Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate
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The human gut is colonized with a wide variety of microorganisms, including species, such as those belonging to the bacterial genus Bifidobacterium, that have beneficial effects on human physiology and pathology. Among the most distinctive benefits of bifidobacteria are modulation of host defence responses and protection against infectious diseases. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects have barely been elucidated. To investigate these mechanisms, we used mice associated with certain bifidobacterial strains and a simplified model of lethal infection with enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7, together with an integrated 'omics' approach. Here we show that genes encoding an ATP-binding-cassette-type carbohydrate transporter present in certain bifidobacteria contribute to protecting mice against death induced by E. coli O157:H7. We found that this effect can be attributed, at least in part, to increased production of acetate and that translocation of the E. coli O157:H7 Shiga toxin from the gut lumen to the blood was inhibited. We propose that acetate produced by protective bifidobacteria improves intestinal defence mediated by epithelial cells and thereby protects the host against lethal infection.
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Short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate and acetate improve intestinal barrier function.
“Additional support for the role of enteric bacteria in maintaining normal barrier function is provided by data that SCFA (e.g., butyrate and acetate) improve intestinal barrier function (64, 84).”
From Intestinal microbiota and immune function in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (2013) · cites this paper as [64]
Numerous in vitro studies have demonstrated that bifidobacteria can inhibit pathogens through the production of organic acids, antibacterial peptides, quorum-sensing inhibitors, or immune stimulation among other mechanisms.
“Numerous in vitro studies have demonstrated that bifidobacteria can inhibit pathogens through the production of organic acids (38), antibacterial peptides (39), quorum-sensing inhibitors (40, 41), or immune stimulation (42) among other mechanisms, providing molecular clues of their capacity to prevent certain infections.”
From Bifidobacteria and Their Health-Promoting Effects (2017) · cites this paper as [38]
Bifidobacteria have been linked to strengthening gut mucosal protection through activities against pathogens.
“these bacteria have been linked to fortification of the gut mucosal protection through activities against pathogens12, 13.”
From Diet and the Intestinal Microbiome: Associations, Functions, and Implications for Health and Disease (2014) · cites this paper as [13]
SCFAs support the integrity of the intestinal mucosa in vitro and in vivo.
“which have been shown in vitro and in vivo to support the integrity of the intestinal mucosa in a variety of ways (Fukuda et al., 2011; Gaudier et al., 2004; Macia et al., 2015; Willemsen et al., 2003; Wrzosek et al., 2013).”
From Understanding the Holobiont: How Microbial Metabolites Affect Human Health and Shape the Immune System (2017) · cites this paper as Fukuda et al., 2011
Bifidobacterium longum protects mice from enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157 infection through short-chain fatty acids that prevent intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis and inflammation, preserve gut epithelium integrity, reduce Stx2 toxin spread into blood, and improve survival.
“Bifidobacterium longum has been shown to protect mice from enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157 infection through the production of SCFAs, that prevent IEC apoptosis and inflammation, thus preserving gut epithelium integrity, and reducing the spread of Stx2 toxin into the bloodstream, ultimately improving host survival [52].”
From Antibiotic-Induced Changes in the Intestinal Microbiota and Disease (2016) · cites this paper as [52]
Acetate production was associated with protection against Escherichia coli O157 in mice that were mono-colonized by Bifidobacterium.
“Acetate production was associated with protection against Escherichia coli O157 in mice that were mono-colonized by Bifidobacterium [39].”
From Role of the gut microbiota in nutrient competition and protection against intestinal pathogen colonization (2023) · cites this paper as [39]
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- Authors
- Fukuda, S., Toh, H., Hase, K., Oshima, K., Nakanishi, Y., Yoshimura, K., Tobe, T., Clarke, J. M., Topping, D. L., Suzuki, T., Taylor, T. D., Itoh, K., Kikuchi, J., Morita, H., Hattori, M., & Ohno, H.
- Affiliations
- RIKEN (JP)
- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- Gifu University (JP)
- Azabu University (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Hattori, Masahira
- Ohno, Hiroshi
- ORCID
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2011-01
- Volume
- 469
- Issue
- 7331
- Pages
- 543-547
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2045119680
- Cited by
- 2,387
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 138 · 2025: 166 · 2024: 199 · 2023: 161 · 2022: 208 · 2021: 244 · 2020: 199 · 2019: 155 · 2018: 162 · 2017: 155 · 2016: 130 · 2015: 129 · 2014: 121 · 2013: 90 · 2012: 93
- FWCI
- 158.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22689017)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Escherichia coli research studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Keywords
- Bifidobacterium longum, acetate, Escherichia coli O157:H7, probiotics, ABC transporters, carbohydrate transport, gut microbiota
- MeSH terms
- Acetates, Animals, Bifidobacterium, Chlorocebus aethiops, Escherichia coli Infections, Molecular Sequence Data, Vero Cells, Genome, Bacterial, Escherichia coli O157, Gene Expression Profiling, Mice
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