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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2022

Intestinal microbiota regulates diabetes and cancer progression by IL-1β and NOX4 dependent signaling cascades.

Mohamed Noureldein, Rashad Nawfal, Sara Bitar, Scott S Maxwell, Ishant Khurana, Hala Kfoury Kassouf, Fadlo R Khuri, Assam El-Osta, Assaad A Eid

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Mohamed NoureldeinDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon.
Rashad NawfalDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon.
Sara BitarDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon.
Scott S MaxwellEpigenetics in Human Health and Disease, Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Ishant KhuranaEpigenetics in Human Health and Disease, Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Hala Kfoury KassoufDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Fadlo R KhuriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Assam El-OstaEpigenetics in Human Health and Disease, Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Assaad A EidDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon. ae49@aub.edu.lb.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-0960
American University of Beirut · LBMonash University · AUAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center · LBChinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes changes the host microbiota, a condition known as dysbiosis. Dysbiosis is an important factor for the pathogenesis of diabetes and colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed at identifying the microbial signature associated with diabetes and CRC; and identifying the signaling mechanism altered by dysbiosis and leading to CRC progression in diabetes. MKR mice that can spontaneously develop type 2 diabetes were used. For CRC induction, another subset of mice was treated with azoxymethane and dextran sulfate sodium. To identify the role of microbiota, microbiota-depleted mice were inoculated with fecal microbial transplant from diabetic and CRC mice. Further, a mouse group was treated with probiotics. At the end of the treatment, 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to identify microbiota in the fecal samples. Blood was collected, and colons were harvested for molecular, anatomical, and histological analysis. Our results show that diabetes is associated with a microbial signature characterized by reduction of butyrate-forming bacteria. This dysbiosis is associated with gastrointestinal complications reflected by a reduction in colon lengths. These changes are reversed upon treatment with probiotics, which rectified the observed dysbiosis. Inoculation of control mice with diabetic or cancer microbiota resulted in the development of increased number of polyps. Our data also show that inflammatory cytokines (mainly interleukin (IL)-1β) and NADPH oxidase (NOX)4 are over-expressed in the colon tissues of diabetic mice. Collectively our data suggest that diabetes is associated with dysbiosis characterized by lower abundance of butyrate-forming bacteria leading to over-expression of IL-1β and NOX4 leading to gastrointestinal complications and CRC.

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Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsBacteriaButyratesCarcinogenesisDysbiosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNADPH Oxidase 4RNA, Ribosomal, 16SButyratesNADPH Oxidase 4Nox4 protein, mouseRNA, Ribosomal, 16SColorectal cancerDiabetesDysbiosisInflammationOxidative stress

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PMID36040503
PMCPMC11802975
OpenAlexW4293553796

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