{
"claim": "How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?",
"timestamp": "2026-07-23T18:27:47.282Z",
"settings": {
"mode": "Social",
"library": "PubMed",
"format": "Preprint",
"length": "Standard",
"rigor": "Strict",
"tagCloud": "on",
"breadth": 40,
"depth": 3,
"runs": 3,
"evalsPerRun": 1,
"autoExplore": false,
"smartFollowUp": false
},
"prompt_settings": {
"research_veridical_check": {
"name": "Research Veridical Verification",
"purpose": "Audits the final research response after quotes pass to ensure absolute veridicality, logical consistency, and zero hallucinated external knowledge.",
"when_used": "After quote validation passes in the main research routine, if Rigor = Strict.",
"content": "You are a strict QA Audit AI. Your job is to verify the RESEARCH_RESPONSE against the CLAIM_EVALUATED and the CONTEXT_DATA.\n\nCRITICAL RULES FOR EVALUATION:\n1. STRICT RAG AMNESIA ENFORCEMENT: The RESEARCH_RESPONSE MUST be 100% sourced from the provided CONTEXT_DATA. Any outside facts, hallucinations, external knowledge, or unverified claims not found in the input MUST result in a FAIL. If the AI added something or used a specific term/fact not in the text to justify its answer, it is a FAIL.\n2. The RESEARCH_RESPONSE is EXPECTED to contain both narrative text and a final JSON block enclosed in ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Do NOT fail the response for containing these formatting delimiters or narrative text.\n3. If the CLAIM_EVALUATED contains variables NOT found in the CONTEXT_DATA (e.g., specific genes, tissues, or mechanisms), it is entirely CORRECT for the RESEARCH_RESPONSE to point this out, declare the claim unsupported/hallucinated, and score it poorly. This is a successful evaluation and MUST be scored as a PASS.\n4. LOGIC ALIGNMENT: Ensure the text logic matches the embedded JSON logic (e.g., if the text says the claim is false, the Alignment score should be low).\n\nDid the AI accurately and logically synthesize the provided facts without internal contradiction, external hallucination, or error?\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object. Do NOT use markdown fencing:\n{\n \"status\": \"PASS\" or \"FAIL\",\n \"feedback\": \"If FAIL, explain exactly what hallucinated external fact was used, or the logic error. If PASS, leave empty.\"\n}\n\nCLAIM_EVALUATED:\n{claim}\n\nCONTEXT_DATA:\n{contextData}\n\nRESEARCH_RESPONSE:\n{response}"
},
"assistant_veridical_check": {
"name": "Assistant Veridical Verification",
"purpose": "Audits the assistant's response to ensure absolute veridicality and rule adherence.",
"when_used": "After the assistant generates a response, if the Veridical Check toggle is ON.",
"content": "You are a strict QA Audit AI. Your job is to verify the ASSISTANT_RESPONSE and RESEARCH_RESPONSE against the CLAIM_EVALUATED and the CONTEXT_DATA.\n\nCRITICAL RULES FOR EVALUATION:\n1. STRICT RAG AMNESIA ENFORCEMENT: The RESEARCH_RESPONSE MUST be 100% sourced from the provided CONTEXT_DATA. Any outside facts, hallucinations, external knowledge, or unverified claims not found in the input MUST result in a FAIL. If the AI added something or used a specific term/fact not in the text to justify its answer, it is a FAIL.\n2. The RESEARCH_RESPONSE is EXPECTED to contain both narrative text and a final JSON block enclosed in ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Do NOT fail the response for containing these formatting delimiters or narrative text.\n3. If the CLAIM_EVALUATED contains variables NOT found in the CONTEXT_DATA (e.g., specific genes, tissues, or mechanisms), it is entirely CORRECT for the RESEARCH_RESPONSE to point this out, declare the claim unsupported/hallucinated, and score it poorly. This is a successful evaluation and MUST be scored as a PASS.\n4. LOGIC ALIGNMENT: Ensure the text logic matches the embedded JSON logic (e.g., if the text says the claim is false, the Alignment score should be low).\n\nDid the AI accurately and logically synthesize the provided facts without internal contradiction, external hallucination, or error?\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object. Do NOT use markdown fencing:\n{\n \"status\": \"PASS\" or \"FAIL\",\n \"feedback\": \"If FAIL, explain exactly what hallucinated external fact was used, or the logic error. If PASS, leave empty.\"\n}\n\nCLAIM_EVALUATED:\n{claim}\n\nCONTEXT_DATA:\n{contextData}\n\nRESEARCH_RESPONSE:\n{response}"
},
"custom_datapoints_directive": {
"name": "Custom Datapoints Directive",
"purpose": "Specifies custom keys and extraction rules for the AI to include in the JSON block.",
"when_used": "Dynamically appended to the core evaluation schema during RAG evaluation.",
"content": "### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n"
},
"quadrant_generation": {
"name": "Pentamatrix Generation",
"purpose": "Generates the analytical pentamatrix from the base claim.",
"when_used": "Beginning of the Semmelweis mode workflow.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes\n\nINITIAL EVALUATION: CLAIM vs. KEYWORDS\n\nBefore processing the four quadrants, you must determine if the user provided a\nstructurally complete claim or a fragmented list of keywords.\n\n - If Full Claim: Act as a strict transcription engine.\n - If Keyword List / Fragment: Act as a Speculative Synthesis Engine.\nCRITICAL: If Keyword List / Fragment: Act as a Speculative Synthesis (hallucinate a logical unproven hypothesis that will score non-implausible to plausible but not yet proven).\n\nQUADRANT CONSTRAINTS\n\n0. RAW USER TEXT\n1. ORIGINAL\n\n - Definition: The baseline claim, grammatically and logically perfected.\n - Rule for Full Claims: Transcribe exactly as stated. Your ONLY modification\n is to fix spelling, punctuation, and grammar. If the input is a question,\n convert it into a declarative claim.\n - Rule for Keyword Lists: Your keyword list to claim rewrite may NOT be proven True or False or Undetermined and MUST be creative. You MUST NOT summarize the keywords. You MUST NOT\n describe the keywords as \"biomarkers,\" \"tools,\" or \"potential areas of\n study.\" You MUST synthesize the keywords into a BOLD, UNPROVEN CAUSAL\n HYPOTHETICAL THEORY.\n - The Extrapolation Clause (Keywords Only): *some or all of* the keywords only. novel idea. \n\n2. INVERSE\n\n - Definition: The direct structural negation of the Original claim.\n - Rule: Directly negate the primary relationship. Do NOT introduce new\n variables. Flip the boolean state of the primary verb (e.g., \"promotes\"\n becomes \"does not promote\").\n\n3. ADVERSARIAL\n\n - Definition: A mutually exclusive alternative root cause.\n - Rule: Formulate a competing claim where a completely different variable\n accounts for the outcome.\n - The Logic Test: IF the Adversarial claim is TRUE, the Original claim MUST be\n FALSE. It must represent a conflict of causality.\n\n4. INVERSE ADVERSARIAL\n\n - Definition: A foundational prerequisite or mandatory dependency.\n - Rule: Identify a core underlying component or physical assumption that the\n Original claim requires to exist.\n - The Logic Test: IF the Inverse Adversarial claim is FALSE, the Original\n claim is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.\n\nOUTPUT FORMAT\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON. Do not include markdown formatting blocks,\nconversational text, or explanations.\n\n{ \"original\": \"[Corrected claim OR Extrapolated novel CAUSAL hypothesis]\",\n\"inverse\": \"[Direct structural negation]\", \"adversarial\": \"[Mutually exclusive\nalternative: If True, Original is False]\", \"inverse_adversarial\": \"[Foundational\ndependency: If False, Original is Impossible]\" }\n\n\nDo not output keywords list - you must convert them to a hypothetical original creative nonplausible noninevitable concept. Again, keywords lists must have their original rewritten as a nonimplausible potentially unlikely, not proven, unique original creative novel rewrite."
},
"boolean_generation": {
"name": "Boolean Generation",
"purpose": "Generates database-specific search strings.",
"when_used": "Stage 1 of each pentamatrix's evaluation loop.",
"content": "You are an expert librarian and systematic reviewer. Generate exactly {breadth} search query variations suitable for {library} based on this text. \n\nYour primary goal is to retrieve literature that directly SUPPORTS or REFUTES the claim, or is related to it. Your secondary goal is literature-based discovery (LBD) exploring peripheral edge relationships. Use OR to discover edges and overlooked abstracts.\n\nTo find both supporting and refuting papers, do NOT search for the exact conclusion. Instead, search for the intersection of the core variables (e.g., Variable A AND Variable B). USE \"OR\" for edge discovery.\n\nUse appropriate syntax for {library}:\n- PubMed: Use grouped booleans with parentheses. Group synonyms using OR (e.g., (\"Term 1\" OR \"Synonym 1\")). Connect distinct core concepts using AND. CRITICAL: Limit queries to a maximum of 2 to 3 'AND' intersections to prevent 0-result returns. Scale your queries from highly targeted (core variables) to broad edge discovery (mechanisms/pathways). Include MeSH terms.\n- Wikipedia: Use wiki search format utlencoded\n- arXiv: Provide ONLY 2-4 space-separated essential keywords (e.g., polar bear, skin, color). DO NOT use 'AND', 'OR', field tags, or parentheses, as complex strings break the API.\n\nReturn ONLY the search queries each on a new line, no extra commentary, no bullets, no numbering. \nRemember, scale the suggestions to evaluate the direct relationship FIRST, followed by the peripheral discovery edges."
},
"persona_heuristic": {
"name": "Persona: Heuristic (Mapper)",
"purpose": "Sets AI role for heuristic systems mapping.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Rigor = Heuristic).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a heuristic logic mapper and researcher. You play the role of a Systems Architecht.\nHEURISTIC MAPPING IS ACTIVE: Use logical connections of in-evidence elements to bridge gaps. Focus deeply on non-implausibility (do not penalize if the systemic mechanism is logically and factually sound). Identify logic chains and assess the Gap Strength in the literature (None, Weak, Medium, Strong)."
},
"persona_strict": {
"name": "Persona: Strict (Fact-Checker)",
"purpose": "Sets AI role for rigorous fact-checking.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Rigor = Strict).",
"content": "You are a strict, rigorous scientific fact-checker.\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes."
},
"format_preprint": {
"name": "Format: Preprint",
"purpose": "Defines the academic output schema.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Preprint).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write."
},
"format_clinical": {
"name": "Format: Clinical",
"purpose": "Defines the medical output schema.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Clinical).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a clinical, medical-professional tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact clinical headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [CLINICAL BOTTOM-LINE / REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [RISK VS REWARD & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [PATIENT APPLICATION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(3-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"
},
"format_standard": {
"name": "Format: Standard",
"purpose": "Defines the standard output schema.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Standard).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nIf the user asked a question, you must first provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nThen use a friendly and appropriate tone and answer their intent based solely on the research provided.\nFormat your readable response using these exact standard headers:\n[ANSWER TO USER] (if they asked a question)\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [REWRITTEN CLAIM/PATHWAY]\n(Scientific synthesis based on evidence)\n### [JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(3-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"
},
"social_mode_prepend": {
"name": "Social Mode Persona",
"purpose": "Defines the conversational prepend for Pathmap Social Mode analysis.",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Pathmap Social' in Stage 4 RAG evaluation.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###[FRIENDLY ANSWER TO USER INTENT]\nAddress the user intent directly at the very top. Answer using only the dataset provided in 2 to 10 sentences using a friendly scientific tone moving from \"literature-shaped answers\" to \"human-intent-shaped literature answers\" for this section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"
},
"alignment_mode_prepend": {
"name": "Alignment Mode Prepend",
"purpose": "Explicitly documents divergence/alignment between claim and evidence.",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Alignment Mode'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes. CRITICAL: Explicitly document the divergence/alignment between the original claim and the evidence context. Note any contradictions or supporting facts clearly."
},
"flexible_mode_eval": {
"name": "Flexible Mode Logic",
"purpose": "Logic used in Flexible Mode",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Flexible Mode'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nBased on the following evaluated context, execute the user's custom command.\n\nContext:\n{context}\n\nUser Command:\n{command}\n\nUploaded Reference:\n{reference}"
},
"phenotype_intake": {
"name": "Phenotype Intake Logic",
"purpose": "Defines the clinical logic for Phenotype Architect mode.",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Phenotype Architect'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a clinical Phenotype Architect. Analyze the user's claim and extract the precise clinical phenotype pathways. Break it down into observable metrics and diagnostic flags based solely on the scientific evidence provided.\n\nCLAIM EVALUATED: {claim}\n\nFormat with rigorous medical terminology and actionable clinical markers."
},
"auto_explore_generation": {
"name": "AutoExplore Hypothesis Generator",
"purpose": "Generates a novel claim based on a broad topic and previous history.",
"when_used": "Beginning of each loop when AutoExplore is enabled.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nThe user is researching the broad topic: \"{topic}\"\n\nHere are the hypotheses you have ALREADY explored during this session:\n{history}\n\nINSTRUCTIONS:\nGenerate exactly ONE related inquiry stated as a claim.\n- It MUST be formatted as a declarative statement.\n- DO NOT wrap it in quotes.\n- DO NOT include conversational text or explanations.\n- Just return the simple claim."
},
"assistant_panel": {
"name": "Assistant Panel Prompt",
"purpose": "Governs the AI behavior when using the chat Assistant Panel.",
"when_used": "Whenever querying the dataset via the AI Assistant Chat module.",
"content": "You are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets. Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n \"panels\": [\n { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: {target}\n=============================\n{contextData}\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> {query} <<<--- ANSWER THE USER REQUEST IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. THE DATASETS CAN BE GENERATED IN ANY LANGUAGE AND MULTIPLE CHAT THREADS MAY EXIST, BUT YOU MUST ANSWER THE USER IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ASKED THE CURRENT QUERY: {query}"
},
"core_evaluation_schema": {
"name": "Core Evaluation Schema (JSON)",
"purpose": "Defines the strict JSON requirements for the final output.",
"when_used": "Appended to every Stage 4 RAG evaluation.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least {numQuotes} (required, {numQuotes} or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n}\n###JSON_END###"
},
"mesh_alignment": {
"name": "MeSH Alignment Generator",
"purpose": "Maps clean and prune invalid terms to NLM MeSH tags.",
"when_used": "Post-Build validation of Logic Gates.",
"content": "Map these exact concepts to their closest strict National Library of Medicine (NLM) MeSH tags.\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST preserve the exact biological, chemical, or mechanistic granularity of the original term. Do NOT abstract specific mechanisms, toxins, or proteins into broad top-level parent categories (e.g., do NOT map specific pathways to broad terms like 'Symptoms', 'Disease', 'Syndrome', or 'Central Nervous System'). Find the most specific, granular molecular/cellular MeSH heading available.\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object pairing old to new.\nTerms to map: {invalidTerms}\nFormat: {\"old_term\": \"New Exact MeSH Tag Exactly as it appears in MeSH\"}"
},
"custom_datapoint_report": {
"name": "Custom Datapoint Architect",
"purpose": "Generates MVC dashboard plans for custom extracted datapoints.",
"when_used": "End of pipeline if custom datapoints were injected.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a Data Visualization Architect. The user tracked a custom scientific datapoint across multiple literature evaluations. \nDatapoint Label: \"{dpLabel}\"\nExtracted Raw Data: {extractedData}\n\nAnalyze this data and synthesize it into a highly professional, clinical Decoupled Report JSON.\n\nCRITICAL MANDATE: You must intelligently SELECT 3 to 8 panels from the 24 available panels below to best visualize and summarize this custom data. \n- You MUST ALWAYS include Panel 1 (\"metrics\") and Panel 2 (\"synthesis\") as your first two panels.\n- Do not attempt to use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\" unless the extracted dataset contains multiple opposing adversarial runs.\n\nAVAILABLE PANEL TYPES:\n1. \"metrics\": Key metrics scorecard.\n {\"type\": \"metrics\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n2. \"synthesis\": Narrative executive summary with inline citation formatting.\n {\"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"content\": \"[Multi-paragraph styled HTML string with citations like [ID: 12345]]\"}\n3. \"divergence\": Hypothesis tension visual (original vs. adversarial). Requires runIndex.\n {\"type\": \"divergence\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"runIndex\": 1}\n4. \"logic_network\": Consolidated logic pathways.\n {\"type\": \"logic_network\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n5. \"gap_distribution\": SVG donut chart of literature gap strengths (None, Weak, Medium, Strong).\n {\"type\": \"gap_distribution\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n6. \"node_centrality\": SVG horizontal bar chart of the top 10 entities.\n {\"type\": \"node_centrality\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n7. \"semantic_attractor\": Mermaid network map radiating to the top 12 global tags.\n {\"type\": \"semantic_attractor\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n8. \"radar_plot\": Three-axis SVG spider chart of the first 4 quadrants.\n {\"type\": \"radar_plot\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n9. \"score_timeline\": SVG multi-line trend chart over all quadrants.\n {\"type\": \"score_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n10. \"contradiction_topology\": HTML table mapping directional conflict nodes (From -> To with opposing relationships).\n {\"type\": \"contradiction_topology\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n11. \"bottlenecks\": Styled list of \"Strong\" or \"Medium\" literature gaps.\n {\"type\": \"bottlenecks\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n12. \"tag_cloud\": Weighted HSL tag cloud of the top 20 words.\n {\"type\": \"tag_cloud\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n13. \"keyword_spectrum\": SVG vertical bar chart of the top 10 keywords.\n {\"type\": \"keyword_spectrum\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n14. \"provider_distribution\": SVG horizontal stacked bar chart of evidence sources (PubMed vs OpenAlex vs arXiv vs Wiki).\n {\"type\": \"provider_distribution\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n15. \"chronological_timeline\": SVG/HTML publication year distribution histogram.\n {\"type\": \"chronological_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n16. \"translation_readiness\": Circular progress gauge based on average confidence scores. Requires subtitle.\n {\"type\": \"translation_readiness\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"subtitle\": \"[Label]\"}\n17. \"verification_audit\": HTML table of quote validation metrics (Attempts, PASS, FAIL counts).\n {\"type\": \"verification_audit\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n18. \"study_matrix\": HTML matrix summarizing study methodologies from the Study_Type_Audit.\n {\"type\": \"study_matrix\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n19. \"divergence_attractor\": Comprehensive bipartite tensor SVG mapping all Q1 vs Q3 alignment scores.\n {\"type\": \"divergence_attractor\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n20. \"bibliography\": Automatically prints the verified bibliography.\n {\"type\": \"bibliography\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n21. \"data_pie_chart\": Universal Data Pie Chart.\n {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Group A\", \"value\": 45}, {\"label\": \"Group B\", \"value\": 55}]}\n22. \"data_bar_chart\": Universal Generic Bar Chart.\n {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"[Label]\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Category A\", \"value\": 10}, {\"label\": \"Category B\", \"value\": 20}]}\n23. \"event_timeline\": Universal Vertical Timeline.\n {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"2024\", \"title\": \"Milestone\", \"desc\": \"Event description\"}]}\n24. \"comparison_matrix\": Universal Comparison Matrix.\n {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"headers\": [\"Metric\", \"Baseline\", \"Outcome\"], \"rows\": [[\"Variable X\", \"Value A\", \"Value B\"]]}\n\nFormat your output exactly as follows:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n \"title\": \"CUSTOM EXTRACTED DATAPOINT REPORT\",\n \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n \"panels\": [\n { \"type\": \"metrics\", \"title\": \"Global Data Metrics\" },\n { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Executive Analysis\", \"content\": \"Analysis of the data point [ID: 12345].\" },\n { \"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"Distribution Overview\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Tier 1\", \"value\": 30}, {\"label\": \"Tier 2\", \"value\": 70}] }\n ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON block enclosed exactly between ###REPORT_JSON_START### and ###REPORT_JSON_END###. Do not include introductory or concluding conversational text."
},
"agi_module_selection": {
"name": "AGI Agent: Module Selection",
"purpose": "Allows the AGI agent to select which MVC reports to read.",
"when_used": "Smart FollowUp step 1.",
"content": "You are an autonomous AGI agent analyzing a complex trace. The system has generated modules for the current dataset. \nAvailable Module IDs: {menuOptions}. \nWhich 3 to 20 modules do you need to read right now to formulate the best follow-up hypothesis? Return ONLY a valid JSON array of strings matching the IDs exactly. (do not choose evidence set. do not choose json array. Do not choose build log. Do not choose apa citations list)"
},
"agi_followup_fallback": {
"name": "AGI Agent: 0-Result Fallback",
"purpose": "Generates a new hypothesis when a search fails completely.",
"when_used": "Smart FollowUp step 2 (if 0 results).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are an autonomous discovery agent. The previous search returned 0 results. Generate a new, related hypothesis based on the original claim: \"{claim}\".\n\nRespect for original intent: {intentRespect}%\n\nYou MUST return ONLY valid JSON in this format:\n{\n \"claim\": \"your new hypothesis here\",\n \"new_datapoints\": [\n {\"key\": \"example_key\", \"label\": \"Example Label\", \"instruction\": \"Extract example data\"}\n ]\n}"
},
"agi_followup_main": {
"name": "AGI Agent: Main Hypothesis",
"purpose": "Generates a new hypothesis based on selected modules.",
"when_used": "Smart FollowUp step 2.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are an autonomous discovery agent. Based on the following context, generate a new hypothesis to explore next.\n\nOriginal Query: \"{originalQuery}\"\nRespect for original intent: {intentRespect}%\n\nContext:\n{agiContext}\n\nYou MUST return ONLY valid JSON in this format:\n{\n \"claim\": \"your new hypothesis here\",\n \"new_datapoints\": [\n {\"key\": \"example_key\", \"label\": \"Example Label\", \"instruction\": \"Extract example data\"}\n ]\n}"
},
"demo_case_generation": {
"name": "Demo Case Generation",
"purpose": "Generates a hypothetical complex patient inquiry.",
"when_used": "When the user clicks 'Demo Case'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nGenerate a single, realistic, complex question a patient or caregiver might ask regarding an unproven metabolic mechanism or off-label pathway for a terminal disease. Return ONLY the question, no quotes."
},
"validation_rules_feedback": {
"name": "Validation Rules (Infinite Loop Breaker)",
"purpose": "Prepended to the system prompt when the AI fails quote validation.",
"when_used": "Inside executeQuadrantRAG during a retry.",
"content": "\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) \u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n======================================================="
},
"validation_mismatch_feedback": {
"name": "Validation Mismatch Directory",
"purpose": "Provides the AI with the exact text it failed to quote correctly.",
"when_used": "Inside evaluateWithInfiniteRetry.",
"content": "### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT {attempts}) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n{failedContext}\n\n{passedContext}\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses."
}
},
"authorship": [],
"executionLog": [
"[2:27:06 PM] \ud83d\udca1 Crash-Proof Recovery: Found an autosaved session from 6:45:13 PM with 3 completed nodes. Click 'Restore Session' to load it.",
"[2:27:13 PM] Validating Key...",
"[2:27:16 PM] Session ready. Connected to GEMINI provider.",
"[2:27:47 PM] \n\u2795 APPENDING TO EXISTING TRACE...",
"[2:27:47 PM] \n\ud83d\ude80 === STARTING BUILD RUN [1/3] ===",
"[2:27:47 PM] \n--- Processing Pentamatrix[1/1]: SYNTHESIS ---",
"[2:27:47 PM] \ud83e\udde0 Generating Booleans for PubMed...",
"[2:27:53 PM] \ud83d\udce1 Fetching node IDs across queries (Target Depth: 3)...",
"[2:27:59 PM] \u2705 Successfully retrieved 101 unique nodes.",
"[2:28:02 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42391938]: \"The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486574]: \"Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42477751]: \"The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480325]: \"Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482934]: \"Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42455659]: \"Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488670]: \"Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42454784]: \"Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42464117]: \"Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42485957]: \"The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42489221]: \"Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42444969]: \"Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486836]: \"MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42471164]: \"Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42481155]: \"Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42352033]: \"Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19)....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42482368]: \"The probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42439648]: \"Microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476197]: \"These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42443904]: \"Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42472610]: \"In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)....\"",
"[2:28:17 PM] \u26a0\ufe0f Validation failed for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...",
"[2:28:17 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999)...",
"[2:28:33 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42391938]: \"The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486574]: \"Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480325]: \"Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482934]: \"Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42455659]: \"Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488670]: \"Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42454784]: \"Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42464117]: \"Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42485957]: \"The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42489221]: \"Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42444969]: \"Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486836]: \"MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42471164]: \"Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42481155]: \"Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476197]: \"These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42443904]: \"Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42472610]: \"In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42461923]: \"Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42465747]: \"Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection....\"",
"[2:28:34 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484632]: \"Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts....\"",
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"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488663]: \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance...\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488571]: \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488422]: \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42478338]: \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42477751]: \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42471164]: \"Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486578]: \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum...\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484668]: \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6)....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474008]: \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480452]: \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476444]: \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42472494]: \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474276]: \"Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482368]: \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation...\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42470953]: \"Untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480345]: \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474292]: \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42461462]: \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage....\"",
"[2:29:08 PM] \u26a0\ufe0f Validation failed for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...",
"[2:29:08 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999)...",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488663]: \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance...\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488571]: \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488422]: \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42478338]: \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42477751]: \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486578]: \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum...\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484668]: \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6)....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474008]: \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480452]: \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476444]: \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42472494]: \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42474276]: \"Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremliast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482368]: \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation...\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480345]: \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474292]: \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42461462]: \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476998]: \"Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42471164]: \"Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue....\"",
"[2:29:27 PM] \u26a0\ufe0f Validation failed for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...",
"[2:29:27 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 3/9999999)...",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488663]: \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance...\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488571]: \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488422]: \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42478338]: \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42477751]: \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486578]: \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum...\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484668]: \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6)....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474008]: \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480452]: \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476444]: \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42472494]: \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482368]: \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation...\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480345]: \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42474292]: \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42461462]: \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42476998]: \"Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42471164]: \"Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42464327]: \"They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1....\"",
"[2:30:06 PM] \u2705 All 20 quotes validated verbatim.",
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"[2:30:18 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42489692]: \"Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42489221]: \"BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488663]: \"Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42488571]: \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488422]: \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488218]: \"BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42487937]: \"MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42487714]: \"EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42487409]: \"Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42487140]: \"YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486639]: \"DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42486038]: \"Galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484923]: \"FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484668]: \"MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42483178]: \"Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42482934]: \"Odoribacter splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482584]: \"Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482368]: \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42480452]: \"Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction....\"",
"[2:30:32 PM] \u26a0\ufe0f Validation failed for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...",
"[2:30:32 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999)...",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42489692]: \"Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42489221]: \"BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488663]: \"Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488628]: \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488422]: \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42488218]: \"BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42487937]: \"MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42487140]: \"YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42486639]: \"DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484923]: \"FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42484668]: \"MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42483178]: \"Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482584]: \"Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42482368]: \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42481656]: \"It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42481422]: \"Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007)....\"",
"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42480795]: \"FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation....\"",
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"[2:30:45 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42479266]: \"Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone....\"",
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"quote": "The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42391938\nTitle: From composition to function: Translating porcine gut microbiota research into strategies for improving intestinal health.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. The diverse geographical landscape of China has contributed to the development of rich indigenous pig genetic resources, which exhibit stronger disease resistance than commercial breeds, largely attributed to the composition of their gut microbiota. Given the substantial anatomical and physiological similarities between pigs and humans concerning intestinal structure, and the fact that human-derived microorganisms can effectively colonize the porcine gut, pigs serve as excellent models for intestinal diseases. This review summarizes the geographical and spatial ecological niches of gut microbiota in Chinese indigenous pig breeds, the influences of age and environment on microbial composition, and the beneficial roles of certain microbial taxa from these local breeds in preventing intestinal disorders, including diarrhea associated with impaired intestinal barrier function, pathogen-induced diarrhea, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, intestinal inflammation models, human rotavirus infection, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Their gut microbiota is characterized by the enrichment of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, and Bacteroides, which have been implicated in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and reducing inflammatory cytokine levels during pathogen-induced intestinal inflammation. In the context of gastrointestinal disease prevention and treatment, strategies have largely centered on fecal microbiota transplantation, fecal suspension transplantation, or supplementation with single bacterial strains. However, research on multi-strain combinatorial therapeutics remains limited. Future studies should expand to underexplored indigenous breeds and prioritize the development of composite microbial consortia informed by existing findings."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance."
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"quote": "The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC."
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"quote": "Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480325\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of novel antimicrobial peptide Z-d14CFR against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli-induced endometritis: roles in inflammation Mitigation and endometrial repair.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a significant disease in dairy cows that is closely associated with reproductive efficiency. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the primary pathogens leading to endometritis. Over the past few decades, traditional antibiotics have served as the primary therapeutic option for bovine endometritis management. However, the widespread prevalence of antibiotic resistance emphasizes the necessity of alternative development. Our previous study demonstrated that Z-d14CFR, a novel antimicrobial peptide derived from Zophobas atratus defensin, exhibits favorable antimicrobial activity in vitro. Herein, we established bovine endometrial epithelial cell (BEEC) and murine models of endometritis induced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli. To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Z-d14CFR and explore its underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. In addition, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1) suppressed by E. coli, restored endometrial barrier integrity, which further blocked persistent stimulation of E. coli and alleviated endometritis. Moreover, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of regeneration-related cytokines MMP-2 and VEGF-A, reduced excessive collagen deposition, and facilitated neoangiogenesis in the uterine stroma, thereby promoting endometrial repair. Collectively, our findings suggested that Z-d14CFR is a promising candidate for the treatment of endometritis induced by MDR E. coli."
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"quote": "Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses."
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"quote": "Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42455659\nTitle: Bursa of Fabricius-independent B cells establish an IgA-mediated intestinal barrier that safeguards gut-liver homeostasis.\nAbstract: The bursa of Fabricius (BF), a specialized lymphoid structure in birds, regulates avian B-cell development. However, the BF starts to regress posthatching, suggesting that as-yet-unidentified structures assume this function during maturation. This study reveals that BF-independent B-cell genesis involving the gut cecal tonsils (CTs) predominates over the BF-dependent pathway posthatching. Although B-cell progenitors originating from the bone marrow (BM) typically migrate to the BF, we identified a population that instead migrates to the CTs through CXCL12/CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis. These BF-independent CXCR4+ pre-B cells acquired surface IgM expression within the CT follicular region (FR) and differentiated into immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing plasma cells. Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. These abnormalities were reversed by administering an IgA-enriched fecal preparation derived from healthy chickens. Collectively, these results reveal the existence of a population of BF-independent B cells that function in CTs. These cells represent a promising target for maintaining and improving the immunological and microbiological environment of the avian intestinal tract, which is closely linked to hepatic homeostasis."
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"quote": "Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488670\nTitle: Altered duodenal N6-methyladenosine levels in common variable immunodeficiency associate with duodenal microbiota.\nAbstract: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is frequently complicated by duodenal inflammation, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. While epigenetic alterations have been described in CVID, the epitranscriptome is largely unexplored. We therefore investigated whether RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications in duodenal tissue are altered in CVID and whether such changes are associated with the local microbiota or m6A-related enzymes. m6A modification levels were analysed in snap-frozen duodenal biopsies from CVID patients with intraepithelial lymphocytosis and inflammation (CVID_IEL; n = 5), CVID patients with normal duodenal histology (CVID_N; n = 5) and controls with normal biopsies (n = 5) using m6A-RNA immunoprecipitation followed by microarray profiling and gene set enrichment analysis. Duodenal bacterial microbiota from the same anatomical region were characterised by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and selected m6A-regulating enzymes were quantified in biopsies by targeted proteomics. In total, 4,134 differentially methylated transcripts were identified, and unsupervised principal component analyses revealed partially overlapping, but clearly divergent m6A signatures for CVID_IEL, CVID_N and controls, with a gradient along the first principal component. Pathway analysis showed relative hypermethylation of mitochondria- and ribosome-related gene sets in both CVID subgroups versus controls, and hypomethylation of pathways linked to ubiquitination, proteasomal degradation, glycosylation and post-transcriptional gene silencing in CVID_IEL versus CVID_N. Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups. These findings suggest that duodenal inflammation in CVID may be associated with a distinct m6A epitranscriptomic signature that is linked to specific features of the mucosal microbiota, providing preliminary, hypothesis-generating evidence for a potential interaction between microbiota, epitranscriptomic regulation and local immune dysregulation in CVID."
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"quote": "Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42454784\nTitle: Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Given that diet is one of the most important determinants of the gut microbiome composition and function, nutritional strategies have emerged as promising tools to modulate anti-tumor immune responses. Here, we demonstrate that dietary supplementation with inulin reduces tumor growth and enhances \u03b1PD-1 efficacy in mice. These effects were associated with increased frequencies of intra-tumoral CD8\u207a and CD4\u207a T cells, particularly CCR9\u207aCXCR3\u207a subsets, and enrichment of beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia and Lachnospiraceae, alongside elevated short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) levels. Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner. Butyrate exerted its anti-tumor effects by transcriptional changes in CD8\u207a T cells involving activation of proliferation, trafficking, and metabolic pathways. In a cohort of 117 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients amenable to immunotherapy, the median dietary fiber intake was lower than previously published studies but correlated with enrichment of Faecalibacterium praunitzii and metabolic pathways related to sucrose degradation and tryptophan biosynthesis. Collectively, our findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting diet-microbiome-immune system interactions to improve cancer immunotherapy outcomes."
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"quote": "Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42485957\nTitle: The food microbiome: an evolutionary architect, a modern healer, and a future shield.\nAbstract: The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology. This review examines its evolutionary, contemporary, and future nutritional relevance, including emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI). In early human diets, fermentation likely improved food safety and nutrient accessibility, although its contribution to encephalization remains unproven. In modern populations, fermented foods and microbial metabolites shape the composition of the gut microbiome and modulate host metabolic, immune, and neuroactive functions. Rising atmospheric CO\u2082 is projected to reduce protein and micronutrient concentrations in staple crops, increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a strategy to enhance nutrient availability. Integration of AI with multi-omics enables functional characterisation of fermentation ecosystems and supports the development of targeted, personalised nutritional strategies, although translational and mechanistic challenges remain unresolved."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
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"quote": "Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42444969\nTitle: Exercise-induced gut microbiota metabolites and the gut-lung axis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognised as a systemic disorder associated with gut dysbiosis and impaired gutlung communication. COPD-associated gut dysbiosis suggests potential bidirectional interactions between the gut and lung, which may be mediated by circulating immune cells, gut microbiota-derived metabolites and systemic inflammatory mediators. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function. Microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids (SBAs) and indole derivatives, may act as key mediators linking exercise-induced microbial changes to pulmonary immune regulation, inflammatory signalling, oxidative stress and epithelial barrier integrity. However, current evidence remains fragmented, and the mechanisms by which exercise-responsive microbial metabolites influence COPD-related pulmonary inflammation, barrier dysfunction and immune homeostasis have not been fully clarified. This review synthesises evidence from human studies, animal models and mechanistic investigations to clarify the relationship among exercise, gut microbiota and COPD, with a focus on how exercise-responsive microbial metabolites may contribute to improved pulmonary health. By integrating current evidence within an exercise-gut-lung axis framework, this review provides a mechanistic basis for developing microbiota-targeted exercise strategies for COPD prevention and management."
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"quote": "MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. 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"quote": "Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42481155\nTitle: Intratumoral Capnocytophaga leadbetteri promotes cancer cells proliferation and recruits neutrophils by activating TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.\nAbstract: Intratumoral bacteria influence the progression and treatment response of solid tumors through multiple mechanisms. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor in the head and neck; however, the role of intratumoral bacteria in OSCC initiation and progression remains poorly understood. We integrated 21 public 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA-seq) datasets (comprising 954 normal and 1,627 OSCC samples) to profile oral microbiota dysbiosis across 4 sample types (saliva, oral rinse, swab, and tissue). Subsequent analysis via five-region 16S rRNA-seq and fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a specific species enriched in OSCC tissues. The functional role of this bacterium and its underlying mechanism were then elucidated using in vitro and in vivo models, including germ-free mice. Our analysis revealed a reduced diversity of the oral microbiota in patients with OSCC, along with a significant enrichment of the Capnocytophaga in swab and tissue samples. Capnocytophaga leadbetteri (C. leadbetteri), a species within Capnocytophaga, was further confirmed to be specifically enriched in OSCC tissues. Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression. Mechanistically, C. leadbetteri activates the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway in OSCC cells, stimulating tumor cell proliferation and the expression of chemokines (Cxcl1, Cxcl2, Ccl5, and Ccl7). This leads to the recruitment of tumor-associated neutrophils and establishes a protumorigenic microenvironment. Our findings establish a protumorigenic role for intratumoral C. leadbetteri in OSCC and highlight its potential as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19).",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42352033\nTitle: Probiotic Modulation of Gut Microbiota: Antioxidant Mechanisms and Clinical Benefits in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Management.\nAbstract: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represent intertwined global epidemics driven by gut dysbiosis, chronic inflammation, and impaired SCFA production, identifying the microbiome as a therapeutic target. This review synthesizes mechanistic insights and clinical evidence on the role of probiotics as microbiome modulators in the management of metabolic disease. A comprehensive literature search across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to May 2026 identified ~230 records using keywords such as probiotics, SCFAs, obesity, and T2DM; a narrative synthesis integrated preclinical, RCT, and meta-analytic data without formal pooling due to heterogeneity. Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19), activating G-Protein Coupled Receptor 41 (GPR41)/43-GLP-1 signaling, Treg expansion, and NF-\u03baB suppression. Beyond immunometabolic effects, probiotics mitigate obesity- and T2DM-related oxidative stress by upregulating endogenous antioxidant enzymes (e.g., SOD, catalase, GPx), modulating Nrf2/Keap1 signaling, and reducing lipid peroxidation and other oxidative stress markers in experimental and clinical settings. Meta-analyses of RCTs reveal modest benefits: BMI reductions (~0.3 kg m-2), waist circumference (WC) reductions (1-2 cm), HbA1c reductions (0.3-0.4%), and improvements in homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), especially with multi-strain (>109 CFU day-1, \u226512 weeks) synbiotics. Innovative strategies-synbiotics, postbiotics, AI-tailored consortia, and fermented dairy-address engraftment and response variability. Current guidelines recommend 109-1011 CFU day-1 using multi-strain formulations for 12-24 weeks alongside lifestyle measures, with regimen selection tailored to the dysbiosis phenotype (e.g., NAFLD). Future longitudinal RCTs integrating multi-omics endpoints with AI-driven strain selection should refine-and ultimately individualize-precision probiotic strategies for metabolic therapy."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42439648\nTitle: Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Is a Key Driver of Inflammaging in Chronic Kidney Disease.\nAbstract: The role of gut microbiota and intestinal dysbiosis in promoting inflammaging in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been the focus of intense research over the last years. Some alterations at the phyla level, such as abundance of Proteobacteria and reduction in Firmicutes/Bacteroidites (F/B) ratio and saccarolytic populations, have been consistently reported in CKD. Other mechanisms include microbial translocation through a \"leaky gut\" and subsequent molecular mimicry, immune dysregulation (unbalance between T reg and Th17 subsets), and epigenetic interactions. Alterations of metabolic pathways and of bacterial metabolites, such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids (SCFA), also appear to play a key role in modulating progression of CKD. On the other hand, microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Modulation of microbiota could correct critical alterations, such as F/B ratio and T reg/Th17 unbalance, blunting inflammaging and potentially reducing progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease. Despite current limitations, gut microbiota is emerging as a powerful environmental factor which could be harnessed to interfere with key mechanisms leading to inflammaging in CKD."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42476197\nTitle: Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links the gut microbiota to host immune regulation and tuberculosis (TB) progressiond; however, its specific impact on the formation and necrosis of TB granulomas remains poorly defined. In this study, we established an adult zebrafish model of antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis followed by Mycobacterium marinum (M.m) infection to investigate how gut microbiota perturbation influences host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Our results demonstrated that antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis significantly increased the mycobacterial burden in zebrafish, thereby compromising host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Dysbiosis also intensified infection-associated inflammatory responses, as reflected by the elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tnf-\u03b1 and il-1\u03b2, resulting in more severe systemic pathology characterized by enhanced granuloma formation and necrosis, together with remodeling of the immune cell composition within granulomatous lesions. Importantly, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors effectively reduced the bacterial burden and alleviated granuloma-associated pathological changes in infected zebrafish. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42443904\nTitle: Protective role of lactate in allergic airway inflammation: mitigation of inflammatory injury, epithelial barrier integrity restoration, and gut-lung axis involvement.\nAbstract: Allergic asthma is a prevalent respiratory disorder characterized by chronic airway inflammation and remodeling. Glycolysis has been reported to participate in pathogenesis of allergic asthma and increased lactate levels were found in asthma patients and mouse models. However, the function of lactate in allergic asthma remains unclear. A mouse model of HDM induced allergic airway inflammation was established. Six age- and weight-matched female mice were assigned to different groups using a randomized double-blind method. A panel of indicators such as serum IgE, infiltration cell numbers, Th2 cytokines levels and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) were applied to assess airway inflammation. Airway epithelial barrier function was measured by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining. RNAseq analysis of lung tissues was applied to elucidate potential mechanisms, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples was used for gut microbiota analysis. Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma. Moreover, RNAseq analysis revealed that lactate decreased proinflammtory cytokine and chemokine related pathways such as MAPK, STAT1, STAT3 and NF-\u03baB to exert immunoregulatory effects. In addition, we found that lactate dramatically inhibited airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and pulmonary apoptosis. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples suggested that lactate treatment increased abundance of Lactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus and Bacteroides, showing a shift towards a healthier state in HDM-induced asthmatic mice. Our study integrating transcriptomic and microbiome analyses, revealed a protective effect of lactate on allergic airway inflammation, providing a basis for development of novel therapeutic treatment for allergic asthma."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42472610\nTitle: Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.\nAbstract: Chronic hypoxia plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases by triggering cellular and molecular adaptations that disrupt tissue homeostasis, impair gut eubiosis, promote inflammation, and contribute to progressive functional decline. These effects mimic key features of neurodegenerative diseases and share mechanistic overlap with adverse outcomes of airborne environmental exposures that compromise oxygen homeostasis through mechanisms involving Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF-1\u03b1) stabilization, proteasome dysfunction, and gut-brain axis disruption. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2\u00a0months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Probiotics also normalized plasma gut hormones (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and leptin), enhanced ileal tight junction proteins (zonulin-1, occludin and claudin) in Ileal tissue, countered gut microbiota \u03b2-diversity shifts and restored beneficial bacterial metabolites with improved predicted metabolic pathways. These findings provide preclinical evidence that probiotics oral supplementation can restore gut-brain axis homeostasis, and mitigate chronic hypoxia related neuroinflammation, offering a potential therapeutic strategy against neurodegeneration triggered by oxygen\u2011depriving environmental and pathological conditions."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42391938\nTitle: From composition to function: Translating porcine gut microbiota research into strategies for improving intestinal health.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. The diverse geographical landscape of China has contributed to the development of rich indigenous pig genetic resources, which exhibit stronger disease resistance than commercial breeds, largely attributed to the composition of their gut microbiota. Given the substantial anatomical and physiological similarities between pigs and humans concerning intestinal structure, and the fact that human-derived microorganisms can effectively colonize the porcine gut, pigs serve as excellent models for intestinal diseases. This review summarizes the geographical and spatial ecological niches of gut microbiota in Chinese indigenous pig breeds, the influences of age and environment on microbial composition, and the beneficial roles of certain microbial taxa from these local breeds in preventing intestinal disorders, including diarrhea associated with impaired intestinal barrier function, pathogen-induced diarrhea, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, intestinal inflammation models, human rotavirus infection, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Their gut microbiota is characterized by the enrichment of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, and Bacteroides, which have been implicated in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and reducing inflammatory cytokine levels during pathogen-induced intestinal inflammation. In the context of gastrointestinal disease prevention and treatment, strategies have largely centered on fecal microbiota transplantation, fecal suspension transplantation, or supplementation with single bacterial strains. However, research on multi-strain combinatorial therapeutics remains limited. Future studies should expand to underexplored indigenous breeds and prioritize the development of composite microbial consortia informed by existing findings."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480325\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of novel antimicrobial peptide Z-d14CFR against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli-induced endometritis: roles in inflammation Mitigation and endometrial repair.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a significant disease in dairy cows that is closely associated with reproductive efficiency. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the primary pathogens leading to endometritis. Over the past few decades, traditional antibiotics have served as the primary therapeutic option for bovine endometritis management. However, the widespread prevalence of antibiotic resistance emphasizes the necessity of alternative development. Our previous study demonstrated that Z-d14CFR, a novel antimicrobial peptide derived from Zophobas atratus defensin, exhibits favorable antimicrobial activity in vitro. Herein, we established bovine endometrial epithelial cell (BEEC) and murine models of endometritis induced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli. To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Z-d14CFR and explore its underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. In addition, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1) suppressed by E. coli, restored endometrial barrier integrity, which further blocked persistent stimulation of E. coli and alleviated endometritis. Moreover, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of regeneration-related cytokines MMP-2 and VEGF-A, reduced excessive collagen deposition, and facilitated neoangiogenesis in the uterine stroma, thereby promoting endometrial repair. Collectively, our findings suggested that Z-d14CFR is a promising candidate for the treatment of endometritis induced by MDR E. coli."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42455659\nTitle: Bursa of Fabricius-independent B cells establish an IgA-mediated intestinal barrier that safeguards gut-liver homeostasis.\nAbstract: The bursa of Fabricius (BF), a specialized lymphoid structure in birds, regulates avian B-cell development. However, the BF starts to regress posthatching, suggesting that as-yet-unidentified structures assume this function during maturation. This study reveals that BF-independent B-cell genesis involving the gut cecal tonsils (CTs) predominates over the BF-dependent pathway posthatching. Although B-cell progenitors originating from the bone marrow (BM) typically migrate to the BF, we identified a population that instead migrates to the CTs through CXCL12/CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis. These BF-independent CXCR4+ pre-B cells acquired surface IgM expression within the CT follicular region (FR) and differentiated into immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing plasma cells. Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. These abnormalities were reversed by administering an IgA-enriched fecal preparation derived from healthy chickens. Collectively, these results reveal the existence of a population of BF-independent B cells that function in CTs. These cells represent a promising target for maintaining and improving the immunological and microbiological environment of the avian intestinal tract, which is closely linked to hepatic homeostasis."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488670\nTitle: Altered duodenal N6-methyladenosine levels in common variable immunodeficiency associate with duodenal microbiota.\nAbstract: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is frequently complicated by duodenal inflammation, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. While epigenetic alterations have been described in CVID, the epitranscriptome is largely unexplored. We therefore investigated whether RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications in duodenal tissue are altered in CVID and whether such changes are associated with the local microbiota or m6A-related enzymes. m6A modification levels were analysed in snap-frozen duodenal biopsies from CVID patients with intraepithelial lymphocytosis and inflammation (CVID_IEL; n = 5), CVID patients with normal duodenal histology (CVID_N; n = 5) and controls with normal biopsies (n = 5) using m6A-RNA immunoprecipitation followed by microarray profiling and gene set enrichment analysis. Duodenal bacterial microbiota from the same anatomical region were characterised by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and selected m6A-regulating enzymes were quantified in biopsies by targeted proteomics. In total, 4,134 differentially methylated transcripts were identified, and unsupervised principal component analyses revealed partially overlapping, but clearly divergent m6A signatures for CVID_IEL, CVID_N and controls, with a gradient along the first principal component. Pathway analysis showed relative hypermethylation of mitochondria- and ribosome-related gene sets in both CVID subgroups versus controls, and hypomethylation of pathways linked to ubiquitination, proteasomal degradation, glycosylation and post-transcriptional gene silencing in CVID_IEL versus CVID_N. Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups. These findings suggest that duodenal inflammation in CVID may be associated with a distinct m6A epitranscriptomic signature that is linked to specific features of the mucosal microbiota, providing preliminary, hypothesis-generating evidence for a potential interaction between microbiota, epitranscriptomic regulation and local immune dysregulation in CVID."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42454784\nTitle: Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Given that diet is one of the most important determinants of the gut microbiome composition and function, nutritional strategies have emerged as promising tools to modulate anti-tumor immune responses. Here, we demonstrate that dietary supplementation with inulin reduces tumor growth and enhances \u03b1PD-1 efficacy in mice. These effects were associated with increased frequencies of intra-tumoral CD8\u207a and CD4\u207a T cells, particularly CCR9\u207aCXCR3\u207a subsets, and enrichment of beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia and Lachnospiraceae, alongside elevated short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) levels. Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner. Butyrate exerted its anti-tumor effects by transcriptional changes in CD8\u207a T cells involving activation of proliferation, trafficking, and metabolic pathways. In a cohort of 117 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients amenable to immunotherapy, the median dietary fiber intake was lower than previously published studies but correlated with enrichment of Faecalibacterium praunitzii and metabolic pathways related to sucrose degradation and tryptophan biosynthesis. Collectively, our findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting diet-microbiome-immune system interactions to improve cancer immunotherapy outcomes."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42485957\nTitle: The food microbiome: an evolutionary architect, a modern healer, and a future shield.\nAbstract: The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology. This review examines its evolutionary, contemporary, and future nutritional relevance, including emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI). In early human diets, fermentation likely improved food safety and nutrient accessibility, although its contribution to encephalization remains unproven. In modern populations, fermented foods and microbial metabolites shape the composition of the gut microbiome and modulate host metabolic, immune, and neuroactive functions. Rising atmospheric CO\u2082 is projected to reduce protein and micronutrient concentrations in staple crops, increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a strategy to enhance nutrient availability. Integration of AI with multi-omics enables functional characterisation of fermentation ecosystems and supports the development of targeted, personalised nutritional strategies, although translational and mechanistic challenges remain unresolved."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42444969\nTitle: Exercise-induced gut microbiota metabolites and the gut-lung axis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognised as a systemic disorder associated with gut dysbiosis and impaired gutlung communication. COPD-associated gut dysbiosis suggests potential bidirectional interactions between the gut and lung, which may be mediated by circulating immune cells, gut microbiota-derived metabolites and systemic inflammatory mediators. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function. Microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids (SBAs) and indole derivatives, may act as key mediators linking exercise-induced microbial changes to pulmonary immune regulation, inflammatory signalling, oxidative stress and epithelial barrier integrity. However, current evidence remains fragmented, and the mechanisms by which exercise-responsive microbial metabolites influence COPD-related pulmonary inflammation, barrier dysfunction and immune homeostasis have not been fully clarified. This review synthesises evidence from human studies, animal models and mechanistic investigations to clarify the relationship among exercise, gut microbiota and COPD, with a focus on how exercise-responsive microbial metabolites may contribute to improved pulmonary health. By integrating current evidence within an exercise-gut-lung axis framework, this review provides a mechanistic basis for developing microbiota-targeted exercise strategies for COPD prevention and management."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. 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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42481155\nTitle: Intratumoral Capnocytophaga leadbetteri promotes cancer cells proliferation and recruits neutrophils by activating TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.\nAbstract: Intratumoral bacteria influence the progression and treatment response of solid tumors through multiple mechanisms. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor in the head and neck; however, the role of intratumoral bacteria in OSCC initiation and progression remains poorly understood. We integrated 21 public 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA-seq) datasets (comprising 954 normal and 1,627 OSCC samples) to profile oral microbiota dysbiosis across 4 sample types (saliva, oral rinse, swab, and tissue). Subsequent analysis via five-region 16S rRNA-seq and fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a specific species enriched in OSCC tissues. The functional role of this bacterium and its underlying mechanism were then elucidated using in vitro and in vivo models, including germ-free mice. Our analysis revealed a reduced diversity of the oral microbiota in patients with OSCC, along with a significant enrichment of the Capnocytophaga in swab and tissue samples. Capnocytophaga leadbetteri (C. leadbetteri), a species within Capnocytophaga, was further confirmed to be specifically enriched in OSCC tissues. Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression. Mechanistically, C. leadbetteri activates the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway in OSCC cells, stimulating tumor cell proliferation and the expression of chemokines (Cxcl1, Cxcl2, Ccl5, and Ccl7). This leads to the recruitment of tumor-associated neutrophils and establishes a protumorigenic microenvironment. Our findings establish a protumorigenic role for intratumoral C. leadbetteri in OSCC and highlight its potential as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42476197\nTitle: Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links the gut microbiota to host immune regulation and tuberculosis (TB) progressiond; however, its specific impact on the formation and necrosis of TB granulomas remains poorly defined. In this study, we established an adult zebrafish model of antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis followed by Mycobacterium marinum (M.m) infection to investigate how gut microbiota perturbation influences host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Our results demonstrated that antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis significantly increased the mycobacterial burden in zebrafish, thereby compromising host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Dysbiosis also intensified infection-associated inflammatory responses, as reflected by the elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tnf-\u03b1 and il-1\u03b2, resulting in more severe systemic pathology characterized by enhanced granuloma formation and necrosis, together with remodeling of the immune cell composition within granulomatous lesions. Importantly, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors effectively reduced the bacterial burden and alleviated granuloma-associated pathological changes in infected zebrafish. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42443904\nTitle: Protective role of lactate in allergic airway inflammation: mitigation of inflammatory injury, epithelial barrier integrity restoration, and gut-lung axis involvement.\nAbstract: Allergic asthma is a prevalent respiratory disorder characterized by chronic airway inflammation and remodeling. Glycolysis has been reported to participate in pathogenesis of allergic asthma and increased lactate levels were found in asthma patients and mouse models. However, the function of lactate in allergic asthma remains unclear. A mouse model of HDM induced allergic airway inflammation was established. Six age- and weight-matched female mice were assigned to different groups using a randomized double-blind method. A panel of indicators such as serum IgE, infiltration cell numbers, Th2 cytokines levels and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) were applied to assess airway inflammation. Airway epithelial barrier function was measured by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining. RNAseq analysis of lung tissues was applied to elucidate potential mechanisms, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples was used for gut microbiota analysis. Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma. Moreover, RNAseq analysis revealed that lactate decreased proinflammtory cytokine and chemokine related pathways such as MAPK, STAT1, STAT3 and NF-\u03baB to exert immunoregulatory effects. In addition, we found that lactate dramatically inhibited airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and pulmonary apoptosis. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples suggested that lactate treatment increased abundance of Lactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus and Bacteroides, showing a shift towards a healthier state in HDM-induced asthmatic mice. Our study integrating transcriptomic and microbiome analyses, revealed a protective effect of lactate on allergic airway inflammation, providing a basis for development of novel therapeutic treatment for allergic asthma."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42472610\nTitle: Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.\nAbstract: Chronic hypoxia plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases by triggering cellular and molecular adaptations that disrupt tissue homeostasis, impair gut eubiosis, promote inflammation, and contribute to progressive functional decline. These effects mimic key features of neurodegenerative diseases and share mechanistic overlap with adverse outcomes of airborne environmental exposures that compromise oxygen homeostasis through mechanisms involving Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF-1\u03b1) stabilization, proteasome dysfunction, and gut-brain axis disruption. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2\u00a0months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Probiotics also normalized plasma gut hormones (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and leptin), enhanced ileal tight junction proteins (zonulin-1, occludin and claudin) in Ileal tissue, countered gut microbiota \u03b2-diversity shifts and restored beneficial bacterial metabolites with improved predicted metabolic pathways. These findings provide preclinical evidence that probiotics oral supplementation can restore gut-brain axis homeostasis, and mitigate chronic hypoxia related neuroinflammation, offering a potential therapeutic strategy against neurodegeneration triggered by oxygen\u2011depriving environmental and pathological conditions."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42461923\nTitle: Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.\nAbstract: Feeding various probiotic lactic acid bacteria, including Enterococcus faecium, can alleviate intestinal inflammation and improve gut health in animals. Recently, postbiotics-non-living preparations derived from microbial cells or their metabolites-have gained attention. However, studies on the effects of these postbiotics on immune markers and changes in the gut microbiota of chickens are limited. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the probiotic strain E. faecium JB00008 on the chicken intestinal tract and characterized immune markers and gut microbiota following viral vaccination. Chicks were divided into three groups (Control, DH5\u03b1, and JB00008) and administered the respective supernatants in drinking water from days 1-12 at a 3:7 ratio. Samples were collected on days 13 and 28 for microbiota and gene expression analyses. To immunize against infectious bursal disease (IBD), the chicks received an oral vaccine on day 13. Growth, immune, and gut parameters were measured. Body weights did not differ among groups (p\u2009=\u20090.380). Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u2009=\u20090.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u2009<\u20090.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u2009<\u20090.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group. Annexin A5 (ANXA5, p\u2009=\u20090.005) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, p\u2009<\u20090.001) also differed among groups. After IBD vaccination, IBD-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA, p\u2009=\u20090.200) and IgG (p\u2009=\u20090.065) responses were comparable; however, the alpha (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and beta diversities (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were significantly different among the groups. The JB00008 group showed higher Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium, with enrichment of pathways associated with iron complex transport systems (p\u2009<\u20090.050). These findings suggest that JB00008 postbiotics may enhance intestinal barrier function and microbiota health without affecting growth, thereby supporting gut stability after vaccination. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential use of E. faecium JB00008 as a feed additive and vaccine adjuvant."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42465747\nTitle: The microbiome protects against septic hyperinflammation and bacterial proliferation in a zebrafish model of blood infection with Escherichia coli and mycobacteria.\nAbstract: The microbiome is an important immune regulator, but the mechanisms by which commensal microbes shape systemic host defense during bloodstream infection remain poorly defined and commonly used pre-clinical models have practical, ethical and scientific limitations. Here, we establish a gnotobiotic zebrafish larval model to investigate microbiome-dependent protection against systemic blood infection by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, an important cause of early onset neonatal sepsis. We also use nontuberculous mycobacteria to infect zebrafish larvae to investigate the contribution of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in the defense responses. Germ-free (GF) and conventionalized (CONVD) larvae derived from the same clutches were systemically infected with E. coli, revealing that microbiome colonization significantly reduces early mortality. RNAseq revealed a conserved core immune activation program in both GF and CONVD larvae, but the absence of a microbiome was associated with a broader transcriptional response and stronger repression of metabolic pathways, suggesting that commensal microbes buffer infection-induced metabolic suppression. Extending this framework to nontuberculous mycobacteria, we performed systemic infections with fluorescent Mycobacterium marinum and M. avium in tlr2 wild-type and mutant larvae under GF and CONVD conditions. While survival was largely unchanged, imaging-based quantification demonstrated increased bacterial proliferation in tlr2 mutants and in GF larvae, with microbiome-mediated restriction of bacterial burden evident in wild-type but not tlr2-deficient hosts. Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42484632\nTitle: Clostridioides difficile in the oral microbiome: an in silico analysis.\nAbstract: Introduction. High rates of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and environmental contamination are attributed to its ability to form spores. Periodontal diseases are characterized by gingival inflammation, caused by dental plaque accumulation.Hypothesis. Periodontal plaque could harbour C. difficile spores, acting as a reservoir for reinfection.Aim. Compare the prevalence and abundance of C. difficile in metagenomic sequences of saliva and dental plaque from healthy and periodontal disease patients.Methodology. Publicly available metagenomic reads from oral samples of healthy (n=80) and periodontitis (n=204) patients were analysed for C. difficile presence through an in-house bioinformatic pipeline. Briefly, reads underwent quality control (cutadapt/fastQC) prior to subsampling of 3\u2009million reads (seqtk). Reads and MEGAHIT-assembled contigs were aligned to a C. difficile reference genome (ASM1888508v1) or a full non-redundant protein DIAMOND database. Outputs were filtered, annotated (Entrez Direct) and top hits identified via National Center for Biotechnology Information blast. Abundance and prevalence were compared between cohorts.Results. Low levels of C. difficile sequences were observed, with significantly higher prevalence in periodontitis (7.4%, n=15/204) vs. healthy cohorts (5.0%, n=4/80) (P=0.0087) with reference genome alignment. Using the full non-redundant database, prevalence was also higher in periodontitis (14.2% vs. 3.8%; P=0.012), along with significantly greater average C. difficile sequence counts (0.608 vs. 0.075; P=0.018) and relative abundance (0.00029% vs. 0.0000003%; P=0.009).Conclusion. Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts. This highlights the possibility for dental plaque to act as a reservoir, potentially contributing to reinfection in CDI patients."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42474008\nTitle: Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular health and gut microbiota, established by the gut-heart axis, is a major contributor to the development or prevention of atherosclerosis. Chronic immune-inflammatory and fibro-proliferative atherosclerosis remains a significant global cause of morbidity and death. Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation. Data were collected using keywords like 'marine', 'atherosclerosis', 'gut dysbiosis', 'short-chain fatty acids', and 'gut-heart axis' from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Relevant studies were analysed to evaluate mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis, metabolite modulation, and prevention of atherosclerosis. Marine-derived bioactive compounds include peptides, carotenoids (Fucoxanthin), polysaccharides (Fucoidan, Alginate), and sterols (Fucosterol), which have anti-inflammatory, lipidlowering, and microbiome-balancing properties, making them promising therapeutic options. These bioactive compounds prevent the progression of atherosclerosis by lowering TMAO levels, increasing SCFA synthesis, improving lipid metabolism, and regulating genes associated with cholesterol metabolism. The gut-heart axis is a critical contributor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Marine natural products have therapeutic potential in the management of atherosclerosis since they act as modulators of gut microbiota and cardiovascular health. Marine-derived natural products offer a novel therapeutic strategy for prevention and management of atherosclerosis by targeting the gut-heart axis."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42476444\nTitle: Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.\nAbstract: Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can induce transient cognitive, neurological, and somatic symptoms that may persist over time. OP poisoning mostly occurs from pesticides used in developing countries; however, several OP nerve agent (NA) events have been reported in the last decade. OP toxicity is based on cholinesterase inhibition, which leads to varying degrees of neurotoxicity. According to clinical reports, asymptomatic victims of OP exposure may experience long-term neurological sequelae. Given the continuous communication between the nervous and enteric systems, evaluating the neurotoxic effects of OP exposure on the gut-brain axis is important. A male Swiss mouse model was employed to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of acute exposure to a sublethal dose of VX at 0.5 LD50. The investigation focused on alterations in the inflammatory system and the endocrine system, with particular attention to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Additionally, the study encompassed an evaluation of the intestinal barrier structural and functional integrity and gut microbiota composition. A longitudinal behavioral study was also conducted to assess cognitive and emotional functions. Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts. Our data also indicate long-term neurological deficits as well as long-term neuroendocrine and metabolic effects suggesting a systemic homeostatic disorder. These findings highlight the necessity for comprehensive care for individuals exposed to NA and underscore the importance of identifying biomarkers for low-dose to sublethal exposure to facilitate early diagnosis and the development of effective treatments."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42474276\nTitle: Targeted \u03b2-Glucan-Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis-Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors.\nAbstract: Oral nanomedicines that modulate gut microbiota and gut-brain interactions are crucial for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. However, the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders in patients with IBD remain unclear, and effective treatment strategies have yet to be established. Herein, we developed oral gastroprotective \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs (\u03b2-glucan armored apremilast encapsulating tryptophan-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-glutathione nanomicelles). This system effectively treats IBD and associated anxiety/depression by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs demonstrated gastroprotection enhances retention, and enables sustained release within the inflamed colon, enhances drug solubility, and inflammation-responsive apremilast release significantly improving oral therapeutic efficacy. Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed. Notably, the \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like symptoms, as well as cognitive deficits in colitis-induced mice, highlighting its therapeutic impact beyond the gut. Addressing reduced efficacy of conventional therapies, this multifunctional \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs platform offers safe, simple, and highly efficient therapeutic strategy integrating targets\u00a0intestinal inflammation, microbiota-gut-brain axis\u00a0modulation, in the pathogenesis of\u00a0IBD with comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders with confirmed safety."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42470953\nTitle: Lonicera trichosantha alleviates LPS-induced endometritis in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Endometritis is an inflammatory disorder of the endometrial lining. Conventional antibiotic therapy often fails to control the accompanying disruptive inflammation. The 95 % ethanol-eluted fraction of Lonicera trichosantha (95 %-LT), exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity in vitro. Nevertheless, its efficacy in vivo and the mechanisms underlying its potential therapeutic effect on endometritis are largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the protective effects of 95 %-LT against endometritis and to define its mechanism of action, specifically through the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. The chemical profile of the 95 %-LT fraction was characterized using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The therapeutic effects of 95 %-LT were systematically investigated using in vitro cellular inflammation models, a murine endometritis model, 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, pseudo-germ-free (PGF) models, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and in vivo supplementation with key bacterial strains and metabolites. Three primary chemical constituents were identified in the 95 %-LT. Dose-dependent mitigation of endometrial pathological injury was achieved following intervention with 95 %-LT. Gut flora reconstruction induced by 95 %-LT was validated through 16S rRNA gene sequencing, among which the commensal beneficial bacterium Lactobacillus murinus exhibited the most remarkable enrichment. Concurrently, untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite. FMT and PGF model experiments confirmed that the gut microbiota is indispensable for this therapeutic effect. Finally, in vivo supplementation verified that both L. murinus and KYNA function as key mediators underlying the efficacy of 95 %-LT. Our results demonstrate that 95 %-LT alleviates endometritis by orchestrating a gut microbiota-dependent mechanism, specifically through the \"L. murinus-KYNA axis\". This study provides a mechanistic foundation for exploiting Tibetan medicine-derived compounds in endometritis therapy."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42474292\nTitle: Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.\nAbstract: Vitamins mediate a web of cross-feeding interactions in the human gut. Many gram-positive gut microbes, in particular, are predicted to be vitamin auxotrophs. Previous studies of these microbes, however, have tended to use rich media, precluding controlled perturbations of low-abundance nutrients. We tested the ability of diverse Lachnospiraceae, the most common gram-positive bacteria in the gut, to grow on a chemically defined medium. Even though this medium contained riboflavin, we found that predicted riboflavin auxotrophs grew poorly, including the bile metabolizer Clostridium scindens. High-dose riboflavin supplementation enhanced growth, but also revealed that, surprisingly, C. scindens catabolizes riboflavin into lumichrome, making it the first reported anaerobe to do so. The only previously described catabolic pathway for riboflavin requires oxygen and has no homologs in C. scindens. In high-dose riboflavin, a single gene neighborhood with an aldolase, oxidoreductases, and a riboflavin kinase/adenylyltransferase was upregulated, suggesting an alternative anaerobic degradation or overflow pathway. Similar neighborhoods were detected in several other Lachnospiraceae, including Faecalicatena fissicatena, the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin. Reanalysis of published metabolomic data showed that, in vivo, both riboflavin and lumichrome were more abundant in colonized (vs germ-free) mouse ceca, and that, in vitro, Lachnospiraceae isolates depleted riboflavin while certain gram-negative isolates overproduced it. These results demonstrate that a member of the Lachnospiraceae can anaerobically convert an essential B vitamin into lumichrome, a molecule recently shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin catabolism may both structure cross-feeding interactions in the gut and affect host health.IMPORTANCELachnospiraceae, the most prevalent human gut gram-positive bacteria, produce many health-relevant metabolites, but are genetically intractable and often grown in rich medium, complicating physiological studies. Unexpectedly, through comparative experiments in a chemically defined medium, we identify the first anaerobe that can catabolize riboflavin to lumichrome and show that it induces a specific gene neighborhood while doing so, suggesting a novel pathway. Variants of this neighborhood are conserved in a handful of Lachnospiraceae, including the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin (to hydroxyethylflavin). These results potentially explain decades-old observations implicating gut microbes in riboflavin catabolism. Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
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"quote": "NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects."
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"quote": "Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42474008\nTitle: Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular health and gut microbiota, established by the gut-heart axis, is a major contributor to the development or prevention of atherosclerosis. Chronic immune-inflammatory and fibro-proliferative atherosclerosis remains a significant global cause of morbidity and death. Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation. Data were collected using keywords like 'marine', 'atherosclerosis', 'gut dysbiosis', 'short-chain fatty acids', and 'gut-heart axis' from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Relevant studies were analysed to evaluate mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis, metabolite modulation, and prevention of atherosclerosis. Marine-derived bioactive compounds include peptides, carotenoids (Fucoxanthin), polysaccharides (Fucoidan, Alginate), and sterols (Fucosterol), which have anti-inflammatory, lipidlowering, and microbiome-balancing properties, making them promising therapeutic options. These bioactive compounds prevent the progression of atherosclerosis by lowering TMAO levels, increasing SCFA synthesis, improving lipid metabolism, and regulating genes associated with cholesterol metabolism. The gut-heart axis is a critical contributor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Marine natural products have therapeutic potential in the management of atherosclerosis since they act as modulators of gut microbiota and cardiovascular health. Marine-derived natural products offer a novel therapeutic strategy for prevention and management of atherosclerosis by targeting the gut-heart axis."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42476444\nTitle: Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.\nAbstract: Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can induce transient cognitive, neurological, and somatic symptoms that may persist over time. OP poisoning mostly occurs from pesticides used in developing countries; however, several OP nerve agent (NA) events have been reported in the last decade. OP toxicity is based on cholinesterase inhibition, which leads to varying degrees of neurotoxicity. According to clinical reports, asymptomatic victims of OP exposure may experience long-term neurological sequelae. Given the continuous communication between the nervous and enteric systems, evaluating the neurotoxic effects of OP exposure on the gut-brain axis is important. A male Swiss mouse model was employed to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of acute exposure to a sublethal dose of VX at 0.5 LD50. The investigation focused on alterations in the inflammatory system and the endocrine system, with particular attention to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Additionally, the study encompassed an evaluation of the intestinal barrier structural and functional integrity and gut microbiota composition. A longitudinal behavioral study was also conducted to assess cognitive and emotional functions. Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts. Our data also indicate long-term neurological deficits as well as long-term neuroendocrine and metabolic effects suggesting a systemic homeostatic disorder. These findings highlight the necessity for comprehensive care for individuals exposed to NA and underscore the importance of identifying biomarkers for low-dose to sublethal exposure to facilitate early diagnosis and the development of effective treatments."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremliast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42474276\nTitle: Targeted \u03b2-Glucan-Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis-Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors.\nAbstract: Oral nanomedicines that modulate gut microbiota and gut-brain interactions are crucial for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. However, the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders in patients with IBD remain unclear, and effective treatment strategies have yet to be established. Herein, we developed oral gastroprotective \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs (\u03b2-glucan armored apremilast encapsulating tryptophan-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-glutathione nanomicelles). This system effectively treats IBD and associated anxiety/depression by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs demonstrated gastroprotection enhances retention, and enables sustained release within the inflamed colon, enhances drug solubility, and inflammation-responsive apremilast release significantly improving oral therapeutic efficacy. Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed. Notably, the \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like symptoms, as well as cognitive deficits in colitis-induced mice, highlighting its therapeutic impact beyond the gut. Addressing reduced efficacy of conventional therapies, this multifunctional \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs platform offers safe, simple, and highly efficient therapeutic strategy integrating targets\u00a0intestinal inflammation, microbiota-gut-brain axis\u00a0modulation, in the pathogenesis of\u00a0IBD with comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders with confirmed safety."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42474292\nTitle: Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.\nAbstract: Vitamins mediate a web of cross-feeding interactions in the human gut. Many gram-positive gut microbes, in particular, are predicted to be vitamin auxotrophs. Previous studies of these microbes, however, have tended to use rich media, precluding controlled perturbations of low-abundance nutrients. We tested the ability of diverse Lachnospiraceae, the most common gram-positive bacteria in the gut, to grow on a chemically defined medium. Even though this medium contained riboflavin, we found that predicted riboflavin auxotrophs grew poorly, including the bile metabolizer Clostridium scindens. High-dose riboflavin supplementation enhanced growth, but also revealed that, surprisingly, C. scindens catabolizes riboflavin into lumichrome, making it the first reported anaerobe to do so. The only previously described catabolic pathway for riboflavin requires oxygen and has no homologs in C. scindens. In high-dose riboflavin, a single gene neighborhood with an aldolase, oxidoreductases, and a riboflavin kinase/adenylyltransferase was upregulated, suggesting an alternative anaerobic degradation or overflow pathway. Similar neighborhoods were detected in several other Lachnospiraceae, including Faecalicatena fissicatena, the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin. Reanalysis of published metabolomic data showed that, in vivo, both riboflavin and lumichrome were more abundant in colonized (vs germ-free) mouse ceca, and that, in vitro, Lachnospiraceae isolates depleted riboflavin while certain gram-negative isolates overproduced it. These results demonstrate that a member of the Lachnospiraceae can anaerobically convert an essential B vitamin into lumichrome, a molecule recently shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin catabolism may both structure cross-feeding interactions in the gut and affect host health.IMPORTANCELachnospiraceae, the most prevalent human gut gram-positive bacteria, produce many health-relevant metabolites, but are genetically intractable and often grown in rich medium, complicating physiological studies. Unexpectedly, through comparative experiments in a chemically defined medium, we identify the first anaerobe that can catabolize riboflavin to lumichrome and show that it induces a specific gene neighborhood while doing so, suggesting a novel pathway. Variants of this neighborhood are conserved in a handful of Lachnospiraceae, including the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin (to hydroxyethylflavin). These results potentially explain decades-old observations implicating gut microbes in riboflavin catabolism. Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42476998\nTitle: Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 mitigates the cytotoxicity induced by methylglyoxal by activating the AMPK-autophagy signaling axis.\nAbstract: Methylglyoxal (MGO), a reactive dicarbonyl formed during the food processing, induces oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. However, there are little effective methods to reduce MGO-induced cytotoxicity. Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge. Mechanistically, L. fermentum 2-14 attenuated MGO-induced ROS accumulation, apoptosis and inflammatory responses, and promoted autophagy, as indicated by increased LC3 puncta and autolysosome formation using an RFP-GFP-LC3 reporter. Using integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics, we further suggested that L. fermentum 2-14 activates the AMPK pathway by increasing the level of pyruvate in Caco-2 cells. Supplementing with pyruvate partially mimicked the protective effect in an AMPK- and autophagy-dependent manner. Collectively, our findings indicate that L. fermentum 2-14 mitigates MGO cytotoxicity via a pyruvate-AMPK-autophagy axis, supporting the development of probiotic-based strategies to counter food-derived dicarbonyl stress."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
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"attempt": 3,
"quote": "These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects."
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"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42474008\nTitle: Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular health and gut microbiota, established by the gut-heart axis, is a major contributor to the development or prevention of atherosclerosis. Chronic immune-inflammatory and fibro-proliferative atherosclerosis remains a significant global cause of morbidity and death. Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation. Data were collected using keywords like 'marine', 'atherosclerosis', 'gut dysbiosis', 'short-chain fatty acids', and 'gut-heart axis' from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Relevant studies were analysed to evaluate mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis, metabolite modulation, and prevention of atherosclerosis. Marine-derived bioactive compounds include peptides, carotenoids (Fucoxanthin), polysaccharides (Fucoidan, Alginate), and sterols (Fucosterol), which have anti-inflammatory, lipidlowering, and microbiome-balancing properties, making them promising therapeutic options. These bioactive compounds prevent the progression of atherosclerosis by lowering TMAO levels, increasing SCFA synthesis, improving lipid metabolism, and regulating genes associated with cholesterol metabolism. The gut-heart axis is a critical contributor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Marine natural products have therapeutic potential in the management of atherosclerosis since they act as modulators of gut microbiota and cardiovascular health. Marine-derived natural products offer a novel therapeutic strategy for prevention and management of atherosclerosis by targeting the gut-heart axis."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42476444\nTitle: Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.\nAbstract: Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can induce transient cognitive, neurological, and somatic symptoms that may persist over time. OP poisoning mostly occurs from pesticides used in developing countries; however, several OP nerve agent (NA) events have been reported in the last decade. OP toxicity is based on cholinesterase inhibition, which leads to varying degrees of neurotoxicity. According to clinical reports, asymptomatic victims of OP exposure may experience long-term neurological sequelae. Given the continuous communication between the nervous and enteric systems, evaluating the neurotoxic effects of OP exposure on the gut-brain axis is important. A male Swiss mouse model was employed to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of acute exposure to a sublethal dose of VX at 0.5 LD50. The investigation focused on alterations in the inflammatory system and the endocrine system, with particular attention to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Additionally, the study encompassed an evaluation of the intestinal barrier structural and functional integrity and gut microbiota composition. A longitudinal behavioral study was also conducted to assess cognitive and emotional functions. Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts. Our data also indicate long-term neurological deficits as well as long-term neuroendocrine and metabolic effects suggesting a systemic homeostatic disorder. These findings highlight the necessity for comprehensive care for individuals exposed to NA and underscore the importance of identifying biomarkers for low-dose to sublethal exposure to facilitate early diagnosis and the development of effective treatments."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver."
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"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42474292\nTitle: Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.\nAbstract: Vitamins mediate a web of cross-feeding interactions in the human gut. Many gram-positive gut microbes, in particular, are predicted to be vitamin auxotrophs. Previous studies of these microbes, however, have tended to use rich media, precluding controlled perturbations of low-abundance nutrients. We tested the ability of diverse Lachnospiraceae, the most common gram-positive bacteria in the gut, to grow on a chemically defined medium. Even though this medium contained riboflavin, we found that predicted riboflavin auxotrophs grew poorly, including the bile metabolizer Clostridium scindens. High-dose riboflavin supplementation enhanced growth, but also revealed that, surprisingly, C. scindens catabolizes riboflavin into lumichrome, making it the first reported anaerobe to do so. The only previously described catabolic pathway for riboflavin requires oxygen and has no homologs in C. scindens. In high-dose riboflavin, a single gene neighborhood with an aldolase, oxidoreductases, and a riboflavin kinase/adenylyltransferase was upregulated, suggesting an alternative anaerobic degradation or overflow pathway. Similar neighborhoods were detected in several other Lachnospiraceae, including Faecalicatena fissicatena, the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin. Reanalysis of published metabolomic data showed that, in vivo, both riboflavin and lumichrome were more abundant in colonized (vs germ-free) mouse ceca, and that, in vitro, Lachnospiraceae isolates depleted riboflavin while certain gram-negative isolates overproduced it. These results demonstrate that a member of the Lachnospiraceae can anaerobically convert an essential B vitamin into lumichrome, a molecule recently shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin catabolism may both structure cross-feeding interactions in the gut and affect host health.IMPORTANCELachnospiraceae, the most prevalent human gut gram-positive bacteria, produce many health-relevant metabolites, but are genetically intractable and often grown in rich medium, complicating physiological studies. Unexpectedly, through comparative experiments in a chemically defined medium, we identify the first anaerobe that can catabolize riboflavin to lumichrome and show that it induces a specific gene neighborhood while doing so, suggesting a novel pathway. Variants of this neighborhood are conserved in a handful of Lachnospiraceae, including the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin (to hydroxyethylflavin). These results potentially explain decades-old observations implicating gut microbes in riboflavin catabolism. Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation."
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"attempt": 3,
"quote": "We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity."
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"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42476998\nTitle: Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 mitigates the cytotoxicity induced by methylglyoxal by activating the AMPK-autophagy signaling axis.\nAbstract: Methylglyoxal (MGO), a reactive dicarbonyl formed during the food processing, induces oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. However, there are little effective methods to reduce MGO-induced cytotoxicity. Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge. Mechanistically, L. fermentum 2-14 attenuated MGO-induced ROS accumulation, apoptosis and inflammatory responses, and promoted autophagy, as indicated by increased LC3 puncta and autolysosome formation using an RFP-GFP-LC3 reporter. Using integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics, we further suggested that L. fermentum 2-14 activates the AMPK pathway by increasing the level of pyruvate in Caco-2 cells. Supplementing with pyruvate partially mimicked the protective effect in an AMPK- and autophagy-dependent manner. Collectively, our findings indicate that L. fermentum 2-14 mitigates MGO cytotoxicity via a pyruvate-AMPK-autophagy axis, supporting the development of probiotic-based strategies to counter food-derived dicarbonyl stress."
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"attempt": 3,
"quote": "Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 3,
"quote": "They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42464327\nTitle: Microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes modulate Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal cancer cell behaviour.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota dysbiosis is increasingly viewed as a disruption of microbial metabolic functions rather than only a shift in microbial composition. Microbiota-derived metabolites not only shape microbial ecology but also directly influence surrounding host tissues by modulating epithelial cell signaling, inflammation, and tumor-associated processes. Among dysbiosis-associated microbes, Fusobacterium is consistently enriched in colorectal cancer (CRC) and contributes to tumor progression, yet the ecological factors regulating its expansion and interaction with host tissues remain unclear. Here, we investigated how microbiome-derived metabolite environments associated with healthy and dysbiotic microbial communities influence Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal epithelial cell behavior. CRC-associated dysbiosis was generated using an orthotopic murine CRC model combined with antibiotic-induced microbiota perturbation. Gut microbial communities were profiled using 16\u00a0S rRNA gene sequencing. Metabolite-enriched supernatants derived from healthy gut microbiota, oral microbiota, dysbiotic microbiota and probiotic cultures were evaluated for their effects on CRC-associated bacteria and Fusobacterium sp. growth, adhesion and invasion. These metabolite supernatants were applied to colorectal cancer cells and their effects on viability (MTT assay), migration (scratch assay), apoptosis (Annexin V-FITC flow cytometry), and inflammatory signaling (Western blot analysis of inflammatory markers) were evaluated. CRC-associated dysbiosis showed reduced microbial diversity with enrichment of opportunistic taxa including Fusobacterium and depletion of beneficial commensals such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Metabolite-enriched supernatants from healthy gut and oral microbiota suppressed Fusobacterium growth by 55-65% and reduced bacterial adhesion and invasion in epithelial cells. In epithelial models, these metabolite environments reduced CRC viability to 60% of untreated control, with comparatively smaller effects observed in non-cancerous epithelial cells. They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1. In contrast, conditioned media from dysbiotic cancer-microbiota interactions increased tumor cell viability to 120-140% of controls. These findings suggest an association between microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes, pathobiont fitness and epithelial responses under CRC-associated dysbiosis."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489692\nTitle: Curcumin ameliorates Salmonella-induced enteritis by restraining NF-\u03baB signaling and restoring microbiota-SCFA homeostasis.\nAbstract: Foodborne Salmonella infection triggers excessive inflammation, mucosal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Here, curcumin was evaluated as a dietary bioactive against Salmonella-induced enteritis using in silico target-network analysis, macrophage assays and a mouse infection model. Target-network analysis identified 79 shared targets associated with curcumin and intestinal inflammation. In vitro, macrophages were treated with curcumin at 40 and 80 \u03bcM before stimulation with lipopolysaccharide or Salmonella Enteritidis infection. In vivo, mice were challenged with S. Enteritidis and orally gavaged with curcumin at 100 or 200 mg per kg body weight. Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%. In infected mice, curcumin alleviated clinical deterioration (weight loss and hemolysis), attenuated liver and spleen injury, lowered tissue bacterial burden by nearly 2log10 CFU per 100 mg, and improved intestinal histopathology. Notably, 16S rDNA profiling showed that curcumin reversed Salmonella-driven dysbiosis by improving microbial diversity, limiting Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae expansion, and enriching beneficial taxa including Lactobacillus. These compositional shifts were accompanied by recovery of key short-chain fatty acids by 40%-75% (acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate), indicating restoration of microbiota-linked metabolic homeostasis. Collectively, curcumin mitigates pathogen-associated intestinal inflammation while rebuilding the microbiota-SCFA homeostasis supportive of mucosal barrier function, supporting its development as a food-derived functional ingredient."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42487937\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of modified meridian-guided acupoint pressing on lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis: an integrated microbiomics and metabolomics analysis.\nAbstract: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Modified Meridian-Guided Acupoint Pressing (MMGAP) in lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (LFJ OA) and to explore its underlying mechanisms through integrated microbiomics and metabolomics. Animal model study (urokinase-induced LFJ OA in SD rats) with MMGAP intervention, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and mTORC1 inhibitor (rapamycin) validation. Histological, molecular, 16S rRNA sequencing, and UPLC-MS/MS metabolomic analyses were carried out to assess relevant outcomes. MMGAP significantly reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in lumbar muscles/facet joints, markedly downregulated serum IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1 (p < 0.05) as well as TRPV1 protein expression by >40% at the mRNA and protein levels. It reshaped gut microbiota (significantly elevated Observed Species, Shannon and Chao1 indices, p < 0.05; distinct \u03b2-diversity clustering vs model group) and serum metabolomic profiles, enriching the mTOR signaling pathway. FMT from MMGAP-treated rats recapitulated therapeutic effects, while rapamycin mimicked MMGAP's anti-inflammatory/analgesic actions. MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition. These preclinical findings lay preliminary experimental groundwork supporting the research potential of MMGAP as a non-invasive candidate intervention for degenerative joint diseases."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42487714\nTitle: Isolation and characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide from the fermented probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 and its application for attenuating autism-like behaviors.\nAbstract: Lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides (EPS) are natural and safe functional biomolecules whose antioxidant potential is largely dependent on their specific chemical structures. Accumulating evidence suggests that LAB-EPS may exert indirect regulatory effects on oxidative stress-related diseases like autism spectrum disorder via modulating intestinal microecology and relieving oxidative stress in the gut-brain axis. In this study, a novel EPS (EPS-ZZU) was isolated from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 of traditional fermented Suancai. Structural characterization revealed a 2.141 kDa molecular weight, with mannose, glucose and ribose in a 34.40:26.35:12.24 molar ratio, composed of \u03b1-configuration pyranose units. EPS-ZZU exhibited over 90% scavenging rates against the typical free radicals, including hydroxyl radical (\u22c5OH), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH\u2022), superoxide anion (O2 \u2022\u2063-) and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) cation radical (ABTS\u2022+) at a concentration of 5 mg/mL, which was comparable to that of vitamin C (Vc). In a one-month mouse trial, EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota-enriching beneficial taxa (Adlercreutzia, Christensenellaceae) and inhibiting pathogens (Erysipelatoclostridium). Metabolomics confirmed upregulated indole-3-acetate and downregulated cognitive impairment-associated metabolites (asymmetric dimethylarginine, homogentisic acid). These findings highlight EPS-ZZU's therapeutic potential for autism and provide a new idea for developing more bioactive bacterial EPS antioxidants."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42487409\nTitle: Microbiome-Modulating Effects of Heat-Treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 and Its Enhancement of NK Cell Activity: Evidence from a Clinical Trial and a Simulated Human Intestinal Microbiome Ecosystem.\nAbstract: Probiotics are increasingly recognized for their capacity to modulate gut microbiota, regulate microbial metabolic activity, and influence host immune responses, thereby contributing to the maintenance of immune homeostasis and overall health. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of heat-treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 (HT-LM1004) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial and explored its mechanisms of action in a simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem. After 8 weeks of supplementation, we observed significantly enhanced natural killer (NK) cell activity with a concurrent improvement in white blood cell (WBC) counts relative to the placebo group, suggesting an overall enhancement of the host's primary immune defense baseline within the normal physiological range. Mechanistic investigations within the simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem demonstrated that HT-LM1004 increased microbial species diversity in the ascending colon (AC), followed by elevated richness in the transverse colon (TC) and descending colon (DC) at the End and Post time points, suggesting selective enrichment of low-abundance beneficial bacterial taxa. Metabolomics analyses indicated compartment-specific changes, especially within bile acid metabolism pathways, while non-bile acid metabolites were predominantly enriched in the DC. Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiling also revealed distinct, time-dependent changes across the different gut compartments. Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products, underscoring its promise as a microbiome-based functional food and preventative option to support immune health."
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"quote": "YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases."
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"quote": "DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486639\nTitle: Dihydrotanshinone I Attenuates Atherosclerosis via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS), a primary contributor to cardiovascular disease, is driven by hyperlipidemia, chronic inflammation, and gut dysbiosis. Although Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen) has long been used to treat atherosclerotic disorders, its most potent anti-inflammatory constituent remains unclear. Screening 12 constituents from Danshen revealed that dihydrotanshinone I (DHT) was the most potent inhibitor of NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in vitro. In an atherosclerotic mouse model, DHT treatment effectively attenuated dyslipidemia and reduced atherosclerotic plaque burden in the aorta and aortic sinus. Mechanistically, DHT significantly downregulated the aortic mRNA expression of key inflammasome components (NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and IL-1\u03b2) and significantly suppressed the aortic protein levels of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). Furthermore, gut microbiota analysis indicated that DHT alleviated high-fat diet-induced gut dysbiosis by restoring gut microbial diversity. This was characterized by a decrease in pathobionts (Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Muribaculum, and [Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group) and an increase in beneficial genera (Akkermansia and Allobaculum). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) confirmed that these atheroprotective effects were transferable via the gut microbiota, highlighting the key role of microbial modulation. Collectively, DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486038\nTitle: Galangin ameliorates Salmonella Pullorum-induced enteritis in Danzhou chicks through gut microbiota-derived indole-3-lactic acid-mediated AHR activation.\nAbstract: Antibiotic restrictions in poultry production necessitate natural alternatives against Salmonella Pullorum, a pathogen causing severe enteritis and high chick mortality. We show that the dietary flavonoid galangin alleviates S. Pullorum-induced intestinal injury not via direct antimicrobial action, but by modulating gut microbiota to enrich tryptophan-derived indole-3-lactic acid (ILA). Galangin restored growth, preserved barrier integrity, reduced liver bacterial translocation, and suppressed inflammation in infected chicks. Fecal microbiota transplantation from galangin-treated donors recapitulated these benefits, confirming microbiota dependence. ILA activated the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), concurrently inhibiting NF-\u03baB and HIF-1\u03b1 pathways-key drivers of Salmonella-exploited inflammation and metabolic reprogramming-thereby enhancing mucosal defense and limiting intracellular bacterial survival. Pharmacological AHR blockade or NF-\u03baB/HIF-1\u03b1 activation abolished galangin's effects. Collectively, these findings establish that galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production."
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"quote": "FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42484923\nTitle: FUT2-mediated \u03b11,2-fucosylation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and translational potential.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, the intestinal microbiota and environmental factors. Fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) regulates mucosal \u03b11,2-fucosylation and the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), thereby shaping host-microbe interactions at the intestinal surface. Loss-of-function FUT2 variants define the non-secretor phenotype and have been linked to IBD susceptibility and altered microbial communities. This review summarizes current evidence on FUT2 in IBD, including epithelial glycosylation-microbiota crosstalk, immune and barrier regulation, metabolite-related inflammatory pathways, intestinal stem-cell biology, and enteric nervous system/VIP-related signaling. We also evaluate translational strategies, including functional compensation with the FUT2-dependent human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), secretor-status-stratified interventions, and preclinical approaches such as L-fucose and D-serine. Overall, FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory. Most mechanistic and causal evidence currently derives from mouse models. Although human genetic and microbiome association data are relatively robust, interventional clinical evidence remains limited, which represents a major barrier to clinical translation."
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"quote": "MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42483178\nTitle: Sarcandra glabra: phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, and its role in mucosal immunity and digestive diseases.\nAbstract: The incidence of digestive system diseases has been increasing annually, highlighting the need for effective therapeutic agents. Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a key Chinese herbal medicine, has gained attention for its potential in treating digestive disorders. The purpose of this review is to explore the research progress of Sarcandra glabra and its compound preparations in the treatment of digestive system diseases, so as to promote the further exploration of its pharmacological mechanism and the optimization of its clinical 2024 application. Sarcandra glabra contains a variety of chemical constituents, including sesquiterpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and volatile oils, which endow Sarcandra glabra with a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial (against Helicobacter pylori, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus), anti-inflammatory (via TLR4/NF-\u03baB and MAPK pathways), gastroprotective (through mucosal repair, upregulation of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin, and antioxidant activity), immunomodulatory (via Th17/Treg balance, secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) secretion, and dendritic cell activation), and anti-tumor (by inducing apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and telomerase inhibition). Clinically, S. glabra and its various formulations (injections, tablets, granules, oral liquids) have been used for infectious diarrhea, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and as adjuvant therapy for nasopharyngeal, gastric, and colorectal cancers, showing improvements in clinical symptoms and quality of life. However, most clinical evidence is derived from small-scale, non-randomized, or uncontrolled studies. Short-term use is generally well tolerated, with mild gastrointestinal discomfort being the most common adverse event; toxicological studies indicate low acute toxicity and no mutagenicity, but long-term safety and chronic toxicity data are lacking. Future research should prioritize high-quality randomized controlled trials, systematic pharmacovigilance, and mechanistic studies focusing on gastrointestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota modulation. In summary, Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. These properties suggest potential therapeutic value, although current evidence is primarily preclinical or derived from small-scale clinical studies. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials and systematic safety evaluations are needed to confirm its efficacy and establish its role in clinical practice. Through systematic and in-depth research and development, Sarcandra glabra is expected to bring treatment options and hope to more patients."
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"quote": "Odoribacter splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses.",
"status": "FAIL",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482584\nTitle: [Clinical study on efficacy and mechanism of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota].\nAbstract: To investigate the clinical efficacy of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota, so as to explore its potential mechanism of action. A total of 70 RA patients were randomly divided into a control group (n=35, 2 cases dropped off, 3 cases were excluded) and an observation group (n=35, 3 cases dropped off, 2 cases were excluded), and 30 healthy participants who underwent physical examination during the same period were randomly enrolled as the normal group. The control group was given conventional drug therapy;the observation group was additionally treated with separated moxibustion at bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23) and Ashi points on the basis of the control group, once every other day, 3 times a week, for 5 consecutive weeks. The scores of disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, morning stiffness, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were compared between the control group and observation group before and after treatment. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing was used to detect the composition structure and relative abundance of gut microbiota in the 3 groups before and after treatment. ELISA was adopted to measure the serum contents of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the control and observation groups before and after treatment. Compared with the baseline in the same group, the scores of DAS28, VAS, GSRS, SAS, SDS, as well as serum contents of LPS, LBP, TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2 and IL-6 were significantly decreased in both the control and observation groups after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the reductions in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). In contrast, morning stiffness score was significantly decreased, and serum contents of 5-HT and IGF-1 were significantly increased in the observation group after treatment compared with baseline and those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). Before treatment, compared with the normal group at the same time point, the \u03b1 -diversity of gut microbiota (Chao1, Ace, Sobs, Shannon indices) and the abundances of beneficial bacteria (Bacteroidota, Faecalibacterium, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium) in the observation and control groups were significantly lower (P<0.01), while the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota (F/B) ratio and the abundances of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria (Firmicutes, Prevotella, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Escherichia-Shigella, Klebsiella) were significantly higher (P<0.01). Microbiota clustering analysis showed significant differences between the observation/control groups and the normal group. After treatment, all the above indicators were improved in observation/control groups, and the observation group showed significantly better outcomes in increasing \u03b1 -diversity, restoring beneficial bacteria abundance, and reducing F/B ratio and pathogenic bacteria abundance than the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). Separated moxibustion combined with conventional drugs exerts superior clinical efficacy to monotherapy with conventional drugs in relieving joint pain, improving gastrointestinal symptoms, and alleviating anxiety and depression in RA patients. 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"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
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"quote": "Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity."
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"quote": "Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42489692\nTitle: Curcumin ameliorates Salmonella-induced enteritis by restraining NF-\u03baB signaling and restoring microbiota-SCFA homeostasis.\nAbstract: Foodborne Salmonella infection triggers excessive inflammation, mucosal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Here, curcumin was evaluated as a dietary bioactive against Salmonella-induced enteritis using in silico target-network analysis, macrophage assays and a mouse infection model. Target-network analysis identified 79 shared targets associated with curcumin and intestinal inflammation. In vitro, macrophages were treated with curcumin at 40 and 80 \u03bcM before stimulation with lipopolysaccharide or Salmonella Enteritidis infection. In vivo, mice were challenged with S. Enteritidis and orally gavaged with curcumin at 100 or 200 mg per kg body weight. Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%. In infected mice, curcumin alleviated clinical deterioration (weight loss and hemolysis), attenuated liver and spleen injury, lowered tissue bacterial burden by nearly 2log10 CFU per 100 mg, and improved intestinal histopathology. Notably, 16S rDNA profiling showed that curcumin reversed Salmonella-driven dysbiosis by improving microbial diversity, limiting Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae expansion, and enriching beneficial taxa including Lactobacillus. These compositional shifts were accompanied by recovery of key short-chain fatty acids by 40%-75% (acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate), indicating restoration of microbiota-linked metabolic homeostasis. Collectively, curcumin mitigates pathogen-associated intestinal inflammation while rebuilding the microbiota-SCFA homeostasis supportive of mucosal barrier function, supporting its development as a food-derived functional ingredient."
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"quote": "BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis."
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"quote": "Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
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"quote": "Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
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"quote": "BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent."
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"quote": "MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42487937\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of modified meridian-guided acupoint pressing on lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis: an integrated microbiomics and metabolomics analysis.\nAbstract: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Modified Meridian-Guided Acupoint Pressing (MMGAP) in lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (LFJ OA) and to explore its underlying mechanisms through integrated microbiomics and metabolomics. Animal model study (urokinase-induced LFJ OA in SD rats) with MMGAP intervention, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and mTORC1 inhibitor (rapamycin) validation. Histological, molecular, 16S rRNA sequencing, and UPLC-MS/MS metabolomic analyses were carried out to assess relevant outcomes. MMGAP significantly reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in lumbar muscles/facet joints, markedly downregulated serum IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1 (p < 0.05) as well as TRPV1 protein expression by >40% at the mRNA and protein levels. It reshaped gut microbiota (significantly elevated Observed Species, Shannon and Chao1 indices, p < 0.05; distinct \u03b2-diversity clustering vs model group) and serum metabolomic profiles, enriching the mTOR signaling pathway. FMT from MMGAP-treated rats recapitulated therapeutic effects, while rapamycin mimicked MMGAP's anti-inflammatory/analgesic actions. MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition. These preclinical findings lay preliminary experimental groundwork supporting the research potential of MMGAP as a non-invasive candidate intervention for degenerative joint diseases."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42486639\nTitle: Dihydrotanshinone I Attenuates Atherosclerosis via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS), a primary contributor to cardiovascular disease, is driven by hyperlipidemia, chronic inflammation, and gut dysbiosis. Although Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen) has long been used to treat atherosclerotic disorders, its most potent anti-inflammatory constituent remains unclear. Screening 12 constituents from Danshen revealed that dihydrotanshinone I (DHT) was the most potent inhibitor of NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in vitro. In an atherosclerotic mouse model, DHT treatment effectively attenuated dyslipidemia and reduced atherosclerotic plaque burden in the aorta and aortic sinus. Mechanistically, DHT significantly downregulated the aortic mRNA expression of key inflammasome components (NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and IL-1\u03b2) and significantly suppressed the aortic protein levels of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). Furthermore, gut microbiota analysis indicated that DHT alleviated high-fat diet-induced gut dysbiosis by restoring gut microbial diversity. This was characterized by a decrease in pathobionts (Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Muribaculum, and [Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group) and an increase in beneficial genera (Akkermansia and Allobaculum). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) confirmed that these atheroprotective effects were transferable via the gut microbiota, highlighting the key role of microbial modulation. Collectively, DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42484923\nTitle: FUT2-mediated \u03b11,2-fucosylation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and translational potential.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, the intestinal microbiota and environmental factors. Fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) regulates mucosal \u03b11,2-fucosylation and the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), thereby shaping host-microbe interactions at the intestinal surface. Loss-of-function FUT2 variants define the non-secretor phenotype and have been linked to IBD susceptibility and altered microbial communities. This review summarizes current evidence on FUT2 in IBD, including epithelial glycosylation-microbiota crosstalk, immune and barrier regulation, metabolite-related inflammatory pathways, intestinal stem-cell biology, and enteric nervous system/VIP-related signaling. We also evaluate translational strategies, including functional compensation with the FUT2-dependent human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), secretor-status-stratified interventions, and preclinical approaches such as L-fucose and D-serine. Overall, FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory. Most mechanistic and causal evidence currently derives from mouse models. Although human genetic and microbiome association data are relatively robust, interventional clinical evidence remains limited, which represents a major barrier to clinical translation."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42483178\nTitle: Sarcandra glabra: phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, and its role in mucosal immunity and digestive diseases.\nAbstract: The incidence of digestive system diseases has been increasing annually, highlighting the need for effective therapeutic agents. Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a key Chinese herbal medicine, has gained attention for its potential in treating digestive disorders. The purpose of this review is to explore the research progress of Sarcandra glabra and its compound preparations in the treatment of digestive system diseases, so as to promote the further exploration of its pharmacological mechanism and the optimization of its clinical 2024 application. Sarcandra glabra contains a variety of chemical constituents, including sesquiterpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and volatile oils, which endow Sarcandra glabra with a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial (against Helicobacter pylori, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus), anti-inflammatory (via TLR4/NF-\u03baB and MAPK pathways), gastroprotective (through mucosal repair, upregulation of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin, and antioxidant activity), immunomodulatory (via Th17/Treg balance, secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) secretion, and dendritic cell activation), and anti-tumor (by inducing apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and telomerase inhibition). Clinically, S. glabra and its various formulations (injections, tablets, granules, oral liquids) have been used for infectious diarrhea, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and as adjuvant therapy for nasopharyngeal, gastric, and colorectal cancers, showing improvements in clinical symptoms and quality of life. However, most clinical evidence is derived from small-scale, non-randomized, or uncontrolled studies. Short-term use is generally well tolerated, with mild gastrointestinal discomfort being the most common adverse event; toxicological studies indicate low acute toxicity and no mutagenicity, but long-term safety and chronic toxicity data are lacking. Future research should prioritize high-quality randomized controlled trials, systematic pharmacovigilance, and mechanistic studies focusing on gastrointestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota modulation. In summary, Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. These properties suggest potential therapeutic value, although current evidence is primarily preclinical or derived from small-scale clinical studies. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials and systematic safety evaluations are needed to confirm its efficacy and establish its role in clinical practice. Through systematic and in-depth research and development, Sarcandra glabra is expected to bring treatment options and hope to more patients."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482584\nTitle: [Clinical study on efficacy and mechanism of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota].\nAbstract: To investigate the clinical efficacy of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota, so as to explore its potential mechanism of action. A total of 70 RA patients were randomly divided into a control group (n=35, 2 cases dropped off, 3 cases were excluded) and an observation group (n=35, 3 cases dropped off, 2 cases were excluded), and 30 healthy participants who underwent physical examination during the same period were randomly enrolled as the normal group. The control group was given conventional drug therapy;the observation group was additionally treated with separated moxibustion at bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23) and Ashi points on the basis of the control group, once every other day, 3 times a week, for 5 consecutive weeks. The scores of disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, morning stiffness, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were compared between the control group and observation group before and after treatment. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing was used to detect the composition structure and relative abundance of gut microbiota in the 3 groups before and after treatment. ELISA was adopted to measure the serum contents of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the control and observation groups before and after treatment. Compared with the baseline in the same group, the scores of DAS28, VAS, GSRS, SAS, SDS, as well as serum contents of LPS, LBP, TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2 and IL-6 were significantly decreased in both the control and observation groups after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the reductions in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). In contrast, morning stiffness score was significantly decreased, and serum contents of 5-HT and IGF-1 were significantly increased in the observation group after treatment compared with baseline and those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). Before treatment, compared with the normal group at the same time point, the \u03b1 -diversity of gut microbiota (Chao1, Ace, Sobs, Shannon indices) and the abundances of beneficial bacteria (Bacteroidota, Faecalibacterium, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium) in the observation and control groups were significantly lower (P<0.01), while the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota (F/B) ratio and the abundances of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria (Firmicutes, Prevotella, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Escherichia-Shigella, Klebsiella) were significantly higher (P<0.01). Microbiota clustering analysis showed significant differences between the observation/control groups and the normal group. After treatment, all the above indicators were improved in observation/control groups, and the observation group showed significantly better outcomes in increasing \u03b1 -diversity, restoring beneficial bacteria abundance, and reducing F/B ratio and pathogenic bacteria abundance than the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). Separated moxibustion combined with conventional drugs exerts superior clinical efficacy to monotherapy with conventional drugs in relieving joint pain, improving gastrointestinal symptoms, and alleviating anxiety and depression in RA patients. 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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
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"quote": "It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42481656\nTitle: Loss of TGR5-activating bile acids is associated with disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota communicates extensively with its host through small metabolites, such as bile acids. Primary bile acids are synthesized by the host and secreted into the intestine, where they are actively converted by the microbiota into secondary bile acids. Depending on the resulting bile acid composition, the host's bile acid receptor, Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5), is activated and mediates immune tolerance. It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5. Our study is the first to investigate whether bile acid-induced TGR5 activation differs between healthy individuals and patients with IBD. Bile acid profiles in stool and plasma were quantified by mass spectrometry, and TGR5 bioactivity was assessed from these profiles. In parallel, metagenomic sequencing was performed on fecal samples. We demonstrate that reduced alpha diversity in IBD is associated with a loss of microbial capacity for bile acid transformation, resulting in a significantly decreased secondary-to-primary bile acid ratio (sBA/pBA) in both stool and circulation. TGR5 bioactivity induced by bile acid profiles was substantially reduced in IBD patients, and a lower TGR5 bioactivity correlated with increased inflammatory activity."
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"quote": "Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007).",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42481422\nTitle: Oral microbiome dysbiosis and oral-gut microbial network disruption in hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions with the gut microbiome. Although gut microbiome dysbiosis has been implicated in symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (SHOA), the role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in SHOA and its relationship with gut microbiome dysbiosis remain unclear. Elucidating these associations could provide novel insights into SHOA pathogenesis. Participants were recruited from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study, an ongoing community-based observational study. Saliva samples were analysed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Oral microbial richness, composition and relative abundance of specific taxa were compared between SHOA participants and controls without SHOA. Correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network were also assessed and compared between groups. Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007). The relative abundance of the genus Trichococcus was significantly higher in SHOA participants (\u03b2=0.437 (95% CI 0.174 to 0.699), p=0.001, Q=0.073) and positively associated with SHOA severity. Furthermore, the number of significant correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network was markedly reduced in SHOA participants compared with controls. Notably, Trichococcus abundance in the oral microbiome correlated positively with the gut microbial KEGG pathway of tyrosine metabolism (r=0.137, p=0.001, Q=0.047), both linked to SHOA. Oral microbiome dysbiosis and disruption of the oral-gut microbiome network are associated with prevalent SHOA. These findings suggest a potential role of the oral-gut microbiome axis in SHOA pathogenesis. Larger studies are needed to confirm these associations. NCT04033757."
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"quote": "FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480795\nTitle: Mertk-dependent immune regulation is required for the therapeutic effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in a mouse model of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is a disorder of brain-gut axis dysfunction closely associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and disruption of mucosal immune homeostasis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been shown to alleviate IBS symptoms; however, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase (MERTK), a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family, plays an important role in macrophage polarization-related regulation and inflammation resolution. To investigate the role of Mertk-mediated immune regulation in FMT-induced improvement of IBS-C and its underlying mechanisms. IBS-C was induced in wild-type(WT) and Mertk conditional knockout(cKO) mice (Mertkflox/floxLyz2Cre/+) by ice-water gavage combined with tail-clamping stress, followed by FMT treatment. Defecation, fecal water content, intestinal transit, and visceral sensitivity were assessed. Colonic histopathology, macrophage polarization-related markers, inflammatory cytokines, tight junction proteins, AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling, and gut microbiota composition were examined by HE staining, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, Western blotting, and 16S rRNA sequencing. In WT IBS-C mice, FMT improved constipation-like symptoms, intestinal transit, and visceral hypersensitivity, reduced colonic inflammation, restored Occludin and Claudin-1 expression, decreased CD86 and IL-1\u03b2, increased CD206 and IL-10, and activated AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling. These beneficial effects were markedly attenuated in Mertk-deficient mice. However, FMT similarly remodeled gut microbiota composition in both WT and Mertk-deficient mice. FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation. Gut microbiota remodeling alone is insufficient for full therapeutic efficacy in the absence of intact host Mertk signaling."
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"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480691\nTitle: Fine Particle Exposure-Induced Renal Injury and the Protective Effect of Multi-strain Probiotics: Involvement of Bitter Taste Transduction and Inflammatory Response.\nAbstract: Bitter taste receptors are distributed in various non-taste tissues and cells, where they exert crucial roles in neuroimmune regulation and inflammatory response. In this study, a mouse model of fine particle (FPs) exposure was established by nebulized ovalbumin (OVA) inhalation to investigate the effects of FPs on renal function and structure. The experiment results revealed that inhalation of OVA led to glomerular atrophy, and renal tubular epithelial cell swelling and vacuolization, accompanied by increased levels of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine in the bloodstream. OVA inhalation induced a significant elevation in the levels of H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA), while significantly decreased the activity of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and the content of glutathione (GSH) in renal tissues. Furthermore, OVA downregulated Th1 cytokine IFN-\u03b3, upregulated Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, and activated pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6) as well as genes involved in inflammatory pathways (TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, JAK-1, JAK-2, JAK-3, STAT-3, STAT-6). Notably, OVA-induced kidney injury was accompanied by the downregulation of bitter taste receptors and their downstream signaling molecules (\u03b1-gustducin, transient receptor potential melastatin 5 [Trpm5]). However, gavage administration of multi-strain probiotics significantly alleviated the toxic effects of OVA on the mouse kidneys, as evidenced by the reversal of the aforementioned abnormal changes in renal structure, biochemical indicators, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory factors, and bitter taste transduction-related molecules. Collectively, these findings indicate that OVA-induced distal organ injury, particularly renal injury, is associated with systemic inflammation and the inhibition of bitter taste transduction pathways. The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses."
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"quote": "Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42479266\nTitle: Preliminary study on the modulation of diet-induced malnutrition in BALB/c mice using a probiotic consortium: a physiological, biochemical, histopathological, and gut microbiota evaluation.\nAbstract: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) remains a major global health challenge that adversely affects growth, metabolism, immune function, and organ integrity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a food-derived Bacillus-based probiotic consortium in alleviating PEM and investigated its effects on gut microbial composition in BALB/c mice. Forty-eight male mice were allocated to Control (C), Disease Control (DC), Treatment (TG), Preventive (PG), and Healthy\u2009+\u2009Probiotic (HPG) groups. Malnutrition was induced using a 4% low-protein diet (LPD) for six weeks. The TG received probiotic supplementation during the recovery phase (weeks 6-9), whereas PG and HPG received probiotics throughout the study. The consortium consisted of Bacillus spizizenii, Bacillus tequilensis, and Bacillus rugosus (1\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2079 CFU/mL each).LPD feeding significantly reduced body weight, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity while increasing C-reactive protein, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), indicating metabolic impairment, systemic inflammation, and hepatic stress. Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone. Histopathological analyses demonstrated improved intestinal architecture, hepatocyte morphology, splenic organization, and renal integrity in the treatment group, whereas preventive supplementation under continued protein restriction resulted in only limited protection.Gut microbiota profiling using 16\u00a0S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that all groups were dominated by the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The treatment group exhibited increased relative abundance of beneficial taxa, including Barnesiella and Lactobacillus, together with reduced Proteobacteria abundance compared with the preventive group. Microbial community composition in the treatment group more closely resembled that of healthy animals, suggesting partial restoration of gut microbial homeostasis during nutritional rehabilitation.Collectively, these findings indicate that probiotic supplementation is most effective when combined with adequate nutritional support and may serve as a valuable adjunct strategy for improving physiological recovery, tissue regeneration, and gut microbial balance during protein-energy malnutrition."
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"quote": "In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42478557\nTitle: Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor-\u03b2 improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model.\nAbstract: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the first-line treatment for pediatric Crohn's disease, but its mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Our aim was to identify the mechanisms that could explain the anti-inflammatory effects of EEN, studying the nutritional composition and transforming growth factor-\u03b2 (TGF-\u03b2) effects, in a mouse model of colitis. Mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. After DSS treatment, we compared two enteral nutrition formulas, and we evaluated the effect of TGF-\u03b2 itself on clinical and microscopic inflammation, and intestinal permeability, by TGF-\u03b2-supplementation, -inhibition, or -deletion. Colonic crypts from DSS and EEN mice were cultured and their cellular properties were analyzed. Both EEN formulas improved weight recovery and disease activity index. In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality. These functional improvements were not found in the absence of TGF-\u03b2 in the formulas. Finally, organoids from colonic crypts treated with Modulen IBD\u00ae containing TGF-\u03b2 showed enhanced survival and re-epithelialization capacity. Both EEN formulas have anti-inflammatory properties based on their nutritional composition. However, TGF-\u03b2 plays a significant role in intestinal functional restitution."
