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Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates gut microbiota imbalance and intestinal barrier damage in rats with stress‐induced depressive‐like behavior
Author(s) -
Rao Jingjing,
Xie Ruining,
Lin Li,
Jiang Jian,
Du Lei,
Zeng Xindie,
Li Gongying,
Wang Chunmei,
Qiao Yi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.346
H-Index - 206
eISSN - 1460-9568
pISSN - 0953-816X
DOI - 10.1111/ejn.15192
Subject(s) - neuroinflammation , occludin , gut flora , gastrointestinal tract , transplantation , gut–brain axis , barrier function , inflammation , firmicutes , biology , immunology , medicine , tight junction , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , 16s ribosomal rna , bacteria
Abstract The gut–microbiota–brain axis is the most important complex and bidirectional pathway between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. This study investigated the potential of microbe‐induced gut‐to‐brain signaling to modulate the effect of stress on depressive‐like behavior, intestinal barrier, and neuroinflammation. Result showed that fecal microbiota transplantation increased the consumption of sucrose solutions and decreased the immobility time in forced swimming test. This treatment also increased Firmicutes and decreased Bacteroidetes and Desulfobacterota at phylum levels; reduced the loss of villi and epithelial cells; suppressed the inflammatory cell infiltration in the ileum; increased the expression of ZO‐1, occludin; protected the mucosal layer function; and suppressed the high levels of inflammasomes ( NLRP3 , ASC , caspase‐1 , and IL‐1β ) in rat brain. In summary, fecal microbiota transplantation improves the depressive‐like behavior, alters the gut microbiota imbalance, and alleviates the intestinal tract inflammation, intestinal mucosa disruption, and neuroinflammation in rats induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress.