Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) disease leads to altered lung and gut microbiomes compared to healthy subjects. The magnitude of this dysbiosis is influenced by organ-specific microenvironmental conditions at different stages of the disease. However, how this gut-lung dysbiosis is influenced by <i>Pseudo...

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Autores principales: Giovanni Bacci, Alice Rossi, Federica Armanini, Lisa Cangioli, Ida De Fino, Nicola Segata, Alessio Mengoni, Alessandra Bragonzi, Annamaria Bevivino
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:912967eee91345e895c0a57e24294f962021-11-25T17:53:57ZLung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis10.3390/ijms2222121691422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/912967eee91345e895c0a57e24294f962021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/22/12169https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067Cystic fibrosis (CF) disease leads to altered lung and gut microbiomes compared to healthy subjects. The magnitude of this dysbiosis is influenced by organ-specific microenvironmental conditions at different stages of the disease. However, how this gut-lung dysbiosis is influenced by <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> chronic infection is unclear. To test the relationship between CFTR dysfunction and gut-lung microbiome under chronic infection, we established a model of <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection in wild-type (WT) and gut-corrected CF mice. Using 16S ribosomal RNA gene, we compared lung, stool, and gut microbiota of C57Bl/6 <i>Cftr <sup>tm1UNC</sup></i>TgN(FABP<i>CFTR</i>) or WT mice at the naïve state or infected with <i>P. aeruginosa.</i> <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection influences murine health significantly changing body weight both in CF and WT mice. Both stool and gut microbiota revealed significantly higher values of alpha diversity in WT mice than in CF mice, while lung microbiota showed similar values. Infection with <i>P. aeruginosa</i> did not changed the diversity of the stool and gut microbiota, while a drop of diversity of the lung microbiota was observed compared to non-infected mice. However, the taxonomic composition of gut microbiota was shown to be influenced by <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection in CF mice but not in WT mice. This finding indicates that <i>P. aeruginosa</i> chronic infection has a major impact on microbiota diversity and composition in the lung. In the gut, CFTR genotype and <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection affected the overall diversity and taxonomic microbiota composition, respectively. Overall, our results suggest a cross-talk between lung and gut microbiota in relation to <i>P. aeruginosa</i> chronic infection and CFTR mutation.Giovanni BacciAlice RossiFederica ArmaniniLisa CangioliIda De FinoNicola SegataAlessio MengoniAlessandra BragonziAnnamaria BevivinoMDPI AGarticlecystic fibrosislunggutmicrobiomegut-lung axisanimal modelsBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 12169, p 12169 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic cystic fibrosis
lung
gut
microbiome
gut-lung axis
animal models
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle cystic fibrosis
lung
gut
microbiome
gut-lung axis
animal models
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Giovanni Bacci
Alice Rossi
Federica Armanini
Lisa Cangioli
Ida De Fino
Nicola Segata
Alessio Mengoni
Alessandra Bragonzi
Annamaria Bevivino
Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis
description Cystic fibrosis (CF) disease leads to altered lung and gut microbiomes compared to healthy subjects. The magnitude of this dysbiosis is influenced by organ-specific microenvironmental conditions at different stages of the disease. However, how this gut-lung dysbiosis is influenced by <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> chronic infection is unclear. To test the relationship between CFTR dysfunction and gut-lung microbiome under chronic infection, we established a model of <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection in wild-type (WT) and gut-corrected CF mice. Using 16S ribosomal RNA gene, we compared lung, stool, and gut microbiota of C57Bl/6 <i>Cftr <sup>tm1UNC</sup></i>TgN(FABP<i>CFTR</i>) or WT mice at the naïve state or infected with <i>P. aeruginosa.</i> <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection influences murine health significantly changing body weight both in CF and WT mice. Both stool and gut microbiota revealed significantly higher values of alpha diversity in WT mice than in CF mice, while lung microbiota showed similar values. Infection with <i>P. aeruginosa</i> did not changed the diversity of the stool and gut microbiota, while a drop of diversity of the lung microbiota was observed compared to non-infected mice. However, the taxonomic composition of gut microbiota was shown to be influenced by <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection in CF mice but not in WT mice. This finding indicates that <i>P. aeruginosa</i> chronic infection has a major impact on microbiota diversity and composition in the lung. In the gut, CFTR genotype and <i>P. aeruginosa</i> infection affected the overall diversity and taxonomic microbiota composition, respectively. Overall, our results suggest a cross-talk between lung and gut microbiota in relation to <i>P. aeruginosa</i> chronic infection and CFTR mutation.
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author Giovanni Bacci
Alice Rossi
Federica Armanini
Lisa Cangioli
Ida De Fino
Nicola Segata
Alessio Mengoni
Alessandra Bragonzi
Annamaria Bevivino
author_facet Giovanni Bacci
Alice Rossi
Federica Armanini
Lisa Cangioli
Ida De Fino
Nicola Segata
Alessio Mengoni
Alessandra Bragonzi
Annamaria Bevivino
author_sort Giovanni Bacci
title Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis
title_short Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis
title_full Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis
title_fullStr Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis
title_full_unstemmed Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis
title_sort lung and gut microbiota changes associated with <i>pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> infection in mouse models of cystic fibrosis
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/912967eee91345e895c0a57e24294f96
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