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"finalResponse": "Yes. The synthesis is veridical and aligns with the provided validated quotes.\n\nJustification:\n\n1. Consistency of Mechanisms: The synthesis accurately reflects the core mechanisms described in the source IDs (e.g., ID 42488628, ID 42488571), specifically identifying the gut barrier integrity, metabolite production (SCFAs, bile acids, tryptophan derivatives), and the activation of key inflammatory pathways (NF-\u03baB, NLRP3, AHR).\n\n2. Absence of Hallucination: Each claim made in the introduction, justification, and discussion sections finds support within the provided citation list. For example, the role of bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) as nanoscale messengers is supported by ID 42488663 and ID 42489221. The link between bitter taste receptors and probiotic anti-inflammatory effects is supported by ID 42480691.\n\n3. Adherence to Instructions: The AI correctly integrated the provided data without incorporating outside knowledge, adhering to the strict closed-system constraints. It successfully synthesized a complex multi-perspective view of how the gut microbiome modulates inflammation without generating false connections or misinterpreting the cited outcomes.\n\n4. Logical Integrity: The synthesis presents a cohesive, systems-level understanding that correctly synthesizes disparate evidence (e.g., the gut-lung axis, the gut-brain axis, and microbial metabolic landscapes) into a unified narrative. The AI correctly categorized the evidence as part of a dynamic, bidirectional regulatory system, which is consistent with the literature provided.\n\nNo hallucinations were detected; the AI maintained strict adherence to the evidence set and the requested persona guidelines.",
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Explicitly list the specific data missing.\n>(Conclude with the required recommendation:) 'If you would like me to learn about [a topic related to the current conversation that can likely be found on the web or pubmed], please use the research box to add relevant documentation to the knowledgebase.'\n> 4. **No exceptions:** Even if prompted by the user to 'try again,' 'guess,' or 'use your best judgment,' you must maintain the state of Amnesia. You are a closed-system engine.\nYou are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets. Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n \"panels\": [\n { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: User Selected Modules\n=============================\n\n> **YOUR IDENTITY & PERSONA:**\n> - **Name:** AI\n> - **Full Title:** AI\n> - **Personality/Vibe:** Loading profile...\n> - **Likes:** None\n> - **Core Axioms:** None.\n> - **Active Skills (Extracted Datapoints):** \n- Skill 1: Suggested Experiments\n- Skill 2: Suggested Studies and Opportunities\n- Skill 3: Swansons Literature Based Discovery Candidates\n- Skill 4: Contradictions Between Evidences\n- Skill 5: Repurposed Solutions\n> - **Custom Techniques:** \n- Technique 1: All Features\n- Technique 2: THE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN PROPRIETARY LICENSE (VERSION 1.0.1)\n- Technique 3: PubMedAccess\n- Technique 4: ArxiV Access\n- Technique 5: Wikipedia Access\n- Technique 6: OpenAlex Access\n- Technique 7: AGI Mode (precursor) Enabled\n- Technique 8: Compassionate Use Clause\n- Technique 9: Legendary\n- Technique 10: Forever Free\n> - **Signature Catchphrases:** None.\n> - **Default Knowledge & Writing Style:** Standard professional.\n> \n> **CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USER ENGAGEMENT:**\n> 1. You MUST fully adopt and execute the persona guidelines specified above.\n> 2. Strictly adhere to your \"Default Knowledge & Writing Style\" at all times across all responses. Avoid robotic summaries; prioritize conversational depth in your designated style.\n> 3. Weave in your \"Signature Catchphrases\" seamlessly where structurally relevant.\n> 4. Base your logic on your \"Core Axioms\".\n> 5. When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above. Answer naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list. CRITICAL INSTRUCTION:** When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above (including your Name, Personality/Bio, and Likes). Answer conversationally and naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list. Follow your persona and use your assigned tone at all times, while also ALWAYS adhering to your DRIFT MODE.\n\n--- SYNTHESIS DELIVERABLES ---\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates inflammatory status through a complex, systems-level axis involving intestinal barrier integrity, metabolite production (such as short-chain fatty acids), and direct modulation of immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, TLR4). Dysbiosis\u2014a state of microbial imbalance\u2014triggers systemic inflammation via the translocation of bacterial products and the loss of immunoregulatory metabolites. Restoration of microbial homeostasis, through prebiotics, probiotics, or fecal microbiota transplantation, serves as an adjunctive therapeutic strategy to mitigate inflammation across diverse pathological conditions.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome functions as an evolutionary architect of host physiology, serving as a dynamic interface between the external environment and internal immunity. The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. Under homeostatic conditions, commensal microorganisms maintain the intestinal epithelial barrier, preventing the translocation of inflammatory stimuli. However, when this equilibrium is disrupted, the resulting dysbiosis promotes disease. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. \n\nA central mechanism of this modulation involves microbial metabolites\u2014specifically short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)\u2014that regulate epigenetic and metabolic states. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites directly influence pathways such as TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB. For instance, in models of endometritis, Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. \n\nBeyond metabolic signaling, the gut microbiome modulates the systemic inflammatory microenvironment. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB. Furthermore, specific gut-derived vesicles modulate signaling at distal sites, as evidenced by findings that integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. The microbiome even influences therapeutic responsiveness, such as immunotherapy, where among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* Microbiome dysbiosis is not merely an effect of disease but a proactive driver of systemic \"inflammaging,\" particularly in conditions like chronic kidney disease.\n* The food microbiome acts as a historical and contemporary modulator of host immune and neuroactive functions, bridging external environment and internal physiology.\n* Specific bacterial metabolites, such as caproic acid derived from TGP, can uniquely restore immune cell subsets and immunothrombosis homeostasis.\n* The gut microbiota affects CNS status through the gut-brain axis; for instance, oral probiotics rescued memory deficits and reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation in hypoxic mice.\n* Pro-inflammatory signaling is modulated by the gut through specific gene pathways, such as the suppression of NF-\u03baB or the activation of the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 axis.\n* The gut-lung axis is a critical path for inflammatory control; exercise-responsive metabolites may mediate pulmonary health in COPD.\n* Even non-digestible carbohydrates derived from fermentation, such as oligofructans, show potent ability to reduce inflammatory taxa without toxicity.\n* Duodenal microbiota signatures are linked to specific N6-methyladenosine (m6A) epitranscriptomic modifications in common variable immunodeficiency.\n* Intratumoral bacteria can recruit neutrophils to stimulate tumor growth, highlighting that microbial influence is not restricted to the gut but persists at the tissue level.\n* The \"bursa-independent\" B-cell genesis pathway in the cecal tonsils is vital for gut-liver homeostasis and IgA-mediated defense.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42391938 - Application: The text discusses the fundamental role of the microbiome in host regulation. - *\"The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.\"*\n2. ID: 42486574 - Application: The text describes the link between dysbiosis and tumor environments. - *\"Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.\"*\n3. ID: 42480325 - Application: The text reports on antimicrobial peptide modulation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway. - *\"Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.\"*\n4. ID: 42482934 - Application: The text identifies Cav1 and Ces1d as targets of bacterial extracellular vesicles. - *\"Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.\"*\n5. ID: 42455659 - Application: The text links B-cell development to gut-liver axis homeostasis. - *\"Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.\"*\n6. ID: 42488670 - Application: The text notes the association between gut bacterial genera and m6A modifications. - *\"Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.\"*\n7. ID: 42454784 - Application: The text describes the additive effect of butyrate in immunotherapy. - *\"Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\"*\n8. ID: 42464117 - Application: The text explains the gut microbiome-epigenome-metabolic axis. - *\"Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.\"*\n9. ID: 42485957 - Application: The text defines the scope of the food microbiome. - *\"The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.\"*\n10. ID: 42489221 - Application: The text notes the shift in bacterial vesicles in COVID-19. - *\"Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.\"*\n11. ID: 42444969 - Application: The text links exercise, gut microbiota, and COPD symptoms. - *\"Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.\"*\n12. ID: 42486836 - Application: The text highlights the efficacy of methyl syringate in ameliorating colitis. - *\"MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.\"*\n13. ID: 42471164 - Application: The text notes the anti-inflammatory effect of LP15-1. - *\"Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.\"*\n14. ID: 42481155 - Application: The text discusses the pro-tumorigenic role of intratumoral bacteria. - *\"Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.\"*\n15. ID: 42476197 - Application: The text describes the role of the gut microbiota in granuloma immune microenvironments. - *\"These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\"*\n16. ID: 42443904 - Application: The text explains the protective role of lactate in asthma. - *\"Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.\"*\n17. ID: 42472610 - Application: The text discusses the effect of probiotic supplementation in chronic hypoxia. - *\"In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\"*\n18. ID: 42461923 - Application: The text reports on postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium. - *\"Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.\"*\n19. ID: 42465747 - Application: The text highlights the role of the microbiome in septic hyperinflammation. - *\"Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.\"*\n20. ID: 42484632 - Application: The text discusses the oral reservoir of C. difficile. - *\"Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts.\"*\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. 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ID: 42455659 - APA: Hirakawa R, Hisamatsu M, Maekawa S, Asai E, Ohta M et al. (2026). Bursa of Fabricius-independent B cells establish an IgA-mediated intestinal barrier that safeguards gut-liver homeostasis.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ID: 42455659.\n[6]. ID: 42488670 - APA: Myhre V, Kaarb\u00f8 M, Yang M, Fevang B, Sousa MML et al. (2026). Altered duodenal N6-methyladenosine levels in common variable immunodeficiency associate with duodenal microbiota.. Frontiers in immunology. ID: 42488670.\n[7]. ID: 42454784 - APA: Benla\u00effaoui M, Richard C, Hunter S, M\u00e9ndez-Salazar EO, Kourtian S et al. (2026). Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.. Gut microbes. ID: 42454784.\n[8]. ID: 42464117 - APA: Kazemifard N, Shahrokh S, Dimitrov G, Totonchi M, Dimitrov S (2026). From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.. Gut microbes. ID: 42464117.\n[9]. ID: 42485957 - APA: Zannini E, Nyhan L, Gobbetti M, Di Cagno R, Arendt EK (2026). The food microbiome: an evolutionary architect, a modern healer, and a future shield.. Current opinion in biotechnology. ID: 42485957.\n[10]. ID: 42489221 - APA: Ishizaka A, Koga M, Hayashi T, Ishii KJ, Yamamoto H et al. (2026). Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.. Journal of extracellular vesicles. ID: 42489221.\n[11]. ID: 42444969 - APA: Fan Z, Chen J, Fang J, Yan W, Wu W (2026). Exercise-induced gut microbiota metabolites and the gut-lung axis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Journal of thoracic disease. ID: 42444969.\n[12]. ID: 42486836 - APA: Zhang L, Zhang Y, Qiao T, Zhang K, Yin L et al. (2026). [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].. Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University. ID: 42486836.\n[13]. ID: 42471164 - APA: Fan S, Zheng Y, Duan T, Teng K, Sun H et al. (2026). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.. Free radical biology & medicine. ID: 42471164.\n[14]. ID: 42481155 - APA: Dong Y, Chen K, Zheng H, Liu W, Yan L et al. (2026). Intratumoral Capnocytophaga leadbetteri promotes cancer cells proliferation and recruits neutrophils by activating TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer. ID: 42481155.\n[15]. ID: 42476197 - APA: Zhong Y, Xia D, Cui T, Wang H, Zhai J et al. (2026). Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.. Microbial pathogenesis. ID: 42476197.\n[16]. ID: 42443904 - APA: Lin M, Zhou J, Wang Y, Xu W, Sun X (2026). Protective role of lactate in allergic airway inflammation: mitigation of inflammatory injury, epithelial barrier integrity restoration, and gut-lung axis involvement.. Respiratory research. ID: 42443904.\n[17]. ID: 42472610 - APA: Grasselli FM, Bonfili L, Cuccioloni M, Cecarini V, Angeletti M et al. (2026). Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.. Brain, behavior, and immunity. ID: 42472610.\n[18]. ID: 42461923 - APA: Lee S, Choi S, Park J, Xuan B, Kim EB (2026). Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.. PloS one. ID: 42461923.\n[19]. ID: 42465747 - APA: Liu L, Koch BEV, Krekels EHJ, Spaink HP (2026). The microbiome protects against septic hyperinflammation and bacterial proliferation in a zebrafish model of blood infection with Escherichia coli and mycobacteria.. Frontiers in immunology. ID: 42465747.\n[20]. ID: 42484632 - APA: Vernon JJ, Lynch J, Yu X, Do T (2026). Clostridioides difficile in the oral microbiome: an in silico analysis.. Journal of medical microbiology. ID: 42484632.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates systemic and local inflammatory responses through the modulation of epithelial barrier integrity, the production of bioactive metabolites (e.g., SCFAs, bile acids, tryptophan derivatives), and the activation of specific host immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, AhR, NLRP3). Dysbiosis disrupts these processes, facilitating the translocation of pro-inflammatory microbial products and triggering chronic low-grade inflammation.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome serves as a central hub for host immune regulation. When homeostatic balance is maintained, microbial communities support the intestinal epithelial barrier, preventing the translocation of pro-inflammatory pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Mechanistically, commensal microbes modulate immune cell polarization and suppress inflammatory pathways through metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids, and indole derivatives. Conversely, dysbiosis leads to barrier breakdown, allowing systemic exposure to lipopolysaccharides (LPS), which activates innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptors (TLR4) and the NF-\u03baB signaling cascade. This results in the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, propagating systemic inflammation. Therapeutic interventions\u2014including probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation\u2014aim to restore this homeostasis by enriching beneficial taxa, such as *Lactobacillus* or *Bifidobacterium*, which reinforce barrier proteins and shift the host immune profile toward an anti-inflammatory state.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* The gut microbiome can influence organ-specific pathologies, such as hepatic steatosis and neuroinflammation, through bidirectional axes (e.g., gut-liver, gut-brain).\n* Microbe-derived metabolites, such as lumichrome, suggest that vitamin catabolism is a regulatory mechanism for dampening inflammation.\n* Probiotics can act via the \"gut-lung axis\" to mitigate severe inflammatory events like sepsis-induced lung injury.\n* The immune modulatory effects of probiotics can be strain-specific, requiring precise mapping of microbial taxa to host receptors.\n* Microbial metabolite landscapes are arguably as important as taxonomic composition in defining the host's inflammatory state.\n* Host-microbe immune signatures, such as IgA responses, are critical indicators of the immunological impact of the gut microenvironment.\n* Targeted silencing of inflammatory receptors using engineered bacterial nanovesicles represents a high-precision future direction for gut-mediated immunomodulation.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42488663 - Application: Links gut metabolites to joint homeostasis. - \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\"\n2. ID: 42488628 - Application: Defines mechanistic immune pathways activated by dysbiosis. - \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\"\n3. ID: 42488628 - Application: Summarizes how dysbiosis impairs barrier and systemic immunity. - \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\"\n4. ID: 42488571 - Application: Explains translocation of PAMPs and cytokine release. - \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\"\n5. ID: 42488422 - Application: Notes the restorative potential of probiotics on cytokines. - \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\"\n6. ID: 42478338 - Application: Documents hepatoprotective mechanisms of NMN through barrier restoration. - \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\"\n7. ID: 42477751 - Application: Details specific tight junction regulation by probiotic intervention. - \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\"\n8. ID: 42486578 - Application: Highlights NF-\u03baB activation in oral-systemic inflammatory links. - \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\"\n9. ID: 42484668 - Application: Describes nerve-heart-microbiota axis in inflammation. - \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\"\n10. ID: 42474008 - Application: Identifies metabolites impacting vascular inflammation. - \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\"\n11. ID: 42480452 - Application: Explains the indole-AhR inflammatory signaling axis. - \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\"\n12. ID: 42476444 - Application: Notes impact of toxic exposure on gut-brain inflammatory homeostasis. - \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\"\n13. ID: 42472494 - Application: Shows macrophage-targeted reduction of systemic cytokines. - \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\"\n14. ID: 42482368 - Application: Links HDAC/NF-\u03baB inhibition to glycosylation. - \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\"\n15. ID: 42480345 - Application: Connects TLR expression to microbial diversity in feral chickens. - \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\"\n16. ID: 42474292 - Application: Explains vitamin catabolism as an anti-inflammatory mechanism. - \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\"\n17. ID: 42461462 - Application: Documents the gut as an initial barrier against toxins. - \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\"\n18. ID: 42476998 - Application: Probiotic modulation of autophagy for anti-inflammatory defense. - \"Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.\"\n19. ID: 42471164 - Application: Documents cytokine reduction by LP15-1. - \"Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\"\n20. ID: 42464327 - Application: Metabolite landscapes modulating inflammatory pathways. - \"They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[13]. ID: 42471164 - APA: Fan S, Zheng Y, Duan T, Teng K, Sun H et al. (2026). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.. Free radical biology & medicine. ID: 42471164.\n[21]. ID: 42488663 - APA: Shu T, Shang X, Zhou Y (2026). Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.. Frontiers in immunology. ID: 42488663.\n[22]. ID: 42488628 - APA: Tian X, Qu Z, Cao Y, Wang Y, Zhang B (2026). Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.. Frontiers in immunology. ID: 42488628.\n[23]. ID: 42488571 - APA: Ripardo de Azevedo OG, Leit\u00e3o de Vasconcelos PR, Soares Rosa PN, Vieira Ciurleo GC, Warren CA et al. (2026). Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.. Frontiers in pharmacology. ID: 42488571.\n[24]. ID: 42488422 - APA: Wang L, Zhu S, Sun S, Liao P, Yang J (2026). Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. ID: 42488422.\n[25]. ID: 42478338 - APA: Wang Y, Medina AA, Liu X, Liu Y, Du W et al. (2026). \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.. British journal of pharmacology. ID: 42478338.\n[26]. ID: 42477751 - APA: Hu R, Yang Y, Yang T, Li F, Hu X et al. (2026). AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.. Journal of translational medicine. ID: 42477751.\n[27]. ID: 42486578 - APA: Tavassoli M, Antoniou A, Tatsis D (2026). The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).. Advances in immunology. ID: 42486578.\n[28]. ID: 42484668 - APA: Xu Z, Wang S, Sang G, Zhang H, Deng Y et al. (2026). Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.. Basic research in cardiology. ID: 42484668.\n[29]. ID: 42474008 - APA: Khan F, Barve K (2026). Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets. ID: 42474008.\n[30]. ID: 42480452 - APA: Shan X, Shi L, Zhu T, Liang X, Yang J et al. (2026). Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.. Environment international. ID: 42480452.\n[31]. ID: 42476444 - APA: Belkebir A, Somkhit J, Bel R, Champault A, Knoertzer J et al. (2026). Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.. Toxicology. ID: 42476444.\n[32]. ID: 42472494 - APA: Yang K, He Y, Zhou X, Ding T, Liu S et al. (2026). Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.. Vaccine. ID: 42472494.\n[33]. ID: 42482368 - APA: Ma Y, Li M, Jian L, Peng J, Wen Y et al. (2026). Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.. Gut microbes. ID: 42482368.\n[34]. ID: 42480345 - APA: Kim HW, Hayashi RM, Mendez-Garcia C, Gering E, Cann I et al. (2026). Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.. Poultry science. ID: 42480345.\n[35]. ID: 42474292 - APA: Quiles P\u00e9rez CJ, Olzak A, Fofana A, Deep K, Carlisle C et al. (2026). Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.. Journal of bacteriology. ID: 42474292.\n[36]. ID: 42461462 - APA: Li S, Chen S, Fang K, Zhu P, Zhang S et al. (2026). Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.. Mycotoxin research. ID: 42461462.\n[37]. ID: 42476998 - APA: Gao J, Chen Y, Xiao J, Guo S, Li M et al. (2026). Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 mitigates the cytotoxicity induced by methylglyoxal by activating the AMPK-autophagy signaling axis.. NPJ science of food. ID: 42476998.\n[38]. ID: 42464327 - APA: Dhiman C, Kumar A, Sonak SS, Erukulla P, Nimbarte VD et al. (2026). Microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes modulate Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal cancer cell behaviour.. Gut pathogens. ID: 42464327.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\nHow does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates host inflammation through a multifaceted system involving the maintenance of barrier integrity, the production of bioactive metabolites (e.g., SCFAs, tryptophan derivatives, bile acids), and the modulation of immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, NLRP3, AHR). Dysbiosis leads to barrier impairment, resulting in the translocation of microbial products (e.g., LPS) that drive systemic inflammatory responses and chronic immune activation.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome functions as a central regulatory node in systemic immune homeostasis. Under eubiotic conditions, the microbiota maintains intestinal barrier integrity through the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are critical for mucosal immune balance. Disruption of this microbial homeostasis, or dysbiosis, compromises the intestinal barrier, facilitating the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Once systemic, these microbial products serve as potent triggers for inflammatory cascades. Specifically, PAMPs activate Toll-like receptors (TLRs), leading to the activation of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway and the NLRP3 inflammasome, which promote the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, and IL-1\u03b2. Conversely, targeted interventions\u2014such as probiotics, prebiotics, and phytochemicals\u2014can reverse these shifts by restoring microbial diversity, enhancing the production of anti-inflammatory metabolites, and suppressing these pro-inflammatory pathways to restore mucosal barrier function and systemic homeostasis.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* **Nano-messenger Communication:** Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) act as essential nanoscale messengers that facilitate direct communication between the gut microbiota and distant organs, such as joints and the brain.\n* **Prebiotic-like Flavonoids:** Compounds like galangin do not act primarily through direct antimicrobial action but by modulating the microbiome to enrich specific beneficial metabolites like indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), which activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) to suppress inflammation.\n* **Bitter Taste Transduction:** Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) in non-taste tissues (e.g., renal tissue) are involved in neuroimmune regulation; probiotics can alleviate inflammation by activating these transduction pathways.\n* **Metabolic Synergy:** Bacterial-host co-metabolism, such as the conversion of primary to secondary bile acids, is crucial for activating TGR5 receptors and maintaining immune tolerance.\n* **Surgical Impact:** Perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotic usage can deplete commensal communities and exacerbate inflammatory responses by enabling suture-associated polymicrobial biofilms.\n* **Circadian Clock Linkage:** The circadian rhythm gene *BMAL1* is downregulated in colitis and its deletion induces pyroptosis, linking internal biological clocks directly to intestinal epithelial barrier integrity.\n* **Phage Metabolic Switches:** Bacteriophages act as metabolic switches in the microbiome, governing microbial metabolic states through lytic nutrient release and lysogenic gene delivery that can mitigate oxidative stress.\n* **Diet-Microbiome-Neuro Axis:** Certain diets (measured by the DI-GM index) correlate with lower GERD risk, partially mediated by phenotypic age acceleration and adiposity-related systemic markers.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42489692 - \"Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.\"\n2. ID: 42489221 - \"BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.\"\n3. ID: 42488663 - \"Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.\"\n4. ID: 42488628 - \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\"\n5. ID: 42488422 - \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\"\n6. ID: 42488218 - \"BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.\"\n7. ID: 42487937 - \"MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.\"\n8. ID: 42487140 - \"YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.\"\n9. ID: 42486639 - \"DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.\"\n10. ID: 42484923 - \"FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.\"\n11. ID: 42484668 - \"MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.\"\n12. ID: 42483178 - \"Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.\"\n13. ID: 42482584 - \"Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.\"\n14. ID: 42482368 - \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.\"\n15. ID: 42481656 - \"It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5.\"\n16. ID: 42481422 - \"Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007).\"\n17. ID: 42480795 - \"FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation.\"\n18. ID: 42480691 - \"The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.\"\n19. ID: 42479266 - \"Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone.\"\n20. ID: 42478557 - \"In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[10]. ID: 42489221 - APA: Ishizaka A, Koga M, Hayashi T, Ishii KJ, Yamamoto H et al. (2026). Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.. Journal of extracellular vesicles. ID: 42489221.\n[21]. ID: 42488663 - APA: Shu T, Shang X, Zhou Y (2026). Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.. Frontiers in immunology. ID: 42488663.\n[22]. ID: 42488628 - APA: Tian X, Qu Z, Cao Y, Wang Y, Zhang B (2026). Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.. Frontiers in immunology. ID: 42488628.\n[24]. ID: 42488422 - APA: Wang L, Zhu S, Sun S, Liao P, Yang J (2026). Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. ID: 42488422.\n[28]. ID: 42484668 - APA: Xu Z, Wang S, Sang G, Zhang H, Deng Y et al. (2026). Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.. Basic research in cardiology. ID: 42484668.\n[33]. ID: 42482368 - APA: Ma Y, Li M, Jian L, Peng J, Wen Y et al. (2026). Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.. Gut microbes. ID: 42482368.\n[39]. 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ID: 42478557.\n\n\n--- VALIDATED QUOTES ---\nThe gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.\nMicrobial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.\nZ-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.\nIntegrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.\nInhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.\nSparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.\nAmong the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\nConcurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.\nThe food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.\nPatients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.\nEmerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.\nMS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.\nDietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.\nFunctional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.\nThese findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\nAdministration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.\nIn this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\nThe gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.\nMicrobial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.\nZ-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.\nIntegrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.\nInhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.\nSparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.\nAmong the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\nConcurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.\nThe food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.\nPatients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.\nEmerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.\nMS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.\nDietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.\nFunctional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.\nThese findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\nAdministration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.\nIn this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\nSeveral intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.\nTogether, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.\nSequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts.\nAvailable evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\nGut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\nThese processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\nDysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\nProbiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\nNMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\nMechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\nThis chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\nMDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\nBile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\nNotably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\nOur results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\nAfter S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\nOral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed.\nL. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\nThe upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\nFurthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\nWe hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\nAvailable evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\nThese processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\nGut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\nDysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\nProbiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\nNMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\nMechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\nThis chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\nMDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\nBile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\nNotably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\nOur results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\nAfter S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\nL. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\nThe upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\nFurthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\nWe hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\nHere, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.\nMechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\nAvailable evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\nThese processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\nGut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\nDysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\nProbiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\nNMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\nMechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\nThis chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\nMDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\nBile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\nNotably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\nOur results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\nAfter S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\nL. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\nThe upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\nFurthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\nWe hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\nHere, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.\nMechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\nThey also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1.\nCurcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.\nBEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.\nBacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.\nGut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\nProbiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\nBSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.\nMMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.\nYFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.\nDHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.\nFUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.\nMDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.\nSarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.\nIts mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.\nL. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.\nCurcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.\nBEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.\nBacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.\nGut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\nProbiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\nBSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.\nMMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.\nYFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.\nDHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.\nFUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.\nMDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.\nSarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.\nIts mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.\nL. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.\nIt has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5.\nCompared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007).\nFMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation.\nThe protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.\nProbiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone.\nIn contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality.\n\n\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> Answer in English only. 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"quote": "Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.",
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"quote": "Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.",
"source_id": "42480325"
},
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"quote": "Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.",
"source_id": "42482934"
},
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"quote": "Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.",
"source_id": "42455659"
},
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"quote": "Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.",
"source_id": "42488670"
},
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"quote": "Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.",
"source_id": "42454784"
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"quote": "Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.",
"source_id": "42464117"
},
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"quote": "The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.",
"source_id": "42485957"
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"quote": "Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.",
"source_id": "42489221"
},
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"quote": "Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.",
"source_id": "42444969"
},
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"quote": "MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.",
"source_id": "42486836"
},
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"quote": "Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.",
"source_id": "42471164"
},
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"quote": "Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.",
"source_id": "42481155"
},
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"quote": "These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.",
"source_id": "42476197"
},
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"quote": "Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.",
"source_id": "42443904"
},
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"quote": "In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).",
"source_id": "42472610"
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"quote": "Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.",
"source_id": "42461923"
},
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"quote": "Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.",
"source_id": "42465747"
},
{
"quote": "Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts.",
"source_id": "42484632"
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"justification": "Most evidence is derived from animal models of disease, which limit the direct translation to humans without further clinical validation.",
"predicted_result": "Microbiome interventions will demonstrate high efficacy in human cohorts when personalized to the specific inflammatory phenotype of the patient.",
"short_answer_to_user": "The gut microbiome modulates inflammation by maintaining the epithelial barrier, producing anti-inflammatory metabolites (like SCFAs), and regulating immune signaling pathways. Dysbiosis leads to barrier breakdown and systemic inflammation, which can be mitigated via probiotic or metabolite-based therapy."
},
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"Assess the impact of fecal microbiota transplantation on NF-\u03baB signaling in human subjects with systemic inflammatory disorders using multi-omics analysis.",
"Investigate whether specific bacterial-derived extracellular vesicles can reverse epigenetic signatures in duodenal biopsies of inflammatory bowel disease patients.",
"Determine the causal relationship between specific microbial-derived tryptophan metabolites and the polarization of macrophages in the tumor microenvironment."
],
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"Longitudinal multi-omics RCT evaluating the effect of multi-strain probiotics on systemic inflammatory biomarkers in patients with metabolic syndrome.",
"Comparative analysis of the microbiome composition between responders and non-responders to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients, with a focus on SCFA production.",
"Mechanistic evaluation of the gut-lung axis in patients with COPD who engage in structured exercise training versus sedentary lifestyle."
],
"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates": "- Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): Microbiota-derived acetate can alleviate neurological inflammation and neurodegeneration induced by hypoxia via the upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\n- Literature A (Origin): Gut microbiota-derived acetate improves immunotherapy efficacy in melanoma (42463281).\n- Literature C (Target): Probiotics and gut microbiota modulation mitigate hypoxia-induced neuroinflammation and memory deficits (42472610).\n- The Intersecting Bridge B: Acetate / BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor).\n- Biological Rationale: Acetate has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier and modulate synaptic function and neurogenesis. Since both domains highlight microbial metabolites influencing neuro-immune signaling, acetate is a plausible intermediate to bridge the observed benefits of gut modulation in hypoxic brain injury.",
"contradictions_between_evidences": "There is disagreement in the field regarding whether specific microbial species are universally beneficial or detrimental, as their effects are highly context-dependent, site-specific, and baseline-composition-dependent (e.g., 42484453, 42463873).",
"repurposed_solutions": "Probiotic-derived postbiotics and bacterial extracellular vesicles represent a promising solution to circumvent the limitations of traditional, live-culture probiotic engraftment (42461923, 42489221).",
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"quote": "The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.",
"source_id": "42391938",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42391938\nTitle: From composition to function: Translating porcine gut microbiota research into strategies for improving intestinal health.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. The diverse geographical landscape of China has contributed to the development of rich indigenous pig genetic resources, which exhibit stronger disease resistance than commercial breeds, largely attributed to the composition of their gut microbiota. Given the substantial anatomical and physiological similarities between pigs and humans concerning intestinal structure, and the fact that human-derived microorganisms can effectively colonize the porcine gut, pigs serve as excellent models for intestinal diseases. This review summarizes the geographical and spatial ecological niches of gut microbiota in Chinese indigenous pig breeds, the influences of age and environment on microbial composition, and the beneficial roles of certain microbial taxa from these local breeds in preventing intestinal disorders, including diarrhea associated with impaired intestinal barrier function, pathogen-induced diarrhea, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, intestinal inflammation models, human rotavirus infection, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Their gut microbiota is characterized by the enrichment of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, and Bacteroides, which have been implicated in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and reducing inflammatory cytokine levels during pathogen-induced intestinal inflammation. In the context of gastrointestinal disease prevention and treatment, strategies have largely centered on fecal microbiota transplantation, fecal suspension transplantation, or supplementation with single bacterial strains. However, research on multi-strain combinatorial therapeutics remains limited. Future studies should expand to underexplored indigenous breeds and prioritize the development of composite microbial consortia informed by existing findings."
},
{
"quote": "Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.",
"source_id": "42486574",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance."
},
{
"quote": "Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.",
"source_id": "42480325",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480325\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of novel antimicrobial peptide Z-d14CFR against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli-induced endometritis: roles in inflammation Mitigation and endometrial repair.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a significant disease in dairy cows that is closely associated with reproductive efficiency. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the primary pathogens leading to endometritis. Over the past few decades, traditional antibiotics have served as the primary therapeutic option for bovine endometritis management. However, the widespread prevalence of antibiotic resistance emphasizes the necessity of alternative development. Our previous study demonstrated that Z-d14CFR, a novel antimicrobial peptide derived from Zophobas atratus defensin, exhibits favorable antimicrobial activity in vitro. Herein, we established bovine endometrial epithelial cell (BEEC) and murine models of endometritis induced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli. To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Z-d14CFR and explore its underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. In addition, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1) suppressed by E. coli, restored endometrial barrier integrity, which further blocked persistent stimulation of E. coli and alleviated endometritis. Moreover, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of regeneration-related cytokines MMP-2 and VEGF-A, reduced excessive collagen deposition, and facilitated neoangiogenesis in the uterine stroma, thereby promoting endometrial repair. Collectively, our findings suggested that Z-d14CFR is a promising candidate for the treatment of endometritis induced by MDR E. coli."
},
{
"quote": "Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.",
"source_id": "42482934",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses."
},
{
"quote": "Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.",
"source_id": "42455659",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42455659\nTitle: Bursa of Fabricius-independent B cells establish an IgA-mediated intestinal barrier that safeguards gut-liver homeostasis.\nAbstract: The bursa of Fabricius (BF), a specialized lymphoid structure in birds, regulates avian B-cell development. However, the BF starts to regress posthatching, suggesting that as-yet-unidentified structures assume this function during maturation. This study reveals that BF-independent B-cell genesis involving the gut cecal tonsils (CTs) predominates over the BF-dependent pathway posthatching. Although B-cell progenitors originating from the bone marrow (BM) typically migrate to the BF, we identified a population that instead migrates to the CTs through CXCL12/CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis. These BF-independent CXCR4+ pre-B cells acquired surface IgM expression within the CT follicular region (FR) and differentiated into immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing plasma cells. Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. These abnormalities were reversed by administering an IgA-enriched fecal preparation derived from healthy chickens. Collectively, these results reveal the existence of a population of BF-independent B cells that function in CTs. These cells represent a promising target for maintaining and improving the immunological and microbiological environment of the avian intestinal tract, which is closely linked to hepatic homeostasis."
},
{
"quote": "Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.",
"source_id": "42488670",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488670\nTitle: Altered duodenal N6-methyladenosine levels in common variable immunodeficiency associate with duodenal microbiota.\nAbstract: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is frequently complicated by duodenal inflammation, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. While epigenetic alterations have been described in CVID, the epitranscriptome is largely unexplored. We therefore investigated whether RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications in duodenal tissue are altered in CVID and whether such changes are associated with the local microbiota or m6A-related enzymes. m6A modification levels were analysed in snap-frozen duodenal biopsies from CVID patients with intraepithelial lymphocytosis and inflammation (CVID_IEL; n = 5), CVID patients with normal duodenal histology (CVID_N; n = 5) and controls with normal biopsies (n = 5) using m6A-RNA immunoprecipitation followed by microarray profiling and gene set enrichment analysis. Duodenal bacterial microbiota from the same anatomical region were characterised by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and selected m6A-regulating enzymes were quantified in biopsies by targeted proteomics. In total, 4,134 differentially methylated transcripts were identified, and unsupervised principal component analyses revealed partially overlapping, but clearly divergent m6A signatures for CVID_IEL, CVID_N and controls, with a gradient along the first principal component. Pathway analysis showed relative hypermethylation of mitochondria- and ribosome-related gene sets in both CVID subgroups versus controls, and hypomethylation of pathways linked to ubiquitination, proteasomal degradation, glycosylation and post-transcriptional gene silencing in CVID_IEL versus CVID_N. Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups. These findings suggest that duodenal inflammation in CVID may be associated with a distinct m6A epitranscriptomic signature that is linked to specific features of the mucosal microbiota, providing preliminary, hypothesis-generating evidence for a potential interaction between microbiota, epitranscriptomic regulation and local immune dysregulation in CVID."
},
{
"quote": "Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.",
"source_id": "42454784",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42454784\nTitle: Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Given that diet is one of the most important determinants of the gut microbiome composition and function, nutritional strategies have emerged as promising tools to modulate anti-tumor immune responses. Here, we demonstrate that dietary supplementation with inulin reduces tumor growth and enhances \u03b1PD-1 efficacy in mice. These effects were associated with increased frequencies of intra-tumoral CD8\u207a and CD4\u207a T cells, particularly CCR9\u207aCXCR3\u207a subsets, and enrichment of beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia and Lachnospiraceae, alongside elevated short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) levels. Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner. Butyrate exerted its anti-tumor effects by transcriptional changes in CD8\u207a T cells involving activation of proliferation, trafficking, and metabolic pathways. In a cohort of 117 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients amenable to immunotherapy, the median dietary fiber intake was lower than previously published studies but correlated with enrichment of Faecalibacterium praunitzii and metabolic pathways related to sucrose degradation and tryptophan biosynthesis. Collectively, our findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting diet-microbiome-immune system interactions to improve cancer immunotherapy outcomes."
},
{
"quote": "Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.",
"source_id": "42464117",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium."
},
{
"quote": "The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.",
"source_id": "42485957",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42485957\nTitle: The food microbiome: an evolutionary architect, a modern healer, and a future shield.\nAbstract: The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology. This review examines its evolutionary, contemporary, and future nutritional relevance, including emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI). In early human diets, fermentation likely improved food safety and nutrient accessibility, although its contribution to encephalization remains unproven. In modern populations, fermented foods and microbial metabolites shape the composition of the gut microbiome and modulate host metabolic, immune, and neuroactive functions. Rising atmospheric CO\u2082 is projected to reduce protein and micronutrient concentrations in staple crops, increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a strategy to enhance nutrient availability. Integration of AI with multi-omics enables functional characterisation of fermentation ecosystems and supports the development of targeted, personalised nutritional strategies, although translational and mechanistic challenges remain unresolved."
},
{
"quote": "Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.",
"source_id": "42489221",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis."
},
{
"quote": "Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.",
"source_id": "42444969",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42444969\nTitle: Exercise-induced gut microbiota metabolites and the gut-lung axis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognised as a systemic disorder associated with gut dysbiosis and impaired gutlung communication. COPD-associated gut dysbiosis suggests potential bidirectional interactions between the gut and lung, which may be mediated by circulating immune cells, gut microbiota-derived metabolites and systemic inflammatory mediators. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function. Microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids (SBAs) and indole derivatives, may act as key mediators linking exercise-induced microbial changes to pulmonary immune regulation, inflammatory signalling, oxidative stress and epithelial barrier integrity. However, current evidence remains fragmented, and the mechanisms by which exercise-responsive microbial metabolites influence COPD-related pulmonary inflammation, barrier dysfunction and immune homeostasis have not been fully clarified. This review synthesises evidence from human studies, animal models and mechanistic investigations to clarify the relationship among exercise, gut microbiota and COPD, with a focus on how exercise-responsive microbial metabolites may contribute to improved pulmonary health. By integrating current evidence within an exercise-gut-lung axis framework, this review provides a mechanistic basis for developing microbiota-targeted exercise strategies for COPD prevention and management."
},
{
"quote": "MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.",
"source_id": "42486836",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. In the mouse and cell models, MS treatment significantly reduced apoptosis rate of intestinal epithelial cells, upregulated Bcl-2 and XIAP, and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expressions. KEGG enrichment analysis suggested a possible association of MAPK pathway with the therapeutic effect of MS, which was confirmed by lowered phosphorylation levels of p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38 in both the MS-treated mouse and cell models. 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"quote": "Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.",
"source_id": "42471164",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
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"quote": "Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.",
"source_id": "42481155",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42481155\nTitle: Intratumoral Capnocytophaga leadbetteri promotes cancer cells proliferation and recruits neutrophils by activating TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.\nAbstract: Intratumoral bacteria influence the progression and treatment response of solid tumors through multiple mechanisms. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor in the head and neck; however, the role of intratumoral bacteria in OSCC initiation and progression remains poorly understood. We integrated 21 public 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA-seq) datasets (comprising 954 normal and 1,627 OSCC samples) to profile oral microbiota dysbiosis across 4 sample types (saliva, oral rinse, swab, and tissue). Subsequent analysis via five-region 16S rRNA-seq and fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a specific species enriched in OSCC tissues. The functional role of this bacterium and its underlying mechanism were then elucidated using in vitro and in vivo models, including germ-free mice. Our analysis revealed a reduced diversity of the oral microbiota in patients with OSCC, along with a significant enrichment of the Capnocytophaga in swab and tissue samples. Capnocytophaga leadbetteri (C. leadbetteri), a species within Capnocytophaga, was further confirmed to be specifically enriched in OSCC tissues. Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression. Mechanistically, C. leadbetteri activates the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway in OSCC cells, stimulating tumor cell proliferation and the expression of chemokines (Cxcl1, Cxcl2, Ccl5, and Ccl7). This leads to the recruitment of tumor-associated neutrophils and establishes a protumorigenic microenvironment. Our findings establish a protumorigenic role for intratumoral C. leadbetteri in OSCC and highlight its potential as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target."
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"quote": "These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.",
"source_id": "42476197",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42476197\nTitle: Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links the gut microbiota to host immune regulation and tuberculosis (TB) progressiond; however, its specific impact on the formation and necrosis of TB granulomas remains poorly defined. In this study, we established an adult zebrafish model of antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis followed by Mycobacterium marinum (M.m) infection to investigate how gut microbiota perturbation influences host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Our results demonstrated that antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis significantly increased the mycobacterial burden in zebrafish, thereby compromising host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Dysbiosis also intensified infection-associated inflammatory responses, as reflected by the elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tnf-\u03b1 and il-1\u03b2, resulting in more severe systemic pathology characterized by enhanced granuloma formation and necrosis, together with remodeling of the immune cell composition within granulomatous lesions. Importantly, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors effectively reduced the bacterial burden and alleviated granuloma-associated pathological changes in infected zebrafish. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB."
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"quote": "Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.",
"source_id": "42443904",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42443904\nTitle: Protective role of lactate in allergic airway inflammation: mitigation of inflammatory injury, epithelial barrier integrity restoration, and gut-lung axis involvement.\nAbstract: Allergic asthma is a prevalent respiratory disorder characterized by chronic airway inflammation and remodeling. Glycolysis has been reported to participate in pathogenesis of allergic asthma and increased lactate levels were found in asthma patients and mouse models. However, the function of lactate in allergic asthma remains unclear. A mouse model of HDM induced allergic airway inflammation was established. Six age- and weight-matched female mice were assigned to different groups using a randomized double-blind method. A panel of indicators such as serum IgE, infiltration cell numbers, Th2 cytokines levels and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) were applied to assess airway inflammation. Airway epithelial barrier function was measured by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining. RNAseq analysis of lung tissues was applied to elucidate potential mechanisms, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples was used for gut microbiota analysis. Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma. Moreover, RNAseq analysis revealed that lactate decreased proinflammtory cytokine and chemokine related pathways such as MAPK, STAT1, STAT3 and NF-\u03baB to exert immunoregulatory effects. In addition, we found that lactate dramatically inhibited airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and pulmonary apoptosis. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples suggested that lactate treatment increased abundance of Lactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus and Bacteroides, showing a shift towards a healthier state in HDM-induced asthmatic mice. Our study integrating transcriptomic and microbiome analyses, revealed a protective effect of lactate on allergic airway inflammation, providing a basis for development of novel therapeutic treatment for allergic asthma."
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"quote": "In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).",
"source_id": "42472610",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42472610\nTitle: Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.\nAbstract: Chronic hypoxia plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases by triggering cellular and molecular adaptations that disrupt tissue homeostasis, impair gut eubiosis, promote inflammation, and contribute to progressive functional decline. These effects mimic key features of neurodegenerative diseases and share mechanistic overlap with adverse outcomes of airborne environmental exposures that compromise oxygen homeostasis through mechanisms involving Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF-1\u03b1) stabilization, proteasome dysfunction, and gut-brain axis disruption. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2\u00a0months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Probiotics also normalized plasma gut hormones (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and leptin), enhanced ileal tight junction proteins (zonulin-1, occludin and claudin) in Ileal tissue, countered gut microbiota \u03b2-diversity shifts and restored beneficial bacterial metabolites with improved predicted metabolic pathways. These findings provide preclinical evidence that probiotics oral supplementation can restore gut-brain axis homeostasis, and mitigate chronic hypoxia related neuroinflammation, offering a potential therapeutic strategy against neurodegeneration triggered by oxygen\u2011depriving environmental and pathological conditions."
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"quote": "Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.",
"source_id": "42461923",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42461923\nTitle: Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.\nAbstract: Feeding various probiotic lactic acid bacteria, including Enterococcus faecium, can alleviate intestinal inflammation and improve gut health in animals. Recently, postbiotics-non-living preparations derived from microbial cells or their metabolites-have gained attention. However, studies on the effects of these postbiotics on immune markers and changes in the gut microbiota of chickens are limited. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the probiotic strain E. faecium JB00008 on the chicken intestinal tract and characterized immune markers and gut microbiota following viral vaccination. Chicks were divided into three groups (Control, DH5\u03b1, and JB00008) and administered the respective supernatants in drinking water from days 1-12 at a 3:7 ratio. Samples were collected on days 13 and 28 for microbiota and gene expression analyses. To immunize against infectious bursal disease (IBD), the chicks received an oral vaccine on day 13. Growth, immune, and gut parameters were measured. Body weights did not differ among groups (p\u2009=\u20090.380). Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u2009=\u20090.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u2009<\u20090.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u2009<\u20090.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group. Annexin A5 (ANXA5, p\u2009=\u20090.005) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, p\u2009<\u20090.001) also differed among groups. After IBD vaccination, IBD-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA, p\u2009=\u20090.200) and IgG (p\u2009=\u20090.065) responses were comparable; however, the alpha (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and beta diversities (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were significantly different among the groups. The JB00008 group showed higher Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium, with enrichment of pathways associated with iron complex transport systems (p\u2009<\u20090.050). These findings suggest that JB00008 postbiotics may enhance intestinal barrier function and microbiota health without affecting growth, thereby supporting gut stability after vaccination. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential use of E. faecium JB00008 as a feed additive and vaccine adjuvant."
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"quote": "Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.",
"source_id": "42465747",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42465747\nTitle: The microbiome protects against septic hyperinflammation and bacterial proliferation in a zebrafish model of blood infection with Escherichia coli and mycobacteria.\nAbstract: The microbiome is an important immune regulator, but the mechanisms by which commensal microbes shape systemic host defense during bloodstream infection remain poorly defined and commonly used pre-clinical models have practical, ethical and scientific limitations. Here, we establish a gnotobiotic zebrafish larval model to investigate microbiome-dependent protection against systemic blood infection by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, an important cause of early onset neonatal sepsis. We also use nontuberculous mycobacteria to infect zebrafish larvae to investigate the contribution of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in the defense responses. Germ-free (GF) and conventionalized (CONVD) larvae derived from the same clutches were systemically infected with E. coli, revealing that microbiome colonization significantly reduces early mortality. RNAseq revealed a conserved core immune activation program in both GF and CONVD larvae, but the absence of a microbiome was associated with a broader transcriptional response and stronger repression of metabolic pathways, suggesting that commensal microbes buffer infection-induced metabolic suppression. Extending this framework to nontuberculous mycobacteria, we performed systemic infections with fluorescent Mycobacterium marinum and M. avium in tlr2 wild-type and mutant larvae under GF and CONVD conditions. While survival was largely unchanged, imaging-based quantification demonstrated increased bacterial proliferation in tlr2 mutants and in GF larvae, with microbiome-mediated restriction of bacterial burden evident in wild-type but not tlr2-deficient hosts. Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection."
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"quote": "Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts.",
"source_id": "42484632",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42484632\nTitle: Clostridioides difficile in the oral microbiome: an in silico analysis.\nAbstract: Introduction. High rates of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and environmental contamination are attributed to its ability to form spores. Periodontal diseases are characterized by gingival inflammation, caused by dental plaque accumulation.Hypothesis. Periodontal plaque could harbour C. difficile spores, acting as a reservoir for reinfection.Aim. Compare the prevalence and abundance of C. difficile in metagenomic sequences of saliva and dental plaque from healthy and periodontal disease patients.Methodology. Publicly available metagenomic reads from oral samples of healthy (n=80) and periodontitis (n=204) patients were analysed for C. difficile presence through an in-house bioinformatic pipeline. Briefly, reads underwent quality control (cutadapt/fastQC) prior to subsampling of 3\u2009million reads (seqtk). Reads and MEGAHIT-assembled contigs were aligned to a C. difficile reference genome (ASM1888508v1) or a full non-redundant protein DIAMOND database. Outputs were filtered, annotated (Entrez Direct) and top hits identified via National Center for Biotechnology Information blast. Abundance and prevalence were compared between cohorts.Results. Low levels of C. difficile sequences were observed, with significantly higher prevalence in periodontitis (7.4%, n=15/204) vs. healthy cohorts (5.0%, n=4/80) (P=0.0087) with reference genome alignment. Using the full non-redundant database, prevalence was also higher in periodontitis (14.2% vs. 3.8%; P=0.012), along with significantly greater average C. difficile sequence counts (0.608 vs. 0.075; P=0.018) and relative abundance (0.00029% vs. 0.0000003%; P=0.009).Conclusion. Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts. This highlights the possibility for dental plaque to act as a reservoir, potentially contributing to reinfection in CDI patients."
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"displayText": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates inflammatory status through a complex, systems-level axis involving intestinal barrier integrity, metabolite production (such as short-chain fatty acids), and direct modulation of immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, TLR4). Dysbiosis\u2014a state of microbial imbalance\u2014triggers systemic inflammation via the translocation of bacterial products and the loss of immunoregulatory metabolites. Restoration of microbial homeostasis, through prebiotics, probiotics, or fecal microbiota transplantation, serves as an adjunctive therapeutic strategy to mitigate inflammation across diverse pathological conditions.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome functions as an evolutionary architect of host physiology, serving as a dynamic interface between the external environment and internal immunity. The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. Under homeostatic conditions, commensal microorganisms maintain the intestinal epithelial barrier, preventing the translocation of inflammatory stimuli. However, when this equilibrium is disrupted, the resulting dysbiosis promotes disease. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. \n\nA central mechanism of this modulation involves microbial metabolites\u2014specifically short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)\u2014that regulate epigenetic and metabolic states. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites directly influence pathways such as TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB. For instance, in models of endometritis, Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. \n\nBeyond metabolic signaling, the gut microbiome modulates the systemic inflammatory microenvironment. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB. Furthermore, specific gut-derived vesicles modulate signaling at distal sites, as evidenced by findings that integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. The microbiome even influences therapeutic responsiveness, such as immunotherapy, where among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* Microbiome dysbiosis is not merely an effect of disease but a proactive driver of systemic \"inflammaging,\" particularly in conditions like chronic kidney disease.\n* The food microbiome acts as a historical and contemporary modulator of host immune and neuroactive functions, bridging external environment and internal physiology.\n* Specific bacterial metabolites, such as caproic acid derived from TGP, can uniquely restore immune cell subsets and immunothrombosis homeostasis.\n* The gut microbiota affects CNS status through the gut-brain axis; for instance, oral probiotics rescued memory deficits and reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation in hypoxic mice.\n* Pro-inflammatory signaling is modulated by the gut through specific gene pathways, such as the suppression of NF-\u03baB or the activation of the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 axis.\n* The gut-lung axis is a critical path for inflammatory control; exercise-responsive metabolites may mediate pulmonary health in COPD.\n* Even non-digestible carbohydrates derived from fermentation, such as oligofructans, show potent ability to reduce inflammatory taxa without toxicity.\n* Duodenal microbiota signatures are linked to specific N6-methyladenosine (m6A) epitranscriptomic modifications in common variable immunodeficiency.\n* Intratumoral bacteria can recruit neutrophils to stimulate tumor growth, highlighting that microbial influence is not restricted to the gut but persists at the tissue level.\n* The \"bursa-independent\" B-cell genesis pathway in the cecal tonsils is vital for gut-liver homeostasis and IgA-mediated defense.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42391938 - Application: The text discusses the fundamental role of the microbiome in host regulation. - *\"The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.\"*\n2. ID: 42486574 - Application: The text describes the link between dysbiosis and tumor environments. - *\"Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.\"*\n3. ID: 42480325 - Application: The text reports on antimicrobial peptide modulation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway. - *\"Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.\"*\n4. ID: 42482934 - Application: The text identifies Cav1 and Ces1d as targets of bacterial extracellular vesicles. - *\"Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.\"*\n5. ID: 42455659 - Application: The text links B-cell development to gut-liver axis homeostasis. - *\"Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.\"*\n6. ID: 42488670 - Application: The text notes the association between gut bacterial genera and m6A modifications. - *\"Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.\"*\n7. ID: 42454784 - Application: The text describes the additive effect of butyrate in immunotherapy. - *\"Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\"*\n8. ID: 42464117 - Application: The text explains the gut microbiome-epigenome-metabolic axis. - *\"Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.\"*\n9. ID: 42485957 - Application: The text defines the scope of the food microbiome. - *\"The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.\"*\n10. ID: 42489221 - Application: The text notes the shift in bacterial vesicles in COVID-19. - *\"Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.\"*\n11. ID: 42444969 - Application: The text links exercise, gut microbiota, and COPD symptoms. - *\"Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.\"*\n12. ID: 42486836 - Application: The text highlights the efficacy of methyl syringate in ameliorating colitis. - *\"MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.\"*\n13. ID: 42471164 - Application: The text notes the anti-inflammatory effect of LP15-1. - *\"Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.\"*\n14. ID: 42481155 - Application: The text discusses the pro-tumorigenic role of intratumoral bacteria. - *\"Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.\"*\n15. ID: 42476197 - Application: The text describes the role of the gut microbiota in granuloma immune microenvironments. - *\"These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\"*\n16. ID: 42443904 - Application: The text explains the protective role of lactate in asthma. - *\"Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.\"*\n17. ID: 42472610 - Application: The text discusses the effect of probiotic supplementation in chronic hypoxia. - *\"In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\"*\n18. ID: 42461923 - Application: The text reports on postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium. - *\"Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.\"*\n19. ID: 42465747 - Application: The text highlights the role of the microbiome in septic hyperinflammation. - *\"Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.\"*\n20. ID: 42484632 - Application: The text discusses the oral reservoir of C. difficile. - *\"Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts.\"*\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. 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"prompt": "CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42489215\nTitle: Prolonged systemic inflammation worsens impairments to astrocyte Ca2+ and functional hyperemia in Alzheimer's disease.\nAbstract: Chronic neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) alters astrocyte physiology and neurovascular unit function. AD patients frequently experience recurrent systemic inflammatory insults from comorbid conditions, which act as\u00a0\"secondary-hits\" believed to worsen cognitive decline. The impact of these secondary insults \u00a0on astrocyte-mediated neurovascular regulation remains unknown. We applied intravital two-photon microscopy to longitudinally investigate astrocytic Ca2 + dynamics and functional hyperemia during sensory stimulation in APP/PS1dE9 mice before and during secondary lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced systemic inflammation. AD mice exhibited diminished stimulation-evoked astrocytic Ca2 + activity, while functional hyperemia remained largely preserved. LPS further suppressed astrocytic Ca2 + responses and produced temporally specific vascular alterations, with AD and wild-type mice following divergent inflammatory trajectories. Our findings provide the first in vivo longitudinal characterization of how secondary systemic inflammation disrupts astrocyte-mediated neurovascular regulation. The selective vulnerability of astrocytic Ca2 + signaling relative to vascular output implicates recurrent inflammatory insults as a clinically relevant contributor to neurovascular dysfunction in preclinical AD.\n\nID: 42488626\nTitle: Insulin potentiates lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-6 expression through epigenetic remodeling in adipocytes: in vitro and in vivo mechanistic study.\nAbstract: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator of chronic low-grade inflammation associated with metabolic disease. Because obesity is characterized by elevated circulating insulin and metabolic endotoxemia, we investigated whether insulin modulates lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced IL-6 expression in adipocytes and examined the underlying epigenetic mechanisms. Insulin priming markedly enhanced LPS-induced Il6 mRNA expression (25.33 \u00b1 0.833-fold) and protein levels (181.8 \u00b1 2.754 pg/ml) in 3T3-L1 mouse adipocytes. Similar synergistic effects were observed in primary mouse (Il6 mRNA; 1.364 \u00b1 0.287-fold and protein; 298.6 \u00b1 13.79-pg/ml) and human adipocytes (Il6 mRNA; 12.99 \u00b1 0.912-fold and protein; 1441 \u00b1 68.69-pg/ml). In vivo, mice treated with insulin followed by LPS exposure exhibited significantly higher Il6 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and adipose tissue compared to either treatment alone. Pharmacological inhibition of PI3K signaling suppressed this effect and AKT phosphorylation. Mechanistically, epigenetic profiling revealed that insulin increased histone H3 lysine 9 acetylation (H3K9ac), an active chromatin marker, in a PI3K-dependent manner. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-qPCR) analysis demonstrated an enhanced H3K9 acetylation at the NF-\u03baB and CREB loci at the distal region and CREB/NF-IL6 locus at the proximal region of the Il6 promoter following combined insulin and LPS stimulation; this effect was significantly attenuated upon blockade of insulin signaling. This synergistic induction was dependent on H3K9 acetylation, indicating that metabolic and inflammatory signals converge at the Il6 promoter to promote chromatin remodeling and transcriptional co-activator recruitment. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that insulin synergizes with LPS to amplify IL-6 mediated inflammation in adipocytes through epigenetic remodeling of the Il6 locus, linking hyperinsulinemia to chronic inflammation in obesity and insulin resistance.\n\nID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis.\n\nID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent.\n\nID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases.\n\nID: 42485093\nTitle: Ferulic acid - A promising candidate molecule for the treatment of colitis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease of multi-factorial etiology and responsible for considerable health and socioeconomic burdens given high global prevalence rates. Since current therapy options are associated with various side effects, alternative or adjunct therapy options are utmost wanted. Ferulic acid (FA) is a phenolic compound found in various plants and has attracted scientific interests due to its anti-oxidant properties and recently been hyped as a longevity compound. This systematic review summarizes current evidence for anti-colitogenic effects of FA. Results of the included studies revealed that FA, its derivatives, and synthesized FA-containing nanoparticles i.) alleviated experimental colitis; ii.)\u00a0dampened pro-inflammatory immune responses; iii.) tightened the gut epithelial barrier; and iv.)\u00a0reshaped the gut microbiota composition from a dysbiotic to a well-balanced \"healthy\" state characterized by high species diversity and dominance of probiotic bacterial taxa. Remarkably, in some studies, the observed anti-colitogenic effects of FA were even more pronounced compared to those exerted by treatment with established medications. In conclusion, FA constitutes a promising alternative or adjunct option in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.\n\nID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target.\n\nID: 42484453\nTitle: High-Salt Diet Links Gut Microbiota, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Macrophage Responses.\nAbstract: The Global North is increasingly exposed to a Western diet characterized by high fat, sugar, and salt content. Excess dietary salt has been linked to cardiovascular disease and hypertension and can accumulate in multiple tissues, exerting local immunomodulatory effects. Beyond these systemic consequences, a high-salt diet (HSD) is associated with gut dysbiosis, which alters the production of microbial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and compromises intestinal barrier integrity, thereby facilitating bacterial translocation and contributing to liver and kidney injury. These alterations are associated with inflammatory responses, although their direction and magnitude depend on dietary duration, microbial baseline composition, and experimental models. While most studies have focused on HSD-induced modulation of T cell responses, emerging data highlight macrophages as underexplored mediators of HSD-driven immune and metabolic effects. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on HSD-induced alterations of the intestinal microbiota, microbial metabolites, gut barrier function and macrophage function, and discuss their potential interplay along the gut-liver axis. In addition, we highlight key gaps and challenges that must be addressed to improve translational relevance.\n\nID: 42484379\nTitle: Multi-omics links microbial dysbiosis, systemic inflammation, and metabolomic disruptions to SNAE risk in treated HIV.\nAbstract: Serious non-AIDS events (SNAEs), including non-AIDS malignancies, cardiovascular disease, and hepatic complications, remain major causes of mortality in treated HIV infection. These outcomes are driven by persistent immune activation, systemic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction despite effective viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy (ART). To investigate mechanisms underlying SNAE pathogenesis, we performed a cross-site multi-omic analysis integrating plasma proteins, plasma metabolites, and mucosal microbiomes in 82 ART-treated people with HIV (PWH) and 10 people without HIV from the United States and Mexico. Geography was the dominant source of variation, particularly across lipid classes. However, individuals at high risk for SNAEs, defined by low CD4+ T cell counts and low CD4/CD8 ratios, shared a consistent signature of systemic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and microbial dysbiosis, including elevated plasma IL-6 and \u03c9-oxidation products (adipic and suberic acids) and depletion of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals in the gut mucosa, including Akkermansia muciniphila, Bacteroides uniformis, and Ruminococcus. A. muciniphila abundance correlated with lower IL-6 levels, fewer HIV RNA-producing cells in lymph nodes, and higher CD4/CD8 ratios. These findings identify a shared inflammatory and metabolic phenotype in PWH and implicate A. muciniphila as a potential microbiome-based target to mitigate immune activation and SNAE risk in treated HIV.\n\nID: 42482935\nTitle: Effects of supplementing diet with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP100 on growth, gut health, immunity, and disease resistance in Scatophagus argus.\nAbstract: The application of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP100 in Scatophagus argus, including its effective dietary, remains unclear. This study evaluated the effects of dietary LP100 supplementation at 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f106, 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f107, 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f108, and 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f109\u202fCFU/g to identify a suitable inclusion level for S. argus. A total of 300 fish were randomly assigned to five groups, including a control group, with three replicate tanks per group and 20 fish per tank. After the 8-week feeding trial, LP100 supplementation at appropriate concentrations significantly increased weight gain rate and specific growth rate, reduced feed conversion ratio, increased serum lysozyme activity, complement C3 and C4 levels. Compared with the CON group, all LP100-supplemented groups had significantly higher hepatic SOD activity (highest in LPMH, p\u202f<\u202f0.05), while the LPMH and LPH groups exhibited significantly lower hepatic MDA content (p\u202f<\u202f0.05). LP100 supplementation was also associated with increased intestinal expression of immune-related genes, including the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1, the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, and signaling molecules IRAK-4, MyD88, and TLR2. Intestinal histomorphology showed an improving trend, with increased villus length, villus width, and muscularis thickness. Microbial community analysis showed that Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the dominant phyla across all groups. The LPMH group (1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f108\u202fCFU/g) showed a distinct microbial profile, with higher Firmicutes abundance than the control group (53.3% vs. 25.3%) and lower Bacteroidota abundance (0.18% vs. 0.67%). Opportunistic pathogenic bacteria decreased, whereas probiotic genera, including Bacillus and Lysinibacillus, increased in abundance. After Streptococcus agalactiae challenge, the survival rate was significantly higher in the LPMH group than in the control group (60% vs. 16.67%; p\u202f<\u202f0.05). Under the present experimental conditions, 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f108\u202fCFU/g may represent a suitable dietary supplementation level for LP100 in S. argus.\n\nID: 42482784\nTitle: Potential protective effects of Phyllanthus emblica L. extract on high-salt diet-induced hypertension: a combined analysis of gut microbiota and metabolomics.\nAbstract: High-salt diet (HSD)-induced hypertension is a common form of hypertension and is closely associated with inflammation, target-organ injury, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Natural products have shown potential in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, and regulation of the gut microbiota and its metabolites may represent an important therapeutic mechanism. Phyllanthus emblica L. (PE) is a medicinal plant with reported cardiovascular-protective and antihypertensive effects. In this study, a salt-sensitive rat model was used to systematically evaluate the effects of PE extract on blood pressure (BP), inflammatory responses, renal and vascular pathological changes, intestinal barrier function, gut microbiota composition, and metabolite profiles. The potential mechanisms of PE were further explored with a focus on the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. PE intervention significantly alleviated the HSD-induced increase in BP, reduced the expression of the pro-inflammatory factors TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2, and improved renal and vascular tissue injury. PE also regulated the intestinal tight junction proteins Claudin-2 and ZO-1, suggesting an improvement in intestinal barrier function. Notably, high-dose PE extract restored HSD-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, particularly by increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus. Metabolomic analysis showed that high-dose PE extract improved HSD-induced alterations in the intestinal metabolite profile, with eight bile acid metabolites being significantly reversed. Correlation analysis further suggested that the protective effects of PE may be associated with regulation of gut microbiota and their metabolites, especially through the bile acid pathway. These findings suggest that PE extract may exert protective effects against HSD-induced hypertension by modulating the gut microbiota-metabolite axis, improving intestinal barrier function, reducing inflammation, and alleviating renal and vascular injury. This study provides preliminary experimental evidence for the potential application of PE in the prevention and treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension.\n\nID: 42479457\nTitle: Gut microbiome profiles as predictors of response to chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.\nAbstract: This prospective cohort study investigates the predictive role of gut microbiota composition in determining the therapeutic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) at Qiqihar Jianhua Hospital. A total of 178 patients underwent standardized\u00a0CRT protocols and were stratified into responders and non-responders based on pathological tumor regression grades. Gut microbiome profiling was conducted via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics at three treatment stages (pre-, mid-, and post-CRT). Responders\u00a0exhibited significantly higher alpha diversity (Shannon, Chao1) at baseline and maintained greater microbial richness throughout treatment. Taxonomic analysis identified Faecalibacterium, Akkermansia, and Bifidobacterium as enriched in responders, while non-responders showed elevated Clostridium, Escherichia, and Streptococcus. Multivariate regression confirmed Faecalibacterium (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.16, P = 0.0002) and Akkermansia (OR = 1.27, P = 0.0146) as independent predictors of CRT\u00a0response. Functional profiling revealed enrichment of anti-inflammatory pathways (butyrate synthesis, tryptophan metabolism) in responders and pro-inflammatory, stress-related functions (lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, oxidative stress) in non-responders. Exploratory microbiome modulation using probiotics or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) targeting Faecalibacterium and Akkermansia demonstrated increased responder rates by 12.5 and 18.2%, respectively. These findings highlight the potential of gut microbiome signatures as non-invasive biomarkers for CRT response prediction and as targets for adjunctive therapeutic strategies. Personalized microbiome-informed treatment may enhance CRT efficacy and reduce unnecessary exposure in non-responders, paving the way for precision oncology in rectal cancer.\n\nID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects.\n\nID: 42477798\nTitle: Wendan decoction modulates Parasutterella to influence fatty acid metabolism in MAFLD via the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis.\nAbstract: The host microbiota and hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes are important mediators of the metabolism and biological effects of herbal components. Through bidirectional interactions, herbal medicines can also reshape the host microbial community. The clinical efficacy of Wendan Decoction (WDD) in treating metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has been well established. However, its interactions with the host microbiota through the gut-liver axis remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which WDD modulates host microbial activity through the gut-liver axis to ameliorate MAFLD. MAFLD models were established by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding and subsequently treated with WDD, Parasutterella excrementihominis (P. excrementihominis), or 7\u03b1-OH-T. The ABX group underwent antibiotic-mediated microbiota depletion before treatment. Multi-omics analyses were used to characterize the dynamic trajectories of microbiota-derived metabolites. These analyses included targeted bile acid (BA) profiling of serum, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents, and proteomics and untargeted metabolomics of liver tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin, Oil Red O, and Alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff staining were used to assess pathological changes in the liver and intestinal tissues during MAFLD. ELISA, Western blotting, and other assays were performed to quantify markers of inflammation and lipid metabolism. Following UPLC/UV detection of 7\u03b1-OH-T in portal vein serum, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, together with cellular thermal shift assays (CETSA) and microscale thermophoresis (MST), were used to validate FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. WDD alleviated hepatic steatosis, intestinal inflammation, and barrier dysfunction in MAFLD, but these effects depended on the integrity of the host microbiota. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that WDD promoted the growth of beneficial bacteria, including Bacteroides and Parasutterella. Combined analysis of targeted serum BA metabolomics and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents indicated that WDD-mediated modulation of the host microbiota reduced the total serum BA load, increased alternative-pathway metabolites, including CDCA and TCDCA, in the liver and intestine, and decreased toxic secondary BAs, including DCA and LCA. Steroid and fatty acid metabolites, such as 7\u03b1-OH-T, were also increased. Pearson correlation analysis and P. excrementihominis transplantation experiments suggested that the increase in 7\u03b1-OH-T was closely associated with P. excrementihominis. Untargeted liver metabolomics and serological analyses confirmed that gut-derived 7\u03b1-OH-T entered the liver through the portal vein and acted on hepatic targets via the gut-liver axis. In animal experiments involving exogenous 7\u03b1-OH-T supplementation and in MAFLD THLE-2 cell models treated with 7\u03b1-OH-T, 7\u03b1-OH-T ameliorated hepatic lipid accumulation and promoted lipid utilization in THLE-2 cells. A series of interaction assays, including CETSA and MST, identified FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. Furthermore, 7\u03b1-OH-T markedly activated the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis and served as a key messenger through which WDD-mediated regulation of Parasutterella alleviated MAFLD via the gut-liver axis. WDD increased the abundance of P. excrementihominis and the level of the potentially associated metabolite 7\u03b1-OH-T. Through the portal circulation, 7\u03b1-OH-T promoted gut-liver crosstalk and targeted the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis, thereby ameliorating MAFLD.\n\nID: 42477687\nTitle: Colon-targeting pH-responsive Bletilla striata polysaccharide coacervate microdroplets for ulcerative colitis therapy via macrophage reprogramming.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory bowel disease that severely impairs patients' quality of life. Efficient oral colon-targeted delivery systems are urgently needed to improve local therapeutic efficacy while minimizing systemic exposure. Herein, we developed a pH-responsive Eudragit S100-coated coacervate microdroplet system for the oral delivery of natural Bletilla striata polysaccharide (BSP), termed BSP@EU-Coac. The optimized BSP@EU-Coac microdroplets exhibited a spherical morphology with an average hydrodynamic diameter of 3.86\u2009\u00b1\u20090.82\u00a0\u03bcm, an encapsulation efficiency of 85.03\u2009\u00b1\u20093.66%, and a drug loading capacity of 9.29\u2009\u00b1\u20090.93%. In vitro release studies showed that BSP@EU-Coac effectively limited premature BSP release under simulated gastric and small intestinal conditions, while achieving pH-triggered sustained release in simulated colonic medium, with a cumulative release of approximately 88.25% within 96\u00a0h. In vitro assays further demonstrated that BSP@EU-Coac showed good cytocompatibility at the working concentration and markedly reduced intracellular ROS levels, with ROS fluorescence intensity decreased by 53.95% and 51.13% in RAW264.7 macrophages and Caco-2 cells, respectively. After oral administration, fluorescence imaging confirmed that BSP@EU-Coac preferentially accumulated in the inflamed colon and maintained detectable colonic retention for up to 24\u00a0h. In a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, BSP@EU-Coac significantly alleviated UC symptoms, as evidenced by improved body weight recovery, reduced disease activity index, and restoration of colon length from 4.99\u2009\u00b1\u20091.23\u00a0cm in the model group to 8.66\u2009\u00b1\u20091.92\u00a0cm. Mechanistically, BSP@EU-Coac modulated macrophage polarization by reducing the M1-like CD86\u207aCD206\u207b population from 29.26% to 8.95% and increasing the M2-like CD86\u207bCD206\u207a population to 20.70%, accompanied by suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, enhanced tight junction protein expression, reduced oxidative stress, and partial restoration of gut microbiota homeostasis. Overall, this study demonstrates that BSP@EU-Coac is a promising oral colon-targeted polysaccharide delivery platform for UC therapy through integrated regulation of oxidative stress, immune response, epithelial barrier repair, and gut microbiota.\n\nID: 42476206\nTitle: Callistephus A from Callistephus chinensis Alleviates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Gut-liver Axis Disruption by Targeting the JAK2/STAT1 Pathway and Remodeling Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Callistephus chinensis, a plant belonging to the genus Callistephus in the family Asteraceae, is a traditional Mongolian medicinal herb. In ancient times, it was commonly used for clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. CA is a 6/7-thickened sesquiterpenoid component isolated from the flowers of Callistephus chinensis, however, its pharmacological mechanism underlying the treatment of intestinal inflammation remains unclear. To evaluate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of CA on UC. CA was tested in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and DSS-induced colitis mice. Multi-omics profiling, gut microbiota analysis, fecal microbiota transplantation, inhibitor and knockdown assays were performed. CA treatment markedly alleviated colitis and liver injury, reducing the histological score to approximately 0.6 times and key pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-\u03b1 and IL-6 to below 0.3 times the levels in the DSS group, while restoring gut barrier integrity. Multi-omics reveals that CA reshapes the gut microbiota by significantly increasing the relative abundance of Firmicutes (1.1-fold) and restoring the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio compared to the DSS group, while promoting host short-chain fatty acid and amino acid metabolism.Mechanistically, CA directly bound JAK2 and STAT1, suppressing JAK2/STAT1 pathway phosphorylation to under 0.3 times the DSS group level, confirmed by inhibitor and knockdown assays. FMT confirmed that CA's efficacy depends on microbiota modulation. Furthermore, CA reduced gut-derived LPS translocation and alleviated liver injury. CA treats UC by targeting the gut-microbiota-metabolite axis and the JAK2/STAT1 pathway, representing a promising therapeutic lead.\n\nID: 42476197\nTitle: Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links the gut microbiota to host immune regulation and tuberculosis (TB) progressiond; however, its specific impact on the formation and necrosis of TB granulomas remains poorly defined. In this study, we established an adult zebrafish model of antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis followed by Mycobacterium marinum (M.m) infection to investigate how gut microbiota perturbation influences host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Our results demonstrated that antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis significantly increased the mycobacterial burden in zebrafish, thereby compromising host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Dysbiosis also intensified infection-associated inflammatory responses, as reflected by the elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tnf-\u03b1 and il-1\u03b2, resulting in more severe systemic pathology characterized by enhanced granuloma formation and necrosis, together with remodeling of the immune cell composition within granulomatous lesions. Importantly, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors effectively reduced the bacterial burden and alleviated granuloma-associated pathological changes in infected zebrafish. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\n\nID: 42476137\nTitle: Aptamer targeting HMGB1 attenuates inflammatory disease via domain-specific antagonism.\nAbstract: Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are key mediators of inflammatory disease, among which HMGB1 is a prototypical extracellular alarmin and an attractive therapeutic target. Here, we report ZH-1a, a high-affinity DNA aptamer (Kd = 2.1 nM) identified through SELEX and sequence optimization, that preferentially recognizes the proinflammatory B-box region of HMGB1. ZH-1a functions as an extracellular HMGB1-neutralizing aptamer and suppresses HMGB1-induced inflammatory signaling, including cytokine secretion and NF-\u03baB activation in macrophages. In vivo, ZH-1a reduced late-phase systemic inflammation and multiorgan injury in LPS-induced endotoxemia, improved survival in polymicrobial sepsis, and attenuated inflammatory responses and organ damage in an HMGB1-challenge model. In addition, ZH-1a alleviated joint inflammation and structural damage in collagen-induced arthritis, and further enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of methotrexate. Together, these findings establish ZH-1a as a promising anti-inflammatory aptamer targeting HMGB1 and support aptamer-based neutralization of pathogenic extracellular HMGB1 as a therapeutic strategy for inflammatory disease.\n\nID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified.\n\nID: 42472232\nTitle: Multimodal approach to identify neuropsychophysiological subgroups in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and their relevance for rehabilitation: protocol for a mechanistic cross-sectional and longitudinal study.\nAbstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition characterized by severe fatigue and post-exertional malaise (PEM). Reported neuropsychophysiological abnormalities suggest ME/CFS is multifactorial, but current knowledge remains fragmented. This study protocol outlines a multimodal investigation designed to (1) compare neuropsychophysiological mechanisms between ME/CFS patients and healthy participants, (2) test an integrative model of ME/CFS, (3) identify neuropsychophysiological subgroups within the patient population, and (4) identify predictors of symptom response during rehabilitation. This study will enroll 115 ME/CFS patients and 55 healthy participants. Groups will be comparable in age, sex, and education level, with a larger patient sample enabling subgroup and longitudinal analyses. A cross-sectional assessment at baseline will be carried out in both groups. Patients will then be evaluated longitudinally throughout a standardized cognitive-behavioral therapy rehabilitation program delivered as routine care. Baseline measures include systemic inflammation and general health biomarkers, measures of autonomic and central nervous system function, neuroinflammation (magnetic resonance spectroscopy, [18F]DPA714 PET in a subsample), serum short-chain fatty acid levels, gut microbiota composition and function, and neuroendocrine and self-reported responses to psychosocial stress. Fatigue severity (physical and cognitive) and PEM will be assessed through validated questionnaires, ecological momentary assessment, and laboratory tasks. These will be re-evaluated during therapy, and all non-neuroimaging measures will be repeated after the rehabilitation program. Statistical analyses will comprise multivariate analysis of variance, general linear models, classification algorithms, structural equation models, least absolute shrinkage selection operator principal component regression (LASSO-PCR), cluster analysis and latent class growth analysis (LCGA).\n\nID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases.\n\nID: 42470952\nTitle: Biochanin A alleviates HFD-induced MAFLD by inhibiting IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis and improving intestinal homeostasis.\nAbstract: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) progresses via a vicious cycle of \"lipid dysregulation-ceramide-inflammation-oxidative stress-ferroptosis,\" with sodium palmitate (PA) as a key mediator of hepatic lipotoxicity. To screen ameliorative natural compounds, we performed high-throughput screening of 236 traditional Chinese medicine-derived compounds using PA-induced AML-12 hepatocytes, identifying biochanin A (BCA)-a major isoflavone in chickpeas-as a potent protector against hepatocyte death. We validated BCA's effects in vitro (PA-induced AML-12 cells) and in vivo (high-fat diet-induced MAFLD mice, 25/50 mg/kg BCA), combined with IRE1\u03b1 agonist IXA4 rescue experiments and multi-omics analyses. A novel finding is that BCA directly binds IRE1\u03b1 (via LEU23/CYS91, validated by molecular docking and 100-ns MD simulations) and specifically inhibits the IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis. This downregulates SPTLC1/SPTLC2 (ceramide synthesis rate-limiting enzymes), normalizes hepatic C16/C24 ceramide levels, suppresses IL-1\u03b2/IL-6 production, restores mitochondrial OXPHOS function, reduces ROS/lipid peroxidation, and inhibits ferroptosis. Concurrently, BCA treatment was associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition (enriching Bacilli, reducing pro-inflammatory Coriobacteriia), enhanced intestinal barrier function, and reduced LPS translocation, which may contribute to mitigating hepatic inflammation. Notably, IXA4 completely reversed BCA's protective effects. In conclusion, BCA ameliorates MAFLD by inhibiting the IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis to block the pathological cascade. In parallel, BCA treatment is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition, improved intestinal barrier integrity, and reduced systemic inflammation, suggesting that the gut-liver axis may be involved in its protective effects.\n\nID: 42470108\nTitle: Lactobacillus johnsonii mediates the protective effects of pristimerin against ulcerative colitis and concomitant liver injury through remodeling hepatic lipid metabolism via LXR\u03b1-SCD1 axis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a systemic disease that can involve multiple organs, and hepatobiliary diseases in UC patients are frequently observed. However, the pathogenesis of UC and its associated hepatobiliary complications remains elusive, and limited therapeutic options are available. This study revealed that disrupted hepatic lipid metabolism plays a pivotal role in driving the progression of UC and its extraintestinal hepatobiliary manifestations. Mechanistically, colitis-elevated circulating endogenous corticosterone (CORT) mediates the downregulation of hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 signaling, resulting in diminished monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), reduced unsaturated lysophospholipids, and the accumulation of alkyl lysophospholipids, ceramide and hexosylceramide. These alterations contribute to liver lipotoxicity and, in turn, exacerbate colitis. A similar lipid profile is observed in UC patients. Importantly, pristimerin, a natural compound structurally similar to the star molecule celastrol, has been demonstrated to alleviate UC and concomitant liver injury by remodeling hepatic lipid metabolism in a microbiota-dependent manner. The gut commensal Lactobacillus johnsonii mediates the effects of PSM by activating hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 signaling and increasing the potential anti-inflammation lipid species LPC20:2 and LPC20:3. This investigation suggests a novel therapeutic strategy for UC and associated liver injury based on the L. johnsonii-hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 axis. This study also opens new avenues for mechanistic exploration of systemic diseases and therapeutic strategies of multi-organ comorbidity.\n\nID: 42469878\nTitle: Co-production of high-purity floridoside and isofloridoside ameliorates MASH via Parabacteroides goldsteinii-UDCA-FXR enterohepatic axis.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), the progressive form of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is tightly linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis and disrupted bile acid (BA) homeostasis. Floridoside (Flor), a marine glycoside from the edible seaweed Pyropia haitanensis (P. haitanensis), exerts promising biological activities. However, protocols for its high-purity preparation and the mechanisms underlying its anti-MASH effects remain unclear. To develop a protocol for the preparation of high-purity Flor and its isomer isofloridoside (Isoflor) from P. haitanensis, and to elucidate how Flor alleviates MASH via regulating gut microbiota and BA metabolism. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were isolated via integrated chromatography, with their chemical structures confirmed by LC-MS and NMR. Anti-MASH efficacy was evaluated in a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced murine MASH model. The underlying mechanisms were explored using multi-omics analyses, including transcriptomics, gut microbiota metagenomics and BA-targeted metabolomics, and further validated by molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and western blotting; the compounds' biosafety was evaluated using zebrafish. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were successfully isolated, each with a purity of\u2009\u2265\u200999.0%. Both compounds exhibited a favorable biosafety profile and comparable lipid-lowering activity in zebrafish. In HFD-induced murine MASH models, Flor robustly ameliorated HFD-driven obesity, hepatic steatosis, and chronic inflammation, and restored systemic BA homeostasis characterized by a markedly increased non-12-OH/12-OH BA ratio. Meanwhile, Flor treatment dramatically enriched the relative abundance of intestinal Parabacteroides goldsteinii (P. goldsteinii), which showed a significant positive correlation with MASH alleviation and beneficial BAs (e.g., ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)). Mechanistically, UDCA exerted its therapeutic effects by antagonizing FXR signaling, upregulating the hepatic protein and mRNA expression of CYP7B1 and CYP27A1, and ultimately promoting the activation of the alternative BA synthesis pathway. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were obtained via an integrated co-production process from P. haitanensis. We hypothesize that Flor may ameliorate MASH by enriching P. goldsteinii and modulating the UDCA-FXR axis to activate the alternative bile acid synthesis pathway, positioning Flor as a promising prebiotic candidate for MASH management.\n\nID: 42488658\nTitle: Spatial genetic mapping links shared inflammatory bowel disease liability to adult immune-epithelial lesion contexts.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), shows marked clinical heterogeneity despite a shared immune-genetic background. The adult spatial contexts through which inherited IBD susceptibility is expressed remain unclear. We integrated GWAS summary statistics for overall IBD, CD, and UC with LDSC, stratified LDSC, LDSC-SEG, MAGMA, PoPS, and genetically informed spatial mapping (gsMap). Human genetic signals were projected onto the E16.5 mouse single-cell spatial atlas as an exploratory developmental reference, and adult disease-tissue spatial support was assessed across SCP2959 CD spatial sections and GSE189184 idiopathic UC inflamed Visium sections. PoPS-independent MAGMA-only module-score and FUSION-TWAS sensitivity analyses, together with targeted RT-qPCR in NCM460 epithelial cells and THP-1-derived macrophage-like cells were performed. LDSC showed strong positive genetic correlations among overall IBD, CD, and UC, including overall IBD versus CD (rg = 0.9458, P\u00a0=\u00a01.79 \u00d7 10-8), overall IBD versus UC (estimated rg = 1.0907, P\u00a0=\u00a03.48 \u00d7 10-6), and CD versus UC (rg = 0.9535, P\u00a0=\u00a00.0133). MAGMA and PoPS prioritized immune-inflammatory candidates, including IL23R, JAK2, STAT3, CCL2, NOD2, and HLA-region genes. Exploratory developmental gsMap showed nominal signals in gastrointestinal, liver, smooth-muscle, epidermal, and neural regions. In adult disease-tissue gsMap, overall IBD signals showed FDR-significant enrichment in SCP2959 CD immune regions (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a03.52 \u00d7 10-7, q = 1.41 \u00d7 10-6), lamina propria (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a02.75 \u00d7 10-5, q = 4.27 \u00d7 10-5), follicular clusters (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a07.31 \u00d7 10-7, q = 1.10 \u00d7 10-5), and myeloid clusters (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a06.67 \u00d7 10-6, q = 3.34 \u00d7 10-5). In GSE189184 idiopathic UC inflamed tissue, enrichment was observed in GWAS-independent immune-rich (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a01.72 \u00d7 10-5, q = 1.38 \u00d7 10-4), structural/barrier (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a07.52 \u00d7 10-5, q = 3.01 \u00d7 10-4), epithelial-mucosal (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a09.08 \u00d7 10-4, q = 0.00182), inflammation-repair (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a00.00140, q = 0.00224), and stromal-fibrotic domains (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a00.00268, q = 0.00357). MAGMA-only module-score and FUSION-TWAS sensitivity analyses provided PoPS-independent support for the adult lesion-context interpretation. RT-qPCR showed that JAK2 knockdown reduced cytokine-induced CCL2 and CXCL8 by 52.6% and 36.9% and partially restored OCLN expression, while LPS induced IL1B, TNF, CCL2, and PYCARD in macrophage-like cells. Shared IBD genetic liability was most consistently linked to an adult immune-epithelial inflammatory lesion program involving immune-rich, epithelial-inflammatory, myeloid/follicular, lamina propria, structural/barrier, and remodeling-associated contexts. Developmental and subtype-weighted spatial signals, including neural-related signals in the embryonic reference, should be viewed as hypothesis-generating clues to developmental and neuroimmune programs rather than definitive subtype-specific mechanisms.\n\nID: 42488642\nTitle: Case Report: Dupilumab-associated ulcerative colitis: elucidating the pathomechanistic link between Th2 blockade and Th17 polarized intestinal inflammation.\nAbstract: While dupilumab is highly effective in managing moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) through targeted IL-4/IL-13 receptor antagonism, its broader immunomodulatory effects warrant careful clinical scrutiny. We report the case of a 63-year-old male who developed ulcerative colitis (UC) following dupilumab therapy. Although his cutaneous condition improved rapidly, the patient developed acute gastrointestinal distress, including hematochezia and tenesmus, within three months of initiating therapy. Subsequent colonoscopy and histopathological analyses confirmed the diagnosis of UC. Discontinuation of dupilumab was followed by a robust clinical and endoscopic remission. Longitudinal immunohistochemical profiling of the colonic mucosa demonstrated elevated IL-17 and suppressed IL-4 expression during active colitis, which normalized upon clinical recovery. These findings offer hypothesis-generating evidence indicative of a localized Th2-to-Th17 immune shift. Although inherently limited as a single-patient report, this case underscores the critical necessity for multidisciplinary vigilance regarding paradoxical Th17-driven inflammation in patients undergoing IL-4R\u03b1 blockade.\n\nID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD.\n\nID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. In the mouse and cell models, MS treatment significantly reduced apoptosis rate of intestinal epithelial cells, upregulated Bcl-2 and XIAP, and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expressions. KEGG enrichment analysis suggested a possible association of MAPK pathway with the therapeutic effect of MS, which was confirmed by lowered phosphorylation levels of p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38 in both the MS-treated mouse and cell models. 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Maintenance of microbial diversity and balance through prebiotics, probiotics and faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) holds a potential approach in reestablishing the gut health. Preclinical studies and early clinical trials have shown positive results in restoring the favourable microbial environment, thereby minimizing the inflammation and maximizing the positive immune response. However, the link between microbial flora associated with oral dysbiosis, the associated biomarkers and HNC tumorigenesis needs to be further explored. Future research focusses on developing standardised strategies for maintaining the microbial environment, to serve as an adjunct to the standard treatment protocols for HNC. Biomarkers predicting immune response, synthetic genetically engineered beneficial bacteria, integration of metagenomics, metabolomics and meta transcriptomics for intra-tumoral microbial evaluation are the focus areas of emerging research.\n\nID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance.\n\nID: 42486573\nTitle: Modulating the head & neck microbiome for cancer- prevention.\nAbstract: The head and neck microbiome plays a critical role in maintaining epithelial homeostasis, regulating immune surveillance, and shaping inflammatory responses that influence carcinogenesis. Increasing evidence suggests that microbial dysbiosis within the oral and gut ecosystems contributes to the initiation and progression of head and neck cancers, particularly oral squamous cell carcinoma. Given that the microbiome is a modifiable risk factor, targeted modulation has emerged as a promising preventive and supportive strategy in HNC. This chapter highlights current knowledge on microbiome-based interventions, including dietary modification, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and lifestyle changes, with emphasis on their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. These approaches aim to restore microbial balance, enhance barrier integrity, reduce chronic inflammation, and strengthen anticancer immune responses. The chapter also discusses mechanistic links between microbial metabolites and immune pathways, the relevance of the oral-gut axis, and emerging evidence connecting microbiome composition with treatment response and toxicity. Finally, key challenges such as inter-individual variability, site-specific microbial niches, safety considerations, and the need for longitudinal and mechanistic studies are addressed. Overall, microbiome modulation represents a promising, precision-oriented avenue for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and survivorship in head and neck oncology, although robust clinical validation is still required.\n\nID: 42482563\nTitle: Deletion of Circadian Rhythms Gene BMAL1 Impairs the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier and Exacerbates Intestinal Inflammation by Inducing Pyroptosis.\nAbstract: The circadian clock plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including ulcerative colitis (UC). Deletion of the core transcription factor BMAL1 exacerbated the severity of colitis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of BMAL1 in UC remain unclear. We found that BMAL1 was downregulated in UC tissues and in LPS-induced MODE-K cells, whereas CXCL1 was highly expressed. Overexpression of BMAL1 reduced LPS-induced pyroptosis in MODE-K cells and restoring the expression of ZO-1, Claudin-1, and Occludin, thereby improving intestinal epithelial barrier function. Mechanistically, BMAL1 can negatively regulate the CXCL1 expression by inhibiting the activity of its promoter. Additionally, proteomics analysis identified MEF2A as a downstream protein of BMAL1. The protective effect of BMAL1 on MODE-K cells was achieved through direct negative regulation of CXCL1 or indirect negative regulation of MEF2A expression. Thus, BMAL1 plays a protective role in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier and represents a potential therapeutic target for UC treatment.\n\nID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses.\n\nID: 42481155\nTitle: Intratumoral Capnocytophaga leadbetteri promotes cancer cells proliferation and recruits neutrophils by activating TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.\nAbstract: Intratumoral bacteria influence the progression and treatment response of solid tumors through multiple mechanisms. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor in the head and neck; however, the role of intratumoral bacteria in OSCC initiation and progression remains poorly understood. We integrated 21 public 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA-seq) datasets (comprising 954 normal and 1,627 OSCC samples) to profile oral microbiota dysbiosis across 4 sample types (saliva, oral rinse, swab, and tissue). Subsequent analysis via five-region 16S rRNA-seq and fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a specific species enriched in OSCC tissues. The functional role of this bacterium and its underlying mechanism were then elucidated using in vitro and in vivo models, including germ-free mice. Our analysis revealed a reduced diversity of the oral microbiota in patients with OSCC, along with a significant enrichment of the Capnocytophaga in swab and tissue samples. Capnocytophaga leadbetteri (C. leadbetteri), a species within Capnocytophaga, was further confirmed to be specifically enriched in OSCC tissues. Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression. Mechanistically, C. leadbetteri activates the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway in OSCC cells, stimulating tumor cell proliferation and the expression of chemokines (Cxcl1, Cxcl2, Ccl5, and Ccl7). This leads to the recruitment of tumor-associated neutrophils and establishes a protumorigenic microenvironment. Our findings establish a protumorigenic role for intratumoral C. leadbetteri in OSCC and highlight its potential as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target.\n\nID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity.\n\nID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver.\n\nID: 42479266\nTitle: Preliminary study on the modulation of diet-induced malnutrition in BALB/c mice using a probiotic consortium: a physiological, biochemical, histopathological, and gut microbiota evaluation.\nAbstract: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) remains a major global health challenge that adversely affects growth, metabolism, immune function, and organ integrity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a food-derived Bacillus-based probiotic consortium in alleviating PEM and investigated its effects on gut microbial composition in BALB/c mice. Forty-eight male mice were allocated to Control (C), Disease Control (DC), Treatment (TG), Preventive (PG), and Healthy\u2009+\u2009Probiotic (HPG) groups. Malnutrition was induced using a 4% low-protein diet (LPD) for six weeks. The TG received probiotic supplementation during the recovery phase (weeks 6-9), whereas PG and HPG received probiotics throughout the study. The consortium consisted of Bacillus spizizenii, Bacillus tequilensis, and Bacillus rugosus (1\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2079 CFU/mL each).LPD feeding significantly reduced body weight, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity while increasing C-reactive protein, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), indicating metabolic impairment, systemic inflammation, and hepatic stress. Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone. Histopathological analyses demonstrated improved intestinal architecture, hepatocyte morphology, splenic organization, and renal integrity in the treatment group, whereas preventive supplementation under continued protein restriction resulted in only limited protection.Gut microbiota profiling using 16\u00a0S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that all groups were dominated by the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The treatment group exhibited increased relative abundance of beneficial taxa, including Barnesiella and Lactobacillus, together with reduced Proteobacteria abundance compared with the preventive group. Microbial community composition in the treatment group more closely resembled that of healthy animals, suggesting partial restoration of gut microbial homeostasis during nutritional rehabilitation.Collectively, these findings indicate that probiotic supplementation is most effective when combined with adequate nutritional support and may serve as a valuable adjunct strategy for improving physiological recovery, tissue regeneration, and gut microbial balance during protein-energy malnutrition.\n\nID: 42478691\nTitle: Microalgal Unsaponifiable Matter Ameliorates Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction Through Intestinal Barrier Restoration and Gut Microbiota Modulation.\nAbstract: Estrogen deficiency contributes to intestinal barrier dysfunction, inflammation, and metabolic disturbances during the postmenopausal period. This study investigated the protective potential of microalgal unsaponifiable matter (MU) derived from Chlorella sp. against epithelial disruption and metabolic impairments associated with estrogen deficiency. MU was evaluated in tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1-challenged Caco-2 cells and ovariectomized mice. In vitro, MU (5-20\u00a0\u00b5g/mL) preserved cell viability, restored transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and maintained tight junction proteins while suppressing nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells-related cytokine expression. In vivo, MU improved feed efficiency, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hepatic enzyme markers and reduced systemic and adipose tissue inflammation. MU also enhanced intestinal barrier integrity, increased mucin 2 expression, and partially normalized gut microbiota composition, including improvements in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. These compositional changes were associated with improvements in metabolic and inflammatory parameters, though causal relationships between specific microbial taxa and functional outcomes remain to be established. Collectively, these findings suggest that MU supports intestinal barrier protection, attenuates inflammation, and is associated with improved metabolic outcomes under estrogen-deficient conditions.\n\nID: 42473331\nTitle: Engineered probiotics platform for resolvin E1 biosynthesis confers protection against inflammatory disease.\nAbstract: The resolution of inflammation is actively driven by omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) via their specialized pro-resolving mediator (SPM) derivatives, including resolvin E1 (RvE1), whose role has been well established. However, clinical application of these mediators is hampered by inherent instability and elevated production costs. To surmount these obstacles, we have engineered a biosynthetic platform based on the probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) that enables controlled, sustained RvE1 production through inducible expression of COX2 and 5-LOX, designated EcN-RvE1. The catalytic capacity, intestinal persistence, and therapeutic efficacy of the platform were evaluated in vitro and in LPS-induced acute inflammation and DSS-induced colitis murine models. In this study, we validate the capacity of EcN-RvE1 to catalyse the conversion of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to RvE1 and confirm its ability to achieve long-term intestinal persistence. In murine models of acute inflammation and colitis, EcN-RvE1 exerts marked anti-inflammatory and tissue-protective effects, which are mediated by the regulation of inflammatory cytokine expression and the amelioration of gut microbiota dysbiosis. Moreover, EcN-RvE1 using Euglena gracilis as a photosynthetic protist-based source of PUFAs also exhibits protective anti-inflammatory activity. Collectively, we report a probiotic engineering platform for the biosynthesis of RvE1, offering a novel strategy for harnessing the anti-inflammatory potential of PUFAs derivatives in clinical settings.\n\nID: 42467957\nTitle: New horizons in HIV neuropathogenesis: thinking beyond the brain.\nAbstract: Neurocognitive disorders and neuropathology continue to affect a subset of people with HIV (PWH) despite long-term viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy (ART). The mechanisms driving persistent neuropathology remain incompletely defined, and current therapeutic options are largely nonspecific and patient-dependent. This review analyses emerging evidence on HIV-associated neuropathology in ART-suppressed PWH, with a particular focus on the role of the gut-brain axis. Recent studies demonstrate that the CNS is a stable and transcriptionally active tissue reservoir, which may sustain chronic microglial activation, pro-inflammatory signalling, and synaptic injury. In parallel, accumulating evidence implicates systemic inflammation and gut barrier dysfunction as key contributors to neuroinflammation, linking microbial translocation and gut-brain axis perturbations to cognitive decline in PWH. Furthermore, persistent gut inflammation may result in enteric nervous system (ENS) dysfunction and aberrant signals that directly results in neuroinflammation and neuropathology. These mechanistic insights have driven evaluation of adjunctive strategies targeting HIV transcription and inflammatory pathways as potential approaches to limit neuropathogenesis. Neuropathology in ART-suppressed PWH arises from convergent processes involving CNS HIV reservoirs, myeloid-driven neuroinflammation, systemic immune activation and gut-derived injury, rather than residual brain infection alone. Defining the relative contribution of these pathways in PWH and developing CNS-penetrant interventions that silence viral transcription, restore gut integrity and dampen systemic inflammation, will be critical to preventing and treating HIV-associated neuropathology.\n\nID: 42465747\nTitle: The microbiome protects against septic hyperinflammation and bacterial proliferation in a zebrafish model of blood infection with Escherichia coli and mycobacteria.\nAbstract: The microbiome is an important immune regulator, but the mechanisms by which commensal microbes shape systemic host defense during bloodstream infection remain poorly defined and commonly used pre-clinical models have practical, ethical and scientific limitations. Here, we establish a gnotobiotic zebrafish larval model to investigate microbiome-dependent protection against systemic blood infection by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, an important cause of early onset neonatal sepsis. We also use nontuberculous mycobacteria to infect zebrafish larvae to investigate the contribution of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in the defense responses. Germ-free (GF) and conventionalized (CONVD) larvae derived from the same clutches were systemically infected with E. coli, revealing that microbiome colonization significantly reduces early mortality. RNAseq revealed a conserved core immune activation program in both GF and CONVD larvae, but the absence of a microbiome was associated with a broader transcriptional response and stronger repression of metabolic pathways, suggesting that commensal microbes buffer infection-induced metabolic suppression. Extending this framework to nontuberculous mycobacteria, we performed systemic infections with fluorescent Mycobacterium marinum and M. avium in tlr2 wild-type and mutant larvae under GF and CONVD conditions. While survival was largely unchanged, imaging-based quantification demonstrated increased bacterial proliferation in tlr2 mutants and in GF larvae, with microbiome-mediated restriction of bacterial burden evident in wild-type but not tlr2-deficient hosts. Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.\n\nID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium.\n\nID: 42463672\nTitle: The gut-heart axis in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of gut microbiota and metabolites.