scholarly journals Exosomes as a New Delivery Vehicle in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1644
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Wang ◽  
Guoliang Zhou ◽  
Wanwan Zhou ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
...  

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a type of chronic relapsing inflammatory disease. The pathogenesis of IBD is still unclear, which may involve environmental factors, genetic factors, intestinal microbiota disorder, and abnormal immune responses. Exosomes (30–150 nm) are found in various body fluids, including blood, saliva, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. Exosomes mediate intercellular communication and regulate cell biological activity by carrying non-coding RNAs, proteins, and lipids. There is evidence that exosomes are involved in the pathogenesis of IBD. In view of the important roles of exosomes in the pathogenesis of IBD, this work systematically reviews the latest research progress of exosomes in IBD, especially the roles of exosomes as non-coding RNA delivery systems in the pathogenesis of IBD, including a disordered immune response, barrier function, and intestinal microbiota. The review will help to clarify the pathogenesis of IBD and explore new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for patients with IBD.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingdong Guan

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and life-threating inflammatory disease of gastroenteric tissue characterized by episodes of intestinal inflammation. The pathogenesis of IBD is complex. Recent studies have greatly improved our knowledge of the pathophysiology of IBD, leading to great advances in the treatment as well as diagnosis of IBD. In this review, we have systemically reviewed the pathogenesis of IBD and highlighted recent advances in host genetic factors, gut microbiota, and environmental factors and, especially, in abnormal innate and adaptive immune responses and their interactions, which may hold the keys to identify novel predictive or prognostic biomarkers and develop new therapies.


Author(s):  
Juan Hernandez ◽  
Elodie Rouillé ◽  
Florian Chocteau ◽  
Marie Allard ◽  
Karine Haurogné ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing worldwide, emphasizing the need of relevant models, as dogs spontaneously affected by IBD may be, for better knowledge of the disease’s physiopathology. Methods We studied 22 client-owned dogs suffering from IBD without protein loss and 14 control dogs. Biopsies were obtained from the duodenum, ileum, and colon. Inflammatory grade was assessed by histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and chemokine analysis. The expression of Toll-like receptors (TLR) in mucosa was immunohistochemically evaluated. Antibody levels against bacterial ligands (lipopolysaccharide [LPS] and flagellin) were measured in sera using enzyme-linked immunoassay. Results Dogs with IBD showed low to severe clinical disease. Histopathologically, the gut of dogs with IBD did not exhibit significant alterations compared with controls except in the colon. The number of CD3+ T lymphocytes was decreased in the ileum and colon of dogs with IBD compared with controls, whereas the numbers of Foxp3+, CD20+, and CD204+ cells were similar in the 2 groups. Three chemokines, but no cytokines, were detected at the protein level in the mucosa, and the disease poorly affected their tissue concentrations. Dogs with IBD exhibited higher serum reactivity against LPS and flagellin than controls but similar immunoreactivity against the receptors TLR4 and TLR5. In addition, TLR2 and TLR9 showed similar expression patterns in both groups of dogs. Conclusions Our data described dysregulated immune responses in dogs affected by IBD without protein loss. Despite fairly homogeneous dog cohorts, we were still faced with interindividual variability, and new studies with larger cohorts are needed to validate the dog as a model.


2017 ◽  
Vol 190 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Nissilä ◽  
K. Korpela ◽  
A. I. Lokki ◽  
R. Paakkanen ◽  
S. Jokiranta ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiufang Cui ◽  
Haiyang Wang ◽  
Ziping Ye ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Xinyun Qiu ◽  
...  

