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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2024

Roles of gut microbiome-associated metabolites in pulmonary fibrosis by integrated analysis.

Jie Li, Wenqing Wu, Xinyi Kong, Xia Yang, Kui Li, Zicheng Jiang, Chunlan Zhang, Jun Zou, Ying Liang

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jie LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jiangxi Chest Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Key Laboratory of Health of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Wenqing WuMedical Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Beijing, 100025, China.
Xinyi KongDepartment of Cardiovascular Intervention, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330008, Jiangxi, China.
Xia YangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jiangxi Chest Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Key Laboratory of Health of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Kui LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ankang Central Hospital, Ankang, 725000, Shaanxi Province, China.
Zicheng JiangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ankang Central Hospital, Ankang, 725000, Shaanxi Province, China.
Chunlan ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530199, Guangxi, China.
Jun ZouDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, 530002, Guangxi, China. 13557712816@163.com.
Ying LiangMolecular Nutrition Branch, National Engineering Research Center of Rice and By-product Deep Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, P.R. China. liangying498@163.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32372349National Natural Science Foundation of China 81960019Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province 2022RC3056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung diseases often coincide with imbalances in gut microbiota, but the role of gut microbiota in pulmonary fibrosis (PF) remains unclear. This study investigates the impact of gut microbiota and their metabolites on PF. Serum and lung tissues of normal, bleomycin (BLM)- and silica-induced mice showed significant differences in gut microbiota. L-Tryptophan was upregulated within pulmonary tissue and serum metabolites both in the BLM and Silica groups. The dominant gut microbiota associated with L-tryptophan metabolism included Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_Group, Allobaculum, Alistipes, and Candidatus_Saccharimonas. L-Tryptophan promoted BLM- and silica-induced pathological damage in PF mice. L-Tryptophan promoted TGF-β1-induced EMT and fibroblast activation in vitro via activating the mTOR/S6 pathway. In conclusion, PF mice exhibited alterations in gut microbiota and serum and lung tissue metabolites. L-Tryptophan level was associated with changes in gut microbiota, and L-tryptophan promoted PF progression in both in vivo and in vitro models, potentially through activation of the mTOR/S6 pathway.

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BleomycinGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLungPulmonary FibrosisTryptophanAnimalsBacteriaDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesBleomycinTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTryptophan

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PMID39702426
PMCPMC11659409

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