\nAbstract: Heart failure remains a major global health challenge. Emerging evidence highlights the gut microbiome's role in its pathogenesis and progression. This systematic review analyzed 32 studies involving 5825 patients to evaluate gut microbiota alterations and microbial metabolites in heart failure. Findings on alpha diversity were inconsistent, but beta diversity showed more agreement. A common pattern included depletion of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria and enrichment of pathogenic taxa such as Escherichia and Shigella. Heart failure patients also exhibited elevated levels of harmful metabolites like trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and phenylacetylglutamine. The dysbiotic profile was marked by increased Proteobacteria and decreased Firmicutes, linked to reduced cardioprotective metabolite production and heightened inflammation. These shifts may worsen heart failure prognosis and contribute to systemic inflammation. The results support the potential of microbiome-targeted therapies, such as probiotics, as adjunctive strategies in heart failure management.\n\nID: 42463281\nTitle: Blautia coccoides-derived acetate potentiates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma by activating cytotoxic CD8+ T cells.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota can modulate cancer immunotherapy and enhance the efficacy of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) blockade in tumors, yet the responsible microbes and underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Publicly available anti-PD-1-treated melanoma microbiome cohorts were reanalyzed. Causal validation was performed using oral Blautia coccoides (B. coccoides) supplementation in B16-F10 melanoma-bearing mice. Untargeted and targeted liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, CD8+ T-cell depletion, receptor identification and binding analyses, and downstream transcriptomic and biochemical assays were used to identify the key metabolite and investigate its mechanism of action. We identified Blautia as enriched in melanoma patients responding to immune checkpoint inhibitors, with higher abundance associated with non-progression. In melanoma-bearing mice, oral B. coccoides suppressed tumor growth and increased intratumoral effector CD8+ T cells. Metabolomic profiling identified acetate as a prominent B. coccoides-associated metabolite. Acetate enhanced CD8+ T-cell effector function. CD8+ T-cell depletion largely abrogated the antitumor effects of both B. coccoides and acetate, supporting a central role for CD8+ T cells. Mechanistically, these findings support a model in which acetate is associated with a TLR3-linked signaling pathway in CD8+ T cells, accompanied by PI3K/Akt activation and enhanced effector function. Notably, B. coccoides or acetate potentiated anti-PD-1 therapy in mouse melanoma models, supporting their potential as adjunctive strategies for melanoma immunotherapy. These findings support a model of an acetate-TLR3-linked PI3K/Akt signaling axis linking microbiota-associated metabolites to CD8+ T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. Importantly, our study highlights both B. coccoides and its derivative, acetate, as preclinical adjunctive candidates to potentiate anti-PD-1 efficacy in melanoma.\n\nID: 42461923\nTitle: Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.\nAbstract: Feeding various probiotic lactic acid bacteria, including Enterococcus faecium, can alleviate intestinal inflammation and improve gut health in animals. Recently, postbiotics-non-living preparations derived from microbial cells or their metabolites-have gained attention. However, studies on the effects of these postbiotics on immune markers and changes in the gut microbiota of chickens are limited. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the probiotic strain E. faecium JB00008 on the chicken intestinal tract and characterized immune markers and gut microbiota following viral vaccination. Chicks were divided into three groups (Control, DH5\u03b1, and JB00008) and administered the respective supernatants in drinking water from days 1-12 at a 3:7 ratio. Samples were collected on days 13 and 28 for microbiota and gene expression analyses. To immunize against infectious bursal disease (IBD), the chicks received an oral vaccine on day 13. Growth, immune, and gut parameters were measured. Body weights did not differ among groups (p\u2009=\u20090.380). Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u2009=\u20090.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u2009<\u20090.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u2009<\u20090.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group. Annexin A5 (ANXA5, p\u2009=\u20090.005) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, p\u2009<\u20090.001) also differed among groups. After IBD vaccination, IBD-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA, p\u2009=\u20090.200) and IgG (p\u2009=\u20090.065) responses were comparable; however, the alpha (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and beta diversities (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were significantly different among the groups. The JB00008 group showed higher Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium, with enrichment of pathways associated with iron complex transport systems (p\u2009<\u20090.050). These findings suggest that JB00008 postbiotics may enhance intestinal barrier function and microbiota health without affecting growth, thereby supporting gut stability after vaccination. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential use of E. faecium JB00008 as a feed additive and vaccine adjuvant.\n\nID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses.\n\nID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC.\n\nID: 42466442\nTitle: Immunomodulatory biomaterials as a novel therapeutic platform for inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic autoimmune condition of the gut caused by an inappropriate reaction towards commensal bacteria by immune cells that reside within the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. IBD is of rising concern due to increased global incidence with no outright cure. Patients have changeable response to standard therapeutic pathways that result in lifelong contact with healthcare systems. This narrative review aims to evaluate the therapeutic potential of immunomodulatory biomaterials for IBD as an alternative approach to current treatment options. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases. The primary aim was to identify pre-clinical, laboratory studies that investigated biomaterials in the presence of IBD models. Herein, we review the advent of biomaterials that demonstrate immunomodulatory capacity to directly alleviate chronic IBD pathology. We demonstrate the difference between natural and synthetic polymers as building blocks for biomaterials, such as hydrogels, microspheres and nanospheres, which can be functionalised based upon specific IBD inflammatory markers. Here, we assess examples of immunomodulatory biomaterials tested in IBD cellular, tissue and animal models as inflammation-targeted alternatives to current therapeutics. We also discuss the gaps for further research, from administration to scalability considerations to demonstrate the realistic use of immunomodulatory biomaterials for IBD in the clinic. Immunomodulatory biomaterials for inflammatory bowel disease: using unique materials that are body-friendly to directly calm lifelong immune inflammation within the digestive tract Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that results in stomach cramps, diarrhoea, bloody stools and loss of appetite. IBD restricts patients\u2019 day-to-day due to the unpredictability of symptoms. Usually, a mucus layer separates the good commensal gut bacteria from cells lining the intestines. In IBD the mucus layer is lost, and the cell layer becomes leaky which leads to the bacteria continually activating the immune system that resides underneath the cell layer to cause chronic inflammation and wounding of the gut lining. The number of people affected by the disease is increasing with major concern for the rate in young people which creates a lifelong interaction with the healthcare system. There is no drug that can cure IBD only alleviate the symptoms to a level that is manageable for daily activities. Furthermore, patients can often become unresponsive to their treatment and must embark on new therapeutic pathways or undergo major surgery to remove the affected tissue. The lack of treatments that address the inflammation at the site of action prevents patients being cured from the disease. This review paper analyses research into new treatment options in the form of biomaterials. Biomaterials are materials that can be in contact with the body and are often altered to prevent rejection. The use of biomaterials for IBD is of interest due to the ability to easily engineer features to specific markers of inflammation. There are still gaps in the research that must be addressed for biomaterials to be considered a credible alternative to conventional IBD therapeutics.\n\nID: 42457178\nTitle: Impact of early antiretroviral treatment on tissue resident memory CD4+ T cells in the gastrointestinal tract.\nAbstract: Tissue resident memory CD4+ T cells (CD4+ TRM) are long-lived, seldom-circulating cells that reside for long periods in most tissues. TRM can mount rapid, antigen-specific responses to pathogens and contribute to mucosal barrier homeostasis by regulating commensal interactions. At the intestinal mucosa, the main site of early HIV replication, CD4+ TRM may serve as virus targets; however, limited data are available regarding their dynamics during acute HIV-1 infection and antiretroviral treatment. Nested cross-sectional study within a longitudinal cohort. Sigmoid CD4+ TRM (CD69+CD103+) had a higher expression of CCR5 compared to CD4+ non-TRM (CD69-CD103-), suggestive of increased susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. Consistent with this, sigmoid CD4+ TRM but not CD4+ non-TRM were depleted/non-replenished despite long-term ART, regardless of the Fiebig (F) stage treatment was initiated during acute HIV infection. In contrast, overall sigmoid CD4+ T-cells were comparable in abundance with people living without HIV if treatment was initiated in FI/II, but were significantly decreased if treatment was initiated >FIII, suggesting preferential early depletion/non-replenishment of CD4+ TRM. The loss/non-replenishment of sigmoid CD4+ TRM was associated with a lower abundance of short-chain fatty acid producing commensal bacteria that are crucial for the maintenance of mucosal homeostasis, a higher abundance of opportunistic pathobionts Desulfovibrio, and increased soluble biomarkers of systemic inflammation that drive non-AIDS mortality. Sigmoid CD4+ TRM may be early mucosal targets of HIV-1 infection and that their persistent depletion contributes to decreased mucosal barrier function, warranting development of therapeutic strategies that can restore CD4+ TRM during HIV treatment.\n\nID: 42455659\nTitle: Bursa of Fabricius-independent B cells establish an IgA-mediated intestinal barrier that safeguards gut-liver homeostasis.\nAbstract: The bursa of Fabricius (BF), a specialized lymphoid structure in birds, regulates avian B-cell development. However, the BF starts to regress posthatching, suggesting that as-yet-unidentified structures assume this function during maturation. This study reveals that BF-independent B-cell genesis involving the gut cecal tonsils (CTs) predominates over the BF-dependent pathway posthatching. Although B-cell progenitors originating from the bone marrow (BM) typically migrate to the BF, we identified a population that instead migrates to the CTs through CXCL12/CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis. These BF-independent CXCR4+ pre-B cells acquired surface IgM expression within the CT follicular region (FR) and differentiated into immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing plasma cells. Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. These abnormalities were reversed by administering an IgA-enriched fecal preparation derived from healthy chickens. Collectively, these results reveal the existence of a population of BF-independent B cells that function in CTs. These cells represent a promising target for maintaining and improving the immunological and microbiological environment of the avian intestinal tract, which is closely linked to hepatic homeostasis.\n\nID: 42455161\nTitle: Insights into Pathogenesis of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.\nAbstract: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a mast cell-mediated inflammatory disease marked by recurrent wheals and/or angioedema in the absence of identifiable external triggers. Once considered idiopathic, CSU is now recognized as a heterogeneous immunological disorder that results in mast cell activation. Two major endotypes have been described: autoallergic (type I) CSU, mediated by IgE autoantibodies directed against self-antigens, and autoimmune (type IIb) CSU, mediated by IgG autoantibodies targeting IgE or Fc\u03b5RI on mast cells and basophils. Type IIb CSU is associated with higher disease severity, autoimmune comorbidities, low total IgE levels, and reduced responsiveness to antihistamines and omalizumab. Beyond classical autoantibody-mediated mechanisms, increasing evidence supports the contribution of non-IgE-dependent pathways in CSU pathogenesis. These include Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) - mediated mast cell activation, neuroimmune interactions, activation of coagulation and complement cascades, and persistent low-grade inflammation. Alterations of the gut microbiome and impaired barrier function have also been implicated in sustaining systemic immune activation and lowering mast cell activation thresholds in subsets of patients. Recent therapeutic advances, including biologics targeting type 2 inflammation and small-molecule inhibitors of intracellular signaling pathways such as Bruton's tyrosine kinase, highlight the clinical relevance of these mechanistic insights. However, a substantial proportion of patients remain inadequately controlled, underscoring the need for improved biomarkers, refined endotype stratification, and disease-modifying treatment strategies. This review summarizes current insights into the multifactorial pathophysiology of CSU, highlights remaining knowledge gaps, and discusses how emerging concepts may inform more precise, personalized, and potentially disease-modifying therapeutic approaches.\n\nID: 42454489\nTitle: Branched chain amino acid metabolism and microbiome in adolescents with obesity during weight loss therapy.\nAbstract: BACKGROUNDObesity and weight loss in adults have been associated with distinct metabolome and gut microbiome features, but the extent to which those associations apply to adolescent stages remain unclear.METHODSThe Pediatric Obesity Microbiome and Metabolism Study (POMMS) enrolled 220 adolescents aged 10-18 with severe obesity (OB) and 67 individuals who were healthy weight controls (HWCs). Blood, stool, and clinical measures were collected at baseline and after a 6-month obesity intervention for the OB group. Metabolomic profiling in serum using targeted quantitative mass spectrometry and microbiome profiling in stool were performed, and those features were assessed for associations with BMI, insulin resistance, and inflammation. Fecal microbiome transplants (FMT) were performed on germ-free mice using samples from both groups to assess effects on weight gain and metabolic pathways.RESULTSAdolescents with OB exhibited higher serum branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) but lower branched-chain ketoacid (BCKA) levels compared with HWC. This pattern was sex- and age-dependent and differed from adults with obesity who show elevated levels of both BCAA and BCKA. Longitudinal analysis identified metabolic and microbial features correlated with changes in health measures during the intervention. The fecal microbiomes of adolescents with OB and HWC had similar diversity but differed in membership and functional potential. FMT from both OB and HWC donors had similar effects on mouse body weight, but specific taxa were linked to weight gain in recipients of FMT.CONCLUSIONAdolescents with OB have unique metabolomic adaptations and microbiome signatures compared with their HWC counterparts and adults with OB.TRIAL REGISTRATIONClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03139877 (Observational Study) and NCT02959034 (Repository).FUNDING SUPPORTAmerican Heart Association Grants: 17SFRN33670990, 20PRE35180195; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant: R24-DK110492.\n\nID: 42451191\nTitle: Toxicological Assessment of Oligofructans Derived from Raw Sugar Fermentation by Bacillus subtilis TISTR 001 and Their Modulatory Effects on Rat Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Oligofructans are a category of non-digestible carbohydrates with beneficial effects on gut health and microbiota modulation. In this study, oligofructans were produced from raw sugar using Bacillus subtilis TISTR 001, and their safety and effects on the gut microbiota were assessed in rats. The acute toxicity assessment consisted of administering a single oral dose of 2000 mg/kg body weight (bw), whereas the subchronic toxicity assessment included oral dosages of 200, 600, and 2000 mg/kg/day for 90 days. In the acute toxicity test, no mortality or toxicity was observed in the rats treated with a single dose of oligofructans during the 14-day observation period. The median lethal dose (LD50) of the oligofructans was >2000 mg/kg bw. In the subchronic toxicity study, daily oligofructans doses of 200, 600, and 2000 mg/kg bw for 90 days did not cause lethality or toxic clinical symptoms in rats of either sex. Furthermore, no treatment-related adverse effects of oligofructans on the hematological and biochemical parameters or organ histopathology were observed in the treatment and satellite groups. Hence, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of oligofructans under the study's test conditions was confirmed as 2000 mg/kg/day. No adverse effects were observed in either acute or subchronic toxicity studies at doses up to 2000 mg/kg/day. Moreover, oligofructans modulated the gut microbiota by promoting the growth of potentially beneficial commensal bacteria and reducing the taxa associated with inflammation or metabolic dysfunction. However, further studies are required to confirm these microbiome-related changes in humans.\n\nID: 42441583\nTitle: Application of Acupuncture in the Management of Skin Diseases: A Review from the Perspective of the Microbiome.\nAbstract: Inflammatory skin diseases (e.g., atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne vulgaris, and chronic urticaria) are increasingly recognized as systems-level disorders arising from the interplay among immune dysregulation, barrier impairment, neuroendocrine imbalance, and microbial dysbiosis. High-resolution microbiome studies have moved the field beyond species-level associations to strain-level and functional insights, highlighting pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus lineages in atopic dermatitis (AD), disease-relevant Cutibacterium acnes phylotypes in acne, and gut microbial signatures that may prime type 17 helper T cell/regulatory T cell (Th17/Treg) imbalance and systemic inflammation across multiple dermatoses. Acupuncture is widely applied in dermatology to alleviate pruritus and reduce disease burden, with emerging sham-controlled trials and high-quality randomized evidence in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) suggesting clinically meaningful symptomatic improvement. Mechanistically, acupuncture can engage neuro-immune circuits (including vagal anti-inflammatory pathways), modulate cytokine networks, and improve epithelial barrier integrity-host processes that strongly shape microbial ecology and metabolite production. Meanwhile, accumulating microbiome-focused studies in non-dermatologic conditions indicate that acupuncture can alter gut microbiota composition and diversity, as well as microbial metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids), providing a plausible biological bridge to the gut-skin axis. In this narrative review, we synthesize evidence linking (i) skin/gut microbiome dysbiosis with inflammatory skin pathogenesis, (ii) acupuncture-mediated neuro-endocrine-immune modulation, and (iii) microbiome remodeling as a potential mediator of systemic and cutaneous immune modulation. We propose an integrative mechanistic framework and discuss methodological pitfalls (heterogeneous acupuncture protocols, challenges with sham designs, limited dermatology-specific microbiome endpoints, and gaps in causal inference), providing actionable directions for multi-omics longitudinal trials and mechanistic validation.\n\nID: 42439648\nTitle: Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Is a Key Driver of Inflammaging in Chronic Kidney Disease.\nAbstract: The role of gut microbiota and intestinal dysbiosis in promoting inflammaging in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been the focus of intense research over the last years. Some alterations at the phyla level, such as abundance of Proteobacteria and reduction in Firmicutes/Bacteroidites (F/B) ratio and saccarolytic populations, have been consistently reported in CKD. Other mechanisms include microbial translocation through a \"leaky gut\" and subsequent molecular mimicry, immune dysregulation (unbalance between T reg and Th17 subsets), and epigenetic interactions. Alterations of metabolic pathways and of bacterial metabolites, such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids (SCFA), also appear to play a key role in modulating progression of CKD. On the other hand, microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Modulation of microbiota could correct critical alterations, such as F/B ratio and T reg/Th17 unbalance, blunting inflammaging and potentially reducing progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease. Despite current limitations, gut microbiota is emerging as a powerful environmental factor which could be harnessed to interfere with key mechanisms leading to inflammaging in CKD.\n\nID: 42417540\nTitle: Interleukin-17A mediates cardiorenal injury in oxalate nephropathy.\nAbstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). While CKD is known to give rise to systemic inflammation, its inciting factors remain poorly defined. Oxalate, long implicated in rare genetic kidney disorders, accumulates with decreased kidney function and has emerged as a driver of inflammation and independent risk factor for CVD. Here, we investigate the immunological mechanisms linking oxalate nephropathy to systemic inflammation, cardiac damage and kidney injury. Oxalate nephropathy was induced in C57Bl6/N mice through an oxalate-enriched diet. Oxalate induced systemic immune activation, renal fibrosis, and adverse cardiac remodeling, including pulmonary congestion with systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Flow cytometry analysis identified interleukin (IL)-17A as a dominant inflammatory effector, with expansion of Th17 and Th17-like Treg in the kidney, intestine, and spleen. Bulk mRNA sequencing confirmed these findings in kidney and heart. In line, plasma IL-17A was increased in oxalate-fed mice. Confirming the oxalate-IL-17A relationship, plasma IL-17A was elevated in patients with primary hyperoxaluria. Gut microbiome analysis by 16S amplicon sequencing showed only mild oxalate-induced alterations in mice. However, soluble oxalate directly enhanced Th17 polarization and disrupted mitochondrial respiration in vitro. In vivo, antibody-mediated IL-17A blockade improved kidney function, cardiac fibrosis, reduced neutrophil infiltration, and partially restored cardiac function in oxalate-fed mice. Our study identifies oxalate as a systemic immunometabolic stressor and IL-17A as a central mediator of oxalate-induced cardiorenal injury. These findings establish the oxalate-IL-17A axis as a mechanistic link between CKD and CVD and suggest IL-17A inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy to reduce cardiovascular damage in CKD.\n\nID: 42414020\nTitle: Microbiome-Based Precision Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms, Modulators, and Translational Opportunities.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic disease driven by insulin resistance, chronic low-grade inflammation, and impaired glucose regulation. Although pharmacological options have advanced, sustained glycemic control remains elusive due to heterogeneity in disease progression and therapeutic response. Precision medicine offers a framework to individualize interventions, with the gut microbiota emerging as a central determinant of host metabolic and immune regulation. Dysbiosis has been implicated in T2DM through altered microbial metabolites-including short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, branched-chain amino acids, and indole derivatives-that shape insulin sensitivity, inflammatory pathways, and glucose homeostasis. This review critically examined microbiome-targeted strategies such as probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and personalized nutrition, alongside advances in metagenomics and machine learning for biomarker discovery. By integrating mechanistic and translational insights, we highlight opportunities and challenges in implementing microbiome-based precision interventions, underscoring their potential to transform T2DM management.\n\nID: 42413497\nTitle: Transcription factor BHLHE40 expression in group 3 innate lymphoid cells and ROR\u03b3t\u207a antigen-presenting cells coordinates intestinal immunity.\nAbstract: A key feature of the intestinal immune system is balancing pathogen defense with antigen-specific tolerance to commensal bacteria. Here, using conditional deletion models, we identified the transcription factor BHLHE40 as a central regulator of group 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3)- and ROR\u03b3t\u207a antigen-presenting cell (APC)-dependent mucosal immunity. In ILC3s, BHLHE40 drove transcription of cytokine effector programs and maintenance of mucosal immunity. Cytokine TL1A stimulation and inflammation induced Bhlhe40 expression, amplifying these programs through epigenetic modulation of chromatin accessibility at effector loci. Bhlhe40 was also highly expressed in ROR\u03b3t\u207a APCs, where it was required for the generation of antigen-specific Tregs. In parallel, BHLHE40 integrated microbial cues to promote expression of the co-stimulatory molecule OX40L by ILC3s, further promoting antigen-specific Treg induction. Together, these findings define Bhlhe40 as a coordinated regulator of barrier immunity and support a model in which ILC3s and ROR\u03b3t\u207a APCs act in concert to shape antigen-specific intestinal immunity.\n\nID: 42391938\nTitle: From composition to function: Translating porcine gut microbiota research into strategies for improving intestinal health.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. The diverse geographical landscape of China has contributed to the development of rich indigenous pig genetic resources, which exhibit stronger disease resistance than commercial breeds, largely attributed to the composition of their gut microbiota. Given the substantial anatomical and physiological similarities between pigs and humans concerning intestinal structure, and the fact that human-derived microorganisms can effectively colonize the porcine gut, pigs serve as excellent models for intestinal diseases. This review summarizes the geographical and spatial ecological niches of gut microbiota in Chinese indigenous pig breeds, the influences of age and environment on microbial composition, and the beneficial roles of certain microbial taxa from these local breeds in preventing intestinal disorders, including diarrhea associated with impaired intestinal barrier function, pathogen-induced diarrhea, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, intestinal inflammation models, human rotavirus infection, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Their gut microbiota is characterized by the enrichment of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, and Bacteroides, which have been implicated in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and reducing inflammatory cytokine levels during pathogen-induced intestinal inflammation. In the context of gastrointestinal disease prevention and treatment, strategies have largely centered on fecal microbiota transplantation, fecal suspension transplantation, or supplementation with single bacterial strains. However, research on multi-strain combinatorial therapeutics remains limited. Future studies should expand to underexplored indigenous breeds and prioritize the development of composite microbial consortia informed by existing findings.\n\nID: 42389262\nTitle: 2-Pentadecyl-2-oxazoline alleviates anxiety-like behaviour and modulates the microbiota-gut-brain axis in obese mice.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between obesity and anxiety disorders has been increasingly associated with neuroinflammation and dysregulation of the gut-brain axis. Here, we investigated the pharmacological effects of the N-palmitoylethanolamine oxazoline derivative 2-pentadecyl-2-oxazoline (C15OXA) in a mouse model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, with particular attention to its central and peripheral mechanisms of action. Male C57Bl/6J mice were fed an HFD for 12 weeks and subsequently treated with C15OXA (30\u00a0mg\u00b7kg-1, p. o.) for 7 weeks. Behavioural, molecular, and microbiota analyses were performed to evaluate the effects of the compound. C15OXA significantly reduced anxiety-like behaviour in obese mice without affecting body weight, fat mass, or glucose tolerance. At the central level, C15OXA attenuated hippocampal neuroinflammation, as shown by reduced expression of COX-2, TLR4, NLRP3 and IL-1\u03b2. In parallel, C15OXA restored tight junction gene expression associated with blood-brain barrier integrity, and modulated unfolded protein response signalling. In addition, C15OXA enhanced markers of neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity. At the peripheral level, C15OXA treatment reduced colonic inflammation and improved gut barrier integrity. These effects were associated with a targeted reshaping of gut microbiota composition. In particular, C15OXA promoted the enrichment of butyrate- and menaquinone-producing bacteria, as taxa linked to beneficial metabolic functions. Overall, these findings suggest that C15OXA exerts anxiolytic-like effects associated with coordinated central and peripheral pathways involving the modulation of neuroinflammatory pathways, barrier integrity, and gut-brain axis signalling. This study provides novel pharmacological insight into the therapeutic potential of C15OXA for the treatment of obesity-associated neuropsychiatric disorders.\n\nID: 42376743\nTitle: Immune-Inflammatory Imbalance in Mice Under High Humidity and Three Different Ambient Temperatures: Insights From Gut Microbiome and Serum Metabolomics.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota and metabolites have been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of immune inflammation, which may be affected by environmental factors. This study aimed to explore the influence of co-exposure to high humidity and temperatures (low, normal or high) on biomarkers of immune inflammation and potential mechanisms. We established C57BL/6J mice models (with equal numbers of males and females) of high humidity and low temperature (HH-LT), normal temperature (HH-NT) or high temperature (HH-HT) co-exposure environments to observe the impact of high humidity and different temperature co-exposure environments for 28 and 56 consecutive days. Following exposure, results showed that all six combined exposure conditions significantly increased pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-12p70), decreased anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) and elevated the Teff/Treg ratio in the spleen. Gut microbiota analysis revealed reduced Akkermansia and increased Desulfovibrio and Enterorhabdus. Serum metabolomics identified widespread disturbances enriched in pathways including protein digestion and absorption, lysine degradation, phenylalanine metabolism and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. Pearson correlation analysis confirmed significant associations among microbial shifts, immune-inflammatory dysregulation and metabolic perturbations-suggesting that high humidity combined with different temperatures correlated with immune imbalance, likely mediated by gut dysbiosis and serum metabolic disruption.\n\nID: 42371176\nTitle: Gut-brain axis modulation by fecal microbiota transplantation improves dual-organ injury after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion via Caspase-8 dependent inhibition of necroptosis.\nAbstract: The pathological features of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (CIR) include necroptosis activation. This study investigated how healthy fecal microbiota transplantation (H-FMT) improves CIR and intestinal barrier damage. Rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion (MCAO/R) were treated with H-FMT and/or a Cysteine-aspartic acid protease-8 (Caspase-8) inhibitor. Survival and body weight were monitored throughout the experiment. Neurological function, tissue damage, inflammatory cytokines, and Caspase-8/Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1)-Receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3)-Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) expression were assessed. Ultrastructural changes were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), p-RIPK1/p-RIPK3 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and gut microbiota by 16\u00a0S sequencing. H-FMT significantly ameliorated neurological deficits and intestinal barrier disruption, reduced infarct volume and neuronal loss, and attenuated mitochondrial damage. These effects were accompanied by reduced apoptosis and inflammation, increased Caspase-8 activation, and suppressed RIPK1-RIPK3-MLKL phosphorylation. IHC confirmed reduced p-RIPK1/p-RIPK3 signals after H-FMT. 16\u00a0S sequencing revealed that H-FMT restored microbial diversity, reduced pathogenic Proteobacteria, and enriched beneficial Lactobacillus, which positively correlated with Caspase-8 activation. Our findings suggest that H-FMT alleviates CIR injury by activating Caspase-8 and suppressing necroptosis. However, due to the small sample size, these results should be considered preliminary.\n\nID: 42367778\nTitle: Metagenomic characterization of gut microbiota in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: taxonomic shifts and clinical correlations.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation with limited diagnostic biomarkers. While gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis, its specific role in RA-ILD remains poorly characterized. We performed shotgun metagenomic sequencing on fecal samples from 41 participants: 10 RA-ILD patients, 20 RA patients without ILD (RA-non-ILD), and 11 healthy controls (HCs). We assessed alpha and beta diversity, differential abundance (Wilcoxon rank-sum tests with FDR correction), Spearman correlations with clinical parameters, microbial co-occurrence networks, and random forest classification. Alpha and beta diversity did not differ significantly among groups. After FDR correction, no genus differed significantly between RA-ILD and RA-non-ILD. Exploratory analysis (uncorrected P\u00a0<\u00a00.05) revealed enrichment of Escherichia/Shigella in RA-ILD (11.72% vs. 2.66%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.003) and depletion of Roseburia (1.05% vs. 3.77%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.005) and Ruminococcus (5.98% vs. 7.85%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.032), while Faecalibacterium showed a trend toward depletion without reaching nominal significance (4.45% vs. 4.66%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.409). Correlation analysis revealed a dichotomous pattern: pro-inflammatory genera correlated positively with disease activity, while butyrate-producing genera correlated negatively. Co-occurrence network analysis showed RA patients had a more complex network than HC and RA-ILD. Random forest classification identified Bifidobacterium, unclassified_ Oscillospiraceae, and unclassified_Lachnospiraceae as top discriminators between HC and RA, and unclassified_ Bacteroidaceae, Parabacteroides, and Blautia for RA-ILD vs RA. RA-ILD is associated with specific gut microbial alterations-notably\u00a0Escherichia/Shigella enrichment and depletion of Roseburia and Ruminococcus-despite preserved overall diversity. These changes correlate with systemic inflammation and suggest a role for the gut microbiota in RA-ILD pathogenesis via the gut-lung axis. The identified taxa warrant validation as candidate biomarkers in larger cohorts.\n\nID: 42352659\nTitle: The Role of Gut Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Obesity and Food Addiction: The Importance of the Gut-Brain Axis and the Dopaminergic System.\nAbstract: Obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges worldwide and has reached the scale of a global epidemic. Its etiology is multifactorial and includes genetic, environmental, hormonal, and neurobiological factors. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the role of the gut microbiota in the regulation of energy metabolism, inflammatory processes, and the functioning of the gut-brain axis. An increasing body of evidence suggests that the gut microbiota may influence the dopaminergic system and eating behaviors through bacterial metabolites, immune pathways, and the vagus nerve. Disturbances in microbiota composition may contribute to the development of chronic low-grade inflammation and compulsive consumption of highly processed foods. This article discusses the concept of food addiction as a phenomenon involving loss of control over eating, excessive reward system reactivity, and dopaminergic dysfunction within the mesolimbic reward system. Particular attention is given to the role of the gut microbiota in modulating these processes, including the potential effects of selected commensal bacteria and the importance of dietary interventions such as the ketogenic diet in regulating the gut-brain axis. The presented data suggest that modulation of the gut microbiota may represent a promising supportive strategy in the treatment of obesity and disorders associated with compulsive eating. At the same time, it is emphasized that the current state of knowledge is largely preclinical and observational, highlighting the need for further translational and clinical studies.\n\nID: 42352300\nTitle: The Gut-Lung Microbiome Crosstalk and Pulmonary Disease.\nAbstract: Both the gut and the lungs possess a microbiome, a community of commensal bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses that perform important housekeeping functions in those organs. The colonic microbiome primarily ferments indigestible dietary fibers into essential short-chain fatty acids, synthesizes essential vitamins, regulates the mucosal immune system, and forms a protective barrier against pathogenic colonization. The lung microbiome maintains respiratory health primarily by regulating mucosal immunity, providing a physical barrier against invading pathogens, and producing beneficial metabolites. Several colonic microbiota metabolites, including the short-chain fatty acids acetate, propionate, and butyrate, together with the tryptophan metabolites indole-3-acetate and indole-3-propionate, secondary bile acids, and the polyamines spermidine and putrescine, are transported to the lungs via the gut-lung axis. These colonic microbiota biomolecules suppress lung inflammation, strengthen immune homeostasis, and reduce the severity of respiratory diseases. In contrast, lung microorganisms and their metabolites can travel to the gut via the gut-lung axis, influencing intestinal immune responses and potentially leading to an imbalance of gut microorganisms or dysbiosis. This means that respiratory diseases may lead to digestive issues, intestinal inflammation and chronic diseases. Here, we have reviewed this crosstalk and its impact on the principal pulmonary diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, bronchogenic carcinoma, COVID-19, interstitial lung diseases, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. It is concluded that the gut microbiome plays a significant part in lung health and disease. Diet, tobacco smoking and electronic cigarette vaping all impact both the gut and lung microbiomes.\n\nID: 42352033\nTitle: Probiotic Modulation of Gut Microbiota: Antioxidant Mechanisms and Clinical Benefits in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Management.\nAbstract: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represent intertwined global epidemics driven by gut dysbiosis, chronic inflammation, and impaired SCFA production, identifying the microbiome as a therapeutic target. This review synthesizes mechanistic insights and clinical evidence on the role of probiotics as microbiome modulators in the management of metabolic disease. A comprehensive literature search across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to May 2026 identified ~230 records using keywords such as probiotics, SCFAs, obesity, and T2DM; a narrative synthesis integrated preclinical, RCT, and meta-analytic data without formal pooling due to heterogeneity. Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19), activating G-Protein Coupled Receptor 41 (GPR41)/43-GLP-1 signaling, Treg expansion, and NF-\u03baB suppression. Beyond immunometabolic effects, probiotics mitigate obesity- and T2DM-related oxidative stress by upregulating endogenous antioxidant enzymes (e.g., SOD, catalase, GPx), modulating Nrf2/Keap1 signaling, and reducing lipid peroxidation and other oxidative stress markers in experimental and clinical settings. Meta-analyses of RCTs reveal modest benefits: BMI reductions (~0.3 kg m-2), waist circumference (WC) reductions (1-2 cm), HbA1c reductions (0.3-0.4%), and improvements in homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), especially with multi-strain (>109 CFU day-1, \u226512 weeks) synbiotics. Innovative strategies-synbiotics, postbiotics, AI-tailored consortia, and fermented dairy-address engraftment and response variability. Current guidelines recommend 109-1011 CFU day-1 using multi-strain formulations for 12-24 weeks alongside lifestyle measures, with regimen selection tailored to the dysbiosis phenotype (e.g., NAFLD). Future longitudinal RCTs integrating multi-omics endpoints with AI-driven strain selection should refine-and ultimately individualize-precision probiotic strategies for metabolic therapy.\n\nID: 42317353\nTitle: Fecal microbiota transplantation reduces inflammation and modulates gene expression in HIV-infected double humanized-BLT (dHu-BLT) mice on antiretroviral therapy.\nAbstract: Persistent immune activation and inflammation remain significant barriers to managing comorbidities in people living with HIV (PLWH) on suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART). While ART substantially reduces plasma viral loads to an undetectable level, it fails to fully restore gut microbial homeostasis and prevent microbial translocation, a critical pathogenic contributor to systemic persistent immune activation and inflammation. To evaluate the potential of human fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as an adjunctive therapy to restore gut health and attenuate inflammation and immune activation in PLWH on ART, we utilized a double humanized-BLT (dHu-BLT) mouse model, featuring a functional human immune system and a human-like microbiome. Two groups of HIV-infected dHu-BLT mice were used in the study. One group received FMT in addition to ART, while the control group received ART alone. Using both a multi-omics approach (16S rRNA sequencing and RNA-seq) and an immune-based assay, we compared alterations in gut microbial composition, profiled transcriptomic changes in the intestinal tissue, and quantified markers of systemic immune activation and inflammation between the groups. FMT supplementation in ART-treated mice increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria and modulated the transcriptomic profile of both human- and murine-related genes. Notably, genes associated with cellular structure and tissue maintenance, including Mcpt4, were upregulated, along with the extracellular matrix organization pathway predicted as the most strongly activated pathway in the FMT-supplemented group compared to ART alone. In contrast, genes and signaling pathways associated with inflammation were downregulated. Importantly, the FMT-supplemented group exhibited a significant reduction of plasma inflammatory markers, including CD62E, sCD14, sCD163, and FABP2, relative to the ART alone group. These results suggest that FMT may serve as a promising adjunctive strategy for mitigating systemic inflammation by improving gut health, thereby contributing to the reduction of comorbidities in PLWH on ART.\n\nID: 42316904\nTitle: The Role of Fecal Microbiome Transplantation in Steroid Hyporesponsive Asthma.\nAbstract: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by airflow obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and structural remodeling. Corticosteroids remain the mainstay of asthma therapy; however, a substantial proportion of patients with severe disease develop steroid hyporesponsiveness, limiting therapeutic efficacy and increasing disease burden. Emerging evidence implicates the gut microbiome as a key regulator of systemic immune responses, with growing relevance to asthma pathogenesis and treatment responsiveness. In this study, we investigated whether gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to steroid hyporesponsive lung inflammation and whether fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can restore steroid responsiveness. Using a steroid-hyporesponsive asthma model, we demonstrate that the disease is associated with significant gut microbial dysregulation, characterized by reduced microbial diversity and depletion of immunoregulatory taxa. FMT partially restored gut microbial diversity, normalized community structure, and selectively replenished beneficial commensal bacteria, including Akkermansia muciniphila and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, while suppressing pathogenic taxa. Importantly, restoration of gut microbial balance was associated with attenuation of lung inflammation and improved steroid responsiveness. These findings support a functional gut-lung axis in steroid hyporesponsive asthma and identify modulation of gut microbiota as a potential therapeutic strategy. Incorporating microbiota-directed interventions such as FMT may represent a novel adjunct approach for the management of refractory steroid-hyporesponsive asthma.\n\nID: 42309058\nTitle: Adjunctive fecal microbiota transplantation for major depressive disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota may influence antidepressant treatment outcomes, yet whether targeted modulation can enhance efficacy remains unclear. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with major depressive disorder, administering a 2-week course of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules or placebo as an adjunct to escitalopram (ChiCTR2300071421). Remission rates at week 8 did not differ significantly between groups, but FMT produced greater reductions in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 17-item version (HAMD-17) scores at weeks 2 and 8. FMT was well-tolerated with a safety profile comparable to placebo. Multi-omics analyses show durable donor microbial engraftment and enrichment of beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae taxa. Microbial remodeling is accompanied by an increase in serum bile acids that correlate with the alleviation of depressive symptoms. Mediation analysis supports a bile-acid-mediated suppression of inflammatory pathways linking microbial changes to antidepressant effects. Overall, FMT may provide a safe avenue to enhance escitalopram efficacy through microbiota-directed regulation of bile-acid metabolism and inflammation.\n\nID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis.\n\nID: 42482993\nTitle: Del immune V and microbiome restructuring in colorectal cancer surgery: a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a central factor in carcinogenesis. Dietary components and therapeutic interventions, including probiotics, may influence microbial composition and function, thereby modulating cancer risk. Del-Immune V, a metabiotic supplement derived from Lactobacillus rhamnosus, has demonstrated immunomodulatory properties. This study investigates its role in microbiome restructuring and patient-reported outcomes in colorectal cancer patients during the perioperative period. A randomized, controlled, double-blind Phase I trial was conducted in 39 colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective resection, assigned to Del-Immune V (n=22) or placebo (n=17). Participants received two capsules daily (100 mg each), starting 7-15 days before surgery and continuing until 15 days postoperatively. Blood and fecal samples were collected at baseline and day 60 to assess IL-6, CRP, CEA, and microbiome composition. Patient-reported outcomes were measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Microbiome profiling was performed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing with PICRUSt-based functional inference. Del-Immune V significantly reduced IL-6 (p=0.012) and supported CRP decline, while quality-of-life scores improved across multiple domains. Microbiome analyses revealed enrichment of short-chain fatty acid-producing genera (Bifidobacterium, Agathobacter, Gemmiger, Phocaeicola) and decline of CRC-associated taxa (Fusobacterium), with a significant improvement in the dysbiosis index (p=0.024). Del-Immune V demonstrated immunomodulatory activity, evidenced by reductions in IL-6 and CRP, alongside improvements in patient-reported quality of life. These effects were accompanied by restructuring of the gut microbiome, characterized by enrichment of protective commensals and reduction of CRC-associated taxa. Collectively, findings support Del-Immune V as a safe adjunctive therapy in colorectal cancer surgery, with potential to enhance recovery and long-term outcomes.\n\nID: 42480795\nTitle: Mertk-dependent immune regulation is required for the therapeutic effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in a mouse model of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is a disorder of brain-gut axis dysfunction closely associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and disruption of mucosal immune homeostasis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been shown to alleviate IBS symptoms; however, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase (MERTK), a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family, plays an important role in macrophage polarization-related regulation and inflammation resolution. To investigate the role of Mertk-mediated immune regulation in FMT-induced improvement of IBS-C and its underlying mechanisms. IBS-C was induced in wild-type(WT) and Mertk conditional knockout(cKO) mice (Mertkflox/floxLyz2Cre/+) by ice-water gavage combined with tail-clamping stress, followed by FMT treatment. Defecation, fecal water content, intestinal transit, and visceral sensitivity were assessed. Colonic histopathology, macrophage polarization-related markers, inflammatory cytokines, tight junction proteins, AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling, and gut microbiota composition were examined by HE staining, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, Western blotting, and 16S rRNA sequencing. In WT IBS-C mice, FMT improved constipation-like symptoms, intestinal transit, and visceral hypersensitivity, reduced colonic inflammation, restored Occludin and Claudin-1 expression, decreased CD86 and IL-1\u03b2, increased CD206 and IL-10, and activated AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling. These beneficial effects were markedly attenuated in Mertk-deficient mice. However, FMT similarly remodeled gut microbiota composition in both WT and Mertk-deficient mice. FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation. Gut microbiota remodeling alone is insufficient for full therapeutic efficacy in the absence of intact host Mertk signaling.\n\nID: 42480325\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of novel antimicrobial peptide Z-d14CFR against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli-induced endometritis: roles in inflammation Mitigation and endometrial repair.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a significant disease in dairy cows that is closely associated with reproductive efficiency. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the primary pathogens leading to endometritis. Over the past few decades, traditional antibiotics have served as the primary therapeutic option for bovine endometritis management. However, the widespread prevalence of antibiotic resistance emphasizes the necessity of alternative development. Our previous study demonstrated that Z-d14CFR, a novel antimicrobial peptide derived from Zophobas atratus defensin, exhibits favorable antimicrobial activity in vitro. Herein, we established bovine endometrial epithelial cell (BEEC) and murine models of endometritis induced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli. To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Z-d14CFR and explore its underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. In addition, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1) suppressed by E. coli, restored endometrial barrier integrity, which further blocked persistent stimulation of E. coli and alleviated endometritis. Moreover, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of regeneration-related cytokines MMP-2 and VEGF-A, reduced excessive collagen deposition, and facilitated neoangiogenesis in the uterine stroma, thereby promoting endometrial repair. Collectively, our findings suggested that Z-d14CFR is a promising candidate for the treatment of endometritis induced by MDR E. coli.\n\nID: 42474394\nTitle: 4-(5'-Dimethylamino)-Naphthalenesulfonyl-2(3H)-Benzoxazolone (W3D) Ameliorated COPD Lung Injury Through Regulating Macrophage Polarization Mediated by Glycolysis.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a significant global health challenge, which urges the discovery of novel drugs. In this article, we investigated the therapeutic potential and action mechanism of a new benzoxazolone derivative, 4-(5'-dimethylamino)-naphthalenesulfonyl-2(3H)-benzoxazolone (W3D), synthesized by our research team, against COPD both in vivo and in vitro. The results demonstrated that W3D could down-regulate inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), and MMP-9, thereby reducing airway inflammation and improving lung function, which together alleviated lung injury in COPD. Meanwhile, W3D increased the expression of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin and attenuated the activation of the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B (TLR4)/NF-\u03baB) signaling pathway to maintain the integrity of bronchial epithelial cells. Additionally, W3D restored the expression of glycolytic enzymes such as LDHA, PKM2, and HK2 to modulate lactate levels, thereby correcting glycolytic pathway dysregulation. W3D decreased intracellular lactate content, down-regulated global Kla levels and H3K18la expression, and regulated macrophage polarization in cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced macrophages. Furthermore, these therapeutic effects of W3D were compromised in the presence of the glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG), indicating that W3D regulated macrophage polarization by inhibiting glycolysis. Our results demonstrated that glycolysis was activated in macrophages exposed to CSE and served as a key role in the macrophage polarization process. Inhibiting glycolysis in macrophages might be a potential therapeutic direction for COPD. In addition, given the confirmed protective effect against COPD, W3D could serve as a promising lead compound for further structural modifications of innovative drugs.\n\nID: 42472610\nTitle: Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.\nAbstract: Chronic hypoxia plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases by triggering cellular and molecular adaptations that disrupt tissue homeostasis, impair gut eubiosis, promote inflammation, and contribute to progressive functional decline. These effects mimic key features of neurodegenerative diseases and share mechanistic overlap with adverse outcomes of airborne environmental exposures that compromise oxygen homeostasis through mechanisms involving Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF-1\u03b1) stabilization, proteasome dysfunction, and gut-brain axis disruption. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2\u00a0months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Probiotics also normalized plasma gut hormones (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and leptin), enhanced ileal tight junction proteins (zonulin-1, occludin and claudin) in Ileal tissue, countered gut microbiota \u03b2-diversity shifts and restored beneficial bacterial metabolites with improved predicted metabolic pathways. These findings provide preclinical evidence that probiotics oral supplementation can restore gut-brain axis homeostasis, and mitigate chronic hypoxia related neuroinflammation, offering a potential therapeutic strategy against neurodegeneration triggered by oxygen\u2011depriving environmental and pathological conditions.\n\nID: 42471109\nTitle: Modulation of the gut microbiota by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei reduces adipogenesis and metabolic dysregulation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.\nAbstract: The rising interest in microbiota-based therapies has positioned probiotics as promising candidates for managing obesity. This study evaluated the effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei in a murine model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. Oral administration of L. paracasei significantly reduced body weight gain and adiposity without altering food intake, indicating improved energy efficiency. Probiotic supplementation enhanced insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, as shown by lower fasting glucose, insulin levels, and HOMA-IR. At the molecular level, L. paracasei downregulated adipogenic genes (Srebf1, Pparg, Cebpa, Fabp4) and upregulated Ucp-1, suggesting increased browning of white adipose tissue. Inflammatory markers (Tnf-\u03b1, Il-6, Mcp-1) and JNK pathway activation were decreased, while insulin signaling and lipid metabolism improved via increased Glut4 and Ppar\u03b1, and modulation of adipokines. In the liver, the probiotic attenuated steatosis, reduced oxidative stress, and modulated genes related to lipid metabolism. Gut barrier integrity was improved, as indicated by higher expression of tight junction proteins, lower LPS levels, and reduced Tlr4 expression. L. paracasei also reshaped the gut microbiota, decreasing the Bacillota/Bacteroidota ratio and increasing beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia muciniphila and Lactobacillus, while reducing Clostridium spp. Additionally, it normalized obesity-associated miRNAs involved in adipogenesis and inflammation. Finally, the probiotic improved endothelial function and reduced vascular oxidative stress. These results support L. paracasei as a promising probiotic for obesity management, acting through metabolic, inflammatory, and microbiota-mediated mechanisms.\n\nID: 42470544\nTitle: Human chorionic membrane mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium activates the SOX18/MECP2 axis to protect against sepsis-induced lung injury.\nAbstract: Sepsis-associated acute lung injury represents a severe complication. It is characterized by an overwhelming inflammatory response and the disruption of pulmonary barrier function, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in supportive care, effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Mesenchymal stem cells derived from the human chorionic membrane, commonly referred to as HCMSCs, represent a highly promising option in the field of regenerative medicine. This is largely owing to their remarkable abilities to modulate the immune system and repair damaged tissues. Nevertheless, the specific biological processes through which these cells exert their influence on lung injury caused by sepsis, especially regarding the modulation of critical molecular signaling pathways, remain to be fully elucidated. A mouse model of sepsis-induced lung injury was established via intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection, while human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs) were stimulated with LPS to mimic an in vitro model. Following the characterization of HCMSCs, the study evaluated their impact on endothelial cell apoptosis, proliferation, and barrier integrity. Inflammatory responses were quantified by measuring key cytokines. To elucidate the molecular mechanism, the study focused on the interaction between the transcription factor SOX18 and MECP2, which was confirmed using chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assays. Finally, the therapeutic efficacy was validated in mice by assessing lung histopathology, edema, and gene/protein expression. Results showed that HCMSCs successfully differentiated into adipocytes and osteoblasts, as confirmed by positive Oil Red O staining and ALP activity. Treatment with HCMSC-conditioned medium (HCMSCCM) significantly attenuated LPS-induced inhibition of SOX18 expression in HPMECs. LPS-induced HPMEC apoptosis, inflammation, barrier dysfunction and proliferation inhibition were markedly alleviated by HCMSCCM, as evidenced by reduced apoptosis, decreased IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1 levels, increased number of EdU-positive cells, and restored expression of tight junction proteins (Occludin and ZO-1) along with TER. However, SOX18 knockdown reversed these protective effects. Mechanistically, SOX18 was found to transcriptionally activate MECP2 in HPMECs. HCMSCCM effectively mitigated LPS-induced dysfunction in HPMECs through modulation of the SOX18/MECP2 signaling axis. In vivo, HCMSCCM administration protected against LPS-induced lung injury in mice via regulation of the SOX18/MECP2 axis. In all, HCMSCs exerted protective effects against sepsis-induced lung injury by modulating the SOX18/MECP2 signaling pathway. These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of HCMSCs in treating sepsis-induced lung injury.\n\nID: 42465768\nTitle: Gut-lung axis in radiation-induced lung injury: mechanisms and interventions.\nAbstract: Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) constrains thoracic radiotherapy dosing and includes acute radiation pneumonitis (RP) and chronic radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RPF). This narrative review explores the gut-lung microbiota axis in RILI, synthesizing evidence from preclinical models, clinical cohorts (N\u00a0=\u00a052-89), and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Radiotherapy induces gut dysbiosis, barrier breakdown, and metabolite changes [e.g., short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and desaminotyrosine (DAT) depletion], promoting inflammation and fibrosis via pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B (TLR4/NF-\u03baB), TGF-\u03b2/Smad, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)-S1PR, and cGAS-STING in animal studies. Inter-species microbial variations hinder translation, while lung microbiota shifts remain nascent. In non-small cell lung cancer cohorts, lower gut microbiota stability (a marker of dysbiosis) is associated with an increased risk of grade \u22652 RP (multivariable-adjusted models, p < 0.05), with higher baseline Faecalibacterium abundance conferring protection; however, causality remains unproven due to antibiotic confounding. Mechanisms involve lipopolysaccharide (LPS) translocation, interleukin 25 (IL-25)/S1P-driven type 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2) migration, regulatory T cell/T helper 17 cell (Treg/Th17) imbalance, and extracellular vesicle (EV) signaling, with biomarkers such as 16S rRNA sequencing and EV-miRNAs (e.g., miR-486-5p). Artificial intelligence models predict RP with 75% accuracy. Phase-specific interventions, such as pre-radiotherapy gut microbiota monitoring, intra-radiotherapy SCFA supplementation, subacute DAT modulation, and RPF-targeted EV therapies, have been explored in preliminary pilot studies [for example, one small study reported approximately 12% FEV1 improvement following fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)]. Future large-scale, stratified RCTs that properly account for antibiotics, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy are required to establish causality beyond the current largely associative clinical evidence. The integration of immunotherapy and proton therapy in such trials may help clarify gut-lung interactions, including any microbiota-preserving effects of proton therapy; the role of the lung microbiota in fibrosis remains preliminary.\n\nID: 42463873\nTitle: TAAR Immunopharmacology.\nAbstract: Trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs) were originally identified as G protein-coupled receptors involved in monoaminergic signaling within the central nervous system. However, accumulating evidence indicates that TAARs, particularly TAAR1 and TAAR2, are also expressed in the immune system, including circulating leukocytes, lymphocytes, macrophages, and microglia. This chapter reviews current evidence regarding TAAR expression, functional pharmacology, and potential translational relevance within the immune system.Expression studies support a predominant TAAR1/TAAR2 pattern across both innate and adaptive immune-cell populations. Functional studies indicate that TAAR signaling can modulate inflammatory responses through chemotaxis, cytokine production, and immunoglobulin secretion. However, these effects are highly context-dependent, preventing a simple classification of TAAR signaling as either pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory.The chapter also discusses the emerging role of TAAR signaling in the pathophysiology of diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, methamphetamine-associated immune dysfunction during HIV infection, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, and hematological malignancies.Despite growing interest in TAAR immunopharmacology, the current evidence remains largely preclinical and methodologically heterogeneous. Major limitations include incomplete protein-level validation, reliance on immortalized cell lines or mixed-cell populations, species-specific pharmacology of available ligands, and limited understanding of physiological trace amine signaling under basal conditions. Further integrative studies will be required to clarify TAAR pathophysiological significance and determine whether TAAR-targeted strategies may have translational relevance in immune-mediated disorders.\n\nID: 42462526\nTitle: Osbeckia opipara attenuates inflammation and reconstructs the intestinal barrier in ulcerative colitis by modulating the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) poses a therapeutic challenge due to persistent epithelial barrier dysfunction. The traditional Miao medicine Osbeckia opipara (O. opipara) shows clinical efficacy, yet its mechanism remains unclear. To elucidate the therapeutic mechanism of O. opipara in UC through integrated pharmacological and experimental approaches. A bedside to bench translational framework was employed combining multiomics analysis, genetic causal inference, molecular simulation and experimental validation in preclinical models. Active constituents were characterized using ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Drug target Mendelian randomization (DTMR) identified aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) as pivotal genetic targets. Molecular dynamics simulations assessed ligand receptor interactions. Efficacy was evaluated in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) induced colitis mice and lipopolysaccharide stimulated intestinal epithelial cells. Alterations in gut microbiota and host transcriptome were profiled by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing and RNA sequencing respectively. O. opipara alleviated DSS-induced colitis, at least in part, through modulation of the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis in preclinical models. Gallic acid and Ellagic acid were identified as core AHR agonists. Treatment significantly suppressed inflammatory responses, restored gut microbiota homeostasis, and reconstructed intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating tight junction proteins. AHR inhibition abolished these therapeutic effects, confirming the mechanism's dependence on AHR activation. O. opipara acts as a natural AHR agonist that modulates inflammation, microbiota dysbiosis, and barrier dysfunction to promote mucosal healing in preclinical UC models, providing mechanistic evidence supporting its traditional therapeutic application.\n\nID: 42462122\nTitle: Prospective analysis on the gut microbiome and the risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the population-based FINRISK 2002 cohort.\nAbstract: To examine the long-term relationship between the gut microbiome and the risk of incident autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) in the general adult population. Participants of the FINRISK cohort (N\u2009=\u20096,242) donated fecal samples in 2002 and were followed for incident ARD which was a composite outcome, defined as developing rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or systemic connective tissue disorder. We used multivariable-adjusted models to assess the association of incident ARD with alpha diversity, community composition, prevalent taxa, and prevalent predicted pathways. Incident ARD was observed in 264 (4.2%) participants over a median follow-up of 19.8 years. The top species detected in the multivariable-adjusted models were Scatocola faecipullorum, Sutterella wadsworthensis_A_565807, Alistipes_A_871404 indistinctus, and CAG-217 sp000436335. However, none of the associations reached statistical significance after FDR correction. Moreover, we did not find evidence of a statistically significant association between incident ARD and alpha diversity, community composition or prevalent predicted pathways in the age- and sex-adjusted or the multivariable-adjusted models. No evidence of association between baseline gut microbiome composition and the risk of incident ARDs (composite outcome) in the Finnish general adult population was detected in the current study. Our null findings, however, should be interpreted with caution since our study was limited by the use of a composite outcome (rather than using individual ARDs) and a single baseline measurement of the gut microbiome. More research efforts are still required to understand the prospective relationship between gut microbiome and individual ARDs.\n\nID: 42458949\nTitle: Gut-Brain Axis Mechanisms and Microbiome Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Therapeutic Implications.\nAbstract: ASD has been associated with alterations of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, a bidirectional system that links gut microbiota to neural, endocrine, and immune pathways. Multi-omics studies indicate that most of the ASD affected individuals have lower levels of beneficial taxa, including Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus gemelhinis, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and Roseburia species, and also enrichment with potentially pathogenic strains. Dysbiosis likely affects SCFA, especially butyrate, production. Butyrate acts via GPR41 and GPR43, which maintain the gut barrier and reduce inflammation. Lower butyrate and receptor activity can weaken the barrier, leading to systemic and neuroinflammation implicated in ASD. Effects of the microbiota on neurotransmission also seem pertinent, with alteration in tryptophan metabolism being able to affect central nervous system serotonin availability, and imbalance in GABA glutamate signaling potentially playing a role in excitatory inhibitory dysregulation. Immune crosstalk is paramount in these processes, as micro-bial products and SCFAs are able to influence microglial activity and brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling with consequent impacts on synaptic plasticity and behavior. This narrative review synthesises societal momentum with current understanding and treatment approaches related to the microbiome of ASD. Probiotics, prebiotics, precision nutrition, and faecal microbiota transplanta-tion (FMT) have reported promising evidence of symptom reduction and, in some studies, behavior. Evidence is still mixed because of strain variation, dosing, delivery protocols, and follow-up. We delineate priorities for randomized, adequately powered experiments that incorporate longitudinal multi-omics, immune phenotyping, and standardized neurobehavioral assessments, while taking into account developmental timing and individual variation. Collectively, the current evidence suggests the gut-brain axis as a potential contributor to ASD biology and a potential target of therapy. Customized plans to rehabilitate SCFA production, enhance barrier function, and normalize neuro-immune and neurotransmitter pathways may augment current practice. Establishing causality and determining which patients benefit from which interventions when are the essential next steps.\n\nID: 42458543\nTitle: Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma ameliorates diarrhea induced by cold drinks and a high-fat diet by remodeling gut microecology and restoring barrier function.\nAbstract: Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (AMR) has traditionally been utilized for treating spleen deficiency diarrhea. Nevertheless, the effects and mechanisms of AMR on diarrhea caused by the consumption of cold drinks and a high-fat diet (CDHFD) remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of AMR in treating CDHFD-induced diarrhea. AMR was prepared as an aqueous extract, and its chemical composition was analyzed using UPLC-ESI-MS. A diarrhea model was established in ICR mice by exposure to CDHFD for four weeks, with AMR (low/high doses) administered concurrently via oral gavage. Bowel movements were evaluated using indicators such as fecal water content. Systemic inflammation was assessed by measuring pro-inflammatory cytokines via ELISA and performing peripheral blood cell counts. Intestinal barrier integrity was examined via H&E, AB-PAS staining, and immunofluorescence of tight junction proteins. Gut microbiota profiling was performed using 16S rDNA sequencing. Serum lipopolysaccharide (LPS) levels were measured via ELISA to assess translocation. Finally, the regulatory effects of AMR on the A20/TRAF6/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway were validated using Western blotting. Spearman's correlation analysis was employed to integrate microbiota changes with host inflammatory phenotypes. AMR significantly ameliorated CDHFD-induced diarrhea. Mechanistically, AMR remodeled the gut microecology by enriching beneficial bacteria, particularly Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136 and norank_f_Muribaculaceae. Concurrently, it increased the number of goblet cells and regulated the expression of tight junction proteins to repair intestinal barrier damage and reverse hyperpermeability. The restoration of barrier function effectively blocked the systemic translocation of LPS, which subsequently inhibited the hyperactivation of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway, thereby reducing systemic inflammation and ultimately alleviating diarrhea. AMR exerts protective effects against CDHFD-induced diarrhea through microbiota-driven intestinal barrier restoration, which sequentially blocks the activation of the LPS/NF-\u03baB inflammatory pathway.\n\nID: 42454784\nTitle: Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Given that diet is one of the most important determinants of the gut microbiome composition and function, nutritional strategies have emerged as promising tools to modulate anti-tumor immune responses. Here, we demonstrate that dietary supplementation with inulin reduces tumor growth and enhances \u03b1PD-1 efficacy in mice. These effects were associated with increased frequencies of intra-tumoral CD8\u207a and CD4\u207a T cells, particularly CCR9\u207aCXCR3\u207a subsets, and enrichment of beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia and Lachnospiraceae, alongside elevated short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) levels. Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner. Butyrate exerted its anti-tumor effects by transcriptional changes in CD8\u207a T cells involving activation of proliferation, trafficking, and metabolic pathways. In a cohort of 117 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients amenable to immunotherapy, the median dietary fiber intake was lower than previously published studies but correlated with enrichment of Faecalibacterium praunitzii and metabolic pathways related to sucrose degradation and tryptophan biosynthesis. Collectively, our findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting diet-microbiome-immune system interactions to improve cancer immunotherapy outcomes.\n\nID: 42454758\nTitle: Diarylheptanoid Phytoestrogen from Curcuma comosa Attenuates Colitis and Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Inhibiting Inflammation and Oxidative Stress and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Diarylheptanoids are bioactive compounds primarily found in the rhizomes of Curcuma species and are traditionally used to treat inflammatory conditions. This study investigated the chemopreventive effects of 1,7-diphenyl-(4E, 6E)-4,6-heptadien-3-one (DPH), a diarylheptanoid isolated from Curcuma comosa ethanol extract (CCE), using in vitro and in vivo models. CCE/DPH administration significantly alleviated colitis and delayed colitis-associated colorectal tumorigenesis, accompanied by reduced expression of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators. Network pharmacology and experimental validation suggested potential involvement of the Toll-like receptor 4/mitogen-activated protein kinase/nuclear factor kappa B/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 axis as a potential therapeutic target. Additionally, CCE/DPH upregulated the expression of the phase II antioxidant enzymes and tight junction proteins. Microbiome analysis revealed that CCE/DPH was associated with partial improvements in the gut microbial composition and metabolite profiles in experimental models. Overall, these findings support the preventive potential of CCE and DPH against experimental colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer.\n\nID: 42451170\nTitle: Quercetin Protects Intestinal Barrier Integrity in Inflammation and Oxidative Stress.\nAbstract: Background/Objective: An obesogenic diet triggers intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to epithelial barrier dysfunction and increased risk of metabolic disorders. This study investigated the mechanisms by which quercetin protects intestinal integrity in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Methods: Mice were fed an HFD or a low-fat diet (LFD) with or without 1% quercetin, intestinal gene and protein expression, microRNA levels, permeability, and circulating intestinal biomarkers were assessed. Results: Mice fed an HFD with quercetin (HFDQ) showed a 17% improvement in intestinal barrier integrity with increased expression of tight junction and mucin genes and proteins. The nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor-\u03baB (NF-\u03baB) p65 subunit in the ileum decreased by 34%, whereas its acetylation was reduced by 50-57% throughout the intestine, with downregulation of NF-\u03baB-regulated pro-inflammatory genes and proteins. Quercetin increased the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) by ~ 25% across intestinal segments and upregulated antioxidant enzyme genes. It suppressed toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) by 50% and restored AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and sirtuin 1 to levels comparable to those in LFD mice. Altered microRNAs (miRNA-16, 200b, 122, 34a, and 21) supported these molecular changes. Quercetin also restored short-chain fatty acid receptors and serotonin transporters that were affected by HFD. Plasma lipopolysaccharide (LPS), cluster of differentiation 14, LPS-binding protein, and myeloperoxidase activity decreased by 36, 31, 42, and 37%, while glucagon-like peptide-1 increased by 23%. Conclusions: Quercetin protects epithelial barrier integrity against HFD-induced intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress via the AMPK-mediated NF-\u03baB and NRF2 signaling pathways.\n\nID: 42448196\nTitle: Chitosan-coated and sodium phytate-crosslinked porous starch microspheres for oral delivery of celastrol in colitis therapy.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly ulcerative colitis (UC), imposes a growing clinical burden worldwide. Celastrol (Cel), a potent anti-inflammatory triterpenoid, holds considerable promise for UC treatment but is severely constrained by its poor water solubility and low oral bioavailability. Porous starch (PS) offers an attractive drug reservoir for oral delivery yet suffers from low drug loading capacity and structural instability. To address these limitations, we constructed a C-Sp-PS/Cel microsphere delivery system by modifying enzymatic hydrolyzed PS via sodium phytate (Sp) crosslinking and coating with chitosan(CS). The PS core provided a high surface area for drug loading. Sp crosslinking simultaneously enhanced Cel loading capacity to 24.88\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.20\u00a0mg/g (1.9-fold over unmodified PS) and conferred retrogradation resistance, while the CS coating effectively suppressed premature drug release. At the cellular level, C-Sp-PS/Cel recovered mitochondrial membrane potential in inflamed macrophages, confirming dual protection against both oxidative stress and mitochondrial depolarization. In a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine colitis model, oral C-Sp-PS/Cel treatment restored colon length and spleen index to levels comparable to healthy controls, reduced F4/80+ macrophage infiltration, and restored tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, Claudin-4) to near-baseline levels. 16S rRNA sequencing confirmed the formulation indirectly restored gut microbiota homeostasis by alleviating inflammation, enriching Muribaculaceae and suppressing Parabacteroides. This study presents a natural polysaccharide platform that synergistically integrates a porous reservoir, polyanion-mediated crosslinking, and cationic mucoadhesive coating to achieve dual protection for targeted oral delivery of poorly soluble therapeutics in intestinal inflammation.\n\nID: 42447972\nTitle: Short-chain fatty acid metabolism in acute lung injury and intervention strategies from traditional Chinese medicine.\nAbstract: Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are severe conditions associated with high mortality rates and limited treatment options. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) serve as central immunomodulatory metabolites mediate the crosstalk between the gut and lung. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with its holistic approach, shows promise in restoring gut-lung balance and alleviating respiratory inflammation by modulating gut microbiota and SCFA metabolism. To elucidate the protective role and mechanism of SCFAs in ALI and ARDS via the gut-lung axis. Meanwhile, to evaluate the therapeutic potential of TCM in treating ALI by modulating the gut microbiota and enhancing SCFA production. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Ovid-Embase, Web of Science, and CNKI databases (2010-2025). Keywords included \"short-chain fatty acid\", \"gut microbes\", \"acute lung injury\", \"traditional Chinese medicine\", and related terms. The search focused on preclinical and mechanistic studies investigating SCFA signaling, gut microbiota remodeling, and the therapeutic effects of herbal compounds or their active constituents in ALI/ARDS models. This review identified acetate, propionate, and butyrate as key mediators that protect against ALI through distinct mechanisms, including anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, immunomodulation, apoptosis reduction, airway tight-junction protection, and regulation of intestinal homeostasis. In addition, 9 bioactive components, 5 single-herb extracts, and 4 Chinese herb formulations were found to ameliorate ALI by enriching SCFA-producing bacteria, such as Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Lachnospiraceae, thereby elevating systemic and local levels of acetate, propionate, and butyrate. SCFAs represent critical molecular mediators of the gut-lung axis, and their modulation by natural products offers a promising microbiota-centered strategy for ALI treatment. This microbiota-centered strategy holds great promise for ALI precision medicine.\n\nID: 42444969\nTitle: Exercise-induced gut microbiota metabolites and the gut-lung axis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognised as a systemic disorder associated with gut dysbiosis and impaired gutlung communication. COPD-associated gut dysbiosis suggests potential bidirectional interactions between the gut and lung, which may be mediated by circulating immune cells, gut microbiota-derived metabolites and systemic inflammatory mediators. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function. Microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids (SBAs) and indole derivatives, may act as key mediators linking exercise-induced microbial changes to pulmonary immune regulation, inflammatory signalling, oxidative stress and epithelial barrier integrity. However, current evidence remains fragmented, and the mechanisms by which exercise-responsive microbial metabolites influence COPD-related pulmonary inflammation, barrier dysfunction and immune homeostasis have not been fully clarified. This review synthesises evidence from human studies, animal models and mechanistic investigations to clarify the relationship among exercise, gut microbiota and COPD, with a focus on how exercise-responsive microbial metabolites may contribute to improved pulmonary health. By integrating current evidence within an exercise-gut-lung axis framework, this review provides a mechanistic basis for developing microbiota-targeted exercise strategies for COPD prevention and management.\n\nID: 42443904\nTitle: Protective role of lactate in allergic airway inflammation: mitigation of inflammatory injury, epithelial barrier integrity restoration, and gut-lung axis involvement.\nAbstract: Allergic asthma is a prevalent respiratory disorder characterized by chronic airway inflammation and remodeling. Glycolysis has been reported to participate in pathogenesis of allergic asthma and increased lactate levels were found in asthma patients and mouse models. However, the function of lactate in allergic asthma remains unclear. A mouse model of HDM induced allergic airway inflammation was established. Six age- and weight-matched female mice were assigned to different groups using a randomized double-blind method. A panel of indicators such as serum IgE, infiltration cell numbers, Th2 cytokines levels and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) were applied to assess airway inflammation. Airway epithelial barrier function was measured by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining. RNAseq analysis of lung tissues was applied to elucidate potential mechanisms, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples was used for gut microbiota analysis. Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma. Moreover, RNAseq analysis revealed that lactate decreased proinflammtory cytokine and chemokine related pathways such as MAPK, STAT1, STAT3 and NF-\u03baB to exert immunoregulatory effects. In addition, we found that lactate dramatically inhibited airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and pulmonary apoptosis. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples suggested that lactate treatment increased abundance of Lactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus and Bacteroides, showing a shift towards a healthier state in HDM-induced asthmatic mice. Our study integrating transcriptomic and microbiome analyses, revealed a protective effect of lactate on allergic airway inflammation, providing a basis for development of novel therapeutic treatment for allergic asthma.\n\nID: 42442577\nTitle: Torreya grandis polysaccharide alleviates acute lung injury via the lung-gut axis: Gut microbiota and immune regulation mechanisms.\nAbstract: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe condition with high morbidity and mortality, for which effective treatments remain limited. Polysaccharides have been shown to enhance gut microbiota diversity, regulate microbial composition, and promote beneficial bacteria, thereby exerting immunomodulatory effects. Torreya grandis Fort. et Lindl polysaccharide (TGP) is a key bioactive component derived from Torreya grandis (TG). Understanding how gut microbiota dysbiosis in ALI influences pulmonary inflammation through the lung-gut axis, and whether TGP can ameliorate ALI pathology by modulating this axis, is of great interest. However, the specific mechanisms of TGP remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effects of TGP on ALI in mice via the lung-gut axis and its underlying mechanisms. The results showed that TGP alleviated both intestinal and lung injury, significantly improving intestinal barrier function by upregulating the expression of tight junction proteins, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), and mucin 2 (MUC-2). TGP also modulated gut microbial communities in a favorable manner, fostering the proliferation of beneficial bacteria and elevating short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) levels. Notably, in contrast to most polysaccharide studies that have primarily focused on acetate and butyrate, TGP markedly restored the levels of caproic acid and enriched SCFA-producing genera such as Norank_f_Muribaculaceae. These changes ameliorated immunothrombosis and restored immune cell subsets. Furthermore, TGP reduced the protein expression associated with the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-kappa B (TLR4/NF-\u03baB) signaling cascade. Collectively, these findings suggest that TGP may mitigate the inflammatory response in ALI mice by modulating the lung-gut axis, with its potential roles in caproic acid regulation and immunothrombosis amelioration offering new insights into lung-gut axis-targeted therapeutic strategies for ALI.\n\nID: 42440282\nTitle: Effect of Different Concentrations of Deoxynivalenol-Contaminated Diets on Proventriculus Injury in Broiler Chickens.\nAbstract: Deoxynivalenol (DON, also known as vomitoxin), a prevalent mycotoxin in contaminated feed, poses significant threats the poultry industry, yet its effects on proventriculus injury in broilers remain insufficiently explored. This study evaluates the effects of DON at different levels (5, 10, and 15 mg/kg feed) on broilers during different trial periods (9 and 14 days). Eighty-one-day-old male broilers were randomly allocated to control (basal diet) and DON-exposed (L, M, H) groups. Results demonstrated dose- and time-dependent proventriculus and gizzard injuries, with histopathological lesions (mucosal necrosis and shedding) prominent at \u226510 mg/kg and 14 days. Tight junction proteins (claudins, occludin, ZO-1) were disrupted, notably via claudin-15 downregulation at 10-15 mg/kg (P < 0.05), suggesting impaired nutrient absorption. Pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1) surged at higher doses (P < 0.05), while antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, Nrf2, HO-1, GPx) initially increased but declined with prolonged exposure, exacerbating oxidative stress (P < 0.05). Apoptosis transiently spiked without sustained effects over 14 days, partially explaining avian DON resistance. In conclusion, DON at concentrations of 5-15 mg/kg temporarily enhanced antioxidant capacity but induced glandular inflammation (\u22655 mg/kg), with cumulative oxidative damage outweighing transient apoptotic responses. These findings highlight critical thresholds for DON tolerance in poultry diets. Efecto de diferentes concentraciones de deoxinivalenol en dietas sobre lesiones roventriculares en pollos de engorde. El deoxinivalenol (DON, tambi\u00e9n conocido como vomitoxina), una micotoxina prevalente en alimentos contaminados representa una amenaza significativa para la industria av\u00edcola; sin embargo, sus efectos sobre la lesi\u00f3n del proventr\u00edculo en pollos de engorde a\u00fan no se han explorado lo suficiente. Este estudio eval\u00faa los efectos del deoxinivalenol a diferentes niveles (5, 10 y 15 mg/kg de alimento) en pollos de engorde durante diferentes per\u00edodos de prueba (9 y 14 d\u00edas). Ochenta pollos de engorde machos de un d\u00eda de edad, fueron asignados aleatoriamente a los grupos control (dieta basal) y expuestos a DON (bajo, medio y alto). Los resultados demostraron lesiones en el proventr\u00edculo y la molleja dependientes de la dosis y el tiempo, con lesiones histopatol\u00f3gicas (necrosis de la mucosa y desprendimiento) prominentes con \u226510 mg/kg y 14 d\u00edas. Las prote\u00ednas de uni\u00f3n estrecha (claudinas, ocludina, ZO-1) se vieron alteradas, en particular a trav\u00e9s de la regulaci\u00f3n negativa de la claudina-15 a 10-15 mg/kg (P < 0.05), lo que sugiere una absorci\u00f3n deficiente de nutrientes. Las citocinas proinflamatorias (IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1) aumentaron a dosis m\u00e1s altas (P < 0.05), mientras que las enzimas antioxidantes (SOD, CAT, Nrf2, HO-1, GPx) aumentaron inicialmente, pero disminuyeron con la exposici\u00f3n prolongada, lo que exacerb\u00f3 el estr\u00e9s oxidativo (P < 0.05). La apoptosis aument\u00f3 transitoriamente sin efectos sostenidos durante 14 d\u00edas, lo que explica parcialmente la resistencia aviar al deoxinivalenol. En conclusi\u00f3n, el deoxinivalenol a concentraciones de 5-15 mg/kg mejor\u00f3 temporalmente la capacidad antioxidante, pero indujo inflamaci\u00f3n glandular (\u22655 mg/kg), con un da\u00f1o oxidativo acumulativo que super\u00f3 las respuestas apopt\u00f3ticas transitorias. Estos hallazgos resaltan los umbrales cr\u00edticos para la tolerancia al deoxinivalenol en las dietas av\u00edcolas.\n\nID: 42488670\nTitle: Altered duodenal N6-methyladenosine levels in common variable immunodeficiency associate with duodenal microbiota.\nAbstract: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is frequently complicated by duodenal inflammation, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. While epigenetic alterations have been described in CVID, the epitranscriptome is largely unexplored. We therefore investigated whether RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications in duodenal tissue are altered in CVID and whether such changes are associated with the local microbiota or m6A-related enzymes. m6A modification levels were analysed in snap-frozen duodenal biopsies from CVID patients with intraepithelial lymphocytosis and inflammation (CVID_IEL; n = 5), CVID patients with normal duodenal histology (CVID_N; n = 5) and controls with normal biopsies (n = 5) using m6A-RNA immunoprecipitation followed by microarray profiling and gene set enrichment analysis. Duodenal bacterial microbiota from the same anatomical region were characterised by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and selected m6A-regulating enzymes were quantified in biopsies by targeted proteomics. In total, 4,134 differentially methylated transcripts were identified, and unsupervised principal component analyses revealed partially overlapping, but clearly divergent m6A signatures for CVID_IEL, CVID_N and controls, with a gradient along the first principal component. Pathway analysis showed relative hypermethylation of mitochondria- and ribosome-related gene sets in both CVID subgroups versus controls, and hypomethylation of pathways linked to ubiquitination, proteasomal degradation, glycosylation and post-transcriptional gene silencing in CVID_IEL versus CVID_N. Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups. These findings suggest that duodenal inflammation in CVID may be associated with a distinct m6A epitranscriptomic signature that is linked to specific features of the mucosal microbiota, providing preliminary, hypothesis-generating evidence for a potential interaction between microbiota, epitranscriptomic regulation and local immune dysregulation in CVID.\n\nID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA.\n\nID: 42487704\nTitle: Gut microbiota dysbiosis in sepsis: mechanisms and the gut-organ axis with a focus on lung and brain interactions.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, with its high mortality closely linked to complex pathophysiological processes. In recent years, the gut microbiota, as the largest human micro-ecosystem, has garnered increasing attention for its critical role in the onset, progression, and prognosis of sepsis. This narrative review summarizes recent research advances, with a particular focus on studies published over the past 3 years, while incorporating selected earlier studies to provide essential mechanistic background. It first delves into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying sepsis-induced gut microbiota imbalance, highlighting key factors such as intestinal barrier disruption, immune-microbiota interaction disturbances, and alterations in microbial metabolites. Subsequently, the review comprehensively evaluates clinical diagnostic biomarker potentials and therapeutic strategies centered on gut microbiota modulation, including probiotics, prebiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and targeted interventions on microbial metabolites. Finally, current research challenges and future translational directions are discussed, aiming to provide novel theoretical foundations and strategic insights for precise prevention and treatment of sepsis. However, most microbiota-targeted therapeutic strategies remain at the preclinical or early clinical stage, and their efficacy and safety in sepsis require further validation.\n\nID: 42487582\nTitle: Genetically Predicted Gut Microbiota and Lymphoma Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links gut microbiota (GM) to hematological malignancies; however, its role in lymphoma remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential causal relationships between genetically predicted gut microbial taxa and lymphoma subtypes using a Mendelian randomization (MR) framework. Using genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data for 211 gut microbial taxa and 10 lymphoma subtypes, we performed bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) and sensitivity analyses to assess causality. Reverse MR was also used to evaluate reverse causation. Steiger directionality tests were applied to verify causal direction. False discovery rate (FDR) correction was applied to account for multiple testing. We identified 22 genera exhibiting nominal associations based on IVW estimates (P < 0.05): Hodgkin lymphoma (4 genera), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3), Diffuse Large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL, 3), Follicular lymphoma (1), non-Follicular lymphoma (nFL, 2), T/NK lymphoma (1), Mantle cell lymphoma (4), Marginal zone lymphoma (1), Macroglobulinemia (2), and non-Hodgkin NAS (1). Additionally, choline showed nominal inverse associations with DLBCL (OR=0.77, 95% CI=0.59-1.00, P <0.05) and nFL risk (OR=0.82, 95% CI=0.71-0.94, P <0.01). None of these associations remained statistically significant after false discovery rate (FDR) correction. The observed associations differed substantially across lymphoma subtypes, indicating that gut microbiota-related effects are unlikely to operate through a single shared mechanism. Such heterogeneity is consistent with the distinct immunological and metabolic features of individual lymphoma entities. Although several biologically plausible mechanisms may underlie these associations, the findings should be interpreted with caution, given the use of genus-level microbial traits and summary-level GWAS data. In addition, population specificity and residual pleiotropy cannot be fully excluded despite extensive sensitivity analyses. This MR study provides preliminary genetic evidence supporting potential associations between genetically predicted gut microbial taxa and lymphoma risk. The heterogeneity observed across entities underscores the complexity of microbiota-lymphoma relationships. Further studies integrating functional experiments and high-resolution microbial data are warranted to clarify the biological relevance of these findings.\n\nID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management.\n\nID: 42486443\nTitle: Garcinoic acid: A vitamin E metabolite-mimetic scaffold linking nuclear receptor pharmacology to inflammatory signaling and biomimetic drug discovery.\nAbstract: Long-chain metabolites produced through hepatic and microbiota-associated \u03c9-oxidation of vitamin E are increasingly recognized as bioactive regulators of lipid metabolism and inflammatory pathways. These properties suggest interesting opportunities in drug development and garcinoic acid (GA) - a \u03b4-tocotrienol-derived natural product and a chemically accessible analogue of these metabolites - is a useful probe for investigating their molecular and pharmacological properties. GA has been identified as an agonist of pregnane X receptor, a modulator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor \u03b3, and an inhibitor of enzymes involved in biosynthesis of inflammatory lipid mediators, including 5-lipoxygenase and microsomal prostaglandin E\u2082 synthase-1, while its effects on cyclooxygenase pathways are context-dependent. Through these activities, GA functionally links xenobiotic sensing, lipid metabolism, and inflammatory regulation across selected tissues, including the intestine, liver and brain. GA can be viewed within the broader framework of metabolite-inspired pharmacology, highlighting how plant-derived natural products that mimic endogenous or microbiota-associated metabolites may carry privileged recognition motifs for pharmacological targets. These aspects, together with the biological effects of GA identified in preclinical models, suggest therapeutic potential. However, its application is constrained by unfavorable pharmacokinetic properties, supporting its use as a biomimetic scaffold for the design of improved modulators inspired by vitamin E metabolite biology.\n\nID: 42485957\nTitle: The food microbiome: an evolutionary architect, a modern healer, and a future shield.\nAbstract: The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology. This review examines its evolutionary, contemporary, and future nutritional relevance, including emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI). In early human diets, fermentation likely improved food safety and nutrient accessibility, although its contribution to encephalization remains unproven. In modern populations, fermented foods and microbial metabolites shape the composition of the gut microbiome and modulate host metabolic, immune, and neuroactive functions. Rising atmospheric CO\u2082 is projected to reduce protein and micronutrient concentrations in staple crops, increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a strategy to enhance nutrient availability. Integration of AI with multi-omics enables functional characterisation of fermentation ecosystems and supports the development of targeted, personalised nutritional strategies, although translational and mechanistic challenges remain unresolved.\n\nID: 42484632\nTitle: Clostridioides difficile in the oral microbiome: an in silico analysis.\nAbstract: Introduction. High rates of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and environmental contamination are attributed to its ability to form spores. Periodontal diseases are characterized by gingival inflammation, caused by dental plaque accumulation.Hypothesis. Periodontal plaque could harbour C. difficile spores, acting as a reservoir for reinfection.Aim. Compare the prevalence and abundance of C. difficile in metagenomic sequences of saliva and dental plaque from healthy and periodontal disease patients.Methodology. Publicly available metagenomic reads from oral samples of healthy (n=80) and periodontitis (n=204) patients were analysed for C. difficile presence through an in-house bioinformatic pipeline. Briefly, reads underwent quality control (cutadapt/fastQC) prior to subsampling of 3\u2009million reads (seqtk). Reads and MEGAHIT-assembled contigs were aligned to a C. difficile reference genome (ASM1888508v1) or a full non-redundant protein DIAMOND database. Outputs were filtered, annotated (Entrez Direct) and top hits identified via National Center for Biotechnology Information blast. Abundance and prevalence were compared between cohorts.Results. Low levels of C. difficile sequences were observed, with significantly higher prevalence in periodontitis (7.4%, n=15/204) vs. healthy cohorts (5.0%, n=4/80) (P=0.0087) with reference genome alignment. Using the full non-redundant database, prevalence was also higher in periodontitis (14.2% vs. 3.8%; P=0.012), along with significantly greater average C. difficile sequence counts (0.608 vs. 0.075; P=0.018) and relative abundance (0.00029% vs. 0.0000003%; P=0.009).Conclusion. Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts. This highlights the possibility for dental plaque to act as a reservoir, potentially contributing to reinfection in CDI patients.\n\nID: 42482582\nTitle: [Study on the mechanism of electroacupuncture at \"Shangjuxu\"(ST37) in regulating the expression of NGF mediated by 5-HT7 receptor and relieving visceral hypersensitivity in IBS rats].\nAbstract: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at \"Shangjuxu\"(ST37) on the visceral hypersensitivity, expressions of colonic 5-hydroxytryptamine 7 receptor (5-HT7) and nerve growth factor (NGF) in rats with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), so as to explore its mechanisms underlying the improvement of visceral hypersensitivity of IBS. A total of 18 male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control, model and EA groups, with 6 rats in each group. The IBS model was established by intracolonic administration of 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (0.8 mL, 80 mg/kg, in 50% ethanol) for 4 weeks. EA (2 Hz, 1.0 mA) was applied to bilateral ST37 for 30 min, once daily for 10 d. The visceral hypersensitivity was assessed by visceromotor responses (abdominal withdrawal reflex [AWR] to 20, 40, 60, and 80 mmHg colorectal distension pressure [CRD], simultaneously). Changes of the electromyography (EMG) activities of the musculus obliquus externus abdominis were synchronously recorded after CRD. Histopathological changes of the colonic tissue were observed after HE staining. The activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO, an inflammatory marker) in the colon tissue was detected by colorimetry. The co-expressions of 5-HT7, NGF and pan-neural marker (PGP9.5) in the colon tissue was detected by double immunofluorescence staining. The protein expression levels of colonic tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-10 (IL-10), 5-HT7, NGF and tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) were detected by Western blot. In comparison with the normal control group, the model group showed a striking increase in the AWR scores and EMG activities in response to 20, 40, 60, and 80 mmHg CRD (P<0.05), suggesting a visceral hypersensitivity after CRD. In addition, the activity of MPO, expression levels of TNF-\u03b1, 5-HT7, TrkA and NGF proteins, and the positive cell rates of 5-HT7/PGP9.5 dual staining, and NGF/PGP9.5 dual staining in the colon tissue were significantly increased (P<0.05), while the expression of colonic IL-10 protein was obviously down-regulated in the model group than in the normal control group (P<0.05). After EA intervention, both the AWR scores and EMG activities were considerably down-regulated (P<0.05), suggesting an apparent reduction of the visceral pain. Correspondingly, both the increase of the activity of MPO, expression levels of TNF-\u03b1, 5-HT7, TrkA and NGF proteins, and the positive cell rates of 5-HT7/PGP9.5 and NGF/PGP9.5 dual staining, and the decrease of IL-10 protein expression were reversed by EA (P<0.05). HE staining displayed disordered arrangement of the epithelial cells of the colon mucosa, interstitial edema, and inflammatory cell infiltration in the submucosa in the model group. While in the EA group, the epithelial cells were comparatively closely arranged, the muscular layer structure was relatively complete, and the inflammatory cell infiltration was reduced. 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Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 20 quotes\" then there must be at least 20 matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 20 (required, 20 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42477751 for the quote: \"The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"The combination of LGG and AI-2 con...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42477751 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42477751 ---\n ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42477751 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42352033 for the quote: \"Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19).\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Probiotics restore eubiosis via str...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42352033 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42352033 ---\n ID: 42352033\nTitle: Probiotic Modulation of Gut Microbiota: Antioxidant Mechanisms and Clinical Benefits in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Management.\nAbstract: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represent intertwined global epidemics driven by gut dysbiosis, chronic inflammation, and impaired SCFA production, identifying the microbiome as a therapeutic target. This review synthesizes mechanistic insights and clinical evidence on the role of probiotics as microbiome modulators in the management of metabolic disease. A comprehensive literature search across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to May 2026 identified ~230 records using keywords such as probiotics, SCFAs, obesity, and T2DM; a narrative synthesis integrated preclinical, RCT, and meta-analytic data without formal pooling due to heterogeneity. Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19), activating G-Protein Coupled Receptor 41 (GPR41)/43-GLP-1 signaling, Treg expansion, and NF-\u03baB suppression. Beyond immunometabolic effects, probiotics mitigate obesity- and T2DM-related oxidative stress by upregulating endogenous antioxidant enzymes (e.g., SOD, catalase, GPx), modulating Nrf2/Keap1 signaling, and reducing lipid peroxidation and other oxidative stress markers in experimental and clinical settings. Meta-analyses of RCTs reveal modest benefits: BMI reductions (~0.3 kg m-2), waist circumference (WC) reductions (1-2 cm), HbA1c reductions (0.3-0.4%), and improvements in homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), especially with multi-strain (>109 CFU day-1, \u226512 weeks) synbiotics. Innovative strategies-synbiotics, postbiotics, AI-tailored consortia, and fermented dairy-address engraftment and response variability. Current guidelines recommend 109-1011 CFU day-1 using multi-strain formulations for 12-24 weeks alongside lifestyle measures, with regimen selection tailored to the dysbiosis phenotype (e.g., NAFLD). Future longitudinal RCTs integrating multi-omics endpoints with AI-driven strain selection should refine-and ultimately individualize-precision probiotic strategies for metabolic therapy.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42352033 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42482368 for the quote: \"The probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"The probiotic strain Lactobacillus ...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42482368 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42482368 ---\n ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42482368 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42439648 for the quote: \"Microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Microbiota-based therapy appears pr...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42439648 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42439648 ---\n ID: 42439648\nTitle: Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Is a Key Driver of Inflammaging in Chronic Kidney Disease.\nAbstract: The role of gut microbiota and intestinal dysbiosis in promoting inflammaging in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been the focus of intense research over the last years. Some alterations at the phyla level, such as abundance of Proteobacteria and reduction in Firmicutes/Bacteroidites (F/B) ratio and saccarolytic populations, have been consistently reported in CKD. Other mechanisms include microbial translocation through a \"leaky gut\" and subsequent molecular mimicry, immune dysregulation (unbalance between T reg and Th17 subsets), and epigenetic interactions. Alterations of metabolic pathways and of bacterial metabolites, such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids (SCFA), also appear to play a key role in modulating progression of CKD. On the other hand, microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Modulation of microbiota could correct critical alterations, such as F/B ratio and T reg/Th17 unbalance, blunting inflammaging and potentially reducing progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease. Despite current limitations, gut microbiota is emerging as a powerful environmental factor which could be harnessed to interfere with key mechanisms leading to inflammaging in CKD.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42439648 ---\n\n\n\u2705 PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.\" (Source: 42391938)\n- \"Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.\" (Source: 42486574)\n- \"Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.\" (Source: 42480325)\n- \"Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.\" (Source: 42482934)\n- \"Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.\" (Source: 42455659)\n- \"Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.\" (Source: 42488670)\n- \"Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\" (Source: 42454784)\n- \"Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.\" (Source: 42464117)\n- \"The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.\" (Source: 42485957)\n- \"Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.\" (Source: 42489221)\n- \"Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.\" (Source: 42444969)\n- \"MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.\" (Source: 42486836)\n- \"Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.\" (Source: 42471164)\n- \"Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.\" (Source: 42481155)\n- \"These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\" (Source: 42476197)\n- \"Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.\" (Source: 42443904)\n- \"In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\" (Source: 42472610)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses.\n\n=======================================================\n\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) \u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n=======================================================\n\nBASED STRICTLY ON THE CONTEXT LITERATURE ABOVE, EVALUATE THIS SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE/PENTAMATRIX:\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"",
"rawResponse": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates inflammatory status through a complex, systems-level axis involving intestinal barrier integrity, metabolite production (such as short-chain fatty acids), and direct modulation of immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, TLR4). Dysbiosis\u2014a state of microbial imbalance\u2014triggers systemic inflammation via the translocation of bacterial products and the loss of immunoregulatory metabolites. Restoration of microbial homeostasis, through prebiotics, probiotics, or fecal microbiota transplantation, serves as an adjunctive therapeutic strategy to mitigate inflammation across diverse pathological conditions.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome functions as an evolutionary architect of host physiology, serving as a dynamic interface between the external environment and internal immunity. The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. Under homeostatic conditions, commensal microorganisms maintain the intestinal epithelial barrier, preventing the translocation of inflammatory stimuli. However, when this equilibrium is disrupted, the resulting dysbiosis promotes disease. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. \n\nA central mechanism of this modulation involves microbial metabolites\u2014specifically short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)\u2014that regulate epigenetic and metabolic states. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites directly influence pathways such as TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB. For instance, in models of endometritis, Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. \n\nBeyond metabolic signaling, the gut microbiome modulates the systemic inflammatory microenvironment. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB. Furthermore, specific gut-derived vesicles modulate signaling at distal sites, as evidenced by findings that integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. The microbiome even influences therapeutic responsiveness, such as immunotherapy, where among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* Microbiome dysbiosis is not merely an effect of disease but a proactive driver of systemic \"inflammaging,\" particularly in conditions like chronic kidney disease.\n* The food microbiome acts as a historical and contemporary modulator of host immune and neuroactive functions, bridging external environment and internal physiology.\n* Specific bacterial metabolites, such as caproic acid derived from TGP, can uniquely restore immune cell subsets and immunothrombosis homeostasis.\n* The gut microbiota affects CNS status through the gut-brain axis; for instance, oral probiotics rescued memory deficits and reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation in hypoxic mice.\n* Pro-inflammatory signaling is modulated by the gut through specific gene pathways, such as the suppression of NF-\u03baB or the activation of the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 axis.\n* The gut-lung axis is a critical path for inflammatory control; exercise-responsive metabolites may mediate pulmonary health in COPD.\n* Even non-digestible carbohydrates derived from fermentation, such as oligofructans, show potent ability to reduce inflammatory taxa without toxicity.\n* Duodenal microbiota signatures are linked to specific N6-methyladenosine (m6A) epitranscriptomic modifications in common variable immunodeficiency.\n* Intratumoral bacteria can recruit neutrophils to stimulate tumor growth, highlighting that microbial influence is not restricted to the gut but persists at the tissue level.\n* The \"bursa-independent\" B-cell genesis pathway in the cecal tonsils is vital for gut-liver homeostasis and IgA-mediated defense.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42391938 - Application: The text discusses the fundamental role of the microbiome in host regulation. - *\"The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health.\"*\n2. ID: 42486574 - Application: The text describes the link between dysbiosis and tumor environments. - *\"Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment.\"*\n3. ID: 42480325 - Application: The text reports on antimicrobial peptide modulation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway. - *\"Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation.\"*\n4. ID: 42482934 - Application: The text identifies Cav1 and Ces1d as targets of bacterial extracellular vesicles. - *\"Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs.\"*\n5. ID: 42455659 - Application: The text links B-cell development to gut-liver axis homeostasis. - *\"Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.\"*\n6. ID: 42488670 - Application: The text notes the association between gut bacterial genera and m6A modifications. - *\"Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups.\"*\n7. ID: 42454784 - Application: The text describes the additive effect of butyrate in immunotherapy. - *\"Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner.\"*\n8. ID: 42464117 - Application: The text explains the gut microbiome-epigenome-metabolic axis. - *\"Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites.\"*\n9. ID: 42485957 - Application: The text defines the scope of the food microbiome. - *\"The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology.\"*\n10. ID: 42489221 - Application: The text notes the shift in bacterial vesicles in COVID-19. - *\"Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls.\"*\n11. ID: 42444969 - Application: The text links exercise, gut microbiota, and COPD symptoms. - *\"Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function.\"*\n12. ID: 42486836 - Application: The text highlights the efficacy of methyl syringate in ameliorating colitis. - *\"MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice.\"*\n13. ID: 42471164 - Application: The text notes the anti-inflammatory effect of LP15-1. - *\"Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model.\"*\n14. ID: 42481155 - Application: The text discusses the pro-tumorigenic role of intratumoral bacteria. - *\"Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression.\"*\n15. ID: 42476197 - Application: The text describes the role of the gut microbiota in granuloma immune microenvironments. - *\"These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\"*\n16. ID: 42443904 - Application: The text explains the protective role of lactate in asthma. - *\"Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma.\"*\n17. ID: 42472610 - Application: The text discusses the effect of probiotic supplementation in chronic hypoxia. - *\"In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2 months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).\"*\n18. ID: 42461923 - Application: The text reports on postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium. - *\"Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u202f=\u202f0.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u202f<\u202f0.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u202f<\u202f0.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group.\"*\n19. ID: 42465747 - Application: The text highlights the role of the microbiome in septic hyperinflammation. - *\"Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.\"*\n20. 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"quote": "Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.",
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"quote": "This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum",
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"quote": "Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.",
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"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation",
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"quote": "The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.",
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"quote": "We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
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"quote": "NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.",
"source_id": "42478338",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects."
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"quote": "Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.",
"source_id": "42477751",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC."
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"quote": "This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum",
"source_id": "42486578",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management."
},
{
"quote": "MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).",
"source_id": "42484668",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
},
{
"quote": "Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.",
"source_id": "42474008",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42474008\nTitle: Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular health and gut microbiota, established by the gut-heart axis, is a major contributor to the development or prevention of atherosclerosis. Chronic immune-inflammatory and fibro-proliferative atherosclerosis remains a significant global cause of morbidity and death. Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation. Data were collected using keywords like 'marine', 'atherosclerosis', 'gut dysbiosis', 'short-chain fatty acids', and 'gut-heart axis' from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Relevant studies were analysed to evaluate mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis, metabolite modulation, and prevention of atherosclerosis. Marine-derived bioactive compounds include peptides, carotenoids (Fucoxanthin), polysaccharides (Fucoidan, Alginate), and sterols (Fucosterol), which have anti-inflammatory, lipidlowering, and microbiome-balancing properties, making them promising therapeutic options. These bioactive compounds prevent the progression of atherosclerosis by lowering TMAO levels, increasing SCFA synthesis, improving lipid metabolism, and regulating genes associated with cholesterol metabolism. The gut-heart axis is a critical contributor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Marine natural products have therapeutic potential in the management of atherosclerosis since they act as modulators of gut microbiota and cardiovascular health. Marine-derived natural products offer a novel therapeutic strategy for prevention and management of atherosclerosis by targeting the gut-heart axis."
},
{
"quote": "Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.",
"source_id": "42480452",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity."
},
{
"quote": "Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.",
"source_id": "42476444",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42476444\nTitle: Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.\nAbstract: Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can induce transient cognitive, neurological, and somatic symptoms that may persist over time. OP poisoning mostly occurs from pesticides used in developing countries; however, several OP nerve agent (NA) events have been reported in the last decade. OP toxicity is based on cholinesterase inhibition, which leads to varying degrees of neurotoxicity. According to clinical reports, asymptomatic victims of OP exposure may experience long-term neurological sequelae. Given the continuous communication between the nervous and enteric systems, evaluating the neurotoxic effects of OP exposure on the gut-brain axis is important. A male Swiss mouse model was employed to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of acute exposure to a sublethal dose of VX at 0.5 LD50. The investigation focused on alterations in the inflammatory system and the endocrine system, with particular attention to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Additionally, the study encompassed an evaluation of the intestinal barrier structural and functional integrity and gut microbiota composition. A longitudinal behavioral study was also conducted to assess cognitive and emotional functions. Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts. Our data also indicate long-term neurological deficits as well as long-term neuroendocrine and metabolic effects suggesting a systemic homeostatic disorder. These findings highlight the necessity for comprehensive care for individuals exposed to NA and underscore the importance of identifying biomarkers for low-dose to sublethal exposure to facilitate early diagnosis and the development of effective treatments."
},
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"quote": "After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.",
"source_id": "42472494",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified."
},
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"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation",
"source_id": "42482368",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
},
{
"quote": "The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.",
"source_id": "42480345",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver."
},
{
"quote": "Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.",
"source_id": "42474292",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42474292\nTitle: Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.\nAbstract: Vitamins mediate a web of cross-feeding interactions in the human gut. Many gram-positive gut microbes, in particular, are predicted to be vitamin auxotrophs. Previous studies of these microbes, however, have tended to use rich media, precluding controlled perturbations of low-abundance nutrients. We tested the ability of diverse Lachnospiraceae, the most common gram-positive bacteria in the gut, to grow on a chemically defined medium. Even though this medium contained riboflavin, we found that predicted riboflavin auxotrophs grew poorly, including the bile metabolizer Clostridium scindens. High-dose riboflavin supplementation enhanced growth, but also revealed that, surprisingly, C. scindens catabolizes riboflavin into lumichrome, making it the first reported anaerobe to do so. The only previously described catabolic pathway for riboflavin requires oxygen and has no homologs in C. scindens. In high-dose riboflavin, a single gene neighborhood with an aldolase, oxidoreductases, and a riboflavin kinase/adenylyltransferase was upregulated, suggesting an alternative anaerobic degradation or overflow pathway. Similar neighborhoods were detected in several other Lachnospiraceae, including Faecalicatena fissicatena, the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin. Reanalysis of published metabolomic data showed that, in vivo, both riboflavin and lumichrome were more abundant in colonized (vs germ-free) mouse ceca, and that, in vitro, Lachnospiraceae isolates depleted riboflavin while certain gram-negative isolates overproduced it. These results demonstrate that a member of the Lachnospiraceae can anaerobically convert an essential B vitamin into lumichrome, a molecule recently shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin catabolism may both structure cross-feeding interactions in the gut and affect host health.IMPORTANCELachnospiraceae, the most prevalent human gut gram-positive bacteria, produce many health-relevant metabolites, but are genetically intractable and often grown in rich medium, complicating physiological studies. Unexpectedly, through comparative experiments in a chemically defined medium, we identify the first anaerobe that can catabolize riboflavin to lumichrome and show that it induces a specific gene neighborhood while doing so, suggesting a novel pathway. Variants of this neighborhood are conserved in a handful of Lachnospiraceae, including the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin (to hydroxyethylflavin). These results potentially explain decades-old observations implicating gut microbes in riboflavin catabolism. Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation."
},
{
"quote": "We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.",
"source_id": "42461462",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity."
},
{
"quote": "Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.",
"source_id": "42476998",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42476998\nTitle: Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 mitigates the cytotoxicity induced by methylglyoxal by activating the AMPK-autophagy signaling axis.\nAbstract: Methylglyoxal (MGO), a reactive dicarbonyl formed during the food processing, induces oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. However, there are little effective methods to reduce MGO-induced cytotoxicity. Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge. Mechanistically, L. fermentum 2-14 attenuated MGO-induced ROS accumulation, apoptosis and inflammatory responses, and promoted autophagy, as indicated by increased LC3 puncta and autolysosome formation using an RFP-GFP-LC3 reporter. Using integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics, we further suggested that L. fermentum 2-14 activates the AMPK pathway by increasing the level of pyruvate in Caco-2 cells. Supplementing with pyruvate partially mimicked the protective effect in an AMPK- and autophagy-dependent manner. Collectively, our findings indicate that L. fermentum 2-14 mitigates MGO cytotoxicity via a pyruvate-AMPK-autophagy axis, supporting the development of probiotic-based strategies to counter food-derived dicarbonyl stress."
},
{
"quote": "Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.",
"source_id": "42471164",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases."
},
{
"quote": "They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1.",
"source_id": "42464327",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42464327\nTitle: Microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes modulate Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal cancer cell behaviour.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota dysbiosis is increasingly viewed as a disruption of microbial metabolic functions rather than only a shift in microbial composition. Microbiota-derived metabolites not only shape microbial ecology but also directly influence surrounding host tissues by modulating epithelial cell signaling, inflammation, and tumor-associated processes. Among dysbiosis-associated microbes, Fusobacterium is consistently enriched in colorectal cancer (CRC) and contributes to tumor progression, yet the ecological factors regulating its expansion and interaction with host tissues remain unclear. Here, we investigated how microbiome-derived metabolite environments associated with healthy and dysbiotic microbial communities influence Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal epithelial cell behavior. CRC-associated dysbiosis was generated using an orthotopic murine CRC model combined with antibiotic-induced microbiota perturbation. Gut microbial communities were profiled using 16\u00a0S rRNA gene sequencing. Metabolite-enriched supernatants derived from healthy gut microbiota, oral microbiota, dysbiotic microbiota and probiotic cultures were evaluated for their effects on CRC-associated bacteria and Fusobacterium sp. growth, adhesion and invasion. These metabolite supernatants were applied to colorectal cancer cells and their effects on viability (MTT assay), migration (scratch assay), apoptosis (Annexin V-FITC flow cytometry), and inflammatory signaling (Western blot analysis of inflammatory markers) were evaluated. CRC-associated dysbiosis showed reduced microbial diversity with enrichment of opportunistic taxa including Fusobacterium and depletion of beneficial commensals such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Metabolite-enriched supernatants from healthy gut and oral microbiota suppressed Fusobacterium growth by 55-65% and reduced bacterial adhesion and invasion in epithelial cells. In epithelial models, these metabolite environments reduced CRC viability to 60% of untreated control, with comparatively smaller effects observed in non-cancerous epithelial cells. They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1. In contrast, conditioned media from dysbiotic cancer-microbiota interactions increased tumor cell viability to 120-140% of controls. These findings suggest an association between microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes, pathobiont fitness and epithelial responses under CRC-associated dysbiosis."
