal dysfunction, oxidative stress, and inflammation, and enhance intestinal barrier function. Mechanistically, CS can facilitate indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production via the tryptophan metabolic pathway: tryptophan-indole-3-pyruvic acid-IAA. The increased intestinal IAA activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor to restore intestinal barrier integrity and decreases interferon-γ influx into the bloodstream, thereby alleviating renal inflammation. The natural product Nobiletin ameliorated AKI by promoting CS growth. Our findings suggest that regulating CS is a promising approach for treating AKI.

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Acute Kidney InjuryClostridiumGastrointestinal MicrobiomeIndoleacetic AcidsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceOxidative StressReperfusion InjuryTryptophanindoleacetic acidIndoleacetic AcidsTryptophan

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PMCPMC12816017

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