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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025

Bifidobacterium longum NSP001-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate ulcerative colitis by modulating T cell responses in gut microbiota-(in)dependent manners.

Xinke Nie, Qiqiong Li, Haihua Ji, Shanshan Zhang, Yuchen Wang, Junhua Xie, Shaoping Nie

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xinke NieState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China.
Qiqiong LiState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-4654
Haihua JiState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China.
Shanshan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China.
Yuchen WangCollege of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China.
Junhua XieState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China. junhuax@ncu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-8515
Shaoping NieState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China. spnie@ncu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-4679

Funding

Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation 20242BAB21031Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF GZB20230284Technological Project of Jiangxi Province 20232BCD44003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that intestinal commensal bacteria-derived vesicles may have potential effects in alleviating ulcerative colitis (UC). Although Bifidobacterium longum is widely used to prevent colitis, the potential role of B. longum-derived extracellular vesicles has yet to be explored. Here, we extracted B. longum NSP001-derived extracellular vesicles (NEVs) and investigated the regulatory roles of NEVs in colitis. Our results demonstrated that NEVs alleviate UC by improving intestinal barrier, modulating immune cell differentiation, and promoting the production of SCFAs. NEVs' improvement of inflammation in pseudo-germ-free mice implies that the anti-inflammatory effect of NEVs does not exclusively depend on the regulation of gut microbiota. In conclusion, we suggest that B. longum NSP001 improves UC through the secretion of NEVs. In addition, the study emphasizes the critical role of NEVs in maintaining host immune homeostasis via suppressing STAT3 pathway, thereby highlighting their potential as a novel postbiotic to alleviate UC.

Indexed as

Bifidobacterium longumColitis, UlcerativeExtracellular VesiclesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeProbioticsT-LymphocytesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID39929833
PMCPMC11811157

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