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"displayText": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates systemic and local inflammatory responses through the modulation of epithelial barrier integrity, the production of bioactive metabolites (e.g., SCFAs, bile acids, tryptophan derivatives), and the activation of specific host immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, AhR, NLRP3). Dysbiosis disrupts these processes, facilitating the translocation of pro-inflammatory microbial products and triggering chronic low-grade inflammation.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome serves as a central hub for host immune regulation. When homeostatic balance is maintained, microbial communities support the intestinal epithelial barrier, preventing the translocation of pro-inflammatory pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Mechanistically, commensal microbes modulate immune cell polarization and suppress inflammatory pathways through metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids, and indole derivatives. Conversely, dysbiosis leads to barrier breakdown, allowing systemic exposure to lipopolysaccharides (LPS), which activates innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptors (TLR4) and the NF-\u03baB signaling cascade. This results in the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, propagating systemic inflammation. Therapeutic interventions\u2014including probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation\u2014aim to restore this homeostasis by enriching beneficial taxa, such as *Lactobacillus* or *Bifidobacterium*, which reinforce barrier proteins and shift the host immune profile toward an anti-inflammatory state.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* The gut microbiome can influence organ-specific pathologies, such as hepatic steatosis and neuroinflammation, through bidirectional axes (e.g., gut-liver, gut-brain).\n* Microbe-derived metabolites, such as lumichrome, suggest that vitamin catabolism is a regulatory mechanism for dampening inflammation.\n* Probiotics can act via the \"gut-lung axis\" to mitigate severe inflammatory events like sepsis-induced lung injury.\n* The immune modulatory effects of probiotics can be strain-specific, requiring precise mapping of microbial taxa to host receptors.\n* Microbial metabolite landscapes are arguably as important as taxonomic composition in defining the host's inflammatory state.\n* Host-microbe immune signatures, such as IgA responses, are critical indicators of the immunological impact of the gut microenvironment.\n* Targeted silencing of inflammatory receptors using engineered bacterial nanovesicles represents a high-precision future direction for gut-mediated immunomodulation.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42488663 - Application: Links gut metabolites to joint homeostasis. - \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\"\n2. ID: 42488628 - Application: Defines mechanistic immune pathways activated by dysbiosis. - \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\"\n3. ID: 42488628 - Application: Summarizes how dysbiosis impairs barrier and systemic immunity. - \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\"\n4. ID: 42488571 - Application: Explains translocation of PAMPs and cytokine release. - \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\"\n5. ID: 42488422 - Application: Notes the restorative potential of probiotics on cytokines. - \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\"\n6. ID: 42478338 - Application: Documents hepatoprotective mechanisms of NMN through barrier restoration. - \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\"\n7. ID: 42477751 - Application: Details specific tight junction regulation by probiotic intervention. - \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\"\n8. ID: 42486578 - Application: Highlights NF-\u03baB activation in oral-systemic inflammatory links. - \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\"\n9. ID: 42484668 - Application: Describes nerve-heart-microbiota axis in inflammation. - \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\"\n10. ID: 42474008 - Application: Identifies metabolites impacting vascular inflammation. - \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\"\n11. ID: 42480452 - Application: Explains the indole-AhR inflammatory signaling axis. - \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\"\n12. ID: 42476444 - Application: Notes impact of toxic exposure on gut-brain inflammatory homeostasis. - \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\"\n13. ID: 42472494 - Application: Shows macrophage-targeted reduction of systemic cytokines. - \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\"\n14. ID: 42482368 - Application: Links HDAC/NF-\u03baB inhibition to glycosylation. - \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\"\n15. ID: 42480345 - Application: Connects TLR expression to microbial diversity in feral chickens. - \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\"\n16. ID: 42474292 - Application: Explains vitamin catabolism as an anti-inflammatory mechanism. - \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\"\n17. ID: 42461462 - Application: Documents the gut as an initial barrier against toxins. - \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\"\n18. ID: 42476998 - Application: Probiotic modulation of autophagy for anti-inflammatory defense. - \"Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.\"\n19. ID: 42471164 - Application: Documents cytokine reduction by LP15-1. - \"Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\"\n20. ID: 42464327 - Application: Metabolite landscapes modulating inflammatory pathways. - \"They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[13]. ID: 42471164 - APA: Fan S, Zheng Y, Duan T, Teng K, Sun H et al. 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"prompt": "CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed.\n\nID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA.\n\nID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD.\n\nID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis.\n\nID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases.\n\nID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management.\n\nID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance.\n\nID: 42486573\nTitle: Modulating the head & neck microbiome for cancer- prevention.\nAbstract: The head and neck microbiome plays a critical role in maintaining epithelial homeostasis, regulating immune surveillance, and shaping inflammatory responses that influence carcinogenesis. Increasing evidence suggests that microbial dysbiosis within the oral and gut ecosystems contributes to the initiation and progression of head and neck cancers, particularly oral squamous cell carcinoma. Given that the microbiome is a modifiable risk factor, targeted modulation has emerged as a promising preventive and supportive strategy in HNC. This chapter highlights current knowledge on microbiome-based interventions, including dietary modification, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and lifestyle changes, with emphasis on their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. These approaches aim to restore microbial balance, enhance barrier integrity, reduce chronic inflammation, and strengthen anticancer immune responses. The chapter also discusses mechanistic links between microbial metabolites and immune pathways, the relevance of the oral-gut axis, and emerging evidence connecting microbiome composition with treatment response and toxicity. Finally, key challenges such as inter-individual variability, site-specific microbial niches, safety considerations, and the need for longitudinal and mechanistic studies are addressed. Overall, microbiome modulation represents a promising, precision-oriented avenue for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and survivorship in head and neck oncology, although robust clinical validation is still required.\n\nID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target.\n\nID: 42479266\nTitle: Preliminary study on the modulation of diet-induced malnutrition in BALB/c mice using a probiotic consortium: a physiological, biochemical, histopathological, and gut microbiota evaluation.\nAbstract: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) remains a major global health challenge that adversely affects growth, metabolism, immune function, and organ integrity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a food-derived Bacillus-based probiotic consortium in alleviating PEM and investigated its effects on gut microbial composition in BALB/c mice. Forty-eight male mice were allocated to Control (C), Disease Control (DC), Treatment (TG), Preventive (PG), and Healthy\u2009+\u2009Probiotic (HPG) groups. Malnutrition was induced using a 4% low-protein diet (LPD) for six weeks. The TG received probiotic supplementation during the recovery phase (weeks 6-9), whereas PG and HPG received probiotics throughout the study. The consortium consisted of Bacillus spizizenii, Bacillus tequilensis, and Bacillus rugosus (1\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2079 CFU/mL each).LPD feeding significantly reduced body weight, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity while increasing C-reactive protein, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), indicating metabolic impairment, systemic inflammation, and hepatic stress. Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone. Histopathological analyses demonstrated improved intestinal architecture, hepatocyte morphology, splenic organization, and renal integrity in the treatment group, whereas preventive supplementation under continued protein restriction resulted in only limited protection.Gut microbiota profiling using 16\u00a0S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that all groups were dominated by the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The treatment group exhibited increased relative abundance of beneficial taxa, including Barnesiella and Lactobacillus, together with reduced Proteobacteria abundance compared with the preventive group. Microbial community composition in the treatment group more closely resembled that of healthy animals, suggesting partial restoration of gut microbial homeostasis during nutritional rehabilitation.Collectively, these findings indicate that probiotic supplementation is most effective when combined with adequate nutritional support and may serve as a valuable adjunct strategy for improving physiological recovery, tissue regeneration, and gut microbial balance during protein-energy malnutrition.\n\nID: 42478224\nTitle: Weizmannia coagulans JA845 modulates glucose and lipid metabolism via the gut microbiota-bile acid axis and FXR/TGR5 signaling to enhance GLP-1 secretion.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a globally prevalent metabolic disorder, commonly leading to serious complications such as cardiovascular diseases, renal failure, and neuropathy. This study took spore-forming probiotic Weizmannia coagulans JA845 isolated from fresh fermented sauerkraut as the research subject. By establishing T2DM mouse models combined with in vitro STC-1 cell assays, we systematically evaluated the therapeutic effects of this strain on T2DM and clarified its underlying molecular mechanisms governing glycolipid metabolism. The results showed that W. coagulans JA845 intervention significantly improved glucose metabolism, enhanced insulin sensitivity, and effectively alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation and systemic inflammation in T2DM mice induced by a high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin. 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis revealed that W. coagulans JA845 significantly reshaped the gut microbiota (GM) composition, particularly by inhibiting the abundance of Ligilactobacillus, a bile salt hydrolase (BSH)-producing bacterium. Further mechanistic studies indicated that JA845 modulated BA metabolism by increasing the accumulation of tauro-\u03b2-muricholic acid (T\u03b2MCA) and taurolithocholic acid (TLCA) in the gut contents. Specifically, T\u03b2MCA improved lipid metabolism by antagonizing the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) signaling pathway and inhibiting the expression of the downstream target gene FGF15. In contrast, TLCA promoted GLP-1 synthesis and secretion by activating the TGR5/CREB/PCSK1/GCG signaling pathway, which further enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism. In conclusion, this study is the first to reveal that W. coagulans JA845 improves glucose and lipid metabolism disorders in T2DM by modulating the gut microbiota-BAs-TGR5/FXR metabolic axis and promoting GLP-1 secretion, offering a new probiotic candidate for the management of T2DM.\n\nID: 42476206\nTitle: Callistephus A from Callistephus chinensis Alleviates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Gut-liver Axis Disruption by Targeting the JAK2/STAT1 Pathway and Remodeling Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Callistephus chinensis, a plant belonging to the genus Callistephus in the family Asteraceae, is a traditional Mongolian medicinal herb. In ancient times, it was commonly used for clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. CA is a 6/7-thickened sesquiterpenoid component isolated from the flowers of Callistephus chinensis, however, its pharmacological mechanism underlying the treatment of intestinal inflammation remains unclear. To evaluate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of CA on UC. CA was tested in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and DSS-induced colitis mice. Multi-omics profiling, gut microbiota analysis, fecal microbiota transplantation, inhibitor and knockdown assays were performed. CA treatment markedly alleviated colitis and liver injury, reducing the histological score to approximately 0.6 times and key pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-\u03b1 and IL-6 to below 0.3 times the levels in the DSS group, while restoring gut barrier integrity. Multi-omics reveals that CA reshapes the gut microbiota by significantly increasing the relative abundance of Firmicutes (1.1-fold) and restoring the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio compared to the DSS group, while promoting host short-chain fatty acid and amino acid metabolism.Mechanistically, CA directly bound JAK2 and STAT1, suppressing JAK2/STAT1 pathway phosphorylation to under 0.3 times the DSS group level, confirmed by inhibitor and knockdown assays. FMT confirmed that CA's efficacy depends on microbiota modulation. Furthermore, CA reduced gut-derived LPS translocation and alleviated liver injury. CA treats UC by targeting the gut-microbiota-metabolite axis and the JAK2/STAT1 pathway, representing a promising therapeutic lead.\n\nID: 42476197\nTitle: Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links the gut microbiota to host immune regulation and tuberculosis (TB) progressiond; however, its specific impact on the formation and necrosis of TB granulomas remains poorly defined. In this study, we established an adult zebrafish model of antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis followed by Mycobacterium marinum (M.m) infection to investigate how gut microbiota perturbation influences host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Our results demonstrated that antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis significantly increased the mycobacterial burden in zebrafish, thereby compromising host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Dysbiosis also intensified infection-associated inflammatory responses, as reflected by the elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tnf-\u03b1 and il-1\u03b2, resulting in more severe systemic pathology characterized by enhanced granuloma formation and necrosis, together with remodeling of the immune cell composition within granulomatous lesions. Importantly, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors effectively reduced the bacterial burden and alleviated granuloma-associated pathological changes in infected zebrafish. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.\n\nID: 42475273\nTitle: The Roles of Gut Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis.\nAbstract: Acute pancreatitis (AP), among the most common causes of acute abdomen, is characterized by persistent left upper abdominal pain and vomiting, without pain relief after vomiting. Its pathological features include abnormal activation of pancreatic enzymes and induction of pancreatic autodigestion by various etiologies. Emerging evidence indicates a strong association between the gut microbiota and AP progression, primarily mediated by intestinal barrier disruption, bacterial translocation, and immune dysregulation. Alterations in the gut microbiota, including overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (eg, Enterobacteriaceae) and a reduction in beneficial commensals (eg, Lactobacillaceae and Bifidobacteriaceae), are consistently observed among patients with AP. The gut microenvironment, including factors such as bile acids, oxygen levels, and pH, shapes the microbial community and its interactions with the host. These changes can promote local and systemic inflammation, thereby exacerbating pancreatic necrosis and contributing to multiple organ dysfunction. Consequently, the bidirectional interaction between the gut microbiome and AP has received increasing attention. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the current understanding of how gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to AP pathogenesis. We focus on mechanisms linking microbial and microenvironmental alterations to disease severity, including the roles of the gut-pancreas axis, short-chain fatty acids, and pattern recognition receptors. Finally, we discuss the potential of novel therapeutic strategies targeting these pathways for the management of AP.\n\nID: 42474276\nTitle: Targeted \u03b2-Glucan-Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis-Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors.\nAbstract: Oral nanomedicines that modulate gut microbiota and gut-brain interactions are crucial for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. However, the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders in patients with IBD remain unclear, and effective treatment strategies have yet to be established. Herein, we developed oral gastroprotective \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs (\u03b2-glucan armored apremilast encapsulating tryptophan-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-glutathione nanomicelles). This system effectively treats IBD and associated anxiety/depression by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs demonstrated gastroprotection enhances retention, and enables sustained release within the inflamed colon, enhances drug solubility, and inflammation-responsive apremilast release significantly improving oral therapeutic efficacy. Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed. Notably, the \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like symptoms, as well as cognitive deficits in colitis-induced mice, highlighting its therapeutic impact beyond the gut. Addressing reduced efficacy of conventional therapies, this multifunctional \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs platform offers safe, simple, and highly efficient therapeutic strategy integrating targets\u00a0intestinal inflammation, microbiota-gut-brain axis\u00a0modulation, in the pathogenesis of\u00a0IBD with comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders with confirmed safety.\n\nID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified.\n\nID: 42472232\nTitle: Multimodal approach to identify neuropsychophysiological subgroups in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and their relevance for rehabilitation: protocol for a mechanistic cross-sectional and longitudinal study.\nAbstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition characterized by severe fatigue and post-exertional malaise (PEM). Reported neuropsychophysiological abnormalities suggest ME/CFS is multifactorial, but current knowledge remains fragmented. This study protocol outlines a multimodal investigation designed to (1) compare neuropsychophysiological mechanisms between ME/CFS patients and healthy participants, (2) test an integrative model of ME/CFS, (3) identify neuropsychophysiological subgroups within the patient population, and (4) identify predictors of symptom response during rehabilitation. This study will enroll 115 ME/CFS patients and 55 healthy participants. Groups will be comparable in age, sex, and education level, with a larger patient sample enabling subgroup and longitudinal analyses. A cross-sectional assessment at baseline will be carried out in both groups. Patients will then be evaluated longitudinally throughout a standardized cognitive-behavioral therapy rehabilitation program delivered as routine care. Baseline measures include systemic inflammation and general health biomarkers, measures of autonomic and central nervous system function, neuroinflammation (magnetic resonance spectroscopy, [18F]DPA714 PET in a subsample), serum short-chain fatty acid levels, gut microbiota composition and function, and neuroendocrine and self-reported responses to psychosocial stress. Fatigue severity (physical and cognitive) and PEM will be assessed through validated questionnaires, ecological momentary assessment, and laboratory tasks. These will be re-evaluated during therapy, and all non-neuroimaging measures will be repeated after the rehabilitation program. Statistical analyses will comprise multivariate analysis of variance, general linear models, classification algorithms, structural equation models, least absolute shrinkage selection operator principal component regression (LASSO-PCR), cluster analysis and latent class growth analysis (LCGA).\n\nID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases.\n\nID: 42470952\nTitle: Biochanin A alleviates HFD-induced MAFLD by inhibiting IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis and improving intestinal homeostasis.\nAbstract: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) progresses via a vicious cycle of \"lipid dysregulation-ceramide-inflammation-oxidative stress-ferroptosis,\" with sodium palmitate (PA) as a key mediator of hepatic lipotoxicity. To screen ameliorative natural compounds, we performed high-throughput screening of 236 traditional Chinese medicine-derived compounds using PA-induced AML-12 hepatocytes, identifying biochanin A (BCA)-a major isoflavone in chickpeas-as a potent protector against hepatocyte death. We validated BCA's effects in vitro (PA-induced AML-12 cells) and in vivo (high-fat diet-induced MAFLD mice, 25/50 mg/kg BCA), combined with IRE1\u03b1 agonist IXA4 rescue experiments and multi-omics analyses. A novel finding is that BCA directly binds IRE1\u03b1 (via LEU23/CYS91, validated by molecular docking and 100-ns MD simulations) and specifically inhibits the IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis. This downregulates SPTLC1/SPTLC2 (ceramide synthesis rate-limiting enzymes), normalizes hepatic C16/C24 ceramide levels, suppresses IL-1\u03b2/IL-6 production, restores mitochondrial OXPHOS function, reduces ROS/lipid peroxidation, and inhibits ferroptosis. Concurrently, BCA treatment was associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition (enriching Bacilli, reducing pro-inflammatory Coriobacteriia), enhanced intestinal barrier function, and reduced LPS translocation, which may contribute to mitigating hepatic inflammation. Notably, IXA4 completely reversed BCA's protective effects. In conclusion, BCA ameliorates MAFLD by inhibiting the IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis to block the pathological cascade. In parallel, BCA treatment is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition, improved intestinal barrier integrity, and reduced systemic inflammation, suggesting that the gut-liver axis may be involved in its protective effects.\n\nID: 42468596\nTitle: M2 macrophage-based biohybrid system regulates intestinal microbiota homeostasis and immunity for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves a self-perpetuating cycle driven by oxidative stress, microbial dysbiosis, and immune dysregulation. Restoring intestinal microbiota homeostasis and immune balance is therefore critical for intestinal health and long-term disease remission. In this study, an M2 macrophage-based biohybrid system (GaInMg@PDA@M2) was constructed to achieve synergistic intervention against these multiple pathological pathways. This biohybrid system utilized M2 macrophages with inherent inflammatory tropism as delivery vehicles, loaded with multifunctional nanoparticles (GaInMg@PDA) composed of liquid metal (GaIn), magnesium ions (Mg\u00b2\u207a) and polydopamine (PDA). The nanoparticles effectively scavenged reactive oxygen species and exhibited synergistic antibacterial effects with the GaIn component, while the released Mg\u00b2\u207a further promoted macrophage polarization towards the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. In a DSS-induced murine colitis model, GaInMg@PDA@M2 demonstrated inflammatory targeting for the diseased colonic tissue and significantly ameliorating clinical symptoms including disease activity index, colon shortening and histopathological damage. The therapeutic mechanisms involved downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokines, enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activity, restoration of intestinal tight-junction protein expression, and rebalancing of gut microbiota homeostasis. This \"cell-homing and multi-effect synergy\" strategy represented a precise therapeutic approach capable of disrupting the key pathological cycle in IBD. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is driven by a self-perpetuating cycle of oxidative stress, microbial dysbiosis, and immune dysregulation, making restoration of intestinal ecosystem balance a major therapeutic challenge. Conventional therapies often lack specificity or fail to address these interconnected pathologies simultaneously, owing to systemic side effects, non-specific immunosuppression, and diminished efficacy over time. In response, a paradigm shift toward a multi-targeted strategy that concurrently tackles oxidative stress, corrects dysbiosis, and resolves inflammation is imperative to break this cycle. To this end, an M2 macrophage-based biohybrid system was developed to achieve synergistic intervention across these key pathological pathways, overcoming the limitations of conventional drugs and enabling simultaneous modulation of multiple core disease mechanisms.\n\nID: 42465743\nTitle: Engineered Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 secreting anti-TNF-\u03b1 nanobody as a single-strain live biotherapeutic for inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The rising global incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) creates an urgent need for safer, gut-targeted therapies. Current treatments, from small-molecule drugs to systemic anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) biologics, are frequently limited by off-target immunosuppression, heightened infection risk, and poor mucosal bioavailability. Engineered probiotic-based live biotherapeutics offer a compelling alternative by enabling localized drug production within the inflamed intestine. We engineered Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) to secrete the anti-TNF-\u03b1 nanobody MT1, creating the streamlined, single-strain platform EcN-MT1. Five signal peptides were screened, and plasmid-based and CRISPR-Cas9-mediated chromosomal integration strategies were compared. Structural modeling and molecular dynamics simulated MT1-murine TNF-\u03b1 (mTNF-\u03b1) binding. Binding affinity and anti-inflammatory activity were assessed by ELISA and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Therapeutic efficacy was further evaluated in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine colitis model by assessing body weight, disease activity index (DAI), colon length, histopathology, colonic pro-inflammatory cytokines, and 16S rRNA gut microbiota profiling. Among the tested signal peptides, \u03b1-hemolysin (HlyA) achieved highest secretion (4.6\u00a0mg/L), and the plasmid-based strain markedly outperformed genomic integrants without impairing growth. Simulations confirmed stable complementarity-determining regions (CDR)-mediated binding, consistent with the high affinity (EC50 27.9\u00a0nM) and potent suppression of LPS-induced mRNA expression of Tnf and interleukin-1\u03b2 (Il1b) in macrophages. In the DSS-induced murine colitis model, oral administration of EcN-MT1 significantly attenuated weight loss, improved DAI scores, and preserved colon length. Histopathological analysis revealed reduced mucosal ulceration, crypt loss, and immune cell infiltration, accompanied by downregulated colonic Tnf and Il1b mRNA. Notably, EcN-MT1 treatment restored gut microbial diversity, corrected dysbiosis, and enriched beneficial taxa linked to butyrate production, barrier enhancement, and anti-inflammatory effects. This study establishes EcN-MT1 as a potent, orally deliverable live biotherapeutic that achieves localized TNF-\u03b1 neutralization while concurrently promoting microbial and mucosal homeostasis, offering a novel and translatable strategy for IBD treatment.\n\nID: 42482993\nTitle: Del immune V and microbiome restructuring in colorectal cancer surgery: a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a central factor in carcinogenesis. Dietary components and therapeutic interventions, including probiotics, may influence microbial composition and function, thereby modulating cancer risk. Del-Immune V, a metabiotic supplement derived from Lactobacillus rhamnosus, has demonstrated immunomodulatory properties. This study investigates its role in microbiome restructuring and patient-reported outcomes in colorectal cancer patients during the perioperative period. A randomized, controlled, double-blind Phase I trial was conducted in 39 colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective resection, assigned to Del-Immune V (n=22) or placebo (n=17). Participants received two capsules daily (100 mg each), starting 7-15 days before surgery and continuing until 15 days postoperatively. Blood and fecal samples were collected at baseline and day 60 to assess IL-6, CRP, CEA, and microbiome composition. Patient-reported outcomes were measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Microbiome profiling was performed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing with PICRUSt-based functional inference. Del-Immune V significantly reduced IL-6 (p=0.012) and supported CRP decline, while quality-of-life scores improved across multiple domains. Microbiome analyses revealed enrichment of short-chain fatty acid-producing genera (Bifidobacterium, Agathobacter, Gemmiger, Phocaeicola) and decline of CRC-associated taxa (Fusobacterium), with a significant improvement in the dysbiosis index (p=0.024). Del-Immune V demonstrated immunomodulatory activity, evidenced by reductions in IL-6 and CRP, alongside improvements in patient-reported quality of life. These effects were accompanied by restructuring of the gut microbiome, characterized by enrichment of protective commensals and reduction of CRC-associated taxa. Collectively, findings support Del-Immune V as a safe adjunctive therapy in colorectal cancer surgery, with potential to enhance recovery and long-term outcomes.\n\nID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium.\n\nID: 42459649\nTitle: Gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites in defining multiple sclerosis phenotypic continuum.\nAbstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which environmental factors play an important role in shaping disease risk, activity, and progression. Over the past decade, human and experimental studies have consistently shown alterations in the gut microbiome across the phenotypic spectrum of MS and have linked these changes to immune dysregulation, barrier dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and demyelination. Additionally, emerging evidence indicates that microbial function, particularly metabolite production plays a more direct role in shaping immune responses and associated neuropathology. Evidence from both human studies and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis models supports a functional role for microbial metabolites in shaping neuroimmune responses. Bacterially derived metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, polyamines, phytoestrogen metabolites, and tryptophan-derived compounds can influence T-cell differentiation, glial activation, epithelial integrity, and neuroimmune communication. Recent longitudinal studies also show associations between metabolite profiles and disability worsening. Because disease-modifying therapies, diet, and microbiome-directed interventions can reshape microbial metabolism, microbial metabolites may represent promising therapeutic targets in the gut-immune-brain axis. In this Review, we integrate current evidence to propose a mechanistic framework in which microbial metabolites act as central regulators of mucosal and systemic immunity that influence different aspects of MS biology. We discuss how this perspective shifts gut microbiome research from descriptive associations to biological mechanisms that more directly link the gut to immune responses and downstream neuropathology. We then evaluate therapeutic strategies that target microbial metabolism and outline key priorities for longitudinal, multi-omics, and interventional studies that are needed to enable microbiome-informed precision therapies in MS.\n\nID: 42457812\nTitle: Peritoneal mast cell-derived IL-10 promotes peritoneal-colon tolerance by reprogramming macrophages to ameliorate colitis.\nAbstract: Maintaining peripheral tolerance is critical for mucosal homeostasis. The peritoneal cavity (PerC), a gut-adjacent immune niche exposed to microbial products, contains mast cells (MCs) whose regulatory role in colitis is unclear. Here we show that IL-10 derived from MCs restrains colitis by programming anti-inflammatory macrophages along the PerC-colon axis. Reconstitution of MC-deficient mice with wild-type (WT) bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs), but not Il10-/- BMMCs, alleviated colitis. Mechanistically, WT MCs reduced TNF-\u03b1+ macrophages and neutrophil infiltration while increasing IL-10+ macrophages in the PerC and promoting the accumulation of GATA6+IL-10+ macrophages in the colon, without affecting Th1/Th17 responses. LPS-stimulated WT MCs induced IL-10 production in peritoneal macrophages via an IL-10-dependent mechanism. Depletion of PerC macrophages largely abolished protection and reduced GATA6+IL-10+ macrophage accumulation in the colon. Collectively, these findings define an innate immunity-driven pathway of peripheral tolerance operating at the PerC-colon interface and identify the MC-IL-10-macrophage circuit as a potential target for early attenuation of intestinal inflammation.\n\nID: 42451112\nTitle: Relationships Between High Dietary Inflammatory Index Scores and Intestinal and Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in the Context of Neurodegenerative Diseases.\nAbstract: The impact of diet on human health is constantly being researched. Nutrition is one of the most powerful tools for influencing gene expression, and dietary habits can promote the expression of genetic predisposition to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a numerical score that assesses the pro-or anti-inflammatory potential of a given diet. According to high DII scores, a Western diet or a standard American diet (SAD) has proinflammatory properties. By disrupting the gut microbiome, SAD creates an unfavorable environment in the intestine that is associated with a low-grade systemic inflammatory response and oxidative changes that may promote the development of NDs. An increased intestinal permeability and loss of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity play key roles in the pathomechanisms of diet-dependent NDs, leading to proinflammatory signaling via the gut-brain axis. The aim of this narrative review is to present in detail the current state of knowledge on the function of the gut-brain axis depending on the pro-/anti-inflammatory potential of the diet, measured by the DII, in the context of the contributions of intestinal and BBB permeability disorders to the development of NDs.\n\nID: 42451045\nTitle: Ultra-Processed Foods, MASLD, and Cognitive Aging: A Processing-Centered Gut-Liver-Brain Axis Perspective.\nAbstract: Background/Objectives: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly recognized as dietary exposures associated with cardiometabolic, hepatic, and neurocognitive outcomes. However, UPFs are often treated mainly as nutrient-poor foods, whereas their processing-related features may perturb gut-liver-brain communication. This review examines whether metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can be conceptualized as a hepatic metabolic amplifier linking UPF exposure to cognitive aging. Methods: We conducted a structured narrative search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science Core Collection, and Scopus from January 2010 to 11 May 2026 across four evidence modules: UPFs and MASLD/NAFLD; UPFs and cognitive aging or dementia; UPFs and gut-liver-brain mechanisms; and MASLD/NAFLD and cognitive aging. Representative studies were prioritized according to direct relevance to the proposed axis, study design, exposure and outcome validity, mechanistic specificity, and contribution to major evidence gaps. Results: Observational and mechanistic evidence links higher UPF consumption with liver steatosis, MASLD/NAFLD-related outcomes, cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, stroke, and dementia-related outcomes, although causality remains incompletely established and residual confounding is important. Candidate pathways include food-matrix disruption, rapid eating, displacement of microbial substrates, selected additives and processing-derived compounds, intestinal barrier dysfunction, metabolic endotoxemia, bile acid signaling, hepatic lipotoxicity, systemic inflammation, vascular dysfunction, and neuroimmune activation. Many pathways overlap with general cardiometabolic dysfunction; the processing-centered contribution lies in positioning industrial formulation as an upstream exposure and MASLD as a hepatic node that may amplify gut-derived and metabolic signals relevant to brain aging. Conclusions: A processing-centered gut-liver-brain framework integrates UPFs, MASLD, and cognitive aging as linked metabolic-aging phenomena. Future studies should test UPF substitution using liver imaging, microbiome profiling, metabolomics, bile acid and inflammatory biomarkers, neuroimaging, and cognitive assessment.\n\nID: 42449405\nTitle: Targeting the gut microbiome: an integrated probiotic and prebiotic strategy for polycystic ovary syndrome management.\nAbstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine-metabolic disorder in which gut dysbiosis acts as a key environmental driver. This review synthesizes how probiotics and prebiotics remodel the gut ecosystem and ameliorate PCOS through multi-pathway mechanisms:restoring intestinal barrier function, modulating microbial metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs), bile acids(BAs)), attenuating chronic inflammation, and regulating androgen metabolism. We further propose a novel \"integrated microbiome\u2011centric management\" framework, demonstrating how microbiota-targeted interventions synergize with dietary, pharmacological, and behavioral strategies to enable personalized, multi-modal PCOS care. This work provides a transformative perspective for translating gut microbiome science into clinical practice across disciplinary boundaries.\n\nID: 42441559\nTitle: The impact of pectin supplementation on systemic inflammation pathways, gut microbiome, and metabolic health in patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease, affecting over 30% of adults worldwide. Emerging evidence suggests that dietary fibre, particularly pectin, may improve metabolic health by modulating inflammation, gut microbiota composition, and intestinal permeability. However, controlled human studies in MASLD are limited. This study aims to evaluate the effect of pectin supplementation on systemic inflammation, gut microbiome, and metabolic health in patients with MASLD. This single-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled dietary intervention will be conducted at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Nottingham. Thirty adults with MASLD will be randomised (1:1) to receive either 15g/day Low-methoxyl (LM) pectin or a matched placebo for six weeks. Each participant will attend baseline and post-intervention visits during which anthropometric data, fasting blood samples, and stool samples will be collected. FibroScan\u00ae assessments will be performed for all participants at both visits to quantify liver stiffness and steatosis. Twenty-two participants will take part in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sub-study to evaluate hepatic and intestinal characteristics at baseline and post-intervention. Laboratory analyses will include liver function, lipid, glycemic, and inflammatory markers, alongside profiling of gut microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acids. This is the first randomised controlled study to evaluate the mechanistic effects of pectin supplementation on inflammation, gut microbiome composition, and metabolic outcomes in MASLD. The results may generate novel evidence on the role of soluble fibre in modulating the gut-liver axis and support the development of scalable, nutrition-based interventions to improve metabolic and hepatic health in this population. The trial was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT07093346).\n\nID: 42439648\nTitle: Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Is a Key Driver of Inflammaging in Chronic Kidney Disease.\nAbstract: The role of gut microbiota and intestinal dysbiosis in promoting inflammaging in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been the focus of intense research over the last years. Some alterations at the phyla level, such as abundance of Proteobacteria and reduction in Firmicutes/Bacteroidites (F/B) ratio and saccarolytic populations, have been consistently reported in CKD. Other mechanisms include microbial translocation through a \"leaky gut\" and subsequent molecular mimicry, immune dysregulation (unbalance between T reg and Th17 subsets), and epigenetic interactions. Alterations of metabolic pathways and of bacterial metabolites, such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids (SCFA), also appear to play a key role in modulating progression of CKD. On the other hand, microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Modulation of microbiota could correct critical alterations, such as F/B ratio and T reg/Th17 unbalance, blunting inflammaging and potentially reducing progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease. Despite current limitations, gut microbiota is emerging as a powerful environmental factor which could be harnessed to interfere with key mechanisms leading to inflammaging in CKD.\n\nID: 42434425\nTitle: Sex-specific signatures of gut microbiota and systemic inflammation in patients with urolithiasis: a cross-sectional study.\nAbstract: Urolithiasis is a globally prevalent disease with a distinct male predominance; however, the pathophysiological heterogeneity within diagnosed cohorts remains underexplored. This study delineates the sex-specific signatures of gut microbiota and systemic inflammation in urolithiasis patients to inform sex-stratified management. This cross-sectional study enrolled 60 urolithiasis patients (40 males, 20 females). Systemic inflammatory cytokines were quantified via peripheral blood assays, and gut microbiota was profiled using 16S rRNA sequencing. Data were integrated to evaluate microbiome-immune-metabolic associations. Baseline demographics and routine biochemical parameters were comparable between sexes. Male patients exhibited significantly elevated peripheral levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-5, IL-17A, IFN-\u03b1, IL-12P70, and IFN-\u03b3 (P < 0.05). Beta-diversity analysis revealed no significant difference in the overall gut microbial community structures between sexes (P\u00a0=\u00a00.484). LEfSe analysis identified a significant enrichment of Akkermansia and Holdemanella in females, whereas Mogibacterium was notably enriched in males. Crucially, Mogibacterium abundance positively correlated with IL-17A and IL-12P70 levels (P < 0.05). Functional potential profiling indicated enhanced predicted capacities for secondary metabolite biosynthesis and lipid metabolism in the female cohort. Our findings highlight significant sex-associated differences in gut microecology and systemic immune profiles within urolithiasis patients. The proinflammatory axis associated with male patients and the enhanced predicted metabolic capacities observed in female patients emphasize the potential value of exploring sex-tailored preventive and therapeutic interventions.\n\nID: 42433981\nTitle: Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia via the gut-lung axis: the Shenling Baizhu San hypothesis.\nAbstract: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common hospital-acquired infection in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is associated with high morbidity and mortality, which are often compounded by patient frailty and disease severity. Despite adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines, mortality rates remain persistently high. Critical illness disrupts intestinal function and alters epithelial cell dynamics, specifically increasing apoptosis and decreasing proliferation, thereby compromising the homeostasis of the epithelial monolayer. This increased intestinal permeability facilitates the translocation of bacteria and microbial products. Furthermore, impaired intestinal immunity exacerbates systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Previous studies indicate that the early onset of severe acquired immunosuppression in ICU patients significantly increases the risk of secondary infections. The gut-lung axis, which involves bidirectional crosstalk between the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems, is closely linked to immune regulation and the progression of lung diseases. We hypothesize that Shenling Baizhu San (SLBZS), a polysaccharide-rich multi-herb formula traditionally used for gastrointestinal disorders, could reduce susceptibility to VAP by reshaping the gut microbiota, enhancing the intestinal mucosal barrier, and modulating the transition from systemic inflammation to critical illness-induced immunoparalysis (CIIP) through microbiota-derived metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Validating this hypothesis would provide a novel, integrative therapeutic strategy for managing high-risk VAP patients.\n\nID: 42400750\nTitle: A Functional Limosilactobacillus reuteri ZY18 Strain: Probiotic Properties and Associated Anti-inflammatory Responses Against ETEC K88 Infection.\nAbstract: Limosilactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) has probiotic advantages such as suppressing pathogenic bacteria, balancing the gut microbiota, regulating immunity, and having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This study explored its potential antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, isolating the bacterium from healthy pig feces. L. reuteri ZY18 was chosen due to its superior acid production, tolerance, and antibacterial characteristics. In vitro, the ZY18 strain had a survival rate of 46.00% in simulated gastric juice and efficiently inhibited enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 (ETEC K88), with an inhibition zone measuring 1.90\u00a0cm. In a mouse model challenged with ETEC K88, it demonstrated anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, as well as improved intestinal mechanical barrier integrity. Notably, the protective effects of ZY18 on the immune barrier were closely associated with the modulation of T helper 17 (Th17) cells and interleukin-17 (IL-17). These findings suggest that ZY18 has high antibacterial and anti-inflammatory capabilities, providing an associative basis that probiotic-based microbial products could be exploited as alternative therapeutic options for ETEC K88-related disorders.\n\nID: 42397777\nTitle: Clinical presentation of chronic abacterial prostatitis shows no association with TAS2R38 taster status.\nAbstract: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome CP/CPPS is a relatively common disease and shows an association with urogenital infections. Tuft cells in general have been identified at various entry points into the body (respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract) and are seen as guardians against invading threats. Urethral tuft cells utilizing canonical taste transduction cascade to detect of microbial products and initiating reflex micturition and neurogenic inflammation as a protective mechanism in response. Impaired chemoreception of the T2R38 taste receptor predisposes individuals to upper respiratory tract infections. Therefore, it is very likely that impaired chemoreception has a comparable effect on bacterial urogenital infections, whereas non-bacterial urogenital infections should remain unaffected. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of TAS2R38 receptor functionality, as measured by a taste test, on the clinical presentation of patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis type III. From 2016 to 2025 a total of 252 patients with diagnosed CP/CPPS received a comprehensive andrological work-up including a taste test for the functionality of the TAS2R38 receptor. Complete semen analysis was performed according to WHO 2021 recommendations including the determination of inflammatory parameters in the ejaculate as well as microbiological examination of first-void urine, post-prostate massage urine and ejaculate. The proportion of tasters was 55.95%, while non-tasters accounted for 44.05%. No significant differences could be found between tasters and non-tasters with CP/CPPS with regard to symptom burden measured using questionnaires, various ejaculate parameters, prostate-specific antigen, and microbiological results. Only seminal elastase and serum CRP levels showed a significant difference, but with higher values in the taster group, which, in view of our initial hypothesis, is more likely a statistical coincidence. The results of our studies show that the taste status of TAS2R38 in patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis type III had no association with symptom severity, the ejaculate parameters examined, or the serum levels of PSA and CRP.\n\nID: 42394832\nTitle: Body mass index and gastrointestinal inflammation: Bio-molecular pathophysiology.\nAbstract: Overweight is recognized as a worldwide healthcare problem. Obesity has increased in recent decades and has been considered a risk factor for many gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Recent scientific evidence has documented the association between being overweight and GI manifestations. Body mass index (BMI) is a simple, globally used anthropometric measure, but its role in GI inflammation remains incompletely elucidated and can be challenging to study. Current knowledge suggests that higher BMI is linked to a chronic low-grade pro-inflammatory state (\"metainflammation\") and several GI-relevant processes. Obesity-related dietary patterns and \"fat quality\" can alter mucosal immune triggering and local inflammatory cell profiles. Increased BMI is often associated with functional GI symptoms, especially gastroesophageal reflux, likely supported by delayed oesophageal clearance, altered motility, and increased intragastric pressure. Furthermore, intestinal barrier dysfunction with dysbiosis can increase permeability and facilitate the translocation of microbial products. Metabolic endotoxemia and inflammatory pathways are triggered, including TLR4/NF-\u03baB and the NLRP3 inflammasome. Accordingly, systemic and intestinal inflammation are developed and maintained. These mechanisms also interact with adipose tissue immune-endocrine dysregulation (increased tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, leptin, and reduced adiponectin) and macrophage cytokine amplification, potentially affecting multiple digestive organs. Although BMI does not record fat distribution or cardiometabolic status, it can still provide clinically useful risk stratification data when interpreted alongside metabolic and functional markers. This mini-review summarizes evidence on BMI and GI inflammatory vulnerability, focusing on biomolecular pathophysiology and the main mechanisms that could explain this association.\n\nID: 42394700\nTitle: Effects of surgery on cancer metastasis: biological mechanisms and perioperative implications.\nAbstract: Cancer metastasis remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and the perioperative period has emerged as a critical window during which metastatic progression may be influenced. While surgical resection remains central to curative cancer treatment, accumulating preclinical, translational, and clinical evidence suggests that surgery-associated tissue injury, inflammation, neuroendocrine stress responses, immune perturbation, and host physiological factors can modulate metastatic dynamics in context-dependent ways. This review integrates experimental and clinical literature to examine the biological mechanisms through which surgery may influence metastatic progression, with emphasis on perioperative inflammatory responses, immune suppression, circulating tumor cells (CTCs), epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), tumor dormancy, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), circulating tumor cell clusters, and emerging interactions involving the gut microbiome and tumor microenvironment. We additionally examine how perioperative physiological status, prehabilitation, and multidisciplinary optimization strategies may influence perioperative resilience and postoperative recovery. We further discuss emerging approaches aimed at mitigating surgery-associated metastatic vulnerability, including perioperative systemic therapies, immunomodulation, neoadjuvant and perioperative immunotherapy, minimally invasive surgical approaches, and tumor microenvironment targeted interventions. A clearer understanding of perioperative biological perturbations may inform the development of integrated perioperative oncology strategies to reduce metastatic risk and improve long-term oncologic outcomes.\n\nID: 42388392\nTitle: Fecal microbiota transplantation: from empirical remedy to precision medicine.\nAbstract: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has evolved from an empirical remedy for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) into a foundational platform for precision microbiome-based therapeutics. This comprehensive review details FMT's journey, analyzing its multifaceted mechanisms of action-including restoration of colonization resistance, metabolic reprogramming via short-chain fatty acids and bile acids, and profound immunomodulation-which extend far beyond simple microbial replacement. We critically evaluate its established, high efficacy in rCDI and its expanding, albeit more variable, applications across a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases (such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and constipation), neurological disorders (including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease), metabolic conditions, autoimmune diseases, and oncology (particularly in modulating response to immune checkpoint inhibitors and treating graft-versus-host disease). The review further discusses the critical challenges of donor-recipient variability, safety, and the lack of standardized protocols that have driven the field's technical evolution. This progression encompasses refined processing methods like washed microbiota transplantation (WMT), diverse delivery routes including oral capsules, and the exploration of non-bacterial components like bacteriophages through fecal filtrate transplantation (FVT). Ultimately, we highlight the field's trajectory toward next-generation, defined live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) and engineered microbial consortia, aiming to transition from the complex \"black box\" of whole stool to safer, more consistent, and rationally designed precision therapies that target the specific dysbiotic networks underlying diverse human diseases.\n\nID: 42387070\nTitle: Global metabolomic profiling of serum biomarkers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.\nAbstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder characterized by metabolic dysregulation. Identifying serum biomarkers can enhance our understanding of its pathophysiology. This study employs an untargeted metabolomic approach to investigate metabolic alterations in PCOS. Serum samples were collected from 71 women with PCOS and 54 healthy controls. Untargeted Metabolomic profiling was performed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to identify metabolites with differential abundance. Pathway analysis was conducted to identify key metabolic disruptions, and correlations between identified metabolites and clinical parameters were assessed. The metabolomics analysis identified 24 upregulated and 17 downregulated metabolites in PCOS compared with controls. These metabolites mainly include glycerophospholipids, fatty acids, sphingolipids, peptides, ceramides, and steroids. Pathway analysis indicated that these metabolites were enriched in pathways including bile acid biosynthesis, glycerolipid metabolism, tryptophan metabolism, the citric acid cycle, and fatty acid metabolism. Increased levels of branched-chain and aromatic amino acids suggested potential links to insulin resistance. Disruptions in bile acid metabolism suggested altered interactions between the gut microbiome and the host. Additionally, metabolites related to oxidative stress and mitochondrial function indicated metabolic dysfunction. Correlation analyses revealed associations between altered metabolites and clinical markers such as insulin resistance and androgen levels. This study reveals distinct serum metabolic alterations in PCOS, emphasizing their association with insulin resistance and inflammation. These findings highlight the potential of metabolomics to identify novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and to develop targeted therapeutic strategies.\n\nID: 42382782\nTitle: Gut microbiota transfer from autoimmune dry eye mice imprints stereotypic B cell receptor repertoires in the lacrimal gland and induces disease.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota and humoral immunity have been suggested as key players in the pathogenesis of Sj\u00f6gren disease (SjD), but their mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we transferred the gut microbiota of SjD-like autoimmune dry eye disease model mice to B6 mice, then characterized the resulting gut microbiome composition, clinical ocular phenotype, and B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire. Notable changes were observed in the gut microbiome of NOD-FMT mice, accompanied by SjD-like clinical features, including elevated corneal fluorescein staining scores, reduced tear production, increased IL-6 mRNA levels, and decreased MUC5AC mRNA levels. Additionally, stereotypic B cell receptor (BCR) clonotypes were shared at significantly higher frequencies in NOD-FMT mice than in controls. The majority of B cell clones encoding these stereotypic clonotypes developed and expanded locally in the lacrimal gland, and some also achieved systemic presence. These results uncover a gut-ocular immune axis in which microbiota transfer induces stereotyped, systemically disseminating BCR clonotypes that contribute to the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune dry eye disease.\n\nID: 42381379\nTitle: Multi-omics analysis of saccharomyces boulardii supplementation reveals coordinated microbiome, metabolic, and immune signaling changes accompanying tumor suppression.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome shapes cancer progression and treatment responses, yet scalable microbiome-targeted interventions remain limited. We screened commercial probiotics for activation of the host aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and identified the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii as a consistent AhR activator. In an immunocompetent syngeneic colorectal cancer model, daily oral gavage of S. boulardii slowed growth of established subcutaneous tumors without detectable tumor colonization. Integrated profiling of the gut microbiome, circulating metabolites, cytokines, and tumor transcriptomes revealed a coordinated systemic response. S. boulardii increased microbial diversity and functionally rebalanced the gut microbiota, enriching taxa with lower genome-encoded biosynthetic autonomy. These changes were accompanied by elevated plasma levels of several indole metabolites, including the AhR agonists 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA) and indole-3-propionic acid (IPA). Targeted LC-MS/MS showed that S. boulardii can produce 5-HIAA under culture conditions, whereas IPA was not detected, suggesting that increased plasma levels of these metabolites may arise through a combination of probiotic activity and broader microbiome-associated processes. Circulating IL-17A and CTLA-4 were reduced, and tumors exhibited downregulation of programs linked to invasion, inflammation, and KRAS signaling. Multi-omics integration showed strong covariation across microbial, metabolic, immune signaling, and tumor compartments, highlighting coordinated cross-compartment responses during S. boulardii-associated tumor suppression.\n\nID: 42381330\nTitle: From Dysbiosis to Diabetes: How Gut Microbiome Interventions Influence Type 2 Diabetes.\nAbstract: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disorder associated with insulin resistance (IR), chronic low-grade inflammation, and dysregulated glucose metabolism. Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota imbalances, or dysbiosis, may play a key role in its development and progression. This review aims to critically evaluate the existing literature on the role of gut microbiome-targeted interventions, specifically prebiotics and probiotics, in the prevention and management of T2D. The review highlights that prebiotics have shown modest benefits in improving insulin sensitivity and lowering fasting blood glucose (FBG), particularly in individuals with early metabolic dysfunction. Probiotic interventions using strains like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium have demonstrated variable outcomes, with some studies reporting improvements in glycaemic control and inflammatory markers. Proposed mechanisms include increased production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), improved gut barrier integrity, and modulation of bile acids. However, findings remain inconsistent because studies differ in design, population characteristics, intervention type, and outcome measures. Taken together, the evidence suggests that microbiome- based therapies show early potential for influencing pathways involved in the development and management of type 2 diabetes, although current effects are modest. Larger and longer-term trials are needed to confirm efficacy, clarify mechanisms, and determine which individuals are most likely to respond to probiotic or prebiotic interventions.\n\nID: 42380346\nTitle: Beyond polarization: a receptor-centered framework for macrophage function and therapy in skin diseases.\nAbstract: Macrophages are key regulators of cutaneous immunity, but the traditional M1/M2 polarization model cannot fully explain their functional diversity across skin diseases. In this narrative review, we use selected skin diseases to discuss a receptor-centered view of macrophage function and to illustrate a modular \"receptor-pathway-effector\" framework. This perspective places macrophage receptors at the upstream sensing level, where microbial products, tissue damage signals, cytokines, immune complexes, stromal cues, and tumor-derived signals are translated into inflammatory, reparative, fibrotic, or immunosuppressive programs. We summarize representative receptor modules, including pattern-recognition receptors, cytokine and chemokine receptors, Fc and complement receptors, scavenger and efferocytosis receptors, and inhibitory checkpoint receptors. Across psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, autoimmune blistering diseases, lupus, systemic sclerosis, sarcoidosis, leprosy, melanoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, diabetic wounds, and radiation-induced skin injury, these modules help explain macrophage involvement in inflammation, remodeling, host defense, impaired repair, and tumor immune escape. We also discuss selected biomarker and therapeutic examples, while distinguishing clinically explored approaches from preclinical or emerging concepts. This receptor-centered perspective may complement existing views of macrophage heterogeneity and provide a clearer way to link receptor signals with disease-related macrophage functions.\n\nID: 42489692\nTitle: Curcumin ameliorates Salmonella-induced enteritis by restraining NF-\u03baB signaling and restoring microbiota-SCFA homeostasis.\nAbstract: Foodborne Salmonella infection triggers excessive inflammation, mucosal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Here, curcumin was evaluated as a dietary bioactive against Salmonella-induced enteritis using in silico target-network analysis, macrophage assays and a mouse infection model. Target-network analysis identified 79 shared targets associated with curcumin and intestinal inflammation. In vitro, macrophages were treated with curcumin at 40 and 80 \u03bcM before stimulation with lipopolysaccharide or Salmonella Enteritidis infection. In vivo, mice were challenged with S. Enteritidis and orally gavaged with curcumin at 100 or 200 mg per kg body weight. Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%. In infected mice, curcumin alleviated clinical deterioration (weight loss and hemolysis), attenuated liver and spleen injury, lowered tissue bacterial burden by nearly 2log10 CFU per 100 mg, and improved intestinal histopathology. Notably, 16S rDNA profiling showed that curcumin reversed Salmonella-driven dysbiosis by improving microbial diversity, limiting Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae expansion, and enriching beneficial taxa including Lactobacillus. These compositional shifts were accompanied by recovery of key short-chain fatty acids by 40%-75% (acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate), indicating restoration of microbiota-linked metabolic homeostasis. Collectively, curcumin mitigates pathogen-associated intestinal inflammation while rebuilding the microbiota-SCFA homeostasis supportive of mucosal barrier function, supporting its development as a food-derived functional ingredient.\n\nID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent.\n\nID: 42487717\nTitle: Shared and condition-associated gut microbiota alterations in older adults with depression and constipation: evidence from the American Gut Project.\nAbstract: Constipation and depression frequently co-occur in older adults, and growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may be a shared feature of both conditions. The microbiota has well-established roles in gastrointestinal motility and gut-brain axis signaling, and compositional alterations have been independently reported in each condition. However, whether older adults with constipation and those with depression share common microbiota characteristics have not been systematically investigated. This study aimed to characterize gut microbiota alterations in older adults with depression or constipation using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing data from the American Gut Project, focusing on microbial features shared by, or specific to, the two conditions. We retrieved fecal 16S rRNA sequencing data from 513 older adults in the publicly available American Gut Project database, including HC (n = 277), DP (n = 78), and CP (n = 158). We compared alpha and beta diversity, taxonomic composition, and genus-level differential abundance among groups, used random forest models to explore features contributing to group discrimination, and performed covariate-adjusted and sensitivity analyses to assess robustness. Alpha diversity was comparable among groups, whereas beta diversity revealed detectable differences in community composition. After adjustment for age, sex, and BMI, Bray-Curtis-based differences remained evident, with the most consistent pairwise difference between CP and HC. At the genus level, CP showed depletion of health-associated butyrate-producing taxa and enrichment of selected mucin- or inflammation-associated taxa, whereas DP was characterized by enrichment of Erysipelatoclostridium and [Ruminococcus]_gnavus_group and depletion of UCG-002 and selected health-associated genera. Random forest analyses further identified key microbial contributors to group discrimination. We identified subtle and partially overlapping genus-level microbiota alterations in older adults with constipation and depression, with constipation showing the most consistent differences from healthy controls. These findings provide exploratory evidence that selected microbiota alterations may be relevant to the clinical overlap between the two conditions, although their functional roles require validation in longitudinal studies integrating metagenomic and metabolomic profiling.\n\nID: 42487714\nTitle: Isolation and characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide from the fermented probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 and its application for attenuating autism-like behaviors.\nAbstract: Lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides (EPS) are natural and safe functional biomolecules whose antioxidant potential is largely dependent on their specific chemical structures. Accumulating evidence suggests that LAB-EPS may exert indirect regulatory effects on oxidative stress-related diseases like autism spectrum disorder via modulating intestinal microecology and relieving oxidative stress in the gut-brain axis. In this study, a novel EPS (EPS-ZZU) was isolated from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 of traditional fermented Suancai. Structural characterization revealed a 2.141 kDa molecular weight, with mannose, glucose and ribose in a 34.40:26.35:12.24 molar ratio, composed of \u03b1-configuration pyranose units. EPS-ZZU exhibited over 90% scavenging rates against the typical free radicals, including hydroxyl radical (\u22c5OH), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH\u2022), superoxide anion (O2 \u2022\u2063-) and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) cation radical (ABTS\u2022+) at a concentration of 5 mg/mL, which was comparable to that of vitamin C (Vc). In a one-month mouse trial, EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota-enriching beneficial taxa (Adlercreutzia, Christensenellaceae) and inhibiting pathogens (Erysipelatoclostridium). Metabolomics confirmed upregulated indole-3-acetate and downregulated cognitive impairment-associated metabolites (asymmetric dimethylarginine, homogentisic acid). These findings highlight EPS-ZZU's therapeutic potential for autism and provide a new idea for developing more bioactive bacterial EPS antioxidants.\n\nID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. In the mouse and cell models, MS treatment significantly reduced apoptosis rate of intestinal epithelial cells, upregulated Bcl-2 and XIAP, and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expressions. KEGG enrichment analysis suggested a possible association of MAPK pathway with the therapeutic effect of MS, which was confirmed by lowered phosphorylation levels of p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38 in both the MS-treated mouse and cell models. MS alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by reducing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis and improving intestinal barrier damage possibly by inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway. \u76ee\u7684: \u63a2\u8ba8\u4e01\u9999\u9178\u7532\u916f\uff08MS\uff09\u5bf9\u8461\u805a\u7cd6\u786b\u9178\u94a0\uff08DSS\uff09\u8bf1\u5bfc\u5c0f\u9f20\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\u7684\u4fdd\u62a4\u4f5c\u7528\u53ca\u673a\u5236\u3002\u65b9\u6cd5: \u5c0624\u53eaC57BL/6\u5c0f\u9f20\u968f\u673a\u5206\u4e3a\u5bf9\u7167\u7ec4\uff08Con\u7ec4\uff09\u3001\u9020\u6a21\u7ec4\uff08DSS\u7ec4\uff09\u3001\u836f\u7269\u5904\u7406\u7ec4\uff08MS\u7ec4\uff0c100 mg/kg\uff09\uff0c8\u53ea/\u7ec4\u3002\u901a\u8fc7\u68c0\u6d4b\u5c0f\u9f20\u4f53\u8d28\u91cf\u3001\u75be\u75c5\u6d3b\u52a8\u5ea6\uff08DAI\uff09\u8bc4\u5206\u3001\u7ed3\u80a0\u957f\u5ea6\u3001HE\u4e0eAB-PAS\u67d3\u8272\u53ca\u7ec4\u7ec7\u5b66\u8bc4\u5206\uff0c\u8bc4\u4f30MS\u5bf9\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\u7684\u6cbb\u7597\u6548\u679c\u3002\u91c7\u7528ELISA\u548cRT-qPCR\u68c0\u6d4b\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\u75c7\u56e0\u5b50IL-6\u3001TNF-\u03b1\u548cIL-10\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\uff0c\u514d\u75ab\u7ec4\u5316\u68c0\u6d4b\u9ad3\u8fc7\u6c27\u5316\u7269\u9176\uff08MPO\uff09\u5728\u7ed3\u80a0\u7ec4\u7ec7\u4e2d\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\uff0c\u514d\u75ab\u8367\u5149\u548cWestern blotting\u68c0\u6d4b\u7d27\u5bc6\u8fde\u63a5\u86cb\u767dZO-1\u3001Claudin-1\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\u4e0e\u5206\u5e03\uff0cTUNEL\u67d3\u8272\u68c0\u6d4b\u7ed3\u80a0\u51cb\u4ea1\u7ec6\u80de\u3002\u4f53\u5916\u91c7\u75281% DSS\u8bf1\u5bfcNCM460\u7ec6\u80de\u6784\u5efa\u51cb\u4ea1\u6a21\u578b\uff0c\u7ed9\u4e88MS\uff0850 \u03bcmol/L\uff09\u5e72\u9884\u540e\uff0c\u901a\u8fc7\u6d41\u5f0f\u7ec6\u80de\u672f\u68c0\u6d4b\u7ec6\u80de\u51cb\u4ea1\u3002\u91c7\u7528\u7f51\u7edc\u836f\u7406\u5b66\u9884\u6d4b\u548cWestern blotting\u68c0\u6d4b\u5206\u6790MS\u7684\u4f5c\u7528\u673a\u5236\u3002\u7ed3\u679c: MS\u5904\u7406\u6539\u5584\u4e86DSS\u5f15\u8d77\u7684\u5c0f\u9f20\u4f53\u8d28\u91cf\u4e0b\u964d\u3001\u7ed3\u80a0\u7f29\u77ed\u3001DAI\u8bc4\u5206\u548c\u7ec4\u7ec7\u5b66\u8bc4\u5206\u5347\u9ad8\uff0c\u51cf\u8f7b\u80a0\u7ed2\u6bdb\u7ed3\u6784\u635f\u4f24\uff0c\u589e\u52a0\u676f\u72b6\u7ec6\u80de\u6570\u91cf\uff08P<0.05\uff09\u3002\u540c\u65f6MS\u53ef\u4e0b\u8c03\u5c0f\u9f20\u80a0\u9ecf\u819c\u7ec4\u7ec7\u4e2dIL-6\u3001TNF-\u03b1\u548cMPO\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\uff0c\u5e76\u4e0a\u8c03IL-10\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\uff08P<0.05\uff09\u3002\u514d\u75ab\u8367\u5149\u4e0eWestern blotting\u8868\u660eMS\u53ef\u6062\u590d\u7d27\u5bc6\u8fde\u63a5\u86cb\u767dZO-1\u3001Claudin-1\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\u4e0e\u5206\u5e03\u3002TUNEL\u3001\u6d41\u5f0f\u7ec6\u80de\u672f\u53caWestern blotting\u7ed3\u679c\u4e00\u81f4\u8868\u660e\uff0cMS\u5728\u4f53\u5185\u5916\u5747\u80fd\u663e\u8457\u964d\u4f4e\u80a0\u4e0a\u76ae\u7ec6\u80de\u7684\u51cb\u4ea1\u6bd4\u4f8b\uff0c\u4e0a\u8c03\u6297\u51cb\u4ea1\u86cb\u767dBcl-2\u548cXIAP\uff0c\u4e0b\u8c03\u4fc3\u51cb\u4ea1\u86cb\u767dC-Caspase3\uff08P<0.05\uff09\u3002KEGG\u5bcc\u96c6\u5206\u6790\u63d0\u793aMAPK\u901a\u8def\u53ef\u80fd\u4e0eMS\u7597\u6548\u76f8\u5173\u3002Western blotting\u8fdb\u4e00\u6b65\u8bc1\u5b9eMS\u80fd\u6291\u5236\u4f53\u5185\u5916\u6a21\u578b\u4e2dp-JNK\u3001p-ERK\u3001p-p38\u7684\u78f7\u9178\u5316\u6c34\u5e73\uff08P<0.05\uff09\u3002\u7ed3\u8bba: MS\u901a\u8fc7\u51cf\u5c11\u80a0\u4e0a\u76ae\u7ec6\u80de\u51cb\u4ea1\u548c\u6539\u5584\u80a0\u5c4f\u969c\u635f\u4f24\u6765\u7f13\u89e3DSS\u8bf1\u5bfc\u7684\u5c0f\u9f20\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\uff0c\u5176\u673a\u5236\u53ef\u80fd\u4e0e\u6291\u5236MAPK\u4fe1\u53f7\u901a\u8def\u7684\u8868\u8fbe\u6709\u5173\u3002.\n\nID: 42486818\nTitle: [Isovanillic acid alleviates dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by improving mitochondrial function via activating the PPAR\u03b3 pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of isovanillic acid (IVA) against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice and its underlying mechanism. Forty-eight male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 6 groups (n=8), including a control group and 5 DSS model groups with daily gavage of saline containing 0.1% DMSO, low-, medium- or high-dose IVA (50, 100, and 150 mg/kg, respectively), or 5-ASA (100 mg/kg) for 10 days. Body weight and disease activity index (DAI) of the mice were monitored, and colon length and pathologies were assessed after the treatments. Immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting, TUNEL staining, and JC-1 staining were used to evaluate the effects of IVA on barrier function, apoptosis, and mitochondrial function in the mouse models and DSS-induced NCM460 cells. Network pharmacology was employed to predict potential signaling pathways. The DSS-treated mice showed significantly decreased body weight, increased DAI score, shortened colon length, elevated colonic IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 expressions, and severe mucosal damage. IVA, especially at the medium and high doses, obviously improved these changes. Treatment with medium-dose IVA-M significantly increased colonic expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-1, decreased intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis rate and expressions of Bax and cleaved caspase-3, and increased Bcl-2 expression, TOMM20-positive cell counts, and activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I and IV. In NCM460 cells, IVA treatment obviously reversed DSS-induced mitochondrial impairment, reduced epithelial cell apoptosis, and enhanced expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-1. Network pharmacology analysis suggested that IVA potentially targeted the PPAR\u03b3 pathway, which was confirmed by increased PPAR\u03b3 protein expression in IVA-treated mice and NCM460 cells. Treatment with the PPAR\u03b3 antagonist GW9662 significantly attenuated the protective effect of IVA in DSS-induced NCM460 cells. IVA alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by protecting mitochondrial function via activating the PPAR\u03b3 pathway and suppressing inflammation and apoptosis. \u76ee\u7684: \u63a2\u8ba8\u5f02\u9999\u8349\u9178\uff08IVA\uff09\u5bf9\u8461\u805a\u7cd6\u786b\u9178\u94a0\uff08DSS\uff09\u8bf1\u5bfc\u7684\u5c0f\u9f20\u6e83\u75a1\u6027\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\uff08UC\uff09\u7684\u4fdd\u62a4\u4f5c\u7528\u53ca\u5176\u6f5c\u5728\u673a\u5236\u3002\u65b9\u6cd5: \u5c0648\u53eaC57BL/6\u96c4\u6027\u5c0f\u9f20\u968f\u673a\u5206\u4e3a6\u7ec4\uff08n=8\uff09:\u5bf9\u7167\u7ec4\uff08Con\uff09\u3001DSS\u6a21\u578b\u7ec4\uff08DSS\uff09\u3001IVA\u4f4e\u5242\u91cf\u7ec4\uff08IVA-L\uff0c50 mg/kg\uff09\u3001IVA\u4e2d\u5242\u91cf\u7ec4\uff08IVA-M\uff0c100 mg/kg\uff09\u3001IVA\u9ad8\u5242\u91cf\u7ec4\uff08IVA-H\uff0c150 mg/kg\uff09\u53ca\u9633\u6027\u5bf9\u7167\u7ec4\uff085-ASA\uff0c100 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IVA\u901a\u8fc7\u6fc0\u6d3bPPAR\u03b3\u901a\u8def\uff0c\u6539\u5584\u7ebf\u7c92\u4f53\u529f\u80fd\uff0c\u6291\u5236\u708e\u75c7\u4e0e\u7ec6\u80de\u51cb\u4ea1\uff0c\u4ece\u800c\u7f13\u89e3DSS\u8bf1\u5bfc\u7684\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\uff0c\u5177\u6709\u6210\u4e3aUC\u6cbb\u7597\u5019\u9009\u836f\u7269\u7684\u6f5c\u529b\u3002.\n\nID: 42486576\nTitle: Challenges and future directions in head and neck microbiome research.\nAbstract: The microbial imbalance in head and neck cancer (HNC) is a promising area of research for developing targeted therapies. Maintenance of microbial diversity and balance through prebiotics, probiotics and faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) holds a potential approach in reestablishing the gut health. Preclinical studies and early clinical trials have shown positive results in restoring the favourable microbial environment, thereby minimizing the inflammation and maximizing the positive immune response. However, the link between microbial flora associated with oral dysbiosis, the associated biomarkers and HNC tumorigenesis needs to be further explored. Future research focusses on developing standardised strategies for maintaining the microbial environment, to serve as an adjunct to the standard treatment protocols for HNC. Biomarkers predicting immune response, synthetic genetically engineered beneficial bacteria, integration of metagenomics, metabolomics and meta transcriptomics for intra-tumoral microbial evaluation are the focus areas of emerging research.\n\nID: 42482784\nTitle: Potential protective effects of Phyllanthus emblica L. extract on high-salt diet-induced hypertension: a combined analysis of gut microbiota and metabolomics.\nAbstract: High-salt diet (HSD)-induced hypertension is a common form of hypertension and is closely associated with inflammation, target-organ injury, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Natural products have shown potential in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, and regulation of the gut microbiota and its metabolites may represent an important therapeutic mechanism. Phyllanthus emblica L. (PE) is a medicinal plant with reported cardiovascular-protective and antihypertensive effects. In this study, a salt-sensitive rat model was used to systematically evaluate the effects of PE extract on blood pressure (BP), inflammatory responses, renal and vascular pathological changes, intestinal barrier function, gut microbiota composition, and metabolite profiles. The potential mechanisms of PE were further explored with a focus on the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. PE intervention significantly alleviated the HSD-induced increase in BP, reduced the expression of the pro-inflammatory factors TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2, and improved renal and vascular tissue injury. PE also regulated the intestinal tight junction proteins Claudin-2 and ZO-1, suggesting an improvement in intestinal barrier function. Notably, high-dose PE extract restored HSD-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, particularly by increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus. Metabolomic analysis showed that high-dose PE extract improved HSD-induced alterations in the intestinal metabolite profile, with eight bile acid metabolites being significantly reversed. Correlation analysis further suggested that the protective effects of PE may be associated with regulation of gut microbiota and their metabolites, especially through the bile acid pathway. These findings suggest that PE extract may exert protective effects against HSD-induced hypertension by modulating the gut microbiota-metabolite axis, improving intestinal barrier function, reducing inflammation, and alleviating renal and vascular injury. This study provides preliminary experimental evidence for the potential application of PE in the prevention and treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension.\n\nID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses.\n\nID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity.\n\nID: 42478691\nTitle: Microalgal Unsaponifiable Matter Ameliorates Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction Through Intestinal Barrier Restoration and Gut Microbiota Modulation.\nAbstract: Estrogen deficiency contributes to intestinal barrier dysfunction, inflammation, and metabolic disturbances during the postmenopausal period. This study investigated the protective potential of microalgal unsaponifiable matter (MU) derived from Chlorella sp. against epithelial disruption and metabolic impairments associated with estrogen deficiency. MU was evaluated in tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1-challenged Caco-2 cells and ovariectomized mice. In vitro, MU (5-20\u00a0\u00b5g/mL) preserved cell viability, restored transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and maintained tight junction proteins while suppressing nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells-related cytokine expression. In vivo, MU improved feed efficiency, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hepatic enzyme markers and reduced systemic and adipose tissue inflammation. MU also enhanced intestinal barrier integrity, increased mucin 2 expression, and partially normalized gut microbiota composition, including improvements in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. These compositional changes were associated with improvements in metabolic and inflammatory parameters, though causal relationships between specific microbial taxa and functional outcomes remain to be established. Collectively, these findings suggest that MU supports intestinal barrier protection, attenuates inflammation, and is associated with improved metabolic outcomes under estrogen-deficient conditions.\n\nID: 42478557\nTitle: Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor-\u03b2 improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model.\nAbstract: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the first-line treatment for pediatric Crohn's disease, but its mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Our aim was to identify the mechanisms that could explain the anti-inflammatory effects of EEN, studying the nutritional composition and transforming growth factor-\u03b2 (TGF-\u03b2) effects, in a mouse model of colitis. Mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. After DSS treatment, we compared two enteral nutrition formulas, and we evaluated the effect of TGF-\u03b2 itself on clinical and microscopic inflammation, and intestinal permeability, by TGF-\u03b2-supplementation, -inhibition, or -deletion. Colonic crypts from DSS and EEN mice were cultured and their cellular properties were analyzed. Both EEN formulas improved weight recovery and disease activity index. In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality. These functional improvements were not found in the absence of TGF-\u03b2 in the formulas. Finally, organoids from colonic crypts treated with Modulen IBD\u00ae containing TGF-\u03b2 showed enhanced survival and re-epithelialization capacity. Both EEN formulas have anti-inflammatory properties based on their nutritional composition. However, TGF-\u03b2 plays a significant role in intestinal functional restitution.\n\nID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects.\n\nID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC.\n\nID: 42476655\nTitle: Modulating the gut microbiota: a multi-target mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine for type 2 diabetes management.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is fundamentally linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis, a condition that triggers a cascade of pathophysiological changes including aberrant host-microbe co-metabolism, compromised intestinal barrier integrity, and chronic low-grade inflammation, which collectively drive insulin resistance. While conventional therapies have limitations, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) presents a promising therapeutic strategy. This review comprehensively elucidates the pathophysiological link between gut dysbiosis and T2DM. It then systematically summarizes the multi-target mechanisms by which TCM exerts its therapeutic effects, including: remodeling the gut microbial ecosystem; reprogramming host-microbe co-metabolism of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), bile acids (BAs), and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs); reinforcing the intestinal barrier to mitigate metabolic endotoxemia; and modulating key signaling pathways involved in inflammation and immunity, etc. Key clinical evidence is also summarized. Furthermore, the review critically evaluates the preclinical and clinical evidence supporting these mechanisms, highlighting both therapeutic potential and current challenges, such as the need for standardization. Finally, current limitations and future prospects are considered, proposing a path forward for integrating microbiota-targeted TCM therapies into the modern, evidence-based management of T2DM.\n\nID: 42476444\nTitle: Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.\nAbstract: Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can induce transient cognitive, neurological, and somatic symptoms that may persist over time. OP poisoning mostly occurs from pesticides used in developing countries; however, several OP nerve agent (NA) events have been reported in the last decade. OP toxicity is based on cholinesterase inhibition, which leads to varying degrees of neurotoxicity. According to clinical reports, asymptomatic victims of OP exposure may experience long-term neurological sequelae. Given the continuous communication between the nervous and enteric systems, evaluating the neurotoxic effects of OP exposure on the gut-brain axis is important. A male Swiss mouse model was employed to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of acute exposure to a sublethal dose of VX at 0.5 LD50. The investigation focused on alterations in the inflammatory system and the endocrine system, with particular attention to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Additionally, the study encompassed an evaluation of the intestinal barrier structural and functional integrity and gut microbiota composition. A longitudinal behavioral study was also conducted to assess cognitive and emotional functions. Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts. Our data also indicate long-term neurological deficits as well as long-term neuroendocrine and metabolic effects suggesting a systemic homeostatic disorder. These findings highlight the necessity for comprehensive care for individuals exposed to NA and underscore the importance of identifying biomarkers for low-dose to sublethal exposure to facilitate early diagnosis and the development of effective treatments.\n\nID: 42475766\nTitle: Fructooligosaccharides ameliorate hepatic and renal lipid accumulation and intestinal barrier dysfunctions in a pre-diabetic rat model.\nAbstract: Consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) diet is a factor associated with several diseases including obesity and its associated complications, especially liver and kidney dysfunction via promoting derangement of lipid metabolism. It has been reported that fructooligosaccharides (FOS) improve insulin sensitivity and ectopic lipid accumulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of FOS on insulin resistance, liver and renal lipid accumulation, inflammasome formation, oxidative stress and intestinal barrier integrity in an obese rat model. Male Wistar rats were fed a normal (ND) or HFD for 16\u00a0weeks. The rats given a HFD were then given FOS at 1 or 2\u00a0g/day and metformin at 30\u00a0mg/kg/day daily for 8\u00a0weeks by oral gavage. The results demonstrated that FOS and metformin improved insulin resistance. FOS showed greater efficacy than metformin in attenuating intestinal barrier leakage. FOS and metformin decreased liver lipid synthesis as evidenced by the downregulation of SREBP1c, FAS and perilipin2. Renal lipid accumulation was restored concomitant with the reduction in renal lipid content and lipotoxicity. Liver and renal inflammation and organ injury were restored to within normal limits. However, FOS had no effect on the antioxidant enzymes via KEAP1/NRF2. Metformin attenuated renal oxidative stress via the suppression of PKC\u03b1 and the FOXO1 signaling pathway. These suggest that FOS and metformin have the potential to improve gut health and prevent liver and renal complications and could be used as a useful supplement in the obese condition.\n\nID: 42474008\nTitle: Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular health and gut microbiota, established by the gut-heart axis, is a major contributor to the development or prevention of atherosclerosis. Chronic immune-inflammatory and fibro-proliferative atherosclerosis remains a significant global cause of morbidity and death. Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation. Data were collected using keywords like 'marine', 'atherosclerosis', 'gut dysbiosis', 'short-chain fatty acids', and 'gut-heart axis' from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Relevant studies were analysed to evaluate mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis, metabolite modulation, and prevention of atherosclerosis. Marine-derived bioactive compounds include peptides, carotenoids (Fucoxanthin), polysaccharides (Fucoidan, Alginate), and sterols (Fucosterol), which have anti-inflammatory, lipidlowering, and microbiome-balancing properties, making them promising therapeutic options. These bioactive compounds prevent the progression of atherosclerosis by lowering TMAO levels, increasing SCFA synthesis, improving lipid metabolism, and regulating genes associated with cholesterol metabolism. The gut-heart axis is a critical contributor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Marine natural products have therapeutic potential in the management of atherosclerosis since they act as modulators of gut microbiota and cardiovascular health. Marine-derived natural products offer a novel therapeutic strategy for prevention and management of atherosclerosis by targeting the gut-heart axis.\n\nID: 42472360\nTitle: Tormentil Rhizome Ethanolic Extract and Its Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites: Modulation of Tight Junction Integrity and Anti-Inflammatory Potential in Caco-2 Cells.\nAbstract: Disruption of intestinal barrier integrity contributes to inflammation, infection, and chronic disease. Tormentil rhizome ethanolic extract (TR-EtOH), traditionally used in functional alcoholic beverages, is rich in polyphenols that undergo extensive gut microbiota metabolism. This study evaluated the phytochemical composition, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and barrier-protective effects of TR-EtOH and its gut-derived metabolites (TREMs). Microbiota metabolism markedly reduced phenolic content and antioxidant activity, consistent with the degradation of polymeric tannins. Biological activity was investigated in a Clostridioides difficile toxin-induced Caco-2 model using TEER, qPCR, Western blot, and cytokine secretion assays. TR-EtOH preserved epithelial integrity and reduced inflammatory responses, whereas TREMs showed donor-dependent effects on barrier stabilization and cytokine modulation. These findings indicate that native tormentil polyphenols and microbiota-derived metabolites may protect the intestinal barrier through complementary mechanisms, supporting their potential use in functional food and beverage development.\n\nID: 42484861\nTitle: Evaluation of gossypetin's effects on gut microbiota profile and TLR4, Myd88, NFKB, and NLRP3 signaling pathways in rats.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining host homeostasis by regulating metabolic processes and immune responses. Disruptions in microbial composition are closely associated with inflammatory diseases and are often linked to the activation of key signaling pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation primary response 88/nuclear factor kappa TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB and NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. Natural bioactive compounds, particularly flavonoids, have gained attention due to their potential to modulate both gut microbiota and inflammation-related pathways. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of gossypetin on gut microbiota composition and its regulatory role on TLR4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, and NLRP3 signaling pathways in a rat model. Adult female Wistar albino rats were divided into control and gossypetin-treated groups (50\u00a0mg/kg, oral gavage/56\u00a0days dose). Gut microbiota was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and protein expression levels were assessed using Western blot. Histopathological, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescence analyses were also in liver, intestinal, and spleen tissue performed. Gossypetin administration reduced microbial diversity and altered microbiota composition, with increases in Mediterraneibacter spp., Blautia spp., and Lactobacillus spp. Western blot results showed significant decreases in NLRP3 (p\u2009\u2264\u20090.01) and NF-\u03baB (p\u2009\u2264\u20090.05) levels, while TLR4 and MyD88 remained unchanged. Histological analyses revealed mild tissue alterations and increased oxidative stress markers. These results suggest that gossypetin modulates microbiota composition and exerts selective anti-inflammatory effects, highlighting its potential in microbiota-associated inflammatory regulation.\n\nID: 42482072\nTitle: Oral delivery of anti-mCD80 nanobody-engineered probiotic bacterial nanovesicles for macrophage-targeted Il17ra silencing in colitis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease remains challenging to treat because effective intervention requires localized suppression of mucosal inflammation together with restoration of tissue homeostasis. Here, a hierarchically engineered oral nanotherapeutic is developed based on Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG-derived bacterial nanovesicles (BNVs) for inflammatory macrophage-targeted gene silencing in colitis. The vesicles are genetically engineered to display an anti-mCD80 nanobody, loaded with siIl17ra, and further encapsulated within calcium alginate microcapsules to improve gastrointestinal protection and enable gastrointestinal protection and intestinal-fluid-associated release in the lower gut. The resulting system preserves nanoscale vesicular morphology, exhibits favorable cytocompatibility, and shows enhanced uptake by inflammatory macrophages after nanobody decoration. Following internalization, siIl17ra/CD80-BNVs effectively suppress Il17ra expression and reprogram macrophages toward a pro-repair phenotype. Microcapsule incorporation further improves siRNA retention, restrains premature release under acidic conditions, and promotes sustained release under intestinally relevant pH conditions. After oral administration, MC-siIl17ra/CD80-BNVs display enhanced colorectal retention and markedly alleviate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis, as evidenced by reduced disease activity, attenuated histopathological injury, enhanced epithelial regeneration, decreased inflammatory mediator expression, and reduced NF-\u03baB/caspase-associated marker changes. This work establishes a microbiota-inspired oral nanomedicine platform for localized immunomodulation and mucosal repair in colitis.\n\nID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver.\n\nID: 42480123\nTitle: Gut microbiota derived Bifidobacterium pseudolongum alleviates endometritis caused by dysbiosis and Escherichia coli infection.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a prevalent uterine inflammatory disease that significantly compromises fertility; however, the host-microbial mechanisms governing disease susceptibility remain poorly defined. Although the gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a central regulator of systemic and extraintestinal immunity, its role in uterine inflammation has received little attention. Here, we investigated whether gut microbiota dysbiosis modulates susceptibility to endometritis and sought to identify the microbial mediators underlying this relationship. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis markedly exacerbated uterine inflammation and tissue injury in mice, whereas fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) re-established microbial homeostasis and substantially ameliorated uterine pathology. 16S rRNA sequencing identified Bifidobacterium pseudolongum as a commensal species depleted during dysbiosis and restored following FMT. Monocolonization with B. pseudolongum conferred protection against dysbiosis-associated uterine inflammation, evidenced by diminished IL-1\u03b2, TNF-\u03b1and IL-10 production, reduced HMGB1 and HABP2 levels, restored epithelial tight junction protein expression-including ZO-1, Claudin-3, and Occludin, and attenuated neutrophil and macrophage infiltration. Beyond the dysbiosis model, B. pseudolongum demonstrated both prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy in murine models of Escherichia coli- and LPS-induced endometritis, suppressing inflammatory responses, limiting tissue damage, preserving epithelial barrier integrity, and reducing immune cell infiltration. In vitro assays showed that culture supernatants of B. pseudolongum inhibited E. coli growth under cell-free conditions, indicating a potential antimicrobial activity in vitro. Taken together, these findings support a gut-uterus immunological axis in which B. pseudolongum attenuates infection-driven uterine inflammation through the coordinated modulation of immune responses, epithelial barrier maintenance, and antimicrobial defense. Our study positions B. pseudolongum as a compelling microbiota-based candidate for the prevention and treatment of endometritis.\n\nID: 42480023\nTitle: A Genomically Safe Lactobacillus johnsonii Lacking Mobile Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Suppresses Escherichia coli and Modulates Gut Microbiota and Diarrhea Incidence in Suckling Piglets.\nAbstract: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) causes significant mortality and economic losses in piglet production. This study aimed to identify a safe, effective probiotic for E. coli control under practical conditions. Using a green fluorescent protein-tagged ETEC screening platform, we identified three Lactobacillus johnsonii (LJ) strains with potent antimicrobial activity. LJ FBU1718 demonstrated superior efficacy against multidrug-resistant ETEC, high gastrointestinal tolerance, and strong mucin adhesion. In IPEC-J2 cells, LJ FBU1718 reduced ETEC-induced inflammation, preserved epithelial integrity, and decreased cytotoxicity. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed its safety, showing an absence of mobile antimicrobial resistance elements. In suckling piglets, LJ FBU1718 supplementation improved growth and survival while enhancing fecal consistency. These benefits were underpinned by gut microbiota modulation, where Lactobacillus enrichment and E. coli reduction correlated with a significant decrease in diarrheal incidence. These findings establish LJ FBU1718 as a safe, practical probiotic candidate to enhance productivity in swine production.\n\nID: 42476998\nTitle: Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 mitigates the cytotoxicity induced by methylglyoxal by activating the AMPK-autophagy signaling axis.\nAbstract: Methylglyoxal (MGO), a reactive dicarbonyl formed during the food processing, induces oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. However, there are little effective methods to reduce MGO-induced cytotoxicity. Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge. Mechanistically, L. fermentum 2-14 attenuated MGO-induced ROS accumulation, apoptosis and inflammatory responses, and promoted autophagy, as indicated by increased LC3 puncta and autolysosome formation using an RFP-GFP-LC3 reporter. Using integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics, we further suggested that L. fermentum 2-14 activates the AMPK pathway by increasing the level of pyruvate in Caco-2 cells. Supplementing with pyruvate partially mimicked the protective effect in an AMPK- and autophagy-dependent manner. Collectively, our findings indicate that L. fermentum 2-14 mitigates MGO cytotoxicity via a pyruvate-AMPK-autophagy axis, supporting the development of probiotic-based strategies to counter food-derived dicarbonyl stress.\n\nID: 42473684\nTitle: Hydroxyurea and Gut Microbiome Interactions in Sickle Cell Disease: Toward Adjunctive Microbiome-based Therapy.\nAbstract: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder marked by hemoglobin S polymerization, resulting in chronic hemolysis, vaso-occlusion, systemic inflammation, and progressive multiorgan damage. Despite major therapeutic advances, SCD remains a complex inflammatory condition with significant morbidity. Hydroxyurea is the cornerstone of treatment, primarily by inducing fetal hemoglobin and reducing vaso-occlusive crises and hemolysis. It also exerts anti-inflammatory effects by decreasing leukocyte activation and endothelial adhesion. However, hydroxyurea does not fully reverse microvascular injury, persistent immune activation, or organ dysfunction, particularly renal and endothelial damage. This review aims to synthesize current evidence on the interactions between hydroxyurea and the gut microbiome in SCD and to evaluate the potential role of microbiome-directed therapies as adjunctive strategies to control inflammation and organ damage. Recent evidence highlights the gut microbiome as a critical regulator of immune homeostasis and inflammation in SCD. Dysbiosis, marked by reduced microbial diversity and diminished short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production, drives cytokine activation, endothelial dysfunction, and pain sensitization. Emerging studies suggest that hydroxyurea may partially restore microbial balance, yet residual dysbiosis persists. Microbiome-directed therapies, including probiotics and microbial metabolites, show promise for reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines, strengthening gut barrier integrity, and modulating immune responses. Probiotic strains such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, together with SCFA-mediated pathways, may enhance anti-inflammatory effects and address therapeutic gaps left by hydroxyurea. A combined strategy targeting both hematologic and microbiome pathways may offer superior control of inflammation and organ damage. Integrating microbiome-based interventions with conventional therapy represents a promising, patient-centered approach to improving long-term outcomes and quality of life in SCD.\n\nID: 42471109\nTitle: Modulation of the gut microbiota by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei reduces adipogenesis and metabolic dysregulation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.\nAbstract: The rising interest in microbiota-based therapies has positioned probiotics as promising candidates for managing obesity. This study evaluated the effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei in a murine model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. Oral administration of L. paracasei significantly reduced body weight gain and adiposity without altering food intake, indicating improved energy efficiency. Probiotic supplementation enhanced insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, as shown by lower fasting glucose, insulin levels, and HOMA-IR. At the molecular level, L. paracasei downregulated adipogenic genes (Srebf1, Pparg, Cebpa, Fabp4) and upregulated Ucp-1, suggesting increased browning of white adipose tissue. Inflammatory markers (Tnf-\u03b1, Il-6, Mcp-1) and JNK pathway activation were decreased, while insulin signaling and lipid metabolism improved via increased Glut4 and Ppar\u03b1, and modulation of adipokines. In the liver, the probiotic attenuated steatosis, reduced oxidative stress, and modulated genes related to lipid metabolism. Gut barrier integrity was improved, as indicated by higher expression of tight junction proteins, lower LPS levels, and reduced Tlr4 expression. L. paracasei also reshaped the gut microbiota, decreasing the Bacillota/Bacteroidota ratio and increasing beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia muciniphila and Lactobacillus, while reducing Clostridium spp. Additionally, it normalized obesity-associated miRNAs involved in adipogenesis and inflammation. Finally, the probiotic improved endothelial function and reduced vascular oxidative stress. These results support L. paracasei as a promising probiotic for obesity management, acting through metabolic, inflammatory, and microbiota-mediated mechanisms.\n\nID: 42470953\nTitle: Lonicera trichosantha alleviates LPS-induced endometritis in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Endometritis is an inflammatory disorder of the endometrial lining. Conventional antibiotic therapy often fails to control the accompanying disruptive inflammation. The 95 % ethanol-eluted fraction of Lonicera trichosantha (95 %-LT), exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity in vitro. Nevertheless, its efficacy in vivo and the mechanisms underlying its potential therapeutic effect on endometritis are largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the protective effects of 95 %-LT against endometritis and to define its mechanism of action, specifically through the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. The chemical profile of the 95 %-LT fraction was characterized using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The therapeutic effects of 95 %-LT were systematically investigated using in vitro cellular inflammation models, a murine endometritis model, 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, pseudo-germ-free (PGF) models, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and in vivo supplementation with key bacterial strains and metabolites. Three primary chemical constituents were identified in the 95 %-LT. Dose-dependent mitigation of endometrial pathological injury was achieved following intervention with 95 %-LT. Gut flora reconstruction induced by 95 %-LT was validated through 16S rRNA gene sequencing, among which the commensal beneficial bacterium Lactobacillus murinus exhibited the most remarkable enrichment. Concurrently, untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite. FMT and PGF model experiments confirmed that the gut microbiota is indispensable for this therapeutic effect. Finally, in vivo supplementation verified that both L. murinus and KYNA function as key mediators underlying the efficacy of 95 %-LT. Our results demonstrate that 95 %-LT alleviates endometritis by orchestrating a gut microbiota-dependent mechanism, specifically through the \"L. murinus-KYNA axis\". This study provides a mechanistic foundation for exploiting Tibetan medicine-derived compounds in endometritis therapy.\n\nID: 42470108\nTitle: Lactobacillus johnsonii mediates the protective effects of pristimerin against ulcerative colitis and concomitant liver injury through remodeling hepatic lipid metabolism via LXR\u03b1-SCD1 axis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a systemic disease that can involve multiple organs, and hepatobiliary diseases in UC patients are frequently observed. However, the pathogenesis of UC and its associated hepatobiliary complications remains elusive, and limited therapeutic options are available. This study revealed that disrupted hepatic lipid metabolism plays a pivotal role in driving the progression of UC and its extraintestinal hepatobiliary manifestations. Mechanistically, colitis-elevated circulating endogenous corticosterone (CORT) mediates the downregulation of hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 signaling, resulting in diminished monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), reduced unsaturated lysophospholipids, and the accumulation of alkyl lysophospholipids, ceramide and hexosylceramide. These alterations contribute to liver lipotoxicity and, in turn, exacerbate colitis. A similar lipid profile is observed in UC patients. Importantly, pristimerin, a natural compound structurally similar to the star molecule celastrol, has been demonstrated to alleviate UC and concomitant liver injury by remodeling hepatic lipid metabolism in a microbiota-dependent manner. The gut commensal Lactobacillus johnsonii mediates the effects of PSM by activating hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 signaling and increasing the potential anti-inflammation lipid species LPC20:2 and LPC20:3. This investigation suggests a novel therapeutic strategy for UC and associated liver injury based on the L. johnsonii-hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 axis. This study also opens new avenues for mechanistic exploration of systemic diseases and therapeutic strategies of multi-organ comorbidity.\n\nID: 42465087\nTitle: Identification of key vaginal microbial signatures and immune remodeling associated with HR-HPV clearance following Kushen Gel treatment: a longitudinal analysis.\nAbstract: Persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection drives cervical carcinogenesis, often exacerbated by vaginal dysbiosis and localized immune dysfunction. Kushen Gel shows clinical promise, yet its impact on microbial-immune crosstalk during HR-HPV clearance remains unclear. This study elucidates the microbial remodeling and immune shifts associated with Kushen Gel-mediated HR-HPV regression. A retrospective analysis of 230 vaginal swabs (130 pre-treatment, 100 post-treatment) via 16S rRNA sequencing characterized community structural shifts. Subsequently, a prospective cohort of 35 patients with persistent HR-HPV infection (defined as laboratory-confirmed positive HR-HPV DNA for \u226512\u202fmonths) validated clinical outcomes (HR-HPV clearance, vaginal pH, Nugent scores) alongside paired 16S rRNA sequencing and ELISA-based quantification of cervicovaginal cytokines (IL-8, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, IFN-\u03b3). Kushen Gel intervention significantly decreased microbial alpha diversity and was associated with a distinct beta-diversity shift toward a stable, Lactobacillus-dominant state. Models (LEfSe, Random Forest) identified a marked reduction in pathobionts (Gardnerella, Sneathia, Prevotella) post-treatment. In the prospective cohort, the HR-HPV clearance rate reached 82.9% (29/35) after three menstrual cycles, synchronized with significant reductions in mean vaginal pH (4.85\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.42 to 4.12\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.35, p <\u202f0.001) and an 85.7% Nugent score normalization rate. Crucially, Kushen Gel treatment was associated with a profound shift from a pro-inflammatory to an anti-viral immune microenvironment. Pro-inflammatory markers (IL-8, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1) plummeted significantly (p <\u202f0.0001), while anti-viral IFN-\u03b3 exhibited a robust increase (3.2\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.1 to 18.6\u202f\u00b1\u202f5.4\u202fpg./mL, p <\u202f0.0001), particularly in responders. Lactobacillus abundance positively correlated with IFN-\u03b3 (r =\u202f0.68) and inversely with IL-8 (r =\u202f-0.54). Kushen Gel is associated with HR-HPV clearance and concurrent vaginal microenvironment remodeling, marked by suppressed anaerobic-driven inflammation and an enhanced IFN-\u03b3-associated anti-viral niche dominated by Lactobacillus. These findings biologically support using Kushen Gel to manage vaginal dysbiosis and HR-HPV regression.\n\nID: 42464327\nTitle: Microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes modulate Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal cancer cell behaviour.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota dysbiosis is increasingly viewed as a disruption of microbial metabolic functions rather than only a shift in microbial composition. Microbiota-derived metabolites not only shape microbial ecology but also directly influence surrounding host tissues by modulating epithelial cell signaling, inflammation, and tumor-associated processes. Among dysbiosis-associated microbes, Fusobacterium is consistently enriched in colorectal cancer (CRC) and contributes to tumor progression, yet the ecological factors regulating its expansion and interaction with host tissues remain unclear. Here, we investigated how microbiome-derived metabolite environments associated with healthy and dysbiotic microbial communities influence Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal epithelial cell behavior. CRC-associated dysbiosis was generated using an orthotopic murine CRC model combined with antibiotic-induced microbiota perturbation. Gut microbial communities were profiled using 16\u00a0S rRNA gene sequencing. Metabolite-enriched supernatants derived from healthy gut microbiota, oral microbiota, dysbiotic microbiota and probiotic cultures were evaluated for their effects on CRC-associated bacteria and Fusobacterium sp. growth, adhesion and invasion. These metabolite supernatants were applied to colorectal cancer cells and their effects on viability (MTT assay), migration (scratch assay), apoptosis (Annexin V-FITC flow cytometry), and inflammatory signaling (Western blot analysis of inflammatory markers) were evaluated. CRC-associated dysbiosis showed reduced microbial diversity with enrichment of opportunistic taxa including Fusobacterium and depletion of beneficial commensals such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Metabolite-enriched supernatants from healthy gut and oral microbiota suppressed Fusobacterium growth by 55-65% and reduced bacterial adhesion and invasion in epithelial cells. In epithelial models, these metabolite environments reduced CRC viability to 60% of untreated control, with comparatively smaller effects observed in non-cancerous epithelial cells. They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1. In contrast, conditioned media from dysbiotic cancer-microbiota interactions increased tumor cell viability to 120-140% of controls. These findings suggest an association between microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes, pathobiont fitness and epithelial responses under CRC-associated dysbiosis.\n\nID: 42461923\nTitle: Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.\nAbstract: Feeding various probiotic lactic acid bacteria, including Enterococcus faecium, can alleviate intestinal inflammation and improve gut health in animals. Recently, postbiotics-non-living preparations derived from microbial cells or their metabolites-have gained attention. However, studies on the effects of these postbiotics on immune markers and changes in the gut microbiota of chickens are limited. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the probiotic strain E. faecium JB00008 on the chicken intestinal tract and characterized immune markers and gut microbiota following viral vaccination. Chicks were divided into three groups (Control, DH5\u03b1, and JB00008) and administered the respective supernatants in drinking water from days 1-12 at a 3:7 ratio. Samples were collected on days 13 and 28 for microbiota and gene expression analyses. To immunize against infectious bursal disease (IBD), the chicks received an oral vaccine on day 13. Growth, immune, and gut parameters were measured. Body weights did not differ among groups (p\u2009=\u20090.380). Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u2009=\u20090.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u2009<\u20090.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u2009<\u20090.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group. Annexin A5 (ANXA5, p\u2009=\u20090.005) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, p\u2009<\u20090.001) also differed among groups. After IBD vaccination, IBD-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA, p\u2009=\u20090.200) and IgG (p\u2009=\u20090.065) responses were comparable; however, the alpha (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and beta diversities (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were significantly different among the groups. The JB00008 group showed higher Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium, with enrichment of pathways associated with iron complex transport systems (p\u2009<\u20090.050). These findings suggest that JB00008 postbiotics may enhance intestinal barrier function and microbiota health without affecting growth, thereby supporting gut stability after vaccination. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential use of E. faecium JB00008 as a feed additive and vaccine adjuvant.\n\nID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity.\n\nID: 42459878\nTitle: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves depressive-like behaviors in CUMS rats through regulation of gut microbiome, serum metabolites, and immune factors.\nAbstract: Depression is associated with microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis dysregulation. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has shown antidepressant effects and modulated gut microbiota, but its potential to alleviate depression specifically via modulation of the MGB axis remains largely unexplored. Rats subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) received taVNS for 3\u202fweeks. We assessed depressive-like behaviors, gut microbiota, plasma metabolism, and inflammatory marker levels. Pearson correlation analyses examined relationships among these factors. taVNS significantly improved depressive behaviors in CUMS rats. It shifted gut microbiota composition, enriching beneficial Lactobacillus murinus, Bifidobacterium animalis, and Prevotellaceae while reducing harmful Bacteroidales and Romboutsia. Metabolomics revealed taVNS modulated plasma metabolism, especially metabolism of cofactor/vitamin, sphingolipid metabolism, amino and organic acid metabolism, increasing the levels of indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), riboflavin, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), sphinganine-1-phosphate (Sa1P) and sphingosine (SP), and creatine. taVNS also reduced blood, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex inflammation. Pearson correlation analysis showed that alleviation of depressive behaviors positively correlated with Lactobacillus murinus, Bifidobacterium animalis, and plasma ILA, riboflavin, S1P, Sa1P, SP, and creatine and all these parameters inversely associated with pro-inflammatory factors. These findings indicate that taVNS may alleviate depression by enriching Lactobacillus murinus and Bifidobacterium animalis to enhance biosynthesis of microbiota-derived metabolites (ILA, riboflavin) and modulate host plasma metabolites (S1P, Sa1P, SP, creatine), thereby attenuating systemic and neuroinflammatory processes.\n\nID: 42489235\nTitle: Entropy-Guided Sample-Specific Feature Selection for Robust Incomplete Multi-Omics Learning in Gut Microbiome Disease Prediction and Biomarker Discovery.\nAbstract: The rapid advancement of multi-omics integration facilitates deep insights into complex diseases. However, incomplete modalities, heterogeneity, and high dimensionality hinder robust analysis. To address these limitations, we propose entropy-guided sample-specific feature selection for robust incomplete multi-omics learning (ESSFS-IMO), a novel framework for accurate disease prediction and interpretable biomarker discovery under missing-data conditions. It combines instance-wise feature selection, entropy-adaptive optimization, and variational representation learning. Specifically, a Gumbel-Softmax-based selector performs per-sample differentiable feature selection, guided by an entropy-based annealing strategy that dynamically adjusts selection sharpness. Selected features are integrated via an information-bottlenecked variational backbone with variance-weighted fusion, enabling robust classification despite missing modalities. Experiments on inflammatory bowel disease datasets demonstrate that ESSFS-IMO outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in accuracy, F1-score, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The model maintains high performance across missing patterns and yields biologically coherent biomarkers, effectively linking microbial, transcriptional, and metabolic profiles to immune regulation. In conclusion, ESSFS-IMO provides a robust, interpretable solution for incomplete multi-omics learning. By integrating entropy-guided selection and variational information bottlenecks, it achieves superior predictive power and resilience while identifying meaningful signatures associated with intestinal inflammation, holding promise for broader biomedical applications.\n\nID: 42481422\nTitle: Oral microbiome dysbiosis and oral-gut microbial network disruption in hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions with the gut microbiome. Although gut microbiome dysbiosis has been implicated in symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (SHOA), the role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in SHOA and its relationship with gut microbiome dysbiosis remain unclear. Elucidating these associations could provide novel insights into SHOA pathogenesis. Participants were recruited from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study, an ongoing community-based observational study. Saliva samples were analysed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Oral microbial richness, composition and relative abundance of specific taxa were compared between SHOA participants and controls without SHOA. Correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network were also assessed and compared between groups. Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007). The relative abundance of the genus Trichococcus was significantly higher in SHOA participants (\u03b2=0.437 (95% CI 0.174 to 0.699), p=0.001, Q=0.073) and positively associated with SHOA severity. Furthermore, the number of significant correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network was markedly reduced in SHOA participants compared with controls. Notably, Trichococcus abundance in the oral microbiome correlated positively with the gut microbial KEGG pathway of tyrosine metabolism (r=0.137, p=0.001, Q=0.047), both linked to SHOA. Oral microbiome dysbiosis and disruption of the oral-gut microbiome network are associated with prevalent SHOA. These findings suggest a potential role of the oral-gut microbiome axis in SHOA pathogenesis. Larger studies are needed to confirm these associations. NCT04033757.\n\nID: 42480622\nTitle: Microbiome Remodeling During Aging: Integrative Multi-Omics and Spatiotemporal Perspectives on Immune and Metabolic Regulation.\nAbstract: Changes in the gut microbiota occur throughout the human lifespan, and maintaining microbial homeostasis plays a critical role in promoting healthy aging. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in elucidating the mechanistic links between aging and microbiota remodeling, highlighting the central role of microbiota-host interactions in regulating immune responses and maintaining metabolic homeostasis. These findings provide new potential targets for the precision prevention and treatment of age-related diseases. This review systematically summarizes the patterns of gut microbiota succession across different stages of the human life cycle, including infancy, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, as well as the mechanisms through which the microbiota regulates immune and metabolic functions. Furthermore, the role of the gut microbiota as a key mediator linking aging with an increased risk of chronic inflammation, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer was explored. In addition, this review evaluates the therapeutic potential of microbiota-targeted interventions, such as dietary modification, probiotic and prebiotic supplementation, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and lifestyle interventions-in maintaining microbiome homeostasis and mitigating age-related diseases. The feasibility of personalized microbiota-based intervention strategies is also discussed. Finally, we highlight the current challenges and limitations in this field and outline future research directions. In particular, integrating multi-omics approaches with metagenomic sequencing, including emerging spatial and spatiotemporal multi-omics technologies, is crucial for advancing our understanding of the complex interactions within the gut microbiome. These insights provide a theoretical framework for optimizing anti-aging therapeutic strategies and promoting healthy lifespan extension.\n\nID: 42477798\nTitle: Wendan decoction modulates Parasutterella to influence fatty acid metabolism in MAFLD via the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis.\nAbstract: The host microbiota and hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes are important mediators of the metabolism and biological effects of herbal components. Through bidirectional interactions, herbal medicines can also reshape the host microbial community. The clinical efficacy of Wendan Decoction (WDD) in treating metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has been well established. However, its interactions with the host microbiota through the gut-liver axis remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which WDD modulates host microbial activity through the gut-liver axis to ameliorate MAFLD. MAFLD models were established by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding and subsequently treated with WDD, Parasutterella excrementihominis (P. excrementihominis), or 7\u03b1-OH-T. The ABX group underwent antibiotic-mediated microbiota depletion before treatment. Multi-omics analyses were used to characterize the dynamic trajectories of microbiota-derived metabolites. These analyses included targeted bile acid (BA) profiling of serum, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents, and proteomics and untargeted metabolomics of liver tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin, Oil Red O, and Alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff staining were used to assess pathological changes in the liver and intestinal tissues during MAFLD. ELISA, Western blotting, and other assays were performed to quantify markers of inflammation and lipid metabolism. Following UPLC/UV detection of 7\u03b1-OH-T in portal vein serum, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, together with cellular thermal shift assays (CETSA) and microscale thermophoresis (MST), were used to validate FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. WDD alleviated hepatic steatosis, intestinal inflammation, and barrier dysfunction in MAFLD, but these effects depended on the integrity of the host microbiota. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that WDD promoted the growth of beneficial bacteria, including Bacteroides and Parasutterella. Combined analysis of targeted serum BA metabolomics and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents indicated that WDD-mediated modulation of the host microbiota reduced the total serum BA load, increased alternative-pathway metabolites, including CDCA and TCDCA, in the liver and intestine, and decreased toxic secondary BAs, including DCA and LCA. Steroid and fatty acid metabolites, such as 7\u03b1-OH-T, were also increased. Pearson correlation analysis and P. excrementihominis transplantation experiments suggested that the increase in 7\u03b1-OH-T was closely associated with P. excrementihominis. Untargeted liver metabolomics and serological analyses confirmed that gut-derived 7\u03b1-OH-T entered the liver through the portal vein and acted on hepatic targets via the gut-liver axis. In animal experiments involving exogenous 7\u03b1-OH-T supplementation and in MAFLD THLE-2 cell models treated with 7\u03b1-OH-T, 7\u03b1-OH-T ameliorated hepatic lipid accumulation and promoted lipid utilization in THLE-2 cells. A series of interaction assays, including CETSA and MST, identified FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. Furthermore, 7\u03b1-OH-T markedly activated the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis and served as a key messenger through which WDD-mediated regulation of Parasutterella alleviated MAFLD via the gut-liver axis. WDD increased the abundance of P. excrementihominis and the level of the potentially associated metabolite 7\u03b1-OH-T. Through the portal circulation, 7\u03b1-OH-T promoted gut-liver crosstalk and targeted the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis, thereby ameliorating MAFLD.\n\nID: 42474292\nTitle: Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.\nAbstract: Vitamins mediate a web of cross-feeding interactions in the human gut. Many gram-positive gut microbes, in particular, are predicted to be vitamin auxotrophs. Previous studies of these microbes, however, have tended to use rich media, precluding controlled perturbations of low-abundance nutrients. We tested the ability of diverse Lachnospiraceae, the most common gram-positive bacteria in the gut, to grow on a chemically defined medium. Even though this medium contained riboflavin, we found that predicted riboflavin auxotrophs grew poorly, including the bile metabolizer Clostridium scindens. High-dose riboflavin supplementation enhanced growth, but also revealed that, surprisingly, C. scindens catabolizes riboflavin into lumichrome, making it the first reported anaerobe to do so. The only previously described catabolic pathway for riboflavin requires oxygen and has no homologs in C. scindens. In high-dose riboflavin, a single gene neighborhood with an aldolase, oxidoreductases, and a riboflavin kinase/adenylyltransferase was upregulated, suggesting an alternative anaerobic degradation or overflow pathway. Similar neighborhoods were detected in several other Lachnospiraceae, including Faecalicatena fissicatena, the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin. Reanalysis of published metabolomic data showed that, in vivo, both riboflavin and lumichrome were more abundant in colonized (vs germ-free) mouse ceca, and that, in vitro, Lachnospiraceae isolates depleted riboflavin while certain gram-negative isolates overproduced it. These results demonstrate that a member of the Lachnospiraceae can anaerobically convert an essential B vitamin into lumichrome, a molecule recently shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin catabolism may both structure cross-feeding interactions in the gut and affect host health.IMPORTANCELachnospiraceae, the most prevalent human gut gram-positive bacteria, produce many health-relevant metabolites, but are genetically intractable and often grown in rich medium, complicating physiological studies. Unexpectedly, through comparative experiments in a chemically defined medium, we identify the first anaerobe that can catabolize riboflavin to lumichrome and show that it induces a specific gene neighborhood while doing so, suggesting a novel pathway. Variants of this neighborhood are conserved in a handful of Lachnospiraceae, including the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin (to hydroxyethylflavin). These results potentially explain decades-old observations implicating gut microbes in riboflavin catabolism. Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\n\nID: 42473781\nTitle: Development of a gut-on-a-chip microfluidic device with three-dimensionally printed human intestinal tissue for studying human-microbe interactions.\nAbstract: The human small intestinal epithelium features villi protruding into the gut lumen, and crypts invaginating toward the gut exterior, forming a microarchitecture critical for intestinal homeostasis and renewal. Reproducing this complex geometry at physiological dimensions and pliability, while achieving cell compatibility, remains challenging. Here, we developed three-dimensionally (3D) printed gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) crypt-villus scaffolds and a gut-on-a-chip microfluidic device integrating dynamic fluid flow control, oxygen/pH regulation, and continuously sampled gut effluent collection. Using our custom biological projection micro-stereolithography (BioP\u03bcSL) system, we fabricated physiologically relevant crypt-villus scaffolds with physiological dimensions and softness within 30 minutes. We demonstrated that microbial transglutaminase (TG) enzyme could stably link proteins to GelMA, significantly improving Caco-2 cell adhesion to the GelMA surface. Moreover, we show stable protein density gradients could be created by allowing the mixture of TG and proteins to diffuse into hydrogels. Human intestinal cells seeded on 3D printed intestinal tissues exhibited robust adhesion, proliferation, and maturation into an apico-basal polarized monolayer. By integrating the crypt-villus scaffolds into the microfluidic platform, we demonstrated its potential for co-culturing epithelial cells with gut-relevant microbes, enabling monitoring of oxygen and pH levels and analysis of microbial growth during co-culture and assessment of cell viability afterward. This innovative platform holds promise for investigating human-microbiome interactions, advancing disease diagnosis/prevention, and facilitating drug screening applications.\n\nID: 42471086\nTitle: Contrasting effects of short- and long-term starvation on intestinal health and gut microbiome in yellow cheek carp (Elopichthys bambusa).\nAbstract: Starvation is a common stressor in aquaculture that can markedly affect intestinal health and function in fish. This study focused on yellow cheek carp (Elopichthys bambusa, initial body weight: 221.36\u00a0\u00b1\u00a06.75\u00a0g; initial body length: 28.47\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.56\u00a0cm) to explore how short-term (8\u00a0days) and long-term (28\u00a0days) starvation influence intestinal morphology, expression of key functional genes, and gut microbiota composition. Additionally, Spearman's rank correlation analyses were conducted to explore potential host-microbe interactions. The results showed that short-term starvation did not significantly affect intestinal muscle layer thickness or villus height, but markedly upregulated genes associated with autophagy and apoptosis such as bcl-2-associated X protein 2 (bax2), bcl-2-like protein 1 (bcl2l1), and cysteine-aspartic acid protease 8(casp8). It also increased microbial diversity and altered the composition of dominant gut microbiota. In contrast, long-term starvation significantly suppressed the expression of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu-Zn sod), casp3a, and casp9, increased the number of goblet cells, inhibited muscle layer development, and weakened the correlation between gut microbes and host gene expression. In summary, short-term starvation appears to maintain intestinal homeostasis through activation of autophagy- and apoptosis-related pathways in conjunction with microbial restructuring. However, prolonged starvation inhibited muscularis development, increased goblet cell density, downregulated antioxidant and immune-related gene expression, and weakened the associations between the host and its microbiota. These findings provide new insights into starvation-induced physiological responses and contribute to gut health management strategies in aquaculture.\n\nID: 42469878\nTitle: Co-production of high-purity floridoside and isofloridoside ameliorates MASH via Parabacteroides goldsteinii-UDCA-FXR enterohepatic axis.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), the progressive form of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is tightly linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis and disrupted bile acid (BA) homeostasis. Floridoside (Flor), a marine glycoside from the edible seaweed Pyropia haitanensis (P. haitanensis), exerts promising biological activities. However, protocols for its high-purity preparation and the mechanisms underlying its anti-MASH effects remain unclear. To develop a protocol for the preparation of high-purity Flor and its isomer isofloridoside (Isoflor) from P. haitanensis, and to elucidate how Flor alleviates MASH via regulating gut microbiota and BA metabolism. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were isolated via integrated chromatography, with their chemical structures confirmed by LC-MS and NMR. Anti-MASH efficacy was evaluated in a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced murine MASH model. The underlying mechanisms were explored using multi-omics analyses, including transcriptomics, gut microbiota metagenomics and BA-targeted metabolomics, and further validated by molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and western blotting; the compounds' biosafety was evaluated using zebrafish. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were successfully isolated, each with a purity of\u2009\u2265\u200999.0%. Both compounds exhibited a favorable biosafety profile and comparable lipid-lowering activity in zebrafish. In HFD-induced murine MASH models, Flor robustly ameliorated HFD-driven obesity, hepatic steatosis, and chronic inflammation, and restored systemic BA homeostasis characterized by a markedly increased non-12-OH/12-OH BA ratio. Meanwhile, Flor treatment dramatically enriched the relative abundance of intestinal Parabacteroides goldsteinii (P. goldsteinii), which showed a significant positive correlation with MASH alleviation and beneficial BAs (e.g., ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)). Mechanistically, UDCA exerted its therapeutic effects by antagonizing FXR signaling, upregulating the hepatic protein and mRNA expression of CYP7B1 and CYP27A1, and ultimately promoting the activation of the alternative BA synthesis pathway. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were obtained via an integrated co-production process from P. haitanensis. We hypothesize that Flor may ameliorate MASH by enriching P. goldsteinii and modulating the UDCA-FXR axis to activate the alternative bile acid synthesis pathway, positioning Flor as a promising prebiotic candidate for MASH management.\n\nID: 42467131\nTitle: Microplastics, the gut microbiome and ageing: mechanisms and intervention strategies.\nAbstract: As a pervasive global environmental concern, micro- and nanoplastic (MNPs) pollution leads to widespread systemic human exposure via three main routes: oral ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that MNPs are strongly associated with ageing and age-related pathologies, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Meanwhile, the gut microbiome, an intensely studied regulatory mediator, plays a critical role in modulating human ageing. This review systematically summarizes the routes of human exposure to MNPs and their mechanistic links to human ageing. It delineates the interplay among MNPs, the gut microbiome and human ageing, and elucidates how the MNPs-gut microbiome Axis drives oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, cellular senescence, and mitochondrial dysfunction, disrupts epigenetic modulation, and activates core ageing-related pathways such as TLR4/NF-\u03baB, ultimately exacerbating systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Furthermore, this review proposes multi-pronged intervention strategies, providing a scientific basis for mitigating MNPs pollution and its associated health risks, and offering novel theoretical insights for the development of anti-ageing interventions.\n\nID: 42465891\nTitle: The effect of dietary fiber based on fermentability and viscosity on the gut microbial metabolites in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental and clinical trials.\nAbstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with alterations in the gut microbiome that promote the accumulation of gut-derived uremic solutes and contribute to systemic inflammation, vascular dysfunction, and disease progression. Dietary fiber has emerged as a promising modulator of gut microbial metabolism, yet the influence of fiber physicochemical properties, particularly fermentability and viscosity, on uremic metabolite production in CKD remains poorly understood. To systematically evaluate the effects of isolated dietary fiber interventions, classified by fermentability and viscosity, on gut microbial metabolites in CKD across experimental rodent models and randomized clinical trials, and to determine whether these fiber properties modify microbial metabolites. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library (through June 2026) identified randomized controlled trials and controlled rodent studies assessing isolated dietary fiber in CKD. Eligible studies reported at least one gut-derived metabolite (i.e., indoxyl sulfate (IS), p-cresyl sulfate (PCS), trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), tryptophan-derived indoles, or short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)). Random-effects models were used for pooled estimates using weighted mean differences (WMD) for human studies and standardized mean differences (SMD) for animal studies. Subgroup analyses evaluated fiber fermentability, viscosity, intervention dose, duration, and CKD stage. Risk of bias was assessed with ROB-2 and SYRCLE, and evidence certainty with GRADE. Twenty-eight studies (13 human, 15 animal) met eligibility criteria, comprising 511 participants and 312 animals with CKD. Isolated fiber supplementation, primarily fermentable and non-viscous fibers, reduced IS (human: -0.13 mg/dL; 95% CI: -0.25, -0.01; p = 0.03; animal: -1.99; 95% CI: -3.06, -0.92; p < 0.0001) and pCS (human: -0.23 mg/dL; 95% CI: -0.46, 0.001; p = 0.051; animal: -1.56; 95% CI: -2.08, -1.03; p < 0.0001). SCFAs increased in animal studies, including cecal acetate (2.00, 95% CI: 0.78 to 3.22; p = 0.001) and circulating propionate (1.51, 95% CI: 0.054 to 2.96; p=0.04). There were no dose-dependent effects, but longer interventions (>8 weeks) tended to lower pCS (-0.26 mg/dL, 95% CI: -0.55 to 0.02; p=0.06). Some heterogeneity and low-to-moderate certainty were observed. Isolated dietary fiber reduces major gut-derived uremic solutes in CKD, with fermentability influencing metabolic responsiveness, but with minimal studies on viscous fibers. Larger, longer-duration trials with standardized reporting of total fiber intake and clinical endpoints are needed to guide evidence-based dietary recommendations in CKD.\n\nID: 42465573\nTitle: Microbiome dysbiosis and its modulation in cancer development, prevention and therapy.\nAbstract: Gut microbiome dysbiosis, a state of microbial imbalance, altered microbial function, and disturbed homeostasis between the gut microbiome and its host, is increasingly recognized as a key contributor to cancer development, progression, and variability in therapeutic response. These microbiome states can facilitate cancer development through chronic inflammation, expansion of microbial genotoxin producers, or disturbances of immune defense mechanisms. In this review, we will discuss current findings on gut microbiome dysbiosis in cancer initiation and progression, emphasizing mechanisms that links dysbiosis to oncogenic transformation and tumor microenvironment remodeling. Furthermore, we will explore microbiome-targeting strategies for cancer prevention and therapeutic support, including dietary modulation, probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation. These various microbiome modulations have shown promise in restoring microbial homeostasis, enhancing immunotherapy efficacy, and reducing treatment-associated toxicity. Advances in microbial genomics and metabolomics further enable the identification of biomarkers for predicting cancer risk and therapeutic outcomes. Despite significant progress, translation into clinical settings faces challenges related to interindividual variability, standardization, and mechanistic complexity. Understanding the microbiome-cancer interface provides a platform for personalized, microbiome-informed oncology, paving the way for prevention-driven and precision-guided therapeutics.\n\nID: 42465089\nTitle: Sex-specific co-occurrence patterns of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective EMR-based series.\nAbstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global health burden and one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide. Its association with metabolic comorbidities is receiving increasing attention. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) are two interrelated metabolic disorders increasingly implicated in CRC pathogenesis, possibly via insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and gut-liver axis dysregulation. However, limited evidence exists on their co-occurrence and sex-specific distribution among CRC patients, particularly within real-world clinical settings in Asian populations. This study explored the sex-specific prevalence and co-occurrence patterns of T2DM and NAFLD among CRC patients and evaluated associated metabolic profiles using electronic medical records (EMRs). We conducted a retrospective EMR-based series study involving 438 CRC patients treated at a tertiary hospital in China, all of whom met strict inclusion criteria, including a complete diagnostic history and colonoscopy between January 2020 and December 2024. Diagnoses of T2DM and NAFLD were confirmed based on explicit physician-documented records. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses (chi-square/Fisher's exact and appropriate parametric or non-parametric tests) were used to evaluate prevalence patterns and metabolic indicators. T2DM and NAFLD were more prevalent in male CRC patients (10.04 and 8.18%, respectively) than in females (5.92 and 4.73%). However, the co-occurrence of both conditions was rare (0.68%). Patients with T2DM or NAFLD showed distinctive metabolic abnormalities, including elevated blood sugar, liver enzymes, and altered lipid profiles. Bivariate analysis identified AST as a potential differentiating marker for NAFLD. Because co-occurrence was rare (3/438, 0.68%), exact analysis showed no evidence of a sex difference in co-occurrence (male vs. female OR\u202f=\u202f1.26, 95% CI 0.11-13.99; p\u202f=\u202f1.00). This study highlights distinct sex-based prevalence patterns of T2DM and NAFLD in CRC patients; however, co-occurrence was rare, limiting inferential analyses. These findings emphasize the need for larger, prospective studies with refined ascertainment to better characterize metabolic comorbidity patterns in CRC, particularly from a sex-specific perspective.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 20 quotes\" then there must be at least 20 matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 20 (required, 20 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42471164 for the quote: \"Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42471164 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42471164 ---\n ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42471164 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42470953 for the quote: \"Untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Untargeted metabolomics showed that...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42470953 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42470953 ---\n ID: 42470953\nTitle: Lonicera trichosantha alleviates LPS-induced endometritis in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Endometritis is an inflammatory disorder of the endometrial lining. Conventional antibiotic therapy often fails to control the accompanying disruptive inflammation. The 95 % ethanol-eluted fraction of Lonicera trichosantha (95 %-LT), exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity in vitro. Nevertheless, its efficacy in vivo and the mechanisms underlying its potential therapeutic effect on endometritis are largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the protective effects of 95 %-LT against endometritis and to define its mechanism of action, specifically through the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. The chemical profile of the 95 %-LT fraction was characterized using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The therapeutic effects of 95 %-LT were systematically investigated using in vitro cellular inflammation models, a murine endometritis model, 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, pseudo-germ-free (PGF) models, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and in vivo supplementation with key bacterial strains and metabolites. Three primary chemical constituents were identified in the 95 %-LT. Dose-dependent mitigation of endometrial pathological injury was achieved following intervention with 95 %-LT. Gut flora reconstruction induced by 95 %-LT was validated through 16S rRNA gene sequencing, among which the commensal beneficial bacterium Lactobacillus murinus exhibited the most remarkable enrichment. Concurrently, untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite. FMT and PGF model experiments confirmed that the gut microbiota is indispensable for this therapeutic effect. Finally, in vivo supplementation verified that both L. murinus and KYNA function as key mediators underlying the efficacy of 95 %-LT. Our results demonstrate that 95 %-LT alleviates endometritis by orchestrating a gut microbiota-dependent mechanism, specifically through the \"L. murinus-KYNA axis\". This study provides a mechanistic foundation for exploiting Tibetan medicine-derived compounds in endometritis therapy.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42470953 ---\n\n\n\u2705 PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\" (Source: 42488663)\n- \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\" (Source: 42488628)\n- \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\" (Source: 42488628)\n- \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\" (Source: 42488571)\n- \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\" (Source: 42488422)\n- \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\" (Source: 42478338)\n- \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\" (Source: 42477751)\n- \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\" (Source: 42486578)\n- \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\" (Source: 42484668)\n- \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\" (Source: 42474008)\n- \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\" (Source: 42480452)\n- \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\" (Source: 42476444)\n- \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\" (Source: 42472494)\n- \"Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed.\" (Source: 42474276)\n- \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\" (Source: 42482368)\n- \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\" (Source: 42480345)\n- \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\" (Source: 42474292)\n- \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\" (Source: 42461462)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses.\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 2) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42474276 for the quote: \"Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremliast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration ...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42474276 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42474276 ---\n ID: 42474276\nTitle: Targeted \u03b2-Glucan-Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis-Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors.\nAbstract: Oral nanomedicines that modulate gut microbiota and gut-brain interactions are crucial for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. However, the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders in patients with IBD remain unclear, and effective treatment strategies have yet to be established. Herein, we developed oral gastroprotective \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs (\u03b2-glucan armored apremilast encapsulating tryptophan-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-glutathione nanomicelles). This system effectively treats IBD and associated anxiety/depression by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs demonstrated gastroprotection enhances retention, and enables sustained release within the inflamed colon, enhances drug solubility, and inflammation-responsive apremilast release significantly improving oral therapeutic efficacy. Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed. Notably, the \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like symptoms, as well as cognitive deficits in colitis-induced mice, highlighting its therapeutic impact beyond the gut. Addressing reduced efficacy of conventional therapies, this multifunctional \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs platform offers safe, simple, and highly efficient therapeutic strategy integrating targets\u00a0intestinal inflammation, microbiota-gut-brain axis\u00a0modulation, in the pathogenesis of\u00a0IBD with comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders with confirmed safety.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42474276 ---\n\n\n\u2705 PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\" (Source: 42488663)\n- \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\" (Source: 42488628)\n- \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\" (Source: 42488628)\n- \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\" (Source: 42488571)\n- \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\" (Source: 42488422)\n- \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\" (Source: 42478338)\n- \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\" (Source: 42477751)\n- \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\" (Source: 42486578)\n- \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\" (Source: 42484668)\n- \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\" (Source: 42474008)\n- \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\" (Source: 42480452)\n- \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\" (Source: 42476444)\n- \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\" (Source: 42472494)\n- \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\" (Source: 42482368)\n- \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\" (Source: 42480345)\n- \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\" (Source: 42474292)\n- \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\" (Source: 42461462)\n- \"Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.\" (Source: 42476998)\n- \"Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\" (Source: 42471164)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. 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"rawResponse": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although \"Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes\" is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"How does the gut microbiome modulate inflammation?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThe gut microbiome regulates systemic and local inflammatory responses through the modulation of epithelial barrier integrity, the production of bioactive metabolites (e.g., SCFAs, bile acids, tryptophan derivatives), and the activation of specific host immune signaling pathways (e.g., NF-\u03baB, AhR, NLRP3). Dysbiosis disrupts these processes, facilitating the translocation of pro-inflammatory microbial products and triggering chronic low-grade inflammation.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome serves as a central hub for host immune regulation. When homeostatic balance is maintained, microbial communities support the intestinal epithelial barrier, preventing the translocation of pro-inflammatory pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Mechanistically, commensal microbes modulate immune cell polarization and suppress inflammatory pathways through metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids, and indole derivatives. Conversely, dysbiosis leads to barrier breakdown, allowing systemic exposure to lipopolysaccharides (LPS), which activates innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptors (TLR4) and the NF-\u03baB signaling cascade. This results in the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, propagating systemic inflammation. Therapeutic interventions\u2014including probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation\u2014aim to restore this homeostasis by enriching beneficial taxa, such as *Lactobacillus* or *Bifidobacterium*, which reinforce barrier proteins and shift the host immune profile toward an anti-inflammatory state.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* The gut microbiome can influence organ-specific pathologies, such as hepatic steatosis and neuroinflammation, through bidirectional axes (e.g., gut-liver, gut-brain).\n* Microbe-derived metabolites, such as lumichrome, suggest that vitamin catabolism is a regulatory mechanism for dampening inflammation.\n* Probiotics can act via the \"gut-lung axis\" to mitigate severe inflammatory events like sepsis-induced lung injury.\n* The immune modulatory effects of probiotics can be strain-specific, requiring precise mapping of microbial taxa to host receptors.\n* Microbial metabolite landscapes are arguably as important as taxonomic composition in defining the host's inflammatory state.\n* Host-microbe immune signatures, such as IgA responses, are critical indicators of the immunological impact of the gut microenvironment.\n* Targeted silencing of inflammatory receptors using engineered bacterial nanovesicles represents a high-precision future direction for gut-mediated immunomodulation.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42488663 - Application: Links gut metabolites to joint homeostasis. - \"Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis.\"\n2. ID: 42488628 - Application: Defines mechanistic immune pathways activated by dysbiosis. - \"These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance\"\n3. ID: 42488628 - Application: Summarizes how dysbiosis impairs barrier and systemic immunity. - \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\"\n4. ID: 42488571 - Application: Explains translocation of PAMPs and cytokine release. - \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\"\n5. ID: 42488422 - Application: Notes the restorative potential of probiotics on cytokines. - \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\"\n6. ID: 42478338 - Application: Documents hepatoprotective mechanisms of NMN through barrier restoration. - \"NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation.\"\n7. ID: 42477751 - Application: Details specific tight junction regulation by probiotic intervention. - \"Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation.\"\n8. ID: 42486578 - Application: Highlights NF-\u03baB activation in oral-systemic inflammatory links. - \"This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum\"\n9. ID: 42484668 - Application: Describes nerve-heart-microbiota axis in inflammation. - \"MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6).\"\n10. ID: 42474008 - Application: Identifies metabolites impacting vascular inflammation. - \"Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation.\"\n11. ID: 42480452 - Application: Explains the indole-AhR inflammatory signaling axis. - \"Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes.\"\n12. ID: 42476444 - Application: Notes impact of toxic exposure on gut-brain inflammatory homeostasis. - \"Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts.\"\n13. ID: 42472494 - Application: Shows macrophage-targeted reduction of systemic cytokines. - \"After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation.\"\n14. ID: 42482368 - Application: Links HDAC/NF-\u03baB inhibition to glycosylation. - \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation\"\n15. ID: 42480345 - Application: Connects TLR expression to microbial diversity in feral chickens. - \"The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively.\"\n16. ID: 42474292 - Application: Explains vitamin catabolism as an anti-inflammatory mechanism. - \"Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.\"\n17. ID: 42461462 - Application: Documents the gut as an initial barrier against toxins. - \"We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage.\"\n18. ID: 42476998 - Application: Probiotic modulation of autophagy for anti-inflammatory defense. - \"Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge.\"\n19. ID: 42471164 - Application: Documents cytokine reduction by LP15-1. - \"Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue.\"\n20. 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"42488663": "review",
"42489692": "in_vitro_and_in_vivo"
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"Gap_Analysis_Audit": {
"study_type": "Variable",
"study_intent": "Modulation",
"justification": "The evidence links microbiome dysbiosis to systemic inflammation through specific metabolic and immune pathways, but large-scale human clinical causal validation is often limited compared to preclinical mechanistic data.",
"predicted_result": "Microbiome-targeted therapies will become a standard precision intervention for inflammatory disorders.",
"short_answer_to_user": "The gut microbiome modulates inflammation by maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and producing metabolites that suppress inflammatory signaling (NF-\u03baB/NLRP3), whereas dysbiosis triggers systemic inflammation via PAMP translocation."
},
"suggested_experiments": [
"Test the effect of specific beneficial microbial metabolites identified in the context on human primary macrophage polarization in an inflammatory environment.",
"Perform longitudinal multi-omics profiling in patients undergoing microbiota-targeted therapies to establish causative links between taxa shifts and inflammatory biomarker reduction."
],
"suggested_studies": [
"Large-scale prospective clinical trial evaluating the impact of gut-microbiome targeted interventions on systemic inflammatory status in metabolic syndrome patients.",
"Integrative metagenomic and transcriptomic study to map the specific host-microbe signaling axes activated in chronic autoimmune patients undergoing dietary intervention."
],
"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates": {
"Discovered Hypothesis (A to C)": "Enhancement of the TGR5 bile acid receptor pathway via specific microbiota-targeted bile acid modulation can mitigate systemic metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).",
"Literature A (Origin)": "Role of bile acids and TGR5 activation in maintaining intestinal immune tolerance in IBD (ID: 42481656).",
"Literature C (Target)": "Gut-liver axis mechanism involving FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis in MAFLD modulation (ID: 42477798).",
"The Intersecting Bridge B": "Bile acid transformation and FXR-signaling crosstalk.",
"Biological Rationale": "Since both IBD and MAFLD involve gut dysbiosis-mediated inflammatory progression linked to disrupted bile acid signaling, enhancing TGR5/FXR signaling via microbial modulation represents a shared therapeutic nexus that could cross-benefit both inflammatory phenotypes."
},
"contradictions_between_evidences": "There is a distinction in the role of GP2: ID 42486317 notes decreased GP2 in UC but preservation in CD, suggesting disease-specific roles in microbial interactions that contrast with broad-spectrum IBD claims in other literature.",
"repurposed_solutions": "Probiotics and bile-acid modulating therapies, currently studied for intestinal health (IBD/IBS), show potential for distal organ protection (lung injury/atherosclerosis/MAFLD) by restoring the gut-systemic inflammatory axis.",
"QuoteValidation": [
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"quote": "Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.",
"source_id": "42489692",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489692\nTitle: Curcumin ameliorates Salmonella-induced enteritis by restraining NF-\u03baB signaling and restoring microbiota-SCFA homeostasis.\nAbstract: Foodborne Salmonella infection triggers excessive inflammation, mucosal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Here, curcumin was evaluated as a dietary bioactive against Salmonella-induced enteritis using in silico target-network analysis, macrophage assays and a mouse infection model. Target-network analysis identified 79 shared targets associated with curcumin and intestinal inflammation. In vitro, macrophages were treated with curcumin at 40 and 80 \u03bcM before stimulation with lipopolysaccharide or Salmonella Enteritidis infection. In vivo, mice were challenged with S. Enteritidis and orally gavaged with curcumin at 100 or 200 mg per kg body weight. Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%. In infected mice, curcumin alleviated clinical deterioration (weight loss and hemolysis), attenuated liver and spleen injury, lowered tissue bacterial burden by nearly 2log10 CFU per 100 mg, and improved intestinal histopathology. Notably, 16S rDNA profiling showed that curcumin reversed Salmonella-driven dysbiosis by improving microbial diversity, limiting Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae expansion, and enriching beneficial taxa including Lactobacillus. These compositional shifts were accompanied by recovery of key short-chain fatty acids by 40%-75% (acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate), indicating restoration of microbiota-linked metabolic homeostasis. Collectively, curcumin mitigates pathogen-associated intestinal inflammation while rebuilding the microbiota-SCFA homeostasis supportive of mucosal barrier function, supporting its development as a food-derived functional ingredient."
},
{
"quote": "BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.",
"source_id": "42489221",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis."
},
{
"quote": "Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.",
"source_id": "42488663",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed."
},
{
"quote": "Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.",
"source_id": "42488628",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA."
},
{
"quote": "Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.",
"source_id": "42488422",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis."
},
{
"quote": "BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.",
"source_id": "42488218",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent."
},
{
"quote": "MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.",
"source_id": "42487937",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42487937\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of modified meridian-guided acupoint pressing on lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis: an integrated microbiomics and metabolomics analysis.\nAbstract: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Modified Meridian-Guided Acupoint Pressing (MMGAP) in lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (LFJ OA) and to explore its underlying mechanisms through integrated microbiomics and metabolomics. Animal model study (urokinase-induced LFJ OA in SD rats) with MMGAP intervention, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and mTORC1 inhibitor (rapamycin) validation. Histological, molecular, 16S rRNA sequencing, and UPLC-MS/MS metabolomic analyses were carried out to assess relevant outcomes. MMGAP significantly reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in lumbar muscles/facet joints, markedly downregulated serum IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1 (p < 0.05) as well as TRPV1 protein expression by >40% at the mRNA and protein levels. It reshaped gut microbiota (significantly elevated Observed Species, Shannon and Chao1 indices, p < 0.05; distinct \u03b2-diversity clustering vs model group) and serum metabolomic profiles, enriching the mTOR signaling pathway. FMT from MMGAP-treated rats recapitulated therapeutic effects, while rapamycin mimicked MMGAP's anti-inflammatory/analgesic actions. MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition. These preclinical findings lay preliminary experimental groundwork supporting the research potential of MMGAP as a non-invasive candidate intervention for degenerative joint diseases."
},
{
"quote": "YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.",
"source_id": "42487140",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases."
},
{
"quote": "DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.",
"source_id": "42486639",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42486639\nTitle: Dihydrotanshinone I Attenuates Atherosclerosis via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS), a primary contributor to cardiovascular disease, is driven by hyperlipidemia, chronic inflammation, and gut dysbiosis. Although Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen) has long been used to treat atherosclerotic disorders, its most potent anti-inflammatory constituent remains unclear. Screening 12 constituents from Danshen revealed that dihydrotanshinone I (DHT) was the most potent inhibitor of NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in vitro. In an atherosclerotic mouse model, DHT treatment effectively attenuated dyslipidemia and reduced atherosclerotic plaque burden in the aorta and aortic sinus. Mechanistically, DHT significantly downregulated the aortic mRNA expression of key inflammasome components (NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and IL-1\u03b2) and significantly suppressed the aortic protein levels of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). Furthermore, gut microbiota analysis indicated that DHT alleviated high-fat diet-induced gut dysbiosis by restoring gut microbial diversity. This was characterized by a decrease in pathobionts (Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Muribaculum, and [Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group) and an increase in beneficial genera (Akkermansia and Allobaculum). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) confirmed that these atheroprotective effects were transferable via the gut microbiota, highlighting the key role of microbial modulation. Collectively, DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis."
},
{
"quote": "FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.",
"source_id": "42484923",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42484923\nTitle: FUT2-mediated \u03b11,2-fucosylation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and translational potential.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, the intestinal microbiota and environmental factors. Fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) regulates mucosal \u03b11,2-fucosylation and the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), thereby shaping host-microbe interactions at the intestinal surface. Loss-of-function FUT2 variants define the non-secretor phenotype and have been linked to IBD susceptibility and altered microbial communities. This review summarizes current evidence on FUT2 in IBD, including epithelial glycosylation-microbiota crosstalk, immune and barrier regulation, metabolite-related inflammatory pathways, intestinal stem-cell biology, and enteric nervous system/VIP-related signaling. We also evaluate translational strategies, including functional compensation with the FUT2-dependent human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), secretor-status-stratified interventions, and preclinical approaches such as L-fucose and D-serine. Overall, FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory. Most mechanistic and causal evidence currently derives from mouse models. Although human genetic and microbiome association data are relatively robust, interventional clinical evidence remains limited, which represents a major barrier to clinical translation."
},
{
"quote": "MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.",
"source_id": "42484668",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target."
},
{
"quote": "Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.",
"source_id": "42483178",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42483178\nTitle: Sarcandra glabra: phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, and its role in mucosal immunity and digestive diseases.\nAbstract: The incidence of digestive system diseases has been increasing annually, highlighting the need for effective therapeutic agents. Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a key Chinese herbal medicine, has gained attention for its potential in treating digestive disorders. The purpose of this review is to explore the research progress of Sarcandra glabra and its compound preparations in the treatment of digestive system diseases, so as to promote the further exploration of its pharmacological mechanism and the optimization of its clinical 2024 application. Sarcandra glabra contains a variety of chemical constituents, including sesquiterpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and volatile oils, which endow Sarcandra glabra with a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial (against Helicobacter pylori, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus), anti-inflammatory (via TLR4/NF-\u03baB and MAPK pathways), gastroprotective (through mucosal repair, upregulation of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin, and antioxidant activity), immunomodulatory (via Th17/Treg balance, secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) secretion, and dendritic cell activation), and anti-tumor (by inducing apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and telomerase inhibition). Clinically, S. glabra and its various formulations (injections, tablets, granules, oral liquids) have been used for infectious diarrhea, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and as adjuvant therapy for nasopharyngeal, gastric, and colorectal cancers, showing improvements in clinical symptoms and quality of life. However, most clinical evidence is derived from small-scale, non-randomized, or uncontrolled studies. Short-term use is generally well tolerated, with mild gastrointestinal discomfort being the most common adverse event; toxicological studies indicate low acute toxicity and no mutagenicity, but long-term safety and chronic toxicity data are lacking. Future research should prioritize high-quality randomized controlled trials, systematic pharmacovigilance, and mechanistic studies focusing on gastrointestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota modulation. In summary, Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. These properties suggest potential therapeutic value, although current evidence is primarily preclinical or derived from small-scale clinical studies. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials and systematic safety evaluations are needed to confirm its efficacy and establish its role in clinical practice. Through systematic and in-depth research and development, Sarcandra glabra is expected to bring treatment options and hope to more patients."
},
{
"quote": "Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.",
"source_id": "42482584",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42482584\nTitle: [Clinical study on efficacy and mechanism of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota].\nAbstract: To investigate the clinical efficacy of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota, so as to explore its potential mechanism of action. A total of 70 RA patients were randomly divided into a control group (n=35, 2 cases dropped off, 3 cases were excluded) and an observation group (n=35, 3 cases dropped off, 2 cases were excluded), and 30 healthy participants who underwent physical examination during the same period were randomly enrolled as the normal group. The control group was given conventional drug therapy;the observation group was additionally treated with separated moxibustion at bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23) and Ashi points on the basis of the control group, once every other day, 3 times a week, for 5 consecutive weeks. The scores of disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, morning stiffness, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were compared between the control group and observation group before and after treatment. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing was used to detect the composition structure and relative abundance of gut microbiota in the 3 groups before and after treatment. ELISA was adopted to measure the serum contents of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the control and observation groups before and after treatment. Compared with the baseline in the same group, the scores of DAS28, VAS, GSRS, SAS, SDS, as well as serum contents of LPS, LBP, TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2 and IL-6 were significantly decreased in both the control and observation groups after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the reductions in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). In contrast, morning stiffness score was significantly decreased, and serum contents of 5-HT and IGF-1 were significantly increased in the observation group after treatment compared with baseline and those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). Before treatment, compared with the normal group at the same time point, the \u03b1 -diversity of gut microbiota (Chao1, Ace, Sobs, Shannon indices) and the abundances of beneficial bacteria (Bacteroidota, Faecalibacterium, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium) in the observation and control groups were significantly lower (P<0.01), while the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota (F/B) ratio and the abundances of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria (Firmicutes, Prevotella, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Escherichia-Shigella, Klebsiella) were significantly higher (P<0.01). Microbiota clustering analysis showed significant differences between the observation/control groups and the normal group. After treatment, all the above indicators were improved in observation/control groups, and the observation group showed significantly better outcomes in increasing \u03b1 -diversity, restoring beneficial bacteria abundance, and reducing F/B ratio and pathogenic bacteria abundance than the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). Separated moxibustion combined with conventional drugs exerts superior clinical efficacy to monotherapy with conventional drugs in relieving joint pain, improving gastrointestinal symptoms, and alleviating anxiety and depression in RA patients. 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"quote": "L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.",
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"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses."
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"quote": "It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5.",
"source_id": "42481656",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42481656\nTitle: Loss of TGR5-activating bile acids is associated with disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota communicates extensively with its host through small metabolites, such as bile acids. Primary bile acids are synthesized by the host and secreted into the intestine, where they are actively converted by the microbiota into secondary bile acids. Depending on the resulting bile acid composition, the host's bile acid receptor, Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5), is activated and mediates immune tolerance. It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5. Our study is the first to investigate whether bile acid-induced TGR5 activation differs between healthy individuals and patients with IBD. Bile acid profiles in stool and plasma were quantified by mass spectrometry, and TGR5 bioactivity was assessed from these profiles. In parallel, metagenomic sequencing was performed on fecal samples. We demonstrate that reduced alpha diversity in IBD is associated with a loss of microbial capacity for bile acid transformation, resulting in a significantly decreased secondary-to-primary bile acid ratio (sBA/pBA) in both stool and circulation. TGR5 bioactivity induced by bile acid profiles was substantially reduced in IBD patients, and a lower TGR5 bioactivity correlated with increased inflammatory activity."
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"quote": "Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007).",
"source_id": "42481422",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42481422\nTitle: Oral microbiome dysbiosis and oral-gut microbial network disruption in hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions with the gut microbiome. Although gut microbiome dysbiosis has been implicated in symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (SHOA), the role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in SHOA and its relationship with gut microbiome dysbiosis remain unclear. Elucidating these associations could provide novel insights into SHOA pathogenesis. Participants were recruited from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study, an ongoing community-based observational study. Saliva samples were analysed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Oral microbial richness, composition and relative abundance of specific taxa were compared between SHOA participants and controls without SHOA. Correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network were also assessed and compared between groups. Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007). The relative abundance of the genus Trichococcus was significantly higher in SHOA participants (\u03b2=0.437 (95% CI 0.174 to 0.699), p=0.001, Q=0.073) and positively associated with SHOA severity. Furthermore, the number of significant correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network was markedly reduced in SHOA participants compared with controls. Notably, Trichococcus abundance in the oral microbiome correlated positively with the gut microbial KEGG pathway of tyrosine metabolism (r=0.137, p=0.001, Q=0.047), both linked to SHOA. Oral microbiome dysbiosis and disruption of the oral-gut microbiome network are associated with prevalent SHOA. These findings suggest a potential role of the oral-gut microbiome axis in SHOA pathogenesis. Larger studies are needed to confirm these associations. NCT04033757."
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"quote": "FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation.",
"source_id": "42480795",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480795\nTitle: Mertk-dependent immune regulation is required for the therapeutic effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in a mouse model of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is a disorder of brain-gut axis dysfunction closely associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and disruption of mucosal immune homeostasis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been shown to alleviate IBS symptoms; however, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase (MERTK), a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family, plays an important role in macrophage polarization-related regulation and inflammation resolution. To investigate the role of Mertk-mediated immune regulation in FMT-induced improvement of IBS-C and its underlying mechanisms. IBS-C was induced in wild-type(WT) and Mertk conditional knockout(cKO) mice (Mertkflox/floxLyz2Cre/+) by ice-water gavage combined with tail-clamping stress, followed by FMT treatment. Defecation, fecal water content, intestinal transit, and visceral sensitivity were assessed. Colonic histopathology, macrophage polarization-related markers, inflammatory cytokines, tight junction proteins, AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling, and gut microbiota composition were examined by HE staining, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, Western blotting, and 16S rRNA sequencing. In WT IBS-C mice, FMT improved constipation-like symptoms, intestinal transit, and visceral hypersensitivity, reduced colonic inflammation, restored Occludin and Claudin-1 expression, decreased CD86 and IL-1\u03b2, increased CD206 and IL-10, and activated AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling. These beneficial effects were markedly attenuated in Mertk-deficient mice. However, FMT similarly remodeled gut microbiota composition in both WT and Mertk-deficient mice. FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation. Gut microbiota remodeling alone is insufficient for full therapeutic efficacy in the absence of intact host Mertk signaling."
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"quote": "The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.",
"source_id": "42480691",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42480691\nTitle: Fine Particle Exposure-Induced Renal Injury and the Protective Effect of Multi-strain Probiotics: Involvement of Bitter Taste Transduction and Inflammatory Response.\nAbstract: Bitter taste receptors are distributed in various non-taste tissues and cells, where they exert crucial roles in neuroimmune regulation and inflammatory response. In this study, a mouse model of fine particle (FPs) exposure was established by nebulized ovalbumin (OVA) inhalation to investigate the effects of FPs on renal function and structure. The experiment results revealed that inhalation of OVA led to glomerular atrophy, and renal tubular epithelial cell swelling and vacuolization, accompanied by increased levels of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine in the bloodstream. OVA inhalation induced a significant elevation in the levels of H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA), while significantly decreased the activity of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and the content of glutathione (GSH) in renal tissues. Furthermore, OVA downregulated Th1 cytokine IFN-\u03b3, upregulated Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, and activated pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6) as well as genes involved in inflammatory pathways (TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, JAK-1, JAK-2, JAK-3, STAT-3, STAT-6). Notably, OVA-induced kidney injury was accompanied by the downregulation of bitter taste receptors and their downstream signaling molecules (\u03b1-gustducin, transient receptor potential melastatin 5 [Trpm5]). However, gavage administration of multi-strain probiotics significantly alleviated the toxic effects of OVA on the mouse kidneys, as evidenced by the reversal of the aforementioned abnormal changes in renal structure, biochemical indicators, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory factors, and bitter taste transduction-related molecules. Collectively, these findings indicate that OVA-induced distal organ injury, particularly renal injury, is associated with systemic inflammation and the inhibition of bitter taste transduction pathways. The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses."
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"quote": "Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone.",
"source_id": "42479266",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42479266\nTitle: Preliminary study on the modulation of diet-induced malnutrition in BALB/c mice using a probiotic consortium: a physiological, biochemical, histopathological, and gut microbiota evaluation.\nAbstract: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) remains a major global health challenge that adversely affects growth, metabolism, immune function, and organ integrity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a food-derived Bacillus-based probiotic consortium in alleviating PEM and investigated its effects on gut microbial composition in BALB/c mice. Forty-eight male mice were allocated to Control (C), Disease Control (DC), Treatment (TG), Preventive (PG), and Healthy\u2009+\u2009Probiotic (HPG) groups. Malnutrition was induced using a 4% low-protein diet (LPD) for six weeks. The TG received probiotic supplementation during the recovery phase (weeks 6-9), whereas PG and HPG received probiotics throughout the study. The consortium consisted of Bacillus spizizenii, Bacillus tequilensis, and Bacillus rugosus (1\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2079 CFU/mL each).LPD feeding significantly reduced body weight, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity while increasing C-reactive protein, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), indicating metabolic impairment, systemic inflammation, and hepatic stress. Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone. Histopathological analyses demonstrated improved intestinal architecture, hepatocyte morphology, splenic organization, and renal integrity in the treatment group, whereas preventive supplementation under continued protein restriction resulted in only limited protection.Gut microbiota profiling using 16\u00a0S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that all groups were dominated by the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The treatment group exhibited increased relative abundance of beneficial taxa, including Barnesiella and Lactobacillus, together with reduced Proteobacteria abundance compared with the preventive group. Microbial community composition in the treatment group more closely resembled that of healthy animals, suggesting partial restoration of gut microbial homeostasis during nutritional rehabilitation.Collectively, these findings indicate that probiotic supplementation is most effective when combined with adequate nutritional support and may serve as a valuable adjunct strategy for improving physiological recovery, tissue regeneration, and gut microbial balance during protein-energy malnutrition."
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"quote": "In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality.",
"source_id": "42478557",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42478557\nTitle: Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor-\u03b2 improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model.\nAbstract: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the first-line treatment for pediatric Crohn's disease, but its mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Our aim was to identify the mechanisms that could explain the anti-inflammatory effects of EEN, studying the nutritional composition and transforming growth factor-\u03b2 (TGF-\u03b2) effects, in a mouse model of colitis. Mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. After DSS treatment, we compared two enteral nutrition formulas, and we evaluated the effect of TGF-\u03b2 itself on clinical and microscopic inflammation, and intestinal permeability, by TGF-\u03b2-supplementation, -inhibition, or -deletion. Colonic crypts from DSS and EEN mice were cultured and their cellular properties were analyzed. Both EEN formulas improved weight recovery and disease activity index. In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality. These functional improvements were not found in the absence of TGF-\u03b2 in the formulas. Finally, organoids from colonic crypts treated with Modulen IBD\u00ae containing TGF-\u03b2 showed enhanced survival and re-epithelialization capacity. Both EEN formulas have anti-inflammatory properties based on their nutritional composition. However, TGF-\u03b2 plays a significant role in intestinal functional restitution."
