Over the last 10 to 15 years, the understanding of the composition and functions
of the human gut microbiota has increased exponentially.
These continually expanding resources enable experimental investigation
of the human gut microbiota, validation of hypotheses made with sequence - based analyses, and phenotypic characterisation of its constituent microbes.
«Reduction in dietary diversity impacts richness
of human gut microbiota: Dietary diversity necessary for a healthy gastrointestinal microbiome.»
Heiman and Greenway describe how the reduction in dietary diversity has changed the richness
of human gut microbiota, the community of microorganisms living in the gut.
In collaboration with Synchrotron Oxford, the University of East Anglia and the University of California, the researchers, using a commonly - found member
of human gut microbiota called Ruminococcus gnavus as a model organism identified carbohydrate binding modules with the ability to bind to mucus.
Not exact matches
How do the microbes within cheese interact with the natural
microbiota of the
human gut and can cheese be used to assist in maintaining a healthy
gut microbiota?
Using a «gnotobiotic mouse model» — where mice were «colonized with a synthetic
human gut microbiota composed
of fully sequenced commensal bacteria» — Desai et al reported on the effects
of different diets with different fibre content.
Over 100 different oligosaccharides have been identified in the
human colon, and recent research has shown that variations in the oligosaccharides within the mucus are associated with variations in the composition
of the
gut microbiota.
Dr Luis Pedro Coelho, commented: «These findings suggest that dogs could be a better model for nutrition studies than pigs or mice and we could potentially use data from dogs to study the impact
of diet on
gut microbiota in
humans, and
humans could be a good model to study the nutrition
of dogs.
The Wyss team believes the ability
of the
human gut - on - a-chip to culture the microbiome with
human gut cells also holds promise for the field
of precision medicine, where a patient's own cells and
gut microbiota could one day be cultured inside a
gut - on - a-chip for testing different therapies and identifying an individualized treatment strategy.
As noted by Dr. Vicki Ellingrod — the Chair
of this session, «Current state -
of - the - art research in both animal models as well as
humans point to the link between the
gut microbiota and mood and anxiety models, as well as the potential for psychiatric medications to directly affect the
gut microbiome.»
«Healthy
gut bacterial communities are known to benefit immune regulation, metabolism and potentially even the nervous system, so if cholera or other diarrheal diseases permanently impact the
microbiota, there could be long - term effects on
human health,» explains Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH,
of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division
of Infectious Diseases, co-senior author
of the paper.
Regulatory issues must be addressed before moving to
human studies, Davies said, but the findings published in the August issue
of the Journal
of Clinical Investigation suggest that it may be possible to manipulate the bacterial residents
of the
gut — the
gut microbiota — to treat obesity and other chronic diseases.
Changes in the composition
of the
gut microbiota are seen in many
human diseases such IBD, a chronic, lifelong inflammatory disorder that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Rather, it conveys the subtle and elegant choreography
of one part
of the
human microbiome: The relationships between the mothers» genetics, the composition
of her breast milk and the development
of her infant's
gut microbiota.
In addition, cohousing coprophagic mice harboring transplanted
microbiota from discordant pairs provides an opportunity to determine which bacterial taxa invade the
gut communities
of cage mates, how invasion correlates with host phenotypes, and how invasion and microbial niche are affected by
human diets.
The goal
of the study was to explore whether fecal
microbiota from
human IBS patients with diarrhea has the ability to influence
gut and brain function in recipient mice.
«It's increasingly clear that our
gut bacteria, or
microbiota, can communicate with the
human brain,» said Kathy Magnusson, a professor in the OSU College
of Veterinary Medicine and principal investigator with the Linus Pauling Institute.
A deep global analysis
of the
gut microbiota composition was done by phylogenetic microarray analysis using a
Human Intestinal Tract Chip (HITChip), an analytical device designed specifically for studying
gut bacteria.
Given that the investigators have previously shown the influence
of the host molecular clock on the
gut microbiota, they will also ask if taking this NSAID at different times
of day might lead to higher efficacy and less side effects in animal models and eventually in
humans.
Although the fucose findings are still preliminary, unlocking the role
of this sugar in competitions between
gut microbiota and pathogens could theoretically give rise to new therapies for treating
human illness.
The findings illuminate the specialized roles played by key members
of the vast microbial community living in the
human gut, and could inform the development
of tailored
microbiota transplants to improve intestinal health after antibiotic use or illness.
The IMI could also control and organize access to metadata (the associated host disease phenotype data, for a
human gut microbiota sample, for instance) without which meaningful interpretation
of the data is not possible.
Of special note today: gut microbiota species expressing orthologs of human Ro60 might be involved in triggering and sustaining chronic autoimmunity in lupus; The portal vein blood microbiome in patients with liver cirrhosis; A randomized clinical study suggests dietary promotion of short chain fatty acid producing gut microbes as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes; and the sexual dimorphism of root, flower and leaf microbiomes in the wild strawberry pla
Of special note today:
gut microbiota species expressing orthologs
of human Ro60 might be involved in triggering and sustaining chronic autoimmunity in lupus; The portal vein blood microbiome in patients with liver cirrhosis; A randomized clinical study suggests dietary promotion of short chain fatty acid producing gut microbes as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes; and the sexual dimorphism of root, flower and leaf microbiomes in the wild strawberry pla
of human Ro60 might be involved in triggering and sustaining chronic autoimmunity in lupus; The portal vein blood microbiome in patients with liver cirrhosis; A randomized clinical study suggests dietary promotion
of short chain fatty acid producing gut microbes as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes; and the sexual dimorphism of root, flower and leaf microbiomes in the wild strawberry pla
of short chain fatty acid producing
gut microbes as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes; and the sexual dimorphism
of root, flower and leaf microbiomes in the wild strawberry pla
of root, flower and leaf microbiomes in the wild strawberry plant
Methodology challenges in studying
human gut microbiota — effects
of collection, storage, DNA extraction and next generation sequencing technologies — Marina Panek — Scientific Reports
In a study published as a letter to the journal
Gut, the team outline new evidence suggesting that the human genome may play a role in determining the makeup of the billions of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract collectively known as the gut microbio
Gut, the team outline new evidence suggesting that the
human genome may play a role in determining the makeup
of the billions
of microbes in the
human gastrointestinal tract collectively known as the
gut microbio
gut microbiota.