Abstract BACKGROUND: The intestinal microbiota is thought to be involved in the occurrence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in remission (IBDR) with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)-type symptoms, but the specific distinct profile of these bacteria remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate this issue by conducting a cross-sectional study.METHODS: IBS patients were diagnosed according to Rome Ⅳ criteria, IBD diagnosed according to the criteria of European Crohn & Colitis Organization (ECCO), IBDR patients with IBS-type symptoms were defined according to related IBS-type symptoms meeting the Rome IV criteria in IBDR patients, and were included Crohn’s disease in remission (CDR) and ulcerative colitis in remission (UCR) based on Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (DAI) and Mayo Scoring System respectively. Healthy controls come from the physical examination center and exclude people with underlying diseases. All enrolled subjects were divided into six groups, as followed: Health Control, IBS, CDR with IBS-type symptoms (CDR-IBS+), CDR without IBS-type symptoms (CDR-IBS-), UCR-IBS+ and UCR-IBS-. We collected fresh fecal samples from all subjects and applied 16S rRNA sequencing analysis to detect the structure and diversity of the microbiota among different groups. RESULTS: A total of 97 subjects were included in this study, of which 18 were health controls, 34 IBS patients, 25 CDR and 20 UCR. The richness of intestinal microbiota in CDR-IBS-was significantly lower than that in the control and IBS groups based on the analysis of observed species and Chao index (P<0.05). The observed species index in CDR-IBS+ was significantly higher than CDR-IBS- group (median index: 254.8 vs 203, P=0.036). No difference was found in Alpha diversity between UCR-IBS+ and UCR-IBS-. At phylum level, there was no significant difference between UC or CD with IBS-type symptoms and those without related symptoms. At genus level, the number of Faecalibacterium in CDR-IBS+ increased significantly while Fusobacterium decreased compared with CDR-IBS-(mean relative abundance of Faecalibacterium: 20.35% vs 5.18%, P<0.05; Fusobacterium: 1.51% vs 5.2%, P<0.05). However, compared with UCR-IBS - group, the number of Faecalibacterium in UCR-IBS+ group decreased, while the number of Streptococcus increased, but there was no statistical difference in the genus structure. Regardless of the phylum or genus level, the abundance and composition of the microbiota of IBS patients were not distinct from those of healthy people.CONCLUSIONS: CD patients in remission with IBS-type symptoms may be related to the increase of Faecalibacterium and decrease of Fusobacterium. UC patients in remission with IBS-type symptoms cannot be explained by changes in the abundance and structure of intestinal microbiota from our across-sectional study.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (33) ◽  
pp. 4505
Author(s):  
Jing-Zhi Zhang ◽  
Chun-Hui Bao ◽  
Zheng Shi ◽  
Zhi-Jun Weng ◽  
Xiao-Mei Wang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S649-S649
Author(s):  
G Seong ◽  
J H Song ◽  
J Shin ◽  
S M Kong ◽  
E R Kim ◽  
...  

Abstract Background This study investigated changes in the intestinal microbiota during 8-week infliximab maintenance therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with clinical remission. Microbial compositional differences were analysed according to the trough level of infliximab (TLI) and mucosal healing (MH) status. Methods 16S rRNA gene-based microbiome profiling was performed on 10 and 74 faecal samples from 10 healthy volunteers and 40 adult IBD patients, respectively. All enrolled IBD patients were in clinical remission during infliximab maintenance therapy. To identify changes in the intestinal microbiota, faecal sampling occurred at 1–2 weeks (1W) and 7–8 weeks (7W) after infliximab infusion. TLI was measured by ELISA at 8 weeks immediately before the subsequent infusion; MH was evaluated by endoscopy within 3 months. Results No significant differences were found in microbial composition, species richness, and diversity indices between 1W and 7W samples or in microbial composition and diversity between healthy volunteer and 1W or 7W samples. However, 7W faecal samples from the patients with TLI≥5 μg/ml showed increased species richness compared with TLI&lt;5 μg/ml, and patients with MH showed increased species diversity compared with non-MH. Beta-diversity analysis showed clustering between samples in the MH and non-MH groups. LefSe analysis identified differential expression of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii group between TLI &lt; 5 μg/ml and TLI ≥ 5 μg/ml and MH and non-MH groups. Conclusion There were no significant changes in the intestinal microbiota during an 8-week infliximab infusion cycle in IBD patients with clinical remission; however, microbial composition, species richness, and diversity were associated with TLI and MH status.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1421-1422
Author(s):  
Lea Ann Chen

Intestinal microbiota transplantation (IMT) is an effective therapy for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, further research is needed to understand the safety of this procedure, particularly given the frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms and of IBD treatment escalation after IMT.


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