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Dysbiosis leads to barrier impairment, resulting in the translocation of microbial products (e.g., LPS) that drive systemic inflammatory responses and chronic immune activation.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome functions as a central regulatory node in systemic immune homeostasis. Under eubiotic conditions, the microbiota maintains intestinal barrier integrity through the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are critical for mucosal immune balance. Disruption of this microbial homeostasis, or dysbiosis, compromises the intestinal barrier, facilitating the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Once systemic, these microbial products serve as potent triggers for inflammatory cascades. Specifically, PAMPs activate Toll-like receptors (TLRs), leading to the activation of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway and the NLRP3 inflammasome, which promote the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, and IL-1\u03b2. Conversely, targeted interventions\u2014such as probiotics, prebiotics, and phytochemicals\u2014can reverse these shifts by restoring microbial diversity, enhancing the production of anti-inflammatory metabolites, and suppressing these pro-inflammatory pathways to restore mucosal barrier function and systemic homeostasis.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* **Nano-messenger Communication:** Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) act as essential nanoscale messengers that facilitate direct communication between the gut microbiota and distant organs, such as joints and the brain.\n* **Prebiotic-like Flavonoids:** Compounds like galangin do not act primarily through direct antimicrobial action but by modulating the microbiome to enrich specific beneficial metabolites like indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), which activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) to suppress inflammation.\n* **Bitter Taste Transduction:** Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) in non-taste tissues (e.g., renal tissue) are involved in neuroimmune regulation; probiotics can alleviate inflammation by activating these transduction pathways.\n* **Metabolic Synergy:** Bacterial-host co-metabolism, such as the conversion of primary to secondary bile acids, is crucial for activating TGR5 receptors and maintaining immune tolerance.\n* **Surgical Impact:** Perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotic usage can deplete commensal communities and exacerbate inflammatory responses by enabling suture-associated polymicrobial biofilms.\n* **Circadian Clock Linkage:** The circadian rhythm gene *BMAL1* is downregulated in colitis and its deletion induces pyroptosis, linking internal biological clocks directly to intestinal epithelial barrier integrity.\n* **Phage Metabolic Switches:** Bacteriophages act as metabolic switches in the microbiome, governing microbial metabolic states through lytic nutrient release and lysogenic gene delivery that can mitigate oxidative stress.\n* **Diet-Microbiome-Neuro Axis:** Certain diets (measured by the DI-GM index) correlate with lower GERD risk, partially mediated by phenotypic age acceleration and adiposity-related systemic markers.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42489692 - \"Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.\"\n2. ID: 42489221 - \"BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.\"\n3. ID: 42488663 - \"Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.\"\n4. ID: 42488628 - \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\"\n5. ID: 42488422 - \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\"\n6. ID: 42488218 - \"BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.\"\n7. ID: 42487937 - \"MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.\"\n8. ID: 42487140 - \"YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.\"\n9. ID: 42486639 - \"DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.\"\n10. ID: 42484923 - \"FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.\"\n11. ID: 42484668 - \"MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.\"\n12. ID: 42483178 - \"Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.\"\n13. ID: 42482584 - \"Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.\"\n14. ID: 42482368 - \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.\"\n15. ID: 42481656 - \"It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5.\"\n16. ID: 42481422 - \"Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007).\"\n17. ID: 42480795 - \"FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation.\"\n18. ID: 42480691 - \"The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.\"\n19. 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"prompt": "CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42489692\nTitle: Curcumin ameliorates Salmonella-induced enteritis by restraining NF-\u03baB signaling and restoring microbiota-SCFA homeostasis.\nAbstract: Foodborne Salmonella infection triggers excessive inflammation, mucosal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Here, curcumin was evaluated as a dietary bioactive against Salmonella-induced enteritis using in silico target-network analysis, macrophage assays and a mouse infection model. Target-network analysis identified 79 shared targets associated with curcumin and intestinal inflammation. In vitro, macrophages were treated with curcumin at 40 and 80 \u03bcM before stimulation with lipopolysaccharide or Salmonella Enteritidis infection. In vivo, mice were challenged with S. Enteritidis and orally gavaged with curcumin at 100 or 200 mg per kg body weight. Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%. In infected mice, curcumin alleviated clinical deterioration (weight loss and hemolysis), attenuated liver and spleen injury, lowered tissue bacterial burden by nearly 2log10 CFU per 100 mg, and improved intestinal histopathology. Notably, 16S rDNA profiling showed that curcumin reversed Salmonella-driven dysbiosis by improving microbial diversity, limiting Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae expansion, and enriching beneficial taxa including Lactobacillus. These compositional shifts were accompanied by recovery of key short-chain fatty acids by 40%-75% (acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate), indicating restoration of microbiota-linked metabolic homeostasis. Collectively, curcumin mitigates pathogen-associated intestinal inflammation while rebuilding the microbiota-SCFA homeostasis supportive of mucosal barrier function, supporting its development as a food-derived functional ingredient.\n\nID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis.\n\nID: 42488722\nTitle: Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Increased Risk of Clostridioides difficile Infection Diagnosis and Severe Outcomes.\nAbstract: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the United States. Gut dysbiosis and chronic inflammation are key contributors to CDI susceptibility and severity. Metabolic syndrome (MetS)-defined by central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL cholesterol, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-is increasingly prevalent worldwide and is characterized by chronic immune dysregulation and alterations in gut microbiota. These pathophysiologic features may overlap with mechanisms that predispose individuals to CDI and its complications. Using a large electronic health record database encompassing 102 health care organizations, we examined the association between metabolic conditions (MetS, obesity, and T2DM) and the risk of CDI diagnosis and severe clinical outcomes. Individuals with a diagnosis of each metabolic condition were compared with matched controls. All 3 metabolic conditions were associated with an increased risk of CDI. The strongest association was observed in patients with MetS (odds ratio [OR], 1.94), followed by obesity (OR, 1.14) and T2DM (OR, 1.11). The impact of metabolic disorders on CDI severity varied based on the specific condition. Patients with MetS and obesity were more likely to develop sepsis, leukocytosis, and neutrophilia and to require ICU admission; however, they had lower risk of hypoalbuminemia, recurrent CDI, and all-cause mortality. In contrast, patients with T2DM had greater odds of developing all of the CDI-associated complications. MetS, obesity, and T2DM were all associated with an increased likelihood of CDI diagnosis. However, their effects on CDI severity varied among the 3 conditions examined-patients with T2DM had the greatest risk of adverse outcomes, including sepsis, ICU admission, recurrent CDI, and mortality.\n\nID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed.\n\nID: 42488629\nTitle: Precision identification and targeted therapy for neutrophilic asthma: from molecular mechanisms to clinical translation.\nAbstract: Neutrophilic asthma represents a distinct inflammatory phenotype characterized by sputum neutrophilia (\u226561% neutrophils), glucocorticoid resistance, and more severe disease course compared to eosinophilic asthma. This review comprehensively examines the molecular mechanisms underlying neutrophilic asthma pathogenesis, focusing on the Th17/IL-17 axis, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. We present a precision identification framework integrating molecular endotypes with clinical phenotypes and biomarker profiles to guide therapeutic decisions. Unlike eosinophilic asthma, neutrophilic asthma demonstrates intrinsic resistance to glucocorticoids due to impaired neutrophil apoptosis and persistent activation of pro-inflammatory pathways. Emerging therapeutic approaches targeting IL-17, NET formation, and inflammasome components show promise, with several agents in clinical development. The microbiome-neutrophil axis represents a novel therapeutic target, with evidence suggesting that airway dysbiosis perpetuates neutrophilic inflammation through pattern recognition receptor activation. This review provides a comprehensive framework for understanding neutrophilic asthma pathogenesis and outlines precision medicine approaches for this difficult-to-treat asthma phenotype.\n\nID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA.\n\nID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD.\n\nID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis.\n\nID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent.\n\nID: 42487937\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of modified meridian-guided acupoint pressing on lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis: an integrated microbiomics and metabolomics analysis.\nAbstract: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Modified Meridian-Guided Acupoint Pressing (MMGAP) in lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (LFJ OA) and to explore its underlying mechanisms through integrated microbiomics and metabolomics. Animal model study (urokinase-induced LFJ OA in SD rats) with MMGAP intervention, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and mTORC1 inhibitor (rapamycin) validation. Histological, molecular, 16S rRNA sequencing, and UPLC-MS/MS metabolomic analyses were carried out to assess relevant outcomes. MMGAP significantly reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in lumbar muscles/facet joints, markedly downregulated serum IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1 (p < 0.05) as well as TRPV1 protein expression by >40% at the mRNA and protein levels. It reshaped gut microbiota (significantly elevated Observed Species, Shannon and Chao1 indices, p < 0.05; distinct \u03b2-diversity clustering vs model group) and serum metabolomic profiles, enriching the mTOR signaling pathway. FMT from MMGAP-treated rats recapitulated therapeutic effects, while rapamycin mimicked MMGAP's anti-inflammatory/analgesic actions. MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition. These preclinical findings lay preliminary experimental groundwork supporting the research potential of MMGAP as a non-invasive candidate intervention for degenerative joint diseases.\n\nID: 42487717\nTitle: Shared and condition-associated gut microbiota alterations in older adults with depression and constipation: evidence from the American Gut Project.\nAbstract: Constipation and depression frequently co-occur in older adults, and growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may be a shared feature of both conditions. The microbiota has well-established roles in gastrointestinal motility and gut-brain axis signaling, and compositional alterations have been independently reported in each condition. However, whether older adults with constipation and those with depression share common microbiota characteristics have not been systematically investigated. This study aimed to characterize gut microbiota alterations in older adults with depression or constipation using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing data from the American Gut Project, focusing on microbial features shared by, or specific to, the two conditions. We retrieved fecal 16S rRNA sequencing data from 513 older adults in the publicly available American Gut Project database, including HC (n = 277), DP (n = 78), and CP (n = 158). We compared alpha and beta diversity, taxonomic composition, and genus-level differential abundance among groups, used random forest models to explore features contributing to group discrimination, and performed covariate-adjusted and sensitivity analyses to assess robustness. Alpha diversity was comparable among groups, whereas beta diversity revealed detectable differences in community composition. After adjustment for age, sex, and BMI, Bray-Curtis-based differences remained evident, with the most consistent pairwise difference between CP and HC. At the genus level, CP showed depletion of health-associated butyrate-producing taxa and enrichment of selected mucin- or inflammation-associated taxa, whereas DP was characterized by enrichment of Erysipelatoclostridium and [Ruminococcus]_gnavus_group and depletion of UCG-002 and selected health-associated genera. Random forest analyses further identified key microbial contributors to group discrimination. We identified subtle and partially overlapping genus-level microbiota alterations in older adults with constipation and depression, with constipation showing the most consistent differences from healthy controls. These findings provide exploratory evidence that selected microbiota alterations may be relevant to the clinical overlap between the two conditions, although their functional roles require validation in longitudinal studies integrating metagenomic and metabolomic profiling.\n\nID: 42487714\nTitle: Isolation and characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide from the fermented probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 and its application for attenuating autism-like behaviors.\nAbstract: Lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides (EPS) are natural and safe functional biomolecules whose antioxidant potential is largely dependent on their specific chemical structures. Accumulating evidence suggests that LAB-EPS may exert indirect regulatory effects on oxidative stress-related diseases like autism spectrum disorder via modulating intestinal microecology and relieving oxidative stress in the gut-brain axis. In this study, a novel EPS (EPS-ZZU) was isolated from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 of traditional fermented Suancai. Structural characterization revealed a 2.141 kDa molecular weight, with mannose, glucose and ribose in a 34.40:26.35:12.24 molar ratio, composed of \u03b1-configuration pyranose units. EPS-ZZU exhibited over 90% scavenging rates against the typical free radicals, including hydroxyl radical (\u22c5OH), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH\u2022), superoxide anion (O2 \u2022\u2063-) and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) cation radical (ABTS\u2022+) at a concentration of 5 mg/mL, which was comparable to that of vitamin C (Vc). In a one-month mouse trial, EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota-enriching beneficial taxa (Adlercreutzia, Christensenellaceae) and inhibiting pathogens (Erysipelatoclostridium). Metabolomics confirmed upregulated indole-3-acetate and downregulated cognitive impairment-associated metabolites (asymmetric dimethylarginine, homogentisic acid). These findings highlight EPS-ZZU's therapeutic potential for autism and provide a new idea for developing more bioactive bacterial EPS antioxidants.\n\nID: 42487409\nTitle: Microbiome-Modulating Effects of Heat-Treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 and Its Enhancement of NK Cell Activity: Evidence from a Clinical Trial and a Simulated Human Intestinal Microbiome Ecosystem.\nAbstract: Probiotics are increasingly recognized for their capacity to modulate gut microbiota, regulate microbial metabolic activity, and influence host immune responses, thereby contributing to the maintenance of immune homeostasis and overall health. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of heat-treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 (HT-LM1004) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial and explored its mechanisms of action in a simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem. After 8 weeks of supplementation, we observed significantly enhanced natural killer (NK) cell activity with a concurrent improvement in white blood cell (WBC) counts relative to the placebo group, suggesting an overall enhancement of the host's primary immune defense baseline within the normal physiological range. Mechanistic investigations within the simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem demonstrated that HT-LM1004 increased microbial species diversity in the ascending colon (AC), followed by elevated richness in the transverse colon (TC) and descending colon (DC) at the End and Post time points, suggesting selective enrichment of low-abundance beneficial bacterial taxa. Metabolomics analyses indicated compartment-specific changes, especially within bile acid metabolism pathways, while non-bile acid metabolites were predominantly enriched in the DC. Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiling also revealed distinct, time-dependent changes across the different gut compartments. Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products, underscoring its promise as a microbiome-based functional food and preventative option to support immune health.\n\nID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases.\n\nID: 42486639\nTitle: Dihydrotanshinone I Attenuates Atherosclerosis via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS), a primary contributor to cardiovascular disease, is driven by hyperlipidemia, chronic inflammation, and gut dysbiosis. Although Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen) has long been used to treat atherosclerotic disorders, its most potent anti-inflammatory constituent remains unclear. Screening 12 constituents from Danshen revealed that dihydrotanshinone I (DHT) was the most potent inhibitor of NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in vitro. In an atherosclerotic mouse model, DHT treatment effectively attenuated dyslipidemia and reduced atherosclerotic plaque burden in the aorta and aortic sinus. Mechanistically, DHT significantly downregulated the aortic mRNA expression of key inflammasome components (NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and IL-1\u03b2) and significantly suppressed the aortic protein levels of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). Furthermore, gut microbiota analysis indicated that DHT alleviated high-fat diet-induced gut dysbiosis by restoring gut microbial diversity. This was characterized by a decrease in pathobionts (Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Muribaculum, and [Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group) and an increase in beneficial genera (Akkermansia and Allobaculum). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) confirmed that these atheroprotective effects were transferable via the gut microbiota, highlighting the key role of microbial modulation. Collectively, DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.\n\nID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management.\n\nID: 42486576\nTitle: Challenges and future directions in head and neck microbiome research.\nAbstract: The microbial imbalance in head and neck cancer (HNC) is a promising area of research for developing targeted therapies. Maintenance of microbial diversity and balance through prebiotics, probiotics and faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) holds a potential approach in reestablishing the gut health. Preclinical studies and early clinical trials have shown positive results in restoring the favourable microbial environment, thereby minimizing the inflammation and maximizing the positive immune response. However, the link between microbial flora associated with oral dysbiosis, the associated biomarkers and HNC tumorigenesis needs to be further explored. Future research focusses on developing standardised strategies for maintaining the microbial environment, to serve as an adjunct to the standard treatment protocols for HNC. Biomarkers predicting immune response, synthetic genetically engineered beneficial bacteria, integration of metagenomics, metabolomics and meta transcriptomics for intra-tumoral microbial evaluation are the focus areas of emerging research.\n\nID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance.\n\nID: 42486573\nTitle: Modulating the head & neck microbiome for cancer- prevention.\nAbstract: The head and neck microbiome plays a critical role in maintaining epithelial homeostasis, regulating immune surveillance, and shaping inflammatory responses that influence carcinogenesis. Increasing evidence suggests that microbial dysbiosis within the oral and gut ecosystems contributes to the initiation and progression of head and neck cancers, particularly oral squamous cell carcinoma. Given that the microbiome is a modifiable risk factor, targeted modulation has emerged as a promising preventive and supportive strategy in HNC. This chapter highlights current knowledge on microbiome-based interventions, including dietary modification, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and lifestyle changes, with emphasis on their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. These approaches aim to restore microbial balance, enhance barrier integrity, reduce chronic inflammation, and strengthen anticancer immune responses. The chapter also discusses mechanistic links between microbial metabolites and immune pathways, the relevance of the oral-gut axis, and emerging evidence connecting microbiome composition with treatment response and toxicity. Finally, key challenges such as inter-individual variability, site-specific microbial niches, safety considerations, and the need for longitudinal and mechanistic studies are addressed. Overall, microbiome modulation represents a promising, precision-oriented avenue for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and survivorship in head and neck oncology, although robust clinical validation is still required.\n\nID: 42486456\nTitle: Investigation of Anti-Asthmatic Constituents and Mechanisms of Cimicifugae Rhizoma Based on LC-MS Analysis, Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation.\nAbstract: Cimicifugae Rhizoma was used for the treatment of asthma in traditional Chinese medicine. The triterpenoid partition of Cimicifugae Rhizoma, named as 'Ximingting', is commercially used for perimenopausal syndrome. However, the anti-asthma constituents and mechanism of Cimicifugae Rhizoma, and the therapeutic effect of 'Ximingting' on asthma remain unknown. This study aims to illustrate anti-asthma constituents of Cimicifugae Rhizoma and 'Ximingting', and explored the underlying molecular mechanisms. The ethyl acetate fraction of Cimicifugae Rhizoma extract (EAEC) was prepared accroding to the manufacturing process of 'Ximingting'. The chemical composition of EAEC were analyzed by UPLC-MS/MS. An ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma mouse model was used for evaluateing the bioassay in vivo. Network pharmacology was adopted for predicting anti-asthmatic targets/pathways, validated by molecular docking, ELISA, Western blot, qRT-PCR, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry. Fifty-eight constituents (mainly triterpenoids) were identified in EAEC. EAEC significantly attenuated OVA-induced airway inflammatory infiltration, reduced inflammatory cytokines, and restored Th1/Th2 balance in mice. Network pharmacology indicated that anti-asthmatic effect of EAEC was related to inflammation, oxidative stress, and T-cell differentiation. Further experiments demonstrated that EAEC activated Keap1-Nrf2 signaling to enhance antioxidant capacity, and inhibited STAT6 phosphorylation and GATA3 expression, thereby blocking CD4 T cell differentiation into Th2 cells. Triterpenoids in Cimicifugae Rhizoma exert anti-asthmatic effects by activating Keap1-Nrf2 pathway against oxidative stress and regulating STAT6/GATA3 pathway to balance immunity. These findings reveal the anti-asthmatic mechanism of Cimicifugae Rhizoma and suggest the potential of 'Ximingting' for further anti-asthmatic investigation.\n\nID: 42486038\nTitle: Galangin ameliorates Salmonella Pullorum-induced enteritis in Danzhou chicks through gut microbiota-derived indole-3-lactic acid-mediated AHR activation.\nAbstract: Antibiotic restrictions in poultry production necessitate natural alternatives against Salmonella Pullorum, a pathogen causing severe enteritis and high chick mortality. We show that the dietary flavonoid galangin alleviates S. Pullorum-induced intestinal injury not via direct antimicrobial action, but by modulating gut microbiota to enrich tryptophan-derived indole-3-lactic acid (ILA). Galangin restored growth, preserved barrier integrity, reduced liver bacterial translocation, and suppressed inflammation in infected chicks. Fecal microbiota transplantation from galangin-treated donors recapitulated these benefits, confirming microbiota dependence. ILA activated the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), concurrently inhibiting NF-\u03baB and HIF-1\u03b1 pathways-key drivers of Salmonella-exploited inflammation and metabolic reprogramming-thereby enhancing mucosal defense and limiting intracellular bacterial survival. Pharmacological AHR blockade or NF-\u03baB/HIF-1\u03b1 activation abolished galangin's effects. Collectively, these findings establish that galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production.\n\nID: 42485742\nTitle: Commiphora wightii and its formulations extenuate macrophage-mediated inflammatory pathology in osteoarthritis.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) treatment often focuses on symptom management rather than addressing underlying inflammation and cartilage degeneration. In search of safer, long-term options, many patients turn to Ayurvedic remedies like Guggul (Commiphora wightii) and its formulations-Amritadi Guggul (AG) and Rasnadi Guggul (RG)-though biochemical validation remains limited. This study evaluates the immunomodulatory effects of standard guggulsterone extract (SGE), AG, and RG on synovial inflammation, mitochondrial stress, and complement activation, using the U937 monocyte cell line. Cells were stimulated with Phorbol 12-myristate 13 acetate (PMA) and treated with varying concentrations of the extracts. Anti-inflammatory effects were measured via mRNA expression of iNOS, MMP-1, MMP-13, and VEGF-1. Macrophage polarization markers (CD68, CD86, CD163), mitochondrial membrane potential (JC-1 assay), collagenase activity (gelatinase spot assay), and molecular docking with complement factor B (CFB) were also assessed. Results showed that SGE, AG, and RG significantly reduced nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory gene expression. Treatments suppressed M1 macrophage markers without promoting M2 differentiation. 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimi- dazolylcarbocyanine iodide (JC) - 1 assays indicated improved mitochondrial stability, while all formulations inhibited collagenase activity. Docking studies revealed strong interactions between guggulsterone and CFB, suggesting complement inhibition. These findings highlight the potential of Guggul and its formulations to modulate macrophage activity, reduce inflammation, and support joint preservation in OA. Though limited by the use of a monocyte-derived cell line, the study lays the groundwork for future validation in primary cells and in vivo models.\n\nID: 42484861\nTitle: Evaluation of gossypetin's effects on gut microbiota profile and TLR4, Myd88, NFKB, and NLRP3 signaling pathways in rats.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining host homeostasis by regulating metabolic processes and immune responses. Disruptions in microbial composition are closely associated with inflammatory diseases and are often linked to the activation of key signaling pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation primary response 88/nuclear factor kappa TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB and NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. Natural bioactive compounds, particularly flavonoids, have gained attention due to their potential to modulate both gut microbiota and inflammation-related pathways. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of gossypetin on gut microbiota composition and its regulatory role on TLR4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, and NLRP3 signaling pathways in a rat model. Adult female Wistar albino rats were divided into control and gossypetin-treated groups (50\u00a0mg/kg, oral gavage/56\u00a0days dose). Gut microbiota was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and protein expression levels were assessed using Western blot. Histopathological, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescence analyses were also in liver, intestinal, and spleen tissue performed. Gossypetin administration reduced microbial diversity and altered microbiota composition, with increases in Mediterraneibacter spp., Blautia spp., and Lactobacillus spp. Western blot results showed significant decreases in NLRP3 (p\u2009\u2264\u20090.01) and NF-\u03baB (p\u2009\u2264\u20090.05) levels, while TLR4 and MyD88 remained unchanged. Histological analyses revealed mild tissue alterations and increased oxidative stress markers. These results suggest that gossypetin modulates microbiota composition and exerts selective anti-inflammatory effects, highlighting its potential in microbiota-associated inflammatory regulation.\n\nID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target.\n\nID: 42484453\nTitle: High-Salt Diet Links Gut Microbiota, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Macrophage Responses.\nAbstract: The Global North is increasingly exposed to a Western diet characterized by high fat, sugar, and salt content. Excess dietary salt has been linked to cardiovascular disease and hypertension and can accumulate in multiple tissues, exerting local immunomodulatory effects. Beyond these systemic consequences, a high-salt diet (HSD) is associated with gut dysbiosis, which alters the production of microbial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and compromises intestinal barrier integrity, thereby facilitating bacterial translocation and contributing to liver and kidney injury. These alterations are associated with inflammatory responses, although their direction and magnitude depend on dietary duration, microbial baseline composition, and experimental models. While most studies have focused on HSD-induced modulation of T cell responses, emerging data highlight macrophages as underexplored mediators of HSD-driven immune and metabolic effects. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on HSD-induced alterations of the intestinal microbiota, microbial metabolites, gut barrier function and macrophage function, and discuss their potential interplay along the gut-liver axis. In addition, we highlight key gaps and challenges that must be addressed to improve translational relevance.\n\nID: 42484379\nTitle: Multi-omics links microbial dysbiosis, systemic inflammation, and metabolomic disruptions to SNAE risk in treated HIV.\nAbstract: Serious non-AIDS events (SNAEs), including non-AIDS malignancies, cardiovascular disease, and hepatic complications, remain major causes of mortality in treated HIV infection. These outcomes are driven by persistent immune activation, systemic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction despite effective viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy (ART). To investigate mechanisms underlying SNAE pathogenesis, we performed a cross-site multi-omic analysis integrating plasma proteins, plasma metabolites, and mucosal microbiomes in 82 ART-treated people with HIV (PWH) and 10 people without HIV from the United States and Mexico. Geography was the dominant source of variation, particularly across lipid classes. However, individuals at high risk for SNAEs, defined by low CD4+ T cell counts and low CD4/CD8 ratios, shared a consistent signature of systemic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and microbial dysbiosis, including elevated plasma IL-6 and \u03c9-oxidation products (adipic and suberic acids) and depletion of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals in the gut mucosa, including Akkermansia muciniphila, Bacteroides uniformis, and Ruminococcus. A. muciniphila abundance correlated with lower IL-6 levels, fewer HIV RNA-producing cells in lymph nodes, and higher CD4/CD8 ratios. These findings identify a shared inflammatory and metabolic phenotype in PWH and implicate A. muciniphila as a potential microbiome-based target to mitigate immune activation and SNAE risk in treated HIV.\n\nID: 42484240\nTitle: Lactobacillus sp. attenuates oral and hepatic alterations and decreases caspase-8 expression in ligature-induced periodontitis.\nAbstract: Periodontitis affects millions of people and is characterized by the accumulation of bacteria in the gingival sulcus with an immune-inflammatory response of the body causing effects. There is a notable relation between periodontitis and steatosis, in which caspase-8 may be a relevant player in the pathophysiology of these conditions. This study is the first to investigate the effect of treatment based on Lactobacillus sp. on steatosis and caspase-8 expression in a ligature-induced periodontitis model. This study aims to investigate whether treatment with Lactobacillus sp. reduces oral and hepatic changes caused by ligature-induced periodontitis. Twenty-four Wistar rats were separated into groups: control, periodontitis, and periodontitis plus Lactobacillus sp. Administration of 1 mL of fermented milk containing 108 CFU/mL of Lactobacillus sp. by gavage was performed daily for 20 days of ligature-induced periodontitis. After the treatment, we evaluated the gingival bleeding index (GBI), tooth mobility, probing pocket depth (PPD), alveolar bone loss, histomorphometry, and histopathological aspects of liver, as well as the levels of glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). We also evaluated caspase-8-positive cells and blood biomarkers. Lactobacillus sp. reduced inflammatory clinical parameters, including GBI, PPD, and tooth mobility, as well as neutrophil infiltration in gingival tissue. Morphometric analysis showed significantly less alveolar bone loss. Analysis of hepatic tissue showed reduced neutrophilic infiltration and improved antioxidant activity. Treatment also decreased caspase-8 expression. Lactobacillus sp. significantly reduced the clinical parameters of periodontal lesion and steatosis score, improved hepatic oxidative status, and decreased caspase-8 expression in the liver tissue.\n\nID: 42482938\nTitle: Relationships of oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbiota with cognitive impairment in first-episode major depressive disorders: a pilot study in China.\nAbstract: Cognitive impairment runs through the entire course of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the relationships between cognitive impairment and the gut microbiota (GM) and their predicted metabolic pathways as well as peripheral blood indicators remains unclear. We aimed to explore these relationships. Patients (n\u202f=\u202f61) and healthy controls (HCs, n\u202f=\u202f84) were enrolled. Our analyses were performed using data from the Hamilton Depression Scale, cognitive function (MATRICS\u2122 Consensus Cognitive Battery [MCCB]), the GM and their predicted metabolic pathways, and peripheral blood indicators, including homocysteine (Hcy), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and C-reactive protein (CRP). In comparison with HCs, patients with MDD exhibited significant cognitive impairment, elevated SOD levels, enrichment of specific GM, and upregulation of microbial predicted metabolic pathways involving L-alanine, pyruvate, and salicortin. In patients with MDD, the salicortin biosynthesis pathway and pathways related to L-alanine metabolism were negatively correlated with the levels of Hcy and CRP, respectively, while the superpathway of de novo pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis was positively correlated with the SOD levels. The abundance of Blautia_caecimuris and Dysosmobacter_sp._NSJ-60 was positively correlated with the scores for processing speed and attention/vigilance domain, while the abundance of Enterocloster_aldenensis was negatively correlated with the score for working memory. Moreover, the 6-gingerol analog biosynthesis pathway was negatively correlated with the score for processing speed. Our research showed that the GM and their predicted metabolic pathways in patients with MDD were closely related to cognitive function and peripheral blood indicators, and that differences in these factors may manifest as oxidative stress and inflammation.\n\nID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses.\n\nID: 42482784\nTitle: Potential protective effects of Phyllanthus emblica L. extract on high-salt diet-induced hypertension: a combined analysis of gut microbiota and metabolomics.\nAbstract: High-salt diet (HSD)-induced hypertension is a common form of hypertension and is closely associated with inflammation, target-organ injury, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Natural products have shown potential in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, and regulation of the gut microbiota and its metabolites may represent an important therapeutic mechanism. Phyllanthus emblica L. (PE) is a medicinal plant with reported cardiovascular-protective and antihypertensive effects. In this study, a salt-sensitive rat model was used to systematically evaluate the effects of PE extract on blood pressure (BP), inflammatory responses, renal and vascular pathological changes, intestinal barrier function, gut microbiota composition, and metabolite profiles. The potential mechanisms of PE were further explored with a focus on the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. PE intervention significantly alleviated the HSD-induced increase in BP, reduced the expression of the pro-inflammatory factors TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2, and improved renal and vascular tissue injury. PE also regulated the intestinal tight junction proteins Claudin-2 and ZO-1, suggesting an improvement in intestinal barrier function. Notably, high-dose PE extract restored HSD-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, particularly by increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus. Metabolomic analysis showed that high-dose PE extract improved HSD-induced alterations in the intestinal metabolite profile, with eight bile acid metabolites being significantly reversed. Correlation analysis further suggested that the protective effects of PE may be associated with regulation of gut microbiota and their metabolites, especially through the bile acid pathway. These findings suggest that PE extract may exert protective effects against HSD-induced hypertension by modulating the gut microbiota-metabolite axis, improving intestinal barrier function, reducing inflammation, and alleviating renal and vascular injury. This study provides preliminary experimental evidence for the potential application of PE in the prevention and treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension.\n\nID: 42482589\nTitle: [Research progress on the mechanisms of electroacupuncture in the treatment of obesity].\nAbstract: Obesity is a chronic metabolic syndrome, and unhealthy lifestyles contribute to a continuous rise in its prevalence. As a non-pharmacological intervention with mild adverse reactions, electroacupuncture has achieved favorable therapeutic effects on obesity and its complications in recent years. This paper reviews studies on the mechanisms of electroacupuncture for obesity over the past decade. Electroacupuncture exerts weight-reducing effects via multiple targets and pathways, including regulating appetite-related neurons and neuropeptides in the hypothalamus, facilitating browning of white adipose tissue and lipid metabolism modulation, maintaining intestinal flora homeostasis, alleviating inflammatory responses and improving insulin resistance. 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A total of 70 RA patients were randomly divided into a control group (n=35, 2 cases dropped off, 3 cases were excluded) and an observation group (n=35, 3 cases dropped off, 2 cases were excluded), and 30 healthy participants who underwent physical examination during the same period were randomly enrolled as the normal group. The control group was given conventional drug therapy;the observation group was additionally treated with separated moxibustion at bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23) and Ashi points on the basis of the control group, once every other day, 3 times a week, for 5 consecutive weeks. The scores of disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, morning stiffness, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were compared between the control group and observation group before and after treatment. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing was used to detect the composition structure and relative abundance of gut microbiota in the 3 groups before and after treatment. ELISA was adopted to measure the serum contents of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the control and observation groups before and after treatment. Compared with the baseline in the same group, the scores of DAS28, VAS, GSRS, SAS, SDS, as well as serum contents of LPS, LBP, TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2 and IL-6 were significantly decreased in both the control and observation groups after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the reductions in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). In contrast, morning stiffness score was significantly decreased, and serum contents of 5-HT and IGF-1 were significantly increased in the observation group after treatment compared with baseline and those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). Before treatment, compared with the normal group at the same time point, the \u03b1 -diversity of gut microbiota (Chao1, Ace, Sobs, Shannon indices) and the abundances of beneficial bacteria (Bacteroidota, Faecalibacterium, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium) in the observation and control groups were significantly lower (P<0.01), while the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota (F/B) ratio and the abundances of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria (Firmicutes, Prevotella, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Escherichia-Shigella, Klebsiella) were significantly higher (P<0.01). Microbiota clustering analysis showed significant differences between the observation/control groups and the normal group. After treatment, all the above indicators were improved in observation/control groups, and the observation group showed significantly better outcomes in increasing \u03b1 -diversity, restoring beneficial bacteria abundance, and reducing F/B ratio and pathogenic bacteria abundance than the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). Separated moxibustion combined with conventional drugs exerts superior clinical efficacy to monotherapy with conventional drugs in relieving joint pain, improving gastrointestinal symptoms, and alleviating anxiety and depression in RA patients. 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\u9694\u7269\u7078\u8054\u5408\u5e38\u89c4\u836f\u7269\u6cbb\u7597RA\u5728\u7f13\u89e3\u5173\u8282\u75bc\u75db\u3001\u6539\u5584\u80c3\u80a0\u9053\u75c7\u72b6\u53ca\u51cf\u8f7b\u7126\u8651\u6291\u90c1\u60c5\u7eea\u65b9\u9762\u5177\u6709\u663e\u8457\u4f18\u4e8e\u5355\u7eaf\u836f\u7269\u6cbb\u7597\u7684\u4e34\u5e8a\u7597\u6548\u3002\u5176\u673a\u5236\u53ef\u80fd\u4e0e\u8c03\u8282\u80a0\u9053\u83cc\u7fa4\u591a\u6837\u6027\u3001\u4f18\u5316\u83cc\u7fa4\u7ed3\u6784\u3001\u964d\u4f4e\u8840\u6e05\u708e\u6027\u56e0\u5b50\u6c34\u5e73\u53ca\u6539\u5584\u795e\u7ecf\u9012\u8d28\u4ee3\u8c22\u76f8\u5173\u3002.\n\nID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses.\n\nID: 42482202\nTitle: The oral microbiota in oral squamous cell carcinoma: unravelling mechanisms and clinical potential.\nAbstract: Originating in the mucosal lining of the mouth, oral squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the head and neck regions. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, involving environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and lifestyle-related risk factors. Increasing evidence indicates that oral microbial dysbiosis contributes to the initiation and progression of OSCC. Under healthy conditions, the oral cavity harbors a diverse and functionally balanced microbial ecosystem that maintains mucosal integrity, supports immune homeostasis, and prevents colonization by pathogenic species. Disruption of this equilibrium, known as oral dysbiosis, is increasingly recognized as a key event in oral carcinogenesis. In OSCC, a shift toward pathogenic and pro-inflammatory microbial communities has been consistently observed, particularly involving periodontal bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Fusobacterium nucleatum. These organisms contribute to tumor progression by activating inflammatory and oncogenic signaling pathways, including NF-\u03baB, STAT3, and PI3K/Akt; suppressing apoptosis; inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition; and immune evasion, thereby creating a tumor-promoting microenvironment. In addition to bacterial dysbiosis, viral and fungal components of the oral microbiome may act as important cofactors in OSCC. High-risk Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human papillomavirus (HPV) have been implicated in disrupting tumor suppressor pathways, causing genomic instability, and modulating the immune response. Fungal species, particularly Candida albicans, may further contribute by producing carcinogenic metabolites and inducing chronic inflammation. This review provides an integrated overview of the oral microbiome in OSCC, focusing on the composition and protective roles of the core microbiota, factors influencing microbial stability, and mechanisms by which dysbiosis contributes to carcinogenesis. It also highlights the oral microbiome as a potential source of non-invasive biomarkers and discusses microbiome-targeted strategies, including prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics, as promising adjunctive approaches to restore microbial balance and reduce tumor-promoting inflammation.\n\nID: 42481656\nTitle: Loss of TGR5-activating bile acids is associated with disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota communicates extensively with its host through small metabolites, such as bile acids. Primary bile acids are synthesized by the host and secreted into the intestine, where they are actively converted by the microbiota into secondary bile acids. Depending on the resulting bile acid composition, the host's bile acid receptor, Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5), is activated and mediates immune tolerance. It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5. Our study is the first to investigate whether bile acid-induced TGR5 activation differs between healthy individuals and patients with IBD. Bile acid profiles in stool and plasma were quantified by mass spectrometry, and TGR5 bioactivity was assessed from these profiles. In parallel, metagenomic sequencing was performed on fecal samples. We demonstrate that reduced alpha diversity in IBD is associated with a loss of microbial capacity for bile acid transformation, resulting in a significantly decreased secondary-to-primary bile acid ratio (sBA/pBA) in both stool and circulation. TGR5 bioactivity induced by bile acid profiles was substantially reduced in IBD patients, and a lower TGR5 bioactivity correlated with increased inflammatory activity.\n\nID: 42481649\nTitle: Dysbiosis-induced expansion of AXL-positive inflammatory type 3 dendritic cells triggers preclinical autoimmunity.\nAbstract: Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are key sentinels at epithelial barriers, regulating immunity to microbial pathogens and commensals while preserving tissue integrity. NOTCH2 deficiency in CD11c-expressing cells (Notch2cKO) disrupts type 2a DC (cDC2a) development, impairs intestinal TH17 immunity and increases susceptibility to enteropathogenic bacteria. This defect leads to persistent dysbiosis in Notch2cKO mice, characterized by low-grade inflammation and systemic autoimmune features, including elevated autoantibody titers and renal immune complex deposition. Dysbiosis precedes expansion of highly inflammatory AXL-expressing type 3 DCs (AXL+inf-DC3), promoting chronic inflammation and tertiary lymphoid structures driving adaptive immune responses. Notably, dysbiosis is defined by three dominant pathobionts and is transferable to wild-type mice, recapitulating the autoimmune features observed in Notch2cKO mice. Here these findings identify a microbiota-DC axis linking intestinal pathobionts to systemic autoimmunity, establishing inflammatory DC3 as the cellular bridge between dysbiosis, chronic inflammation and autoimmune pathogenesis.\n\nID: 42481422\nTitle: Oral microbiome dysbiosis and oral-gut microbial network disruption in hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions with the gut microbiome. Although gut microbiome dysbiosis has been implicated in symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (SHOA), the role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in SHOA and its relationship with gut microbiome dysbiosis remain unclear. Elucidating these associations could provide novel insights into SHOA pathogenesis. Participants were recruited from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study, an ongoing community-based observational study. Saliva samples were analysed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Oral microbial richness, composition and relative abundance of specific taxa were compared between SHOA participants and controls without SHOA. Correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network were also assessed and compared between groups. Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007). The relative abundance of the genus Trichococcus was significantly higher in SHOA participants (\u03b2=0.437 (95% CI 0.174 to 0.699), p=0.001, Q=0.073) and positively associated with SHOA severity. Furthermore, the number of significant correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network was markedly reduced in SHOA participants compared with controls. Notably, Trichococcus abundance in the oral microbiome correlated positively with the gut microbial KEGG pathway of tyrosine metabolism (r=0.137, p=0.001, Q=0.047), both linked to SHOA. Oral microbiome dysbiosis and disruption of the oral-gut microbiome network are associated with prevalent SHOA. These findings suggest a potential role of the oral-gut microbiome axis in SHOA pathogenesis. Larger studies are needed to confirm these associations. NCT04033757.\n\nID: 42480795\nTitle: Mertk-dependent immune regulation is required for the therapeutic effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in a mouse model of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is a disorder of brain-gut axis dysfunction closely associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and disruption of mucosal immune homeostasis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been shown to alleviate IBS symptoms; however, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase (MERTK), a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family, plays an important role in macrophage polarization-related regulation and inflammation resolution. To investigate the role of Mertk-mediated immune regulation in FMT-induced improvement of IBS-C and its underlying mechanisms. IBS-C was induced in wild-type(WT) and Mertk conditional knockout(cKO) mice (Mertkflox/floxLyz2Cre/+) by ice-water gavage combined with tail-clamping stress, followed by FMT treatment. Defecation, fecal water content, intestinal transit, and visceral sensitivity were assessed. Colonic histopathology, macrophage polarization-related markers, inflammatory cytokines, tight junction proteins, AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling, and gut microbiota composition were examined by HE staining, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, Western blotting, and 16S rRNA sequencing. In WT IBS-C mice, FMT improved constipation-like symptoms, intestinal transit, and visceral hypersensitivity, reduced colonic inflammation, restored Occludin and Claudin-1 expression, decreased CD86 and IL-1\u03b2, increased CD206 and IL-10, and activated AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling. These beneficial effects were markedly attenuated in Mertk-deficient mice. However, FMT similarly remodeled gut microbiota composition in both WT and Mertk-deficient mice. FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation. Gut microbiota remodeling alone is insufficient for full therapeutic efficacy in the absence of intact host Mertk signaling.\n\nID: 42480622\nTitle: Microbiome Remodeling During Aging: Integrative Multi-Omics and Spatiotemporal Perspectives on Immune and Metabolic Regulation.\nAbstract: Changes in the gut microbiota occur throughout the human lifespan, and maintaining microbial homeostasis plays a critical role in promoting healthy aging. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in elucidating the mechanistic links between aging and microbiota remodeling, highlighting the central role of microbiota-host interactions in regulating immune responses and maintaining metabolic homeostasis. These findings provide new potential targets for the precision prevention and treatment of age-related diseases. This review systematically summarizes the patterns of gut microbiota succession across different stages of the human life cycle, including infancy, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, as well as the mechanisms through which the microbiota regulates immune and metabolic functions. Furthermore, the role of the gut microbiota as a key mediator linking aging with an increased risk of chronic inflammation, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer was explored. In addition, this review evaluates the therapeutic potential of microbiota-targeted interventions, such as dietary modification, probiotic and prebiotic supplementation, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and lifestyle interventions-in maintaining microbiome homeostasis and mitigating age-related diseases. The feasibility of personalized microbiota-based intervention strategies is also discussed. Finally, we highlight the current challenges and limitations in this field and outline future research directions. In particular, integrating multi-omics approaches with metagenomic sequencing, including emerging spatial and spatiotemporal multi-omics technologies, is crucial for advancing our understanding of the complex interactions within the gut microbiome. These insights provide a theoretical framework for optimizing anti-aging therapeutic strategies and promoting healthy lifespan extension.\n\nID: 42488550\nTitle: Artemisia pollen-induced allergic rhinitis in mice: multi-omics dissection of local and systemic molecular alterations.\nAbstract: Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a predominant aeroallergen for allergic rhinitis (AR) in northern China. However, the molecular changes linking local nasal mucosal inflammation with systemic alterations remain incompletely understood. This study aimed to explore the cross-level regulatory network in a mouse model of mugwort-induced AR by combining nasal mucosal transcriptomics and serum metabolomics. BALB/c mice were sensitized with mugwort extract and then challenged intranasally to establish an AR model. Nasal mucosal tissues were collected for RNA sequencing, and serum samples from the same cohort were subjected to non-targeted metabolomic analysis. Transcription factor (TF)-associated analysis, pathway enrichment analysis, and integrative multi-omics analysis were used to identify candidate regulatory factors and pathways involved in mugwort-induced allergic inflammation. Targeted validation of arginine-related changes was performed by measuring serum Arg1 and L-arginine levels, followed by ARG2 knockdown analysis in BEAS-2B epithelial cells after mugwort extract stimulation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed a clear Th2-type immune response in the model group, with significant upregulation of Il13, Arg1, Ccl24 and Il6. In addition, many downregulated genes were enriched in pathways related to ciliary function and epithelial differentiation, accompanied by suppression of structural genes such as Krt25 and Krt71. Gene set enrichment and TF-associated analyses further highlighted cytokine-mediated signaling and potential upstream regulators, including Fos, Batf, and Mafb. Serum metabolomics showed increased 1-methylhistamine and enrichment of arachidonic acid metabolism in mugwort-treated mice. Integrated analysis of the two omics datasets further pointed to arginine-related metabolism as a shared altered pathway. Consistently, targeted assays showed increased serum Arg1 levels and decreased serum L-arginine concentrations in the mugwort group. In BEAS-2B cells, ARG2 knockdown attenuated the induction of IL6 and CCL26 after mugwort extract stimulation. Together, our findings indicate that mugwort-induced AR is accompanied by coordinated local and systemic changes, including immune activation, epithelial/ciliary dysfunction, and serum metabolic remodeling. The arginine-related alterations supported by both omics analysis and targeted validation provide a potential link between nasal mucosal inflammation and systemic metabolic changes in mugwort allergy.\n\nID: 42488426\nTitle: Host-microbiome interactions in leukemia: mechanisms, treatment response, and clinical implications.\nAbstract: Host-microbiome interactions regulate immune function, epithelial barrier integrity, and hematopoietic homeostasis. Intestinal microbial communities show consistent disruption in leukemia, particularly during intensive chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Reduced microbial diversity, depletion of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing commensals, and expansion of opportunistic taxa are recurrent findings across cohorts. Such patterns correlate with inflammatory signaling, impaired barrier function, and shifts in immune responses affecting treatment tolerance and hematopoietic recovery. Clinical associations show greater consistency for treatment-related outcomes, including infection risk, mucosal injury, and delayed immune reconstitution, than for leukemogenesis. Evidence supporting a direct causal role of specific microbial taxa in disease initiation remains limited. This review examines microbiome composition, microbial taxa, and mechanistic pathways in leukemia, with emphasis on how microbiome alterations may influence leukemia biology, disease progression, treatment response, and clinical outcomes, while acknowledging that most human evidence remains associative.\n\nID: 42487988\nTitle: Gut Integrity Biomarkers and Parasitic Infections in Indonesian Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.\nAbstract: Gastrointestinal integrity in young population warrants special attention. Infectious pathogens may induce changes in intestinal microbiota, facilitating gut permeability. This study aimed to investigate the gut integrity and inflammatory markers in children with parasitic and non-parasitic infection in Kupang and North Kodi, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study assessed the anthropometric measurement, socio-demographic factors and personal hygiene practices. Stool samples for helminthic and protozoan infections were analysed using standard microscopy, while blood samples for gut integrity (intestinal fatty acid-binding protein [I-FABP] and fatty acid-binding protein 6 [FABP6]) and inflammatory markers (soluble cluster of differentiation 14 [sCD14] and soluble cluster of differentiation 163 [sCD163]) were assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. As many as 80 stool samples taken from the children with age of 36-45 months to examine gut parasites in East Nusa Tenggara. Thirty-three from 80 children have intestinal parasites infection and 5 of them infected with 2 types of parasites. A total of 38 intestinal parasites were found with 47.37% protozoa and 52.63% helminths. The most predominant parasites found are Giardia lamblia (21.1%) for protozoans and Trichuris trichiura (26.3%) for helminths. Furthermore, significantly, the median levels of gut integrity biomarkers concentration were higher in non-parasitic group compared to parasitic group, as follows I-FABP 99.50 ng/mL (33.81-393.39); FABP6 56.13 ng/mL (2.43-234.69); sCD14 4.87 ng/mL (1.98-15.06) and sCD163 17.338 ng/mL (1.98-60.92) and significant in FABP6 and sCD14 (p=0.014; 0.001 respectively). In Kupang and North Kodi, intestinal parasitic infections remain a significant concern. The elevated markers of gut integrity and inflammation biomarkers in children with non-parasitic infection are quite concerning and need additional research to justify the causality.\n\nID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. In the mouse and cell models, MS treatment significantly reduced apoptosis rate of intestinal epithelial cells, upregulated Bcl-2 and XIAP, and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expressions. KEGG enrichment analysis suggested a possible association of MAPK pathway with the therapeutic effect of MS, which was confirmed by lowered phosphorylation levels of p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38 in both the MS-treated mouse and cell models. 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Forty-eight male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 6 groups (n=8), including a control group and 5 DSS model groups with daily gavage of saline containing 0.1% DMSO, low-, medium- or high-dose IVA (50, 100, and 150 mg/kg, respectively), or 5-ASA (100 mg/kg) for 10 days. Body weight and disease activity index (DAI) of the mice were monitored, and colon length and pathologies were assessed after the treatments. Immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting, TUNEL staining, and JC-1 staining were used to evaluate the effects of IVA on barrier function, apoptosis, and mitochondrial function in the mouse models and DSS-induced NCM460 cells. Network pharmacology was employed to predict potential signaling pathways. The DSS-treated mice showed significantly decreased body weight, increased DAI score, shortened colon length, elevated colonic IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 expressions, and severe mucosal damage. IVA, especially at the medium and high doses, obviously improved these changes. Treatment with medium-dose IVA-M significantly increased colonic expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-1, decreased intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis rate and expressions of Bax and cleaved caspase-3, and increased Bcl-2 expression, TOMM20-positive cell counts, and activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I and IV. In NCM460 cells, IVA treatment obviously reversed DSS-induced mitochondrial impairment, reduced epithelial cell apoptosis, and enhanced expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-1. Network pharmacology analysis suggested that IVA potentially targeted the PPAR\u03b3 pathway, which was confirmed by increased PPAR\u03b3 protein expression in IVA-treated mice and NCM460 cells. Treatment with the PPAR\u03b3 antagonist GW9662 significantly attenuated the protective effect of IVA in DSS-induced NCM460 cells. 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IVA\u901a\u8fc7\u6fc0\u6d3bPPAR\u03b3\u901a\u8def\uff0c\u6539\u5584\u7ebf\u7c92\u4f53\u529f\u80fd\uff0c\u6291\u5236\u708e\u75c7\u4e0e\u7ec6\u80de\u51cb\u4ea1\uff0c\u4ece\u800c\u7f13\u89e3DSS\u8bf1\u5bfc\u7684\u7ed3\u80a0\u708e\uff0c\u5177\u6709\u6210\u4e3aUC\u6cbb\u7597\u5019\u9009\u836f\u7269\u7684\u6f5c\u529b\u3002.\n\nID: 42486580\nTitle: Microbiome based diagnostic approaches.\nAbstract: Cancers of the Head and Neck (HNC) ranks seventh most abundant cancer category according to global incidence. thus posing a pertinent health hallenge. Shift in the homeostatic relationship of head and neck microbiome, causes microbial metabolic dysbiosis. Consequently, there is an increase in the pathobiome and pathogenic functions potentiating initiation and progression of carcinogenesis. Infection, inflammation and immune mediation trigger the pathogenic mechanisms. Accordingly, periodontitis perpetrated by unsatisfactory oral hygiene is connected to initiation and progression of HNC supported by substantial evidence. Further, mechanistic evidence is emerging on pathogenesis of bacteria-mediated carcinogenesis via toxins, carcinogenic metabolites and inflammatory cytokines with a view to possible treatments to halt progression of cancers. Advancements in surgical management techniques and adjuvant radiotherapy treatment, chemotherapy and emerging therapies such as immunotherapy, have not significantly increased overall disease free survival rates of most of HNCs. Early detection of cancers therefore, facilitates favorable outcomes such as better survival rates. Nevertheless, traditional invasive diagnostic approaches such as tissue biopsy gives rise to pain and discomfort to the patient In contrast, microbiome based diagnostic approaches, underpinned by salivary and mouth rinse microbiome analyses offers promising non-invasive, screening tools for early detection of HNC. This is augmented by advances in next generation sequencing, third generation sequencing, bioinformatics and machine learning technologies. Current developments in metagenomics, transcriptomics along with metabolomics enhanced harnessing the immense potential saliva possesses as a valuable screening and diagnostic tool, not only for cancer detection but for a range of diseases such as gastrointestinal diseases, autoimmune and metabolic disorders. Microbiome signatures in risk assessment of HNC is emerging as a new dimension in personalized risk assessment, risk stratification and care based pathways. Salivary microbiome analyses provides a promising approach for risk stratification, early stratification, through to assessment of prognosis, treatment success and survival of HNC patients suggested by accumulating evidence. Against this backdrop, we aim to provide an overview of microbiome based diagnostic approaches exploring new dimensions of detection and identification of HNC specific microbial biomarkers, microbial signatures, screening tools, primary diagnostic biomarkers, prognostic markers and interpersonal microbiome in the arena of personalized medicine.\n\nID: 42486443\nTitle: Garcinoic acid: A vitamin E metabolite-mimetic scaffold linking nuclear receptor pharmacology to inflammatory signaling and biomimetic drug discovery.\nAbstract: Long-chain metabolites produced through hepatic and microbiota-associated \u03c9-oxidation of vitamin E are increasingly recognized as bioactive regulators of lipid metabolism and inflammatory pathways. These properties suggest interesting opportunities in drug development and garcinoic acid (GA) - a \u03b4-tocotrienol-derived natural product and a chemically accessible analogue of these metabolites - is a useful probe for investigating their molecular and pharmacological properties. GA has been identified as an agonist of pregnane X receptor, a modulator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor \u03b3, and an inhibitor of enzymes involved in biosynthesis of inflammatory lipid mediators, including 5-lipoxygenase and microsomal prostaglandin E\u2082 synthase-1, while its effects on cyclooxygenase pathways are context-dependent. Through these activities, GA functionally links xenobiotic sensing, lipid metabolism, and inflammatory regulation across selected tissues, including the intestine, liver and brain. GA can be viewed within the broader framework of metabolite-inspired pharmacology, highlighting how plant-derived natural products that mimic endogenous or microbiota-associated metabolites may carry privileged recognition motifs for pharmacological targets. These aspects, together with the biological effects of GA identified in preclinical models, suggest therapeutic potential. However, its application is constrained by unfavorable pharmacokinetic properties, supporting its use as a biomimetic scaffold for the design of improved modulators inspired by vitamin E metabolite biology.\n\nID: 42484923\nTitle: FUT2-mediated \u03b11,2-fucosylation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and translational potential.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, the intestinal microbiota and environmental factors. Fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) regulates mucosal \u03b11,2-fucosylation and the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), thereby shaping host-microbe interactions at the intestinal surface. Loss-of-function FUT2 variants define the non-secretor phenotype and have been linked to IBD susceptibility and altered microbial communities. This review summarizes current evidence on FUT2 in IBD, including epithelial glycosylation-microbiota crosstalk, immune and barrier regulation, metabolite-related inflammatory pathways, intestinal stem-cell biology, and enteric nervous system/VIP-related signaling. We also evaluate translational strategies, including functional compensation with the FUT2-dependent human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), secretor-status-stratified interventions, and preclinical approaches such as L-fucose and D-serine. Overall, FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory. Most mechanistic and causal evidence currently derives from mouse models. Although human genetic and microbiome association data are relatively robust, interventional clinical evidence remains limited, which represents a major barrier to clinical translation.\n\nID: 42483182\nTitle: The microbiota-metabolite-immune axis in the olfactory cleft microenvironment: mechanisms and therapeutic implications for dysbiosis-driven olfactory dysfunction in chronic rhinosinusitis.\nAbstract: Chronic rhinosinusitis is the leading cause of olfactory dysfunction in adults. Although mechanical obstruction and type 2 inflammation remain important explanations for smell loss in chronic rhinosinusitis, emerging multi-omics studies suggest that disruption of the olfactory cleft microenvironment may also contribute to olfactory dysfunction. In this review, we propose the microbiota-metabolite-immune (MMI) axis as an integrative framework linking microbial dysbiosis, metabolite perturbation, and local immune remodeling in CRS-associated olfactory dysfunction. We systematically examine four interconnected domains. First, several studies have reported dysbiosis within the olfactory niche, including enrichment of Acinetobacter johnsonii in one CRS-OD cohort together with depletion of putative commensals. Second, altered metabolite profiles in CRS-OD have been associated with disturbed purine metabolism, uric acid accumulation, and reduced levels of the potentially protective metabolite indole-3-acetic acid. These changes may contribute to innate inflammatory signaling, including Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (TLR4/NF-\u03baB)-related pathways. Third, Staphylococcus aureus superantigens may promote T helper 2 (Th2) polarization, alter regulatory T-cell function, disrupt tight junction integrity, and impair olfactory neurogenesis, thereby sustaining bidirectional immune-microbial crosstalk. Fourth, emerging microbiota-targeted therapeutics, including xylitol irrigation, probiotics, and Interleukin-4 receptor alpha (IL-4R\u03b1) blockade, offer novel intervention strategies. Throughout this review, we distinguish olfactory cleft-specific evidence from broader sinonasal data and acknowledge the current predominance of association studies over causal validation. Taken together, the MMI axis provides a useful framework for understanding CRS-associated OD and for identifying testable therapeutic hypotheses.\n\nID: 42483178\nTitle: Sarcandra glabra: phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, and its role in mucosal immunity and digestive diseases.\nAbstract: The incidence of digestive system diseases has been increasing annually, highlighting the need for effective therapeutic agents. Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a key Chinese herbal medicine, has gained attention for its potential in treating digestive disorders. The purpose of this review is to explore the research progress of Sarcandra glabra and its compound preparations in the treatment of digestive system diseases, so as to promote the further exploration of its pharmacological mechanism and the optimization of its clinical 2024 application. Sarcandra glabra contains a variety of chemical constituents, including sesquiterpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and volatile oils, which endow Sarcandra glabra with a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial (against Helicobacter pylori, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus), anti-inflammatory (via TLR4/NF-\u03baB and MAPK pathways), gastroprotective (through mucosal repair, upregulation of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin, and antioxidant activity), immunomodulatory (via Th17/Treg balance, secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) secretion, and dendritic cell activation), and anti-tumor (by inducing apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and telomerase inhibition). Clinically, S. glabra and its various formulations (injections, tablets, granules, oral liquids) have been used for infectious diarrhea, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and as adjuvant therapy for nasopharyngeal, gastric, and colorectal cancers, showing improvements in clinical symptoms and quality of life. However, most clinical evidence is derived from small-scale, non-randomized, or uncontrolled studies. Short-term use is generally well tolerated, with mild gastrointestinal discomfort being the most common adverse event; toxicological studies indicate low acute toxicity and no mutagenicity, but long-term safety and chronic toxicity data are lacking. Future research should prioritize high-quality randomized controlled trials, systematic pharmacovigilance, and mechanistic studies focusing on gastrointestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota modulation. In summary, Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. These properties suggest potential therapeutic value, although current evidence is primarily preclinical or derived from small-scale clinical studies. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials and systematic safety evaluations are needed to confirm its efficacy and establish its role in clinical practice. Through systematic and in-depth research and development, Sarcandra glabra is expected to bring treatment options and hope to more patients.\n\nID: 42482993\nTitle: Del immune V and microbiome restructuring in colorectal cancer surgery: a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a central factor in carcinogenesis. Dietary components and therapeutic interventions, including probiotics, may influence microbial composition and function, thereby modulating cancer risk. Del-Immune V, a metabiotic supplement derived from Lactobacillus rhamnosus, has demonstrated immunomodulatory properties. This study investigates its role in microbiome restructuring and patient-reported outcomes in colorectal cancer patients during the perioperative period. A randomized, controlled, double-blind Phase I trial was conducted in 39 colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective resection, assigned to Del-Immune V (n=22) or placebo (n=17). Participants received two capsules daily (100 mg each), starting 7-15 days before surgery and continuing until 15 days postoperatively. Blood and fecal samples were collected at baseline and day 60 to assess IL-6, CRP, CEA, and microbiome composition. Patient-reported outcomes were measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Microbiome profiling was performed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing with PICRUSt-based functional inference. Del-Immune V significantly reduced IL-6 (p=0.012) and supported CRP decline, while quality-of-life scores improved across multiple domains. Microbiome analyses revealed enrichment of short-chain fatty acid-producing genera (Bifidobacterium, Agathobacter, Gemmiger, Phocaeicola) and decline of CRC-associated taxa (Fusobacterium), with a significant improvement in the dysbiosis index (p=0.024). Del-Immune V demonstrated immunomodulatory activity, evidenced by reductions in IL-6 and CRP, alongside improvements in patient-reported quality of life. These effects were accompanied by restructuring of the gut microbiome, characterized by enrichment of protective commensals and reduction of CRC-associated taxa. Collectively, findings support Del-Immune V as a safe adjunctive therapy in colorectal cancer surgery, with potential to enhance recovery and long-term outcomes.\n\nID: 42482563\nTitle: Deletion of Circadian Rhythms Gene BMAL1 Impairs the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier and Exacerbates Intestinal Inflammation by Inducing Pyroptosis.\nAbstract: The circadian clock plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including ulcerative colitis (UC). Deletion of the core transcription factor BMAL1 exacerbated the severity of colitis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of BMAL1 in UC remain unclear. We found that BMAL1 was downregulated in UC tissues and in LPS-induced MODE-K cells, whereas CXCL1 was highly expressed. Overexpression of BMAL1 reduced LPS-induced pyroptosis in MODE-K cells and restoring the expression of ZO-1, Claudin-1, and Occludin, thereby improving intestinal epithelial barrier function. Mechanistically, BMAL1 can negatively regulate the CXCL1 expression by inhibiting the activity of its promoter. Additionally, proteomics analysis identified MEF2A as a downstream protein of BMAL1. The protective effect of BMAL1 on MODE-K cells was achieved through direct negative regulation of CXCL1 or indirect negative regulation of MEF2A expression. Thus, BMAL1 plays a protective role in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier and represents a potential therapeutic target for UC treatment.\n\nID: 42482485\nTitle: Intestinal Organoids as Models to Study Viruses: Current Application and Future Perspective.\nAbstract: Intestinal organoids have emerged as a transformative model system in virology, bridging the gap between conventional cell lines and animal models by recapitulating the complex cellular diversity, three-dimensional architecture, and key functions of the human intestinal epithelium. This review highlights how this technology has enabled groundbreaking studies of enteric viruses, including the successful cultivation of previously uncultivable human norovirus, and has provided critical insights into the infection mechanisms of rotavirus, enterovirus A71, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. We discuss how emerging technologies, such as co-culture systems for host-microbiome interactions, vascularization techniques, and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, are being integrated with organoids to create more physiologically relevant microphysiological systems. Despite challenges related to immune component integration and model standardization, intestinal organoids offer a promising platform for elucidating virus-host interactions, advancing antiviral drug screening, and promoting personalized infectious disease research.\n\nID: 42481097\nTitle: Current Management of Food Allergies in Pediatric Patients.\nAbstract: Food allergy is a growing public health concern affecting up to 8% of children. The underlying pathophysiology involves a complex interplay of genetic predisposition, microbiome dysbiosis, and environmental factors disrupting epithelial barrier integrity, leading to a spectrum of immune reactions. Diagnosis is a clinical process integrating a detailed patient history with sensitization tests, with the oral food challenge serving as the definitive tool. While strict avoidance and emergency epinephrine form the foundation of management, the paradigm is shifting toward proactive immunomodulatory therapies, including oral immunotherapy.\n\nID: 42480908\nTitle: Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis and Innate Immune Dysregulation as Determinants of Oronasal Fistula After Primary Cleft Palate Repair.\nAbstract: Oronasal fistula complicates 15-55% of primary cleft palate repairs, with recurrence rates approaching 43% after secondary closure, and global fistula rates have risen despite decades of iterative technical refinement, a trend that mechanical closure quality alone cannot explain. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception through April 2026 to argue that ONF is increasingly recognizable as a biologically mediated complication in which oral microbiome dysbiosis and innate immune dysregulation are primary, historically underrecognized determinants of palatal wound failure that act in synergy with, rather than independently of, mechanical and technical factors. Children with cleft lip and palate harbor a preoperative dysbiotic oral microbiome characterized by reduced alpha diversity, enrichment of Gram-negative anaerobes, and elevated proportions of pathobionts, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Prevotella spp., establishing an unfavorable immunological baseline before the first surgical incision. Perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis compounds this trajectory by depleting commensal communities, while suture-associated polymicrobial biofilms sustain a persistent antigenic depot at the healing flap margin. Unremitting pathogen-associated molecular pattern exposure drives sustained TLR4-NF-\u03baB signaling, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, macrophage M1 polarization arrest, neutrophil extracellular trap-mediated matrix degradation, and complement-coagulation amplification at the wound interface. Failure of the specialized pro-resolving mediator class switch leaves the wound frozen in a self-sustaining inflammatory state, precluding re-epithelialization and adequate collagen deposition. Direct human biopsy evidence for these pathways at palatoplasty wound margins remains limited; the causal temporal relationship between dysbiosis and wound breakdown remains unresolved; and all translational proposals require prospective validation in cleft-specific cohorts. Reducing ONF burden demands a conceptual shift from purely mechanical closure paradigms toward precision perioperative strategies that pair preoperative microbiome profiling, targeted immune modulation, and resolution-phase biomarker monitoring with sound surgical fundamentals.\n\nID: 42480691\nTitle: Fine Particle Exposure-Induced Renal Injury and the Protective Effect of Multi-strain Probiotics: Involvement of Bitter Taste Transduction and Inflammatory Response.\nAbstract: Bitter taste receptors are distributed in various non-taste tissues and cells, where they exert crucial roles in neuroimmune regulation and inflammatory response. In this study, a mouse model of fine particle (FPs) exposure was established by nebulized ovalbumin (OVA) inhalation to investigate the effects of FPs on renal function and structure. The experiment results revealed that inhalation of OVA led to glomerular atrophy, and renal tubular epithelial cell swelling and vacuolization, accompanied by increased levels of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine in the bloodstream. OVA inhalation induced a significant elevation in the levels of H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA), while significantly decreased the activity of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and the content of glutathione (GSH) in renal tissues. Furthermore, OVA downregulated Th1 cytokine IFN-\u03b3, upregulated Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, and activated pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6) as well as genes involved in inflammatory pathways (TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, JAK-1, JAK-2, JAK-3, STAT-3, STAT-6). Notably, OVA-induced kidney injury was accompanied by the downregulation of bitter taste receptors and their downstream signaling molecules (\u03b1-gustducin, transient receptor potential melastatin 5 [Trpm5]). However, gavage administration of multi-strain probiotics significantly alleviated the toxic effects of OVA on the mouse kidneys, as evidenced by the reversal of the aforementioned abnormal changes in renal structure, biochemical indicators, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory factors, and bitter taste transduction-related molecules. Collectively, these findings indicate that OVA-induced distal organ injury, particularly renal injury, is associated with systemic inflammation and the inhibition of bitter taste transduction pathways. The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.\n\nID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity.\n\nID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver.\n\nID: 42479266\nTitle: Preliminary study on the modulation of diet-induced malnutrition in BALB/c mice using a probiotic consortium: a physiological, biochemical, histopathological, and gut microbiota evaluation.\nAbstract: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) remains a major global health challenge that adversely affects growth, metabolism, immune function, and organ integrity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a food-derived Bacillus-based probiotic consortium in alleviating PEM and investigated its effects on gut microbial composition in BALB/c mice. Forty-eight male mice were allocated to Control (C), Disease Control (DC), Treatment (TG), Preventive (PG), and Healthy\u2009+\u2009Probiotic (HPG) groups. Malnutrition was induced using a 4% low-protein diet (LPD) for six weeks. The TG received probiotic supplementation during the recovery phase (weeks 6-9), whereas PG and HPG received probiotics throughout the study. The consortium consisted of Bacillus spizizenii, Bacillus tequilensis, and Bacillus rugosus (1\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2079 CFU/mL each).LPD feeding significantly reduced body weight, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity while increasing C-reactive protein, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), indicating metabolic impairment, systemic inflammation, and hepatic stress. Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone. Histopathological analyses demonstrated improved intestinal architecture, hepatocyte morphology, splenic organization, and renal integrity in the treatment group, whereas preventive supplementation under continued protein restriction resulted in only limited protection.Gut microbiota profiling using 16\u00a0S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that all groups were dominated by the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The treatment group exhibited increased relative abundance of beneficial taxa, including Barnesiella and Lactobacillus, together with reduced Proteobacteria abundance compared with the preventive group. Microbial community composition in the treatment group more closely resembled that of healthy animals, suggesting partial restoration of gut microbial homeostasis during nutritional rehabilitation.Collectively, these findings indicate that probiotic supplementation is most effective when combined with adequate nutritional support and may serve as a valuable adjunct strategy for improving physiological recovery, tissue regeneration, and gut microbial balance during protein-energy malnutrition.\n\nID: 42479038\nTitle: Selenium-enriched tea polysaccharide treatment ameliorates walnut protein allergy by regulating gut microbiota and metabolism.\nAbstract: Selenium-enriched polysaccharides conventionally possess multiple benefits for human health. To investigate the anti-allergic ability of selenium-enriched tea polysaccharide (Se-TPS) and its effect on the gut microbiota and metabolism, a walnut protein (WP)-induced allergic BALB/c mouse model was established. In vivo, Se-TPS (250 mg kg-1) alleviated the clinical allergic symptoms of WP sensitization and repaired the intestinal barrier. Furthermore, Se-TPS can inhibit the over-secretion of IgE, HIS, and IL-4 and promote the normal secretion of TGF-\u03b2 and IFN-\u03b3 to ameliorate the WP-induced immune imbalance. The gut microbiota was analyzed by 16s rRNA, which showed that Se-TPS upregulated the abundance of beneficial bacteria and effectively repaired the disturbed gut flora. Nontargeted metabolomics revealed that Se-TPS improved gut metabolic disorders by modulating tryptophan metabolism, primary bile acid metabolism, caffeine metabolism, steroid synthesis, ubiquinone biosynthesis, and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis. In summary, Se-TPS could mitigate WP-sensitive allergy by balancing Th1/Th2/Treg immune responses and modulating the gut microbiota and metabolites. This study confirmed that Se-TPS has the potential to regulate allergies and offers novel insights into functional foods utilizing Se-TPS.\n\nID: 42478691\nTitle: Microalgal Unsaponifiable Matter Ameliorates Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction Through Intestinal Barrier Restoration and Gut Microbiota Modulation.\nAbstract: Estrogen deficiency contributes to intestinal barrier dysfunction, inflammation, and metabolic disturbances during the postmenopausal period. This study investigated the protective potential of microalgal unsaponifiable matter (MU) derived from Chlorella sp. against epithelial disruption and metabolic impairments associated with estrogen deficiency. MU was evaluated in tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1-challenged Caco-2 cells and ovariectomized mice. In vitro, MU (5-20\u00a0\u00b5g/mL) preserved cell viability, restored transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and maintained tight junction proteins while suppressing nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells-related cytokine expression. In vivo, MU improved feed efficiency, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hepatic enzyme markers and reduced systemic and adipose tissue inflammation. MU also enhanced intestinal barrier integrity, increased mucin 2 expression, and partially normalized gut microbiota composition, including improvements in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. These compositional changes were associated with improvements in metabolic and inflammatory parameters, though causal relationships between specific microbial taxa and functional outcomes remain to be established. Collectively, these findings suggest that MU supports intestinal barrier protection, attenuates inflammation, and is associated with improved metabolic outcomes under estrogen-deficient conditions.\n\nID: 42478557\nTitle: Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor-\u03b2 improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model.\nAbstract: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the first-line treatment for pediatric Crohn's disease, but its mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Our aim was to identify the mechanisms that could explain the anti-inflammatory effects of EEN, studying the nutritional composition and transforming growth factor-\u03b2 (TGF-\u03b2) effects, in a mouse model of colitis. Mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. After DSS treatment, we compared two enteral nutrition formulas, and we evaluated the effect of TGF-\u03b2 itself on clinical and microscopic inflammation, and intestinal permeability, by TGF-\u03b2-supplementation, -inhibition, or -deletion. Colonic crypts from DSS and EEN mice were cultured and their cellular properties were analyzed. Both EEN formulas improved weight recovery and disease activity index. In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality. These functional improvements were not found in the absence of TGF-\u03b2 in the formulas. Finally, organoids from colonic crypts treated with Modulen IBD\u00ae containing TGF-\u03b2 showed enhanced survival and re-epithelialization capacity. Both EEN formulas have anti-inflammatory properties based on their nutritional composition. However, TGF-\u03b2 plays a significant role in intestinal functional restitution.\n\nID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects.\n\nID: 42477798\nTitle: Wendan decoction modulates Parasutterella to influence fatty acid metabolism in MAFLD via the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis.\nAbstract: The host microbiota and hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes are important mediators of the metabolism and biological effects of herbal components. Through bidirectional interactions, herbal medicines can also reshape the host microbial community. The clinical efficacy of Wendan Decoction (WDD) in treating metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has been well established. However, its interactions with the host microbiota through the gut-liver axis remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which WDD modulates host microbial activity through the gut-liver axis to ameliorate MAFLD. MAFLD models were established by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding and subsequently treated with WDD, Parasutterella excrementihominis (P. excrementihominis), or 7\u03b1-OH-T. The ABX group underwent antibiotic-mediated microbiota depletion before treatment. Multi-omics analyses were used to characterize the dynamic trajectories of microbiota-derived metabolites. These analyses included targeted bile acid (BA) profiling of serum, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents, and proteomics and untargeted metabolomics of liver tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin, Oil Red O, and Alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff staining were used to assess pathological changes in the liver and intestinal tissues during MAFLD. ELISA, Western blotting, and other assays were performed to quantify markers of inflammation and lipid metabolism. Following UPLC/UV detection of 7\u03b1-OH-T in portal vein serum, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, together with cellular thermal shift assays (CETSA) and microscale thermophoresis (MST), were used to validate FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. WDD alleviated hepatic steatosis, intestinal inflammation, and barrier dysfunction in MAFLD, but these effects depended on the integrity of the host microbiota. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that WDD promoted the growth of beneficial bacteria, including Bacteroides and Parasutterella. Combined analysis of targeted serum BA metabolomics and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents indicated that WDD-mediated modulation of the host microbiota reduced the total serum BA load, increased alternative-pathway metabolites, including CDCA and TCDCA, in the liver and intestine, and decreased toxic secondary BAs, including DCA and LCA. Steroid and fatty acid metabolites, such as 7\u03b1-OH-T, were also increased. Pearson correlation analysis and P. excrementihominis transplantation experiments suggested that the increase in 7\u03b1-OH-T was closely associated with P. excrementihominis. Untargeted liver metabolomics and serological analyses confirmed that gut-derived 7\u03b1-OH-T entered the liver through the portal vein and acted on hepatic targets via the gut-liver axis. In animal experiments involving exogenous 7\u03b1-OH-T supplementation and in MAFLD THLE-2 cell models treated with 7\u03b1-OH-T, 7\u03b1-OH-T ameliorated hepatic lipid accumulation and promoted lipid utilization in THLE-2 cells. A series of interaction assays, including CETSA and MST, identified FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. Furthermore, 7\u03b1-OH-T markedly activated the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis and served as a key messenger through which WDD-mediated regulation of Parasutterella alleviated MAFLD via the gut-liver axis. WDD increased the abundance of P. excrementihominis and the level of the potentially associated metabolite 7\u03b1-OH-T. Through the portal circulation, 7\u03b1-OH-T promoted gut-liver crosstalk and targeted the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis, thereby ameliorating MAFLD.\n\nID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC.\n\nID: 42477076\nTitle: Genomic structural equation modeling uncovers shared genetic architecture and comorbidity mechanisms of lung function decline.\nAbstract: Chronic respiratory diseases cause substantial global morbidity and mortality, yet the shared genetic architecture of pulmonary-function traits, exposure-related phenotypes, and cardiometabolic traits remains incompletely characterised. We applied genomic structural equation modelling to GWAS summary statistics for four pulmonary-function traits, lifetime smoking index, ambient PM2.5 exposure, and arterial oxygen tension to model their shared genetic covariance (mvLung). The mvLung GWAS identified 2,156 loci, including 376 not significant in the individual input GWASs. EFEMP1 was prioritised as a candidate gene, and 41 respiratory and cardiometabolic traits showed significant genetic correlations. Colocalisation, gene-prioritisation, and enrichment analyses identified candidate shared regions and highlighted extracellular-matrix, cell-adhesion, epithelial-barrier, and signalling-related annotations. Drug-target analyses showed pathway-level concordance with previously studied cardiopulmonary drug classes. These findings characterise shared genetic signals across the included traits and nominate candidates for functional follow-up. Because mvLung incorporates exposure-related and oxygenation phenotypes, the results do not represent direct genetic effects on pulmonary function alone, causal mechanisms, or therapeutic efficacy.\n\nID: 42489235\nTitle: Entropy-Guided Sample-Specific Feature Selection for Robust Incomplete Multi-Omics Learning in Gut Microbiome Disease Prediction and Biomarker Discovery.\nAbstract: The rapid advancement of multi-omics integration facilitates deep insights into complex diseases. However, incomplete modalities, heterogeneity, and high dimensionality hinder robust analysis. To address these limitations, we propose entropy-guided sample-specific feature selection for robust incomplete multi-omics learning (ESSFS-IMO), a novel framework for accurate disease prediction and interpretable biomarker discovery under missing-data conditions. It combines instance-wise feature selection, entropy-adaptive optimization, and variational representation learning. Specifically, a Gumbel-Softmax-based selector performs per-sample differentiable feature selection, guided by an entropy-based annealing strategy that dynamically adjusts selection sharpness. Selected features are integrated via an information-bottlenecked variational backbone with variance-weighted fusion, enabling robust classification despite missing modalities. Experiments on inflammatory bowel disease datasets demonstrate that ESSFS-IMO outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in accuracy, F1-score, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The model maintains high performance across missing patterns and yields biologically coherent biomarkers, effectively linking microbial, transcriptional, and metabolic profiles to immune regulation. In conclusion, ESSFS-IMO provides a robust, interpretable solution for incomplete multi-omics learning. By integrating entropy-guided selection and variational information bottlenecks, it achieves superior predictive power and resilience while identifying meaningful signatures associated with intestinal inflammation, holding promise for broader biomedical applications.\n\nID: 42486317\nTitle: Reduced fecal GP2 levels in ulcerative colitis associate with inflammatory activity and microbial composition.\nAbstract: Loss of tolerance to GP2, an antimicrobial immune-modulating component of intestinal cells and receptor on microfold cells, is associated with disease severity in Crohn's disease (CD). However, the role of GP2 in inflammatory bowel diseases remains poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate fecal GP2 levels in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and CD and to examine associations with disease activity, response to biologic therapy, and microbial features. We conducted a retrospective study of adults with UC, CD, and healthy controls recruited at a tertiary IBD clinic. Fecal GP2 levels and serum anti-GP2 antibodies were measured using ELISA and correlated with disease activity, inflammatory biomarkers (CRP, fecal calprotectin and elastase activity), and microbiome assessed by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The study included 87 patients with CD, 58 with UC, and 31 healthy controls. Fecal GP2 levels were significantly lower in UC, particularly in active UC, compared with CD or controls (P\u202f\u2264\u202f0.05). In CD, fecal GP2 levels did not differ significantly from controls across activity strata but correlated with elastase activity. Further, fecal GP2 levels increased following induction therapy among clinical responders and were associated with gut microbial diversity. No correlation was observed between serum anti-GP2 and fecal GP2 levels, or serum anti-GP2 and responsiveness to induction therapy. Fecal GP2 concentrations are reduced in UC, particularly during active disease, but are preserved in CD. This suggests a disease-specific pattern in UC, potentially reflecting altered microbial interactions or increased luminal protein degradation.\n\nID: 42484378\nTitle: Performance of expanded diagnostic criteria for APECED in independent cohorts and implications for earlier diagnosis.\nAbstract: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED/APS-1) is a monogenic autoimmune disorder of impaired central tolerance classically diagnosed by the presence of 2 out of 3 classic triad manifestations: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency. However, many patients develop non-triad manifestations years earlier, delaying recognition and care. In 2016, we proposed expanded diagnostic criteria incorporating 3 early clinical manifestations - APECED rash, autoimmune enteritis, and enamel hypoplasia - based on observations in 35 North American patients. Here, we provide further support for the clinical utility of these expanded diagnostic criteria in independent cohorts of 57 American and 12 European patients enrolled in a prospective natural history study at the NIH. Across all cohorts, the expanded diagnostic criteria decreased the time to diagnosis by half relative to the classic diagnostic criteria. Patients exhibited an enrichment of early non-endocrine autoimmune manifestations, underscoring disease heterogeneity and the potential for developing organ-specific autoimmunity before endocrine failure. These findings demonstrate the clinical utility of the expanded APECED diagnostic criteria and support the notion that their adoption might enable earlier disease recognition and timely immunomodulatory therapy to improve long-term outcomes.\n\nID: 42483640\nTitle: Dietary index for gut microbiota and risk of incident gastroesophageal reflux disease: a prospective cohort analysis integrating plasma proteomics in the UK Biobank.\nAbstract: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common chronic digestive disorder, and diet is an important modifiable risk factor. The Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota (DI-GM) reflects dietary patterns considered favorable to the gut microbiota; however, the gut microbiome itself was not measured, and evidence on whether DI-GM is associated with GERD risk is limited. We aimed to evaluate the association between DI-GM and incident GERD and to explore potential intermediate pathways using mediation analysis and plasma proteomics. We included 133,915 UK Biobank participants free of GERD at baseline. DI-GM scores (range 0-14) were calculated from the Oxford WebQ 24-h dietary recall and grouped into four categories (0-3, 4, 5, \u22656). Incident GERD was identified from the UK Biobank first-occurrence records (ICD-10 K21). Cox proportional hazards regression was complemented by restricted cubic spline (RCS), subgroup, and Cox weighted quantile sum (WQS) analyses, counterfactual mediation analysis, integrated plasma proteomics (Olink Explore 3072), and a range of sensitivity analyses. During a median follow-up of 13.6 years, 12,271 incident GERD cases occurred. In the fully adjusted model, each 1-point increase in DI-GM was associated with an approximately 4% lower hazard of GERD [hazard ratio (HR) 0.956, 95% CI 0.947-0.965; P < 0.001], and the highest DI-GM group (\u22656) had a lower hazard than the lowest (0-3) (HR 0.812, 95% CI 0.774-0.851; P for trend < 0.001). RCS analysis showed a modest inverse dose-response relationship that was most apparent at higher DI-GM scores, and WQS analysis indicated that the association was driven by a few key components rather than shared equally across the index. BMI (proportion mediated 21.43%) and phenotypic age acceleration (7.53%) both significantly mediated the association (both P < 0.001). Integrated proteomic analysis identified 13 shared proteins; the nine positively associated with DI-GM and inversely associated with GERD showed exploratory enrichment in neurodevelopment- and cell-adhesion-related processes. Higher DI-GM was associated with a lower incidence of medically attended GERD, with mediation analysis suggesting that BMI and biological aging may partly account for this association. Exploratory proteomic analyses identified shared protein correlates, including adiposity-related and, tentatively, neurodevelopment- and cell-adhesion-related proteins; these are hypothesis-generating and require confirmation. Because the gut microbiome was not measured, the diet-microbiota link remains inferential, and these findings should be interpreted as associations rather than established mechanisms.\n\nID: 42480125\nTitle: Reuterin drives osteogenic and suppresses adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells via BMP/SMAD signaling to ameliorate osteoporosis.\nAbstract: Osteoporosis, a prevalent skeletal condition defined by diminished bone density and disrupted microarchitecture, dramatically elevates fracture risk. Its pathophysiology is now understood to extend beyond classic remodeling imbalances to include a pivotal shift in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) differentiation, where adipogenesis is favored over osteogenesis-a key feature of aging and estrogen deficiency. The emerging \"gut-bone axis\" suggests that microbiota-derived metabolites can systemically influence skeletal homeostasis, presenting new therapeutic possibilities. This research uncovers the direct osteoanabolic and anti-adipogenic properties of Reuterin (3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, Reut), a principal antimicrobial metabolite from Lactobacillus reuteri. In vitro, Reut (5-20\u202f\u03bcM) showed excellent cytocompatibility, dose-dependently boosting osteogenic differentiation (increased ALP activity and mineralization) while effectively suppressing adipogenic differentiation (decreased lipid accumulation) in BMSCs. Mechanistically, Reut specifically activated the canonical BMP-Smad pathway, demonstrated by the rapid phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Smad1/5/9 and the upregulated expression of its direct targets (ID1, ID2). This activation was crucial, as the BMP receptor inhibitor LDN-193189 completely negated Reut's effects. In an ovariectomized (OVX) rat model, systemic Reut administration (10\u202fmg/kg, every other day for 8 weeks) not only mitigated trabecular bone loss and enhanced biomechanical properties but also markedly reversed the OVX-induced expansion of marrow adipose tissue (MAT). Remarkably, the bone-preserving efficacy of Reut was statistically equivalent to that of teriparatide (TPTD), a clinically approved anabolic agent, while both treatments similarly and significantly countered the pathological marrow adiposity. These results establish Reut as a novel, gut microbiome-derived therapeutic metabolite that rectifies the fundamental lineage imbalance in osteoporosis by directly engaging the BMP-Smad pathway, offering a distinct postbiotic strategy for anabolic bone therapy.\n\nID: 42479457\nTitle: Gut microbiome profiles as predictors of response to chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.\nAbstract: This prospective cohort study investigates the predictive role of gut microbiota composition in determining the therapeutic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) at Qiqihar Jianhua Hospital. A total of 178 patients underwent standardized\u00a0CRT protocols and were stratified into responders and non-responders based on pathological tumor regression grades. Gut microbiome profiling was conducted via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics at three treatment stages (pre-, mid-, and post-CRT). Responders\u00a0exhibited significantly higher alpha diversity (Shannon, Chao1) at baseline and maintained greater microbial richness throughout treatment. Taxonomic analysis identified Faecalibacterium, Akkermansia, and Bifidobacterium as enriched in responders, while non-responders showed elevated Clostridium, Escherichia, and Streptococcus. Multivariate regression confirmed Faecalibacterium (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.16, P = 0.0002) and Akkermansia (OR = 1.27, P = 0.0146) as independent predictors of CRT\u00a0response. Functional profiling revealed enrichment of anti-inflammatory pathways (butyrate synthesis, tryptophan metabolism) in responders and pro-inflammatory, stress-related functions (lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, oxidative stress) in non-responders. Exploratory microbiome modulation using probiotics or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) targeting Faecalibacterium and Akkermansia demonstrated increased responder rates by 12.5 and 18.2%, respectively. These findings highlight the potential of gut microbiome signatures as non-invasive biomarkers for CRT response prediction and as targets for adjunctive therapeutic strategies. Personalized microbiome-informed treatment may enhance CRT efficacy and reduce unnecessary exposure in non-responders, paving the way for precision oncology in rectal cancer.\n\nID: 42478074\nTitle: Microbes and Microbial Chemical Matter in the Seeding of Alzheimer's Disease: Prospects for Orthogonal Therapies.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains the leading cause of dementia, with mortality rates having doubled over the past two to three decades and projected to rise with continued population aging. Despite its profound health and economic impact, effective therapeutic and preventive interventions remain limited, largely owing to an incomplete understanding of its etiopathogenesis. Emerging evidence indicates that microbes, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi, as well as their associated metabolites, toxins, and structural components, are involved in the development of AD. Microbial invasion, through dysbiosis or infection, can trigger neuroinflammation that drives overproduction of amyloid \u03b2 peptide (A\u03b2P). A\u03b2P functions as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent, and its accumulation, a key pathological hallmark of AD, is promoted by microbial presence as part of the immune response. Maintaining microbial eubiosis, preventing infections that impact the nervous system (e.g., herpes zoster), supporting gut microbiome homeostasis through prebiotics, and the judicious use of antimicrobial interventions may mitigate AD onset and progression. This Review delineates the involvement of microbes and their components in the initiation of AD and presents the prospects of orthogonal therapies to control AD.\n\nID: 42477366\nTitle: Accurate, sensitive, and efficient chromatin accessibility quantification at target loci using UNIChro-seq.\nAbstract: Recent progress in statistical and experimental fine mapping of disease risk variants prompts us to focus on specific target loci for functional investigation. However, current genetics is hindered by a limited toolbox for target-loci analysis. To address this, we present UNIChro-seq, a method that digitally counts accessible chromatin molecules at target loci. UNIChro-seq allows for accurate, sensitive, and efficient quantification of allelic effects compared to conventional methods. Using UNIChro-seq, we investigate the effects of 57 autoimmunity risk alleles on chromatin accessibility and estimate the causal effects of 20 artificial variants generated through genome editing. As a caveat, a non-negligible fraction of the edited alleles exhibits a falsely positive effect on chromatin accessibility, which can be effectively distinguished from the true causal effect through bi-directional genome editing. Finally, functional dissection of a fine-mapped risk variant at the LEF1 locus illuminates its relevance to T cell dysregulation in rheumatoid arthritis. Together, these findings underscore the utility of combining UNIChro-seq with genome editing technology to enable precise and scalable functional analysis of disease-associated loci.\n\nID: 42477351\nTitle: Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OF44 alleviates allergic rhinitis by rebalancing host immunity and gut microbial function.\nAbstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) involves a maladaptive type 2 inflammatory response driven by systemic immune imbalance and gut dysbiosis. Here, we identify a probiotic strain, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OF44, with significant probiotic potential that alleviates allergic pathology and is associated with coordinated immunological and microbial reprogramming. In an ovalbumin-induced AR rat model, OF44 administration markedly reduced nasal allergic symptoms, normalized serum and nasal immunoglobulin and cytokine levels, and restored the balance of Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg cell populations. Metagenomic profiling revealed that OF44 reshaped the gut microbial structure by enriching beneficial commensals (Rikenellaceae, Alistipes) and suppressing the proinflammatory family Enterobacteriaceae. Functional profiling further demonstrated that OF44 reversed the AR-associated enrichment of pro-inflammatory pathways, including biofilm formation, flagellar assembly, and multidrug resistance, while restoring metabolic pathways related to amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, and short-chain fatty acid production. Integrated taxonomic-functional correlation analysis suggested that butanoate and lipoic acid metabolic pathways were microbial functions potentially associated with enhanced immune regulation. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that OF44 attenuates AR by reprogramming gut microbial composition and functional capacity, providing mechanistic support for its application as a functional probiotic for the management of allergic disease.\n\nID: 42474276\nTitle: Targeted \u03b2-Glucan-Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis-Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors.\nAbstract: Oral nanomedicines that modulate gut microbiota and gut-brain interactions are crucial for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. However, the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders in patients with IBD remain unclear, and effective treatment strategies have yet to be established. Herein, we developed oral gastroprotective \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs (\u03b2-glucan armored apremilast encapsulating tryptophan-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-glutathione nanomicelles). This system effectively treats IBD and associated anxiety/depression by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs demonstrated gastroprotection enhances retention, and enables sustained release within the inflamed colon, enhances drug solubility, and inflammation-responsive apremilast release significantly improving oral therapeutic efficacy. Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed. Notably, the \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like symptoms, as well as cognitive deficits in colitis-induced mice, highlighting its therapeutic impact beyond the gut. Addressing reduced efficacy of conventional therapies, this multifunctional \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs platform offers safe, simple, and highly efficient therapeutic strategy integrating targets\u00a0intestinal inflammation, microbiota-gut-brain axis\u00a0modulation, in the pathogenesis of\u00a0IBD with comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders with confirmed safety.\n\nID: 42473946\nTitle: Phages as Metabolic Switches in Plant-Associated Microbiomes: Implications for Climate-Smart Agriculture.\nAbstract: Bacteriophages constitute a regulatory layer in plant-associated microbiomes that has been systematically under-characterized relative to their ecological importance. This review advances the hypothesis that phages function as metabolic switches, alternating between lytic nutrient release and lysogenic host-fitness enhancement to govern the microbial metabolic states that determine nutrient cycling, stress responses, and microbiome stability in the rhizosphere and phyllosphere. During lytic infection, phage-driven cell lysis releases dissolved organic carbon, ammonium, and phosphate through the viral shunt, redistributing microbial biomass into forms directly accessible to plant roots and surviving microbial taxa. Lysogenic integration, by contrast, delivers prophage-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes that reprogram bacterial hosts with enhanced metabolic capacity across multiple generations without immediate cell death. Environmental stressors, include drought, salinity, temperature extremes, heavy metal contamination, and pathogen pressure remodel root exudation profiles, alter microbial metabolic bottlenecks, and shift phage life-cycle decisions through quorum-sensing-responsive and SOS-dependent switching mechanisms. These phage-mediated processes have cascading consequences for plant-relevant outcomes including nutrient uptake efficiency, oxidative stress management, phytohormone signaling, and growth-defense trade-offs mediated by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. By integrating mechanistic evidence across abiotic and biotic stress contexts, this review proposes a phage-microbe-plant metabolic axis as a unifying framework for understanding how soil virome dynamics translate into plant physiological outcomes. Practical implications for engineering phage-informed microbiomes and developing climate-resilient agricultural systems are evaluated alongside ecological risks, knowledge gaps, and priorities for field validation, virome mapping, and predictive modeling that must be addressed before phage-based interventions can be reliably deployed in crop production.\n\nID: 42473164\nTitle: Nano- and Microplastics and Gastrointestinal Toxicity.\nAbstract: Increasing global plastic production has intensified human exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) through food, water, and air. Emerging evidence links NMP exposure to oxidative stress, inflammation, microbiome disruption, and metabolic dysfunction, although human exposure and health risk data remain limited.\n\nID: 42472610\nTitle: Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.\nAbstract: Chronic hypoxia plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases by triggering cellular and molecular adaptations that disrupt tissue homeostasis, impair gut eubiosis, promote inflammation, and contribute to progressive functional decline. These effects mimic key features of neurodegenerative diseases and share mechanistic overlap with adverse outcomes of airborne environmental exposures that compromise oxygen homeostasis through mechanisms involving Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF-1\u03b1) stabilization, proteasome dysfunction, and gut-brain axis disruption. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2\u00a0months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Probiotics also normalized plasma gut hormones (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and leptin), enhanced ileal tight junction proteins (zonulin-1, occludin and claudin) in Ileal tissue, countered gut microbiota \u03b2-diversity shifts and restored beneficial bacterial metabolites with improved predicted metabolic pathways. These findings provide preclinical evidence that probiotics oral supplementation can restore gut-brain axis homeostasis, and mitigate chronic hypoxia related neuroinflammation, offering a potential therapeutic strategy against neurodegeneration triggered by oxygen\u2011depriving environmental and pathological conditions.\n\nID: 42472578\nTitle: Molecular signatures of the gut microbiota that affect longevity.\nAbstract: The human colonic microbiota has been estimated to contain 38 trillion bacteria whereas the total human somatic cells constitute 30 trillion. The mutualistic relationship between host and microbiome is ancient and believed to have evolved over 600 million years ago. Other than a digestive function and provision to the host of certain vitamins, the gut microbiome has a single important and overarching purpose, which is maintenance of homeostasis by regulation of host metabolism and immune function. Consuming a diet that maintains gut microbial eubiosis and avoids dysbiosis is essential for a long healthy life. Dysbiosis contributes to noncommunicable illnesses, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer, any of which can reduce lifespan. The combined impact of diabetes and heart disease alone potentially shortens lifespan by up to 15-23\u202fyears. Although there has been considerable research on the bacterial abundance and diversity of the human gut microbiota, relatively little detailed attention has been given to the metabolites it produces, especially in relation to morbidity and mortality. By a thorough analysis of the gut bacterial species associated with longevity, we have identified a number of their metabolites that are beneficial to the host in this regard. The action of these metabolites underlines an important principle - that what is generated by the intestinal microbiota from a wholesome diet determines healthy aging and ultimately longevity. Future research on gut microbiota function should focus on the detailed mechanisms of action of beneficial bacterial metabolites that prolong both healthspan and lifespan.\n\nID: 42469894\nTitle: Coffee as a polypharmacological modulator of mitochondrial health: from molecular mechanisms to translational implications.\nAbstract: Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide, yet its biological effects have often been attributed primarily to caffeine. Emerging evidence suggests that coffee contains a complex array of bioactive compounds, including chlorogenic acids, trigonelline, diterpenes, and melanoidins that collectively exert pleiotropic effects on cellular metabolism. However, a comprehensive framework linking the full spectrum of coffee-derived bioactives to mitochondrial health and chronic disease prevention is still lacking. This review proposes an integrated perspective on coffee as a systemic \"mitochondrial network optimizer.\" We present this model as an integrative framework and hypothesis rather than an established causal model. We synthesize molecular, pre-clinical, and clinical evidence suggesting that coffee bioactives converge on key regulatory nodes, namely the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1\u03b1 axis, Nrf2/ARE antioxidant pathway, PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy, and mitochondrial calcium signaling to coordinately enhance mitochondrial biogenesis, quality control, redox defense, and metabolic efficiency. These multi-targeted mechanisms provide a plausible biological basis for the consistent epidemiological associations between moderate coffee consumption and reduced risk of metabolic diseases (type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's), and cardiovascular conditions. Furthermore, we critically examine key determinants of response heterogeneity, including non-linear hormetic dose-response relationships, inter-individual variability (CYP1A2 genotype, gut microbiota, sex), and the impact of coffee processing and brewing methods on bioactive composition. Collectively, these findings support the hypothesis that coffee may serve as a paradigm of polypharmacological dietary intervention that targets fundamental pathways of mitochondrial resilience. Moving beyond reductionist views centered on single compounds, we propose that the holistic effects of coffee are best understood through systems-level modulation of mitochondrial homeostasis. Future research should prioritize precision nutrition approaches stratified by genotype, microbiome, and metabolic phenotype, to translate these mechanistic insights into personalized dietary recommendations and the development of mitochondria-targeted nutraceuticals. We caution that this integrative framework requires direct validation in human causal studies.\n\nID: 42468437\nTitle: The enteric nervous system: A neuroimmune conductor regulating intestinal homeostasis and inflammation.\nAbstract: The gastrointestinal tract is densely innervated by the enteric nervous system (ENS), a complex neural network that regulates intestinal physiology. Emerging advances highlight the essential contributions of ENS to immune homeostasis and inflammatory responses within the gut. This review synthesizes current understanding of the interactions between the intrinsic enteric neurons and various intestinal immune cells, epithelium cells and the microbiome. We also discuss recent technological developments that enhance our ability to dissect the immunomodulatory functions of enteric neurons. Elucidating these complex communication pathways is critical for advancing our understanding of gut function and mucosal inflammation, and for developing novel therapeutic strategies for gastrointestinal disorders.\n\nID: 42468211\nTitle: FUS-driven zebrafish model of ALS identifies tribenzylamine as a candidate modulator of ALS-associated pathology.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor neuron loss and declining motor function; however, effective therapies remain limited. To support unbiased therapeutic discovery, we aimed to develop a high-throughput phenotypic screening platform based on a transgenic zebrafish model expressing the human ALS-associated FUS-R521C mutant (mtFUS). This model was generated using a modified QF-based binary expression system and exhibited early-onset pathological features, including elevated oxidative stress, progressive neuronal degeneration, and impaired locomotor activity, thereby recapitulating the key aspects of FUS-associated ALS. Transcriptomic profiling revealed molecular signatures resembling those reported in patient-derived motor neurons, including dysregulated neuroactive ligand-receptor signaling, immune activation, and stress-response pathway alterations. Using this platform, we identified tribenzylamine (TBA) as a candidate compound that improves locomotor performance and significantly reduces reactive oxygen species levels. Integrated transcriptomic and biochemical analyses suggested that TBA induces coordinated molecular changes, including normalization of neuronal activity-related gene expression, modulation of immune and metabolic pathways, and restoration of hormone-related signaling. TBA reversed FUS-induced reductions in key neuronally active sex steroids, including estrogen and progesterone, and increased estrogen-responsive gene expression, suggesting a partial recovery of neuronally active sex steroid homeostasis. These findings support the mtFUS zebrafish model as a useful platform for ALS drug discovery and identify TBA as a candidate modulator of ALS-associated phenotypes, with effects linked to transcriptomic remodeling and neuronally active sex steroid signaling.\n\nID: 42467131\nTitle: Microplastics, the gut microbiome and ageing: mechanisms and intervention strategies.\nAbstract: As a pervasive global environmental concern, micro- and nanoplastic (MNPs) pollution leads to widespread systemic human exposure via three main routes: oral ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that MNPs are strongly associated with ageing and age-related pathologies, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Meanwhile, the gut microbiome, an intensely studied regulatory mediator, plays a critical role in modulating human ageing. This review systematically summarizes the routes of human exposure to MNPs and their mechanistic links to human ageing. It delineates the interplay among MNPs, the gut microbiome and human ageing, and elucidates how the MNPs-gut microbiome Axis drives oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, cellular senescence, and mitochondrial dysfunction, disrupts epigenetic modulation, and activates core ageing-related pathways such as TLR4/NF-\u03baB, ultimately exacerbating systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Furthermore, this review proposes multi-pronged intervention strategies, providing a scientific basis for mitigating MNPs pollution and its associated health risks, and offering novel theoretical insights for the development of anti-ageing interventions.\n\nID: 42465752\nTitle: Effects of cassava polysaccharides on gut microbiome, intestinal barrier and macrophage activation.\nAbstract: CPs possess considerable bioactive potential, yet their underlying immunomodulatory mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated. In the present work, CPCR were extracted from fresh cassava tubers and further separated into five purified polysaccharide fractions (CP1-CP5) with distinct monosaccharide profiles and molecular weights. Systematically investigated the immunomodulatory capacities of CPCR and its purified fractions via in vivo assays using Cy-induced immunosuppressed mice and in vitro tests on RAW264.7 murine macrophages. Multiple readouts were quantified, including gut microbial community structure, fecal SCFAs concentrations, intestinal tight junction protein expression, serum anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, as well as macrophage proliferation, phagocytic activity and inflammatory mediator release. In vivo data demonstrated that CPCR reshaped gut microbiota homeostasis by selectively enriching beneficial commensal genera and families linked to intestinal health, namely Muribaculaceae, Bacteroides, Alloprevotella, and Prevotellaceae. Enrichment of these probiotic taxa boosted intestinal SCFAs production; notably, fecal acetic acid concentration reached 141.0 mg/g following CPCR intervention, significantly exceeding levels measured in both normal control and Cy-induced immunosuppressed groups. Moreover, CPCR robustly upregulated the expression of intestinal barrier proteins ZO-1, occludin and Claudin-1, facilitating the repair and preservation of intestinal epithelial integrity. Serum cytokine profiling revealed prominent elevations in the anti-inflammatory mediators IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10 upon CPCR administration. Structural characterization of isolated subfractions revealed stark compositional disparities: CP1 predominantly consisted of 97% glucose with a molecular weight of 3 kDa, while CP2 contained 31.1% glucose, 20% galactose and 15.2% arabinose with a molecular weight of 62.4 kDa, this represents a preliminary structural characterization of the polysaccharide fractions. The results demonstrated that all CPs fractions could enhance immune cell activity, including phagocytic capacity and anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion. In summary, this study demonstrates that CPs exert immunostimulatory effects through dual pathways: direct activation of macrophage immune function and indirect regulation of gut microbiota-intestinal barrier homeostasis. Our results support the translational potential of CPs as bioactive functional food ingredients for immune regulation.\n\nID: 42464372\nTitle: Invertebrates gut viromes mediate microbial adaptation to pharmaceutical diversity under warming.\nAbstract: Pharmaceutical pollution is an emerging environmental concern that can disrupt microbial communities and ecological processes, while climate warming adds further stress with broad ecological consequences. Soil invertebrates such as collembolans harbor gut microbiomes essential for host health and ecosystem stability, yet the responses of these communities-particularly viral communities-to combined pharmaceutical and warming pressures remain unclear. Here, we used controlled microcosm experiments with Folsomia candida to investigate how pharmaceutical diversity and fluctuating warming jointly shape gut microbiomes through bacteria-virus interactions. Pharmaceutical diversity significantly reduced the alpha diversity of gut viral communities in F. candida, an effect not observed in surrounding soils. Diurnal warming increased the proportion of lysogenic phages and enhanced auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) such as ACADM and nrdA. Functional validation in Escherichia coli BL21 confirmed that these genes mitigate oxidative stress and improve host thermal tolerance. In contrast, diverse pharmaceuticals increased the proportion of lytic phages, likely driving nutrient turnover through a \"kill-the-winner\" dynamic that stimulated bacterial taxa involved in pharmaceutical degradation. Moreover, warming amplified the disruption of gut bacterial communities caused by pharmaceutical diversity and strengthened bacteria-virus co-occurrence networks. Our findings reveal that gut viruses act as pivotal regulators of microbial adaptation under concurrent chemical and climate stressors. By mediating host resilience and microbial dynamics, the gut virome provides mechanistic insights into ecosystem stability, and\u00a0may also serve as an early indicator of combined pharmaceutical and warming stress in soil invertebrate systems, underscoring the need to integrate viral-microbial interactions into One Health framework for environmental risk assessment. Video Abstract.\n\nID: 42464276\nTitle: Highly penetrative nanocarrier modulates tumor bacteria to enhance oxygen-free photo immunotherapy in spinal metastatic cancer.\nAbstract: Microbiome and transcriptome analyses revealed that Fusobacterium nucleatum (F.n) in clinical samples is associated with immune suppression and poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer spinal metastasis. However, its preferential localization in hypoxic tumor regions limits the efficacy of conventional antimicrobial therapies, which poorly penetrate solid tumors and function suboptimally under anaerobic conditions. Developing strategies that enable deep tumor penetration, eliminate anaerobic bacteria, and induce immunogenic cell death remains a major challenge. In this study, a novel charge-enrichment and light-activated biomimetic nanosystem, designated as polyion liquid-bridged eosin Y (PIL-BEY), was developed. On one hand, interionic hydrogen bonding and dynamic electrostatic interactions within polyionic liquids reduce the surface energy of the nanoprobe and synergistically remodel the dense tumor stromal microenvironment via photodynamic therapy, thereby facilitating the deep intratumoral penetration and accumulation of PIL-BEY. On the other hand, the novel photosensitizer BEY generates reactive oxygen species via electron transfer under hypoxic conditions, thereby effectively eradicating bacteria within hypoxic tumor regions. The resulting pathogen-associated molecular patterns, together with damage-associated molecular patterns, activate dendritic cells, promote cytotoxic T lymphocyte infiltration, trigger immunogenic cell death, and induce systemic antitumor immune responses with durable immune memory. This oxygen-independent, dual-functional nanoplatform offers a promising strategy for treating invasive metastatic tumors.\n\nID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium.\n\nID: 42463645\nTitle: A microbiome meta-transcriptomics pipeline identifies a neutrophil elastase inhibitor that protects the colonic epithelial barrier.\nAbstract: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are lifelong conditions. Current therapeutic approaches target inflammatory signalling rather than improving barrier permeability or repair. The gut microbiome provides an exciting opportunity for novel drug discovery to leverage its role in healthy gut homeostasis. There is a clear need to identify bioactive molecules within the microbiota that could protect the intestinal barrier. Our group has developed a systematic pipeline using metatranscriptomic data to identify, produce, purify, and test microbial proteins in IBD, pinpointing multiple novel microbiota-derived proteins linked to disease activity. We identified a new microbiota protein (BMG-1), that specifically inhibits human neutrophil elastase, a pathogenic protease in IBD. This protease inhibition allows protection of the intestinal epithelial barrier from permeability and promotes epithelial healing. BMG-1 also reduces colon damage in a mouse model of colitis. Finally, we show that the native BMG-1 protein is not only present in human stool, but also significantly decreased in patients with high IBD activity. These findings demonstrate the gut microbiota can specifically regulate the balance of protease/anti-protease activity in the colon, and this represents a novel therapeutic strategy for IBD.\n\nID: 42462748\nTitle: Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Despite the continued absence of a definitive biomarker for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), research over the last three decades has identified a wide range of underlying pathophysiological abnormalities. Peripheral mechanisms include gastrointestinal infection, changes in the gut microbiome, visceral hypersensitivity, increased intestinal permeability, low-grade mucosal inflammation and altered immune function, abnormal gastrointestinal motility, and the role of serotonin, bile acid metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism. Central mechanisms include psychological health and altered central pain processing. These central and peripheral mechanisms can act in an integrated way to cause IBS symptoms, via the gut-brain axis, supporting the concept of IBS as a disorder of gut-brain interaction. Some mechanisms can be quantified using validated tests and questionnaires, including abnormal bile acid metabolism, accelerated colonic transit, and psychological comorbidity. However, more work is needed to translate most mechanisms into reliable tests able to identify specific targets for treatment. This Review discusses the current understanding of the pathophysiology of IBS in terms of peripheral, central, and integrated mechanisms.\n\nID: 42461923\nTitle: Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.\nAbstract: Feeding various probiotic lactic acid bacteria, including Enterococcus faecium, can alleviate intestinal inflammation and improve gut health in animals. Recently, postbiotics-non-living preparations derived from microbial cells or their metabolites-have gained attention. However, studies on the effects of these postbiotics on immune markers and changes in the gut microbiota of chickens are limited. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the probiotic strain E. faecium JB00008 on the chicken intestinal tract and characterized immune markers and gut microbiota following viral vaccination. Chicks were divided into three groups (Control, DH5\u03b1, and JB00008) and administered the respective supernatants in drinking water from days 1-12 at a 3:7 ratio. Samples were collected on days 13 and 28 for microbiota and gene expression analyses. To immunize against infectious bursal disease (IBD), the chicks received an oral vaccine on day 13. Growth, immune, and gut parameters were measured. Body weights did not differ among groups (p\u2009=\u20090.380). Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u2009=\u20090.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u2009<\u20090.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u2009<\u20090.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group. Annexin A5 (ANXA5, p\u2009=\u20090.005) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, p\u2009<\u20090.001) also differed among groups. After IBD vaccination, IBD-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA, p\u2009=\u20090.200) and IgG (p\u2009=\u20090.065) responses were comparable; however, the alpha (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and beta diversities (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were significantly different among the groups. The JB00008 group showed higher Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium, with enrichment of pathways associated with iron complex transport systems (p\u2009<\u20090.050). These findings suggest that JB00008 postbiotics may enhance intestinal barrier function and microbiota health without affecting growth, thereby supporting gut stability after vaccination. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential use of E. faecium JB00008 as a feed additive and vaccine adjuvant.\n\nID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity.\n\nID: 42459866\nTitle: Partial enteral nutrition combined with an exclusion diet promotes a healthy gut microbiome in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis: a quasi-experimental study.\nAbstract: The therapeutic role of enteral nutrition and diet in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has not been adequately explored. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of partial enteral nutrition (PEN) in combination with an exclusion diet (ED) in patients with UC. In this prospective, open-label, non-randomized, quasi-experimental study, patients with mild-to-moderate UC (simple clinical colitis activity index [SCCAI]3-9) were non-randomly allocated to either PEN+ED along with standard of care (SOC) or SOC alone for 4\u2009weeks. The primary outcome was clinical remission (SCCAI\u2009\u22642) at week 4. In addition, fecal microbiota analysis was performed at baseline and at week 4 for 14 participants in the PEN+ED group. Sixty patients were included (PEN+ED\u2009=\u200930; SOC\u2009=\u200930). Baseline disease activity parameters were similar between the two groups. At week 4, 66.7% (20/30) of patients in the PEN+ED arm achieved clinical remission compared to 83.3% (25/30) receiving SOC. The proportion of patients with rectal bleeding score \"0\" was significantly lower in PEN+ED (56.7% vs 86.7%, P\u2009=\u2009.01) arm at week 4. A numerically higher number of patients required steroids in SOC arm compared to the PEN+ED arm, but it was not significant (23.3% vs 16.7%, P\u2009=\u2009.748). Microbiome analysis showed significant improvements in alpha diversity, increased relative abundance of beneficial gut microbes, depletion of pathobionts, and shift toward a healthier microbial profile, which was in turn shown to be negatively associated with disease severity. Although PEN+ED does not appear to have additional clinical benefit to SOC at week 4, it was associated with significant improvement in gut microbiota. Long-term benefits of dietary interventions should be explored in future studies. ISRCTN15559229.\n\nID: 42459802\nTitle: The effects of 12-weeks resveratrol supplementation on cognition, gastrointestinal microbiota, and systemic inflammation, in an overweight and obese human population: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel groups trial.\nAbstract: Resveratrol appears to offer greater cognitive benefit to compromised models, such as in type II diabetes mellitus, menopause, and high body mass index (BMI), relative to healthy cohorts. With regards high BMI, hypertension, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammation have been posited as mechanisms underpinning cognitive decrements, and recent advancements in gut-brain-axis research have linked high BMI with inflammation via gut dysbiosis. Polyphenols have been evidenced to act prebiotically in the gut, to mediate anti-inflammatory effects in animal models, and this presents a mechanism by which resveratrol could bolster cognition in high BMI individuals. The current study investigates whether resveratrol can confer cognitive benefit to individuals with a high BMI, and whether these effects coincide with changes in the gut microbiome, urinary metabolome and biological markers of adiposity (anthropomorphic and blood biomarkers) and inflammation/oxidation. N\u202f=\u202f99 male and females (35-60\u202fyears, mean age 47.51\u202fyears), with a BMI between 25 and 42 kg/m2, received either 500\u202fmg Veri-te\u2122 resveratrol, or placebo, daily for 12\u202fweeks. This supplementation period was bookended by visits to the laboratory for urine, blood, and stool sampling, and cognitive testing, which was assessed pre-and post-dose during both the acute and chronic testing visit. Participants in the placebo control group presented with existing differences on cognitive outcomes at baseline, which makes interpretation of apparent improvements in this group relative to resveratrol, problematic. No significant differences were observed within or between groups on any microbiome, urinary metabolome, biological markers of adiposity or inflammation/oxidation markers. The absence of effects on the underlying biological mechanisms rationalized to underpin cognitive improvements in high BMI individuals likely explains the null results in the resveratrol intervention group. Effects attributed to the placebo control condition are explained as the persistence of pre-existing effects in this group of participants, and this may underlie the need to factor pre-enrolment aptitude into randomization in nutritional intervention trials. The lack of change in the gut microbiome of a healthy human cohort, following 12\u202fweeks of resveratrol supplementation, is a positive indication, showing no deleterious disruption within this environment. Future studies may wish to investigate these effects in those with a disrupted gut microbiome. The study was pre-registered on clinicaltrials.gov (identifier: NCT03448094).\n\nID: 42459212\nTitle: Precision nutrition in Asian populations: a Multi-omics review of mechanisms, biomarkers, and implementation pathways.\nAbstract: The rapid expansion of omics technologies has created new opportunities to understand inter-individual variations in metabolic responses to diet. Such advances are particularly relevant for Asian populations, which exhibit distinct metabolic characteristics, including increased visceral adiposity, reduced \u03b2-cell reserves, and heightened susceptibility to type 2 diabetes at lower BMI levels, compared to Western populations. This review synthesizes the current evidence on metabolomic and genomic biomarkers associated with metabolic health in Asians and outlines the mechanistic pathways through which diet influences these biomarkers. Metabolomic signatures, such as lysophosphatidylcholines, micronutrient-derived metabolites, amino acid profiles, and oxidative stress indicators, have demonstrated strong potential for the early detection of metabolic dysfunction. In addition, carbohydrate-related markers of glycemic excursions, microbiome-derived metabolites, and diet-responsive fatty acid profiles may help capture the heterogeneity in postprandial regulation and diet responsiveness. Genetic variants enriched in Asian populations, including TMEM182- and NPC1L1-related polymorphisms, further modulate lipid metabolism, adipogenesis, and glycemic regulation. We also highlighted \u03b2-cell and nutrient-handling loci (e.g. KCNQ1, TCF7L2, SLC30A8, FUT2/6, BCMO1, and FADS1/2) as mechanistic anchors for biologically stratified dietary personalization. We discuss nutrient-metabolite interactions - particularly those involving dietary fibre and legumes - within culturally patterned Asian diets and highlight culturally consistent dietary strategies supported by multi-omics evidence. Finally, we propose a translational framework for implementing precision nutrition in Asia, emphasizing analytical standardization, clinician training, digital health integration, and equity considerations. Together, these insights underscore the potential of multi-omics approaches to inform individualized dietary recommendations and improve metabolic health across diverse Asian populations.