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Cross-tissue multi-omics analyses reveal the gut microbiota's absence impacts organ morphology, immune homeostasis, bile acid and lipid metabolism.

Juan Shen, Weiming Liang, Ruizhen Zhao, Yang Chen, Yanmin Liu, Wei Cheng, Tailiang Chai, Yin Zhang, Silian Chen, Jiazhe Liu and 26 more

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Article in iMeta, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.

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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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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

36 authors.

Juan ShenBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Weiming LiangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Ruizhen ZhaoBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Yang ChenState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.
Yanmin LiuState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.ORCID 0000-0003-3731-0865
Wei ChengCollege of Animal Sciences and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan China.
Tailiang ChaiBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Yin ZhangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Silian ChenBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Jiazhe LiuBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Xueting ChenBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Yusheng DengState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.
Zhao ZhangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Yufen HuangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Huanjie YangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Li PangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Qinwei QiuState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.ORCID 0000-0002-3438-129X
Haohao DengBGI Research Beijing China.
Shanshan PanBGI Research Qingdao China.
Linying WangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Jingjing YeBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Wen LuoKangmeihuada (KMHD) GeneTech Co., Ltd. Shenzhen China.
Xuanting JiangKangmeihuada (KMHD) GeneTech Co., Ltd. Shenzhen China.
Xiao HuangBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Wanshun LiBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Elaine Lai-Han LeungZhuhai UM Science & Technology Research Institute-Kangmeihuada (KMHD) joint lab Zhuhai China.ORCID 0000-0002-3705-8084
Lu ZhangDepartment of Computer Science Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong China.ORCID 0000-0002-2794-7371
Li HuangState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.
Zhimin YangState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.
Rouxi ChenBGI Research Sanya China.
Junpu MeiBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Zhen YueBGI Research Sanya China.
Hong WeiCollege of Animal Sciences and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan China.
Kristiansen KarstenBGI Research Shenzhen China.
Lijuan HanKangmeihuada (KMHD) GeneTech Co., Ltd. Shenzhen China.
Xiaodong FangState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine Syndrome The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota influences host immunity and metabolism, and changes in its composition and function have been implicated in several non-communicable diseases. Here, comparing germ-free (GF) and specific pathogen-free (SPF) mice using spatial transcriptomics, single-cell RNA sequencing, and targeted bile acid metabolomics across multiple organs, we systematically assessed how the gut microbiota's absence affected organ morphology, immune homeostasis, bile acid, and lipid metabolism. Through integrated analysis, we detect marked aberration in B, myeloid, and T/natural killer cells, altered mucosal zonation and nutrient uptake, and significant shifts in bile acid profiles in feces, liver, and circulation, with the alternate synthesis pathway predominant in GF mice and pronounced changes in bile acid enterohepatic circulation. Particularly, autophagy-driven lipid droplet breakdown in ileum epithelium and the liver's zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein (ZBTB20)-Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) (ZBTB20-LPL) axis are key to plasma lipid homeostasis in GF mice. Our results unveil the complexity of microbiota-host interactions in the crosstalk between commensal gut bacteria and the host.

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aggregation indexbile acid and lipid metabolismgerm‐free miceimmune homeostasislipid dropletspatial transcriptomics and single‐cell RNA sequencingzonation

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PMID40027481
PMCPMC11865341

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