AIM: To investigate the impact of minor abdominal surgery on the caecal microbial population and on markers of gut inflammation.METHODS: Four week old piglets were randomly allocated to a no-surgery "control"...AIM: To investigate the impact of minor abdominal surgery on the caecal microbial population and on markers of gut inflammation.METHODS: Four week old piglets were randomly allocated to a no-surgery "control" group(n = 6) or a "transection surgery" group(n = 5).During the transection surgery procedure, a conventional midline incision of the lower abdominal wall was made and the small intestine was transected at a site 225 cm proximal to the ileocaecal valve, a 2 cm segment was removed and the intestine was re-anastomosed.Piglets received a polymeric infant formula diet throughout the study period and were sacrificed at two weeks post-surgery.Clinical outcomes including weight, stool consistency and presence of stool fat globules were monitored.High throughput DNA sequencing of colonic content was used to detect surgery-relateddisturbances in microbial composition at phylum, family and genus level.Diversity and richness estimates were calculated for the control and minor surgery groups.As disturbances in the gut microbial community are linked to inflammation we compared the gene expression of key inflammatory cytokines(TNF, IL1 B, IL18, IL12, IL8, IL6 and IL10) in ileum, terminal ileum and colon mucosal extracts obtained from control and abdominal surgery groups at two weeks post-surgery.RESULTS: Changes in the relative abundance of bacterial species at family and genus level were confined to bacterial members of the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla.Family level compositional shifts included a reduction in the relative abundance of Enterobacteriaceae(22.95 ± 5.27 vs 2.07 ± 0.72, P < 0.01), Bacteroidaceae(2.54 ± 0.56 vs 0.86 ± 0.43, P < 0.05) and Rhodospirillaceae(0.40 ± 0.14 vs 0.00 ± 0.00, P < 0.05) following transection surgery.Similarly, at the genus level, changes associated with transection surgery were restricted to members of the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla and included decreased relative abundance of Enterobacteriaceae(29.20 ± 6.74 vs 2.88 ± 1.08, P < 0.01), Alistipes(4.82 ± 1.73 展开更多
[Objectives]To observe the effects of daphnetin on mastitis induced by Staphylococcus aureus in mice.[Methods]18 postpartum ICR female mice were used to establish mastitis animal model,and were randomly divided into t...[Objectives]To observe the effects of daphnetin on mastitis induced by Staphylococcus aureus in mice.[Methods]18 postpartum ICR female mice were used to establish mastitis animal model,and were randomly divided into three groups(A,B,and C)with 6 mice in each group.Group A:blank control group;group B:S.Aureus model group;group C:S.Aureus model+daphnetin group.The experimental groups were injected 1 mL of 1.0×104 CFU/100μL of S.aureus of along the nipple catheter.The suspension was placed in the 3 rd and 4 th pairs of mammary glands,and the control group was injected with the same dose of normal saline.On the second day after infection,the rats in group A,B and C were given drugs by gavage,while the rats in group A and B were given normal saline and the rats in group C were given daphnetin once a day for 6 consecutive days.Blood samples were collected from living eyeballs,and blood cells were analyzed by automatic flow cytometer after anticoagulation.[Results]The NLR and Systemie Immune Inflammati-on Index(SII)in the blood of mastitis mice induced by S.aureus were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.01),suggesting that neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio(NLR)and SII can be used as diagnostic indicators of mastitis,and the levels of NLR and SII decreased significantly after daphnetin intervention.[Conclusions]NLR and SII showed high levels in mastitis mice,which are valuable for the diagnosis of mastitis and the evaluation of its prognosis.After the intervention of daphnetin,both of them decreased significantly,indicating that daphnetin has a good prognosis trend in mastitis mice induced by S.aureus.展开更多