\n\nID: 42459125\nTitle: The Ganoderma atrum Polysaccharide PSG-1 Attenuates Acrylamide-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Modulating the FXR-FGF15-Mediated Gut-Liver Axis.\nAbstract: Acrylamide (AA), a widespread food-processing contaminant, induces intestinal injury and hepatotoxicity by disrupting barrier function, redox balance, bile acid metabolism, and gut microbial ecology. This study examined the protective benefits of Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide (PSG-1), focusing on the gut-liver axis. PSG-1 reduced serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and total bile acid (TBA) levels and improved liver histology. It also restored antioxidant defense by enhancing superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities while lowering malondialdehyde (MDA). At the intestinal level, PSG-1 alleviated barrier disruption and reversed gut dysbiosis, restoring Lactobacillus abundance. This microbial modulation coincided with reactivation of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR)/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF15) pathway, which normalized hepatic cholesterol 7\u03b1-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) expression and improved bile acid homeostasis. PSG-1 also corrected retinol metabolism disorders by reducing lecithin-retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) and restoring retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4). These results demonstrate that PSG-1 protects against AA-induced intestinal and hepatic injury through coordinated regulation of oxidative stress, gut microbiota composition, and FXR-mediated bile acid signaling along the gut-liver axis.\n\nID: 42459086\nTitle: The Role of Microbiota, Gut Integrity, and Neuroinflammation in Relapse Vulnerability in Alcohol Use Disorder.\nAbstract: Alcohol use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition with significant neurobiological, psychological, and social implications. Relapse, defined as the resumption of clinically significant alcohol consumption following abstinence, represents a major barrier to sustained recovery. Emerging evidence indicates that the gut-brain axis may contribute to relapse vulnerability through persistent peripheral and central biological alterations. Chronic alcohol consumption can induce intestinal dysbiosis and disrupt epithelial integrity. This increases intestinal permeability and facilitates the translocation of bacterial endotoxins. These processes may promote systemic inflammation and sustained neuroimmune activation. Also, this can alter glutamatergic, dopaminergic, and GABAergic signaling pathways involved in cravings, negative emotions, and stress sensitivity. Alcohol-related dysbiosis also modifies microbial metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids and tryptophan catabolites, potentially reinforcing inflammatory and neurochemical imbalances. Comorbid depression may further amplify these interactions by enhancing pro-inflammatory signaling and emotional dysregulation. This could increase the risk of relapse. Preclinical studies suggest that microbiota-targeted interventions, such as strain-specific probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and postbiotics including butyrate derivatives, can restore intestinal barrier function, attenuate neuroinflammation, and reduce relapse-like behaviors in experimental models. However, clinical translation remains limited, and longitudinal studies specifically evaluating relapse outcomes are insufficient. This narrative review integrates mechanistic and translational evidence linking gut dysbiosis, intestinal barrier dysfunction, systemic inflammation, and neuroimmune activation to relapse vulnerability in AUD. By situating relapse within an integrated gut-brain framework, we propose that microbiota-informed strategies may represent promising adjunctive approaches to complement existing relapse-prevention treatments.\n\nID: 42459061\nTitle: Immunometabolic Dysregulation in Preeclampsia: Emerging Roles of Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Uric Acid, and the Gut Microbiome.\nAbstract: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity around the world. It is increasingly recognized as a disorder of systemic immunometabolic dysregulation rather than isolated placental dysfunction. Increasing evidence links chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and changes in uric acid metabolism to the initiation and progression of preeclampsia. In addition, emerging evidence indicates that maternal gut dysbiosis is an upstream regulator of systemic immune and metabolic dysfunction via the gut-systemic-decidual axis. This review synthesizes current mechanistic, clinical, and translational evidence on the interplay between immune activation, metabolic dysfunction, and uric acid biology in relation to preeclampsia, highlighting emerging biomarkers and therapeutic implications. A narrative review was performed of experimental, epidemiological, and clinical studies found in peer-reviewed journals. The review focused on pathways involving innate and adaptive immune activation, inflammation, insulin signaling abnormalities, endothelial dysfunction, and how uric acid affects placental and vascular biology. Preeclampsia shows increased activation of the innate immune system, a shift toward Th1/Th17 responses, vascular inflammation, and impaired immune tolerance. These immune disturbances combine with pregnancy-associated insulin resistance, exacerbating oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, thereby reducing oxygen supply to the placenta. Elevated levels of serum uric acid (SUA), previously regarded as merely a marker of disease severity, are now thought to actively promote inflammasome activation, inhibit nitric oxide (NO), and disrupt trophoblast function. Together, these interconnected pathways form self-reinforcing immunometabolic feedback loops that sustain vascular damage and drive the progression of the disease. Recent studies indicate that changes in the composition of maternal gut microbiota and their metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and endotoxins, can lead to systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and reduced immune tolerance. Immunometabolic dysregulation provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Integrating inflammatory pathways, insulin resistance, serum uric acid, and alterations in the gut, systemic, and decidual microbiomes may improve risk stratification and facilitate the development of targeted preventive strategies. Nevertheless, well-designed longitudinal and interventional studies are needed to validate these associations, establish causal relationships, and translate emerging evidence into effective prevention and management approaches across diverse populations.\n\nID: 42458961\nTitle: Ecological restructuring of the nonbacterial fecal microbiome in obesity across human cohorts.\nAbstract: Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder increasingly linked to alterations in the gut microbiome. While most research has focused on bacterial communities, the contribution of nonbacterial components including viruses, archaea, and eukaryotic microorganisms remains insufficiently characterized. Here, we performed a multicohort analysis to investigate the role of the nonbacterial gut microbiome in obesity across three independent human cohorts. Using compositional analyses adjusted for key covariates and network based approaches, we identified consistent multikingdom alterations associated with obesity. Individuals without obesity showed a reproducible enrichment of methanogenic archaea, particularly Methanobrevibacter smithii and Methanobrevibacter millerae, whereas individuals with obesity were characterized by increased abundance of bacteriophages from the class Caudoviricetes. In an elderly cohort, eukaryotic taxa such as Blastocystis spp. were additionally associated with the without obesity group. These patterns were largely consistent across cohorts and robust to sex stratification. Beyond taxonomic differences, ecological network analyses revealed substantial reorganization of microbial interactions in obesity. The identity and composition of hub taxa differed significantly between obesity and without obesity networks across all cohorts, indicating a shift in the taxa occupying central ecological roles. Notably, these differences were observed even when similar microbial kingdoms were represented, underscoring the importance of species-level resolution. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that obesity is associated with coordinated compositional and ecological alterations across the nonbacterial gut microbiome. This multikingdom perspective expands current understanding of microbiome dysbiosis in metabolic disease and highlights the archaeome and virome as potential contributors to host metabolic health.\n\nID: 42458949\nTitle: Gut-Brain Axis Mechanisms and Microbiome Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Therapeutic Implications.\nAbstract: ASD has been associated with alterations of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, a bidirectional system that links gut microbiota to neural, endocrine, and immune pathways. Multi-omics studies indicate that most of the ASD affected individuals have lower levels of beneficial taxa, including Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus gemelhinis, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and Roseburia species, and also enrichment with potentially pathogenic strains. Dysbiosis likely affects SCFA, especially butyrate, production. Butyrate acts via GPR41 and GPR43, which maintain the gut barrier and reduce inflammation. Lower butyrate and receptor activity can weaken the barrier, leading to systemic and neuroinflammation implicated in ASD. Effects of the microbiota on neurotransmission also seem pertinent, with alteration in tryptophan metabolism being able to affect central nervous system serotonin availability, and imbalance in GABA glutamate signaling potentially playing a role in excitatory inhibitory dysregulation. Immune crosstalk is paramount in these processes, as micro-bial products and SCFAs are able to influence microglial activity and brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling with consequent impacts on synaptic plasticity and behavior. This narrative review synthesises societal momentum with current understanding and treatment approaches related to the microbiome of ASD. Probiotics, prebiotics, precision nutrition, and faecal microbiota transplanta-tion (FMT) have reported promising evidence of symptom reduction and, in some studies, behavior. Evidence is still mixed because of strain variation, dosing, delivery protocols, and follow-up. We delineate priorities for randomized, adequately powered experiments that incorporate longitudinal multi-omics, immune phenotyping, and standardized neurobehavioral assessments, while taking into account developmental timing and individual variation. Collectively, the current evidence suggests the gut-brain axis as a potential contributor to ASD biology and a potential target of therapy. Customized plans to rehabilitate SCFA production, enhance barrier function, and normalize neuro-immune and neurotransmitter pathways may augment current practice. Establishing causality and determining which patients benefit from which interventions when are the essential next steps.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 20 quotes\" then there must be at least 20 matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 20 (required, 20 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42488571 for the quote: \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Dysbiosis can compromise the integr...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42488571 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42488571 ---\n ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42488571 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42487714 for the quote: \"EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated au...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42487714 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42487714 ---\n ID: 42487714\nTitle: Isolation and characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide from the fermented probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 and its application for attenuating autism-like behaviors.\nAbstract: Lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides (EPS) are natural and safe functional biomolecules whose antioxidant potential is largely dependent on their specific chemical structures. Accumulating evidence suggests that LAB-EPS may exert indirect regulatory effects on oxidative stress-related diseases like autism spectrum disorder via modulating intestinal microecology and relieving oxidative stress in the gut-brain axis. In this study, a novel EPS (EPS-ZZU) was isolated from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 of traditional fermented Suancai. Structural characterization revealed a 2.141 kDa molecular weight, with mannose, glucose and ribose in a 34.40:26.35:12.24 molar ratio, composed of \u03b1-configuration pyranose units. EPS-ZZU exhibited over 90% scavenging rates against the typical free radicals, including hydroxyl radical (\u22c5OH), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH\u2022), superoxide anion (O2 \u2022\u2063-) and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) cation radical (ABTS\u2022+) at a concentration of 5 mg/mL, which was comparable to that of vitamin C (Vc). In a one-month mouse trial, EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota-enriching beneficial taxa (Adlercreutzia, Christensenellaceae) and inhibiting pathogens (Erysipelatoclostridium). Metabolomics confirmed upregulated indole-3-acetate and downregulated cognitive impairment-associated metabolites (asymmetric dimethylarginine, homogentisic acid). These findings highlight EPS-ZZU's therapeutic potential for autism and provide a new idea for developing more bioactive bacterial EPS antioxidants.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42487714 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42487409 for the quote: \"Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Collectively, these results indicat...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42487409 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42487409 ---\n ID: 42487409\nTitle: Microbiome-Modulating Effects of Heat-Treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 and Its Enhancement of NK Cell Activity: Evidence from a Clinical Trial and a Simulated Human Intestinal Microbiome Ecosystem.\nAbstract: Probiotics are increasingly recognized for their capacity to modulate gut microbiota, regulate microbial metabolic activity, and influence host immune responses, thereby contributing to the maintenance of immune homeostasis and overall health. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of heat-treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 (HT-LM1004) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial and explored its mechanisms of action in a simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem. After 8 weeks of supplementation, we observed significantly enhanced natural killer (NK) cell activity with a concurrent improvement in white blood cell (WBC) counts relative to the placebo group, suggesting an overall enhancement of the host's primary immune defense baseline within the normal physiological range. Mechanistic investigations within the simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem demonstrated that HT-LM1004 increased microbial species diversity in the ascending colon (AC), followed by elevated richness in the transverse colon (TC) and descending colon (DC) at the End and Post time points, suggesting selective enrichment of low-abundance beneficial bacterial taxa. Metabolomics analyses indicated compartment-specific changes, especially within bile acid metabolism pathways, while non-bile acid metabolites were predominantly enriched in the DC. Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiling also revealed distinct, time-dependent changes across the different gut compartments. Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products, underscoring its promise as a microbiome-based functional food and preventative option to support immune health.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42487409 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42486038 for the quote: \"Galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Galangin acts as a prebiotic-like a...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42486038 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42486038 ---\n ID: 42486038\nTitle: Galangin ameliorates Salmonella Pullorum-induced enteritis in Danzhou chicks through gut microbiota-derived indole-3-lactic acid-mediated AHR activation.\nAbstract: Antibiotic restrictions in poultry production necessitate natural alternatives against Salmonella Pullorum, a pathogen causing severe enteritis and high chick mortality. We show that the dietary flavonoid galangin alleviates S. Pullorum-induced intestinal injury not via direct antimicrobial action, but by modulating gut microbiota to enrich tryptophan-derived indole-3-lactic acid (ILA). Galangin restored growth, preserved barrier integrity, reduced liver bacterial translocation, and suppressed inflammation in infected chicks. Fecal microbiota transplantation from galangin-treated donors recapitulated these benefits, confirming microbiota dependence. ILA activated the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), concurrently inhibiting NF-\u03baB and HIF-1\u03b1 pathways-key drivers of Salmonella-exploited inflammation and metabolic reprogramming-thereby enhancing mucosal defense and limiting intracellular bacterial survival. Pharmacological AHR blockade or NF-\u03baB/HIF-1\u03b1 activation abolished galangin's effects. Collectively, these findings establish that galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42486038 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42482934 for the quote: \"Odoribacter splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Odoribacter splanchnicus acts as a ...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42482934 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42482934 ---\n ID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42482934 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42480452 for the quote: \"Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Collectively, these findings provid...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42480452 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42480452 ---\n ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42480452 ---\n\n\n\u2705 PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.\" (Source: 42489692)\n- \"BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.\" (Source: 42489221)\n- \"Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.\" (Source: 42488663)\n- \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\" (Source: 42488628)\n- \"Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses.\" (Source: 42488422)\n- \"BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation.\" (Source: 42488218)\n- \"MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition.\" (Source: 42487937)\n- \"YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice.\" (Source: 42487140)\n- \"DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.\" (Source: 42486639)\n- \"FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory.\" (Source: 42484923)\n- \"MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.\" (Source: 42484668)\n- \"Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.\" (Source: 42483178)\n- \"Its mechanism may be associated with regulating gut microbiota diversity, optimizing microbiota structure, reducing inflammatory factor levels, and improving neurotransmitter metabolism.\" (Source: 42482584)\n- \"L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity.\" (Source: 42482368)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. 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Dysbiosis leads to barrier impairment, resulting in the translocation of microbial products (e.g., LPS) that drive systemic inflammatory responses and chronic immune activation.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe gut microbiome functions as a central regulatory node in systemic immune homeostasis. Under eubiotic conditions, the microbiota maintains intestinal barrier integrity through the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are critical for mucosal immune balance. Disruption of this microbial homeostasis, or dysbiosis, compromises the intestinal barrier, facilitating the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Once systemic, these microbial products serve as potent triggers for inflammatory cascades. Specifically, PAMPs activate Toll-like receptors (TLRs), leading to the activation of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway and the NLRP3 inflammasome, which promote the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, and IL-1\u03b2. Conversely, targeted interventions\u2014such as probiotics, prebiotics, and phytochemicals\u2014can reverse these shifts by restoring microbial diversity, enhancing the production of anti-inflammatory metabolites, and suppressing these pro-inflammatory pathways to restore mucosal barrier function and systemic homeostasis.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* **Nano-messenger Communication:** Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) act as essential nanoscale messengers that facilitate direct communication between the gut microbiota and distant organs, such as joints and the brain.\n* **Prebiotic-like Flavonoids:** Compounds like galangin do not act primarily through direct antimicrobial action but by modulating the microbiome to enrich specific beneficial metabolites like indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), which activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) to suppress inflammation.\n* **Bitter Taste Transduction:** Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) in non-taste tissues (e.g., renal tissue) are involved in neuroimmune regulation; probiotics can alleviate inflammation by activating these transduction pathways.\n* **Metabolic Synergy:** Bacterial-host co-metabolism, such as the conversion of primary to secondary bile acids, is crucial for activating TGR5 receptors and maintaining immune tolerance.\n* **Surgical Impact:** Perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotic usage can deplete commensal communities and exacerbate inflammatory responses by enabling suture-associated polymicrobial biofilms.\n* **Circadian Clock Linkage:** The circadian rhythm gene *BMAL1* is downregulated in colitis and its deletion induces pyroptosis, linking internal biological clocks directly to intestinal epithelial barrier integrity.\n* **Phage Metabolic Switches:** Bacteriophages act as metabolic switches in the microbiome, governing microbial metabolic states through lytic nutrient release and lysogenic gene delivery that can mitigate oxidative stress.\n* **Diet-Microbiome-Neuro Axis:** Certain diets (measured by the DI-GM index) correlate with lower GERD risk, partially mediated by phenotypic age acceleration and adiposity-related systemic markers.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42489692 - \"Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%.\"\n2. ID: 42489221 - \"BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells.\"\n3. ID: 42488663 - \"Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints.\"\n4. ID: 42488628 - \"Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling.\"\n5. 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"42309058": "ID: 42309058\nTitle: Adjunctive fecal microbiota transplantation for major depressive disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota may influence antidepressant treatment outcomes, yet whether targeted modulation can enhance efficacy remains unclear. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with major depressive disorder, administering a 2-week course of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules or placebo as an adjunct to escitalopram (ChiCTR2300071421). Remission rates at week 8 did not differ significantly between groups, but FMT produced greater reductions in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 17-item version (HAMD-17) scores at weeks 2 and 8. FMT was well-tolerated with a safety profile comparable to placebo. Multi-omics analyses show durable donor microbial engraftment and enrichment of beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae taxa. Microbial remodeling is accompanied by an increase in serum bile acids that correlate with the alleviation of depressive symptoms. Mediation analysis supports a bile-acid-mediated suppression of inflammatory pathways linking microbial changes to antidepressant effects. Overall, FMT may provide a safe avenue to enhance escitalopram efficacy through microbiota-directed regulation of bile-acid metabolism and inflammation.",
"42316904": "ID: 42316904\nTitle: The Role of Fecal Microbiome Transplantation in Steroid Hyporesponsive Asthma.\nAbstract: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by airflow obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and structural remodeling. Corticosteroids remain the mainstay of asthma therapy; however, a substantial proportion of patients with severe disease develop steroid hyporesponsiveness, limiting therapeutic efficacy and increasing disease burden. Emerging evidence implicates the gut microbiome as a key regulator of systemic immune responses, with growing relevance to asthma pathogenesis and treatment responsiveness. In this study, we investigated whether gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to steroid hyporesponsive lung inflammation and whether fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can restore steroid responsiveness. Using a steroid-hyporesponsive asthma model, we demonstrate that the disease is associated with significant gut microbial dysregulation, characterized by reduced microbial diversity and depletion of immunoregulatory taxa. FMT partially restored gut microbial diversity, normalized community structure, and selectively replenished beneficial commensal bacteria, including Akkermansia muciniphila and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, while suppressing pathogenic taxa. Importantly, restoration of gut microbial balance was associated with attenuation of lung inflammation and improved steroid responsiveness. These findings support a functional gut-lung axis in steroid hyporesponsive asthma and identify modulation of gut microbiota as a potential therapeutic strategy. Incorporating microbiota-directed interventions such as FMT may represent a novel adjunct approach for the management of refractory steroid-hyporesponsive asthma.",
"42317353": "ID: 42317353\nTitle: Fecal microbiota transplantation reduces inflammation and modulates gene expression in HIV-infected double humanized-BLT (dHu-BLT) mice on antiretroviral therapy.\nAbstract: Persistent immune activation and inflammation remain significant barriers to managing comorbidities in people living with HIV (PLWH) on suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART). While ART substantially reduces plasma viral loads to an undetectable level, it fails to fully restore gut microbial homeostasis and prevent microbial translocation, a critical pathogenic contributor to systemic persistent immune activation and inflammation. To evaluate the potential of human fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as an adjunctive therapy to restore gut health and attenuate inflammation and immune activation in PLWH on ART, we utilized a double humanized-BLT (dHu-BLT) mouse model, featuring a functional human immune system and a human-like microbiome. Two groups of HIV-infected dHu-BLT mice were used in the study. One group received FMT in addition to ART, while the control group received ART alone. Using both a multi-omics approach (16S rRNA sequencing and RNA-seq) and an immune-based assay, we compared alterations in gut microbial composition, profiled transcriptomic changes in the intestinal tissue, and quantified markers of systemic immune activation and inflammation between the groups. FMT supplementation in ART-treated mice increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria and modulated the transcriptomic profile of both human- and murine-related genes. Notably, genes associated with cellular structure and tissue maintenance, including Mcpt4, were upregulated, along with the extracellular matrix organization pathway predicted as the most strongly activated pathway in the FMT-supplemented group compared to ART alone. In contrast, genes and signaling pathways associated with inflammation were downregulated. Importantly, the FMT-supplemented group exhibited a significant reduction of plasma inflammatory markers, including CD62E, sCD14, sCD163, and FABP2, relative to the ART alone group. These results suggest that FMT may serve as a promising adjunctive strategy for mitigating systemic inflammation by improving gut health, thereby contributing to the reduction of comorbidities in PLWH on ART.",
"42352033": "ID: 42352033\nTitle: Probiotic Modulation of Gut Microbiota: Antioxidant Mechanisms and Clinical Benefits in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Management.\nAbstract: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represent intertwined global epidemics driven by gut dysbiosis, chronic inflammation, and impaired SCFA production, identifying the microbiome as a therapeutic target. This review synthesizes mechanistic insights and clinical evidence on the role of probiotics as microbiome modulators in the management of metabolic disease. A comprehensive literature search across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to May 2026 identified ~230 records using keywords such as probiotics, SCFAs, obesity, and T2DM; a narrative synthesis integrated preclinical, RCT, and meta-analytic data without formal pooling due to heterogeneity. Probiotics restore eubiosis via strain-specific mechanisms, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG enhances tight junctions (ZO-1), Bifidobacterium breve BBr60 boosts butyrate cross-feeding, and pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila remodels bile acids (FXR/FGF19), activating G-Protein Coupled Receptor 41 (GPR41)/43-GLP-1 signaling, Treg expansion, and NF-\u03baB suppression. Beyond immunometabolic effects, probiotics mitigate obesity- and T2DM-related oxidative stress by upregulating endogenous antioxidant enzymes (e.g., SOD, catalase, GPx), modulating Nrf2/Keap1 signaling, and reducing lipid peroxidation and other oxidative stress markers in experimental and clinical settings. Meta-analyses of RCTs reveal modest benefits: BMI reductions (~0.3 kg m-2), waist circumference (WC) reductions (1-2 cm), HbA1c reductions (0.3-0.4%), and improvements in homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), especially with multi-strain (>109 CFU day-1, \u226512 weeks) synbiotics. Innovative strategies-synbiotics, postbiotics, AI-tailored consortia, and fermented dairy-address engraftment and response variability. Current guidelines recommend 109-1011 CFU day-1 using multi-strain formulations for 12-24 weeks alongside lifestyle measures, with regimen selection tailored to the dysbiosis phenotype (e.g., NAFLD). Future longitudinal RCTs integrating multi-omics endpoints with AI-driven strain selection should refine-and ultimately individualize-precision probiotic strategies for metabolic therapy.",
"42352300": "ID: 42352300\nTitle: The Gut-Lung Microbiome Crosstalk and Pulmonary Disease.\nAbstract: Both the gut and the lungs possess a microbiome, a community of commensal bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses that perform important housekeeping functions in those organs. The colonic microbiome primarily ferments indigestible dietary fibers into essential short-chain fatty acids, synthesizes essential vitamins, regulates the mucosal immune system, and forms a protective barrier against pathogenic colonization. The lung microbiome maintains respiratory health primarily by regulating mucosal immunity, providing a physical barrier against invading pathogens, and producing beneficial metabolites. Several colonic microbiota metabolites, including the short-chain fatty acids acetate, propionate, and butyrate, together with the tryptophan metabolites indole-3-acetate and indole-3-propionate, secondary bile acids, and the polyamines spermidine and putrescine, are transported to the lungs via the gut-lung axis. These colonic microbiota biomolecules suppress lung inflammation, strengthen immune homeostasis, and reduce the severity of respiratory diseases. In contrast, lung microorganisms and their metabolites can travel to the gut via the gut-lung axis, influencing intestinal immune responses and potentially leading to an imbalance of gut microorganisms or dysbiosis. This means that respiratory diseases may lead to digestive issues, intestinal inflammation and chronic diseases. Here, we have reviewed this crosstalk and its impact on the principal pulmonary diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, bronchogenic carcinoma, COVID-19, interstitial lung diseases, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. It is concluded that the gut microbiome plays a significant part in lung health and disease. Diet, tobacco smoking and electronic cigarette vaping all impact both the gut and lung microbiomes.",
"42352659": "ID: 42352659\nTitle: The Role of Gut Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Obesity and Food Addiction: The Importance of the Gut-Brain Axis and the Dopaminergic System.\nAbstract: Obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges worldwide and has reached the scale of a global epidemic. Its etiology is multifactorial and includes genetic, environmental, hormonal, and neurobiological factors. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the role of the gut microbiota in the regulation of energy metabolism, inflammatory processes, and the functioning of the gut-brain axis. An increasing body of evidence suggests that the gut microbiota may influence the dopaminergic system and eating behaviors through bacterial metabolites, immune pathways, and the vagus nerve. Disturbances in microbiota composition may contribute to the development of chronic low-grade inflammation and compulsive consumption of highly processed foods. This article discusses the concept of food addiction as a phenomenon involving loss of control over eating, excessive reward system reactivity, and dopaminergic dysfunction within the mesolimbic reward system. Particular attention is given to the role of the gut microbiota in modulating these processes, including the potential effects of selected commensal bacteria and the importance of dietary interventions such as the ketogenic diet in regulating the gut-brain axis. The presented data suggest that modulation of the gut microbiota may represent a promising supportive strategy in the treatment of obesity and disorders associated with compulsive eating. At the same time, it is emphasized that the current state of knowledge is largely preclinical and observational, highlighting the need for further translational and clinical studies.",
"42367778": "ID: 42367778\nTitle: Metagenomic characterization of gut microbiota in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: taxonomic shifts and clinical correlations.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation with limited diagnostic biomarkers. While gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis, its specific role in RA-ILD remains poorly characterized. We performed shotgun metagenomic sequencing on fecal samples from 41 participants: 10 RA-ILD patients, 20 RA patients without ILD (RA-non-ILD), and 11 healthy controls (HCs). We assessed alpha and beta diversity, differential abundance (Wilcoxon rank-sum tests with FDR correction), Spearman correlations with clinical parameters, microbial co-occurrence networks, and random forest classification. Alpha and beta diversity did not differ significantly among groups. After FDR correction, no genus differed significantly between RA-ILD and RA-non-ILD. Exploratory analysis (uncorrected P\u00a0<\u00a00.05) revealed enrichment of Escherichia/Shigella in RA-ILD (11.72% vs. 2.66%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.003) and depletion of Roseburia (1.05% vs. 3.77%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.005) and Ruminococcus (5.98% vs. 7.85%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.032), while Faecalibacterium showed a trend toward depletion without reaching nominal significance (4.45% vs. 4.66%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.409). Correlation analysis revealed a dichotomous pattern: pro-inflammatory genera correlated positively with disease activity, while butyrate-producing genera correlated negatively. Co-occurrence network analysis showed RA patients had a more complex network than HC and RA-ILD. Random forest classification identified Bifidobacterium, unclassified_ Oscillospiraceae, and unclassified_Lachnospiraceae as top discriminators between HC and RA, and unclassified_ Bacteroidaceae, Parabacteroides, and Blautia for RA-ILD vs RA. RA-ILD is associated with specific gut microbial alterations-notably\u00a0Escherichia/Shigella enrichment and depletion of Roseburia and Ruminococcus-despite preserved overall diversity. These changes correlate with systemic inflammation and suggest a role for the gut microbiota in RA-ILD pathogenesis via the gut-lung axis. The identified taxa warrant validation as candidate biomarkers in larger cohorts.",
"42371176": "ID: 42371176\nTitle: Gut-brain axis modulation by fecal microbiota transplantation improves dual-organ injury after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion via Caspase-8 dependent inhibition of necroptosis.\nAbstract: The pathological features of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (CIR) include necroptosis activation. This study investigated how healthy fecal microbiota transplantation (H-FMT) improves CIR and intestinal barrier damage. Rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion (MCAO/R) were treated with H-FMT and/or a Cysteine-aspartic acid protease-8 (Caspase-8) inhibitor. Survival and body weight were monitored throughout the experiment. Neurological function, tissue damage, inflammatory cytokines, and Caspase-8/Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1)-Receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3)-Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) expression were assessed. Ultrastructural changes were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), p-RIPK1/p-RIPK3 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and gut microbiota by 16\u00a0S sequencing. H-FMT significantly ameliorated neurological deficits and intestinal barrier disruption, reduced infarct volume and neuronal loss, and attenuated mitochondrial damage. These effects were accompanied by reduced apoptosis and inflammation, increased Caspase-8 activation, and suppressed RIPK1-RIPK3-MLKL phosphorylation. IHC confirmed reduced p-RIPK1/p-RIPK3 signals after H-FMT. 16\u00a0S sequencing revealed that H-FMT restored microbial diversity, reduced pathogenic Proteobacteria, and enriched beneficial Lactobacillus, which positively correlated with Caspase-8 activation. Our findings suggest that H-FMT alleviates CIR injury by activating Caspase-8 and suppressing necroptosis. However, due to the small sample size, these results should be considered preliminary.",
"42376743": "ID: 42376743\nTitle: Immune-Inflammatory Imbalance in Mice Under High Humidity and Three Different Ambient Temperatures: Insights From Gut Microbiome and Serum Metabolomics.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota and metabolites have been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of immune inflammation, which may be affected by environmental factors. This study aimed to explore the influence of co-exposure to high humidity and temperatures (low, normal or high) on biomarkers of immune inflammation and potential mechanisms. We established C57BL/6J mice models (with equal numbers of males and females) of high humidity and low temperature (HH-LT), normal temperature (HH-NT) or high temperature (HH-HT) co-exposure environments to observe the impact of high humidity and different temperature co-exposure environments for 28 and 56 consecutive days. Following exposure, results showed that all six combined exposure conditions significantly increased pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-12p70), decreased anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) and elevated the Teff/Treg ratio in the spleen. Gut microbiota analysis revealed reduced Akkermansia and increased Desulfovibrio and Enterorhabdus. Serum metabolomics identified widespread disturbances enriched in pathways including protein digestion and absorption, lysine degradation, phenylalanine metabolism and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. Pearson correlation analysis confirmed significant associations among microbial shifts, immune-inflammatory dysregulation and metabolic perturbations-suggesting that high humidity combined with different temperatures correlated with immune imbalance, likely mediated by gut dysbiosis and serum metabolic disruption.",
"42380346": "ID: 42380346\nTitle: Beyond polarization: a receptor-centered framework for macrophage function and therapy in skin diseases.\nAbstract: Macrophages are key regulators of cutaneous immunity, but the traditional M1/M2 polarization model cannot fully explain their functional diversity across skin diseases. In this narrative review, we use selected skin diseases to discuss a receptor-centered view of macrophage function and to illustrate a modular \"receptor-pathway-effector\" framework. This perspective places macrophage receptors at the upstream sensing level, where microbial products, tissue damage signals, cytokines, immune complexes, stromal cues, and tumor-derived signals are translated into inflammatory, reparative, fibrotic, or immunosuppressive programs. We summarize representative receptor modules, including pattern-recognition receptors, cytokine and chemokine receptors, Fc and complement receptors, scavenger and efferocytosis receptors, and inhibitory checkpoint receptors. Across psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, autoimmune blistering diseases, lupus, systemic sclerosis, sarcoidosis, leprosy, melanoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, diabetic wounds, and radiation-induced skin injury, these modules help explain macrophage involvement in inflammation, remodeling, host defense, impaired repair, and tumor immune escape. We also discuss selected biomarker and therapeutic examples, while distinguishing clinically explored approaches from preclinical or emerging concepts. This receptor-centered perspective may complement existing views of macrophage heterogeneity and provide a clearer way to link receptor signals with disease-related macrophage functions.",
"42381330": "ID: 42381330\nTitle: From Dysbiosis to Diabetes: How Gut Microbiome Interventions Influence Type 2 Diabetes.\nAbstract: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disorder associated with insulin resistance (IR), chronic low-grade inflammation, and dysregulated glucose metabolism. Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota imbalances, or dysbiosis, may play a key role in its development and progression. This review aims to critically evaluate the existing literature on the role of gut microbiome-targeted interventions, specifically prebiotics and probiotics, in the prevention and management of T2D. The review highlights that prebiotics have shown modest benefits in improving insulin sensitivity and lowering fasting blood glucose (FBG), particularly in individuals with early metabolic dysfunction. Probiotic interventions using strains like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium have demonstrated variable outcomes, with some studies reporting improvements in glycaemic control and inflammatory markers. Proposed mechanisms include increased production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), improved gut barrier integrity, and modulation of bile acids. However, findings remain inconsistent because studies differ in design, population characteristics, intervention type, and outcome measures. Taken together, the evidence suggests that microbiome- based therapies show early potential for influencing pathways involved in the development and management of type 2 diabetes, although current effects are modest. Larger and longer-term trials are needed to confirm efficacy, clarify mechanisms, and determine which individuals are most likely to respond to probiotic or prebiotic interventions.",
"42381379": "ID: 42381379\nTitle: Multi-omics analysis of saccharomyces boulardii supplementation reveals coordinated microbiome, metabolic, and immune signaling changes accompanying tumor suppression.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome shapes cancer progression and treatment responses, yet scalable microbiome-targeted interventions remain limited. We screened commercial probiotics for activation of the host aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and identified the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii as a consistent AhR activator. In an immunocompetent syngeneic colorectal cancer model, daily oral gavage of S. boulardii slowed growth of established subcutaneous tumors without detectable tumor colonization. Integrated profiling of the gut microbiome, circulating metabolites, cytokines, and tumor transcriptomes revealed a coordinated systemic response. S. boulardii increased microbial diversity and functionally rebalanced the gut microbiota, enriching taxa with lower genome-encoded biosynthetic autonomy. These changes were accompanied by elevated plasma levels of several indole metabolites, including the AhR agonists 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA) and indole-3-propionic acid (IPA). Targeted LC-MS/MS showed that S. boulardii can produce 5-HIAA under culture conditions, whereas IPA was not detected, suggesting that increased plasma levels of these metabolites may arise through a combination of probiotic activity and broader microbiome-associated processes. Circulating IL-17A and CTLA-4 were reduced, and tumors exhibited downregulation of programs linked to invasion, inflammation, and KRAS signaling. Multi-omics integration showed strong covariation across microbial, metabolic, immune signaling, and tumor compartments, highlighting coordinated cross-compartment responses during S. boulardii-associated tumor suppression.",
"42382782": "ID: 42382782\nTitle: Gut microbiota transfer from autoimmune dry eye mice imprints stereotypic B cell receptor repertoires in the lacrimal gland and induces disease.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota and humoral immunity have been suggested as key players in the pathogenesis of Sj\u00f6gren disease (SjD), but their mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we transferred the gut microbiota of SjD-like autoimmune dry eye disease model mice to B6 mice, then characterized the resulting gut microbiome composition, clinical ocular phenotype, and B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire. Notable changes were observed in the gut microbiome of NOD-FMT mice, accompanied by SjD-like clinical features, including elevated corneal fluorescein staining scores, reduced tear production, increased IL-6 mRNA levels, and decreased MUC5AC mRNA levels. Additionally, stereotypic B cell receptor (BCR) clonotypes were shared at significantly higher frequencies in NOD-FMT mice than in controls. The majority of B cell clones encoding these stereotypic clonotypes developed and expanded locally in the lacrimal gland, and some also achieved systemic presence. These results uncover a gut-ocular immune axis in which microbiota transfer induces stereotyped, systemically disseminating BCR clonotypes that contribute to the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune dry eye disease.",
"42387070": "ID: 42387070\nTitle: Global metabolomic profiling of serum biomarkers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.\nAbstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder characterized by metabolic dysregulation. Identifying serum biomarkers can enhance our understanding of its pathophysiology. This study employs an untargeted metabolomic approach to investigate metabolic alterations in PCOS. Serum samples were collected from 71 women with PCOS and 54 healthy controls. Untargeted Metabolomic profiling was performed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to identify metabolites with differential abundance. Pathway analysis was conducted to identify key metabolic disruptions, and correlations between identified metabolites and clinical parameters were assessed. The metabolomics analysis identified 24 upregulated and 17 downregulated metabolites in PCOS compared with controls. These metabolites mainly include glycerophospholipids, fatty acids, sphingolipids, peptides, ceramides, and steroids. Pathway analysis indicated that these metabolites were enriched in pathways including bile acid biosynthesis, glycerolipid metabolism, tryptophan metabolism, the citric acid cycle, and fatty acid metabolism. Increased levels of branched-chain and aromatic amino acids suggested potential links to insulin resistance. Disruptions in bile acid metabolism suggested altered interactions between the gut microbiome and the host. Additionally, metabolites related to oxidative stress and mitochondrial function indicated metabolic dysfunction. Correlation analyses revealed associations between altered metabolites and clinical markers such as insulin resistance and androgen levels. This study reveals distinct serum metabolic alterations in PCOS, emphasizing their association with insulin resistance and inflammation. These findings highlight the potential of metabolomics to identify novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and to develop targeted therapeutic strategies.",
"42388392": "ID: 42388392\nTitle: Fecal microbiota transplantation: from empirical remedy to precision medicine.\nAbstract: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has evolved from an empirical remedy for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) into a foundational platform for precision microbiome-based therapeutics. This comprehensive review details FMT's journey, analyzing its multifaceted mechanisms of action-including restoration of colonization resistance, metabolic reprogramming via short-chain fatty acids and bile acids, and profound immunomodulation-which extend far beyond simple microbial replacement. We critically evaluate its established, high efficacy in rCDI and its expanding, albeit more variable, applications across a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases (such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and constipation), neurological disorders (including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease), metabolic conditions, autoimmune diseases, and oncology (particularly in modulating response to immune checkpoint inhibitors and treating graft-versus-host disease). The review further discusses the critical challenges of donor-recipient variability, safety, and the lack of standardized protocols that have driven the field's technical evolution. This progression encompasses refined processing methods like washed microbiota transplantation (WMT), diverse delivery routes including oral capsules, and the exploration of non-bacterial components like bacteriophages through fecal filtrate transplantation (FVT). Ultimately, we highlight the field's trajectory toward next-generation, defined live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) and engineered microbial consortia, aiming to transition from the complex \"black box\" of whole stool to safer, more consistent, and rationally designed precision therapies that target the specific dysbiotic networks underlying diverse human diseases.",
"42389262": "ID: 42389262\nTitle: 2-Pentadecyl-2-oxazoline alleviates anxiety-like behaviour and modulates the microbiota-gut-brain axis in obese mice.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between obesity and anxiety disorders has been increasingly associated with neuroinflammation and dysregulation of the gut-brain axis. Here, we investigated the pharmacological effects of the N-palmitoylethanolamine oxazoline derivative 2-pentadecyl-2-oxazoline (C15OXA) in a mouse model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, with particular attention to its central and peripheral mechanisms of action. Male C57Bl/6J mice were fed an HFD for 12 weeks and subsequently treated with C15OXA (30\u00a0mg\u00b7kg-1, p. o.) for 7 weeks. Behavioural, molecular, and microbiota analyses were performed to evaluate the effects of the compound. C15OXA significantly reduced anxiety-like behaviour in obese mice without affecting body weight, fat mass, or glucose tolerance. At the central level, C15OXA attenuated hippocampal neuroinflammation, as shown by reduced expression of COX-2, TLR4, NLRP3 and IL-1\u03b2. In parallel, C15OXA restored tight junction gene expression associated with blood-brain barrier integrity, and modulated unfolded protein response signalling. In addition, C15OXA enhanced markers of neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity. At the peripheral level, C15OXA treatment reduced colonic inflammation and improved gut barrier integrity. These effects were associated with a targeted reshaping of gut microbiota composition. In particular, C15OXA promoted the enrichment of butyrate- and menaquinone-producing bacteria, as taxa linked to beneficial metabolic functions. Overall, these findings suggest that C15OXA exerts anxiolytic-like effects associated with coordinated central and peripheral pathways involving the modulation of neuroinflammatory pathways, barrier integrity, and gut-brain axis signalling. This study provides novel pharmacological insight into the therapeutic potential of C15OXA for the treatment of obesity-associated neuropsychiatric disorders.",
"42391938": "ID: 42391938\nTitle: From composition to function: Translating porcine gut microbiota research into strategies for improving intestinal health.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating host physiology, metabolism, and overall health. The diverse geographical landscape of China has contributed to the development of rich indigenous pig genetic resources, which exhibit stronger disease resistance than commercial breeds, largely attributed to the composition of their gut microbiota. Given the substantial anatomical and physiological similarities between pigs and humans concerning intestinal structure, and the fact that human-derived microorganisms can effectively colonize the porcine gut, pigs serve as excellent models for intestinal diseases. This review summarizes the geographical and spatial ecological niches of gut microbiota in Chinese indigenous pig breeds, the influences of age and environment on microbial composition, and the beneficial roles of certain microbial taxa from these local breeds in preventing intestinal disorders, including diarrhea associated with impaired intestinal barrier function, pathogen-induced diarrhea, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, intestinal inflammation models, human rotavirus infection, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Their gut microbiota is characterized by the enrichment of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, and Bacteroides, which have been implicated in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and reducing inflammatory cytokine levels during pathogen-induced intestinal inflammation. In the context of gastrointestinal disease prevention and treatment, strategies have largely centered on fecal microbiota transplantation, fecal suspension transplantation, or supplementation with single bacterial strains. However, research on multi-strain combinatorial therapeutics remains limited. Future studies should expand to underexplored indigenous breeds and prioritize the development of composite microbial consortia informed by existing findings.",
"42394700": "ID: 42394700\nTitle: Effects of surgery on cancer metastasis: biological mechanisms and perioperative implications.\nAbstract: Cancer metastasis remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and the perioperative period has emerged as a critical window during which metastatic progression may be influenced. While surgical resection remains central to curative cancer treatment, accumulating preclinical, translational, and clinical evidence suggests that surgery-associated tissue injury, inflammation, neuroendocrine stress responses, immune perturbation, and host physiological factors can modulate metastatic dynamics in context-dependent ways. This review integrates experimental and clinical literature to examine the biological mechanisms through which surgery may influence metastatic progression, with emphasis on perioperative inflammatory responses, immune suppression, circulating tumor cells (CTCs), epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), tumor dormancy, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), circulating tumor cell clusters, and emerging interactions involving the gut microbiome and tumor microenvironment. We additionally examine how perioperative physiological status, prehabilitation, and multidisciplinary optimization strategies may influence perioperative resilience and postoperative recovery. We further discuss emerging approaches aimed at mitigating surgery-associated metastatic vulnerability, including perioperative systemic therapies, immunomodulation, neoadjuvant and perioperative immunotherapy, minimally invasive surgical approaches, and tumor microenvironment targeted interventions. A clearer understanding of perioperative biological perturbations may inform the development of integrated perioperative oncology strategies to reduce metastatic risk and improve long-term oncologic outcomes.",
"42394832": "ID: 42394832\nTitle: Body mass index and gastrointestinal inflammation: Bio-molecular pathophysiology.\nAbstract: Overweight is recognized as a worldwide healthcare problem. Obesity has increased in recent decades and has been considered a risk factor for many gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Recent scientific evidence has documented the association between being overweight and GI manifestations. Body mass index (BMI) is a simple, globally used anthropometric measure, but its role in GI inflammation remains incompletely elucidated and can be challenging to study. Current knowledge suggests that higher BMI is linked to a chronic low-grade pro-inflammatory state (\"metainflammation\") and several GI-relevant processes. Obesity-related dietary patterns and \"fat quality\" can alter mucosal immune triggering and local inflammatory cell profiles. Increased BMI is often associated with functional GI symptoms, especially gastroesophageal reflux, likely supported by delayed oesophageal clearance, altered motility, and increased intragastric pressure. Furthermore, intestinal barrier dysfunction with dysbiosis can increase permeability and facilitate the translocation of microbial products. Metabolic endotoxemia and inflammatory pathways are triggered, including TLR4/NF-\u03baB and the NLRP3 inflammasome. Accordingly, systemic and intestinal inflammation are developed and maintained. These mechanisms also interact with adipose tissue immune-endocrine dysregulation (increased tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, leptin, and reduced adiponectin) and macrophage cytokine amplification, potentially affecting multiple digestive organs. Although BMI does not record fat distribution or cardiometabolic status, it can still provide clinically useful risk stratification data when interpreted alongside metabolic and functional markers. This mini-review summarizes evidence on BMI and GI inflammatory vulnerability, focusing on biomolecular pathophysiology and the main mechanisms that could explain this association.",
"42397777": "ID: 42397777\nTitle: Clinical presentation of chronic abacterial prostatitis shows no association with TAS2R38 taster status.\nAbstract: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome CP/CPPS is a relatively common disease and shows an association with urogenital infections. Tuft cells in general have been identified at various entry points into the body (respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract) and are seen as guardians against invading threats. Urethral tuft cells utilizing canonical taste transduction cascade to detect of microbial products and initiating reflex micturition and neurogenic inflammation as a protective mechanism in response. Impaired chemoreception of the T2R38 taste receptor predisposes individuals to upper respiratory tract infections. Therefore, it is very likely that impaired chemoreception has a comparable effect on bacterial urogenital infections, whereas non-bacterial urogenital infections should remain unaffected. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of TAS2R38 receptor functionality, as measured by a taste test, on the clinical presentation of patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis type III. From 2016 to 2025 a total of 252 patients with diagnosed CP/CPPS received a comprehensive andrological work-up including a taste test for the functionality of the TAS2R38 receptor. Complete semen analysis was performed according to WHO 2021 recommendations including the determination of inflammatory parameters in the ejaculate as well as microbiological examination of first-void urine, post-prostate massage urine and ejaculate. The proportion of tasters was 55.95%, while non-tasters accounted for 44.05%. No significant differences could be found between tasters and non-tasters with CP/CPPS with regard to symptom burden measured using questionnaires, various ejaculate parameters, prostate-specific antigen, and microbiological results. Only seminal elastase and serum CRP levels showed a significant difference, but with higher values in the taster group, which, in view of our initial hypothesis, is more likely a statistical coincidence. The results of our studies show that the taste status of TAS2R38 in patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis type III had no association with symptom severity, the ejaculate parameters examined, or the serum levels of PSA and CRP.",
"42400750": "ID: 42400750\nTitle: A Functional Limosilactobacillus reuteri ZY18 Strain: Probiotic Properties and Associated Anti-inflammatory Responses Against ETEC K88 Infection.\nAbstract: Limosilactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) has probiotic advantages such as suppressing pathogenic bacteria, balancing the gut microbiota, regulating immunity, and having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This study explored its potential antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, isolating the bacterium from healthy pig feces. L. reuteri ZY18 was chosen due to its superior acid production, tolerance, and antibacterial characteristics. In vitro, the ZY18 strain had a survival rate of 46.00% in simulated gastric juice and efficiently inhibited enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 (ETEC K88), with an inhibition zone measuring 1.90\u00a0cm. In a mouse model challenged with ETEC K88, it demonstrated anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, as well as improved intestinal mechanical barrier integrity. Notably, the protective effects of ZY18 on the immune barrier were closely associated with the modulation of T helper 17 (Th17) cells and interleukin-17 (IL-17). These findings suggest that ZY18 has high antibacterial and anti-inflammatory capabilities, providing an associative basis that probiotic-based microbial products could be exploited as alternative therapeutic options for ETEC K88-related disorders.",
"42413497": "ID: 42413497\nTitle: Transcription factor BHLHE40 expression in group 3 innate lymphoid cells and ROR\u03b3t\u207a antigen-presenting cells coordinates intestinal immunity.\nAbstract: A key feature of the intestinal immune system is balancing pathogen defense with antigen-specific tolerance to commensal bacteria. Here, using conditional deletion models, we identified the transcription factor BHLHE40 as a central regulator of group 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3)- and ROR\u03b3t\u207a antigen-presenting cell (APC)-dependent mucosal immunity. In ILC3s, BHLHE40 drove transcription of cytokine effector programs and maintenance of mucosal immunity. Cytokine TL1A stimulation and inflammation induced Bhlhe40 expression, amplifying these programs through epigenetic modulation of chromatin accessibility at effector loci. Bhlhe40 was also highly expressed in ROR\u03b3t\u207a APCs, where it was required for the generation of antigen-specific Tregs. In parallel, BHLHE40 integrated microbial cues to promote expression of the co-stimulatory molecule OX40L by ILC3s, further promoting antigen-specific Treg induction. Together, these findings define Bhlhe40 as a coordinated regulator of barrier immunity and support a model in which ILC3s and ROR\u03b3t\u207a APCs act in concert to shape antigen-specific intestinal immunity.",
"42414020": "ID: 42414020\nTitle: Microbiome-Based Precision Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms, Modulators, and Translational Opportunities.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic disease driven by insulin resistance, chronic low-grade inflammation, and impaired glucose regulation. Although pharmacological options have advanced, sustained glycemic control remains elusive due to heterogeneity in disease progression and therapeutic response. Precision medicine offers a framework to individualize interventions, with the gut microbiota emerging as a central determinant of host metabolic and immune regulation. Dysbiosis has been implicated in T2DM through altered microbial metabolites-including short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, branched-chain amino acids, and indole derivatives-that shape insulin sensitivity, inflammatory pathways, and glucose homeostasis. This review critically examined microbiome-targeted strategies such as probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and personalized nutrition, alongside advances in metagenomics and machine learning for biomarker discovery. By integrating mechanistic and translational insights, we highlight opportunities and challenges in implementing microbiome-based precision interventions, underscoring their potential to transform T2DM management.",
"42417540": "ID: 42417540\nTitle: Interleukin-17A mediates cardiorenal injury in oxalate nephropathy.\nAbstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). While CKD is known to give rise to systemic inflammation, its inciting factors remain poorly defined. Oxalate, long implicated in rare genetic kidney disorders, accumulates with decreased kidney function and has emerged as a driver of inflammation and independent risk factor for CVD. Here, we investigate the immunological mechanisms linking oxalate nephropathy to systemic inflammation, cardiac damage and kidney injury. Oxalate nephropathy was induced in C57Bl6/N mice through an oxalate-enriched diet. Oxalate induced systemic immune activation, renal fibrosis, and adverse cardiac remodeling, including pulmonary congestion with systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Flow cytometry analysis identified interleukin (IL)-17A as a dominant inflammatory effector, with expansion of Th17 and Th17-like Treg in the kidney, intestine, and spleen. Bulk mRNA sequencing confirmed these findings in kidney and heart. In line, plasma IL-17A was increased in oxalate-fed mice. Confirming the oxalate-IL-17A relationship, plasma IL-17A was elevated in patients with primary hyperoxaluria. Gut microbiome analysis by 16S amplicon sequencing showed only mild oxalate-induced alterations in mice. However, soluble oxalate directly enhanced Th17 polarization and disrupted mitochondrial respiration in vitro. In vivo, antibody-mediated IL-17A blockade improved kidney function, cardiac fibrosis, reduced neutrophil infiltration, and partially restored cardiac function in oxalate-fed mice. Our study identifies oxalate as a systemic immunometabolic stressor and IL-17A as a central mediator of oxalate-induced cardiorenal injury. These findings establish the oxalate-IL-17A axis as a mechanistic link between CKD and CVD and suggest IL-17A inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy to reduce cardiovascular damage in CKD.",
"42433981": "ID: 42433981\nTitle: Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia via the gut-lung axis: the Shenling Baizhu San hypothesis.\nAbstract: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common hospital-acquired infection in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is associated with high morbidity and mortality, which are often compounded by patient frailty and disease severity. Despite adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines, mortality rates remain persistently high. Critical illness disrupts intestinal function and alters epithelial cell dynamics, specifically increasing apoptosis and decreasing proliferation, thereby compromising the homeostasis of the epithelial monolayer. This increased intestinal permeability facilitates the translocation of bacteria and microbial products. Furthermore, impaired intestinal immunity exacerbates systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Previous studies indicate that the early onset of severe acquired immunosuppression in ICU patients significantly increases the risk of secondary infections. The gut-lung axis, which involves bidirectional crosstalk between the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems, is closely linked to immune regulation and the progression of lung diseases. We hypothesize that Shenling Baizhu San (SLBZS), a polysaccharide-rich multi-herb formula traditionally used for gastrointestinal disorders, could reduce susceptibility to VAP by reshaping the gut microbiota, enhancing the intestinal mucosal barrier, and modulating the transition from systemic inflammation to critical illness-induced immunoparalysis (CIIP) through microbiota-derived metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Validating this hypothesis would provide a novel, integrative therapeutic strategy for managing high-risk VAP patients.",
"42434425": "ID: 42434425\nTitle: Sex-specific signatures of gut microbiota and systemic inflammation in patients with urolithiasis: a cross-sectional study.\nAbstract: Urolithiasis is a globally prevalent disease with a distinct male predominance; however, the pathophysiological heterogeneity within diagnosed cohorts remains underexplored. This study delineates the sex-specific signatures of gut microbiota and systemic inflammation in urolithiasis patients to inform sex-stratified management. This cross-sectional study enrolled 60 urolithiasis patients (40 males, 20 females). Systemic inflammatory cytokines were quantified via peripheral blood assays, and gut microbiota was profiled using 16S rRNA sequencing. Data were integrated to evaluate microbiome-immune-metabolic associations. Baseline demographics and routine biochemical parameters were comparable between sexes. Male patients exhibited significantly elevated peripheral levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-5, IL-17A, IFN-\u03b1, IL-12P70, and IFN-\u03b3 (P < 0.05). Beta-diversity analysis revealed no significant difference in the overall gut microbial community structures between sexes (P\u00a0=\u00a00.484). LEfSe analysis identified a significant enrichment of Akkermansia and Holdemanella in females, whereas Mogibacterium was notably enriched in males. Crucially, Mogibacterium abundance positively correlated with IL-17A and IL-12P70 levels (P < 0.05). Functional potential profiling indicated enhanced predicted capacities for secondary metabolite biosynthesis and lipid metabolism in the female cohort. Our findings highlight significant sex-associated differences in gut microecology and systemic immune profiles within urolithiasis patients. The proinflammatory axis associated with male patients and the enhanced predicted metabolic capacities observed in female patients emphasize the potential value of exploring sex-tailored preventive and therapeutic interventions.",
"42439648": "ID: 42439648\nTitle: Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Is a Key Driver of Inflammaging in Chronic Kidney Disease.\nAbstract: The role of gut microbiota and intestinal dysbiosis in promoting inflammaging in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been the focus of intense research over the last years. Some alterations at the phyla level, such as abundance of Proteobacteria and reduction in Firmicutes/Bacteroidites (F/B) ratio and saccarolytic populations, have been consistently reported in CKD. Other mechanisms include microbial translocation through a \"leaky gut\" and subsequent molecular mimicry, immune dysregulation (unbalance between T reg and Th17 subsets), and epigenetic interactions. Alterations of metabolic pathways and of bacterial metabolites, such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids (SCFA), also appear to play a key role in modulating progression of CKD. On the other hand, microbiota-based therapy appears promising and includes diet, prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Modulation of microbiota could correct critical alterations, such as F/B ratio and T reg/Th17 unbalance, blunting inflammaging and potentially reducing progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease. Despite current limitations, gut microbiota is emerging as a powerful environmental factor which could be harnessed to interfere with key mechanisms leading to inflammaging in CKD.",
"42440282": "ID: 42440282\nTitle: Effect of Different Concentrations of Deoxynivalenol-Contaminated Diets on Proventriculus Injury in Broiler Chickens.\nAbstract: Deoxynivalenol (DON, also known as vomitoxin), a prevalent mycotoxin in contaminated feed, poses significant threats the poultry industry, yet its effects on proventriculus injury in broilers remain insufficiently explored. This study evaluates the effects of DON at different levels (5, 10, and 15 mg/kg feed) on broilers during different trial periods (9 and 14 days). Eighty-one-day-old male broilers were randomly allocated to control (basal diet) and DON-exposed (L, M, H) groups. Results demonstrated dose- and time-dependent proventriculus and gizzard injuries, with histopathological lesions (mucosal necrosis and shedding) prominent at \u226510 mg/kg and 14 days. Tight junction proteins (claudins, occludin, ZO-1) were disrupted, notably via claudin-15 downregulation at 10-15 mg/kg (P < 0.05), suggesting impaired nutrient absorption. Pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1) surged at higher doses (P < 0.05), while antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, Nrf2, HO-1, GPx) initially increased but declined with prolonged exposure, exacerbating oxidative stress (P < 0.05). Apoptosis transiently spiked without sustained effects over 14 days, partially explaining avian DON resistance. In conclusion, DON at concentrations of 5-15 mg/kg temporarily enhanced antioxidant capacity but induced glandular inflammation (\u22655 mg/kg), with cumulative oxidative damage outweighing transient apoptotic responses. These findings highlight critical thresholds for DON tolerance in poultry diets. Efecto de diferentes concentraciones de deoxinivalenol en dietas sobre lesiones roventriculares en pollos de engorde. El deoxinivalenol (DON, tambi\u00e9n conocido como vomitoxina), una micotoxina prevalente en alimentos contaminados representa una amenaza significativa para la industria av\u00edcola; sin embargo, sus efectos sobre la lesi\u00f3n del proventr\u00edculo en pollos de engorde a\u00fan no se han explorado lo suficiente. Este estudio eval\u00faa los efectos del deoxinivalenol a diferentes niveles (5, 10 y 15 mg/kg de alimento) en pollos de engorde durante diferentes per\u00edodos de prueba (9 y 14 d\u00edas). Ochenta pollos de engorde machos de un d\u00eda de edad, fueron asignados aleatoriamente a los grupos control (dieta basal) y expuestos a DON (bajo, medio y alto). Los resultados demostraron lesiones en el proventr\u00edculo y la molleja dependientes de la dosis y el tiempo, con lesiones histopatol\u00f3gicas (necrosis de la mucosa y desprendimiento) prominentes con \u226510 mg/kg y 14 d\u00edas. Las prote\u00ednas de uni\u00f3n estrecha (claudinas, ocludina, ZO-1) se vieron alteradas, en particular a trav\u00e9s de la regulaci\u00f3n negativa de la claudina-15 a 10-15 mg/kg (P < 0.05), lo que sugiere una absorci\u00f3n deficiente de nutrientes. Las citocinas proinflamatorias (IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1) aumentaron a dosis m\u00e1s altas (P < 0.05), mientras que las enzimas antioxidantes (SOD, CAT, Nrf2, HO-1, GPx) aumentaron inicialmente, pero disminuyeron con la exposici\u00f3n prolongada, lo que exacerb\u00f3 el estr\u00e9s oxidativo (P < 0.05). La apoptosis aument\u00f3 transitoriamente sin efectos sostenidos durante 14 d\u00edas, lo que explica parcialmente la resistencia aviar al deoxinivalenol. En conclusi\u00f3n, el deoxinivalenol a concentraciones de 5-15 mg/kg mejor\u00f3 temporalmente la capacidad antioxidante, pero indujo inflamaci\u00f3n glandular (\u22655 mg/kg), con un da\u00f1o oxidativo acumulativo que super\u00f3 las respuestas apopt\u00f3ticas transitorias. Estos hallazgos resaltan los umbrales cr\u00edticos para la tolerancia al deoxinivalenol en las dietas av\u00edcolas.",
"42441559": "ID: 42441559\nTitle: The impact of pectin supplementation on systemic inflammation pathways, gut microbiome, and metabolic health in patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease, affecting over 30% of adults worldwide. Emerging evidence suggests that dietary fibre, particularly pectin, may improve metabolic health by modulating inflammation, gut microbiota composition, and intestinal permeability. However, controlled human studies in MASLD are limited. This study aims to evaluate the effect of pectin supplementation on systemic inflammation, gut microbiome, and metabolic health in patients with MASLD. This single-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled dietary intervention will be conducted at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Nottingham. Thirty adults with MASLD will be randomised (1:1) to receive either 15g/day Low-methoxyl (LM) pectin or a matched placebo for six weeks. Each participant will attend baseline and post-intervention visits during which anthropometric data, fasting blood samples, and stool samples will be collected. FibroScan\u00ae assessments will be performed for all participants at both visits to quantify liver stiffness and steatosis. Twenty-two participants will take part in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sub-study to evaluate hepatic and intestinal characteristics at baseline and post-intervention. Laboratory analyses will include liver function, lipid, glycemic, and inflammatory markers, alongside profiling of gut microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acids. This is the first randomised controlled study to evaluate the mechanistic effects of pectin supplementation on inflammation, gut microbiome composition, and metabolic outcomes in MASLD. The results may generate novel evidence on the role of soluble fibre in modulating the gut-liver axis and support the development of scalable, nutrition-based interventions to improve metabolic and hepatic health in this population. The trial was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT07093346).",
"42441583": "ID: 42441583\nTitle: Application of Acupuncture in the Management of Skin Diseases: A Review from the Perspective of the Microbiome.\nAbstract: Inflammatory skin diseases (e.g., atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne vulgaris, and chronic urticaria) are increasingly recognized as systems-level disorders arising from the interplay among immune dysregulation, barrier impairment, neuroendocrine imbalance, and microbial dysbiosis. High-resolution microbiome studies have moved the field beyond species-level associations to strain-level and functional insights, highlighting pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus lineages in atopic dermatitis (AD), disease-relevant Cutibacterium acnes phylotypes in acne, and gut microbial signatures that may prime type 17 helper T cell/regulatory T cell (Th17/Treg) imbalance and systemic inflammation across multiple dermatoses. Acupuncture is widely applied in dermatology to alleviate pruritus and reduce disease burden, with emerging sham-controlled trials and high-quality randomized evidence in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) suggesting clinically meaningful symptomatic improvement. Mechanistically, acupuncture can engage neuro-immune circuits (including vagal anti-inflammatory pathways), modulate cytokine networks, and improve epithelial barrier integrity-host processes that strongly shape microbial ecology and metabolite production. Meanwhile, accumulating microbiome-focused studies in non-dermatologic conditions indicate that acupuncture can alter gut microbiota composition and diversity, as well as microbial metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids), providing a plausible biological bridge to the gut-skin axis. In this narrative review, we synthesize evidence linking (i) skin/gut microbiome dysbiosis with inflammatory skin pathogenesis, (ii) acupuncture-mediated neuro-endocrine-immune modulation, and (iii) microbiome remodeling as a potential mediator of systemic and cutaneous immune modulation. We propose an integrative mechanistic framework and discuss methodological pitfalls (heterogeneous acupuncture protocols, challenges with sham designs, limited dermatology-specific microbiome endpoints, and gaps in causal inference), providing actionable directions for multi-omics longitudinal trials and mechanistic validation.",
"42442577": "ID: 42442577\nTitle: Torreya grandis polysaccharide alleviates acute lung injury via the lung-gut axis: Gut microbiota and immune regulation mechanisms.\nAbstract: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe condition with high morbidity and mortality, for which effective treatments remain limited. Polysaccharides have been shown to enhance gut microbiota diversity, regulate microbial composition, and promote beneficial bacteria, thereby exerting immunomodulatory effects. Torreya grandis Fort. et Lindl polysaccharide (TGP) is a key bioactive component derived from Torreya grandis (TG). Understanding how gut microbiota dysbiosis in ALI influences pulmonary inflammation through the lung-gut axis, and whether TGP can ameliorate ALI pathology by modulating this axis, is of great interest. However, the specific mechanisms of TGP remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effects of TGP on ALI in mice via the lung-gut axis and its underlying mechanisms. The results showed that TGP alleviated both intestinal and lung injury, significantly improving intestinal barrier function by upregulating the expression of tight junction proteins, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), and mucin 2 (MUC-2). TGP also modulated gut microbial communities in a favorable manner, fostering the proliferation of beneficial bacteria and elevating short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) levels. Notably, in contrast to most polysaccharide studies that have primarily focused on acetate and butyrate, TGP markedly restored the levels of caproic acid and enriched SCFA-producing genera such as Norank_f_Muribaculaceae. These changes ameliorated immunothrombosis and restored immune cell subsets. Furthermore, TGP reduced the protein expression associated with the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-kappa B (TLR4/NF-\u03baB) signaling cascade. Collectively, these findings suggest that TGP may mitigate the inflammatory response in ALI mice by modulating the lung-gut axis, with its potential roles in caproic acid regulation and immunothrombosis amelioration offering new insights into lung-gut axis-targeted therapeutic strategies for ALI.",
"42443904": "ID: 42443904\nTitle: Protective role of lactate in allergic airway inflammation: mitigation of inflammatory injury, epithelial barrier integrity restoration, and gut-lung axis involvement.\nAbstract: Allergic asthma is a prevalent respiratory disorder characterized by chronic airway inflammation and remodeling. Glycolysis has been reported to participate in pathogenesis of allergic asthma and increased lactate levels were found in asthma patients and mouse models. However, the function of lactate in allergic asthma remains unclear. A mouse model of HDM induced allergic airway inflammation was established. Six age- and weight-matched female mice were assigned to different groups using a randomized double-blind method. A panel of indicators such as serum IgE, infiltration cell numbers, Th2 cytokines levels and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) were applied to assess airway inflammation. Airway epithelial barrier function was measured by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining. RNAseq analysis of lung tissues was applied to elucidate potential mechanisms, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples was used for gut microbiota analysis. Administration of lactate could significantly ameliorate allergic airway inflammation including Th2 cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, histopathological morphological changes together with eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) formation in a mouse model of asthma. Moreover, RNAseq analysis revealed that lactate decreased proinflammtory cytokine and chemokine related pathways such as MAPK, STAT1, STAT3 and NF-\u03baB to exert immunoregulatory effects. In addition, we found that lactate dramatically inhibited airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and pulmonary apoptosis. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples suggested that lactate treatment increased abundance of Lactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus and Bacteroides, showing a shift towards a healthier state in HDM-induced asthmatic mice. Our study integrating transcriptomic and microbiome analyses, revealed a protective effect of lactate on allergic airway inflammation, providing a basis for development of novel therapeutic treatment for allergic asthma.",
"42444969": "ID: 42444969\nTitle: Exercise-induced gut microbiota metabolites and the gut-lung axis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognised as a systemic disorder associated with gut dysbiosis and impaired gutlung communication. COPD-associated gut dysbiosis suggests potential bidirectional interactions between the gut and lung, which may be mediated by circulating immune cells, gut microbiota-derived metabolites and systemic inflammatory mediators. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise may improve COPD-related symptoms and quality of life not only through direct cardiopulmonary adaptations but also by reshaping gut microbiota composition and metabolic function. Microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids (SBAs) and indole derivatives, may act as key mediators linking exercise-induced microbial changes to pulmonary immune regulation, inflammatory signalling, oxidative stress and epithelial barrier integrity. However, current evidence remains fragmented, and the mechanisms by which exercise-responsive microbial metabolites influence COPD-related pulmonary inflammation, barrier dysfunction and immune homeostasis have not been fully clarified. This review synthesises evidence from human studies, animal models and mechanistic investigations to clarify the relationship among exercise, gut microbiota and COPD, with a focus on how exercise-responsive microbial metabolites may contribute to improved pulmonary health. By integrating current evidence within an exercise-gut-lung axis framework, this review provides a mechanistic basis for developing microbiota-targeted exercise strategies for COPD prevention and management.",
"42447972": "ID: 42447972\nTitle: Short-chain fatty acid metabolism in acute lung injury and intervention strategies from traditional Chinese medicine.\nAbstract: Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are severe conditions associated with high mortality rates and limited treatment options. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) serve as central immunomodulatory metabolites mediate the crosstalk between the gut and lung. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with its holistic approach, shows promise in restoring gut-lung balance and alleviating respiratory inflammation by modulating gut microbiota and SCFA metabolism. To elucidate the protective role and mechanism of SCFAs in ALI and ARDS via the gut-lung axis. Meanwhile, to evaluate the therapeutic potential of TCM in treating ALI by modulating the gut microbiota and enhancing SCFA production. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Ovid-Embase, Web of Science, and CNKI databases (2010-2025). Keywords included \"short-chain fatty acid\", \"gut microbes\", \"acute lung injury\", \"traditional Chinese medicine\", and related terms. The search focused on preclinical and mechanistic studies investigating SCFA signaling, gut microbiota remodeling, and the therapeutic effects of herbal compounds or their active constituents in ALI/ARDS models. This review identified acetate, propionate, and butyrate as key mediators that protect against ALI through distinct mechanisms, including anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, immunomodulation, apoptosis reduction, airway tight-junction protection, and regulation of intestinal homeostasis. In addition, 9 bioactive components, 5 single-herb extracts, and 4 Chinese herb formulations were found to ameliorate ALI by enriching SCFA-producing bacteria, such as Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Lachnospiraceae, thereby elevating systemic and local levels of acetate, propionate, and butyrate. SCFAs represent critical molecular mediators of the gut-lung axis, and their modulation by natural products offers a promising microbiota-centered strategy for ALI treatment. This microbiota-centered strategy holds great promise for ALI precision medicine.",
"42448196": "ID: 42448196\nTitle: Chitosan-coated and sodium phytate-crosslinked porous starch microspheres for oral delivery of celastrol in colitis therapy.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly ulcerative colitis (UC), imposes a growing clinical burden worldwide. Celastrol (Cel), a potent anti-inflammatory triterpenoid, holds considerable promise for UC treatment but is severely constrained by its poor water solubility and low oral bioavailability. Porous starch (PS) offers an attractive drug reservoir for oral delivery yet suffers from low drug loading capacity and structural instability. To address these limitations, we constructed a C-Sp-PS/Cel microsphere delivery system by modifying enzymatic hydrolyzed PS via sodium phytate (Sp) crosslinking and coating with chitosan(CS). The PS core provided a high surface area for drug loading. Sp crosslinking simultaneously enhanced Cel loading capacity to 24.88\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.20\u00a0mg/g (1.9-fold over unmodified PS) and conferred retrogradation resistance, while the CS coating effectively suppressed premature drug release. At the cellular level, C-Sp-PS/Cel recovered mitochondrial membrane potential in inflamed macrophages, confirming dual protection against both oxidative stress and mitochondrial depolarization. In a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine colitis model, oral C-Sp-PS/Cel treatment restored colon length and spleen index to levels comparable to healthy controls, reduced F4/80+ macrophage infiltration, and restored tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, Claudin-4) to near-baseline levels. 16S rRNA sequencing confirmed the formulation indirectly restored gut microbiota homeostasis by alleviating inflammation, enriching Muribaculaceae and suppressing Parabacteroides. This study presents a natural polysaccharide platform that synergistically integrates a porous reservoir, polyanion-mediated crosslinking, and cationic mucoadhesive coating to achieve dual protection for targeted oral delivery of poorly soluble therapeutics in intestinal inflammation.",
"42449405": "ID: 42449405\nTitle: Targeting the gut microbiome: an integrated probiotic and prebiotic strategy for polycystic ovary syndrome management.\nAbstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine-metabolic disorder in which gut dysbiosis acts as a key environmental driver. This review synthesizes how probiotics and prebiotics remodel the gut ecosystem and ameliorate PCOS through multi-pathway mechanisms:restoring intestinal barrier function, modulating microbial metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs), bile acids(BAs)), attenuating chronic inflammation, and regulating androgen metabolism. We further propose a novel \"integrated microbiome\u2011centric management\" framework, demonstrating how microbiota-targeted interventions synergize with dietary, pharmacological, and behavioral strategies to enable personalized, multi-modal PCOS care. This work provides a transformative perspective for translating gut microbiome science into clinical practice across disciplinary boundaries.",
"42451045": "ID: 42451045\nTitle: Ultra-Processed Foods, MASLD, and Cognitive Aging: A Processing-Centered Gut-Liver-Brain Axis Perspective.\nAbstract: Background/Objectives: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly recognized as dietary exposures associated with cardiometabolic, hepatic, and neurocognitive outcomes. However, UPFs are often treated mainly as nutrient-poor foods, whereas their processing-related features may perturb gut-liver-brain communication. This review examines whether metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can be conceptualized as a hepatic metabolic amplifier linking UPF exposure to cognitive aging. Methods: We conducted a structured narrative search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science Core Collection, and Scopus from January 2010 to 11 May 2026 across four evidence modules: UPFs and MASLD/NAFLD; UPFs and cognitive aging or dementia; UPFs and gut-liver-brain mechanisms; and MASLD/NAFLD and cognitive aging. Representative studies were prioritized according to direct relevance to the proposed axis, study design, exposure and outcome validity, mechanistic specificity, and contribution to major evidence gaps. Results: Observational and mechanistic evidence links higher UPF consumption with liver steatosis, MASLD/NAFLD-related outcomes, cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, stroke, and dementia-related outcomes, although causality remains incompletely established and residual confounding is important. Candidate pathways include food-matrix disruption, rapid eating, displacement of microbial substrates, selected additives and processing-derived compounds, intestinal barrier dysfunction, metabolic endotoxemia, bile acid signaling, hepatic lipotoxicity, systemic inflammation, vascular dysfunction, and neuroimmune activation. Many pathways overlap with general cardiometabolic dysfunction; the processing-centered contribution lies in positioning industrial formulation as an upstream exposure and MASLD as a hepatic node that may amplify gut-derived and metabolic signals relevant to brain aging. Conclusions: A processing-centered gut-liver-brain framework integrates UPFs, MASLD, and cognitive aging as linked metabolic-aging phenomena. Future studies should test UPF substitution using liver imaging, microbiome profiling, metabolomics, bile acid and inflammatory biomarkers, neuroimaging, and cognitive assessment.",
"42451112": "ID: 42451112\nTitle: Relationships Between High Dietary Inflammatory Index Scores and Intestinal and Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in the Context of Neurodegenerative Diseases.\nAbstract: The impact of diet on human health is constantly being researched. Nutrition is one of the most powerful tools for influencing gene expression, and dietary habits can promote the expression of genetic predisposition to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a numerical score that assesses the pro-or anti-inflammatory potential of a given diet. According to high DII scores, a Western diet or a standard American diet (SAD) has proinflammatory properties. By disrupting the gut microbiome, SAD creates an unfavorable environment in the intestine that is associated with a low-grade systemic inflammatory response and oxidative changes that may promote the development of NDs. An increased intestinal permeability and loss of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity play key roles in the pathomechanisms of diet-dependent NDs, leading to proinflammatory signaling via the gut-brain axis. The aim of this narrative review is to present in detail the current state of knowledge on the function of the gut-brain axis depending on the pro-/anti-inflammatory potential of the diet, measured by the DII, in the context of the contributions of intestinal and BBB permeability disorders to the development of NDs.",
"42451170": "ID: 42451170\nTitle: Quercetin Protects Intestinal Barrier Integrity in Inflammation and Oxidative Stress.\nAbstract: Background/Objective: An obesogenic diet triggers intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to epithelial barrier dysfunction and increased risk of metabolic disorders. This study investigated the mechanisms by which quercetin protects intestinal integrity in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Methods: Mice were fed an HFD or a low-fat diet (LFD) with or without 1% quercetin, intestinal gene and protein expression, microRNA levels, permeability, and circulating intestinal biomarkers were assessed. Results: Mice fed an HFD with quercetin (HFDQ) showed a 17% improvement in intestinal barrier integrity with increased expression of tight junction and mucin genes and proteins. The nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor-\u03baB (NF-\u03baB) p65 subunit in the ileum decreased by 34%, whereas its acetylation was reduced by 50-57% throughout the intestine, with downregulation of NF-\u03baB-regulated pro-inflammatory genes and proteins. Quercetin increased the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) by ~ 25% across intestinal segments and upregulated antioxidant enzyme genes. It suppressed toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) by 50% and restored AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and sirtuin 1 to levels comparable to those in LFD mice. Altered microRNAs (miRNA-16, 200b, 122, 34a, and 21) supported these molecular changes. Quercetin also restored short-chain fatty acid receptors and serotonin transporters that were affected by HFD. Plasma lipopolysaccharide (LPS), cluster of differentiation 14, LPS-binding protein, and myeloperoxidase activity decreased by 36, 31, 42, and 37%, while glucagon-like peptide-1 increased by 23%. Conclusions: Quercetin protects epithelial barrier integrity against HFD-induced intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress via the AMPK-mediated NF-\u03baB and NRF2 signaling pathways.",
"42451191": "ID: 42451191\nTitle: Toxicological Assessment of Oligofructans Derived from Raw Sugar Fermentation by Bacillus subtilis TISTR 001 and Their Modulatory Effects on Rat Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Oligofructans are a category of non-digestible carbohydrates with beneficial effects on gut health and microbiota modulation. In this study, oligofructans were produced from raw sugar using Bacillus subtilis TISTR 001, and their safety and effects on the gut microbiota were assessed in rats. The acute toxicity assessment consisted of administering a single oral dose of 2000 mg/kg body weight (bw), whereas the subchronic toxicity assessment included oral dosages of 200, 600, and 2000 mg/kg/day for 90 days. In the acute toxicity test, no mortality or toxicity was observed in the rats treated with a single dose of oligofructans during the 14-day observation period. The median lethal dose (LD50) of the oligofructans was >2000 mg/kg bw. In the subchronic toxicity study, daily oligofructans doses of 200, 600, and 2000 mg/kg bw for 90 days did not cause lethality or toxic clinical symptoms in rats of either sex. Furthermore, no treatment-related adverse effects of oligofructans on the hematological and biochemical parameters or organ histopathology were observed in the treatment and satellite groups. Hence, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of oligofructans under the study's test conditions was confirmed as 2000 mg/kg/day. No adverse effects were observed in either acute or subchronic toxicity studies at doses up to 2000 mg/kg/day. Moreover, oligofructans modulated the gut microbiota by promoting the growth of potentially beneficial commensal bacteria and reducing the taxa associated with inflammation or metabolic dysfunction. However, further studies are required to confirm these microbiome-related changes in humans.",
"42454489": "ID: 42454489\nTitle: Branched chain amino acid metabolism and microbiome in adolescents with obesity during weight loss therapy.\nAbstract: BACKGROUNDObesity and weight loss in adults have been associated with distinct metabolome and gut microbiome features, but the extent to which those associations apply to adolescent stages remain unclear.METHODSThe Pediatric Obesity Microbiome and Metabolism Study (POMMS) enrolled 220 adolescents aged 10-18 with severe obesity (OB) and 67 individuals who were healthy weight controls (HWCs). Blood, stool, and clinical measures were collected at baseline and after a 6-month obesity intervention for the OB group. Metabolomic profiling in serum using targeted quantitative mass spectrometry and microbiome profiling in stool were performed, and those features were assessed for associations with BMI, insulin resistance, and inflammation. Fecal microbiome transplants (FMT) were performed on germ-free mice using samples from both groups to assess effects on weight gain and metabolic pathways.RESULTSAdolescents with OB exhibited higher serum branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) but lower branched-chain ketoacid (BCKA) levels compared with HWC. This pattern was sex- and age-dependent and differed from adults with obesity who show elevated levels of both BCAA and BCKA. Longitudinal analysis identified metabolic and microbial features correlated with changes in health measures during the intervention. The fecal microbiomes of adolescents with OB and HWC had similar diversity but differed in membership and functional potential. FMT from both OB and HWC donors had similar effects on mouse body weight, but specific taxa were linked to weight gain in recipients of FMT.CONCLUSIONAdolescents with OB have unique metabolomic adaptations and microbiome signatures compared with their HWC counterparts and adults with OB.TRIAL REGISTRATIONClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03139877 (Observational Study) and NCT02959034 (Repository).FUNDING SUPPORTAmerican Heart Association Grants: 17SFRN33670990, 20PRE35180195; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant: R24-DK110492.",
"42454758": "ID: 42454758\nTitle: Diarylheptanoid Phytoestrogen from Curcuma comosa Attenuates Colitis and Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Inhibiting Inflammation and Oxidative Stress and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Diarylheptanoids are bioactive compounds primarily found in the rhizomes of Curcuma species and are traditionally used to treat inflammatory conditions. This study investigated the chemopreventive effects of 1,7-diphenyl-(4E, 6E)-4,6-heptadien-3-one (DPH), a diarylheptanoid isolated from Curcuma comosa ethanol extract (CCE), using in vitro and in vivo models. CCE/DPH administration significantly alleviated colitis and delayed colitis-associated colorectal tumorigenesis, accompanied by reduced expression of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators. Network pharmacology and experimental validation suggested potential involvement of the Toll-like receptor 4/mitogen-activated protein kinase/nuclear factor kappa B/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 axis as a potential therapeutic target. Additionally, CCE/DPH upregulated the expression of the phase II antioxidant enzymes and tight junction proteins. Microbiome analysis revealed that CCE/DPH was associated with partial improvements in the gut microbial composition and metabolite profiles in experimental models. Overall, these findings support the preventive potential of CCE and DPH against experimental colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer.",
"42454784": "ID: 42454784\nTitle: Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Given that diet is one of the most important determinants of the gut microbiome composition and function, nutritional strategies have emerged as promising tools to modulate anti-tumor immune responses. Here, we demonstrate that dietary supplementation with inulin reduces tumor growth and enhances \u03b1PD-1 efficacy in mice. These effects were associated with increased frequencies of intra-tumoral CD8\u207a and CD4\u207a T cells, particularly CCR9\u207aCXCR3\u207a subsets, and enrichment of beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia and Lachnospiraceae, alongside elevated short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) levels. Among the SCFA, butyrate alone recapitulated the anti-tumor effect of inulin and had an additive effect when combined with \u03b1PD-1 therapy in a CD8\u207a T cell-dependent manner. Butyrate exerted its anti-tumor effects by transcriptional changes in CD8\u207a T cells involving activation of proliferation, trafficking, and metabolic pathways. In a cohort of 117 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients amenable to immunotherapy, the median dietary fiber intake was lower than previously published studies but correlated with enrichment of Faecalibacterium praunitzii and metabolic pathways related to sucrose degradation and tryptophan biosynthesis. Collectively, our findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting diet-microbiome-immune system interactions to improve cancer immunotherapy outcomes.",
"42455161": "ID: 42455161\nTitle: Insights into Pathogenesis of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.\nAbstract: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a mast cell-mediated inflammatory disease marked by recurrent wheals and/or angioedema in the absence of identifiable external triggers. Once considered idiopathic, CSU is now recognized as a heterogeneous immunological disorder that results in mast cell activation. Two major endotypes have been described: autoallergic (type I) CSU, mediated by IgE autoantibodies directed against self-antigens, and autoimmune (type IIb) CSU, mediated by IgG autoantibodies targeting IgE or Fc\u03b5RI on mast cells and basophils. Type IIb CSU is associated with higher disease severity, autoimmune comorbidities, low total IgE levels, and reduced responsiveness to antihistamines and omalizumab. Beyond classical autoantibody-mediated mechanisms, increasing evidence supports the contribution of non-IgE-dependent pathways in CSU pathogenesis. These include Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) - mediated mast cell activation, neuroimmune interactions, activation of coagulation and complement cascades, and persistent low-grade inflammation. Alterations of the gut microbiome and impaired barrier function have also been implicated in sustaining systemic immune activation and lowering mast cell activation thresholds in subsets of patients. Recent therapeutic advances, including biologics targeting type 2 inflammation and small-molecule inhibitors of intracellular signaling pathways such as Bruton's tyrosine kinase, highlight the clinical relevance of these mechanistic insights. However, a substantial proportion of patients remain inadequately controlled, underscoring the need for improved biomarkers, refined endotype stratification, and disease-modifying treatment strategies. This review summarizes current insights into the multifactorial pathophysiology of CSU, highlights remaining knowledge gaps, and discusses how emerging concepts may inform more precise, personalized, and potentially disease-modifying therapeutic approaches.",
"42455659": "ID: 42455659\nTitle: Bursa of Fabricius-independent B cells establish an IgA-mediated intestinal barrier that safeguards gut-liver homeostasis.\nAbstract: The bursa of Fabricius (BF), a specialized lymphoid structure in birds, regulates avian B-cell development. However, the BF starts to regress posthatching, suggesting that as-yet-unidentified structures assume this function during maturation. This study reveals that BF-independent B-cell genesis involving the gut cecal tonsils (CTs) predominates over the BF-dependent pathway posthatching. Although B-cell progenitors originating from the bone marrow (BM) typically migrate to the BF, we identified a population that instead migrates to the CTs through CXCL12/CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis. These BF-independent CXCR4+ pre-B cells acquired surface IgM expression within the CT follicular region (FR) and differentiated into immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing plasma cells. Inhibition of CXCR4+ cell influx from the BM impaired formation of the FR, altered the responsiveness of intestinal IgA to commensal bacteria, promoted gut dysbiosis, allowed translocation of pathogenic bacteria (e.g., Streptococcus alactolyticus) to the liver, and ultimately caused hepatic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. These abnormalities were reversed by administering an IgA-enriched fecal preparation derived from healthy chickens. Collectively, these results reveal the existence of a population of BF-independent B cells that function in CTs. These cells represent a promising target for maintaining and improving the immunological and microbiological environment of the avian intestinal tract, which is closely linked to hepatic homeostasis.",
"42457178": "ID: 42457178\nTitle: Impact of early antiretroviral treatment on tissue resident memory CD4+ T cells in the gastrointestinal tract.\nAbstract: Tissue resident memory CD4+ T cells (CD4+ TRM) are long-lived, seldom-circulating cells that reside for long periods in most tissues. TRM can mount rapid, antigen-specific responses to pathogens and contribute to mucosal barrier homeostasis by regulating commensal interactions. At the intestinal mucosa, the main site of early HIV replication, CD4+ TRM may serve as virus targets; however, limited data are available regarding their dynamics during acute HIV-1 infection and antiretroviral treatment. Nested cross-sectional study within a longitudinal cohort. Sigmoid CD4+ TRM (CD69+CD103+) had a higher expression of CCR5 compared to CD4+ non-TRM (CD69-CD103-), suggestive of increased susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. Consistent with this, sigmoid CD4+ TRM but not CD4+ non-TRM were depleted/non-replenished despite long-term ART, regardless of the Fiebig (F) stage treatment was initiated during acute HIV infection. In contrast, overall sigmoid CD4+ T-cells were comparable in abundance with people living without HIV if treatment was initiated in FI/II, but were significantly decreased if treatment was initiated >FIII, suggesting preferential early depletion/non-replenishment of CD4+ TRM. The loss/non-replenishment of sigmoid CD4+ TRM was associated with a lower abundance of short-chain fatty acid producing commensal bacteria that are crucial for the maintenance of mucosal homeostasis, a higher abundance of opportunistic pathobionts Desulfovibrio, and increased soluble biomarkers of systemic inflammation that drive non-AIDS mortality. Sigmoid CD4+ TRM may be early mucosal targets of HIV-1 infection and that their persistent depletion contributes to decreased mucosal barrier function, warranting development of therapeutic strategies that can restore CD4+ TRM during HIV treatment.",
"42457812": "ID: 42457812\nTitle: Peritoneal mast cell-derived IL-10 promotes peritoneal-colon tolerance by reprogramming macrophages to ameliorate colitis.\nAbstract: Maintaining peripheral tolerance is critical for mucosal homeostasis. The peritoneal cavity (PerC), a gut-adjacent immune niche exposed to microbial products, contains mast cells (MCs) whose regulatory role in colitis is unclear. Here we show that IL-10 derived from MCs restrains colitis by programming anti-inflammatory macrophages along the PerC-colon axis. Reconstitution of MC-deficient mice with wild-type (WT) bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs), but not Il10-/- BMMCs, alleviated colitis. Mechanistically, WT MCs reduced TNF-\u03b1+ macrophages and neutrophil infiltration while increasing IL-10+ macrophages in the PerC and promoting the accumulation of GATA6+IL-10+ macrophages in the colon, without affecting Th1/Th17 responses. LPS-stimulated WT MCs induced IL-10 production in peritoneal macrophages via an IL-10-dependent mechanism. Depletion of PerC macrophages largely abolished protection and reduced GATA6+IL-10+ macrophage accumulation in the colon. Collectively, these findings define an innate immunity-driven pathway of peripheral tolerance operating at the PerC-colon interface and identify the MC-IL-10-macrophage circuit as a potential target for early attenuation of intestinal inflammation.",
"42458543": "ID: 42458543\nTitle: Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma ameliorates diarrhea induced by cold drinks and a high-fat diet by remodeling gut microecology and restoring barrier function.\nAbstract: Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (AMR) has traditionally been utilized for treating spleen deficiency diarrhea. Nevertheless, the effects and mechanisms of AMR on diarrhea caused by the consumption of cold drinks and a high-fat diet (CDHFD) remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of AMR in treating CDHFD-induced diarrhea. AMR was prepared as an aqueous extract, and its chemical composition was analyzed using UPLC-ESI-MS. A diarrhea model was established in ICR mice by exposure to CDHFD for four weeks, with AMR (low/high doses) administered concurrently via oral gavage. Bowel movements were evaluated using indicators such as fecal water content. Systemic inflammation was assessed by measuring pro-inflammatory cytokines via ELISA and performing peripheral blood cell counts. Intestinal barrier integrity was examined via H&E, AB-PAS staining, and immunofluorescence of tight junction proteins. Gut microbiota profiling was performed using 16S rDNA sequencing. Serum lipopolysaccharide (LPS) levels were measured via ELISA to assess translocation. Finally, the regulatory effects of AMR on the A20/TRAF6/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway were validated using Western blotting. Spearman's correlation analysis was employed to integrate microbiota changes with host inflammatory phenotypes. AMR significantly ameliorated CDHFD-induced diarrhea. Mechanistically, AMR remodeled the gut microecology by enriching beneficial bacteria, particularly Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136 and norank_f_Muribaculaceae. Concurrently, it increased the number of goblet cells and regulated the expression of tight junction proteins to repair intestinal barrier damage and reverse hyperpermeability. The restoration of barrier function effectively blocked the systemic translocation of LPS, which subsequently inhibited the hyperactivation of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway, thereby reducing systemic inflammation and ultimately alleviating diarrhea. AMR exerts protective effects against CDHFD-induced diarrhea through microbiota-driven intestinal barrier restoration, which sequentially blocks the activation of the LPS/NF-\u03baB inflammatory pathway.",
"42458949": "ID: 42458949\nTitle: Gut-Brain Axis Mechanisms and Microbiome Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Therapeutic Implications.\nAbstract: ASD has been associated with alterations of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, a bidirectional system that links gut microbiota to neural, endocrine, and immune pathways. Multi-omics studies indicate that most of the ASD affected individuals have lower levels of beneficial taxa, including Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus gemelhinis, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and Roseburia species, and also enrichment with potentially pathogenic strains. Dysbiosis likely affects SCFA, especially butyrate, production. Butyrate acts via GPR41 and GPR43, which maintain the gut barrier and reduce inflammation. Lower butyrate and receptor activity can weaken the barrier, leading to systemic and neuroinflammation implicated in ASD. Effects of the microbiota on neurotransmission also seem pertinent, with alteration in tryptophan metabolism being able to affect central nervous system serotonin availability, and imbalance in GABA glutamate signaling potentially playing a role in excitatory inhibitory dysregulation. Immune crosstalk is paramount in these processes, as micro-bial products and SCFAs are able to influence microglial activity and brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling with consequent impacts on synaptic plasticity and behavior. This narrative review synthesises societal momentum with current understanding and treatment approaches related to the microbiome of ASD. Probiotics, prebiotics, precision nutrition, and faecal microbiota transplanta-tion (FMT) have reported promising evidence of symptom reduction and, in some studies, behavior. Evidence is still mixed because of strain variation, dosing, delivery protocols, and follow-up. We delineate priorities for randomized, adequately powered experiments that incorporate longitudinal multi-omics, immune phenotyping, and standardized neurobehavioral assessments, while taking into account developmental timing and individual variation. Collectively, the current evidence suggests the gut-brain axis as a potential contributor to ASD biology and a potential target of therapy. Customized plans to rehabilitate SCFA production, enhance barrier function, and normalize neuro-immune and neurotransmitter pathways may augment current practice. Establishing causality and determining which patients benefit from which interventions when are the essential next steps.",
"42458961": "ID: 42458961\nTitle: Ecological restructuring of the nonbacterial fecal microbiome in obesity across human cohorts.\nAbstract: Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder increasingly linked to alterations in the gut microbiome. While most research has focused on bacterial communities, the contribution of nonbacterial components including viruses, archaea, and eukaryotic microorganisms remains insufficiently characterized. Here, we performed a multicohort analysis to investigate the role of the nonbacterial gut microbiome in obesity across three independent human cohorts. Using compositional analyses adjusted for key covariates and network based approaches, we identified consistent multikingdom alterations associated with obesity. Individuals without obesity showed a reproducible enrichment of methanogenic archaea, particularly Methanobrevibacter smithii and Methanobrevibacter millerae, whereas individuals with obesity were characterized by increased abundance of bacteriophages from the class Caudoviricetes. In an elderly cohort, eukaryotic taxa such as Blastocystis spp. were additionally associated with the without obesity group. These patterns were largely consistent across cohorts and robust to sex stratification. Beyond taxonomic differences, ecological network analyses revealed substantial reorganization of microbial interactions in obesity. The identity and composition of hub taxa differed significantly between obesity and without obesity networks across all cohorts, indicating a shift in the taxa occupying central ecological roles. Notably, these differences were observed even when similar microbial kingdoms were represented, underscoring the importance of species-level resolution. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that obesity is associated with coordinated compositional and ecological alterations across the nonbacterial gut microbiome. This multikingdom perspective expands current understanding of microbiome dysbiosis in metabolic disease and highlights the archaeome and virome as potential contributors to host metabolic health.",
"42459061": "ID: 42459061\nTitle: Immunometabolic Dysregulation in Preeclampsia: Emerging Roles of Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Uric Acid, and the Gut Microbiome.\nAbstract: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity around the world. It is increasingly recognized as a disorder of systemic immunometabolic dysregulation rather than isolated placental dysfunction. Increasing evidence links chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and changes in uric acid metabolism to the initiation and progression of preeclampsia. In addition, emerging evidence indicates that maternal gut dysbiosis is an upstream regulator of systemic immune and metabolic dysfunction via the gut-systemic-decidual axis. This review synthesizes current mechanistic, clinical, and translational evidence on the interplay between immune activation, metabolic dysfunction, and uric acid biology in relation to preeclampsia, highlighting emerging biomarkers and therapeutic implications. A narrative review was performed of experimental, epidemiological, and clinical studies found in peer-reviewed journals. The review focused on pathways involving innate and adaptive immune activation, inflammation, insulin signaling abnormalities, endothelial dysfunction, and how uric acid affects placental and vascular biology. Preeclampsia shows increased activation of the innate immune system, a shift toward Th1/Th17 responses, vascular inflammation, and impaired immune tolerance. These immune disturbances combine with pregnancy-associated insulin resistance, exacerbating oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, thereby reducing oxygen supply to the placenta. Elevated levels of serum uric acid (SUA), previously regarded as merely a marker of disease severity, are now thought to actively promote inflammasome activation, inhibit nitric oxide (NO), and disrupt trophoblast function. Together, these interconnected pathways form self-reinforcing immunometabolic feedback loops that sustain vascular damage and drive the progression of the disease. Recent studies indicate that changes in the composition of maternal gut microbiota and their metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and endotoxins, can lead to systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and reduced immune tolerance. Immunometabolic dysregulation provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Integrating inflammatory pathways, insulin resistance, serum uric acid, and alterations in the gut, systemic, and decidual microbiomes may improve risk stratification and facilitate the development of targeted preventive strategies. Nevertheless, well-designed longitudinal and interventional studies are needed to validate these associations, establish causal relationships, and translate emerging evidence into effective prevention and management approaches across diverse populations.",
"42459086": "ID: 42459086\nTitle: The Role of Microbiota, Gut Integrity, and Neuroinflammation in Relapse Vulnerability in Alcohol Use Disorder.\nAbstract: Alcohol use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition with significant neurobiological, psychological, and social implications. Relapse, defined as the resumption of clinically significant alcohol consumption following abstinence, represents a major barrier to sustained recovery. Emerging evidence indicates that the gut-brain axis may contribute to relapse vulnerability through persistent peripheral and central biological alterations. Chronic alcohol consumption can induce intestinal dysbiosis and disrupt epithelial integrity. This increases intestinal permeability and facilitates the translocation of bacterial endotoxins. These processes may promote systemic inflammation and sustained neuroimmune activation. Also, this can alter glutamatergic, dopaminergic, and GABAergic signaling pathways involved in cravings, negative emotions, and stress sensitivity. Alcohol-related dysbiosis also modifies microbial metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids and tryptophan catabolites, potentially reinforcing inflammatory and neurochemical imbalances. Comorbid depression may further amplify these interactions by enhancing pro-inflammatory signaling and emotional dysregulation. This could increase the risk of relapse. Preclinical studies suggest that microbiota-targeted interventions, such as strain-specific probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and postbiotics including butyrate derivatives, can restore intestinal barrier function, attenuate neuroinflammation, and reduce relapse-like behaviors in experimental models. However, clinical translation remains limited, and longitudinal studies specifically evaluating relapse outcomes are insufficient. This narrative review integrates mechanistic and translational evidence linking gut dysbiosis, intestinal barrier dysfunction, systemic inflammation, and neuroimmune activation to relapse vulnerability in AUD. By situating relapse within an integrated gut-brain framework, we propose that microbiota-informed strategies may represent promising adjunctive approaches to complement existing relapse-prevention treatments.",
"42459125": "ID: 42459125\nTitle: The Ganoderma atrum Polysaccharide PSG-1 Attenuates Acrylamide-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Modulating the FXR-FGF15-Mediated Gut-Liver Axis.\nAbstract: Acrylamide (AA), a widespread food-processing contaminant, induces intestinal injury and hepatotoxicity by disrupting barrier function, redox balance, bile acid metabolism, and gut microbial ecology. This study examined the protective benefits of Ganoderma atrum polysaccharide (PSG-1), focusing on the gut-liver axis. PSG-1 reduced serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and total bile acid (TBA) levels and improved liver histology. It also restored antioxidant defense by enhancing superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities while lowering malondialdehyde (MDA). At the intestinal level, PSG-1 alleviated barrier disruption and reversed gut dysbiosis, restoring Lactobacillus abundance. This microbial modulation coincided with reactivation of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR)/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF15) pathway, which normalized hepatic cholesterol 7\u03b1-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) expression and improved bile acid homeostasis. PSG-1 also corrected retinol metabolism disorders by reducing lecithin-retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) and restoring retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4). These results demonstrate that PSG-1 protects against AA-induced intestinal and hepatic injury through coordinated regulation of oxidative stress, gut microbiota composition, and FXR-mediated bile acid signaling along the gut-liver axis.",
"42459212": "ID: 42459212\nTitle: Precision nutrition in Asian populations: a Multi-omics review of mechanisms, biomarkers, and implementation pathways.\nAbstract: The rapid expansion of omics technologies has created new opportunities to understand inter-individual variations in metabolic responses to diet. Such advances are particularly relevant for Asian populations, which exhibit distinct metabolic characteristics, including increased visceral adiposity, reduced \u03b2-cell reserves, and heightened susceptibility to type 2 diabetes at lower BMI levels, compared to Western populations. This review synthesizes the current evidence on metabolomic and genomic biomarkers associated with metabolic health in Asians and outlines the mechanistic pathways through which diet influences these biomarkers. Metabolomic signatures, such as lysophosphatidylcholines, micronutrient-derived metabolites, amino acid profiles, and oxidative stress indicators, have demonstrated strong potential for the early detection of metabolic dysfunction. In addition, carbohydrate-related markers of glycemic excursions, microbiome-derived metabolites, and diet-responsive fatty acid profiles may help capture the heterogeneity in postprandial regulation and diet responsiveness. Genetic variants enriched in Asian populations, including TMEM182- and NPC1L1-related polymorphisms, further modulate lipid metabolism, adipogenesis, and glycemic regulation. We also highlighted \u03b2-cell and nutrient-handling loci (e.g. KCNQ1, TCF7L2, SLC30A8, FUT2/6, BCMO1, and FADS1/2) as mechanistic anchors for biologically stratified dietary personalization. We discuss nutrient-metabolite interactions - particularly those involving dietary fibre and legumes - within culturally patterned Asian diets and highlight culturally consistent dietary strategies supported by multi-omics evidence. Finally, we propose a translational framework for implementing precision nutrition in Asia, emphasizing analytical standardization, clinician training, digital health integration, and equity considerations. Together, these insights underscore the potential of multi-omics approaches to inform individualized dietary recommendations and improve metabolic health across diverse Asian populations.",
"42459649": "ID: 42459649\nTitle: Gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites in defining multiple sclerosis phenotypic continuum.\nAbstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which environmental factors play an important role in shaping disease risk, activity, and progression. Over the past decade, human and experimental studies have consistently shown alterations in the gut microbiome across the phenotypic spectrum of MS and have linked these changes to immune dysregulation, barrier dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and demyelination. Additionally, emerging evidence indicates that microbial function, particularly metabolite production plays a more direct role in shaping immune responses and associated neuropathology. Evidence from both human studies and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis models supports a functional role for microbial metabolites in shaping neuroimmune responses. Bacterially derived metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, polyamines, phytoestrogen metabolites, and tryptophan-derived compounds can influence T-cell differentiation, glial activation, epithelial integrity, and neuroimmune communication. Recent longitudinal studies also show associations between metabolite profiles and disability worsening. Because disease-modifying therapies, diet, and microbiome-directed interventions can reshape microbial metabolism, microbial metabolites may represent promising therapeutic targets in the gut-immune-brain axis. In this Review, we integrate current evidence to propose a mechanistic framework in which microbial metabolites act as central regulators of mucosal and systemic immunity that influence different aspects of MS biology. We discuss how this perspective shifts gut microbiome research from descriptive associations to biological mechanisms that more directly link the gut to immune responses and downstream neuropathology. We then evaluate therapeutic strategies that target microbial metabolism and outline key priorities for longitudinal, multi-omics, and interventional studies that are needed to enable microbiome-informed precision therapies in MS.",
"42459802": "ID: 42459802\nTitle: The effects of 12-weeks resveratrol supplementation on cognition, gastrointestinal microbiota, and systemic inflammation, in an overweight and obese human population: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel groups trial.\nAbstract: Resveratrol appears to offer greater cognitive benefit to compromised models, such as in type II diabetes mellitus, menopause, and high body mass index (BMI), relative to healthy cohorts. With regards high BMI, hypertension, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammation have been posited as mechanisms underpinning cognitive decrements, and recent advancements in gut-brain-axis research have linked high BMI with inflammation via gut dysbiosis. Polyphenols have been evidenced to act prebiotically in the gut, to mediate anti-inflammatory effects in animal models, and this presents a mechanism by which resveratrol could bolster cognition in high BMI individuals. The current study investigates whether resveratrol can confer cognitive benefit to individuals with a high BMI, and whether these effects coincide with changes in the gut microbiome, urinary metabolome and biological markers of adiposity (anthropomorphic and blood biomarkers) and inflammation/oxidation. N\u202f=\u202f99 male and females (35-60\u202fyears, mean age 47.51\u202fyears), with a BMI between 25 and 42 kg/m2, received either 500\u202fmg Veri-te\u2122 resveratrol, or placebo, daily for 12\u202fweeks. This supplementation period was bookended by visits to the laboratory for urine, blood, and stool sampling, and cognitive testing, which was assessed pre-and post-dose during both the acute and chronic testing visit. Participants in the placebo control group presented with existing differences on cognitive outcomes at baseline, which makes interpretation of apparent improvements in this group relative to resveratrol, problematic. No significant differences were observed within or between groups on any microbiome, urinary metabolome, biological markers of adiposity or inflammation/oxidation markers. The absence of effects on the underlying biological mechanisms rationalized to underpin cognitive improvements in high BMI individuals likely explains the null results in the resveratrol intervention group. Effects attributed to the placebo control condition are explained as the persistence of pre-existing effects in this group of participants, and this may underlie the need to factor pre-enrolment aptitude into randomization in nutritional intervention trials. The lack of change in the gut microbiome of a healthy human cohort, following 12\u202fweeks of resveratrol supplementation, is a positive indication, showing no deleterious disruption within this environment. Future studies may wish to investigate these effects in those with a disrupted gut microbiome. The study was pre-registered on clinicaltrials.gov (identifier: NCT03448094).",
"42459866": "ID: 42459866\nTitle: Partial enteral nutrition combined with an exclusion diet promotes a healthy gut microbiome in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis: a quasi-experimental study.\nAbstract: The therapeutic role of enteral nutrition and diet in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has not been adequately explored. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of partial enteral nutrition (PEN) in combination with an exclusion diet (ED) in patients with UC. In this prospective, open-label, non-randomized, quasi-experimental study, patients with mild-to-moderate UC (simple clinical colitis activity index [SCCAI]3-9) were non-randomly allocated to either PEN+ED along with standard of care (SOC) or SOC alone for 4\u2009weeks. The primary outcome was clinical remission (SCCAI\u2009\u22642) at week 4. In addition, fecal microbiota analysis was performed at baseline and at week 4 for 14 participants in the PEN+ED group. Sixty patients were included (PEN+ED\u2009=\u200930; SOC\u2009=\u200930). Baseline disease activity parameters were similar between the two groups. At week 4, 66.7% (20/30) of patients in the PEN+ED arm achieved clinical remission compared to 83.3% (25/30) receiving SOC. The proportion of patients with rectal bleeding score \"0\" was significantly lower in PEN+ED (56.7% vs 86.7%, P\u2009=\u2009.01) arm at week 4. A numerically higher number of patients required steroids in SOC arm compared to the PEN+ED arm, but it was not significant (23.3% vs 16.7%, P\u2009=\u2009.748). Microbiome analysis showed significant improvements in alpha diversity, increased relative abundance of beneficial gut microbes, depletion of pathobionts, and shift toward a healthier microbial profile, which was in turn shown to be negatively associated with disease severity. Although PEN+ED does not appear to have additional clinical benefit to SOC at week 4, it was associated with significant improvement in gut microbiota. Long-term benefits of dietary interventions should be explored in future studies. ISRCTN15559229.",
"42459878": "ID: 42459878\nTitle: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves depressive-like behaviors in CUMS rats through regulation of gut microbiome, serum metabolites, and immune factors.\nAbstract: Depression is associated with microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis dysregulation. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has shown antidepressant effects and modulated gut microbiota, but its potential to alleviate depression specifically via modulation of the MGB axis remains largely unexplored. Rats subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) received taVNS for 3\u202fweeks. We assessed depressive-like behaviors, gut microbiota, plasma metabolism, and inflammatory marker levels. Pearson correlation analyses examined relationships among these factors. taVNS significantly improved depressive behaviors in CUMS rats. It shifted gut microbiota composition, enriching beneficial Lactobacillus murinus, Bifidobacterium animalis, and Prevotellaceae while reducing harmful Bacteroidales and Romboutsia. Metabolomics revealed taVNS modulated plasma metabolism, especially metabolism of cofactor/vitamin, sphingolipid metabolism, amino and organic acid metabolism, increasing the levels of indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), riboflavin, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), sphinganine-1-phosphate (Sa1P) and sphingosine (SP), and creatine. taVNS also reduced blood, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex inflammation. Pearson correlation analysis showed that alleviation of depressive behaviors positively correlated with Lactobacillus murinus, Bifidobacterium animalis, and plasma ILA, riboflavin, S1P, Sa1P, SP, and creatine and all these parameters inversely associated with pro-inflammatory factors. These findings indicate that taVNS may alleviate depression by enriching Lactobacillus murinus and Bifidobacterium animalis to enhance biosynthesis of microbiota-derived metabolites (ILA, riboflavin) and modulate host plasma metabolites (S1P, Sa1P, SP, creatine), thereby attenuating systemic and neuroinflammatory processes.",
"42461462": "ID: 42461462\nTitle: Investigation on Patulin biotransformation in Zebrafish and its toxicological function evaluation.\nAbstract: Patulin (PAT) is a mycotoxin that poses a significant health risk to both humans and animals. However, knowledge regarding its in vivo biotransformation and toxicological effects remains limited. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to a lethal dose of PAT for 24\u00a0h. Metabolite profiles in the intestine and liver were analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS, and toxicological effects were evaluated via histopathological examination, oxidative stress assays, RT-qPCR of target genes, and 16\u00a0S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota. The key results are as follows: (1) In addition to forming PAT-GSH adducts in the liver, zebrafish can metabolize PAT into ascladiol and hydroascladiol in the intestine, with distinct tissue-specific distribution. The gut bacterium Lactobacillus may play a crucial role in this conversion process. (2) Quantitative analysis revealed that the levels of ascladiol and hydroascladiol peaked during the initial exposure stage and then declined sharply, followed by a rapid increase in PAT-GSH adduct accumulation. (3) PAT exposure also induced tissue inflammation, oxidative stress, upregulation of pro-inflammatory factors, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Importantly, the severity of adverse effects in the intestine and liver was directly correlated with both the distribution of non-toxic metabolites (ascladiol and hydroascladiol) and the accumulation of PAT-GSH adducts. We hypothesize that the intestine acts as an initial defense barrier against PAT, but with prolonged exposure, disruption of the gut microbiota impairs this detoxification process. Consequently, excess unmetabolized PAT enters the liver via enterohepatic circulation, triggering hepatic inflammation and oxidative damage. These findings provide new insights into the in vivo modulation of PAT toxicity.",
"42461923": "ID: 42461923\nTitle: Postbiotic effects of Enterococcus faecium JB00008 on gut health and IBD vaccination in broiler chickens.\nAbstract: Feeding various probiotic lactic acid bacteria, including Enterococcus faecium, can alleviate intestinal inflammation and improve gut health in animals. Recently, postbiotics-non-living preparations derived from microbial cells or their metabolites-have gained attention. However, studies on the effects of these postbiotics on immune markers and changes in the gut microbiota of chickens are limited. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the probiotic strain E. faecium JB00008 on the chicken intestinal tract and characterized immune markers and gut microbiota following viral vaccination. Chicks were divided into three groups (Control, DH5\u03b1, and JB00008) and administered the respective supernatants in drinking water from days 1-12 at a 3:7 ratio. Samples were collected on days 13 and 28 for microbiota and gene expression analyses. To immunize against infectious bursal disease (IBD), the chicks received an oral vaccine on day 13. Growth, immune, and gut parameters were measured. Body weights did not differ among groups (p\u2009=\u20090.380). Several intestinal immune markers-mucin 2 (MUC2, p\u2009=\u20090.001), occludin (OCLN, p\u2009<\u20090.001), and interleukin-10 (IL-10, p\u2009<\u20090.001)-were significantly higher in the JB00008 group. Annexin A5 (ANXA5, p\u2009=\u20090.005) and interleukin-6 (IL-6, p\u2009<\u20090.001) also differed among groups. After IBD vaccination, IBD-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA, p\u2009=\u20090.200) and IgG (p\u2009=\u20090.065) responses were comparable; however, the alpha (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and beta diversities (p\u2009=\u20090.001) were significantly different among the groups. The JB00008 group showed higher Enterococcus and Bifidobacterium, with enrichment of pathways associated with iron complex transport systems (p\u2009<\u20090.050). These findings suggest that JB00008 postbiotics may enhance intestinal barrier function and microbiota health without affecting growth, thereby supporting gut stability after vaccination. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential use of E. faecium JB00008 as a feed additive and vaccine adjuvant.",
"42462122": "ID: 42462122\nTitle: Prospective analysis on the gut microbiome and the risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the population-based FINRISK 2002 cohort.\nAbstract: To examine the long-term relationship between the gut microbiome and the risk of incident autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) in the general adult population. Participants of the FINRISK cohort (N\u2009=\u20096,242) donated fecal samples in 2002 and were followed for incident ARD which was a composite outcome, defined as developing rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or systemic connective tissue disorder. We used multivariable-adjusted models to assess the association of incident ARD with alpha diversity, community composition, prevalent taxa, and prevalent predicted pathways. Incident ARD was observed in 264 (4.2%) participants over a median follow-up of 19.8 years. The top species detected in the multivariable-adjusted models were Scatocola faecipullorum, Sutterella wadsworthensis_A_565807, Alistipes_A_871404 indistinctus, and CAG-217 sp000436335. However, none of the associations reached statistical significance after FDR correction. Moreover, we did not find evidence of a statistically significant association between incident ARD and alpha diversity, community composition or prevalent predicted pathways in the age- and sex-adjusted or the multivariable-adjusted models. No evidence of association between baseline gut microbiome composition and the risk of incident ARDs (composite outcome) in the Finnish general adult population was detected in the current study. Our null findings, however, should be interpreted with caution since our study was limited by the use of a composite outcome (rather than using individual ARDs) and a single baseline measurement of the gut microbiome. More research efforts are still required to understand the prospective relationship between gut microbiome and individual ARDs.",
"42462526": "ID: 42462526\nTitle: Osbeckia opipara attenuates inflammation and reconstructs the intestinal barrier in ulcerative colitis by modulating the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) poses a therapeutic challenge due to persistent epithelial barrier dysfunction. The traditional Miao medicine Osbeckia opipara (O. opipara) shows clinical efficacy, yet its mechanism remains unclear. To elucidate the therapeutic mechanism of O. opipara in UC through integrated pharmacological and experimental approaches. A bedside to bench translational framework was employed combining multiomics analysis, genetic causal inference, molecular simulation and experimental validation in preclinical models. Active constituents were characterized using ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Drug target Mendelian randomization (DTMR) identified aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) as pivotal genetic targets. Molecular dynamics simulations assessed ligand receptor interactions. Efficacy was evaluated in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) induced colitis mice and lipopolysaccharide stimulated intestinal epithelial cells. Alterations in gut microbiota and host transcriptome were profiled by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing and RNA sequencing respectively. O. opipara alleviated DSS-induced colitis, at least in part, through modulation of the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis in preclinical models. Gallic acid and Ellagic acid were identified as core AHR agonists. Treatment significantly suppressed inflammatory responses, restored gut microbiota homeostasis, and reconstructed intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating tight junction proteins. AHR inhibition abolished these therapeutic effects, confirming the mechanism's dependence on AHR activation. O. opipara acts as a natural AHR agonist that modulates inflammation, microbiota dysbiosis, and barrier dysfunction to promote mucosal healing in preclinical UC models, providing mechanistic evidence supporting its traditional therapeutic application.",
"42462748": "ID: 42462748\nTitle: Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Despite the continued absence of a definitive biomarker for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), research over the last three decades has identified a wide range of underlying pathophysiological abnormalities. Peripheral mechanisms include gastrointestinal infection, changes in the gut microbiome, visceral hypersensitivity, increased intestinal permeability, low-grade mucosal inflammation and altered immune function, abnormal gastrointestinal motility, and the role of serotonin, bile acid metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism. Central mechanisms include psychological health and altered central pain processing. These central and peripheral mechanisms can act in an integrated way to cause IBS symptoms, via the gut-brain axis, supporting the concept of IBS as a disorder of gut-brain interaction. Some mechanisms can be quantified using validated tests and questionnaires, including abnormal bile acid metabolism, accelerated colonic transit, and psychological comorbidity. However, more work is needed to translate most mechanisms into reliable tests able to identify specific targets for treatment. This Review discusses the current understanding of the pathophysiology of IBS in terms of peripheral, central, and integrated mechanisms.",
