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ArticleStroke and vascular neurology2025

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell ameliorates post-stroke enterobacterial translocation through liver-gut axis.

Xiaotao Su, Tiemei Li, Yuge Wang, Lei Wei, Banghao Jian, Xinmei Kang, Mengyan Hu, Chunyi Li, Shisi Wang, Danli Lu and 7 more

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Article in Stroke and vascular neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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17 authors.

Xiaotao Su *Department of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Tiemei Li *Department of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yuge WangDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Lei WeiDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Banghao JianDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xinmei KangDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Mengyan HuDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chunyi LiDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shisi WangDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Danli LuDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shishi ShenDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Huipeng HuangDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yuxin LiuDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaohui DengDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Bingjun ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China luzhq@mail.sysu.edu.cn caiw29@mail.sysu.edu.cn zhangbj5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Wei CaiDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China luzhq@mail.sysu.edu.cn caiw29@mail.sysu.edu.cn zhangbj5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4059-4627
Zhengqi LuDepartment of Neurology, Mental and Neurological Disease Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China luzhq@mail.sysu.edu.cn caiw29@mail.sysu.edu.cn zhangbj5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2118-0368

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnterobacterial translocation is a leading contributor to fatal infection among patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS). Accumulative evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) effectively ameliorates stroke outcomes. Whether MSC could inhibit post-stroke enterobacterial translocation remains elusive.

methodsPatients with AIS and healthy individuals were enrolled in the study. Mice subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion were treated with bone marrow-derived MSC (BM-MSC) right after reperfusion. Enterobacterial translocation was evaluated with Stroke Dysbiosis Index and circulating endotoxin. Thickness of mucus was assessed with Alcian blue staining. Hepatic glucocorticoid (GC) metabolism was analysed with expression of HSD11B2, HSD11B1 and SRD5A1.

resultsWe report that the gut mucus layer was attenuated after the stroke leading to pronounced enterobacterial translocation. The attenuation of the gut mucus was attributed to diminished mucin production by goblet cells in response to the elevated systemic GC after cerebral ischaemia. Transferred-BM-MSC restored the mucus thickness, thus preserving gut microbiota homeostasis and preventing enterobacterial invasion. Mechanistically, the transferred-BM-MSC stationed in the liver and enhanced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ signalling in hepatocytes. Consequently, expression of HSD11B2 and SRD5A1 was increased while HSD11B1 expression was downregulated which promoted GC catabolism and subsequently restored mucin production.

conclusionsOur findings reveal that MSC transfer improves post-stroke gut barrier integrity and inhibits enterobacterial translocation by enhancing the hepatic GC metabolism thus representing a protective modulator of the liver-gut-brain axis in AIS.

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Bacterial TranslocationEnterobacteriaceaeEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryIschemic StrokeLiverMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAgedAnimalsCase-Control StudiesDisease Models, AnimalDysbiosisFemaleGlucocorticoidsHepatocytesGlucocorticoidsCerebral InfarctionIschemic Stroke

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PMID39366758
PMCPMC12230223

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