基金Supported by Victorian Government’s Operational Infrastructure Support programThe PC lab is supported in part by grants from Science Foundation Ireland in the form of a center grant(Alimentary Pharmabiotic entre+1 种基金No.SFI/12/RC/2273 and No.12/RC/2273 and a PI grand to PCR No.11/PI/1137FF is in receipt of an Irish Research Council EMBARK scholarship and is a Teagasc Walsk Fellow
文摘AIM: To investigate the impact of minor abdominal surgery on the caecal microbial population and on markers of gut inflammation.METHODS: Four week old piglets were randomly allocated to a no-surgery "control" group(n = 6) or a "transection surgery" group(n = 5).During the transection surgery procedure, a conventional midline incision of the lower abdominal wall was made and the small intestine was transected at a site 225 cm proximal to the ileocaecal valve, a 2 cm segment was removed and the intestine was re-anastomosed.Piglets received a polymeric infant formula diet throughout the study period and were sacrificed at two weeks post-surgery.Clinical outcomes including weight, stool consistency and presence of stool fat globules were monitored.High throughput DNA sequencing of colonic content was used to detect surgery-relateddisturbances in microbial composition at phylum, family and genus level.Diversity and richness estimates were calculated for the control and minor surgery groups.As disturbances in the gut microbial community are linked to inflammation we compared the gene expression of key inflammatory cytokines(TNF, IL1 B, IL18, IL12, IL8, IL6 and IL10) in ileum, terminal ileum and colon mucosal extracts obtained from control and abdominal surgery groups at two weeks post-surgery.RESULTS: Changes in the relative abundance of bacterial species at family and genus level were confined to bacterial members of the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla.Family level compositional shifts included a reduction in the relative abundance of Enterobacteriaceae(22.95 ± 5.27 vs 2.07 ± 0.72, P < 0.01), Bacteroidaceae(2.54 ± 0.56 vs 0.86 ± 0.43, P < 0.05) and Rhodospirillaceae(0.40 ± 0.14 vs 0.00 ± 0.00, P < 0.05) following transection surgery.Similarly, at the genus level, changes associated with transection surgery were restricted to members of the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla and included decreased relative abundance of Enterobacteriaceae(29.20 ± 6.74 vs 2.88 ± 1.08, P < 0.01), Alistipes(4.82 ± 1.73
基金Supported by Project of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2022(S202210599060)Basic Ability Improvement Project for Young and Middle-aged Teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2020(2020KY13027)Project of Scientific Research and Technological Development Plan of Baise City in 2020(Encyclopedia[2020]No.47).
文摘[Objectives]To observe the effects of daphnetin on mastitis induced by Staphylococcus aureus in mice.[Methods]18 postpartum ICR female mice were used to establish mastitis animal model,and were randomly divided into three groups(A,B,and C)with 6 mice in each group.Group A:blank control group;group B:S.Aureus model group;group C:S.Aureus model+daphnetin group.The experimental groups were injected 1 mL of 1.0×104 CFU/100μL of S.aureus of along the nipple catheter.The suspension was placed in the 3 rd and 4 th pairs of mammary glands,and the control group was injected with the same dose of normal saline.On the second day after infection,the rats in group A,B and C were given drugs by gavage,while the rats in group A and B were given normal saline and the rats in group C were given daphnetin once a day for 6 consecutive days.Blood samples were collected from living eyeballs,and blood cells were analyzed by automatic flow cytometer after anticoagulation.[Results]The NLR and Systemie Immune Inflammati-on Index(SII)in the blood of mastitis mice induced by S.aureus were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.01),suggesting that neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio(NLR)and SII can be used as diagnostic indicators of mastitis,and the levels of NLR and SII decreased significantly after daphnetin intervention.[Conclusions]NLR and SII showed high levels in mastitis mice,which are valuable for the diagnosis of mastitis and the evaluation of its prognosis.After the intervention of daphnetin,both of them decreased significantly,indicating that daphnetin has a good prognosis trend in mastitis mice induced by S.aureus.