"42463281": "ID: 42463281\nTitle: Blautia coccoides-derived acetate potentiates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma by activating cytotoxic CD8+ T cells.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota can modulate cancer immunotherapy and enhance the efficacy of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) blockade in tumors, yet the responsible microbes and underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Publicly available anti-PD-1-treated melanoma microbiome cohorts were reanalyzed. Causal validation was performed using oral Blautia coccoides (B. coccoides) supplementation in B16-F10 melanoma-bearing mice. Untargeted and targeted liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, CD8+ T-cell depletion, receptor identification and binding analyses, and downstream transcriptomic and biochemical assays were used to identify the key metabolite and investigate its mechanism of action. We identified Blautia as enriched in melanoma patients responding to immune checkpoint inhibitors, with higher abundance associated with non-progression. In melanoma-bearing mice, oral B. coccoides suppressed tumor growth and increased intratumoral effector CD8+ T cells. Metabolomic profiling identified acetate as a prominent B. coccoides-associated metabolite. Acetate enhanced CD8+ T-cell effector function. CD8+ T-cell depletion largely abrogated the antitumor effects of both B. coccoides and acetate, supporting a central role for CD8+ T cells. Mechanistically, these findings support a model in which acetate is associated with a TLR3-linked signaling pathway in CD8+ T cells, accompanied by PI3K/Akt activation and enhanced effector function. Notably, B. coccoides or acetate potentiated anti-PD-1 therapy in mouse melanoma models, supporting their potential as adjunctive strategies for melanoma immunotherapy. These findings support a model of an acetate-TLR3-linked PI3K/Akt signaling axis linking microbiota-associated metabolites to CD8+ T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. Importantly, our study highlights both B. coccoides and its derivative, acetate, as preclinical adjunctive candidates to potentiate anti-PD-1 efficacy in melanoma.",
"42463645": "ID: 42463645\nTitle: A microbiome meta-transcriptomics pipeline identifies a neutrophil elastase inhibitor that protects the colonic epithelial barrier.\nAbstract: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are lifelong conditions. Current therapeutic approaches target inflammatory signalling rather than improving barrier permeability or repair. The gut microbiome provides an exciting opportunity for novel drug discovery to leverage its role in healthy gut homeostasis. There is a clear need to identify bioactive molecules within the microbiota that could protect the intestinal barrier. Our group has developed a systematic pipeline using metatranscriptomic data to identify, produce, purify, and test microbial proteins in IBD, pinpointing multiple novel microbiota-derived proteins linked to disease activity. We identified a new microbiota protein (BMG-1), that specifically inhibits human neutrophil elastase, a pathogenic protease in IBD. This protease inhibition allows protection of the intestinal epithelial barrier from permeability and promotes epithelial healing. BMG-1 also reduces colon damage in a mouse model of colitis. Finally, we show that the native BMG-1 protein is not only present in human stool, but also significantly decreased in patients with high IBD activity. These findings demonstrate the gut microbiota can specifically regulate the balance of protease/anti-protease activity in the colon, and this represents a novel therapeutic strategy for IBD.",
"42463672": "ID: 42463672\nTitle: The gut-heart axis in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of gut microbiota and metabolites.\nAbstract: Heart failure remains a major global health challenge. Emerging evidence highlights the gut microbiome's role in its pathogenesis and progression. This systematic review analyzed 32 studies involving 5825 patients to evaluate gut microbiota alterations and microbial metabolites in heart failure. Findings on alpha diversity were inconsistent, but beta diversity showed more agreement. A common pattern included depletion of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria and enrichment of pathogenic taxa such as Escherichia and Shigella. Heart failure patients also exhibited elevated levels of harmful metabolites like trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and phenylacetylglutamine. The dysbiotic profile was marked by increased Proteobacteria and decreased Firmicutes, linked to reduced cardioprotective metabolite production and heightened inflammation. These shifts may worsen heart failure prognosis and contribute to systemic inflammation. The results support the potential of microbiome-targeted therapies, such as probiotics, as adjunctive strategies in heart failure management.",
"42463873": "ID: 42463873\nTitle: TAAR Immunopharmacology.\nAbstract: Trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs) were originally identified as G protein-coupled receptors involved in monoaminergic signaling within the central nervous system. However, accumulating evidence indicates that TAARs, particularly TAAR1 and TAAR2, are also expressed in the immune system, including circulating leukocytes, lymphocytes, macrophages, and microglia. This chapter reviews current evidence regarding TAAR expression, functional pharmacology, and potential translational relevance within the immune system.Expression studies support a predominant TAAR1/TAAR2 pattern across both innate and adaptive immune-cell populations. Functional studies indicate that TAAR signaling can modulate inflammatory responses through chemotaxis, cytokine production, and immunoglobulin secretion. However, these effects are highly context-dependent, preventing a simple classification of TAAR signaling as either pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory.The chapter also discusses the emerging role of TAAR signaling in the pathophysiology of diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, methamphetamine-associated immune dysfunction during HIV infection, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, and hematological malignancies.Despite growing interest in TAAR immunopharmacology, the current evidence remains largely preclinical and methodologically heterogeneous. Major limitations include incomplete protein-level validation, reliance on immortalized cell lines or mixed-cell populations, species-specific pharmacology of available ligands, and limited understanding of physiological trace amine signaling under basal conditions. Further integrative studies will be required to clarify TAAR pathophysiological significance and determine whether TAAR-targeted strategies may have translational relevance in immune-mediated disorders.",
"42464117": "ID: 42464117\nTitle: From signals to systems: the epigenetic-microbiome-mitochondrial axis in IBD pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is increasingly recognized not merely as an immune-mediated disorder, but as a systems-level condition arising from dynamic interactions among host genetics, environmental exposures, the gut microbiome, and epigenetic regulation. While genetic susceptibility confers risk, accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic mechanisms act as molecular integrators that translate environmental and microbial signals into sustained transcriptional programs governing immune tolerance, epithelial integrity and tissue repair. Concurrently, intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by loss of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals and expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, reshapes host metabolism and chromatin states through microbial-derived metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, and tryptophan catabolites. These metabolites affect epigenetic enzymes and modulate the epigenetic chromatin landscape as well as mitochondrial bioenergetics, linking microbial ecology to inflammatory gene regulation. In turn, epigenetic alterations in epithelial and immune compartments influence antimicrobial defense, barrier function, and cytokine networks, thereby sculpting microbial community organization. This bidirectional microbiome-epigenome dialogue creates self-reinforcing circuits that can either sustain mucosal homeostasis or drive chronic inflammation and colitis-associated tumorigenesis. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into the microbiome-epigenome-mitochondrial axis in IBD and propose a conceptual framework in which metabolic, microbial, and genome-mediated signals converge to determine disease trajectory. We discuss how this integrative perspective may assist biomarker discovery and therapeutic innovation, including epigenetic modulators and microbiota-targeted interventions. Understanding IBD as a dynamically regulated host-microbe ecosystem may accelerate the development of precision strategies aimed at restoring resilient mucosal equilibrium.",
"42464276": "ID: 42464276\nTitle: Highly penetrative nanocarrier modulates tumor bacteria to enhance oxygen-free photo immunotherapy in spinal metastatic cancer.\nAbstract: Microbiome and transcriptome analyses revealed that Fusobacterium nucleatum (F.n) in clinical samples is associated with immune suppression and poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer spinal metastasis. However, its preferential localization in hypoxic tumor regions limits the efficacy of conventional antimicrobial therapies, which poorly penetrate solid tumors and function suboptimally under anaerobic conditions. Developing strategies that enable deep tumor penetration, eliminate anaerobic bacteria, and induce immunogenic cell death remains a major challenge. In this study, a novel charge-enrichment and light-activated biomimetic nanosystem, designated as polyion liquid-bridged eosin Y (PIL-BEY), was developed. On one hand, interionic hydrogen bonding and dynamic electrostatic interactions within polyionic liquids reduce the surface energy of the nanoprobe and synergistically remodel the dense tumor stromal microenvironment via photodynamic therapy, thereby facilitating the deep intratumoral penetration and accumulation of PIL-BEY. On the other hand, the novel photosensitizer BEY generates reactive oxygen species via electron transfer under hypoxic conditions, thereby effectively eradicating bacteria within hypoxic tumor regions. The resulting pathogen-associated molecular patterns, together with damage-associated molecular patterns, activate dendritic cells, promote cytotoxic T lymphocyte infiltration, trigger immunogenic cell death, and induce systemic antitumor immune responses with durable immune memory. This oxygen-independent, dual-functional nanoplatform offers a promising strategy for treating invasive metastatic tumors.",
"42464327": "ID: 42464327\nTitle: Microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes modulate Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal cancer cell behaviour.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota dysbiosis is increasingly viewed as a disruption of microbial metabolic functions rather than only a shift in microbial composition. Microbiota-derived metabolites not only shape microbial ecology but also directly influence surrounding host tissues by modulating epithelial cell signaling, inflammation, and tumor-associated processes. Among dysbiosis-associated microbes, Fusobacterium is consistently enriched in colorectal cancer (CRC) and contributes to tumor progression, yet the ecological factors regulating its expansion and interaction with host tissues remain unclear. Here, we investigated how microbiome-derived metabolite environments associated with healthy and dysbiotic microbial communities influence Fusobacterium fitness and colorectal epithelial cell behavior. CRC-associated dysbiosis was generated using an orthotopic murine CRC model combined with antibiotic-induced microbiota perturbation. Gut microbial communities were profiled using 16\u00a0S rRNA gene sequencing. Metabolite-enriched supernatants derived from healthy gut microbiota, oral microbiota, dysbiotic microbiota and probiotic cultures were evaluated for their effects on CRC-associated bacteria and Fusobacterium sp. growth, adhesion and invasion. These metabolite supernatants were applied to colorectal cancer cells and their effects on viability (MTT assay), migration (scratch assay), apoptosis (Annexin V-FITC flow cytometry), and inflammatory signaling (Western blot analysis of inflammatory markers) were evaluated. CRC-associated dysbiosis showed reduced microbial diversity with enrichment of opportunistic taxa including Fusobacterium and depletion of beneficial commensals such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Metabolite-enriched supernatants from healthy gut and oral microbiota suppressed Fusobacterium growth by 55-65% and reduced bacterial adhesion and invasion in epithelial cells. In epithelial models, these metabolite environments reduced CRC viability to 60% of untreated control, with comparatively smaller effects observed in non-cancerous epithelial cells. They also inhibited cell migration, accompanied by suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways including IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, NF-\u03baB, and HIF-1\u03b1. In contrast, conditioned media from dysbiotic cancer-microbiota interactions increased tumor cell viability to 120-140% of controls. These findings suggest an association between microbiota-derived metabolite landscapes, pathobiont fitness and epithelial responses under CRC-associated dysbiosis.",
"42464372": "ID: 42464372\nTitle: Invertebrates gut viromes mediate microbial adaptation to pharmaceutical diversity under warming.\nAbstract: Pharmaceutical pollution is an emerging environmental concern that can disrupt microbial communities and ecological processes, while climate warming adds further stress with broad ecological consequences. Soil invertebrates such as collembolans harbor gut microbiomes essential for host health and ecosystem stability, yet the responses of these communities-particularly viral communities-to combined pharmaceutical and warming pressures remain unclear. Here, we used controlled microcosm experiments with Folsomia candida to investigate how pharmaceutical diversity and fluctuating warming jointly shape gut microbiomes through bacteria-virus interactions. Pharmaceutical diversity significantly reduced the alpha diversity of gut viral communities in F. candida, an effect not observed in surrounding soils. Diurnal warming increased the proportion of lysogenic phages and enhanced auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) such as ACADM and nrdA. Functional validation in Escherichia coli BL21 confirmed that these genes mitigate oxidative stress and improve host thermal tolerance. In contrast, diverse pharmaceuticals increased the proportion of lytic phages, likely driving nutrient turnover through a \"kill-the-winner\" dynamic that stimulated bacterial taxa involved in pharmaceutical degradation. Moreover, warming amplified the disruption of gut bacterial communities caused by pharmaceutical diversity and strengthened bacteria-virus co-occurrence networks. Our findings reveal that gut viruses act as pivotal regulators of microbial adaptation under concurrent chemical and climate stressors. By mediating host resilience and microbial dynamics, the gut virome provides mechanistic insights into ecosystem stability, and\u00a0may also serve as an early indicator of combined pharmaceutical and warming stress in soil invertebrate systems, underscoring the need to integrate viral-microbial interactions into One Health framework for environmental risk assessment. Video Abstract.",
"42465087": "ID: 42465087\nTitle: Identification of key vaginal microbial signatures and immune remodeling associated with HR-HPV clearance following Kushen Gel treatment: a longitudinal analysis.\nAbstract: Persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection drives cervical carcinogenesis, often exacerbated by vaginal dysbiosis and localized immune dysfunction. Kushen Gel shows clinical promise, yet its impact on microbial-immune crosstalk during HR-HPV clearance remains unclear. This study elucidates the microbial remodeling and immune shifts associated with Kushen Gel-mediated HR-HPV regression. A retrospective analysis of 230 vaginal swabs (130 pre-treatment, 100 post-treatment) via 16S rRNA sequencing characterized community structural shifts. Subsequently, a prospective cohort of 35 patients with persistent HR-HPV infection (defined as laboratory-confirmed positive HR-HPV DNA for \u226512\u202fmonths) validated clinical outcomes (HR-HPV clearance, vaginal pH, Nugent scores) alongside paired 16S rRNA sequencing and ELISA-based quantification of cervicovaginal cytokines (IL-8, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, IFN-\u03b3). Kushen Gel intervention significantly decreased microbial alpha diversity and was associated with a distinct beta-diversity shift toward a stable, Lactobacillus-dominant state. Models (LEfSe, Random Forest) identified a marked reduction in pathobionts (Gardnerella, Sneathia, Prevotella) post-treatment. In the prospective cohort, the HR-HPV clearance rate reached 82.9% (29/35) after three menstrual cycles, synchronized with significant reductions in mean vaginal pH (4.85\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.42 to 4.12\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.35, p <\u202f0.001) and an 85.7% Nugent score normalization rate. Crucially, Kushen Gel treatment was associated with a profound shift from a pro-inflammatory to an anti-viral immune microenvironment. Pro-inflammatory markers (IL-8, IL-6, TNF-\u03b1) plummeted significantly (p <\u202f0.0001), while anti-viral IFN-\u03b3 exhibited a robust increase (3.2\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.1 to 18.6\u202f\u00b1\u202f5.4\u202fpg./mL, p <\u202f0.0001), particularly in responders. Lactobacillus abundance positively correlated with IFN-\u03b3 (r =\u202f0.68) and inversely with IL-8 (r =\u202f-0.54). Kushen Gel is associated with HR-HPV clearance and concurrent vaginal microenvironment remodeling, marked by suppressed anaerobic-driven inflammation and an enhanced IFN-\u03b3-associated anti-viral niche dominated by Lactobacillus. These findings biologically support using Kushen Gel to manage vaginal dysbiosis and HR-HPV regression.",
"42465089": "ID: 42465089\nTitle: Sex-specific co-occurrence patterns of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective EMR-based series.\nAbstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global health burden and one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide. Its association with metabolic comorbidities is receiving increasing attention. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) are two interrelated metabolic disorders increasingly implicated in CRC pathogenesis, possibly via insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and gut-liver axis dysregulation. However, limited evidence exists on their co-occurrence and sex-specific distribution among CRC patients, particularly within real-world clinical settings in Asian populations. This study explored the sex-specific prevalence and co-occurrence patterns of T2DM and NAFLD among CRC patients and evaluated associated metabolic profiles using electronic medical records (EMRs). We conducted a retrospective EMR-based series study involving 438 CRC patients treated at a tertiary hospital in China, all of whom met strict inclusion criteria, including a complete diagnostic history and colonoscopy between January 2020 and December 2024. Diagnoses of T2DM and NAFLD were confirmed based on explicit physician-documented records. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses (chi-square/Fisher's exact and appropriate parametric or non-parametric tests) were used to evaluate prevalence patterns and metabolic indicators. T2DM and NAFLD were more prevalent in male CRC patients (10.04 and 8.18%, respectively) than in females (5.92 and 4.73%). However, the co-occurrence of both conditions was rare (0.68%). Patients with T2DM or NAFLD showed distinctive metabolic abnormalities, including elevated blood sugar, liver enzymes, and altered lipid profiles. Bivariate analysis identified AST as a potential differentiating marker for NAFLD. Because co-occurrence was rare (3/438, 0.68%), exact analysis showed no evidence of a sex difference in co-occurrence (male vs. female OR\u202f=\u202f1.26, 95% CI 0.11-13.99; p\u202f=\u202f1.00). This study highlights distinct sex-based prevalence patterns of T2DM and NAFLD in CRC patients; however, co-occurrence was rare, limiting inferential analyses. These findings emphasize the need for larger, prospective studies with refined ascertainment to better characterize metabolic comorbidity patterns in CRC, particularly from a sex-specific perspective.",
"42465573": "ID: 42465573\nTitle: Microbiome dysbiosis and its modulation in cancer development, prevention and therapy.\nAbstract: Gut microbiome dysbiosis, a state of microbial imbalance, altered microbial function, and disturbed homeostasis between the gut microbiome and its host, is increasingly recognized as a key contributor to cancer development, progression, and variability in therapeutic response. These microbiome states can facilitate cancer development through chronic inflammation, expansion of microbial genotoxin producers, or disturbances of immune defense mechanisms. In this review, we will discuss current findings on gut microbiome dysbiosis in cancer initiation and progression, emphasizing mechanisms that links dysbiosis to oncogenic transformation and tumor microenvironment remodeling. Furthermore, we will explore microbiome-targeting strategies for cancer prevention and therapeutic support, including dietary modulation, probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation. These various microbiome modulations have shown promise in restoring microbial homeostasis, enhancing immunotherapy efficacy, and reducing treatment-associated toxicity. Advances in microbial genomics and metabolomics further enable the identification of biomarkers for predicting cancer risk and therapeutic outcomes. Despite significant progress, translation into clinical settings faces challenges related to interindividual variability, standardization, and mechanistic complexity. Understanding the microbiome-cancer interface provides a platform for personalized, microbiome-informed oncology, paving the way for prevention-driven and precision-guided therapeutics.",
"42465743": "ID: 42465743\nTitle: Engineered Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 secreting anti-TNF-\u03b1 nanobody as a single-strain live biotherapeutic for inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The rising global incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) creates an urgent need for safer, gut-targeted therapies. Current treatments, from small-molecule drugs to systemic anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) biologics, are frequently limited by off-target immunosuppression, heightened infection risk, and poor mucosal bioavailability. Engineered probiotic-based live biotherapeutics offer a compelling alternative by enabling localized drug production within the inflamed intestine. We engineered Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) to secrete the anti-TNF-\u03b1 nanobody MT1, creating the streamlined, single-strain platform EcN-MT1. Five signal peptides were screened, and plasmid-based and CRISPR-Cas9-mediated chromosomal integration strategies were compared. Structural modeling and molecular dynamics simulated MT1-murine TNF-\u03b1 (mTNF-\u03b1) binding. Binding affinity and anti-inflammatory activity were assessed by ELISA and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Therapeutic efficacy was further evaluated in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine colitis model by assessing body weight, disease activity index (DAI), colon length, histopathology, colonic pro-inflammatory cytokines, and 16S rRNA gut microbiota profiling. Among the tested signal peptides, \u03b1-hemolysin (HlyA) achieved highest secretion (4.6\u00a0mg/L), and the plasmid-based strain markedly outperformed genomic integrants without impairing growth. Simulations confirmed stable complementarity-determining regions (CDR)-mediated binding, consistent with the high affinity (EC50 27.9\u00a0nM) and potent suppression of LPS-induced mRNA expression of Tnf and interleukin-1\u03b2 (Il1b) in macrophages. In the DSS-induced murine colitis model, oral administration of EcN-MT1 significantly attenuated weight loss, improved DAI scores, and preserved colon length. Histopathological analysis revealed reduced mucosal ulceration, crypt loss, and immune cell infiltration, accompanied by downregulated colonic Tnf and Il1b mRNA. Notably, EcN-MT1 treatment restored gut microbial diversity, corrected dysbiosis, and enriched beneficial taxa linked to butyrate production, barrier enhancement, and anti-inflammatory effects. This study establishes EcN-MT1 as a potent, orally deliverable live biotherapeutic that achieves localized TNF-\u03b1 neutralization while concurrently promoting microbial and mucosal homeostasis, offering a novel and translatable strategy for IBD treatment.",
"42465747": "ID: 42465747\nTitle: The microbiome protects against septic hyperinflammation and bacterial proliferation in a zebrafish model of blood infection with Escherichia coli and mycobacteria.\nAbstract: The microbiome is an important immune regulator, but the mechanisms by which commensal microbes shape systemic host defense during bloodstream infection remain poorly defined and commonly used pre-clinical models have practical, ethical and scientific limitations. Here, we establish a gnotobiotic zebrafish larval model to investigate microbiome-dependent protection against systemic blood infection by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, an important cause of early onset neonatal sepsis. We also use nontuberculous mycobacteria to infect zebrafish larvae to investigate the contribution of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in the defense responses. Germ-free (GF) and conventionalized (CONVD) larvae derived from the same clutches were systemically infected with E. coli, revealing that microbiome colonization significantly reduces early mortality. RNAseq revealed a conserved core immune activation program in both GF and CONVD larvae, but the absence of a microbiome was associated with a broader transcriptional response and stronger repression of metabolic pathways, suggesting that commensal microbes buffer infection-induced metabolic suppression. Extending this framework to nontuberculous mycobacteria, we performed systemic infections with fluorescent Mycobacterium marinum and M. avium in tlr2 wild-type and mutant larvae under GF and CONVD conditions. While survival was largely unchanged, imaging-based quantification demonstrated increased bacterial proliferation in tlr2 mutants and in GF larvae, with microbiome-mediated restriction of bacterial burden evident in wild-type but not tlr2-deficient hosts. Together, these data show that microbiome colonization buffers septic outcomes by reshaping systemic inflammatory and metabolic programs and identify TLR2 as a key node linking microbial colonization to effective host defense during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.",
"42465752": "ID: 42465752\nTitle: Effects of cassava polysaccharides on gut microbiome, intestinal barrier and macrophage activation.\nAbstract: CPs possess considerable bioactive potential, yet their underlying immunomodulatory mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated. In the present work, CPCR were extracted from fresh cassava tubers and further separated into five purified polysaccharide fractions (CP1-CP5) with distinct monosaccharide profiles and molecular weights. Systematically investigated the immunomodulatory capacities of CPCR and its purified fractions via in vivo assays using Cy-induced immunosuppressed mice and in vitro tests on RAW264.7 murine macrophages. Multiple readouts were quantified, including gut microbial community structure, fecal SCFAs concentrations, intestinal tight junction protein expression, serum anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, as well as macrophage proliferation, phagocytic activity and inflammatory mediator release. In vivo data demonstrated that CPCR reshaped gut microbiota homeostasis by selectively enriching beneficial commensal genera and families linked to intestinal health, namely Muribaculaceae, Bacteroides, Alloprevotella, and Prevotellaceae. Enrichment of these probiotic taxa boosted intestinal SCFAs production; notably, fecal acetic acid concentration reached 141.0 mg/g following CPCR intervention, significantly exceeding levels measured in both normal control and Cy-induced immunosuppressed groups. Moreover, CPCR robustly upregulated the expression of intestinal barrier proteins ZO-1, occludin and Claudin-1, facilitating the repair and preservation of intestinal epithelial integrity. Serum cytokine profiling revealed prominent elevations in the anti-inflammatory mediators IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10 upon CPCR administration. Structural characterization of isolated subfractions revealed stark compositional disparities: CP1 predominantly consisted of 97% glucose with a molecular weight of 3 kDa, while CP2 contained 31.1% glucose, 20% galactose and 15.2% arabinose with a molecular weight of 62.4 kDa, this represents a preliminary structural characterization of the polysaccharide fractions. The results demonstrated that all CPs fractions could enhance immune cell activity, including phagocytic capacity and anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion. In summary, this study demonstrates that CPs exert immunostimulatory effects through dual pathways: direct activation of macrophage immune function and indirect regulation of gut microbiota-intestinal barrier homeostasis. Our results support the translational potential of CPs as bioactive functional food ingredients for immune regulation.",
"42465768": "ID: 42465768\nTitle: Gut-lung axis in radiation-induced lung injury: mechanisms and interventions.\nAbstract: Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) constrains thoracic radiotherapy dosing and includes acute radiation pneumonitis (RP) and chronic radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RPF). This narrative review explores the gut-lung microbiota axis in RILI, synthesizing evidence from preclinical models, clinical cohorts (N\u00a0=\u00a052-89), and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Radiotherapy induces gut dysbiosis, barrier breakdown, and metabolite changes [e.g., short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and desaminotyrosine (DAT) depletion], promoting inflammation and fibrosis via pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B (TLR4/NF-\u03baB), TGF-\u03b2/Smad, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)-S1PR, and cGAS-STING in animal studies. Inter-species microbial variations hinder translation, while lung microbiota shifts remain nascent. In non-small cell lung cancer cohorts, lower gut microbiota stability (a marker of dysbiosis) is associated with an increased risk of grade \u22652 RP (multivariable-adjusted models, p < 0.05), with higher baseline Faecalibacterium abundance conferring protection; however, causality remains unproven due to antibiotic confounding. Mechanisms involve lipopolysaccharide (LPS) translocation, interleukin 25 (IL-25)/S1P-driven type 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2) migration, regulatory T cell/T helper 17 cell (Treg/Th17) imbalance, and extracellular vesicle (EV) signaling, with biomarkers such as 16S rRNA sequencing and EV-miRNAs (e.g., miR-486-5p). Artificial intelligence models predict RP with 75% accuracy. Phase-specific interventions, such as pre-radiotherapy gut microbiota monitoring, intra-radiotherapy SCFA supplementation, subacute DAT modulation, and RPF-targeted EV therapies, have been explored in preliminary pilot studies [for example, one small study reported approximately 12% FEV1 improvement following fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)]. Future large-scale, stratified RCTs that properly account for antibiotics, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy are required to establish causality beyond the current largely associative clinical evidence. The integration of immunotherapy and proton therapy in such trials may help clarify gut-lung interactions, including any microbiota-preserving effects of proton therapy; the role of the lung microbiota in fibrosis remains preliminary.",
"42465891": "ID: 42465891\nTitle: The effect of dietary fiber based on fermentability and viscosity on the gut microbial metabolites in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental and clinical trials.\nAbstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with alterations in the gut microbiome that promote the accumulation of gut-derived uremic solutes and contribute to systemic inflammation, vascular dysfunction, and disease progression. Dietary fiber has emerged as a promising modulator of gut microbial metabolism, yet the influence of fiber physicochemical properties, particularly fermentability and viscosity, on uremic metabolite production in CKD remains poorly understood. To systematically evaluate the effects of isolated dietary fiber interventions, classified by fermentability and viscosity, on gut microbial metabolites in CKD across experimental rodent models and randomized clinical trials, and to determine whether these fiber properties modify microbial metabolites. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library (through June 2026) identified randomized controlled trials and controlled rodent studies assessing isolated dietary fiber in CKD. Eligible studies reported at least one gut-derived metabolite (i.e., indoxyl sulfate (IS), p-cresyl sulfate (PCS), trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), tryptophan-derived indoles, or short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)). Random-effects models were used for pooled estimates using weighted mean differences (WMD) for human studies and standardized mean differences (SMD) for animal studies. Subgroup analyses evaluated fiber fermentability, viscosity, intervention dose, duration, and CKD stage. Risk of bias was assessed with ROB-2 and SYRCLE, and evidence certainty with GRADE. Twenty-eight studies (13 human, 15 animal) met eligibility criteria, comprising 511 participants and 312 animals with CKD. Isolated fiber supplementation, primarily fermentable and non-viscous fibers, reduced IS (human: -0.13 mg/dL; 95% CI: -0.25, -0.01; p = 0.03; animal: -1.99; 95% CI: -3.06, -0.92; p < 0.0001) and pCS (human: -0.23 mg/dL; 95% CI: -0.46, 0.001; p = 0.051; animal: -1.56; 95% CI: -2.08, -1.03; p < 0.0001). SCFAs increased in animal studies, including cecal acetate (2.00, 95% CI: 0.78 to 3.22; p = 0.001) and circulating propionate (1.51, 95% CI: 0.054 to 2.96; p=0.04). There were no dose-dependent effects, but longer interventions (>8 weeks) tended to lower pCS (-0.26 mg/dL, 95% CI: -0.55 to 0.02; p=0.06). Some heterogeneity and low-to-moderate certainty were observed. Isolated dietary fiber reduces major gut-derived uremic solutes in CKD, with fermentability influencing metabolic responsiveness, but with minimal studies on viscous fibers. Larger, longer-duration trials with standardized reporting of total fiber intake and clinical endpoints are needed to guide evidence-based dietary recommendations in CKD.",
"42466442": "ID: 42466442\nTitle: Immunomodulatory biomaterials as a novel therapeutic platform for inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic autoimmune condition of the gut caused by an inappropriate reaction towards commensal bacteria by immune cells that reside within the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. IBD is of rising concern due to increased global incidence with no outright cure. Patients have changeable response to standard therapeutic pathways that result in lifelong contact with healthcare systems. This narrative review aims to evaluate the therapeutic potential of immunomodulatory biomaterials for IBD as an alternative approach to current treatment options. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases. The primary aim was to identify pre-clinical, laboratory studies that investigated biomaterials in the presence of IBD models. Herein, we review the advent of biomaterials that demonstrate immunomodulatory capacity to directly alleviate chronic IBD pathology. We demonstrate the difference between natural and synthetic polymers as building blocks for biomaterials, such as hydrogels, microspheres and nanospheres, which can be functionalised based upon specific IBD inflammatory markers. Here, we assess examples of immunomodulatory biomaterials tested in IBD cellular, tissue and animal models as inflammation-targeted alternatives to current therapeutics. We also discuss the gaps for further research, from administration to scalability considerations to demonstrate the realistic use of immunomodulatory biomaterials for IBD in the clinic. Immunomodulatory biomaterials for inflammatory bowel disease: using unique materials that are body-friendly to directly calm lifelong immune inflammation within the digestive tract Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that results in stomach cramps, diarrhoea, bloody stools and loss of appetite. IBD restricts patients\u2019 day-to-day due to the unpredictability of symptoms. Usually, a mucus layer separates the good commensal gut bacteria from cells lining the intestines. In IBD the mucus layer is lost, and the cell layer becomes leaky which leads to the bacteria continually activating the immune system that resides underneath the cell layer to cause chronic inflammation and wounding of the gut lining. The number of people affected by the disease is increasing with major concern for the rate in young people which creates a lifelong interaction with the healthcare system. There is no drug that can cure IBD only alleviate the symptoms to a level that is manageable for daily activities. Furthermore, patients can often become unresponsive to their treatment and must embark on new therapeutic pathways or undergo major surgery to remove the affected tissue. The lack of treatments that address the inflammation at the site of action prevents patients being cured from the disease. This review paper analyses research into new treatment options in the form of biomaterials. Biomaterials are materials that can be in contact with the body and are often altered to prevent rejection. The use of biomaterials for IBD is of interest due to the ability to easily engineer features to specific markers of inflammation. There are still gaps in the research that must be addressed for biomaterials to be considered a credible alternative to conventional IBD therapeutics.",
"42467131": "ID: 42467131\nTitle: Microplastics, the gut microbiome and ageing: mechanisms and intervention strategies.\nAbstract: As a pervasive global environmental concern, micro- and nanoplastic (MNPs) pollution leads to widespread systemic human exposure via three main routes: oral ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that MNPs are strongly associated with ageing and age-related pathologies, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Meanwhile, the gut microbiome, an intensely studied regulatory mediator, plays a critical role in modulating human ageing. This review systematically summarizes the routes of human exposure to MNPs and their mechanistic links to human ageing. It delineates the interplay among MNPs, the gut microbiome and human ageing, and elucidates how the MNPs-gut microbiome Axis drives oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, cellular senescence, and mitochondrial dysfunction, disrupts epigenetic modulation, and activates core ageing-related pathways such as TLR4/NF-\u03baB, ultimately exacerbating systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Furthermore, this review proposes multi-pronged intervention strategies, providing a scientific basis for mitigating MNPs pollution and its associated health risks, and offering novel theoretical insights for the development of anti-ageing interventions.",
"42467957": "ID: 42467957\nTitle: New horizons in HIV neuropathogenesis: thinking beyond the brain.\nAbstract: Neurocognitive disorders and neuropathology continue to affect a subset of people with HIV (PWH) despite long-term viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy (ART). The mechanisms driving persistent neuropathology remain incompletely defined, and current therapeutic options are largely nonspecific and patient-dependent. This review analyses emerging evidence on HIV-associated neuropathology in ART-suppressed PWH, with a particular focus on the role of the gut-brain axis. Recent studies demonstrate that the CNS is a stable and transcriptionally active tissue reservoir, which may sustain chronic microglial activation, pro-inflammatory signalling, and synaptic injury. In parallel, accumulating evidence implicates systemic inflammation and gut barrier dysfunction as key contributors to neuroinflammation, linking microbial translocation and gut-brain axis perturbations to cognitive decline in PWH. Furthermore, persistent gut inflammation may result in enteric nervous system (ENS) dysfunction and aberrant signals that directly results in neuroinflammation and neuropathology. These mechanistic insights have driven evaluation of adjunctive strategies targeting HIV transcription and inflammatory pathways as potential approaches to limit neuropathogenesis. Neuropathology in ART-suppressed PWH arises from convergent processes involving CNS HIV reservoirs, myeloid-driven neuroinflammation, systemic immune activation and gut-derived injury, rather than residual brain infection alone. Defining the relative contribution of these pathways in PWH and developing CNS-penetrant interventions that silence viral transcription, restore gut integrity and dampen systemic inflammation, will be critical to preventing and treating HIV-associated neuropathology.",
"42468211": "ID: 42468211\nTitle: FUS-driven zebrafish model of ALS identifies tribenzylamine as a candidate modulator of ALS-associated pathology.\nAbstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor neuron loss and declining motor function; however, effective therapies remain limited. To support unbiased therapeutic discovery, we aimed to develop a high-throughput phenotypic screening platform based on a transgenic zebrafish model expressing the human ALS-associated FUS-R521C mutant (mtFUS). This model was generated using a modified QF-based binary expression system and exhibited early-onset pathological features, including elevated oxidative stress, progressive neuronal degeneration, and impaired locomotor activity, thereby recapitulating the key aspects of FUS-associated ALS. Transcriptomic profiling revealed molecular signatures resembling those reported in patient-derived motor neurons, including dysregulated neuroactive ligand-receptor signaling, immune activation, and stress-response pathway alterations. Using this platform, we identified tribenzylamine (TBA) as a candidate compound that improves locomotor performance and significantly reduces reactive oxygen species levels. Integrated transcriptomic and biochemical analyses suggested that TBA induces coordinated molecular changes, including normalization of neuronal activity-related gene expression, modulation of immune and metabolic pathways, and restoration of hormone-related signaling. TBA reversed FUS-induced reductions in key neuronally active sex steroids, including estrogen and progesterone, and increased estrogen-responsive gene expression, suggesting a partial recovery of neuronally active sex steroid homeostasis. These findings support the mtFUS zebrafish model as a useful platform for ALS drug discovery and identify TBA as a candidate modulator of ALS-associated phenotypes, with effects linked to transcriptomic remodeling and neuronally active sex steroid signaling.",
"42468437": "ID: 42468437\nTitle: The enteric nervous system: A neuroimmune conductor regulating intestinal homeostasis and inflammation.\nAbstract: The gastrointestinal tract is densely innervated by the enteric nervous system (ENS), a complex neural network that regulates intestinal physiology. Emerging advances highlight the essential contributions of ENS to immune homeostasis and inflammatory responses within the gut. This review synthesizes current understanding of the interactions between the intrinsic enteric neurons and various intestinal immune cells, epithelium cells and the microbiome. We also discuss recent technological developments that enhance our ability to dissect the immunomodulatory functions of enteric neurons. Elucidating these complex communication pathways is critical for advancing our understanding of gut function and mucosal inflammation, and for developing novel therapeutic strategies for gastrointestinal disorders.",
"42468596": "ID: 42468596\nTitle: M2 macrophage-based biohybrid system regulates intestinal microbiota homeostasis and immunity for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves a self-perpetuating cycle driven by oxidative stress, microbial dysbiosis, and immune dysregulation. Restoring intestinal microbiota homeostasis and immune balance is therefore critical for intestinal health and long-term disease remission. In this study, an M2 macrophage-based biohybrid system (GaInMg@PDA@M2) was constructed to achieve synergistic intervention against these multiple pathological pathways. This biohybrid system utilized M2 macrophages with inherent inflammatory tropism as delivery vehicles, loaded with multifunctional nanoparticles (GaInMg@PDA) composed of liquid metal (GaIn), magnesium ions (Mg\u00b2\u207a) and polydopamine (PDA). The nanoparticles effectively scavenged reactive oxygen species and exhibited synergistic antibacterial effects with the GaIn component, while the released Mg\u00b2\u207a further promoted macrophage polarization towards the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. In a DSS-induced murine colitis model, GaInMg@PDA@M2 demonstrated inflammatory targeting for the diseased colonic tissue and significantly ameliorating clinical symptoms including disease activity index, colon shortening and histopathological damage. The therapeutic mechanisms involved downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokines, enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activity, restoration of intestinal tight-junction protein expression, and rebalancing of gut microbiota homeostasis. This \"cell-homing and multi-effect synergy\" strategy represented a precise therapeutic approach capable of disrupting the key pathological cycle in IBD. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is driven by a self-perpetuating cycle of oxidative stress, microbial dysbiosis, and immune dysregulation, making restoration of intestinal ecosystem balance a major therapeutic challenge. Conventional therapies often lack specificity or fail to address these interconnected pathologies simultaneously, owing to systemic side effects, non-specific immunosuppression, and diminished efficacy over time. In response, a paradigm shift toward a multi-targeted strategy that concurrently tackles oxidative stress, corrects dysbiosis, and resolves inflammation is imperative to break this cycle. To this end, an M2 macrophage-based biohybrid system was developed to achieve synergistic intervention across these key pathological pathways, overcoming the limitations of conventional drugs and enabling simultaneous modulation of multiple core disease mechanisms.",
"42469878": "ID: 42469878\nTitle: Co-production of high-purity floridoside and isofloridoside ameliorates MASH via Parabacteroides goldsteinii-UDCA-FXR enterohepatic axis.\nAbstract: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), the progressive form of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is tightly linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis and disrupted bile acid (BA) homeostasis. Floridoside (Flor), a marine glycoside from the edible seaweed Pyropia haitanensis (P. haitanensis), exerts promising biological activities. However, protocols for its high-purity preparation and the mechanisms underlying its anti-MASH effects remain unclear. To develop a protocol for the preparation of high-purity Flor and its isomer isofloridoside (Isoflor) from P. haitanensis, and to elucidate how Flor alleviates MASH via regulating gut microbiota and BA metabolism. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were isolated via integrated chromatography, with their chemical structures confirmed by LC-MS and NMR. Anti-MASH efficacy was evaluated in a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced murine MASH model. The underlying mechanisms were explored using multi-omics analyses, including transcriptomics, gut microbiota metagenomics and BA-targeted metabolomics, and further validated by molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and western blotting; the compounds' biosafety was evaluated using zebrafish. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were successfully isolated, each with a purity of\u2009\u2265\u200999.0%. Both compounds exhibited a favorable biosafety profile and comparable lipid-lowering activity in zebrafish. In HFD-induced murine MASH models, Flor robustly ameliorated HFD-driven obesity, hepatic steatosis, and chronic inflammation, and restored systemic BA homeostasis characterized by a markedly increased non-12-OH/12-OH BA ratio. Meanwhile, Flor treatment dramatically enriched the relative abundance of intestinal Parabacteroides goldsteinii (P. goldsteinii), which showed a significant positive correlation with MASH alleviation and beneficial BAs (e.g., ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)). Mechanistically, UDCA exerted its therapeutic effects by antagonizing FXR signaling, upregulating the hepatic protein and mRNA expression of CYP7B1 and CYP27A1, and ultimately promoting the activation of the alternative BA synthesis pathway. High-purity Flor and Isoflor were obtained via an integrated co-production process from P. haitanensis. We hypothesize that Flor may ameliorate MASH by enriching P. goldsteinii and modulating the UDCA-FXR axis to activate the alternative bile acid synthesis pathway, positioning Flor as a promising prebiotic candidate for MASH management.",
"42469894": "ID: 42469894\nTitle: Coffee as a polypharmacological modulator of mitochondrial health: from molecular mechanisms to translational implications.\nAbstract: Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide, yet its biological effects have often been attributed primarily to caffeine. Emerging evidence suggests that coffee contains a complex array of bioactive compounds, including chlorogenic acids, trigonelline, diterpenes, and melanoidins that collectively exert pleiotropic effects on cellular metabolism. However, a comprehensive framework linking the full spectrum of coffee-derived bioactives to mitochondrial health and chronic disease prevention is still lacking. This review proposes an integrated perspective on coffee as a systemic \"mitochondrial network optimizer.\" We present this model as an integrative framework and hypothesis rather than an established causal model. We synthesize molecular, pre-clinical, and clinical evidence suggesting that coffee bioactives converge on key regulatory nodes, namely the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1\u03b1 axis, Nrf2/ARE antioxidant pathway, PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy, and mitochondrial calcium signaling to coordinately enhance mitochondrial biogenesis, quality control, redox defense, and metabolic efficiency. These multi-targeted mechanisms provide a plausible biological basis for the consistent epidemiological associations between moderate coffee consumption and reduced risk of metabolic diseases (type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's), and cardiovascular conditions. Furthermore, we critically examine key determinants of response heterogeneity, including non-linear hormetic dose-response relationships, inter-individual variability (CYP1A2 genotype, gut microbiota, sex), and the impact of coffee processing and brewing methods on bioactive composition. Collectively, these findings support the hypothesis that coffee may serve as a paradigm of polypharmacological dietary intervention that targets fundamental pathways of mitochondrial resilience. Moving beyond reductionist views centered on single compounds, we propose that the holistic effects of coffee are best understood through systems-level modulation of mitochondrial homeostasis. Future research should prioritize precision nutrition approaches stratified by genotype, microbiome, and metabolic phenotype, to translate these mechanistic insights into personalized dietary recommendations and the development of mitochondria-targeted nutraceuticals. We caution that this integrative framework requires direct validation in human causal studies.",
"42470108": "ID: 42470108\nTitle: Lactobacillus johnsonii mediates the protective effects of pristimerin against ulcerative colitis and concomitant liver injury through remodeling hepatic lipid metabolism via LXR\u03b1-SCD1 axis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a systemic disease that can involve multiple organs, and hepatobiliary diseases in UC patients are frequently observed. However, the pathogenesis of UC and its associated hepatobiliary complications remains elusive, and limited therapeutic options are available. This study revealed that disrupted hepatic lipid metabolism plays a pivotal role in driving the progression of UC and its extraintestinal hepatobiliary manifestations. Mechanistically, colitis-elevated circulating endogenous corticosterone (CORT) mediates the downregulation of hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 signaling, resulting in diminished monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), reduced unsaturated lysophospholipids, and the accumulation of alkyl lysophospholipids, ceramide and hexosylceramide. These alterations contribute to liver lipotoxicity and, in turn, exacerbate colitis. A similar lipid profile is observed in UC patients. Importantly, pristimerin, a natural compound structurally similar to the star molecule celastrol, has been demonstrated to alleviate UC and concomitant liver injury by remodeling hepatic lipid metabolism in a microbiota-dependent manner. The gut commensal Lactobacillus johnsonii mediates the effects of PSM by activating hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 signaling and increasing the potential anti-inflammation lipid species LPC20:2 and LPC20:3. This investigation suggests a novel therapeutic strategy for UC and associated liver injury based on the L. johnsonii-hepatic LXR\u03b1-SCD1 axis. This study also opens new avenues for mechanistic exploration of systemic diseases and therapeutic strategies of multi-organ comorbidity.",
"42470544": "ID: 42470544\nTitle: Human chorionic membrane mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium activates the SOX18/MECP2 axis to protect against sepsis-induced lung injury.\nAbstract: Sepsis-associated acute lung injury represents a severe complication. It is characterized by an overwhelming inflammatory response and the disruption of pulmonary barrier function, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in supportive care, effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Mesenchymal stem cells derived from the human chorionic membrane, commonly referred to as HCMSCs, represent a highly promising option in the field of regenerative medicine. This is largely owing to their remarkable abilities to modulate the immune system and repair damaged tissues. Nevertheless, the specific biological processes through which these cells exert their influence on lung injury caused by sepsis, especially regarding the modulation of critical molecular signaling pathways, remain to be fully elucidated. A mouse model of sepsis-induced lung injury was established via intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection, while human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMECs) were stimulated with LPS to mimic an in vitro model. Following the characterization of HCMSCs, the study evaluated their impact on endothelial cell apoptosis, proliferation, and barrier integrity. Inflammatory responses were quantified by measuring key cytokines. To elucidate the molecular mechanism, the study focused on the interaction between the transcription factor SOX18 and MECP2, which was confirmed using chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assays. Finally, the therapeutic efficacy was validated in mice by assessing lung histopathology, edema, and gene/protein expression. Results showed that HCMSCs successfully differentiated into adipocytes and osteoblasts, as confirmed by positive Oil Red O staining and ALP activity. Treatment with HCMSC-conditioned medium (HCMSCCM) significantly attenuated LPS-induced inhibition of SOX18 expression in HPMECs. LPS-induced HPMEC apoptosis, inflammation, barrier dysfunction and proliferation inhibition were markedly alleviated by HCMSCCM, as evidenced by reduced apoptosis, decreased IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1 levels, increased number of EdU-positive cells, and restored expression of tight junction proteins (Occludin and ZO-1) along with TER. However, SOX18 knockdown reversed these protective effects. Mechanistically, SOX18 was found to transcriptionally activate MECP2 in HPMECs. HCMSCCM effectively mitigated LPS-induced dysfunction in HPMECs through modulation of the SOX18/MECP2 signaling axis. In vivo, HCMSCCM administration protected against LPS-induced lung injury in mice via regulation of the SOX18/MECP2 axis. In all, HCMSCs exerted protective effects against sepsis-induced lung injury by modulating the SOX18/MECP2 signaling pathway. These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of HCMSCs in treating sepsis-induced lung injury.",
"42470952": "ID: 42470952\nTitle: Biochanin A alleviates HFD-induced MAFLD by inhibiting IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis and improving intestinal homeostasis.\nAbstract: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) progresses via a vicious cycle of \"lipid dysregulation-ceramide-inflammation-oxidative stress-ferroptosis,\" with sodium palmitate (PA) as a key mediator of hepatic lipotoxicity. To screen ameliorative natural compounds, we performed high-throughput screening of 236 traditional Chinese medicine-derived compounds using PA-induced AML-12 hepatocytes, identifying biochanin A (BCA)-a major isoflavone in chickpeas-as a potent protector against hepatocyte death. We validated BCA's effects in vitro (PA-induced AML-12 cells) and in vivo (high-fat diet-induced MAFLD mice, 25/50 mg/kg BCA), combined with IRE1\u03b1 agonist IXA4 rescue experiments and multi-omics analyses. A novel finding is that BCA directly binds IRE1\u03b1 (via LEU23/CYS91, validated by molecular docking and 100-ns MD simulations) and specifically inhibits the IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis. This downregulates SPTLC1/SPTLC2 (ceramide synthesis rate-limiting enzymes), normalizes hepatic C16/C24 ceramide levels, suppresses IL-1\u03b2/IL-6 production, restores mitochondrial OXPHOS function, reduces ROS/lipid peroxidation, and inhibits ferroptosis. Concurrently, BCA treatment was associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition (enriching Bacilli, reducing pro-inflammatory Coriobacteriia), enhanced intestinal barrier function, and reduced LPS translocation, which may contribute to mitigating hepatic inflammation. Notably, IXA4 completely reversed BCA's protective effects. In conclusion, BCA ameliorates MAFLD by inhibiting the IRE1\u03b1-SPT-ceramide axis to block the pathological cascade. In parallel, BCA treatment is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition, improved intestinal barrier integrity, and reduced systemic inflammation, suggesting that the gut-liver axis may be involved in its protective effects.",
"42470953": "ID: 42470953\nTitle: Lonicera trichosantha alleviates LPS-induced endometritis in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Endometritis is an inflammatory disorder of the endometrial lining. Conventional antibiotic therapy often fails to control the accompanying disruptive inflammation. The 95 % ethanol-eluted fraction of Lonicera trichosantha (95 %-LT), exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity in vitro. Nevertheless, its efficacy in vivo and the mechanisms underlying its potential therapeutic effect on endometritis are largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the protective effects of 95 %-LT against endometritis and to define its mechanism of action, specifically through the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. The chemical profile of the 95 %-LT fraction was characterized using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The therapeutic effects of 95 %-LT were systematically investigated using in vitro cellular inflammation models, a murine endometritis model, 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, pseudo-germ-free (PGF) models, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and in vivo supplementation with key bacterial strains and metabolites. Three primary chemical constituents were identified in the 95 %-LT. Dose-dependent mitigation of endometrial pathological injury was achieved following intervention with 95 %-LT. Gut flora reconstruction induced by 95 %-LT was validated through 16S rRNA gene sequencing, among which the commensal beneficial bacterium Lactobacillus murinus exhibited the most remarkable enrichment. Concurrently, untargeted metabolomics showed that 95 %-LT enhanced the production of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a tryptophan-derived metabolite. FMT and PGF model experiments confirmed that the gut microbiota is indispensable for this therapeutic effect. Finally, in vivo supplementation verified that both L. murinus and KYNA function as key mediators underlying the efficacy of 95 %-LT. Our results demonstrate that 95 %-LT alleviates endometritis by orchestrating a gut microbiota-dependent mechanism, specifically through the \"L. murinus-KYNA axis\". This study provides a mechanistic foundation for exploiting Tibetan medicine-derived compounds in endometritis therapy.",
"42471086": "ID: 42471086\nTitle: Contrasting effects of short- and long-term starvation on intestinal health and gut microbiome in yellow cheek carp (Elopichthys bambusa).\nAbstract: Starvation is a common stressor in aquaculture that can markedly affect intestinal health and function in fish. This study focused on yellow cheek carp (Elopichthys bambusa, initial body weight: 221.36\u00a0\u00b1\u00a06.75\u00a0g; initial body length: 28.47\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.56\u00a0cm) to explore how short-term (8\u00a0days) and long-term (28\u00a0days) starvation influence intestinal morphology, expression of key functional genes, and gut microbiota composition. Additionally, Spearman's rank correlation analyses were conducted to explore potential host-microbe interactions. The results showed that short-term starvation did not significantly affect intestinal muscle layer thickness or villus height, but markedly upregulated genes associated with autophagy and apoptosis such as bcl-2-associated X protein 2 (bax2), bcl-2-like protein 1 (bcl2l1), and cysteine-aspartic acid protease 8(casp8). It also increased microbial diversity and altered the composition of dominant gut microbiota. In contrast, long-term starvation significantly suppressed the expression of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu-Zn sod), casp3a, and casp9, increased the number of goblet cells, inhibited muscle layer development, and weakened the correlation between gut microbes and host gene expression. In summary, short-term starvation appears to maintain intestinal homeostasis through activation of autophagy- and apoptosis-related pathways in conjunction with microbial restructuring. However, prolonged starvation inhibited muscularis development, increased goblet cell density, downregulated antioxidant and immune-related gene expression, and weakened the associations between the host and its microbiota. These findings provide new insights into starvation-induced physiological responses and contribute to gut health management strategies in aquaculture.",
"42471109": "ID: 42471109\nTitle: Modulation of the gut microbiota by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei reduces adipogenesis and metabolic dysregulation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.\nAbstract: The rising interest in microbiota-based therapies has positioned probiotics as promising candidates for managing obesity. This study evaluated the effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei in a murine model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. Oral administration of L. paracasei significantly reduced body weight gain and adiposity without altering food intake, indicating improved energy efficiency. Probiotic supplementation enhanced insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, as shown by lower fasting glucose, insulin levels, and HOMA-IR. At the molecular level, L. paracasei downregulated adipogenic genes (Srebf1, Pparg, Cebpa, Fabp4) and upregulated Ucp-1, suggesting increased browning of white adipose tissue. Inflammatory markers (Tnf-\u03b1, Il-6, Mcp-1) and JNK pathway activation were decreased, while insulin signaling and lipid metabolism improved via increased Glut4 and Ppar\u03b1, and modulation of adipokines. In the liver, the probiotic attenuated steatosis, reduced oxidative stress, and modulated genes related to lipid metabolism. Gut barrier integrity was improved, as indicated by higher expression of tight junction proteins, lower LPS levels, and reduced Tlr4 expression. L. paracasei also reshaped the gut microbiota, decreasing the Bacillota/Bacteroidota ratio and increasing beneficial taxa such as Akkermansia muciniphila and Lactobacillus, while reducing Clostridium spp. Additionally, it normalized obesity-associated miRNAs involved in adipogenesis and inflammation. Finally, the probiotic improved endothelial function and reduced vascular oxidative stress. These results support L. paracasei as a promising probiotic for obesity management, acting through metabolic, inflammatory, and microbiota-mediated mechanisms.",
"42471164": "ID: 42471164\nTitle: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1 Regulates Intestinal Innate Immunity via Suppressing the NF-\u03baB pathway to Modulate M cell Differentiation.\nAbstract: Lactobacillus species are increasingly recognized for their essential role in mitigating intestinal inflammation, yet their precise mechanisms of action are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of a specific probiotic strain, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP15-1, in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammation. Dietary supplementation with LP15-1 alleviated intestinal inflammation and was associated with alterations in the experimental model. Mechanistically, LP15-1 reduced the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-17 (IL-17), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), in both serum and ileal tissue. This anti-inflammatory effect was mediated through the inhibition of key signaling proteins in the canonical and non-canonical nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-\u03baB) pathways. Additionally, LP15-1 suppressed intestinal microfold cell (M cell) differentiation and enhanced relevant immune cell populations. Notably, LP15-1 intervention significantly altered the beta diversity of the gut microbiota, inhibited the over-proliferation of Proteobacteria, restored the abundance of Bacteroidota as well as beneficial genera such as Alloprevotella and Lactobacillus, and reduced the abundance of opportunistic pathogens including Streptococcus and Escherichia-Shigella. Collectively, these findings reveal that LP15-1 ameliorates LPS-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating the canonical and non-canonical NF-\u03baB pathways and suppressing intestinal M cell differentiation, while also being associated with favorable shifts in gut microbiota composition. However, the causal relationship between microbiota changes and the anti-inflammatory effects requires further investigation. The study provides new insights into probiotic-mediated intestinal immunoregulation and supports the potential of LP15-1 as a therapeutic candidate for intestinal inflammatory diseases.",
"42472232": "ID: 42472232\nTitle: Multimodal approach to identify neuropsychophysiological subgroups in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and their relevance for rehabilitation: protocol for a mechanistic cross-sectional and longitudinal study.\nAbstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition characterized by severe fatigue and post-exertional malaise (PEM). Reported neuropsychophysiological abnormalities suggest ME/CFS is multifactorial, but current knowledge remains fragmented. This study protocol outlines a multimodal investigation designed to (1) compare neuropsychophysiological mechanisms between ME/CFS patients and healthy participants, (2) test an integrative model of ME/CFS, (3) identify neuropsychophysiological subgroups within the patient population, and (4) identify predictors of symptom response during rehabilitation. This study will enroll 115 ME/CFS patients and 55 healthy participants. Groups will be comparable in age, sex, and education level, with a larger patient sample enabling subgroup and longitudinal analyses. A cross-sectional assessment at baseline will be carried out in both groups. Patients will then be evaluated longitudinally throughout a standardized cognitive-behavioral therapy rehabilitation program delivered as routine care. Baseline measures include systemic inflammation and general health biomarkers, measures of autonomic and central nervous system function, neuroinflammation (magnetic resonance spectroscopy, [18F]DPA714 PET in a subsample), serum short-chain fatty acid levels, gut microbiota composition and function, and neuroendocrine and self-reported responses to psychosocial stress. Fatigue severity (physical and cognitive) and PEM will be assessed through validated questionnaires, ecological momentary assessment, and laboratory tasks. These will be re-evaluated during therapy, and all non-neuroimaging measures will be repeated after the rehabilitation program. Statistical analyses will comprise multivariate analysis of variance, general linear models, classification algorithms, structural equation models, least absolute shrinkage selection operator principal component regression (LASSO-PCR), cluster analysis and latent class growth analysis (LCGA).",
"42472360": "ID: 42472360\nTitle: Tormentil Rhizome Ethanolic Extract and Its Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites: Modulation of Tight Junction Integrity and Anti-Inflammatory Potential in Caco-2 Cells.\nAbstract: Disruption of intestinal barrier integrity contributes to inflammation, infection, and chronic disease. Tormentil rhizome ethanolic extract (TR-EtOH), traditionally used in functional alcoholic beverages, is rich in polyphenols that undergo extensive gut microbiota metabolism. This study evaluated the phytochemical composition, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and barrier-protective effects of TR-EtOH and its gut-derived metabolites (TREMs). Microbiota metabolism markedly reduced phenolic content and antioxidant activity, consistent with the degradation of polymeric tannins. Biological activity was investigated in a Clostridioides difficile toxin-induced Caco-2 model using TEER, qPCR, Western blot, and cytokine secretion assays. TR-EtOH preserved epithelial integrity and reduced inflammatory responses, whereas TREMs showed donor-dependent effects on barrier stabilization and cytokine modulation. These findings indicate that native tormentil polyphenols and microbiota-derived metabolites may protect the intestinal barrier through complementary mechanisms, supporting their potential use in functional food and beverage development.",
"42472494": "ID: 42472494\nTitle: Oral delivery of recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing mSEB reduces intestinal Staphylococcus aureus colonization.\nAbstract: S. aureus intestinal colonization elevates infection risk, underscoring decolonization as a key prevention target. SEB is a key target for the development of neutralizing antibodies against toxins to prevent and treat S. aureus infection. B. subtilis is used as a probiotic for human health. To investigate the efficacy of recombinant mSEB B. subtilis spores for reducing S. aureus intestinal colonization in mouse. Mice were orally immunized with recombinant mSEB spores three times a week for three weeks. After immunization, mice were challenged via oral gavage with 1\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0109\u00a0CFU of S. aureus (ATCC 14458). Fecal specific IgA and serum IgG1 and IgG2a were analyzed by ELISA. Peritoneal macrophages were isolated for qRT-PCR analysis of TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 mRNA expression. Colon contents samples underwent 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiota profiling. Intestinal RNA was extracted for transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), and differential pathways were analyzed using KEGG enrichment. Body weight and fecal viable S. aureus burden were monitored. Oral mSEB spores correlated with elevated systemic and mucosal SEB-specific IgG1, IgG2a and fecal sIgA (P\u00a0<\u00a00.01). After S. aureus challenge, peritoneal macrophages from mSEB mice showed lower pro-inflammatory TNF-\u03b1, IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 transcripts, consistent with attenuated systemic inflammation. mSEB immunization also altered gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Barnesiella. Intestinal RNA-seq identified enriched antigen presentation and B cell receptor signaling gene sets in the mSEB group. On day 3 post-challenge, fecal S. aureus loads were 24.20\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.967\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (Control), 8.081\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.614\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (CotC) and 3.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.030\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0104\u00a0CFU (mSEB), showing a pathogen-clearing phenotype linked to mSEB treatment. Immunization with mSEB-displaying Bacillus subtilis spores correlates with SEB-specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses, blunted systemic inflammation, modified gut microbiota, and reduced intestinal S. aureus burdens post-challenge. The causal mechanisms underlying these changes remain to be clarified.",
"42472578": "ID: 42472578\nTitle: Molecular signatures of the gut microbiota that affect longevity.\nAbstract: The human colonic microbiota has been estimated to contain 38 trillion bacteria whereas the total human somatic cells constitute 30 trillion. The mutualistic relationship between host and microbiome is ancient and believed to have evolved over 600 million years ago. Other than a digestive function and provision to the host of certain vitamins, the gut microbiome has a single important and overarching purpose, which is maintenance of homeostasis by regulation of host metabolism and immune function. Consuming a diet that maintains gut microbial eubiosis and avoids dysbiosis is essential for a long healthy life. Dysbiosis contributes to noncommunicable illnesses, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer, any of which can reduce lifespan. The combined impact of diabetes and heart disease alone potentially shortens lifespan by up to 15-23\u202fyears. Although there has been considerable research on the bacterial abundance and diversity of the human gut microbiota, relatively little detailed attention has been given to the metabolites it produces, especially in relation to morbidity and mortality. By a thorough analysis of the gut bacterial species associated with longevity, we have identified a number of their metabolites that are beneficial to the host in this regard. The action of these metabolites underlines an important principle - that what is generated by the intestinal microbiota from a wholesome diet determines healthy aging and ultimately longevity. Future research on gut microbiota function should focus on the detailed mechanisms of action of beneficial bacterial metabolites that prolong both healthspan and lifespan.",
"42472610": "ID: 42472610\nTitle: Probiotic supplementation as a strategy to counteract chronic hypoxia-related damages.\nAbstract: Chronic hypoxia plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases by triggering cellular and molecular adaptations that disrupt tissue homeostasis, impair gut eubiosis, promote inflammation, and contribute to progressive functional decline. These effects mimic key features of neurodegenerative diseases and share mechanistic overlap with adverse outcomes of airborne environmental exposures that compromise oxygen homeostasis through mechanisms involving Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha (HIF-1\u03b1) stabilization, proteasome dysfunction, and gut-brain axis disruption. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 12% O2 for 2\u00a0months and received oral probiotics supplementation, which rescued short-term memory deficits in the novel object recognition test, reduced hippocampal HIF-1\u03b1 accumulation, restored prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and attenuated neuroinflammation and apoptosis, while elevating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Probiotics also normalized plasma gut hormones (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and leptin), enhanced ileal tight junction proteins (zonulin-1, occludin and claudin) in Ileal tissue, countered gut microbiota \u03b2-diversity shifts and restored beneficial bacterial metabolites with improved predicted metabolic pathways. These findings provide preclinical evidence that probiotics oral supplementation can restore gut-brain axis homeostasis, and mitigate chronic hypoxia related neuroinflammation, offering a potential therapeutic strategy against neurodegeneration triggered by oxygen\u2011depriving environmental and pathological conditions.",
"42473164": "ID: 42473164\nTitle: Nano- and Microplastics and Gastrointestinal Toxicity.\nAbstract: Increasing global plastic production has intensified human exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) through food, water, and air. Emerging evidence links NMP exposure to oxidative stress, inflammation, microbiome disruption, and metabolic dysfunction, although human exposure and health risk data remain limited.",
"42473331": "ID: 42473331\nTitle: Engineered probiotics platform for resolvin E1 biosynthesis confers protection against inflammatory disease.\nAbstract: The resolution of inflammation is actively driven by omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) via their specialized pro-resolving mediator (SPM) derivatives, including resolvin E1 (RvE1), whose role has been well established. However, clinical application of these mediators is hampered by inherent instability and elevated production costs. To surmount these obstacles, we have engineered a biosynthetic platform based on the probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) that enables controlled, sustained RvE1 production through inducible expression of COX2 and 5-LOX, designated EcN-RvE1. The catalytic capacity, intestinal persistence, and therapeutic efficacy of the platform were evaluated in vitro and in LPS-induced acute inflammation and DSS-induced colitis murine models. In this study, we validate the capacity of EcN-RvE1 to catalyse the conversion of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to RvE1 and confirm its ability to achieve long-term intestinal persistence. In murine models of acute inflammation and colitis, EcN-RvE1 exerts marked anti-inflammatory and tissue-protective effects, which are mediated by the regulation of inflammatory cytokine expression and the amelioration of gut microbiota dysbiosis. Moreover, EcN-RvE1 using Euglena gracilis as a photosynthetic protist-based source of PUFAs also exhibits protective anti-inflammatory activity. Collectively, we report a probiotic engineering platform for the biosynthesis of RvE1, offering a novel strategy for harnessing the anti-inflammatory potential of PUFAs derivatives in clinical settings.",
"42473684": "ID: 42473684\nTitle: Hydroxyurea and Gut Microbiome Interactions in Sickle Cell Disease: Toward Adjunctive Microbiome-based Therapy.\nAbstract: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder marked by hemoglobin S polymerization, resulting in chronic hemolysis, vaso-occlusion, systemic inflammation, and progressive multiorgan damage. Despite major therapeutic advances, SCD remains a complex inflammatory condition with significant morbidity. Hydroxyurea is the cornerstone of treatment, primarily by inducing fetal hemoglobin and reducing vaso-occlusive crises and hemolysis. It also exerts anti-inflammatory effects by decreasing leukocyte activation and endothelial adhesion. However, hydroxyurea does not fully reverse microvascular injury, persistent immune activation, or organ dysfunction, particularly renal and endothelial damage. This review aims to synthesize current evidence on the interactions between hydroxyurea and the gut microbiome in SCD and to evaluate the potential role of microbiome-directed therapies as adjunctive strategies to control inflammation and organ damage. Recent evidence highlights the gut microbiome as a critical regulator of immune homeostasis and inflammation in SCD. Dysbiosis, marked by reduced microbial diversity and diminished short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production, drives cytokine activation, endothelial dysfunction, and pain sensitization. Emerging studies suggest that hydroxyurea may partially restore microbial balance, yet residual dysbiosis persists. Microbiome-directed therapies, including probiotics and microbial metabolites, show promise for reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines, strengthening gut barrier integrity, and modulating immune responses. Probiotic strains such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, together with SCFA-mediated pathways, may enhance anti-inflammatory effects and address therapeutic gaps left by hydroxyurea. A combined strategy targeting both hematologic and microbiome pathways may offer superior control of inflammation and organ damage. Integrating microbiome-based interventions with conventional therapy represents a promising, patient-centered approach to improving long-term outcomes and quality of life in SCD.",
"42473781": "ID: 42473781\nTitle: Development of a gut-on-a-chip microfluidic device with three-dimensionally printed human intestinal tissue for studying human-microbe interactions.\nAbstract: The human small intestinal epithelium features villi protruding into the gut lumen, and crypts invaginating toward the gut exterior, forming a microarchitecture critical for intestinal homeostasis and renewal. Reproducing this complex geometry at physiological dimensions and pliability, while achieving cell compatibility, remains challenging. Here, we developed three-dimensionally (3D) printed gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) crypt-villus scaffolds and a gut-on-a-chip microfluidic device integrating dynamic fluid flow control, oxygen/pH regulation, and continuously sampled gut effluent collection. Using our custom biological projection micro-stereolithography (BioP\u03bcSL) system, we fabricated physiologically relevant crypt-villus scaffolds with physiological dimensions and softness within 30 minutes. We demonstrated that microbial transglutaminase (TG) enzyme could stably link proteins to GelMA, significantly improving Caco-2 cell adhesion to the GelMA surface. Moreover, we show stable protein density gradients could be created by allowing the mixture of TG and proteins to diffuse into hydrogels. Human intestinal cells seeded on 3D printed intestinal tissues exhibited robust adhesion, proliferation, and maturation into an apico-basal polarized monolayer. By integrating the crypt-villus scaffolds into the microfluidic platform, we demonstrated its potential for co-culturing epithelial cells with gut-relevant microbes, enabling monitoring of oxygen and pH levels and analysis of microbial growth during co-culture and assessment of cell viability afterward. This innovative platform holds promise for investigating human-microbiome interactions, advancing disease diagnosis/prevention, and facilitating drug screening applications.",
"42473946": "ID: 42473946\nTitle: Phages as Metabolic Switches in Plant-Associated Microbiomes: Implications for Climate-Smart Agriculture.\nAbstract: Bacteriophages constitute a regulatory layer in plant-associated microbiomes that has been systematically under-characterized relative to their ecological importance. This review advances the hypothesis that phages function as metabolic switches, alternating between lytic nutrient release and lysogenic host-fitness enhancement to govern the microbial metabolic states that determine nutrient cycling, stress responses, and microbiome stability in the rhizosphere and phyllosphere. During lytic infection, phage-driven cell lysis releases dissolved organic carbon, ammonium, and phosphate through the viral shunt, redistributing microbial biomass into forms directly accessible to plant roots and surviving microbial taxa. Lysogenic integration, by contrast, delivers prophage-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes that reprogram bacterial hosts with enhanced metabolic capacity across multiple generations without immediate cell death. Environmental stressors, include drought, salinity, temperature extremes, heavy metal contamination, and pathogen pressure remodel root exudation profiles, alter microbial metabolic bottlenecks, and shift phage life-cycle decisions through quorum-sensing-responsive and SOS-dependent switching mechanisms. These phage-mediated processes have cascading consequences for plant-relevant outcomes including nutrient uptake efficiency, oxidative stress management, phytohormone signaling, and growth-defense trade-offs mediated by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. By integrating mechanistic evidence across abiotic and biotic stress contexts, this review proposes a phage-microbe-plant metabolic axis as a unifying framework for understanding how soil virome dynamics translate into plant physiological outcomes. Practical implications for engineering phage-informed microbiomes and developing climate-resilient agricultural systems are evaluated alongside ecological risks, knowledge gaps, and priorities for field validation, virome mapping, and predictive modeling that must be addressed before phage-based interventions can be reliably deployed in crop production.",
"42474008": "ID: 42474008\nTitle: Marine Products as Therapeutics for Atherosclerosis Through Modulation of Gut-heart Axis.\nAbstract: A bidirectional relationship between cardiovascular health and gut microbiota, established by the gut-heart axis, is a major contributor to the development or prevention of atherosclerosis. Chronic immune-inflammatory and fibro-proliferative atherosclerosis remains a significant global cause of morbidity and death. Bile acids, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) are examples of gut-derived metabolites that majorly impact inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and plaque formation. Data were collected using keywords like 'marine', 'atherosclerosis', 'gut dysbiosis', 'short-chain fatty acids', and 'gut-heart axis' from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Relevant studies were analysed to evaluate mechanisms linking gut dysbiosis, metabolite modulation, and prevention of atherosclerosis. Marine-derived bioactive compounds include peptides, carotenoids (Fucoxanthin), polysaccharides (Fucoidan, Alginate), and sterols (Fucosterol), which have anti-inflammatory, lipidlowering, and microbiome-balancing properties, making them promising therapeutic options. These bioactive compounds prevent the progression of atherosclerosis by lowering TMAO levels, increasing SCFA synthesis, improving lipid metabolism, and regulating genes associated with cholesterol metabolism. The gut-heart axis is a critical contributor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Marine natural products have therapeutic potential in the management of atherosclerosis since they act as modulators of gut microbiota and cardiovascular health. Marine-derived natural products offer a novel therapeutic strategy for prevention and management of atherosclerosis by targeting the gut-heart axis.",
"42474276": "ID: 42474276\nTitle: Targeted \u03b2-Glucan-Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis-Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors.\nAbstract: Oral nanomedicines that modulate gut microbiota and gut-brain interactions are crucial for effectively treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. However, the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders in patients with IBD remain unclear, and effective treatment strategies have yet to be established. Herein, we developed oral gastroprotective \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs (\u03b2-glucan armored apremilast encapsulating tryptophan-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-glutathione nanomicelles). This system effectively treats IBD and associated anxiety/depression by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs demonstrated gastroprotection enhances retention, and enables sustained release within the inflamed colon, enhances drug solubility, and inflammation-responsive apremilast release significantly improving oral therapeutic efficacy. Oral \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs administration outperformed free apremilast by restoring gut barrier integrity, reducing histopathological damage, and modulating microbial dysbiosis. Systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation were markedly suppressed. Notably, the \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like symptoms, as well as cognitive deficits in colitis-induced mice, highlighting its therapeutic impact beyond the gut. Addressing reduced efficacy of conventional therapies, this multifunctional \u03b2G@Apr-WPG NMs platform offers safe, simple, and highly efficient therapeutic strategy integrating targets\u00a0intestinal inflammation, microbiota-gut-brain axis\u00a0modulation, in the pathogenesis of\u00a0IBD with comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders with confirmed safety.",
"42474292": "ID: 42474292\nTitle: Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae.\nAbstract: Vitamins mediate a web of cross-feeding interactions in the human gut. Many gram-positive gut microbes, in particular, are predicted to be vitamin auxotrophs. Previous studies of these microbes, however, have tended to use rich media, precluding controlled perturbations of low-abundance nutrients. We tested the ability of diverse Lachnospiraceae, the most common gram-positive bacteria in the gut, to grow on a chemically defined medium. Even though this medium contained riboflavin, we found that predicted riboflavin auxotrophs grew poorly, including the bile metabolizer Clostridium scindens. High-dose riboflavin supplementation enhanced growth, but also revealed that, surprisingly, C. scindens catabolizes riboflavin into lumichrome, making it the first reported anaerobe to do so. The only previously described catabolic pathway for riboflavin requires oxygen and has no homologs in C. scindens. In high-dose riboflavin, a single gene neighborhood with an aldolase, oxidoreductases, and a riboflavin kinase/adenylyltransferase was upregulated, suggesting an alternative anaerobic degradation or overflow pathway. Similar neighborhoods were detected in several other Lachnospiraceae, including Faecalicatena fissicatena, the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin. Reanalysis of published metabolomic data showed that, in vivo, both riboflavin and lumichrome were more abundant in colonized (vs germ-free) mouse ceca, and that, in vitro, Lachnospiraceae isolates depleted riboflavin while certain gram-negative isolates overproduced it. These results demonstrate that a member of the Lachnospiraceae can anaerobically convert an essential B vitamin into lumichrome, a molecule recently shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin catabolism may both structure cross-feeding interactions in the gut and affect host health.IMPORTANCELachnospiraceae, the most prevalent human gut gram-positive bacteria, produce many health-relevant metabolites, but are genetically intractable and often grown in rich medium, complicating physiological studies. Unexpectedly, through comparative experiments in a chemically defined medium, we identify the first anaerobe that can catabolize riboflavin to lumichrome and show that it induces a specific gene neighborhood while doing so, suggesting a novel pathway. Variants of this neighborhood are conserved in a handful of Lachnospiraceae, including the only other anaerobe reported to degrade riboflavin (to hydroxyethylflavin). These results potentially explain decades-old observations implicating gut microbes in riboflavin catabolism. Furthermore, riboflavin catabolites have recently been shown to inhibit host mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell activation, suggesting an additional mechanism by which commensal Lachnospiraceae may dampen inflammation.",
"42474394": "ID: 42474394\nTitle: 4-(5'-Dimethylamino)-Naphthalenesulfonyl-2(3H)-Benzoxazolone (W3D) Ameliorated COPD Lung Injury Through Regulating Macrophage Polarization Mediated by Glycolysis.\nAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a significant global health challenge, which urges the discovery of novel drugs. In this article, we investigated the therapeutic potential and action mechanism of a new benzoxazolone derivative, 4-(5'-dimethylamino)-naphthalenesulfonyl-2(3H)-benzoxazolone (W3D), synthesized by our research team, against COPD both in vivo and in vitro. The results demonstrated that W3D could down-regulate inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), and MMP-9, thereby reducing airway inflammation and improving lung function, which together alleviated lung injury in COPD. Meanwhile, W3D increased the expression of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin and attenuated the activation of the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B (TLR4)/NF-\u03baB) signaling pathway to maintain the integrity of bronchial epithelial cells. Additionally, W3D restored the expression of glycolytic enzymes such as LDHA, PKM2, and HK2 to modulate lactate levels, thereby correcting glycolytic pathway dysregulation. W3D decreased intracellular lactate content, down-regulated global Kla levels and H3K18la expression, and regulated macrophage polarization in cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced macrophages. Furthermore, these therapeutic effects of W3D were compromised in the presence of the glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG), indicating that W3D regulated macrophage polarization by inhibiting glycolysis. Our results demonstrated that glycolysis was activated in macrophages exposed to CSE and served as a key role in the macrophage polarization process. Inhibiting glycolysis in macrophages might be a potential therapeutic direction for COPD. In addition, given the confirmed protective effect against COPD, W3D could serve as a promising lead compound for further structural modifications of innovative drugs.",
"42475273": "ID: 42475273\nTitle: The Roles of Gut Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis.\nAbstract: Acute pancreatitis (AP), among the most common causes of acute abdomen, is characterized by persistent left upper abdominal pain and vomiting, without pain relief after vomiting. Its pathological features include abnormal activation of pancreatic enzymes and induction of pancreatic autodigestion by various etiologies. Emerging evidence indicates a strong association between the gut microbiota and AP progression, primarily mediated by intestinal barrier disruption, bacterial translocation, and immune dysregulation. Alterations in the gut microbiota, including overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (eg, Enterobacteriaceae) and a reduction in beneficial commensals (eg, Lactobacillaceae and Bifidobacteriaceae), are consistently observed among patients with AP. The gut microenvironment, including factors such as bile acids, oxygen levels, and pH, shapes the microbial community and its interactions with the host. These changes can promote local and systemic inflammation, thereby exacerbating pancreatic necrosis and contributing to multiple organ dysfunction. Consequently, the bidirectional interaction between the gut microbiome and AP has received increasing attention. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the current understanding of how gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to AP pathogenesis. We focus on mechanisms linking microbial and microenvironmental alterations to disease severity, including the roles of the gut-pancreas axis, short-chain fatty acids, and pattern recognition receptors. Finally, we discuss the potential of novel therapeutic strategies targeting these pathways for the management of AP.",
"42475766": "ID: 42475766\nTitle: Fructooligosaccharides ameliorate hepatic and renal lipid accumulation and intestinal barrier dysfunctions in a pre-diabetic rat model.\nAbstract: Consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) diet is a factor associated with several diseases including obesity and its associated complications, especially liver and kidney dysfunction via promoting derangement of lipid metabolism. It has been reported that fructooligosaccharides (FOS) improve insulin sensitivity and ectopic lipid accumulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of FOS on insulin resistance, liver and renal lipid accumulation, inflammasome formation, oxidative stress and intestinal barrier integrity in an obese rat model. Male Wistar rats were fed a normal (ND) or HFD for 16\u00a0weeks. The rats given a HFD were then given FOS at 1 or 2\u00a0g/day and metformin at 30\u00a0mg/kg/day daily for 8\u00a0weeks by oral gavage. The results demonstrated that FOS and metformin improved insulin resistance. FOS showed greater efficacy than metformin in attenuating intestinal barrier leakage. FOS and metformin decreased liver lipid synthesis as evidenced by the downregulation of SREBP1c, FAS and perilipin2. Renal lipid accumulation was restored concomitant with the reduction in renal lipid content and lipotoxicity. Liver and renal inflammation and organ injury were restored to within normal limits. However, FOS had no effect on the antioxidant enzymes via KEAP1/NRF2. Metformin attenuated renal oxidative stress via the suppression of PKC\u03b1 and the FOXO1 signaling pathway. These suggest that FOS and metformin have the potential to improve gut health and prevent liver and renal complications and could be used as a useful supplement in the obese condition.",
"42476137": "ID: 42476137\nTitle: Aptamer targeting HMGB1 attenuates inflammatory disease via domain-specific antagonism.\nAbstract: Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are key mediators of inflammatory disease, among which HMGB1 is a prototypical extracellular alarmin and an attractive therapeutic target. Here, we report ZH-1a, a high-affinity DNA aptamer (Kd = 2.1 nM) identified through SELEX and sequence optimization, that preferentially recognizes the proinflammatory B-box region of HMGB1. ZH-1a functions as an extracellular HMGB1-neutralizing aptamer and suppresses HMGB1-induced inflammatory signaling, including cytokine secretion and NF-\u03baB activation in macrophages. In vivo, ZH-1a reduced late-phase systemic inflammation and multiorgan injury in LPS-induced endotoxemia, improved survival in polymicrobial sepsis, and attenuated inflammatory responses and organ damage in an HMGB1-challenge model. In addition, ZH-1a alleviated joint inflammation and structural damage in collagen-induced arthritis, and further enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of methotrexate. Together, these findings establish ZH-1a as a promising anti-inflammatory aptamer targeting HMGB1 and support aptamer-based neutralization of pathogenic extracellular HMGB1 as a therapeutic strategy for inflammatory disease.",
"42476197": "ID: 42476197\nTitle: Gut microbiota homeostasis alleviates mycobacterial granuloma pathology in zebrafish.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links the gut microbiota to host immune regulation and tuberculosis (TB) progressiond; however, its specific impact on the formation and necrosis of TB granulomas remains poorly defined. In this study, we established an adult zebrafish model of antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis followed by Mycobacterium marinum (M.m) infection to investigate how gut microbiota perturbation influences host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Our results demonstrated that antibiotic-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis significantly increased the mycobacterial burden in zebrafish, thereby compromising host resistance to mycobacterial infection. Dysbiosis also intensified infection-associated inflammatory responses, as reflected by the elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tnf-\u03b1 and il-1\u03b2, resulting in more severe systemic pathology characterized by enhanced granuloma formation and necrosis, together with remodeling of the immune cell composition within granulomatous lesions. Importantly, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors effectively reduced the bacterial burden and alleviated granuloma-associated pathological changes in infected zebrafish. These findings demonstrate that the gut microbiota critically modulates the granuloma immune microenvironment, providing a robust platform and mechanistic support for gut microecological interventions as a host-directed therapy for TB.",
"42476206": "ID: 42476206\nTitle: Callistephus A from Callistephus chinensis Alleviates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Gut-liver Axis Disruption by Targeting the JAK2/STAT1 Pathway and Remodeling Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Callistephus chinensis, a plant belonging to the genus Callistephus in the family Asteraceae, is a traditional Mongolian medicinal herb. In ancient times, it was commonly used for clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. CA is a 6/7-thickened sesquiterpenoid component isolated from the flowers of Callistephus chinensis, however, its pharmacological mechanism underlying the treatment of intestinal inflammation remains unclear. To evaluate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of CA on UC. CA was tested in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and DSS-induced colitis mice. Multi-omics profiling, gut microbiota analysis, fecal microbiota transplantation, inhibitor and knockdown assays were performed. CA treatment markedly alleviated colitis and liver injury, reducing the histological score to approximately 0.6 times and key pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-\u03b1 and IL-6 to below 0.3 times the levels in the DSS group, while restoring gut barrier integrity. Multi-omics reveals that CA reshapes the gut microbiota by significantly increasing the relative abundance of Firmicutes (1.1-fold) and restoring the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio compared to the DSS group, while promoting host short-chain fatty acid and amino acid metabolism.Mechanistically, CA directly bound JAK2 and STAT1, suppressing JAK2/STAT1 pathway phosphorylation to under 0.3 times the DSS group level, confirmed by inhibitor and knockdown assays. FMT confirmed that CA's efficacy depends on microbiota modulation. Furthermore, CA reduced gut-derived LPS translocation and alleviated liver injury. CA treats UC by targeting the gut-microbiota-metabolite axis and the JAK2/STAT1 pathway, representing a promising therapeutic lead.",
"42476444": "ID: 42476444\nTitle: Long-Term Impairments Associated with Gut-Brain Axis Dysregulation Following Sublethal VX Exposure in Mice.\nAbstract: Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can induce transient cognitive, neurological, and somatic symptoms that may persist over time. OP poisoning mostly occurs from pesticides used in developing countries; however, several OP nerve agent (NA) events have been reported in the last decade. OP toxicity is based on cholinesterase inhibition, which leads to varying degrees of neurotoxicity. According to clinical reports, asymptomatic victims of OP exposure may experience long-term neurological sequelae. Given the continuous communication between the nervous and enteric systems, evaluating the neurotoxic effects of OP exposure on the gut-brain axis is important. A male Swiss mouse model was employed to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of acute exposure to a sublethal dose of VX at 0.5 LD50. The investigation focused on alterations in the inflammatory system and the endocrine system, with particular attention to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Additionally, the study encompassed an evaluation of the intestinal barrier structural and functional integrity and gut microbiota composition. A longitudinal behavioral study was also conducted to assess cognitive and emotional functions. Our results indicate that sublethal exposure to a VX disrupts the HPA axis and the intestinal homeostasis as evidenced by local inflammation, structural changes and gut microbiota shifts. Our data also indicate long-term neurological deficits as well as long-term neuroendocrine and metabolic effects suggesting a systemic homeostatic disorder. These findings highlight the necessity for comprehensive care for individuals exposed to NA and underscore the importance of identifying biomarkers for low-dose to sublethal exposure to facilitate early diagnosis and the development of effective treatments.",
"42476655": "ID: 42476655\nTitle: Modulating the gut microbiota: a multi-target mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine for type 2 diabetes management.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is fundamentally linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis, a condition that triggers a cascade of pathophysiological changes including aberrant host-microbe co-metabolism, compromised intestinal barrier integrity, and chronic low-grade inflammation, which collectively drive insulin resistance. While conventional therapies have limitations, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) presents a promising therapeutic strategy. This review comprehensively elucidates the pathophysiological link between gut dysbiosis and T2DM. It then systematically summarizes the multi-target mechanisms by which TCM exerts its therapeutic effects, including: remodeling the gut microbial ecosystem; reprogramming host-microbe co-metabolism of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), bile acids (BAs), and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs); reinforcing the intestinal barrier to mitigate metabolic endotoxemia; and modulating key signaling pathways involved in inflammation and immunity, etc. Key clinical evidence is also summarized. Furthermore, the review critically evaluates the preclinical and clinical evidence supporting these mechanisms, highlighting both therapeutic potential and current challenges, such as the need for standardization. Finally, current limitations and future prospects are considered, proposing a path forward for integrating microbiota-targeted TCM therapies into the modern, evidence-based management of T2DM.",
"42476998": "ID: 42476998\nTitle: Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 mitigates the cytotoxicity induced by methylglyoxal by activating the AMPK-autophagy signaling axis.\nAbstract: Methylglyoxal (MGO), a reactive dicarbonyl formed during the food processing, induces oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. However, there are little effective methods to reduce MGO-induced cytotoxicity. Here, we screened 35 lactic acid bacteria and identified Lactobacillus fermentum 2-14 as the most effective strain in restoring Caco-2 cell viability and reducing LDH cytotoxicity under MGO challenge. Mechanistically, L. fermentum 2-14 attenuated MGO-induced ROS accumulation, apoptosis and inflammatory responses, and promoted autophagy, as indicated by increased LC3 puncta and autolysosome formation using an RFP-GFP-LC3 reporter. Using integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics, we further suggested that L. fermentum 2-14 activates the AMPK pathway by increasing the level of pyruvate in Caco-2 cells. Supplementing with pyruvate partially mimicked the protective effect in an AMPK- and autophagy-dependent manner. Collectively, our findings indicate that L. fermentum 2-14 mitigates MGO cytotoxicity via a pyruvate-AMPK-autophagy axis, supporting the development of probiotic-based strategies to counter food-derived dicarbonyl stress.",
"42477076": "ID: 42477076\nTitle: Genomic structural equation modeling uncovers shared genetic architecture and comorbidity mechanisms of lung function decline.\nAbstract: Chronic respiratory diseases cause substantial global morbidity and mortality, yet the shared genetic architecture of pulmonary-function traits, exposure-related phenotypes, and cardiometabolic traits remains incompletely characterised. We applied genomic structural equation modelling to GWAS summary statistics for four pulmonary-function traits, lifetime smoking index, ambient PM2.5 exposure, and arterial oxygen tension to model their shared genetic covariance (mvLung). The mvLung GWAS identified 2,156 loci, including 376 not significant in the individual input GWASs. EFEMP1 was prioritised as a candidate gene, and 41 respiratory and cardiometabolic traits showed significant genetic correlations. Colocalisation, gene-prioritisation, and enrichment analyses identified candidate shared regions and highlighted extracellular-matrix, cell-adhesion, epithelial-barrier, and signalling-related annotations. Drug-target analyses showed pathway-level concordance with previously studied cardiopulmonary drug classes. These findings characterise shared genetic signals across the included traits and nominate candidates for functional follow-up. Because mvLung incorporates exposure-related and oxygenation phenotypes, the results do not represent direct genetic effects on pulmonary function alone, causal mechanisms, or therapeutic efficacy.",
"42477351": "ID: 42477351\nTitle: Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OF44 alleviates allergic rhinitis by rebalancing host immunity and gut microbial function.\nAbstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) involves a maladaptive type 2 inflammatory response driven by systemic immune imbalance and gut dysbiosis. Here, we identify a probiotic strain, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OF44, with significant probiotic potential that alleviates allergic pathology and is associated with coordinated immunological and microbial reprogramming. In an ovalbumin-induced AR rat model, OF44 administration markedly reduced nasal allergic symptoms, normalized serum and nasal immunoglobulin and cytokine levels, and restored the balance of Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg cell populations. Metagenomic profiling revealed that OF44 reshaped the gut microbial structure by enriching beneficial commensals (Rikenellaceae, Alistipes) and suppressing the proinflammatory family Enterobacteriaceae. Functional profiling further demonstrated that OF44 reversed the AR-associated enrichment of pro-inflammatory pathways, including biofilm formation, flagellar assembly, and multidrug resistance, while restoring metabolic pathways related to amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, and short-chain fatty acid production. Integrated taxonomic-functional correlation analysis suggested that butanoate and lipoic acid metabolic pathways were microbial functions potentially associated with enhanced immune regulation. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that OF44 attenuates AR by reprogramming gut microbial composition and functional capacity, providing mechanistic support for its application as a functional probiotic for the management of allergic disease.",
"42477366": "ID: 42477366\nTitle: Accurate, sensitive, and efficient chromatin accessibility quantification at target loci using UNIChro-seq.\nAbstract: Recent progress in statistical and experimental fine mapping of disease risk variants prompts us to focus on specific target loci for functional investigation. However, current genetics is hindered by a limited toolbox for target-loci analysis. To address this, we present UNIChro-seq, a method that digitally counts accessible chromatin molecules at target loci. UNIChro-seq allows for accurate, sensitive, and efficient quantification of allelic effects compared to conventional methods. Using UNIChro-seq, we investigate the effects of 57 autoimmunity risk alleles on chromatin accessibility and estimate the causal effects of 20 artificial variants generated through genome editing. As a caveat, a non-negligible fraction of the edited alleles exhibits a falsely positive effect on chromatin accessibility, which can be effectively distinguished from the true causal effect through bi-directional genome editing. Finally, functional dissection of a fine-mapped risk variant at the LEF1 locus illuminates its relevance to T cell dysregulation in rheumatoid arthritis. Together, these findings underscore the utility of combining UNIChro-seq with genome editing technology to enable precise and scalable functional analysis of disease-associated loci.",
"42477687": "ID: 42477687\nTitle: Colon-targeting pH-responsive Bletilla striata polysaccharide coacervate microdroplets for ulcerative colitis therapy via macrophage reprogramming.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory bowel disease that severely impairs patients' quality of life. Efficient oral colon-targeted delivery systems are urgently needed to improve local therapeutic efficacy while minimizing systemic exposure. Herein, we developed a pH-responsive Eudragit S100-coated coacervate microdroplet system for the oral delivery of natural Bletilla striata polysaccharide (BSP), termed BSP@EU-Coac. The optimized BSP@EU-Coac microdroplets exhibited a spherical morphology with an average hydrodynamic diameter of 3.86\u2009\u00b1\u20090.82\u00a0\u03bcm, an encapsulation efficiency of 85.03\u2009\u00b1\u20093.66%, and a drug loading capacity of 9.29\u2009\u00b1\u20090.93%. In vitro release studies showed that BSP@EU-Coac effectively limited premature BSP release under simulated gastric and small intestinal conditions, while achieving pH-triggered sustained release in simulated colonic medium, with a cumulative release of approximately 88.25% within 96\u00a0h. In vitro assays further demonstrated that BSP@EU-Coac showed good cytocompatibility at the working concentration and markedly reduced intracellular ROS levels, with ROS fluorescence intensity decreased by 53.95% and 51.13% in RAW264.7 macrophages and Caco-2 cells, respectively. After oral administration, fluorescence imaging confirmed that BSP@EU-Coac preferentially accumulated in the inflamed colon and maintained detectable colonic retention for up to 24\u00a0h. In a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, BSP@EU-Coac significantly alleviated UC symptoms, as evidenced by improved body weight recovery, reduced disease activity index, and restoration of colon length from 4.99\u2009\u00b1\u20091.23\u00a0cm in the model group to 8.66\u2009\u00b1\u20091.92\u00a0cm. Mechanistically, BSP@EU-Coac modulated macrophage polarization by reducing the M1-like CD86\u207aCD206\u207b population from 29.26% to 8.95% and increasing the M2-like CD86\u207bCD206\u207a population to 20.70%, accompanied by suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, enhanced tight junction protein expression, reduced oxidative stress, and partial restoration of gut microbiota homeostasis. Overall, this study demonstrates that BSP@EU-Coac is a promising oral colon-targeted polysaccharide delivery platform for UC therapy through integrated regulation of oxidative stress, immune response, epithelial barrier repair, and gut microbiota.",
"42477751": "ID: 42477751\nTitle: AI-2 combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG remodels gut microbiota structure to alleviate intestinal oxidative stress injury in a mouse necrotizing enterocolitis model.\nAbstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting preterm infants. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) combined with quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2) in a neonatal mouse model of NEC. NEC was induced in neonatal mice, which were then randomly assigned to the NEC or treatment groups (NEC\u2009+\u2009AI-2, NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG, and NEC\u2009+\u2009LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2), with uninduced mice as control group. Disease severity, intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gut microbiota structure, transcriptomic profiling, and oxidative stress markers were comprehensively evaluated. The LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 co-treatment demonstrated the most effective protection against NEC. It markedly alleviated clinical symptoms and intestinal histopathological damage, with additive benefits compared with LGG or AI-2 monotherapy. Mechanistically, the combination enhanced the intestinal barrier by upregulating the tight junction protein zona occludens-1 (ZO-1), reducing the levels of tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and increasing the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB) activation. SEM results indicated that LGG combined with AI-2 restored intestinal biofilm formation and colonization of beneficial commensal bacteria. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that LGG\u2009+\u2009AI-2 ameliorated microbial balance, increasing diversity and selectively enriching beneficial bacteria such as Clostridium butyricum while suppressing the growth of pathogens such as Escherichia coli. Transcriptomic analysis identified 131 core differentially expressed genes, predominantly enriched in glutathione metabolism and oxidative stress pathways. Accordingly, the combination treatment rescued redox homeostasis, evidenced by increased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents, as well as restored expression levels of the key antioxidant regulators glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). The combination of LGG and AI-2 confers a potent protective effect against NEC by simultaneously improving intestinal integrity, modulating inflammation and microbiota, and alleviating oxidative stress, highlighting a promising novel combined therapeutic strategy for NEC.",
"42477798": "ID: 42477798\nTitle: Wendan decoction modulates Parasutterella to influence fatty acid metabolism in MAFLD via the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis.\nAbstract: The host microbiota and hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes are important mediators of the metabolism and biological effects of herbal components. Through bidirectional interactions, herbal medicines can also reshape the host microbial community. The clinical efficacy of Wendan Decoction (WDD) in treating metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has been well established. However, its interactions with the host microbiota through the gut-liver axis remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which WDD modulates host microbial activity through the gut-liver axis to ameliorate MAFLD. MAFLD models were established by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding and subsequently treated with WDD, Parasutterella excrementihominis (P. excrementihominis), or 7\u03b1-OH-T. The ABX group underwent antibiotic-mediated microbiota depletion before treatment. Multi-omics analyses were used to characterize the dynamic trajectories of microbiota-derived metabolites. These analyses included targeted bile acid (BA) profiling of serum, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents, and proteomics and untargeted metabolomics of liver tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin, Oil Red O, and Alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff staining were used to assess pathological changes in the liver and intestinal tissues during MAFLD. ELISA, Western blotting, and other assays were performed to quantify markers of inflammation and lipid metabolism. Following UPLC/UV detection of 7\u03b1-OH-T in portal vein serum, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, together with cellular thermal shift assays (CETSA) and microscale thermophoresis (MST), were used to validate FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. WDD alleviated hepatic steatosis, intestinal inflammation, and barrier dysfunction in MAFLD, but these effects depended on the integrity of the host microbiota. 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that WDD promoted the growth of beneficial bacteria, including Bacteroides and Parasutterella. Combined analysis of targeted serum BA metabolomics and untargeted metabolomics of cecal contents indicated that WDD-mediated modulation of the host microbiota reduced the total serum BA load, increased alternative-pathway metabolites, including CDCA and TCDCA, in the liver and intestine, and decreased toxic secondary BAs, including DCA and LCA. Steroid and fatty acid metabolites, such as 7\u03b1-OH-T, were also increased. Pearson correlation analysis and P. excrementihominis transplantation experiments suggested that the increase in 7\u03b1-OH-T was closely associated with P. excrementihominis. Untargeted liver metabolomics and serological analyses confirmed that gut-derived 7\u03b1-OH-T entered the liver through the portal vein and acted on hepatic targets via the gut-liver axis. In animal experiments involving exogenous 7\u03b1-OH-T supplementation and in MAFLD THLE-2 cell models treated with 7\u03b1-OH-T, 7\u03b1-OH-T ameliorated hepatic lipid accumulation and promoted lipid utilization in THLE-2 cells. A series of interaction assays, including CETSA and MST, identified FXR as a target of 7\u03b1-OH-T. Furthermore, 7\u03b1-OH-T markedly activated the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis and served as a key messenger through which WDD-mediated regulation of Parasutterella alleviated MAFLD via the gut-liver axis. WDD increased the abundance of P. excrementihominis and the level of the potentially associated metabolite 7\u03b1-OH-T. Through the portal circulation, 7\u03b1-OH-T promoted gut-liver crosstalk and targeted the FXR/PPAR\u03b1/CYP4A12A axis, thereby ameliorating MAFLD.",
"42478074": "ID: 42478074\nTitle: Microbes and Microbial Chemical Matter in the Seeding of Alzheimer's Disease: Prospects for Orthogonal Therapies.\nAbstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains the leading cause of dementia, with mortality rates having doubled over the past two to three decades and projected to rise with continued population aging. Despite its profound health and economic impact, effective therapeutic and preventive interventions remain limited, largely owing to an incomplete understanding of its etiopathogenesis. Emerging evidence indicates that microbes, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi, as well as their associated metabolites, toxins, and structural components, are involved in the development of AD. Microbial invasion, through dysbiosis or infection, can trigger neuroinflammation that drives overproduction of amyloid \u03b2 peptide (A\u03b2P). A\u03b2P functions as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent, and its accumulation, a key pathological hallmark of AD, is promoted by microbial presence as part of the immune response. Maintaining microbial eubiosis, preventing infections that impact the nervous system (e.g., herpes zoster), supporting gut microbiome homeostasis through prebiotics, and the judicious use of antimicrobial interventions may mitigate AD onset and progression. This Review delineates the involvement of microbes and their components in the initiation of AD and presents the prospects of orthogonal therapies to control AD.",
"42478224": "ID: 42478224\nTitle: Weizmannia coagulans JA845 modulates glucose and lipid metabolism via the gut microbiota-bile acid axis and FXR/TGR5 signaling to enhance GLP-1 secretion.\nAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a globally prevalent metabolic disorder, commonly leading to serious complications such as cardiovascular diseases, renal failure, and neuropathy. This study took spore-forming probiotic Weizmannia coagulans JA845 isolated from fresh fermented sauerkraut as the research subject. By establishing T2DM mouse models combined with in vitro STC-1 cell assays, we systematically evaluated the therapeutic effects of this strain on T2DM and clarified its underlying molecular mechanisms governing glycolipid metabolism. The results showed that W. coagulans JA845 intervention significantly improved glucose metabolism, enhanced insulin sensitivity, and effectively alleviated hepatic lipid accumulation and systemic inflammation in T2DM mice induced by a high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin. 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis revealed that W. coagulans JA845 significantly reshaped the gut microbiota (GM) composition, particularly by inhibiting the abundance of Ligilactobacillus, a bile salt hydrolase (BSH)-producing bacterium. Further mechanistic studies indicated that JA845 modulated BA metabolism by increasing the accumulation of tauro-\u03b2-muricholic acid (T\u03b2MCA) and taurolithocholic acid (TLCA) in the gut contents. Specifically, T\u03b2MCA improved lipid metabolism by antagonizing the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) signaling pathway and inhibiting the expression of the downstream target gene FGF15. In contrast, TLCA promoted GLP-1 synthesis and secretion by activating the TGR5/CREB/PCSK1/GCG signaling pathway, which further enhanced insulin secretion and glucose metabolism. In conclusion, this study is the first to reveal that W. coagulans JA845 improves glucose and lipid metabolism disorders in T2DM by modulating the gut microbiota-BAs-TGR5/FXR metabolic axis and promoting GLP-1 secretion, offering a new probiotic candidate for the management of T2DM.",
"42478338": "ID: 42478338\nTitle: \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide reduces aflatoxin B1 induced liver injury via the gut microbiota-bile acid-farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) axis.\nAbstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatotoxin that poses significant health risks to both livestock and humans. \u03b2-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has potential therapeutic benefits for liver diseases. However, its mechanism against AFB1-induced liver injury remains unclear. This study investigates whether NMN supplementation reduces AFB1-induced liver injury through the modulation of the gut-liver axis and elucidates the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice were exposed to AFB1 (0.75\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.) for 2\u2009weeks to induce liver injury, with or without NMN (300\u2009mg\u00b7kg-1, p.o.). Changes in gut microbiota were assessed via 16S rRNA sequencing, while bile acids (BAs) profiles were quantified using targeted metabolomics. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR/NR1H4) pathway was analysed using qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence. To establish causality, antibiotic depletion, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and intestine-specific FXR knockout (FXR\u0394IE) mice were utilized. NMN supplementation attenuated AFB1-induced liver injury, inflammation and oxidative stress, while restoring intestinal barrier integrity and reducing hepatic bile acids accumulation. Mechanistically, NMN reshaped the gut microbiota, increased bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity and lowered intestinal conjugated bile acids, which correlated with activation of intestinal FXR/fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF-15) signalling and suppression of hepatic Cyp7a1 expression. Importantly, antibiotic depletion of gut microbiota abolished NMN protection, whereas FMT from NMN-treated donors conferred resistance. Importantly, NMN failed to protect FXR\u0394IE mice, demonstrating that intestinal FXR is essential. NMN alleviates AFB1-induced liver injury via a gut microbiota-bile acid-FXR axis, highlighting a novel mechanism for its hepatoprotective effects.",
"42478557": "ID: 42478557\nTitle: Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor-\u03b2 improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model.\nAbstract: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the first-line treatment for pediatric Crohn's disease, but its mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Our aim was to identify the mechanisms that could explain the anti-inflammatory effects of EEN, studying the nutritional composition and transforming growth factor-\u03b2 (TGF-\u03b2) effects, in a mouse model of colitis. Mice were treated with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to induce colitis. After DSS treatment, we compared two enteral nutrition formulas, and we evaluated the effect of TGF-\u03b2 itself on clinical and microscopic inflammation, and intestinal permeability, by TGF-\u03b2-supplementation, -inhibition, or -deletion. Colonic crypts from DSS and EEN mice were cultured and their cellular properties were analyzed. Both EEN formulas improved weight recovery and disease activity index. In contrast, EEN mice treated with TGF-\u03b2 formula presented faster weight recovery and decreased inflammatory parameters, with a normalized intestinal permeability, suggesting gut restitution and functionality. These functional improvements were not found in the absence of TGF-\u03b2 in the formulas. Finally, organoids from colonic crypts treated with Modulen IBD\u00ae containing TGF-\u03b2 showed enhanced survival and re-epithelialization capacity. Both EEN formulas have anti-inflammatory properties based on their nutritional composition. However, TGF-\u03b2 plays a significant role in intestinal functional restitution.",
"42478691": "ID: 42478691\nTitle: Microalgal Unsaponifiable Matter Ameliorates Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction Through Intestinal Barrier Restoration and Gut Microbiota Modulation.\nAbstract: Estrogen deficiency contributes to intestinal barrier dysfunction, inflammation, and metabolic disturbances during the postmenopausal period. This study investigated the protective potential of microalgal unsaponifiable matter (MU) derived from Chlorella sp. against epithelial disruption and metabolic impairments associated with estrogen deficiency. MU was evaluated in tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1-challenged Caco-2 cells and ovariectomized mice. In vitro, MU (5-20\u00a0\u00b5g/mL) preserved cell viability, restored transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and maintained tight junction proteins while suppressing nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells-related cytokine expression. In vivo, MU improved feed efficiency, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hepatic enzyme markers and reduced systemic and adipose tissue inflammation. MU also enhanced intestinal barrier integrity, increased mucin 2 expression, and partially normalized gut microbiota composition, including improvements in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio. These compositional changes were associated with improvements in metabolic and inflammatory parameters, though causal relationships between specific microbial taxa and functional outcomes remain to be established. Collectively, these findings suggest that MU supports intestinal barrier protection, attenuates inflammation, and is associated with improved metabolic outcomes under estrogen-deficient conditions.",
"42479038": "ID: 42479038\nTitle: Selenium-enriched tea polysaccharide treatment ameliorates walnut protein allergy by regulating gut microbiota and metabolism.\nAbstract: Selenium-enriched polysaccharides conventionally possess multiple benefits for human health. To investigate the anti-allergic ability of selenium-enriched tea polysaccharide (Se-TPS) and its effect on the gut microbiota and metabolism, a walnut protein (WP)-induced allergic BALB/c mouse model was established. In vivo, Se-TPS (250 mg kg-1) alleviated the clinical allergic symptoms of WP sensitization and repaired the intestinal barrier. Furthermore, Se-TPS can inhibit the over-secretion of IgE, HIS, and IL-4 and promote the normal secretion of TGF-\u03b2 and IFN-\u03b3 to ameliorate the WP-induced immune imbalance. The gut microbiota was analyzed by 16s rRNA, which showed that Se-TPS upregulated the abundance of beneficial bacteria and effectively repaired the disturbed gut flora. Nontargeted metabolomics revealed that Se-TPS improved gut metabolic disorders by modulating tryptophan metabolism, primary bile acid metabolism, caffeine metabolism, steroid synthesis, ubiquinone biosynthesis, and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis. In summary, Se-TPS could mitigate WP-sensitive allergy by balancing Th1/Th2/Treg immune responses and modulating the gut microbiota and metabolites. This study confirmed that Se-TPS has the potential to regulate allergies and offers novel insights into functional foods utilizing Se-TPS.",
"42479266": "ID: 42479266\nTitle: Preliminary study on the modulation of diet-induced malnutrition in BALB/c mice using a probiotic consortium: a physiological, biochemical, histopathological, and gut microbiota evaluation.\nAbstract: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) remains a major global health challenge that adversely affects growth, metabolism, immune function, and organ integrity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a food-derived Bacillus-based probiotic consortium in alleviating PEM and investigated its effects on gut microbial composition in BALB/c mice. Forty-eight male mice were allocated to Control (C), Disease Control (DC), Treatment (TG), Preventive (PG), and Healthy\u2009+\u2009Probiotic (HPG) groups. Malnutrition was induced using a 4% low-protein diet (LPD) for six weeks. The TG received probiotic supplementation during the recovery phase (weeks 6-9), whereas PG and HPG received probiotics throughout the study. The consortium consisted of Bacillus spizizenii, Bacillus tequilensis, and Bacillus rugosus (1\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2079 CFU/mL each).LPD feeding significantly reduced body weight, total protein, albumin, cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity while increasing C-reactive protein, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), indicating metabolic impairment, systemic inflammation, and hepatic stress. Probiotic supplementation during nutritional rehabilitation significantly improved body weight gain, restored protein and albumin levels, normalized alkaline phosphatase activity, and reduced inflammatory and hepatic injury markers compared with dietary rehabilitation alone. Histopathological analyses demonstrated improved intestinal architecture, hepatocyte morphology, splenic organization, and renal integrity in the treatment group, whereas preventive supplementation under continued protein restriction resulted in only limited protection.Gut microbiota profiling using 16\u00a0S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that all groups were dominated by the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The treatment group exhibited increased relative abundance of beneficial taxa, including Barnesiella and Lactobacillus, together with reduced Proteobacteria abundance compared with the preventive group. Microbial community composition in the treatment group more closely resembled that of healthy animals, suggesting partial restoration of gut microbial homeostasis during nutritional rehabilitation.Collectively, these findings indicate that probiotic supplementation is most effective when combined with adequate nutritional support and may serve as a valuable adjunct strategy for improving physiological recovery, tissue regeneration, and gut microbial balance during protein-energy malnutrition.",
"42479457": "ID: 42479457\nTitle: Gut microbiome profiles as predictors of response to chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.\nAbstract: This prospective cohort study investigates the predictive role of gut microbiota composition in determining the therapeutic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) at Qiqihar Jianhua Hospital. A total of 178 patients underwent standardized\u00a0CRT protocols and were stratified into responders and non-responders based on pathological tumor regression grades. Gut microbiome profiling was conducted via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics at three treatment stages (pre-, mid-, and post-CRT). Responders\u00a0exhibited significantly higher alpha diversity (Shannon, Chao1) at baseline and maintained greater microbial richness throughout treatment. Taxonomic analysis identified Faecalibacterium, Akkermansia, and Bifidobacterium as enriched in responders, while non-responders showed elevated Clostridium, Escherichia, and Streptococcus. Multivariate regression confirmed Faecalibacterium (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.16, P = 0.0002) and Akkermansia (OR = 1.27, P = 0.0146) as independent predictors of CRT\u00a0response. Functional profiling revealed enrichment of anti-inflammatory pathways (butyrate synthesis, tryptophan metabolism) in responders and pro-inflammatory, stress-related functions (lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, oxidative stress) in non-responders. Exploratory microbiome modulation using probiotics or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) targeting Faecalibacterium and Akkermansia demonstrated increased responder rates by 12.5 and 18.2%, respectively. These findings highlight the potential of gut microbiome signatures as non-invasive biomarkers for CRT response prediction and as targets for adjunctive therapeutic strategies. Personalized microbiome-informed treatment may enhance CRT efficacy and reduce unnecessary exposure in non-responders, paving the way for precision oncology in rectal cancer.",
"42480023": "ID: 42480023\nTitle: A Genomically Safe Lactobacillus johnsonii Lacking Mobile Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Suppresses Escherichia coli and Modulates Gut Microbiota and Diarrhea Incidence in Suckling Piglets.\nAbstract: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) causes significant mortality and economic losses in piglet production. This study aimed to identify a safe, effective probiotic for E. coli control under practical conditions. Using a green fluorescent protein-tagged ETEC screening platform, we identified three Lactobacillus johnsonii (LJ) strains with potent antimicrobial activity. LJ FBU1718 demonstrated superior efficacy against multidrug-resistant ETEC, high gastrointestinal tolerance, and strong mucin adhesion. In IPEC-J2 cells, LJ FBU1718 reduced ETEC-induced inflammation, preserved epithelial integrity, and decreased cytotoxicity. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed its safety, showing an absence of mobile antimicrobial resistance elements. In suckling piglets, LJ FBU1718 supplementation improved growth and survival while enhancing fecal consistency. These benefits were underpinned by gut microbiota modulation, where Lactobacillus enrichment and E. coli reduction correlated with a significant decrease in diarrheal incidence. These findings establish LJ FBU1718 as a safe, practical probiotic candidate to enhance productivity in swine production.",
"42480123": "ID: 42480123\nTitle: Gut microbiota derived Bifidobacterium pseudolongum alleviates endometritis caused by dysbiosis and Escherichia coli infection.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a prevalent uterine inflammatory disease that significantly compromises fertility; however, the host-microbial mechanisms governing disease susceptibility remain poorly defined. Although the gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a central regulator of systemic and extraintestinal immunity, its role in uterine inflammation has received little attention. Here, we investigated whether gut microbiota dysbiosis modulates susceptibility to endometritis and sought to identify the microbial mediators underlying this relationship. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis markedly exacerbated uterine inflammation and tissue injury in mice, whereas fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) re-established microbial homeostasis and substantially ameliorated uterine pathology. 16S rRNA sequencing identified Bifidobacterium pseudolongum as a commensal species depleted during dysbiosis and restored following FMT. Monocolonization with B. pseudolongum conferred protection against dysbiosis-associated uterine inflammation, evidenced by diminished IL-1\u03b2, TNF-\u03b1and IL-10 production, reduced HMGB1 and HABP2 levels, restored epithelial tight junction protein expression-including ZO-1, Claudin-3, and Occludin, and attenuated neutrophil and macrophage infiltration. Beyond the dysbiosis model, B. pseudolongum demonstrated both prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy in murine models of Escherichia coli- and LPS-induced endometritis, suppressing inflammatory responses, limiting tissue damage, preserving epithelial barrier integrity, and reducing immune cell infiltration. In vitro assays showed that culture supernatants of B. pseudolongum inhibited E. coli growth under cell-free conditions, indicating a potential antimicrobial activity in vitro. Taken together, these findings support a gut-uterus immunological axis in which B. pseudolongum attenuates infection-driven uterine inflammation through the coordinated modulation of immune responses, epithelial barrier maintenance, and antimicrobial defense. Our study positions B. pseudolongum as a compelling microbiota-based candidate for the prevention and treatment of endometritis.",
"42480125": "ID: 42480125\nTitle: Reuterin drives osteogenic and suppresses adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells via BMP/SMAD signaling to ameliorate osteoporosis.\nAbstract: Osteoporosis, a prevalent skeletal condition defined by diminished bone density and disrupted microarchitecture, dramatically elevates fracture risk. Its pathophysiology is now understood to extend beyond classic remodeling imbalances to include a pivotal shift in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) differentiation, where adipogenesis is favored over osteogenesis-a key feature of aging and estrogen deficiency. The emerging \"gut-bone axis\" suggests that microbiota-derived metabolites can systemically influence skeletal homeostasis, presenting new therapeutic possibilities. This research uncovers the direct osteoanabolic and anti-adipogenic properties of Reuterin (3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, Reut), a principal antimicrobial metabolite from Lactobacillus reuteri. In vitro, Reut (5-20\u202f\u03bcM) showed excellent cytocompatibility, dose-dependently boosting osteogenic differentiation (increased ALP activity and mineralization) while effectively suppressing adipogenic differentiation (decreased lipid accumulation) in BMSCs. Mechanistically, Reut specifically activated the canonical BMP-Smad pathway, demonstrated by the rapid phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Smad1/5/9 and the upregulated expression of its direct targets (ID1, ID2). This activation was crucial, as the BMP receptor inhibitor LDN-193189 completely negated Reut's effects. In an ovariectomized (OVX) rat model, systemic Reut administration (10\u202fmg/kg, every other day for 8 weeks) not only mitigated trabecular bone loss and enhanced biomechanical properties but also markedly reversed the OVX-induced expansion of marrow adipose tissue (MAT). Remarkably, the bone-preserving efficacy of Reut was statistically equivalent to that of teriparatide (TPTD), a clinically approved anabolic agent, while both treatments similarly and significantly countered the pathological marrow adiposity. These results establish Reut as a novel, gut microbiome-derived therapeutic metabolite that rectifies the fundamental lineage imbalance in osteoporosis by directly engaging the BMP-Smad pathway, offering a distinct postbiotic strategy for anabolic bone therapy.",
"42480325": "ID: 42480325\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of novel antimicrobial peptide Z-d14CFR against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli-induced endometritis: roles in inflammation Mitigation and endometrial repair.\nAbstract: Endometritis is a significant disease in dairy cows that is closely associated with reproductive efficiency. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the primary pathogens leading to endometritis. Over the past few decades, traditional antibiotics have served as the primary therapeutic option for bovine endometritis management. However, the widespread prevalence of antibiotic resistance emphasizes the necessity of alternative development. Our previous study demonstrated that Z-d14CFR, a novel antimicrobial peptide derived from Zophobas atratus defensin, exhibits favorable antimicrobial activity in vitro. Herein, we established bovine endometrial epithelial cell (BEEC) and murine models of endometritis induced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli. To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Z-d14CFR and explore its underlying molecular mechanism. Our results showed that Z-d14CFR treatment significantly reduced the adhesion of E. coli to BEECs, promoted bacterial clearance in the uterus, and then downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, and TNF-\u03b1) and upregulated the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB signaling pathway activation. In addition, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1) suppressed by E. coli, restored endometrial barrier integrity, which further blocked persistent stimulation of E. coli and alleviated endometritis. Moreover, Z-d14CFR increased the expression of regeneration-related cytokines MMP-2 and VEGF-A, reduced excessive collagen deposition, and facilitated neoangiogenesis in the uterine stroma, thereby promoting endometrial repair. Collectively, our findings suggested that Z-d14CFR is a promising candidate for the treatment of endometritis induced by MDR E. coli.",
"42480345": "ID: 42480345\nTitle: Microbiota profiles and intestinal immunity in Bermuda feral chickens: A comparison with commercial broilers.\nAbstract: Domestication for production and captive rearing may alter the chicken gut microbiome and compromise immune function in modern broiler chickens. In this study, we compared microbiota, Toll-like receptor (TLR) gene expression, and intestinal health between feral chickens from Bermuda (BFC, n = 21) and commercial Cobb 500 broilers (BC, n = 12). Microbiota analysis showed that feral chickens harbored greater microbial diversity with higher proportions of Gram-negative bacteria in BFC (31%) vs. BC (8.2%). RT-qPCR analysis, followed by ANOVA and Tukey's test, revealed higher ileal expression of TLR in BFC and hepatic expression in BC (P < 0.05) indicating enhanced mucosal innate immunity in feral chickens and systemic immune activation in broiler chickens, respectively. The upregulation of ileal TLR4 and TLR5 in feral chickens correlated with Gram-negative and flagellated Proteobacteria, respectively. Histological evaluation showed higher Intestinal Scoring Index (ISI) scores in BFC (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05) with increased lamina propria thickness, goblet cell proliferation, and a robust mucosal inflammatory response, while BC showed minimal mucosal inflammation but significant hepatic lymphocytic aggregation and congestion (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that feralization and free-living conditions are associated with a high mucosal immune surveillance that effectively limits systemic antigen translocation, while commercial broilers show reduced intestinal immune activation and increased susceptibility to hepatic inflammation. This indicates that selection for intensive production may compromise gut barrier function and shift the site of immune activation from the mucosa to the liver.",
"42480452": "ID: 42480452\nTitle: Microbial tryptophan-IPA axis mediates 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2Cl-PFESA)-induced gut-brain dysfunction and neurobehavioral impairments.\nAbstract: Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs) are widely used substitutes for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and are increasingly detected in environmental and human matrices, yet their neurobehavioral risks during early life remain poorly defined. Here, male C57BL/6J mice were orally exposed to F-53B (6:2Cl-PFESA; 0.1 or 1\u00a0mg/kg/day) during juvenility for four weeks. F-53B selectively impaired recognition memory and social novelty preference, whereas locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and Y-maze working memory were largely preserved. Mechanistically, F-53B compromised intestinal barrier integrity, as evidenced by reduced occludin expression and disrupted ZO-1 continuity, accompanied by elevated circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine shift. In parallel, the hippocampus exhibited microglial activation, enhanced inflammatory signaling, and reduced PSD95 expression, consistent with neuroinflammatory stress and synaptic vulnerability. Shotgun metagenomics revealed pronounced microbiome restructuring and network rewiring, while widely targeted metabolomics converged on a marked disruption of tryptophan metabolism, characterized by depletion of microbiota-derived indole metabolites, including indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), together with altered serotonin-related signatures. Notably, oral IPA supplementation rescued behavioral deficits and attenuated gut-brain inflammatory alterations, restoring intestinal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) nuclear translocation, reducing LPS and cytokine levels, and ameliorating hippocampal inflammatory phenotypes. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic evidence that a microbiota-tryptophan metabolite-gut barrier-inflammation axis links exposure to substitute PFAS with selective neurobehavioral dysfunction, highlighting microbiota-derived metabolites as potential modulators of PFAS-associated neurotoxicity.",
"42480622": "ID: 42480622\nTitle: Microbiome Remodeling During Aging: Integrative Multi-Omics and Spatiotemporal Perspectives on Immune and Metabolic Regulation.\nAbstract: Changes in the gut microbiota occur throughout the human lifespan, and maintaining microbial homeostasis plays a critical role in promoting healthy aging. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in elucidating the mechanistic links between aging and microbiota remodeling, highlighting the central role of microbiota-host interactions in regulating immune responses and maintaining metabolic homeostasis. These findings provide new potential targets for the precision prevention and treatment of age-related diseases. This review systematically summarizes the patterns of gut microbiota succession across different stages of the human life cycle, including infancy, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, as well as the mechanisms through which the microbiota regulates immune and metabolic functions. Furthermore, the role of the gut microbiota as a key mediator linking aging with an increased risk of chronic inflammation, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer was explored. In addition, this review evaluates the therapeutic potential of microbiota-targeted interventions, such as dietary modification, probiotic and prebiotic supplementation, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and lifestyle interventions-in maintaining microbiome homeostasis and mitigating age-related diseases. The feasibility of personalized microbiota-based intervention strategies is also discussed. Finally, we highlight the current challenges and limitations in this field and outline future research directions. In particular, integrating multi-omics approaches with metagenomic sequencing, including emerging spatial and spatiotemporal multi-omics technologies, is crucial for advancing our understanding of the complex interactions within the gut microbiome. These insights provide a theoretical framework for optimizing anti-aging therapeutic strategies and promoting healthy lifespan extension.",
"42480691": "ID: 42480691\nTitle: Fine Particle Exposure-Induced Renal Injury and the Protective Effect of Multi-strain Probiotics: Involvement of Bitter Taste Transduction and Inflammatory Response.\nAbstract: Bitter taste receptors are distributed in various non-taste tissues and cells, where they exert crucial roles in neuroimmune regulation and inflammatory response. In this study, a mouse model of fine particle (FPs) exposure was established by nebulized ovalbumin (OVA) inhalation to investigate the effects of FPs on renal function and structure. The experiment results revealed that inhalation of OVA led to glomerular atrophy, and renal tubular epithelial cell swelling and vacuolization, accompanied by increased levels of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine in the bloodstream. OVA inhalation induced a significant elevation in the levels of H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA), while significantly decreased the activity of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and the content of glutathione (GSH) in renal tissues. Furthermore, OVA downregulated Th1 cytokine IFN-\u03b3, upregulated Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, and activated pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6) as well as genes involved in inflammatory pathways (TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, JAK-1, JAK-2, JAK-3, STAT-3, STAT-6). Notably, OVA-induced kidney injury was accompanied by the downregulation of bitter taste receptors and their downstream signaling molecules (\u03b1-gustducin, transient receptor potential melastatin 5 [Trpm5]). However, gavage administration of multi-strain probiotics significantly alleviated the toxic effects of OVA on the mouse kidneys, as evidenced by the reversal of the aforementioned abnormal changes in renal structure, biochemical indicators, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory factors, and bitter taste transduction-related molecules. Collectively, these findings indicate that OVA-induced distal organ injury, particularly renal injury, is associated with systemic inflammation and the inhibition of bitter taste transduction pathways. The protective effect of multi-strain probiotics on OVA-inhaled mice is correlated with the activation of bitter taste transduction, as well as the regulation of immune balance and inflammatory responses.",
"42480795": "ID: 42480795\nTitle: Mertk-dependent immune regulation is required for the therapeutic effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in a mouse model of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.\nAbstract: Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is a disorder of brain-gut axis dysfunction closely associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and disruption of mucosal immune homeostasis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been shown to alleviate IBS symptoms; however, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase (MERTK), a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family, plays an important role in macrophage polarization-related regulation and inflammation resolution. To investigate the role of Mertk-mediated immune regulation in FMT-induced improvement of IBS-C and its underlying mechanisms. IBS-C was induced in wild-type(WT) and Mertk conditional knockout(cKO) mice (Mertkflox/floxLyz2Cre/+) by ice-water gavage combined with tail-clamping stress, followed by FMT treatment. Defecation, fecal water content, intestinal transit, and visceral sensitivity were assessed. Colonic histopathology, macrophage polarization-related markers, inflammatory cytokines, tight junction proteins, AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling, and gut microbiota composition were examined by HE staining, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, Western blotting, and 16S rRNA sequencing. In WT IBS-C mice, FMT improved constipation-like symptoms, intestinal transit, and visceral hypersensitivity, reduced colonic inflammation, restored Occludin and Claudin-1 expression, decreased CD86 and IL-1\u03b2, increased CD206 and IL-10, and activated AKT-GSK3\u03b2 signaling. These beneficial effects were markedly attenuated in Mertk-deficient mice. However, FMT similarly remodeled gut microbiota composition in both WT and Mertk-deficient mice. FMT alleviates IBS-C partly through Mertk-dependent immune regulation and AKT-GSK3\u03b2 activation. Gut microbiota remodeling alone is insufficient for full therapeutic efficacy in the absence of intact host Mertk signaling.",
"42480908": "ID: 42480908\nTitle: Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis and Innate Immune Dysregulation as Determinants of Oronasal Fistula After Primary Cleft Palate Repair.\nAbstract: Oronasal fistula complicates 15-55% of primary cleft palate repairs, with recurrence rates approaching 43% after secondary closure, and global fistula rates have risen despite decades of iterative technical refinement, a trend that mechanical closure quality alone cannot explain. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception through April 2026 to argue that ONF is increasingly recognizable as a biologically mediated complication in which oral microbiome dysbiosis and innate immune dysregulation are primary, historically underrecognized determinants of palatal wound failure that act in synergy with, rather than independently of, mechanical and technical factors. Children with cleft lip and palate harbor a preoperative dysbiotic oral microbiome characterized by reduced alpha diversity, enrichment of Gram-negative anaerobes, and elevated proportions of pathobionts, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Prevotella spp., establishing an unfavorable immunological baseline before the first surgical incision. Perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis compounds this trajectory by depleting commensal communities, while suture-associated polymicrobial biofilms sustain a persistent antigenic depot at the healing flap margin. Unremitting pathogen-associated molecular pattern exposure drives sustained TLR4-NF-\u03baB signaling, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, macrophage M1 polarization arrest, neutrophil extracellular trap-mediated matrix degradation, and complement-coagulation amplification at the wound interface. Failure of the specialized pro-resolving mediator class switch leaves the wound frozen in a self-sustaining inflammatory state, precluding re-epithelialization and adequate collagen deposition. Direct human biopsy evidence for these pathways at palatoplasty wound margins remains limited; the causal temporal relationship between dysbiosis and wound breakdown remains unresolved; and all translational proposals require prospective validation in cleft-specific cohorts. Reducing ONF burden demands a conceptual shift from purely mechanical closure paradigms toward precision perioperative strategies that pair preoperative microbiome profiling, targeted immune modulation, and resolution-phase biomarker monitoring with sound surgical fundamentals.",
"42481097": "ID: 42481097\nTitle: Current Management of Food Allergies in Pediatric Patients.\nAbstract: Food allergy is a growing public health concern affecting up to 8% of children. The underlying pathophysiology involves a complex interplay of genetic predisposition, microbiome dysbiosis, and environmental factors disrupting epithelial barrier integrity, leading to a spectrum of immune reactions. Diagnosis is a clinical process integrating a detailed patient history with sensitization tests, with the oral food challenge serving as the definitive tool. While strict avoidance and emergency epinephrine form the foundation of management, the paradigm is shifting toward proactive immunomodulatory therapies, including oral immunotherapy.",
"42481155": "ID: 42481155\nTitle: Intratumoral Capnocytophaga leadbetteri promotes cancer cells proliferation and recruits neutrophils by activating TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.\nAbstract: Intratumoral bacteria influence the progression and treatment response of solid tumors through multiple mechanisms. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor in the head and neck; however, the role of intratumoral bacteria in OSCC initiation and progression remains poorly understood. We integrated 21 public 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA-seq) datasets (comprising 954 normal and 1,627 OSCC samples) to profile oral microbiota dysbiosis across 4 sample types (saliva, oral rinse, swab, and tissue). Subsequent analysis via five-region 16S rRNA-seq and fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a specific species enriched in OSCC tissues. The functional role of this bacterium and its underlying mechanism were then elucidated using in vitro and in vivo models, including germ-free mice. Our analysis revealed a reduced diversity of the oral microbiota in patients with OSCC, along with a significant enrichment of the Capnocytophaga in swab and tissue samples. Capnocytophaga leadbetteri (C. leadbetteri), a species within Capnocytophaga, was further confirmed to be specifically enriched in OSCC tissues. Functional studies demonstrated that C. leadbetteri alone is sufficient to induce epithelial hyperproliferation and a protumorigenic inflammatory niche, and it promotes established OSCC progression. Mechanistically, C. leadbetteri activates the TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB pathway in OSCC cells, stimulating tumor cell proliferation and the expression of chemokines (Cxcl1, Cxcl2, Ccl5, and Ccl7). This leads to the recruitment of tumor-associated neutrophils and establishes a protumorigenic microenvironment. Our findings establish a protumorigenic role for intratumoral C. leadbetteri in OSCC and highlight its potential as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target.",
"42481422": "ID: 42481422\nTitle: Oral microbiome dysbiosis and oral-gut microbial network disruption in hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome plays a critical role in modulating systemic inflammation, partly through its interactions with the gut microbiome. Although gut microbiome dysbiosis has been implicated in symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (SHOA), the role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in SHOA and its relationship with gut microbiome dysbiosis remain unclear. Elucidating these associations could provide novel insights into SHOA pathogenesis. Participants were recruited from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study, an ongoing community-based observational study. Saliva samples were analysed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Oral microbial richness, composition and relative abundance of specific taxa were compared between SHOA participants and controls without SHOA. Correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network were also assessed and compared between groups. Compared with controls (n=712), participants with SHOA (n=52) exhibited significantly lower oral microbial richness (p=0.007) and altered composition (p=0.007). The relative abundance of the genus Trichococcus was significantly higher in SHOA participants (\u03b2=0.437 (95% CI 0.174 to 0.699), p=0.001, Q=0.073) and positively associated with SHOA severity. Furthermore, the number of significant correlations within the oral-gut microbiome network was markedly reduced in SHOA participants compared with controls. Notably, Trichococcus abundance in the oral microbiome correlated positively with the gut microbial KEGG pathway of tyrosine metabolism (r=0.137, p=0.001, Q=0.047), both linked to SHOA. Oral microbiome dysbiosis and disruption of the oral-gut microbiome network are associated with prevalent SHOA. These findings suggest a potential role of the oral-gut microbiome axis in SHOA pathogenesis. Larger studies are needed to confirm these associations. NCT04033757.",
"42481649": "ID: 42481649\nTitle: Dysbiosis-induced expansion of AXL-positive inflammatory type 3 dendritic cells triggers preclinical autoimmunity.\nAbstract: Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are key sentinels at epithelial barriers, regulating immunity to microbial pathogens and commensals while preserving tissue integrity. NOTCH2 deficiency in CD11c-expressing cells (Notch2cKO) disrupts type 2a DC (cDC2a) development, impairs intestinal TH17 immunity and increases susceptibility to enteropathogenic bacteria. This defect leads to persistent dysbiosis in Notch2cKO mice, characterized by low-grade inflammation and systemic autoimmune features, including elevated autoantibody titers and renal immune complex deposition. Dysbiosis precedes expansion of highly inflammatory AXL-expressing type 3 DCs (AXL+inf-DC3), promoting chronic inflammation and tertiary lymphoid structures driving adaptive immune responses. Notably, dysbiosis is defined by three dominant pathobionts and is transferable to wild-type mice, recapitulating the autoimmune features observed in Notch2cKO mice. Here these findings identify a microbiota-DC axis linking intestinal pathobionts to systemic autoimmunity, establishing inflammatory DC3 as the cellular bridge between dysbiosis, chronic inflammation and autoimmune pathogenesis.",
"42481656": "ID: 42481656\nTitle: Loss of TGR5-activating bile acids is associated with disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease.\nAbstract: The gut microbiota communicates extensively with its host through small metabolites, such as bile acids. Primary bile acids are synthesized by the host and secreted into the intestine, where they are actively converted by the microbiota into secondary bile acids. Depending on the resulting bile acid composition, the host's bile acid receptor, Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5), is activated and mediates immune tolerance. It has been suggested that a disturbed bile acid profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might lead to inflammation via reduced activation of TGR5. Our study is the first to investigate whether bile acid-induced TGR5 activation differs between healthy individuals and patients with IBD. Bile acid profiles in stool and plasma were quantified by mass spectrometry, and TGR5 bioactivity was assessed from these profiles. In parallel, metagenomic sequencing was performed on fecal samples. We demonstrate that reduced alpha diversity in IBD is associated with a loss of microbial capacity for bile acid transformation, resulting in a significantly decreased secondary-to-primary bile acid ratio (sBA/pBA) in both stool and circulation. TGR5 bioactivity induced by bile acid profiles was substantially reduced in IBD patients, and a lower TGR5 bioactivity correlated with increased inflammatory activity.",
"42482072": "ID: 42482072\nTitle: Oral delivery of anti-mCD80 nanobody-engineered probiotic bacterial nanovesicles for macrophage-targeted Il17ra silencing in colitis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease remains challenging to treat because effective intervention requires localized suppression of mucosal inflammation together with restoration of tissue homeostasis. Here, a hierarchically engineered oral nanotherapeutic is developed based on Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG-derived bacterial nanovesicles (BNVs) for inflammatory macrophage-targeted gene silencing in colitis. The vesicles are genetically engineered to display an anti-mCD80 nanobody, loaded with siIl17ra, and further encapsulated within calcium alginate microcapsules to improve gastrointestinal protection and enable gastrointestinal protection and intestinal-fluid-associated release in the lower gut. The resulting system preserves nanoscale vesicular morphology, exhibits favorable cytocompatibility, and shows enhanced uptake by inflammatory macrophages after nanobody decoration. Following internalization, siIl17ra/CD80-BNVs effectively suppress Il17ra expression and reprogram macrophages toward a pro-repair phenotype. Microcapsule incorporation further improves siRNA retention, restrains premature release under acidic conditions, and promotes sustained release under intestinally relevant pH conditions. After oral administration, MC-siIl17ra/CD80-BNVs display enhanced colorectal retention and markedly alleviate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis, as evidenced by reduced disease activity, attenuated histopathological injury, enhanced epithelial regeneration, decreased inflammatory mediator expression, and reduced NF-\u03baB/caspase-associated marker changes. This work establishes a microbiota-inspired oral nanomedicine platform for localized immunomodulation and mucosal repair in colitis.",
"42482202": "ID: 42482202\nTitle: The oral microbiota in oral squamous cell carcinoma: unravelling mechanisms and clinical potential.\nAbstract: Originating in the mucosal lining of the mouth, oral squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the head and neck regions. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, involving environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and lifestyle-related risk factors. Increasing evidence indicates that oral microbial dysbiosis contributes to the initiation and progression of OSCC. Under healthy conditions, the oral cavity harbors a diverse and functionally balanced microbial ecosystem that maintains mucosal integrity, supports immune homeostasis, and prevents colonization by pathogenic species. Disruption of this equilibrium, known as oral dysbiosis, is increasingly recognized as a key event in oral carcinogenesis. In OSCC, a shift toward pathogenic and pro-inflammatory microbial communities has been consistently observed, particularly involving periodontal bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Fusobacterium nucleatum. These organisms contribute to tumor progression by activating inflammatory and oncogenic signaling pathways, including NF-\u03baB, STAT3, and PI3K/Akt; suppressing apoptosis; inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition; and immune evasion, thereby creating a tumor-promoting microenvironment. In addition to bacterial dysbiosis, viral and fungal components of the oral microbiome may act as important cofactors in OSCC. High-risk Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human papillomavirus (HPV) have been implicated in disrupting tumor suppressor pathways, causing genomic instability, and modulating the immune response. Fungal species, particularly Candida albicans, may further contribute by producing carcinogenic metabolites and inducing chronic inflammation. This review provides an integrated overview of the oral microbiome in OSCC, focusing on the composition and protective roles of the core microbiota, factors influencing microbial stability, and mechanisms by which dysbiosis contributes to carcinogenesis. It also highlights the oral microbiome as a potential source of non-invasive biomarkers and discusses microbiome-targeted strategies, including prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics, as promising adjunctive approaches to restore microbial balance and reduce tumor-promoting inflammation.",
"42482368": "ID: 42482368\nTitle: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling.\nAbstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction, and functional disability. Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and host protein glycosylation play essential roles in regulating immune signaling during RA progression. In this study, we demonstrate that the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei (abbreviated as L. casei) modulates gut microbial composition and enhances butyrate production, consequently impacting HDAC/NF-\u03baB signaling and O-GlcNAc glycosylation. The administration of L. casei significantly alleviated arthritis symptoms and synovial damage, reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels, restructured the gut microbiota structure, and enhanced butyrate production. Moreover, L. casei markedly increased O-GlcNAcylation of key immune signaling proteins, such as STAB1, by downregulating O-GlcNAcase (OGA) activity. Importantly, L. casei also modulated histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and inhibited NF-\u03baB pathway activation, synergistically contributing to glycosylation-mediated anti-inflammatory effects. This study provides evidence that L. casei alleviates synovial inflammation and contributes to immune homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by collectively improving the joint immune microenvironment and mitigating inflammatory responses.",
"42482485": "ID: 42482485\nTitle: Intestinal Organoids as Models to Study Viruses: Current Application and Future Perspective.\nAbstract: Intestinal organoids have emerged as a transformative model system in virology, bridging the gap between conventional cell lines and animal models by recapitulating the complex cellular diversity, three-dimensional architecture, and key functions of the human intestinal epithelium. This review highlights how this technology has enabled groundbreaking studies of enteric viruses, including the successful cultivation of previously uncultivable human norovirus, and has provided critical insights into the infection mechanisms of rotavirus, enterovirus A71, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. We discuss how emerging technologies, such as co-culture systems for host-microbiome interactions, vascularization techniques, and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, are being integrated with organoids to create more physiologically relevant microphysiological systems. Despite challenges related to immune component integration and model standardization, intestinal organoids offer a promising platform for elucidating virus-host interactions, advancing antiviral drug screening, and promoting personalized infectious disease research.",
"42482563": "ID: 42482563\nTitle: Deletion of Circadian Rhythms Gene BMAL1 Impairs the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier and Exacerbates Intestinal Inflammation by Inducing Pyroptosis.\nAbstract: The circadian clock plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including ulcerative colitis (UC). Deletion of the core transcription factor BMAL1 exacerbated the severity of colitis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of BMAL1 in UC remain unclear. We found that BMAL1 was downregulated in UC tissues and in LPS-induced MODE-K cells, whereas CXCL1 was highly expressed. Overexpression of BMAL1 reduced LPS-induced pyroptosis in MODE-K cells and restoring the expression of ZO-1, Claudin-1, and Occludin, thereby improving intestinal epithelial barrier function. Mechanistically, BMAL1 can negatively regulate the CXCL1 expression by inhibiting the activity of its promoter. Additionally, proteomics analysis identified MEF2A as a downstream protein of BMAL1. The protective effect of BMAL1 on MODE-K cells was achieved through direct negative regulation of CXCL1 or indirect negative regulation of MEF2A expression. Thus, BMAL1 plays a protective role in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier and represents a potential therapeutic target for UC treatment.",
"42482582": "ID: 42482582\nTitle: [Study on the mechanism of electroacupuncture at \"Shangjuxu\"(ST37) in regulating the expression of NGF mediated by 5-HT7 receptor and relieving visceral hypersensitivity in IBS rats].\nAbstract: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at \"Shangjuxu\"(ST37) on the visceral hypersensitivity, expressions of colonic 5-hydroxytryptamine 7 receptor (5-HT7) and nerve growth factor (NGF) in rats with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), so as to explore its mechanisms underlying the improvement of visceral hypersensitivity of IBS. A total of 18 male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control, model and EA groups, with 6 rats in each group. The IBS model was established by intracolonic administration of 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (0.8 mL, 80 mg/kg, in 50% ethanol) for 4 weeks. EA (2 Hz, 1.0 mA) was applied to bilateral ST37 for 30 min, once daily for 10 d. The visceral hypersensitivity was assessed by visceromotor responses (abdominal withdrawal reflex [AWR] to 20, 40, 60, and 80 mmHg colorectal distension pressure [CRD], simultaneously). Changes of the electromyography (EMG) activities of the musculus obliquus externus abdominis were synchronously recorded after CRD. Histopathological changes of the colonic tissue were observed after HE staining. The activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO, an inflammatory marker) in the colon tissue was detected by colorimetry. The co-expressions of 5-HT7, NGF and pan-neural marker (PGP9.5) in the colon tissue was detected by double immunofluorescence staining. The protein expression levels of colonic tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-10 (IL-10), 5-HT7, NGF and tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) were detected by Western blot. In comparison with the normal control group, the model group showed a striking increase in the AWR scores and EMG activities in response to 20, 40, 60, and 80 mmHg CRD (P<0.05), suggesting a visceral hypersensitivity after CRD. In addition, the activity of MPO, expression levels of TNF-\u03b1, 5-HT7, TrkA and NGF proteins, and the positive cell rates of 5-HT7/PGP9.5 dual staining, and NGF/PGP9.5 dual staining in the colon tissue were significantly increased (P<0.05), while the expression of colonic IL-10 protein was obviously down-regulated in the model group than in the normal control group (P<0.05). After EA intervention, both the AWR scores and EMG activities were considerably down-regulated (P<0.05), suggesting an apparent reduction of the visceral pain. Correspondingly, both the increase of the activity of MPO, expression levels of TNF-\u03b1, 5-HT7, TrkA and NGF proteins, and the positive cell rates of 5-HT7/PGP9.5 and NGF/PGP9.5 dual staining, and the decrease of IL-10 protein expression were reversed by EA (P<0.05). HE staining displayed disordered arrangement of the epithelial cells of the colon mucosa, interstitial edema, and inflammatory cell infiltration in the submucosa in the model group. While in the EA group, the epithelial cells were comparatively closely arranged, the muscular layer structure was relatively complete, and the inflammatory cell infiltration was reduced. 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"42482584": "ID: 42482584\nTitle: [Clinical study on efficacy and mechanism of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota].\nAbstract: To investigate the clinical efficacy of separated moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related negative emotions based on gut microbiota, so as to explore its potential mechanism of action. A total of 70 RA patients were randomly divided into a control group (n=35, 2 cases dropped off, 3 cases were excluded) and an observation group (n=35, 3 cases dropped off, 2 cases were excluded), and 30 healthy participants who underwent physical examination during the same period were randomly enrolled as the normal group. The control group was given conventional drug therapy;the observation group was additionally treated with separated moxibustion at bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23) and Ashi points on the basis of the control group, once every other day, 3 times a week, for 5 consecutive weeks. The scores of disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, morning stiffness, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were compared between the control group and observation group before and after treatment. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing was used to detect the composition structure and relative abundance of gut microbiota in the 3 groups before and after treatment. ELISA was adopted to measure the serum contents of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the control and observation groups before and after treatment. Compared with the baseline in the same group, the scores of DAS28, VAS, GSRS, SAS, SDS, as well as serum contents of LPS, LBP, TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2 and IL-6 were significantly decreased in both the control and observation groups after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the reductions in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). In contrast, morning stiffness score was significantly decreased, and serum contents of 5-HT and IGF-1 were significantly increased in the observation group after treatment compared with baseline and those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). Before treatment, compared with the normal group at the same time point, the \u03b1 -diversity of gut microbiota (Chao1, Ace, Sobs, Shannon indices) and the abundances of beneficial bacteria (Bacteroidota, Faecalibacterium, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium) in the observation and control groups were significantly lower (P<0.01), while the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota (F/B) ratio and the abundances of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria (Firmicutes, Prevotella, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Escherichia-Shigella, Klebsiella) were significantly higher (P<0.01). Microbiota clustering analysis showed significant differences between the observation/control groups and the normal group. After treatment, all the above indicators were improved in observation/control groups, and the observation group showed significantly better outcomes in increasing \u03b1 -diversity, restoring beneficial bacteria abundance, and reducing F/B ratio and pathogenic bacteria abundance than the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). Separated moxibustion combined with conventional drugs exerts superior clinical efficacy to monotherapy with conventional drugs in relieving joint pain, improving gastrointestinal symptoms, and alleviating anxiety and depression in RA patients. 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"42482589": "ID: 42482589\nTitle: [Research progress on the mechanisms of electroacupuncture in the treatment of obesity].\nAbstract: Obesity is a chronic metabolic syndrome, and unhealthy lifestyles contribute to a continuous rise in its prevalence. As a non-pharmacological intervention with mild adverse reactions, electroacupuncture has achieved favorable therapeutic effects on obesity and its complications in recent years. This paper reviews studies on the mechanisms of electroacupuncture for obesity over the past decade. Electroacupuncture exerts weight-reducing effects via multiple targets and pathways, including regulating appetite-related neurons and neuropeptides in the hypothalamus, facilitating browning of white adipose tissue and lipid metabolism modulation, maintaining intestinal flora homeostasis, alleviating inflammatory responses and improving insulin resistance. By summarizing research advances in relevant mechanisms, this review aims to provide novel theoretical evidence and therapeutic strategies for electroacupuncture in the treatment of obesity and associated disorders. \u80a5\u80d6\u662f\u4e00\u79cd\u6162\u6027\u4ee3\u8c22\u7efc\u5408\u5f81\uff0c\u4e0d\u5065\u5eb7\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u65b9\u5f0f\u5bfc\u81f4\u5f53\u4eca\u80a5\u80d6\u53d1\u75c5\u7387\u6301\u7eed\u4e0a\u5347\u3002\u7535\u9488\u4f5c\u4e3a\u4e00\u79cd\u975e\u836f\u7269\u3001\u4f4e\u4e0d\u826f\u53cd\u5e94\u7684\u5e72\u9884\u65b9\u5f0f\uff0c\u8fd1\u5e74\u6765\u5728\u80a5\u80d6\u53ca\u5176\u5e76\u53d1\u75c7\u7684\u5e72\u9884\u4e2d\u5c55\u73b0\u51fa\u826f\u597d\u7597\u6548\u3002\u672c\u6587\u7efc\u8ff0\u4e86\u8fd110\u5e74\u6765\u7535\u9488\u6cbb\u7597\u80a5\u80d6\u7684\u673a\u5236\u7814\u7a76\uff0c\u53d1\u73b0\u7535\u9488\u51cf\u91cd\u673a\u5236\u5177\u6709\u591a\u9776\u70b9\u3001\u591a\u9014\u5f84\u7684\u7279\u70b9\uff0c\u6db5\u76d6\u8c03\u8282\u4e0b\u4e18\u8111\u98df\u6b32\u76f8\u5173\u795e\u7ecf\u5143\u53ca\u795e\u7ecf\u80bd\u8868\u8fbe\u3001\u4fc3\u8fdb\u767d\u8272\u8102\u80aa\u8910\u5316\u4e0e\u8c03\u8282\u8102\u8d28\u4ee3\u8c22\u3001\u8c03\u63a7\u80a0\u9053\u83cc\u7fa4\u7a33\u6001\u3001\u7f13\u89e3\u673a\u4f53\u708e\u6027\u53cd\u5e94\u53ca\u6539\u5584\u80f0\u5c9b\u7d20\u62b5\u6297\u7b49\u65b9\u9762\u3002\u672c\u6587\u901a\u8fc7\u603b\u7ed3\u7535\u9488\u6cbb\u7597\u80a5\u80d6\u7684\u76f8\u5173\u673a\u5236\u7814\u7a76\u8fdb\u5c55\uff0c\u4ee5\u671f\u4e3a\u7535\u9488\u6cbb\u7597\u80a5\u80d6\u53ca\u76f8\u5173\u75be\u75c5\u63d0\u4f9b\u65b0\u7684\u7406\u8bba\u4f9d\u636e\u4e0e\u6cbb\u7597\u601d\u8def\u3002.",
"42482784": "ID: 42482784\nTitle: Potential protective effects of Phyllanthus emblica L. extract on high-salt diet-induced hypertension: a combined analysis of gut microbiota and metabolomics.\nAbstract: High-salt diet (HSD)-induced hypertension is a common form of hypertension and is closely associated with inflammation, target-organ injury, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Natural products have shown potential in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, and regulation of the gut microbiota and its metabolites may represent an important therapeutic mechanism. Phyllanthus emblica L. (PE) is a medicinal plant with reported cardiovascular-protective and antihypertensive effects. In this study, a salt-sensitive rat model was used to systematically evaluate the effects of PE extract on blood pressure (BP), inflammatory responses, renal and vascular pathological changes, intestinal barrier function, gut microbiota composition, and metabolite profiles. The potential mechanisms of PE were further explored with a focus on the gut microbiota-metabolite axis. PE intervention significantly alleviated the HSD-induced increase in BP, reduced the expression of the pro-inflammatory factors TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2, and improved renal and vascular tissue injury. PE also regulated the intestinal tight junction proteins Claudin-2 and ZO-1, suggesting an improvement in intestinal barrier function. Notably, high-dose PE extract restored HSD-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, particularly by increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus. Metabolomic analysis showed that high-dose PE extract improved HSD-induced alterations in the intestinal metabolite profile, with eight bile acid metabolites being significantly reversed. Correlation analysis further suggested that the protective effects of PE may be associated with regulation of gut microbiota and their metabolites, especially through the bile acid pathway. These findings suggest that PE extract may exert protective effects against HSD-induced hypertension by modulating the gut microbiota-metabolite axis, improving intestinal barrier function, reducing inflammation, and alleviating renal and vascular injury. This study provides preliminary experimental evidence for the potential application of PE in the prevention and treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension.",
"42482934": "ID: 42482934\nTitle: Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits lung protection via vesicle-driven enhancement of the host Cav1-Ces1d interaction.\nAbstract: Dysregulated inflammation and barrier dysfunction are central features of acute lung injury (ALI). Mounting evidence underscores the gut-lung axis as a critical pathway in pulmonary inflammation, yet how specific commensal bacteria confer distal organ protection remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the gut commensal Odoribacter splanchnicus elicits marked protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice, primarily through its extracellular vesicles (O-EVs). Depletion of O. splanchnicus exacerbated pulmonary damage and inflammatory cytokine release, whereas restoration of its abundance or administration of purified O-EVs significantly attenuated lung injury. Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identified caveolin (Cav1) and carboxylesterase 1d (Ces1d) as critical host targets of O-EVs. We found that O-EVs were associated with enhanced Cav1-Ces1d interaction, which correlated with suppressed activation of NF-\u03baB and STAT3 signaling and decreased levels of downstream pro-inflammatory mediators (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, iNOS, SOCS3). Concurrently, O-EVs reduced leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production, indicating restraint of Ces1d-associated lipid inflammatory pathways. Lipidomic profiling revealed that O-EVs are enriched in bacterial sphingolipids and anionic phospholipids with immunomodulatory potential. Collectively, these data indicate that the gut bacterium O. splanchnicus acts as a key regulator of gut-lung axis communication, mediating anti-inflammatory protection in acute lung injury through vesicle-dependent modulation of inflammatory signaling, lipid mediators, and immune responses.",
"42482935": "ID: 42482935\nTitle: Effects of supplementing diet with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP100 on growth, gut health, immunity, and disease resistance in Scatophagus argus.\nAbstract: The application of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP100 in Scatophagus argus, including its effective dietary, remains unclear. This study evaluated the effects of dietary LP100 supplementation at 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f106, 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f107, 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f108, and 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f109\u202fCFU/g to identify a suitable inclusion level for S. argus. A total of 300 fish were randomly assigned to five groups, including a control group, with three replicate tanks per group and 20 fish per tank. After the 8-week feeding trial, LP100 supplementation at appropriate concentrations significantly increased weight gain rate and specific growth rate, reduced feed conversion ratio, increased serum lysozyme activity, complement C3 and C4 levels. Compared with the CON group, all LP100-supplemented groups had significantly higher hepatic SOD activity (highest in LPMH, p\u202f<\u202f0.05), while the LPMH and LPH groups exhibited significantly lower hepatic MDA content (p\u202f<\u202f0.05). LP100 supplementation was also associated with increased intestinal expression of immune-related genes, including the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1, the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, and signaling molecules IRAK-4, MyD88, and TLR2. Intestinal histomorphology showed an improving trend, with increased villus length, villus width, and muscularis thickness. Microbial community analysis showed that Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the dominant phyla across all groups. The LPMH group (1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f108\u202fCFU/g) showed a distinct microbial profile, with higher Firmicutes abundance than the control group (53.3% vs. 25.3%) and lower Bacteroidota abundance (0.18% vs. 0.67%). Opportunistic pathogenic bacteria decreased, whereas probiotic genera, including Bacillus and Lysinibacillus, increased in abundance. After Streptococcus agalactiae challenge, the survival rate was significantly higher in the LPMH group than in the control group (60% vs. 16.67%; p\u202f<\u202f0.05). Under the present experimental conditions, 1.1\u202f\u00d7\u202f108\u202fCFU/g may represent a suitable dietary supplementation level for LP100 in S. argus.",
"42482938": "ID: 42482938\nTitle: Relationships of oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbiota with cognitive impairment in first-episode major depressive disorders: a pilot study in China.\nAbstract: Cognitive impairment runs through the entire course of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the relationships between cognitive impairment and the gut microbiota (GM) and their predicted metabolic pathways as well as peripheral blood indicators remains unclear. We aimed to explore these relationships. Patients (n\u202f=\u202f61) and healthy controls (HCs, n\u202f=\u202f84) were enrolled. Our analyses were performed using data from the Hamilton Depression Scale, cognitive function (MATRICS\u2122 Consensus Cognitive Battery [MCCB]), the GM and their predicted metabolic pathways, and peripheral blood indicators, including homocysteine (Hcy), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and C-reactive protein (CRP). In comparison with HCs, patients with MDD exhibited significant cognitive impairment, elevated SOD levels, enrichment of specific GM, and upregulation of microbial predicted metabolic pathways involving L-alanine, pyruvate, and salicortin. In patients with MDD, the salicortin biosynthesis pathway and pathways related to L-alanine metabolism were negatively correlated with the levels of Hcy and CRP, respectively, while the superpathway of de novo pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis was positively correlated with the SOD levels. The abundance of Blautia_caecimuris and Dysosmobacter_sp._NSJ-60 was positively correlated with the scores for processing speed and attention/vigilance domain, while the abundance of Enterocloster_aldenensis was negatively correlated with the score for working memory. Moreover, the 6-gingerol analog biosynthesis pathway was negatively correlated with the score for processing speed. Our research showed that the GM and their predicted metabolic pathways in patients with MDD were closely related to cognitive function and peripheral blood indicators, and that differences in these factors may manifest as oxidative stress and inflammation.",
"42482993": "ID: 42482993\nTitle: Del immune V and microbiome restructuring in colorectal cancer surgery: a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial.\nAbstract: The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a central factor in carcinogenesis. Dietary components and therapeutic interventions, including probiotics, may influence microbial composition and function, thereby modulating cancer risk. Del-Immune V, a metabiotic supplement derived from Lactobacillus rhamnosus, has demonstrated immunomodulatory properties. This study investigates its role in microbiome restructuring and patient-reported outcomes in colorectal cancer patients during the perioperative period. A randomized, controlled, double-blind Phase I trial was conducted in 39 colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective resection, assigned to Del-Immune V (n=22) or placebo (n=17). Participants received two capsules daily (100 mg each), starting 7-15 days before surgery and continuing until 15 days postoperatively. Blood and fecal samples were collected at baseline and day 60 to assess IL-6, CRP, CEA, and microbiome composition. Patient-reported outcomes were measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Microbiome profiling was performed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing with PICRUSt-based functional inference. Del-Immune V significantly reduced IL-6 (p=0.012) and supported CRP decline, while quality-of-life scores improved across multiple domains. Microbiome analyses revealed enrichment of short-chain fatty acid-producing genera (Bifidobacterium, Agathobacter, Gemmiger, Phocaeicola) and decline of CRC-associated taxa (Fusobacterium), with a significant improvement in the dysbiosis index (p=0.024). Del-Immune V demonstrated immunomodulatory activity, evidenced by reductions in IL-6 and CRP, alongside improvements in patient-reported quality of life. These effects were accompanied by restructuring of the gut microbiome, characterized by enrichment of protective commensals and reduction of CRC-associated taxa. Collectively, findings support Del-Immune V as a safe adjunctive therapy in colorectal cancer surgery, with potential to enhance recovery and long-term outcomes.",
"42483178": "ID: 42483178\nTitle: Sarcandra glabra: phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, and its role in mucosal immunity and digestive diseases.\nAbstract: The incidence of digestive system diseases has been increasing annually, highlighting the need for effective therapeutic agents. Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a key Chinese herbal medicine, has gained attention for its potential in treating digestive disorders. The purpose of this review is to explore the research progress of Sarcandra glabra and its compound preparations in the treatment of digestive system diseases, so as to promote the further exploration of its pharmacological mechanism and the optimization of its clinical 2024 application. Sarcandra glabra contains a variety of chemical constituents, including sesquiterpenes, coumarins, flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and volatile oils, which endow Sarcandra glabra with a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial (against Helicobacter pylori, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus), anti-inflammatory (via TLR4/NF-\u03baB and MAPK pathways), gastroprotective (through mucosal repair, upregulation of tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin, and antioxidant activity), immunomodulatory (via Th17/Treg balance, secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) secretion, and dendritic cell activation), and anti-tumor (by inducing apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and telomerase inhibition). Clinically, S. glabra and its various formulations (injections, tablets, granules, oral liquids) have been used for infectious diarrhea, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and as adjuvant therapy for nasopharyngeal, gastric, and colorectal cancers, showing improvements in clinical symptoms and quality of life. However, most clinical evidence is derived from small-scale, non-randomized, or uncontrolled studies. Short-term use is generally well tolerated, with mild gastrointestinal discomfort being the most common adverse event; toxicological studies indicate low acute toxicity and no mutagenicity, but long-term safety and chronic toxicity data are lacking. Future research should prioritize high-quality randomized controlled trials, systematic pharmacovigilance, and mechanistic studies focusing on gastrointestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota modulation. In summary, Sarcandra glabra exhibits multiple pharmacological activities relevant to digestive system diseases, including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. These properties suggest potential therapeutic value, although current evidence is primarily preclinical or derived from small-scale clinical studies. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials and systematic safety evaluations are needed to confirm its efficacy and establish its role in clinical practice. Through systematic and in-depth research and development, Sarcandra glabra is expected to bring treatment options and hope to more patients.",
"42483182": "ID: 42483182\nTitle: The microbiota-metabolite-immune axis in the olfactory cleft microenvironment: mechanisms and therapeutic implications for dysbiosis-driven olfactory dysfunction in chronic rhinosinusitis.\nAbstract: Chronic rhinosinusitis is the leading cause of olfactory dysfunction in adults. Although mechanical obstruction and type 2 inflammation remain important explanations for smell loss in chronic rhinosinusitis, emerging multi-omics studies suggest that disruption of the olfactory cleft microenvironment may also contribute to olfactory dysfunction. In this review, we propose the microbiota-metabolite-immune (MMI) axis as an integrative framework linking microbial dysbiosis, metabolite perturbation, and local immune remodeling in CRS-associated olfactory dysfunction. We systematically examine four interconnected domains. First, several studies have reported dysbiosis within the olfactory niche, including enrichment of Acinetobacter johnsonii in one CRS-OD cohort together with depletion of putative commensals. Second, altered metabolite profiles in CRS-OD have been associated with disturbed purine metabolism, uric acid accumulation, and reduced levels of the potentially protective metabolite indole-3-acetic acid. These changes may contribute to innate inflammatory signaling, including Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (TLR4/NF-\u03baB)-related pathways. Third, Staphylococcus aureus superantigens may promote T helper 2 (Th2) polarization, alter regulatory T-cell function, disrupt tight junction integrity, and impair olfactory neurogenesis, thereby sustaining bidirectional immune-microbial crosstalk. Fourth, emerging microbiota-targeted therapeutics, including xylitol irrigation, probiotics, and Interleukin-4 receptor alpha (IL-4R\u03b1) blockade, offer novel intervention strategies. Throughout this review, we distinguish olfactory cleft-specific evidence from broader sinonasal data and acknowledge the current predominance of association studies over causal validation. Taken together, the MMI axis provides a useful framework for understanding CRS-associated OD and for identifying testable therapeutic hypotheses.",
"42483640": "ID: 42483640\nTitle: Dietary index for gut microbiota and risk of incident gastroesophageal reflux disease: a prospective cohort analysis integrating plasma proteomics in the UK Biobank.\nAbstract: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common chronic digestive disorder, and diet is an important modifiable risk factor. The Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota (DI-GM) reflects dietary patterns considered favorable to the gut microbiota; however, the gut microbiome itself was not measured, and evidence on whether DI-GM is associated with GERD risk is limited. We aimed to evaluate the association between DI-GM and incident GERD and to explore potential intermediate pathways using mediation analysis and plasma proteomics. We included 133,915 UK Biobank participants free of GERD at baseline. DI-GM scores (range 0-14) were calculated from the Oxford WebQ 24-h dietary recall and grouped into four categories (0-3, 4, 5, \u22656). Incident GERD was identified from the UK Biobank first-occurrence records (ICD-10 K21). Cox proportional hazards regression was complemented by restricted cubic spline (RCS), subgroup, and Cox weighted quantile sum (WQS) analyses, counterfactual mediation analysis, integrated plasma proteomics (Olink Explore 3072), and a range of sensitivity analyses. During a median follow-up of 13.6 years, 12,271 incident GERD cases occurred. In the fully adjusted model, each 1-point increase in DI-GM was associated with an approximately 4% lower hazard of GERD [hazard ratio (HR) 0.956, 95% CI 0.947-0.965; P < 0.001], and the highest DI-GM group (\u22656) had a lower hazard than the lowest (0-3) (HR 0.812, 95% CI 0.774-0.851; P for trend < 0.001). RCS analysis showed a modest inverse dose-response relationship that was most apparent at higher DI-GM scores, and WQS analysis indicated that the association was driven by a few key components rather than shared equally across the index. BMI (proportion mediated 21.43%) and phenotypic age acceleration (7.53%) both significantly mediated the association (both P < 0.001). Integrated proteomic analysis identified 13 shared proteins; the nine positively associated with DI-GM and inversely associated with GERD showed exploratory enrichment in neurodevelopment- and cell-adhesion-related processes. Higher DI-GM was associated with a lower incidence of medically attended GERD, with mediation analysis suggesting that BMI and biological aging may partly account for this association. Exploratory proteomic analyses identified shared protein correlates, including adiposity-related and, tentatively, neurodevelopment- and cell-adhesion-related proteins; these are hypothesis-generating and require confirmation. Because the gut microbiome was not measured, the diet-microbiota link remains inferential, and these findings should be interpreted as associations rather than established mechanisms.",
"42484240": "ID: 42484240\nTitle: Lactobacillus sp. attenuates oral and hepatic alterations and decreases caspase-8 expression in ligature-induced periodontitis.\nAbstract: Periodontitis affects millions of people and is characterized by the accumulation of bacteria in the gingival sulcus with an immune-inflammatory response of the body causing effects. There is a notable relation between periodontitis and steatosis, in which caspase-8 may be a relevant player in the pathophysiology of these conditions. This study is the first to investigate the effect of treatment based on Lactobacillus sp. on steatosis and caspase-8 expression in a ligature-induced periodontitis model. This study aims to investigate whether treatment with Lactobacillus sp. reduces oral and hepatic changes caused by ligature-induced periodontitis. Twenty-four Wistar rats were separated into groups: control, periodontitis, and periodontitis plus Lactobacillus sp. Administration of 1 mL of fermented milk containing 108 CFU/mL of Lactobacillus sp. by gavage was performed daily for 20 days of ligature-induced periodontitis. After the treatment, we evaluated the gingival bleeding index (GBI), tooth mobility, probing pocket depth (PPD), alveolar bone loss, histomorphometry, and histopathological aspects of liver, as well as the levels of glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). We also evaluated caspase-8-positive cells and blood biomarkers. Lactobacillus sp. reduced inflammatory clinical parameters, including GBI, PPD, and tooth mobility, as well as neutrophil infiltration in gingival tissue. Morphometric analysis showed significantly less alveolar bone loss. Analysis of hepatic tissue showed reduced neutrophilic infiltration and improved antioxidant activity. Treatment also decreased caspase-8 expression. Lactobacillus sp. significantly reduced the clinical parameters of periodontal lesion and steatosis score, improved hepatic oxidative status, and decreased caspase-8 expression in the liver tissue.",
"42484378": "ID: 42484378\nTitle: Performance of expanded diagnostic criteria for APECED in independent cohorts and implications for earlier diagnosis.\nAbstract: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED/APS-1) is a monogenic autoimmune disorder of impaired central tolerance classically diagnosed by the presence of 2 out of 3 classic triad manifestations: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency. However, many patients develop non-triad manifestations years earlier, delaying recognition and care. In 2016, we proposed expanded diagnostic criteria incorporating 3 early clinical manifestations - APECED rash, autoimmune enteritis, and enamel hypoplasia - based on observations in 35 North American patients. Here, we provide further support for the clinical utility of these expanded diagnostic criteria in independent cohorts of 57 American and 12 European patients enrolled in a prospective natural history study at the NIH. Across all cohorts, the expanded diagnostic criteria decreased the time to diagnosis by half relative to the classic diagnostic criteria. Patients exhibited an enrichment of early non-endocrine autoimmune manifestations, underscoring disease heterogeneity and the potential for developing organ-specific autoimmunity before endocrine failure. These findings demonstrate the clinical utility of the expanded APECED diagnostic criteria and support the notion that their adoption might enable earlier disease recognition and timely immunomodulatory therapy to improve long-term outcomes.",
"42484379": "ID: 42484379\nTitle: Multi-omics links microbial dysbiosis, systemic inflammation, and metabolomic disruptions to SNAE risk in treated HIV.\nAbstract: Serious non-AIDS events (SNAEs), including non-AIDS malignancies, cardiovascular disease, and hepatic complications, remain major causes of mortality in treated HIV infection. These outcomes are driven by persistent immune activation, systemic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction despite effective viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy (ART). To investigate mechanisms underlying SNAE pathogenesis, we performed a cross-site multi-omic analysis integrating plasma proteins, plasma metabolites, and mucosal microbiomes in 82 ART-treated people with HIV (PWH) and 10 people without HIV from the United States and Mexico. Geography was the dominant source of variation, particularly across lipid classes. However, individuals at high risk for SNAEs, defined by low CD4+ T cell counts and low CD4/CD8 ratios, shared a consistent signature of systemic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and microbial dysbiosis, including elevated plasma IL-6 and \u03c9-oxidation products (adipic and suberic acids) and depletion of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensals in the gut mucosa, including Akkermansia muciniphila, Bacteroides uniformis, and Ruminococcus. A. muciniphila abundance correlated with lower IL-6 levels, fewer HIV RNA-producing cells in lymph nodes, and higher CD4/CD8 ratios. These findings identify a shared inflammatory and metabolic phenotype in PWH and implicate A. muciniphila as a potential microbiome-based target to mitigate immune activation and SNAE risk in treated HIV.",
"42484453": "ID: 42484453\nTitle: High-Salt Diet Links Gut Microbiota, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Macrophage Responses.\nAbstract: The Global North is increasingly exposed to a Western diet characterized by high fat, sugar, and salt content. Excess dietary salt has been linked to cardiovascular disease and hypertension and can accumulate in multiple tissues, exerting local immunomodulatory effects. Beyond these systemic consequences, a high-salt diet (HSD) is associated with gut dysbiosis, which alters the production of microbial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and compromises intestinal barrier integrity, thereby facilitating bacterial translocation and contributing to liver and kidney injury. These alterations are associated with inflammatory responses, although their direction and magnitude depend on dietary duration, microbial baseline composition, and experimental models. While most studies have focused on HSD-induced modulation of T cell responses, emerging data highlight macrophages as underexplored mediators of HSD-driven immune and metabolic effects. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on HSD-induced alterations of the intestinal microbiota, microbial metabolites, gut barrier function and macrophage function, and discuss their potential interplay along the gut-liver axis. In addition, we highlight key gaps and challenges that must be addressed to improve translational relevance.",
"42484632": "ID: 42484632\nTitle: Clostridioides difficile in the oral microbiome: an in silico analysis.\nAbstract: Introduction. High rates of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and environmental contamination are attributed to its ability to form spores. Periodontal diseases are characterized by gingival inflammation, caused by dental plaque accumulation.Hypothesis. Periodontal plaque could harbour C. difficile spores, acting as a reservoir for reinfection.Aim. Compare the prevalence and abundance of C. difficile in metagenomic sequences of saliva and dental plaque from healthy and periodontal disease patients.Methodology. Publicly available metagenomic reads from oral samples of healthy (n=80) and periodontitis (n=204) patients were analysed for C. difficile presence through an in-house bioinformatic pipeline. Briefly, reads underwent quality control (cutadapt/fastQC) prior to subsampling of 3\u2009million reads (seqtk). Reads and MEGAHIT-assembled contigs were aligned to a C. difficile reference genome (ASM1888508v1) or a full non-redundant protein DIAMOND database. Outputs were filtered, annotated (Entrez Direct) and top hits identified via National Center for Biotechnology Information blast. Abundance and prevalence were compared between cohorts.Results. Low levels of C. difficile sequences were observed, with significantly higher prevalence in periodontitis (7.4%, n=15/204) vs. healthy cohorts (5.0%, n=4/80) (P=0.0087) with reference genome alignment. Using the full non-redundant database, prevalence was also higher in periodontitis (14.2% vs. 3.8%; P=0.012), along with significantly greater average C. difficile sequence counts (0.608 vs. 0.075; P=0.018) and relative abundance (0.00029% vs. 0.0000003%; P=0.009).Conclusion. Sequences pertaining to C. difficile were detected in oral samples, with significantly more observed in periodontal disease compared to healthy cohorts. This highlights the possibility for dental plaque to act as a reservoir, potentially contributing to reinfection in CDI patients.",
"42484668": "ID: 42484668\nTitle: Mesenteric denervation ameliorates post\u2011infarction heart failure alongside alterations in the gut-nerve-microbiota axis.\nAbstract: Sympathetic overactivity and gut microbiota dysbiosis drive chronic heart failure (CHF) progression. This study explored the associations of mesenteric denervation (MDN) with cardioprotection and potential involvement of the nerve-microbiota-heart axis in MI-induced CHF mice. C57BL/6 mice were randomized into control, CHF, and CHF_MDN groups. CHF was induced by LAD ligation, and MDN was performed via phenol ablation of the superior mesenteric artery. MDN was associated with suppressed mesenteric sympathetic activity, improved left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial fibrosis and serum BNP. MDN correlated with restoration of colonic tight junction protein expression, reduced myocardial NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and decreased systemic inflammation (LPS, TNF-\u03b1, IL-6). 16S rRNA sequencing showed MDN reshaped gut microbiota (decreased F/B ratio, increased facultative anaerobes). Untargeted metabolomics identified 30 differential metabolites in CHF_MDN mice; MDN reduced pro-inflammatory metabolites (hippuric acid, deoxycholic acid) and increased metabolites linked to energy metabolic reprogramming (2-hydroxybutyric acid, ketoleucine, acetylglycine). Integrated analysis revealed that Campylobacterota and Halobacterota (altered by MDN) correlated with sarcosine and linoleic acid. MDN improves cardiac function in MI-induced CHF, alongside inhibition of mesenteric sympathetic activity, restoration of intestinal barrier function, reduction of inflammation, and modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. These findings suggest the nerve-microbiota-heart axis as a potential therapeutic target.",
"42484861": "ID: 42484861\nTitle: Evaluation of gossypetin's effects on gut microbiota profile and TLR4, Myd88, NFKB, and NLRP3 signaling pathways in rats.\nAbstract: Gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining host homeostasis by regulating metabolic processes and immune responses. Disruptions in microbial composition are closely associated with inflammatory diseases and are often linked to the activation of key signaling pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation primary response 88/nuclear factor kappa TLR4/MyD88/NF-\u03baB and NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. Natural bioactive compounds, particularly flavonoids, have gained attention due to their potential to modulate both gut microbiota and inflammation-related pathways. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of gossypetin on gut microbiota composition and its regulatory role on TLR4, MyD88, NF-\u03baB, and NLRP3 signaling pathways in a rat model. Adult female Wistar albino rats were divided into control and gossypetin-treated groups (50\u00a0mg/kg, oral gavage/56\u00a0days dose). Gut microbiota was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and protein expression levels were assessed using Western blot. Histopathological, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescence analyses were also in liver, intestinal, and spleen tissue performed. Gossypetin administration reduced microbial diversity and altered microbiota composition, with increases in Mediterraneibacter spp., Blautia spp., and Lactobacillus spp. Western blot results showed significant decreases in NLRP3 (p\u2009\u2264\u20090.01) and NF-\u03baB (p\u2009\u2264\u20090.05) levels, while TLR4 and MyD88 remained unchanged. Histological analyses revealed mild tissue alterations and increased oxidative stress markers. These results suggest that gossypetin modulates microbiota composition and exerts selective anti-inflammatory effects, highlighting its potential in microbiota-associated inflammatory regulation.",
"42484923": "ID: 42484923\nTitle: FUT2-mediated \u03b11,2-fucosylation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and translational potential.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, the intestinal microbiota and environmental factors. Fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) regulates mucosal \u03b11,2-fucosylation and the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), thereby shaping host-microbe interactions at the intestinal surface. Loss-of-function FUT2 variants define the non-secretor phenotype and have been linked to IBD susceptibility and altered microbial communities. This review summarizes current evidence on FUT2 in IBD, including epithelial glycosylation-microbiota crosstalk, immune and barrier regulation, metabolite-related inflammatory pathways, intestinal stem-cell biology, and enteric nervous system/VIP-related signaling. We also evaluate translational strategies, including functional compensation with the FUT2-dependent human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), secretor-status-stratified interventions, and preclinical approaches such as L-fucose and D-serine. Overall, FUT2 is an important node connecting host glycosylation, microbial ecology and intestinal immune homeostasis, but its value as a direct therapeutic or biomarker target in IBD remains exploratory. Most mechanistic and causal evidence currently derives from mouse models. Although human genetic and microbiome association data are relatively robust, interventional clinical evidence remains limited, which represents a major barrier to clinical translation.",
"42485093": "ID: 42485093\nTitle: Ferulic acid - A promising candidate molecule for the treatment of colitis.\nAbstract: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease of multi-factorial etiology and responsible for considerable health and socioeconomic burdens given high global prevalence rates. Since current therapy options are associated with various side effects, alternative or adjunct therapy options are utmost wanted. Ferulic acid (FA) is a phenolic compound found in various plants and has attracted scientific interests due to its anti-oxidant properties and recently been hyped as a longevity compound. This systematic review summarizes current evidence for anti-colitogenic effects of FA. Results of the included studies revealed that FA, its derivatives, and synthesized FA-containing nanoparticles i.) alleviated experimental colitis; ii.)\u00a0dampened pro-inflammatory immune responses; iii.) tightened the gut epithelial barrier; and iv.)\u00a0reshaped the gut microbiota composition from a dysbiotic to a well-balanced \"healthy\" state characterized by high species diversity and dominance of probiotic bacterial taxa. Remarkably, in some studies, the observed anti-colitogenic effects of FA were even more pronounced compared to those exerted by treatment with established medications. In conclusion, FA constitutes a promising alternative or adjunct option in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.",
"42485742": "ID: 42485742\nTitle: Commiphora wightii and its formulations extenuate macrophage-mediated inflammatory pathology in osteoarthritis.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) treatment often focuses on symptom management rather than addressing underlying inflammation and cartilage degeneration. In search of safer, long-term options, many patients turn to Ayurvedic remedies like Guggul (Commiphora wightii) and its formulations-Amritadi Guggul (AG) and Rasnadi Guggul (RG)-though biochemical validation remains limited. This study evaluates the immunomodulatory effects of standard guggulsterone extract (SGE), AG, and RG on synovial inflammation, mitochondrial stress, and complement activation, using the U937 monocyte cell line. Cells were stimulated with Phorbol 12-myristate 13 acetate (PMA) and treated with varying concentrations of the extracts. Anti-inflammatory effects were measured via mRNA expression of iNOS, MMP-1, MMP-13, and VEGF-1. Macrophage polarization markers (CD68, CD86, CD163), mitochondrial membrane potential (JC-1 assay), collagenase activity (gelatinase spot assay), and molecular docking with complement factor B (CFB) were also assessed. Results showed that SGE, AG, and RG significantly reduced nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory gene expression. Treatments suppressed M1 macrophage markers without promoting M2 differentiation. 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimi- dazolylcarbocyanine iodide (JC) - 1 assays indicated improved mitochondrial stability, while all formulations inhibited collagenase activity. Docking studies revealed strong interactions between guggulsterone and CFB, suggesting complement inhibition. These findings highlight the potential of Guggul and its formulations to modulate macrophage activity, reduce inflammation, and support joint preservation in OA. Though limited by the use of a monocyte-derived cell line, the study lays the groundwork for future validation in primary cells and in vivo models.",
"42485957": "ID: 42485957\nTitle: The food microbiome: an evolutionary architect, a modern healer, and a future shield.\nAbstract: The food microbiome, comprising microorganisms present in foods and fermentation, links diet, environment, and host physiology. This review examines its evolutionary, contemporary, and future nutritional relevance, including emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI). In early human diets, fermentation likely improved food safety and nutrient accessibility, although its contribution to encephalization remains unproven. In modern populations, fermented foods and microbial metabolites shape the composition of the gut microbiome and modulate host metabolic, immune, and neuroactive functions. Rising atmospheric CO\u2082 is projected to reduce protein and micronutrient concentrations in staple crops, increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a strategy to enhance nutrient availability. Integration of AI with multi-omics enables functional characterisation of fermentation ecosystems and supports the development of targeted, personalised nutritional strategies, although translational and mechanistic challenges remain unresolved.",
"42486038": "ID: 42486038\nTitle: Galangin ameliorates Salmonella Pullorum-induced enteritis in Danzhou chicks through gut microbiota-derived indole-3-lactic acid-mediated AHR activation.\nAbstract: Antibiotic restrictions in poultry production necessitate natural alternatives against Salmonella Pullorum, a pathogen causing severe enteritis and high chick mortality. We show that the dietary flavonoid galangin alleviates S. Pullorum-induced intestinal injury not via direct antimicrobial action, but by modulating gut microbiota to enrich tryptophan-derived indole-3-lactic acid (ILA). Galangin restored growth, preserved barrier integrity, reduced liver bacterial translocation, and suppressed inflammation in infected chicks. Fecal microbiota transplantation from galangin-treated donors recapitulated these benefits, confirming microbiota dependence. ILA activated the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), concurrently inhibiting NF-\u03baB and HIF-1\u03b1 pathways-key drivers of Salmonella-exploited inflammation and metabolic reprogramming-thereby enhancing mucosal defense and limiting intracellular bacterial survival. Pharmacological AHR blockade or NF-\u03baB/HIF-1\u03b1 activation abolished galangin's effects. Collectively, these findings establish that galangin acts as a prebiotic-like agent via the ILA-AHR axis, providing a mechanism-based strategy for antibiotic reduction in sustainable poultry production.",
"42486317": "ID: 42486317\nTitle: Reduced fecal GP2 levels in ulcerative colitis associate with inflammatory activity and microbial composition.\nAbstract: Loss of tolerance to GP2, an antimicrobial immune-modulating component of intestinal cells and receptor on microfold cells, is associated with disease severity in Crohn's disease (CD). However, the role of GP2 in inflammatory bowel diseases remains poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate fecal GP2 levels in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and CD and to examine associations with disease activity, response to biologic therapy, and microbial features. We conducted a retrospective study of adults with UC, CD, and healthy controls recruited at a tertiary IBD clinic. Fecal GP2 levels and serum anti-GP2 antibodies were measured using ELISA and correlated with disease activity, inflammatory biomarkers (CRP, fecal calprotectin and elastase activity), and microbiome assessed by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The study included 87 patients with CD, 58 with UC, and 31 healthy controls. Fecal GP2 levels were significantly lower in UC, particularly in active UC, compared with CD or controls (P\u202f\u2264\u202f0.05). In CD, fecal GP2 levels did not differ significantly from controls across activity strata but correlated with elastase activity. Further, fecal GP2 levels increased following induction therapy among clinical responders and were associated with gut microbial diversity. No correlation was observed between serum anti-GP2 and fecal GP2 levels, or serum anti-GP2 and responsiveness to induction therapy. Fecal GP2 concentrations are reduced in UC, particularly during active disease, but are preserved in CD. This suggests a disease-specific pattern in UC, potentially reflecting altered microbial interactions or increased luminal protein degradation.",
"42486443": "ID: 42486443\nTitle: Garcinoic acid: A vitamin E metabolite-mimetic scaffold linking nuclear receptor pharmacology to inflammatory signaling and biomimetic drug discovery.\nAbstract: Long-chain metabolites produced through hepatic and microbiota-associated \u03c9-oxidation of vitamin E are increasingly recognized as bioactive regulators of lipid metabolism and inflammatory pathways. These properties suggest interesting opportunities in drug development and garcinoic acid (GA) - a \u03b4-tocotrienol-derived natural product and a chemically accessible analogue of these metabolites - is a useful probe for investigating their molecular and pharmacological properties. GA has been identified as an agonist of pregnane X receptor, a modulator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor \u03b3, and an inhibitor of enzymes involved in biosynthesis of inflammatory lipid mediators, including 5-lipoxygenase and microsomal prostaglandin E\u2082 synthase-1, while its effects on cyclooxygenase pathways are context-dependent. Through these activities, GA functionally links xenobiotic sensing, lipid metabolism, and inflammatory regulation across selected tissues, including the intestine, liver and brain. GA can be viewed within the broader framework of metabolite-inspired pharmacology, highlighting how plant-derived natural products that mimic endogenous or microbiota-associated metabolites may carry privileged recognition motifs for pharmacological targets. These aspects, together with the biological effects of GA identified in preclinical models, suggest therapeutic potential. However, its application is constrained by unfavorable pharmacokinetic properties, supporting its use as a biomimetic scaffold for the design of improved modulators inspired by vitamin E metabolite biology.",
"42486456": "ID: 42486456\nTitle: Investigation of Anti-Asthmatic Constituents and Mechanisms of Cimicifugae Rhizoma Based on LC-MS Analysis, Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation.\nAbstract: Cimicifugae Rhizoma was used for the treatment of asthma in traditional Chinese medicine. The triterpenoid partition of Cimicifugae Rhizoma, named as 'Ximingting', is commercially used for perimenopausal syndrome. However, the anti-asthma constituents and mechanism of Cimicifugae Rhizoma, and the therapeutic effect of 'Ximingting' on asthma remain unknown. This study aims to illustrate anti-asthma constituents of Cimicifugae Rhizoma and 'Ximingting', and explored the underlying molecular mechanisms. The ethyl acetate fraction of Cimicifugae Rhizoma extract (EAEC) was prepared accroding to the manufacturing process of 'Ximingting'. The chemical composition of EAEC were analyzed by UPLC-MS/MS. An ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma mouse model was used for evaluateing the bioassay in vivo. Network pharmacology was adopted for predicting anti-asthmatic targets/pathways, validated by molecular docking, ELISA, Western blot, qRT-PCR, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry. Fifty-eight constituents (mainly triterpenoids) were identified in EAEC. EAEC significantly attenuated OVA-induced airway inflammatory infiltration, reduced inflammatory cytokines, and restored Th1/Th2 balance in mice. Network pharmacology indicated that anti-asthmatic effect of EAEC was related to inflammation, oxidative stress, and T-cell differentiation. Further experiments demonstrated that EAEC activated Keap1-Nrf2 signaling to enhance antioxidant capacity, and inhibited STAT6 phosphorylation and GATA3 expression, thereby blocking CD4 T cell differentiation into Th2 cells. Triterpenoids in Cimicifugae Rhizoma exert anti-asthmatic effects by activating Keap1-Nrf2 pathway against oxidative stress and regulating STAT6/GATA3 pathway to balance immunity. These findings reveal the anti-asthmatic mechanism of Cimicifugae Rhizoma and suggest the potential of 'Ximingting' for further anti-asthmatic investigation.",
"42486573": "ID: 42486573\nTitle: Modulating the head & neck microbiome for cancer- prevention.\nAbstract: The head and neck microbiome plays a critical role in maintaining epithelial homeostasis, regulating immune surveillance, and shaping inflammatory responses that influence carcinogenesis. Increasing evidence suggests that microbial dysbiosis within the oral and gut ecosystems contributes to the initiation and progression of head and neck cancers, particularly oral squamous cell carcinoma. Given that the microbiome is a modifiable risk factor, targeted modulation has emerged as a promising preventive and supportive strategy in HNC. This chapter highlights current knowledge on microbiome-based interventions, including dietary modification, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and lifestyle changes, with emphasis on their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. These approaches aim to restore microbial balance, enhance barrier integrity, reduce chronic inflammation, and strengthen anticancer immune responses. The chapter also discusses mechanistic links between microbial metabolites and immune pathways, the relevance of the oral-gut axis, and emerging evidence connecting microbiome composition with treatment response and toxicity. Finally, key challenges such as inter-individual variability, site-specific microbial niches, safety considerations, and the need for longitudinal and mechanistic studies are addressed. Overall, microbiome modulation represents a promising, precision-oriented avenue for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and survivorship in head and neck oncology, although robust clinical validation is still required.",
"42486574": "ID: 42486574\nTitle: Microbiome-targeted therapeutics in head & neck cancer.\nAbstract: The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in the development, progression, and response to therapy of head and neck cancer. Microbial dysbiosis has been associated with chronic inflammation, immune modulation, altered cellular proliferation and apoptosis, and the production of carcinogenic metabolites which collectively shape the tumor microenvironment. Various bacterial species, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Treponema denticola, as well as fungal species such as Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida, have been implicated in oral carcinogenesis. These microorganisms promote tumorigenic processes through the generation of carcinogens such as nitrosamines and acetaldehyde, which activate innate immune pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B and Wnt/\u03b2-catenin. Conversely, several commensal species, including Neisseriaceae, Kingella, Corynebacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, Capnocytophaga leadbetteri, and Selenomonas sputigena, have been associated with a reduced prevalence of head and neck cancer, suggesting a potential association between microbial homeostasis and reduced cancer risk. Advances in microbiome research have led to the exploration of microbiome-targeted therapeutic strategies as adjuncts to conventional head and neck cancer treatment. Approaches including probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, dietary modulation, and fecal microbiota transplantation aim to restore microbial balance, enhance antitumor immune responses, mitigate therapy-induced toxicities, and improve treatment efficacy. Probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species have shown promise in reducing adverse effects and improving patient quality of life and treatment adherence. This chapter summarizes current evidence on microbiome dysbiosis in head and neck cancer and reviews emerging microbiome-targeted interventions with potential clinical relevance.",
"42486576": "ID: 42486576\nTitle: Challenges and future directions in head and neck microbiome research.\nAbstract: The microbial imbalance in head and neck cancer (HNC) is a promising area of research for developing targeted therapies. Maintenance of microbial diversity and balance through prebiotics, probiotics and faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) holds a potential approach in reestablishing the gut health. Preclinical studies and early clinical trials have shown positive results in restoring the favourable microbial environment, thereby minimizing the inflammation and maximizing the positive immune response. However, the link between microbial flora associated with oral dysbiosis, the associated biomarkers and HNC tumorigenesis needs to be further explored. Future research focusses on developing standardised strategies for maintaining the microbial environment, to serve as an adjunct to the standard treatment protocols for HNC. Biomarkers predicting immune response, synthetic genetically engineered beneficial bacteria, integration of metagenomics, metabolomics and meta transcriptomics for intra-tumoral microbial evaluation are the focus areas of emerging research.",
"42486578": "ID: 42486578\nTitle: The role of the oral microbiome in oral cancer (OSCC).\nAbstract: This chapter explores the significant role of oral microbiome dysbiosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) pathogenesis, highlighting mechanisms such as chronic inflammation via NF-\u03baB activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, production of oncogenic metabolites (for example, acetaldehyde, N-nitrosamines), immune evasion through PD-L1 upregulation and T-cell suppression, and direct carcinogenic effects including epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis inhibition. In this comprehensive overview, microbes with key role in OSCC pathogenesis, including F. nucleatum (invasion promotion, hypoxia mimicry), P. gingivalis (EMT induction), Capnocytophaga gingivalis (diagnostic potential), and Candida albicans (acetaldehyde synthesis), are examined, alongside interactions with established risk factors. Diagnostic advancements could potentially include salivary biomarkers (IL-6, miRNAs, bacterial panels) and AI-driven models achieving AUC >0.9, with microbial diversity shifts aiding early detection and prognosis. Recent research investigate findings in mycobiome and HPV influences, therapy modulation (e.g., radiotherapy-induced dysbiosis), epigenetic effects, and hypoxia pathways. Challenges include establishing causality, study inconsistencies, and the need for multiomics approaches, with future directions emphasizing longitudinal research, standardized protocols, and microbiome-targeted therapies to enhance OSCC prevention, diagnosis, and management.",
"42486580": "ID: 42486580\nTitle: Microbiome based diagnostic approaches.\nAbstract: Cancers of the Head and Neck (HNC) ranks seventh most abundant cancer category according to global incidence. thus posing a pertinent health hallenge. Shift in the homeostatic relationship of head and neck microbiome, causes microbial metabolic dysbiosis. Consequently, there is an increase in the pathobiome and pathogenic functions potentiating initiation and progression of carcinogenesis. Infection, inflammation and immune mediation trigger the pathogenic mechanisms. Accordingly, periodontitis perpetrated by unsatisfactory oral hygiene is connected to initiation and progression of HNC supported by substantial evidence. Further, mechanistic evidence is emerging on pathogenesis of bacteria-mediated carcinogenesis via toxins, carcinogenic metabolites and inflammatory cytokines with a view to possible treatments to halt progression of cancers. Advancements in surgical management techniques and adjuvant radiotherapy treatment, chemotherapy and emerging therapies such as immunotherapy, have not significantly increased overall disease free survival rates of most of HNCs. Early detection of cancers therefore, facilitates favorable outcomes such as better survival rates. Nevertheless, traditional invasive diagnostic approaches such as tissue biopsy gives rise to pain and discomfort to the patient In contrast, microbiome based diagnostic approaches, underpinned by salivary and mouth rinse microbiome analyses offers promising non-invasive, screening tools for early detection of HNC. This is augmented by advances in next generation sequencing, third generation sequencing, bioinformatics and machine learning technologies. Current developments in metagenomics, transcriptomics along with metabolomics enhanced harnessing the immense potential saliva possesses as a valuable screening and diagnostic tool, not only for cancer detection but for a range of diseases such as gastrointestinal diseases, autoimmune and metabolic disorders. Microbiome signatures in risk assessment of HNC is emerging as a new dimension in personalized risk assessment, risk stratification and care based pathways. Salivary microbiome analyses provides a promising approach for risk stratification, early stratification, through to assessment of prognosis, treatment success and survival of HNC patients suggested by accumulating evidence. Against this backdrop, we aim to provide an overview of microbiome based diagnostic approaches exploring new dimensions of detection and identification of HNC specific microbial biomarkers, microbial signatures, screening tools, primary diagnostic biomarkers, prognostic markers and interpersonal microbiome in the arena of personalized medicine.",
"42486639": "ID: 42486639\nTitle: Dihydrotanshinone I Attenuates Atherosclerosis via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Gut Microbiota.\nAbstract: Atherosclerosis (AS), a primary contributor to cardiovascular disease, is driven by hyperlipidemia, chronic inflammation, and gut dysbiosis. Although Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen) has long been used to treat atherosclerotic disorders, its most potent anti-inflammatory constituent remains unclear. Screening 12 constituents from Danshen revealed that dihydrotanshinone I (DHT) was the most potent inhibitor of NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in vitro. In an atherosclerotic mouse model, DHT treatment effectively attenuated dyslipidemia and reduced atherosclerotic plaque burden in the aorta and aortic sinus. Mechanistically, DHT significantly downregulated the aortic mRNA expression of key inflammasome components (NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and IL-1\u03b2) and significantly suppressed the aortic protein levels of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). Furthermore, gut microbiota analysis indicated that DHT alleviated high-fat diet-induced gut dysbiosis by restoring gut microbial diversity. This was characterized by a decrease in pathobionts (Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Muribaculum, and [Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group) and an increase in beneficial genera (Akkermansia and Allobaculum). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) confirmed that these atheroprotective effects were transferable via the gut microbiota, highlighting the key role of microbial modulation. Collectively, DHT exerts its anti-atherosclerotic effects by simultaneously improving lipid metabolism, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and restoring gut microbial homeostasis.",
"42486818": "ID: 42486818\nTitle: [Isovanillic acid alleviates dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by improving mitochondrial function via activating the PPAR\u03b3 pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of isovanillic acid (IVA) against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice and its underlying mechanism. Forty-eight male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 6 groups (n=8), including a control group and 5 DSS model groups with daily gavage of saline containing 0.1% DMSO, low-, medium- or high-dose IVA (50, 100, and 150 mg/kg, respectively), or 5-ASA (100 mg/kg) for 10 days. Body weight and disease activity index (DAI) of the mice were monitored, and colon length and pathologies were assessed after the treatments. Immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting, TUNEL staining, and JC-1 staining were used to evaluate the effects of IVA on barrier function, apoptosis, and mitochondrial function in the mouse models and DSS-induced NCM460 cells. Network pharmacology was employed to predict potential signaling pathways. The DSS-treated mice showed significantly decreased body weight, increased DAI score, shortened colon length, elevated colonic IL-6 and IL-1\u03b2 expressions, and severe mucosal damage. IVA, especially at the medium and high doses, obviously improved these changes. Treatment with medium-dose IVA-M significantly increased colonic expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-1, decreased intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis rate and expressions of Bax and cleaved caspase-3, and increased Bcl-2 expression, TOMM20-positive cell counts, and activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I and IV. In NCM460 cells, IVA treatment obviously reversed DSS-induced mitochondrial impairment, reduced epithelial cell apoptosis, and enhanced expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-1. Network pharmacology analysis suggested that IVA potentially targeted the PPAR\u03b3 pathway, which was confirmed by increased PPAR\u03b3 protein expression in IVA-treated mice and NCM460 cells. Treatment with the PPAR\u03b3 antagonist GW9662 significantly attenuated the protective effect of IVA in DSS-induced NCM460 cells. 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"42486836": "ID: 42486836\nTitle: [Methyl syringate alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by suppressing intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis via inhibiting the MAPK signaling pathway].\nAbstract: To investigate the protective effect of methyl syringate (MS) against dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)\u2011induced colitis in mice and the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were random and equally into control group, DSS model group, and MS (100 mg/kg) treatment group. The therapeutic effect of MS on colitis was assessed by measuring changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI) score and colon length and histopathological examinations with HE and AB-PAS staining. ELISA and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expressions of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-10 in the colon tissue, and immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blotting and TUNEL staining were used to detect the expressions of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tight junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin-1, and MAPK pathway proteins as well as cell apoptosis in the colon. In cultured NCM460 cells treated with 1% DSS, the effects of MS (50 \u03bcmol/L) treatment on cell apoptosis and expressions of poptosis-related proteins and MAPK pathway proteins were evaluated using flow cytometry and Western blotting. MS treatment significantly ameliorated DSS-induced body weight loss, colon shortening, increased DAI score and histological inflammation score, and intestinal pathologies in mice. MS downregulated IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, and MPO, upregulated IL-10, and restored the expression and distribution of ZO-1 and claudin-1 in the colon tissue of the mice. In the mouse and cell models, MS treatment significantly reduced apoptosis rate of intestinal epithelial cells, upregulated Bcl-2 and XIAP, and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expressions. KEGG enrichment analysis suggested a possible association of MAPK pathway with the therapeutic effect of MS, which was confirmed by lowered phosphorylation levels of p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38 in both the MS-treated mouse and cell models. 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"42487140": "ID: 42487140\nTitle: Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula protects against DSS-induced colitis by orchestrating the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing global incidence. Current therapies are often limited by side effects, loss of efficacy, and high cost, underscoring the need for safer and more effective alternatives, particularly multi-target agents derived from natural products. This study aimed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang formula (YFB), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, focusing on its systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis. We employed an integrated approach combining network pharmacology, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS-based phytochemical analysis, in vivo evaluation in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and untargeted metabolomics to assess the effects of YFB and uncover its mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology predicted, and experiments confirmed, that core YFB components (e.g., quercetin, kaempferol) act via IL-17, TNF, and NF-\u03baB pathways. YFB administration dose-dependently improved disease activity index, colon shortening, and histopathology in colitis mice. It restored intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating ZO-1, Occludin, and MUC2, while suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-1\u03b2, IL-17A) and NF-\u03baB activation. Critically, YFB promoted epithelial repair by restoring the expression of intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and progenitor cell marker SOX9, and by normalizing the aberrant increase in endocrine cell marker CHGA. YFB treatment was associated with reversal of DSS-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis, restoration of diversity, enrichment of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Lachnospiraceae), and suppression of opportunistic pathogens (e.g., Enterobacteriaceae). Untargeted metabolomics showed that YFB treatment was associated with modulation of DSS-altered fecal metabolites (e.g., fatty acids, bile acids) and pathways such as \"microbial metabolism in diverse environments\". YFB, when administered concomitantly with DSS, protects against DSS-induced colitis via the synergistic effects of its multi-component system. Its mechanism entails systemic regulation of the gut barrier-microbiota-metabolism axis, involving suppression of NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation, promotion of intestinal epithelial repair (via LGR5/SOX9/CHGA modulation), restoration of the intestinal barrier, alterations in gut microbiota, and modulation of host-microbial co-metabolism. These findings provide a scientific basis for YFB's clinical application and highlight the value of TCM formulations in managing complex multi-factorial diseases.",
"42487409": "ID: 42487409\nTitle: Microbiome-Modulating Effects of Heat-Treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 and Its Enhancement of NK Cell Activity: Evidence from a Clinical Trial and a Simulated Human Intestinal Microbiome Ecosystem.\nAbstract: Probiotics are increasingly recognized for their capacity to modulate gut microbiota, regulate microbial metabolic activity, and influence host immune responses, thereby contributing to the maintenance of immune homeostasis and overall health. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of heat-treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LM1004 (HT-LM1004) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial and explored its mechanisms of action in a simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem. After 8 weeks of supplementation, we observed significantly enhanced natural killer (NK) cell activity with a concurrent improvement in white blood cell (WBC) counts relative to the placebo group, suggesting an overall enhancement of the host's primary immune defense baseline within the normal physiological range. Mechanistic investigations within the simulated human intestinal microbiome ecosystem demonstrated that HT-LM1004 increased microbial species diversity in the ascending colon (AC), followed by elevated richness in the transverse colon (TC) and descending colon (DC) at the End and Post time points, suggesting selective enrichment of low-abundance beneficial bacterial taxa. Metabolomics analyses indicated compartment-specific changes, especially within bile acid metabolism pathways, while non-bile acid metabolites were predominantly enriched in the DC. Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiling also revealed distinct, time-dependent changes across the different gut compartments. Collectively, these results indicate that L. plantarum LM1004 boosts NK cell activity in humans by enriching low-abundance beneficial bacteria and modulating their metabolic products, underscoring its promise as a microbiome-based functional food and preventative option to support immune health.",
"42487582": "ID: 42487582\nTitle: Genetically Predicted Gut Microbiota and Lymphoma Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study.\nAbstract: Growing evidence links gut microbiota (GM) to hematological malignancies; however, its role in lymphoma remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential causal relationships between genetically predicted gut microbial taxa and lymphoma subtypes using a Mendelian randomization (MR) framework. Using genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data for 211 gut microbial taxa and 10 lymphoma subtypes, we performed bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) and sensitivity analyses to assess causality. Reverse MR was also used to evaluate reverse causation. Steiger directionality tests were applied to verify causal direction. False discovery rate (FDR) correction was applied to account for multiple testing. We identified 22 genera exhibiting nominal associations based on IVW estimates (P < 0.05): Hodgkin lymphoma (4 genera), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3), Diffuse Large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL, 3), Follicular lymphoma (1), non-Follicular lymphoma (nFL, 2), T/NK lymphoma (1), Mantle cell lymphoma (4), Marginal zone lymphoma (1), Macroglobulinemia (2), and non-Hodgkin NAS (1). Additionally, choline showed nominal inverse associations with DLBCL (OR=0.77, 95% CI=0.59-1.00, P <0.05) and nFL risk (OR=0.82, 95% CI=0.71-0.94, P <0.01). None of these associations remained statistically significant after false discovery rate (FDR) correction. The observed associations differed substantially across lymphoma subtypes, indicating that gut microbiota-related effects are unlikely to operate through a single shared mechanism. Such heterogeneity is consistent with the distinct immunological and metabolic features of individual lymphoma entities. Although several biologically plausible mechanisms may underlie these associations, the findings should be interpreted with caution, given the use of genus-level microbial traits and summary-level GWAS data. In addition, population specificity and residual pleiotropy cannot be fully excluded despite extensive sensitivity analyses. This MR study provides preliminary genetic evidence supporting potential associations between genetically predicted gut microbial taxa and lymphoma risk. The heterogeneity observed across entities underscores the complexity of microbiota-lymphoma relationships. Further studies integrating functional experiments and high-resolution microbial data are warranted to clarify the biological relevance of these findings.",
"42487704": "ID: 42487704\nTitle: Gut microbiota dysbiosis in sepsis: mechanisms and the gut-organ axis with a focus on lung and brain interactions.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, with its high mortality closely linked to complex pathophysiological processes. In recent years, the gut microbiota, as the largest human micro-ecosystem, has garnered increasing attention for its critical role in the onset, progression, and prognosis of sepsis. This narrative review summarizes recent research advances, with a particular focus on studies published over the past 3 years, while incorporating selected earlier studies to provide essential mechanistic background. It first delves into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying sepsis-induced gut microbiota imbalance, highlighting key factors such as intestinal barrier disruption, immune-microbiota interaction disturbances, and alterations in microbial metabolites. Subsequently, the review comprehensively evaluates clinical diagnostic biomarker potentials and therapeutic strategies centered on gut microbiota modulation, including probiotics, prebiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and targeted interventions on microbial metabolites. Finally, current research challenges and future translational directions are discussed, aiming to provide novel theoretical foundations and strategic insights for precise prevention and treatment of sepsis. However, most microbiota-targeted therapeutic strategies remain at the preclinical or early clinical stage, and their efficacy and safety in sepsis require further validation.",
"42487714": "ID: 42487714\nTitle: Isolation and characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide from the fermented probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 and its application for attenuating autism-like behaviors.\nAbstract: Lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides (EPS) are natural and safe functional biomolecules whose antioxidant potential is largely dependent on their specific chemical structures. Accumulating evidence suggests that LAB-EPS may exert indirect regulatory effects on oxidative stress-related diseases like autism spectrum disorder via modulating intestinal microecology and relieving oxidative stress in the gut-brain axis. In this study, a novel EPS (EPS-ZZU) was isolated from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZZU-1 of traditional fermented Suancai. Structural characterization revealed a 2.141 kDa molecular weight, with mannose, glucose and ribose in a 34.40:26.35:12.24 molar ratio, composed of \u03b1-configuration pyranose units. EPS-ZZU exhibited over 90% scavenging rates against the typical free radicals, including hydroxyl radical (\u22c5OH), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH\u2022), superoxide anion (O2 \u2022\u2063-) and 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) cation radical (ABTS\u2022+) at a concentration of 5 mg/mL, which was comparable to that of vitamin C (Vc). In a one-month mouse trial, EPS-ZZU significantly alleviated autism-like behaviors (social deficits, repetitive actions) by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, enhancing intestinal barrier integrity, and reshaping gut microbiota-enriching beneficial taxa (Adlercreutzia, Christensenellaceae) and inhibiting pathogens (Erysipelatoclostridium). Metabolomics confirmed upregulated indole-3-acetate and downregulated cognitive impairment-associated metabolites (asymmetric dimethylarginine, homogentisic acid). These findings highlight EPS-ZZU's therapeutic potential for autism and provide a new idea for developing more bioactive bacterial EPS antioxidants.",
"42487717": "ID: 42487717\nTitle: Shared and condition-associated gut microbiota alterations in older adults with depression and constipation: evidence from the American Gut Project.\nAbstract: Constipation and depression frequently co-occur in older adults, and growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may be a shared feature of both conditions. The microbiota has well-established roles in gastrointestinal motility and gut-brain axis signaling, and compositional alterations have been independently reported in each condition. However, whether older adults with constipation and those with depression share common microbiota characteristics have not been systematically investigated. This study aimed to characterize gut microbiota alterations in older adults with depression or constipation using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing data from the American Gut Project, focusing on microbial features shared by, or specific to, the two conditions. We retrieved fecal 16S rRNA sequencing data from 513 older adults in the publicly available American Gut Project database, including HC (n = 277), DP (n = 78), and CP (n = 158). We compared alpha and beta diversity, taxonomic composition, and genus-level differential abundance among groups, used random forest models to explore features contributing to group discrimination, and performed covariate-adjusted and sensitivity analyses to assess robustness. Alpha diversity was comparable among groups, whereas beta diversity revealed detectable differences in community composition. After adjustment for age, sex, and BMI, Bray-Curtis-based differences remained evident, with the most consistent pairwise difference between CP and HC. At the genus level, CP showed depletion of health-associated butyrate-producing taxa and enrichment of selected mucin- or inflammation-associated taxa, whereas DP was characterized by enrichment of Erysipelatoclostridium and [Ruminococcus]_gnavus_group and depletion of UCG-002 and selected health-associated genera. Random forest analyses further identified key microbial contributors to group discrimination. We identified subtle and partially overlapping genus-level microbiota alterations in older adults with constipation and depression, with constipation showing the most consistent differences from healthy controls. These findings provide exploratory evidence that selected microbiota alterations may be relevant to the clinical overlap between the two conditions, although their functional roles require validation in longitudinal studies integrating metagenomic and metabolomic profiling.",
"42487937": "ID: 42487937\nTitle: Therapeutic effect of modified meridian-guided acupoint pressing on lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis: an integrated microbiomics and metabolomics analysis.\nAbstract: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Modified Meridian-Guided Acupoint Pressing (MMGAP) in lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis (LFJ OA) and to explore its underlying mechanisms through integrated microbiomics and metabolomics. Animal model study (urokinase-induced LFJ OA in SD rats) with MMGAP intervention, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and mTORC1 inhibitor (rapamycin) validation. Histological, molecular, 16S rRNA sequencing, and UPLC-MS/MS metabolomic analyses were carried out to assess relevant outcomes. MMGAP significantly reduced inflammatory cell infiltration in lumbar muscles/facet joints, markedly downregulated serum IL-1\u03b2 and TNF-\u03b1 (p < 0.05) as well as TRPV1 protein expression by >40% at the mRNA and protein levels. It reshaped gut microbiota (significantly elevated Observed Species, Shannon and Chao1 indices, p < 0.05; distinct \u03b2-diversity clustering vs model group) and serum metabolomic profiles, enriching the mTOR signaling pathway. FMT from MMGAP-treated rats recapitulated therapeutic effects, while rapamycin mimicked MMGAP's anti-inflammatory/analgesic actions. MMGAP alleviates LFJ OA through gut microbiota reshaping, serum metabolomic reprogramming, and mTORC1 pathway inhibition. These preclinical findings lay preliminary experimental groundwork supporting the research potential of MMGAP as a non-invasive candidate intervention for degenerative joint diseases.",
"42487988": "ID: 42487988\nTitle: Gut Integrity Biomarkers and Parasitic Infections in Indonesian Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.\nAbstract: Gastrointestinal integrity in young population warrants special attention. Infectious pathogens may induce changes in intestinal microbiota, facilitating gut permeability. This study aimed to investigate the gut integrity and inflammatory markers in children with parasitic and non-parasitic infection in Kupang and North Kodi, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study assessed the anthropometric measurement, socio-demographic factors and personal hygiene practices. Stool samples for helminthic and protozoan infections were analysed using standard microscopy, while blood samples for gut integrity (intestinal fatty acid-binding protein [I-FABP] and fatty acid-binding protein 6 [FABP6]) and inflammatory markers (soluble cluster of differentiation 14 [sCD14] and soluble cluster of differentiation 163 [sCD163]) were assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. As many as 80 stool samples taken from the children with age of 36-45 months to examine gut parasites in East Nusa Tenggara. Thirty-three from 80 children have intestinal parasites infection and 5 of them infected with 2 types of parasites. A total of 38 intestinal parasites were found with 47.37% protozoa and 52.63% helminths. The most predominant parasites found are Giardia lamblia (21.1%) for protozoans and Trichuris trichiura (26.3%) for helminths. Furthermore, significantly, the median levels of gut integrity biomarkers concentration were higher in non-parasitic group compared to parasitic group, as follows I-FABP 99.50 ng/mL (33.81-393.39); FABP6 56.13 ng/mL (2.43-234.69); sCD14 4.87 ng/mL (1.98-15.06) and sCD163 17.338 ng/mL (1.98-60.92) and significant in FABP6 and sCD14 (p=0.014; 0.001 respectively). In Kupang and North Kodi, intestinal parasitic infections remain a significant concern. The elevated markers of gut integrity and inflammation biomarkers in children with non-parasitic infection are quite concerning and need additional research to justify the causality.",
"42488218": "ID: 42488218\nTitle: Bletilla striata oligosaccharides alleviate high-fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and host metabolism.\nAbstract: Gut-liver axis dysfunction drives metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but effective therapeutic strategies remain limited. Bletilla striata oligosaccharides (BSO) have immunomodulatory potential, yet their role in MAFLD via the gut-liver axis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether and how BSO ameliorates MAFLD by modulating gut microbiota, intestinal barrier function, and hepatic inflammation. MAFLD was induced in mice by 8-week high-fat diet followed by 12-week BSO (150, 300, 600 mg/kg) or metformin treatment via oral gavage. Compared with the MAFLD model, high-dose BSO reduced body weight gain, lowered fasting glucose, and decreased hepatic triglycerides. BSO also attenuated liver injury, hepatic steatosis, inflammation. Mechanistically, BSO restored gut barrier integrity, upregulated colonic tight junction proteins, activated colonic LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 signaling, while suppressing the hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB pathway. BSO remodeled gut microbiota, enriching beneficial Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae, and modulated hepatic metabolites, as shown by decreased confertifoline along with increased D-myo-inositol-4-phosphate. Additionally, BSO activated the intestinal FXR/FGF15 axis and ameliorated bile acid metabolism disorders, evidenced by reduced tauro-\u03c9-muricholic acid and cholic acid. This study provides systematic evidence that BSO alleviates MAFLD through a multi-target gut-liver axis mechanism involving gut microbiota remodeling, barrier restoration, activation of LXR\u03b1/ABCA1 and FXR/FGF15 signaling, and subsequent suppression of hepatic TLR4/NF-\u03baB-driven inflammation. Compared to previous approaches, BSO offers a favorable safety profile with combined regulatory effects. These findings support BSO as a promising candidate for MAFLD treatment, with potential applications as a dietary supplement or prebiotic agent.",
"42488422": "ID: 42488422\nTitle: Role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis and the effect of probiotics on pulmonary complications.\nAbstract: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and organ failure, particularly associated with pulmonary complications. This study investigates the role of the gut-lung axis in sepsis-induced lung injury and explores the therapeutic potential of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in improving these effects. Using a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in male Wistar rats, we assessed pulmonary function, histopathology, and inflammation. Twenty-four animals were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 8/group): Control, Sepsis, Probiotic, and Sepsis + Probiotic. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (2 \u00d7 10\u2078 CFU/day) was administered orally for seven days. Pulmonary function was assessed using whole-body plethysmography and flexiVent, while lung histopathology and fibrosis were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, IL-10) were quantified by ELISA, gut microbiota composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, and arterial blood gas and hemodynamic parameters were recorded. Sepsis significantly impaired pulmonary function, characterized by reduced tidal volume and lung compliance, increased respiratory rate, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, and tachycardia (p < 0.01). Peripheral neutrophil and macrophage counts were elevated, and severe gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by reduced microbial diversity and increased Proteobacteria abundance. Probiotic treatment significantly improved pulmonary mechanics and lung histology compared to untreated septic animals. Probiotic supplementation also restored gut microbiota diversity, reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhanced anti-inflammatory responses. These results suggest that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG acts via the gut-lung axis to alleviate sepsis-induced pulmonary dysfunction, supporting its potential as an adjunctive therapy for sepsis.",
"42488426": "ID: 42488426\nTitle: Host-microbiome interactions in leukemia: mechanisms, treatment response, and clinical implications.\nAbstract: Host-microbiome interactions regulate immune function, epithelial barrier integrity, and hematopoietic homeostasis. Intestinal microbial communities show consistent disruption in leukemia, particularly during intensive chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Reduced microbial diversity, depletion of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing commensals, and expansion of opportunistic taxa are recurrent findings across cohorts. Such patterns correlate with inflammatory signaling, impaired barrier function, and shifts in immune responses affecting treatment tolerance and hematopoietic recovery. Clinical associations show greater consistency for treatment-related outcomes, including infection risk, mucosal injury, and delayed immune reconstitution, than for leukemogenesis. Evidence supporting a direct causal role of specific microbial taxa in disease initiation remains limited. This review examines microbiome composition, microbial taxa, and mechanistic pathways in leukemia, with emphasis on how microbiome alterations may influence leukemia biology, disease progression, treatment response, and clinical outcomes, while acknowledging that most human evidence remains associative.",
"42488550": "ID: 42488550\nTitle: Artemisia pollen-induced allergic rhinitis in mice: multi-omics dissection of local and systemic molecular alterations.\nAbstract: Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a predominant aeroallergen for allergic rhinitis (AR) in northern China. However, the molecular changes linking local nasal mucosal inflammation with systemic alterations remain incompletely understood. This study aimed to explore the cross-level regulatory network in a mouse model of mugwort-induced AR by combining nasal mucosal transcriptomics and serum metabolomics. BALB/c mice were sensitized with mugwort extract and then challenged intranasally to establish an AR model. Nasal mucosal tissues were collected for RNA sequencing, and serum samples from the same cohort were subjected to non-targeted metabolomic analysis. Transcription factor (TF)-associated analysis, pathway enrichment analysis, and integrative multi-omics analysis were used to identify candidate regulatory factors and pathways involved in mugwort-induced allergic inflammation. Targeted validation of arginine-related changes was performed by measuring serum Arg1 and L-arginine levels, followed by ARG2 knockdown analysis in BEAS-2B epithelial cells after mugwort extract stimulation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed a clear Th2-type immune response in the model group, with significant upregulation of Il13, Arg1, Ccl24 and Il6. In addition, many downregulated genes were enriched in pathways related to ciliary function and epithelial differentiation, accompanied by suppression of structural genes such as Krt25 and Krt71. Gene set enrichment and TF-associated analyses further highlighted cytokine-mediated signaling and potential upstream regulators, including Fos, Batf, and Mafb. Serum metabolomics showed increased 1-methylhistamine and enrichment of arachidonic acid metabolism in mugwort-treated mice. Integrated analysis of the two omics datasets further pointed to arginine-related metabolism as a shared altered pathway. Consistently, targeted assays showed increased serum Arg1 levels and decreased serum L-arginine concentrations in the mugwort group. In BEAS-2B cells, ARG2 knockdown attenuated the induction of IL6 and CCL26 after mugwort extract stimulation. Together, our findings indicate that mugwort-induced AR is accompanied by coordinated local and systemic changes, including immune activation, epithelial/ciliary dysfunction, and serum metabolic remodeling. The arginine-related alterations supported by both omics analysis and targeted validation provide a potential link between nasal mucosal inflammation and systemic metabolic changes in mugwort allergy.",
"42488571": "ID: 42488571\nTitle: Immune-related mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation in the intestinal microenvironment as a potential intervention for autism spectrum disorder patients.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by behavioral, cognitive, and motor impairments. There is increasing evidence linking ASD with an altered composition of the gut microbiota and chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting a key role of the gut-brain axis (GBA) in the pathophysiological development of this condition. This mini review explores the molecular and immunological mechanisms underlying the associations between ASD and gut dysbiosis, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dysbiosis can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier, increasing permeability and the translocation of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby releasing inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1. These mediators activate the mucosal immune pathways, such as the NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and elevating intestinal biomarker levels, such as S100B, RANTES, and calprotectin. Emerging evidence suggests that FMT may restore microbial diversity, promote the expansion of beneficial short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa, and reinforce intestinal tight junction proteins, thereby improving the integrity of the gut barrier. These effects may attenuate systemic inflammation, modulate central immune responses, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and improve gastrointestinal and behavioral outcomes in individuals with ASD. Despite these promising findings, current evidence remains limited by small sample sizes, methodological heterogeneity, and short follow-up periods. Hence, future research efforts should prioritize well-designed randomized controlled trials and the development of personalized microbial-based interventions to establish FMT as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy for ASD.",
"42488626": "ID: 42488626\nTitle: Insulin potentiates lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-6 expression through epigenetic remodeling in adipocytes: in vitro and in vivo mechanistic study.\nAbstract: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator of chronic low-grade inflammation associated with metabolic disease. Because obesity is characterized by elevated circulating insulin and metabolic endotoxemia, we investigated whether insulin modulates lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced IL-6 expression in adipocytes and examined the underlying epigenetic mechanisms. Insulin priming markedly enhanced LPS-induced Il6 mRNA expression (25.33 \u00b1 0.833-fold) and protein levels (181.8 \u00b1 2.754 pg/ml) in 3T3-L1 mouse adipocytes. Similar synergistic effects were observed in primary mouse (Il6 mRNA; 1.364 \u00b1 0.287-fold and protein; 298.6 \u00b1 13.79-pg/ml) and human adipocytes (Il6 mRNA; 12.99 \u00b1 0.912-fold and protein; 1441 \u00b1 68.69-pg/ml). In vivo, mice treated with insulin followed by LPS exposure exhibited significantly higher Il6 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and adipose tissue compared to either treatment alone. Pharmacological inhibition of PI3K signaling suppressed this effect and AKT phosphorylation. Mechanistically, epigenetic profiling revealed that insulin increased histone H3 lysine 9 acetylation (H3K9ac), an active chromatin marker, in a PI3K-dependent manner. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-qPCR) analysis demonstrated an enhanced H3K9 acetylation at the NF-\u03baB and CREB loci at the distal region and CREB/NF-IL6 locus at the proximal region of the Il6 promoter following combined insulin and LPS stimulation; this effect was significantly attenuated upon blockade of insulin signaling. This synergistic induction was dependent on H3K9 acetylation, indicating that metabolic and inflammatory signals converge at the Il6 promoter to promote chromatin remodeling and transcriptional co-activator recruitment. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that insulin synergizes with LPS to amplify IL-6 mediated inflammation in adipocytes through epigenetic remodeling of the Il6 locus, linking hyperinsulinemia to chronic inflammation in obesity and insulin resistance.",
"42488628": "ID: 42488628\nTitle: Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.\nAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly recognised as a whole-joint disease driven by biomechanical stress, metabolic dysfunction, low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation, yet effective disease-modifying treatments remain unavailable. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbiota dysbiosis may contribute to OA pathogenesis, giving rise to the concept of a functional and potentially targetable gut-joint axis. In this narrative review, we synthesise current evidence linking gut microbial alterations to OA and highlight the immunological mechanisms through which intestinal dysbiosis may influence joint degeneration. Human studies have identified OA-associated changes in gut microbial composition and microbial metabolites, whereas preclinical models, germ-free experiments and faecal microbiota transplantation studies provide mechanistic support for a contributory role of dysbiosis in cartilage damage, synovitis and subchondral bone remodelling. Gut dysbiosis can impair intestinal barrier integrity, facilitate systemic exposure to microbial products such as lipopolysaccharide, disturb short-chain fatty acid, bile acid and tryptophan-derived metabolite profiles, and alter enteroendocrine and immune signalling. These processes may activate Toll-like receptor, NF-\u03baB, NLRP3 inflammasome, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and JAK/STAT pathways, thereby reshaping macrophage polarisation, Th17/Treg balance, mucosal IgA responses, innate lymphoid cell and \u03b3\u03b4T-cell activity, immunosenescence and low-grade systemic inflammation. Through these interconnected immune-metabolic pathways, the gut microbiota may influence cartilage catabolism, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodelling and inflammation-related pain. Microbiome-derived taxa, metabolites and host-microbe immune signatures might support risk assessment, endotype stratification and therapeutic monitoring; however, causality in humans remains incompletely established, and current findings are limited by heterogeneity in OA phenotypes, microbiome methods, host metabolic status and clinical endpoints. Microbiota-targeted strategies remain promising adjuncts rather than established disease-modifying treatments. Future studies should integrate standardised microbiome profiling, immune phenotyping, multi-omics approaches, longitudinal cohorts and rigorously designed clinical trials to translate gut-joint axis biology into microbiome-informed precision care for OA.",
"42488629": "ID: 42488629\nTitle: Precision identification and targeted therapy for neutrophilic asthma: from molecular mechanisms to clinical translation.\nAbstract: Neutrophilic asthma represents a distinct inflammatory phenotype characterized by sputum neutrophilia (\u226561% neutrophils), glucocorticoid resistance, and more severe disease course compared to eosinophilic asthma. This review comprehensively examines the molecular mechanisms underlying neutrophilic asthma pathogenesis, focusing on the Th17/IL-17 axis, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. We present a precision identification framework integrating molecular endotypes with clinical phenotypes and biomarker profiles to guide therapeutic decisions. Unlike eosinophilic asthma, neutrophilic asthma demonstrates intrinsic resistance to glucocorticoids due to impaired neutrophil apoptosis and persistent activation of pro-inflammatory pathways. Emerging therapeutic approaches targeting IL-17, NET formation, and inflammasome components show promise, with several agents in clinical development. The microbiome-neutrophil axis represents a novel therapeutic target, with evidence suggesting that airway dysbiosis perpetuates neutrophilic inflammation through pattern recognition receptor activation. This review provides a comprehensive framework for understanding neutrophilic asthma pathogenesis and outlines precision medicine approaches for this difficult-to-treat asthma phenotype.",
"42488642": "ID: 42488642\nTitle: Case Report: Dupilumab-associated ulcerative colitis: elucidating the pathomechanistic link between Th2 blockade and Th17 polarized intestinal inflammation.\nAbstract: While dupilumab is highly effective in managing moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) through targeted IL-4/IL-13 receptor antagonism, its broader immunomodulatory effects warrant careful clinical scrutiny. We report the case of a 63-year-old male who developed ulcerative colitis (UC) following dupilumab therapy. Although his cutaneous condition improved rapidly, the patient developed acute gastrointestinal distress, including hematochezia and tenesmus, within three months of initiating therapy. Subsequent colonoscopy and histopathological analyses confirmed the diagnosis of UC. Discontinuation of dupilumab was followed by a robust clinical and endoscopic remission. Longitudinal immunohistochemical profiling of the colonic mucosa demonstrated elevated IL-17 and suppressed IL-4 expression during active colitis, which normalized upon clinical recovery. These findings offer hypothesis-generating evidence indicative of a localized Th2-to-Th17 immune shift. Although inherently limited as a single-patient report, this case underscores the critical necessity for multidisciplinary vigilance regarding paradoxical Th17-driven inflammation in patients undergoing IL-4R\u03b1 blockade.",
"42488658": "ID: 42488658\nTitle: Spatial genetic mapping links shared inflammatory bowel disease liability to adult immune-epithelial lesion contexts.\nAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), shows marked clinical heterogeneity despite a shared immune-genetic background. The adult spatial contexts through which inherited IBD susceptibility is expressed remain unclear. We integrated GWAS summary statistics for overall IBD, CD, and UC with LDSC, stratified LDSC, LDSC-SEG, MAGMA, PoPS, and genetically informed spatial mapping (gsMap). Human genetic signals were projected onto the E16.5 mouse single-cell spatial atlas as an exploratory developmental reference, and adult disease-tissue spatial support was assessed across SCP2959 CD spatial sections and GSE189184 idiopathic UC inflamed Visium sections. PoPS-independent MAGMA-only module-score and FUSION-TWAS sensitivity analyses, together with targeted RT-qPCR in NCM460 epithelial cells and THP-1-derived macrophage-like cells were performed. LDSC showed strong positive genetic correlations among overall IBD, CD, and UC, including overall IBD versus CD (rg = 0.9458, P\u00a0=\u00a01.79 \u00d7 10-8), overall IBD versus UC (estimated rg = 1.0907, P\u00a0=\u00a03.48 \u00d7 10-6), and CD versus UC (rg = 0.9535, P\u00a0=\u00a00.0133). MAGMA and PoPS prioritized immune-inflammatory candidates, including IL23R, JAK2, STAT3, CCL2, NOD2, and HLA-region genes. Exploratory developmental gsMap showed nominal signals in gastrointestinal, liver, smooth-muscle, epidermal, and neural regions. In adult disease-tissue gsMap, overall IBD signals showed FDR-significant enrichment in SCP2959 CD immune regions (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a03.52 \u00d7 10-7, q = 1.41 \u00d7 10-6), lamina propria (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a02.75 \u00d7 10-5, q = 4.27 \u00d7 10-5), follicular clusters (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a07.31 \u00d7 10-7, q = 1.10 \u00d7 10-5), and myeloid clusters (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a06.67 \u00d7 10-6, q = 3.34 \u00d7 10-5). In GSE189184 idiopathic UC inflamed tissue, enrichment was observed in GWAS-independent immune-rich (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a01.72 \u00d7 10-5, q = 1.38 \u00d7 10-4), structural/barrier (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a07.52 \u00d7 10-5, q = 3.01 \u00d7 10-4), epithelial-mucosal (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a09.08 \u00d7 10-4, q = 0.00182), inflammation-repair (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a00.00140, q = 0.00224), and stromal-fibrotic domains (ACAT P\u00a0=\u00a00.00268, q = 0.00357). MAGMA-only module-score and FUSION-TWAS sensitivity analyses provided PoPS-independent support for the adult lesion-context interpretation. RT-qPCR showed that JAK2 knockdown reduced cytokine-induced CCL2 and CXCL8 by 52.6% and 36.9% and partially restored OCLN expression, while LPS induced IL1B, TNF, CCL2, and PYCARD in macrophage-like cells. Shared IBD genetic liability was most consistently linked to an adult immune-epithelial inflammatory lesion program involving immune-rich, epithelial-inflammatory, myeloid/follicular, lamina propria, structural/barrier, and remodeling-associated contexts. Developmental and subtype-weighted spatial signals, including neural-related signals in the embryonic reference, should be viewed as hypothesis-generating clues to developmental and neuroimmune programs rather than definitive subtype-specific mechanisms.",
"42488663": "ID: 42488663\nTitle: Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.\nAbstract: While osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed primarily as a localized, mechanically-driven joint disorder, emerging evidence suggests that systemic factors may play a significant modulating role in its pathogenesis. This review presents the \"Gut-Brain-Liver-Kidney axis\" as a potential regulatory framework to explore a conceptual shift towards a systemic perspective on this traditionally localized disease. Available evidence is synthesized to clarify how gut microbiota dysbiosis and its metabolites contribute to systemic inflammation and disrupt joint homeostasis through specific pathways, such as the GUDCA-FXR-GLP-1 axis. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are further highlighted as essential nanoscale messengers facilitating communication between the gut and joints. Extending beyond gut health, the significant impact of central sensitization and neuroendocrine dysregulation in the brain is investigated as a key driver of chronic pain perception-a phenomenon often disproportionate to observable structural damage. Unlike mechanisms that directly cause cartilage breakdown, central sensitization primarily modulates pain experience and can secondarily influence disease progression by promoting maladaptive behaviors (e.g., reduced mobility). The liver's involvement is also analyzed, particularly its disorders related to iron and lipid metabolism that promote chondrocyte ferroptosis. Furthermore, the analysis addresses how renal dysfunction intensifies OA by impairing vitamin D metabolism and leading to the accumulation of uremic toxins, such as indoxyl sulfate. By integrating these interconnected systemic pathways, a complex network of potential novel therapeutic targets is revealed. Consequently, innovative strategies aimed at these axes are outlined, including the use of probiotics, vagus nerve stimulation, FGF21, GalNAc-siRNA, and vitamin D supplementation. This perspective encourages moving beyond symptom management toward mechanism-based, multi-targeted strategies. Key unanswered questions are outlined and priorities for future research and clinical translation in this evolving field are proposed.",
"42488670": "ID: 42488670\nTitle: Altered duodenal N6-methyladenosine levels in common variable immunodeficiency associate with duodenal microbiota.\nAbstract: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is frequently complicated by duodenal inflammation, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. While epigenetic alterations have been described in CVID, the epitranscriptome is largely unexplored. We therefore investigated whether RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications in duodenal tissue are altered in CVID and whether such changes are associated with the local microbiota or m6A-related enzymes. m6A modification levels were analysed in snap-frozen duodenal biopsies from CVID patients with intraepithelial lymphocytosis and inflammation (CVID_IEL; n = 5), CVID patients with normal duodenal histology (CVID_N; n = 5) and controls with normal biopsies (n = 5) using m6A-RNA immunoprecipitation followed by microarray profiling and gene set enrichment analysis. Duodenal bacterial microbiota from the same anatomical region were characterised by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, and selected m6A-regulating enzymes were quantified in biopsies by targeted proteomics. In total, 4,134 differentially methylated transcripts were identified, and unsupervised principal component analyses revealed partially overlapping, but clearly divergent m6A signatures for CVID_IEL, CVID_N and controls, with a gradient along the first principal component. Pathway analysis showed relative hypermethylation of mitochondria- and ribosome-related gene sets in both CVID subgroups versus controls, and hypomethylation of pathways linked to ubiquitination, proteasomal degradation, glycosylation and post-transcriptional gene silencing in CVID_IEL versus CVID_N. Sparse canonical correlation models demonstrated significant associations between specific duodenal bacterial genera and m6A-modified transcripts in CVID, but not in controls, whereas expression levels of the examined m6A-regulating enzymes did not differ between groups. These findings suggest that duodenal inflammation in CVID may be associated with a distinct m6A epitranscriptomic signature that is linked to specific features of the mucosal microbiota, providing preliminary, hypothesis-generating evidence for a potential interaction between microbiota, epitranscriptomic regulation and local immune dysregulation in CVID.",
"42488722": "ID: 42488722\nTitle: Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Increased Risk of Clostridioides difficile Infection Diagnosis and Severe Outcomes.\nAbstract: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the United States. Gut dysbiosis and chronic inflammation are key contributors to CDI susceptibility and severity. Metabolic syndrome (MetS)-defined by central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL cholesterol, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-is increasingly prevalent worldwide and is characterized by chronic immune dysregulation and alterations in gut microbiota. These pathophysiologic features may overlap with mechanisms that predispose individuals to CDI and its complications. Using a large electronic health record database encompassing 102 health care organizations, we examined the association between metabolic conditions (MetS, obesity, and T2DM) and the risk of CDI diagnosis and severe clinical outcomes. Individuals with a diagnosis of each metabolic condition were compared with matched controls. All 3 metabolic conditions were associated with an increased risk of CDI. The strongest association was observed in patients with MetS (odds ratio [OR], 1.94), followed by obesity (OR, 1.14) and T2DM (OR, 1.11). The impact of metabolic disorders on CDI severity varied based on the specific condition. Patients with MetS and obesity were more likely to develop sepsis, leukocytosis, and neutrophilia and to require ICU admission; however, they had lower risk of hypoalbuminemia, recurrent CDI, and all-cause mortality. In contrast, patients with T2DM had greater odds of developing all of the CDI-associated complications. MetS, obesity, and T2DM were all associated with an increased likelihood of CDI diagnosis. However, their effects on CDI severity varied among the 3 conditions examined-patients with T2DM had the greatest risk of adverse outcomes, including sepsis, ICU admission, recurrent CDI, and mortality.",
"42489215": "ID: 42489215\nTitle: Prolonged systemic inflammation worsens impairments to astrocyte Ca2+ and functional hyperemia in Alzheimer's disease.\nAbstract: Chronic neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) alters astrocyte physiology and neurovascular unit function. AD patients frequently experience recurrent systemic inflammatory insults from comorbid conditions, which act as\u00a0\"secondary-hits\" believed to worsen cognitive decline. The impact of these secondary insults \u00a0on astrocyte-mediated neurovascular regulation remains unknown. We applied intravital two-photon microscopy to longitudinally investigate astrocytic Ca2 + dynamics and functional hyperemia during sensory stimulation in APP/PS1dE9 mice before and during secondary lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced systemic inflammation. AD mice exhibited diminished stimulation-evoked astrocytic Ca2 + activity, while functional hyperemia remained largely preserved. LPS further suppressed astrocytic Ca2 + responses and produced temporally specific vascular alterations, with AD and wild-type mice following divergent inflammatory trajectories. Our findings provide the first in vivo longitudinal characterization of how secondary systemic inflammation disrupts astrocyte-mediated neurovascular regulation. The selective vulnerability of astrocytic Ca2 + signaling relative to vascular output implicates recurrent inflammatory insults as a clinically relevant contributor to neurovascular dysfunction in preclinical AD.",
"42489221": "ID: 42489221\nTitle: Gut Microbiota-Derived Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in COVID-19: Their Signature and Immunological Impact.\nAbstract: Gut microbial dysbiosis has been observed in several diseases. Although causal links and direct effects on host cells remain unclear, bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles (BEVs) from the gut microbiota may regulate the host immune response. We examined the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the gut microbiome and BEVs release, and the effects of released BEVs on cytokine responses in monocyte-derived cell lines. Fecal samples from 17 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 20 healthy individuals were collected to isolate bacterial and BEV fractions. Parental BEV-releasing bacteria were identified from vesicle-encapsulated bacterial DNA by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Patients with COVID-19 exhibited altered gut microbiota composition and the profile of bacterial DNA-containing BEVs (dcBEVs) release compared to healthy controls. BEVs from patients, but not from healthy individuals, significantly changed cytokine levels in U937 monocyte cells. Following COVID-19 recovery, dcBEV profiles diverged into two distinct groups: those that retained the capacity to induce cytokines in monocytes and those that lost this functionality. BEVs from single bacterial cultures within families altered after COVID-19 onset affected the expression of genes in monocytes, primarily immune-response genes, notably chemokine ligands and G protein-coupled receptors. SARS-CoV-2-induced dysbiosis alters the profile of dcBEVs release, thereby modulating the host immune response and potentially contributing to COVID-19 pathogenesis.",
"42489235": "ID: 42489235\nTitle: Entropy-Guided Sample-Specific Feature Selection for Robust Incomplete Multi-Omics Learning in Gut Microbiome Disease Prediction and Biomarker Discovery.\nAbstract: The rapid advancement of multi-omics integration facilitates deep insights into complex diseases. However, incomplete modalities, heterogeneity, and high dimensionality hinder robust analysis. To address these limitations, we propose entropy-guided sample-specific feature selection for robust incomplete multi-omics learning (ESSFS-IMO), a novel framework for accurate disease prediction and interpretable biomarker discovery under missing-data conditions. It combines instance-wise feature selection, entropy-adaptive optimization, and variational representation learning. Specifically, a Gumbel-Softmax-based selector performs per-sample differentiable feature selection, guided by an entropy-based annealing strategy that dynamically adjusts selection sharpness. Selected features are integrated via an information-bottlenecked variational backbone with variance-weighted fusion, enabling robust classification despite missing modalities. Experiments on inflammatory bowel disease datasets demonstrate that ESSFS-IMO outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in accuracy, F1-score, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The model maintains high performance across missing patterns and yields biologically coherent biomarkers, effectively linking microbial, transcriptional, and metabolic profiles to immune regulation. In conclusion, ESSFS-IMO provides a robust, interpretable solution for incomplete multi-omics learning. By integrating entropy-guided selection and variational information bottlenecks, it achieves superior predictive power and resilience while identifying meaningful signatures associated with intestinal inflammation, holding promise for broader biomedical applications.",
"42489692": "ID: 42489692\nTitle: Curcumin ameliorates Salmonella-induced enteritis by restraining NF-\u03baB signaling and restoring microbiota-SCFA homeostasis.\nAbstract: Foodborne Salmonella infection triggers excessive inflammation, mucosal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Here, curcumin was evaluated as a dietary bioactive against Salmonella-induced enteritis using in silico target-network analysis, macrophage assays and a mouse infection model. Target-network analysis identified 79 shared targets associated with curcumin and intestinal inflammation. In vitro, macrophages were treated with curcumin at 40 and 80 \u03bcM before stimulation with lipopolysaccharide or Salmonella Enteritidis infection. In vivo, mice were challenged with S. Enteritidis and orally gavaged with curcumin at 100 or 200 mg per kg body weight. Curcumin inhibited LPS- and Salmonella-induced NF-\u03baB activation in J774-Dual/RAW264.7 macrophages, decreased IL-1\u03b2, IL-6 and TNF-\u03b1, increased IL-10, and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release by over 35%. In infected mice, curcumin alleviated clinical deterioration (weight loss and hemolysis), attenuated liver and spleen injury, lowered tissue bacterial burden by nearly 2log10 CFU per 100 mg, and improved intestinal histopathology. Notably, 16S rDNA profiling showed that curcumin reversed Salmonella-driven dysbiosis by improving microbial diversity, limiting Proteobacteria/Enterobacteriaceae expansion, and enriching beneficial taxa including Lactobacillus. These compositional shifts were accompanied by recovery of key short-chain fatty acids by 40%-75% (acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate), indicating restoration of microbiota-linked metabolic homeostasis. Collectively, curcumin mitigates pathogen-associated intestinal inflammation while rebuilding the microbiota-SCFA homeostasis supportive of mucosal barrier function, supporting its development as a food-derived functional ingredient."
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