航天搭载地衣芽孢杆菌缓解小鼠结肠炎的代谢组学机制研究

Study on Metabolomic Mechanism of Spaceflight-Carried Bacillus licheniformis in Alleviating Colitis in Mice

  • 摘要: 为研究搭载神舟十五号载人飞船航天飞行6个月的地衣芽胞杆菌(bacillus licheniformis,BL)对葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)诱导小鼠溃疡性结肠炎的保护机制,将小鼠分为对照组(CON)、DSS模型组(DSS)、DSS+地面菌组(G-BL)、DSS+飞行菌组(6M-BL)及美沙拉秦阳性药组(POS),并进行结肠HE染色、屏障蛋白ZO-1、Occludin和E-cadherin的表达检测及血浆代谢组学分析。结果显示,与DSS组相比,6M-BL显著减轻结肠组织病理损伤,病理学评分下降58.6%,优于G-BL组的44.8%;同时显著上调ZO-1、Occludin和E-cadherin表达,增幅分别为106.8%、133.1%和138.6%。代谢组学分析发现,6M-BL可改善DSS诱导的代谢异常,主要涉及牛磺酸和亚牛磺酸代谢、初级胆汁酸生物合成及丁酸代谢通路。与G-BL相比,6M-BL更显著地提升牛磺酸、芥子酸和3-(4-羟基苯基)丙酸等保护性代谢物水平,并降低β-鼠胆酸和黄尿酸等与炎症相关代谢物水平。提示6M-BL可能通过调控以上通路协同抑制炎症反应等方式促进肠道屏障修复,从而对结肠炎有干预作用。

     

    Abstract: To investigate the protective mechanism of bacillus licheniformis (BL) carried aboard Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft for six months of spaceflight against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in mice, mice were divided into a control group (CON), a DSS model group (DSS), a DSS + ground-based bacteria group (G-BL), a DSS + spaceflight bacteria group (6M-BL), and a mesalazine positive drug group (POS). Colonic H&E staining, expression detection of barrier proteins ZO-1, Occludin, and E-cadherin, and plasma metabolomic analysis were performed. The results showed that compared with the DSS group, 6M-BL significantly alleviated colonic histopathological damage, with a 58.6% decrease in pathological score, superior to the 44.8% decrease in the G-BL group. Meanwhile, the expression levels of ZO-1, Occludin, and E-cadherin were significantly upregulated by 106.8%, 133.1%, and 138.6%, respectively. Metabolomic analysis revealed that 6M-BL improved DSS-induced metabolic abnormalities, mainly involving taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, primary bile acid biosynthesis, and butyrate metabolism pathways. Compared with G-BL, 6M-BL more significantly elevated the levels of protective metabolites such as taurine, sinapic acid, and 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid, while reducing the levels of inflammation-related metabolites such as β-muricholic acid and xanthurenic acid. These findings suggest that 6M-BL may promote intestinal barrier repair by regulating the above pathways to synergistically inhibit inflammatory responses, thereby exerting an intervention effect on colitis.

     

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