At Weizmann, she plans to investigate the impact
of gut microbiota on aging, and her goal is to improve
human health through personalized nutrition.
Techniques Functional imaging
of the interaction between
gut microbiota and the
human host: A proof -
of - concept clinical study evaluating novel use for 18F - FDG PET - CT.
Human gut microbiome ** Competitively Selected Donor Fecal
Microbiota Transplantation: Butyrate Concentration and Diversity as Measures
of Donor Quality.
Multi-site
human microbiome Review: The Vagus Nerve at the Interface
of the
Microbiota -
Gut - Brain Axis.
Spurred by this finding, Littman's team examined the
gut microbiota in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating autoimmune disease, and found a much higher proportion
of patients than healthy individuals who harbored the
human intestinal bacterium Prevotella copri.
A few interesting articles in early life
human microbiome, plus: A comparison between Staphylococcus epidermidis commensal and pathogenic lineages from the skin
of healthy individuals living in North American and India; A new tool to reconstruct microbial genome - scale metabolic models (GSMMs) from their genome sequence; The seasonal changes in Amazon rainforest soil microbiome are associated with changes in the canopy; A specific class
of chemicals secreted by birds modulates their feather microbiome; chronic stress alters
gut microbiota and triggers a specific immune response in a mouse model
of colitis; and evidence that the short chain fatty acids profile in the
gut reflects the impact
of dietary fibre on the microbiome using the PolyFermS continuous intestinal fermentation model.
* Potential and active functions in the
gut microbiota of a healthy
human cohort — Alessandro Tanca — Microbiome
Elevated circulating levels
of succinate in
human obesity are linked to specific
gut microbiota — Carolina Serena — The ISME Journal
Influence
of fecal collection conditions and 16S rRNA gene sequencing at two centers on
human gut microbiota analysis — Jocelyn Sietsma Penington — Scientific Reports
The
human gut harbors a complex community
of microbes, collectively called
microbiota.
This specialist knowledge has been crucial to thoroughly mine the
human gut microbiota, particularly in the absence
of methods for the routine cultivation
of most enteric microorganisms.
These observations support the hypothesis
of functional redundancy in the
human gut microbiota.
To do this, they colonized the intestines
of germ - free mice with a synthetic
human gut microbiota and exposed the mice to either a plant fiber - free diet or a plant fiber - rich diet.
How do the microbes within cheese interact with the natural
microbiota of the
human gut and can cheese be used to assist in maintaining a healthy
gut microbiota?
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2017): 1 - 19; Wiley, N. C., et al. «The
microbiota -
gut - brain axis as a key regulator
of neural function and the stress response: Implications for
human and animal health.»
The great news is that by adding fermented veggies into your foods, you are changing your
gut health for better: «the composition
of the
gut microbiota has been shown to differ in lean and obese
humans and animals and to change rapidly in response to dietary factors.
Hence, a lot
of necessary neurotransmitters in the body are generated by the
gut microbiota, exerting influence on the
human body including the brain, among which many neurotransmitters in the
human gut microbiota are also critical molecules.»
Known in the past as
gut bacteria and
gut flora, the
microbiota, or microbiome, is a collection
of about 1,000 different kinds
of bacteria that have immense importance to
human health.
The delicate balance between the
human microbiome and the development
of psychopathologies is particularly interesting given the ease with which the microbiome can be altered by external factors, such as diet, 23 exposure to antimicrobials24, 25 or disrupted sleep patterns.26 For example, a link between antibiotic exposure and altered brain function is well evidenced by the psychiatric side - effects
of antibiotics, which range from anxiety and panic to major depression, psychosis and delirium.1 A recent large population study reported that treatment with a single antibiotic course was associated with an increased risk for depression and anxiety, rising with multiple exposures.27 Bercik et al. 28 showed that oral administration
of non-absorbable antimicrobials transiently altered the composition
of the
gut microbiota in adult mice and increased exploratory behaviour and hippocampal expression
of brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), while intraperitoneal administration had no effect on behaviour.
Effects
of a gluten - free diet on
gut microbiota and immune function in healthy adult
human subjects.
The closest I've found to a
human clinical trial
of beans on intestinal permeability is this study, which found a Chinese medicinal gruel
of Job's tears, oat, buckwheat, white bean, yellow corn, red bean, soybean, yam, big jujube, peanut, lotus seed, and wolfberry changed
gut microbiota, improved
gut permeability, lowered endotoxemia, and improved inflammation markers.
Role
of the
gut microbiota in defining
human health.
Sources: Clemente, J.C., et al., «The Impact
of the
Gut Microbiota on
Human Health: An Integrative View,» Cell 2012; 148 (6): 1258 - 1270.
Fecal Transplant FMT, also known as fecal
microbiota transplant,
human probiotic infusion, bacteriotherapy, and fecal transplant, is a powerful infusion
of healthy colon flora treatment which has been used to treat c diff, aka C difficile infections, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, autoimmune disease, dysbiotic
gut flora as well as other conditions.