Intestinal microbiota regulates tryptophan metabolism following oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii

Intestinal microbiota regulates tryptophan metabolism following oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii

Introduction The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in modulating host immune responses. Oral Toxoplasma gondii infection can promote intestinal inflammation in certain mice strains. The IDO‐AhR axis may control tryptophan (Trp) metabolism constituting an important immune regulatory mecha...

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Published in:Parasite immunology Vol. 42; no. 9; pp. e12720 - n/a
Main Authors: Santos, Liliane M., Commodaro, Alessandra G., Vasquez, Alicia R. R., Kohlhoff, Markus, de Paula Guerra, Daniel A., Coimbra, Roney S., Martins‐Filho, Olindo A., Teixeira‐Carvalho, Andrea, Rizzo, Luiz V., Vieira, Leda Q., Serra, Horacio M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-09-2020
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria
Immune response
Infections
Inflammation
intestinal inflammation
Intestinal microflora
Intestine
Lymphocytes T
Metabolism
Microbiota
Oral infection
Toxoplasma gondii
Tryptophan
microbiota
Toxoplasma gondii
intestinal inflammation
antibiotics
tryptophan
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Summary:Introduction The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in modulating host immune responses. Oral Toxoplasma gondii infection can promote intestinal inflammation in certain mice strains. The IDO‐AhR axis may control tryptophan (Trp) metabolism constituting an important immune regulatory mechanism in inflammatory settings. Aims In the present study, we investigated the role of the intestinal microbiota on Trp metabolism during oral infection with T gondii. Methods and results Mice were treated with antibiotics for four weeks and then infected with T gondii by gavage. Histopathology and immune responses were evaluated 8 days after infection. We found that depletion of intestinal microbiota by antibiotics contributed to resistance against T gondii infection and led to reduced expression of AhR on dendritic and Treg cells. Mice depleted of Gram‐negative bacteria presented higher levels of systemic Trp, downregulation of AhR expression and increased resistance to infection whereas depletion of Gram‐positive bacteria did not affect susceptibility or expression of AhR on immune cells. Conclusion Our findings indicate that the intestinal microbiota can control Trp availability and provide a link between the AhR pathway and host‐microbiota interaction in acute infection with T gondii.
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ISSN:0141-9838
1365-3024
DOI:10.1111/pim.12720