Experimental evaluation shows that EVs from Faecalibacterium prausnitzii reduce colitis, suggesting potential therapeutic uses.
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the beneficial effect of EVs derived from F. prausnitzii (Fp-EVs) on experimental colitis mice, and further explored the inhibitory effect of Fp-EVs-msRNA on colitis mice and molecular mechanism. Methods The Fp-EVs were separated from the supernatant of Fp culture by ultracentrifugation. The expression profile of small RNA and proteome information of Fp-EVs were obtained by high-throughput sequencing and proteome mass spectrometry. Fp-EVs and Fp-EVs-msRNA mimics were treated with LPS-treated intestinal epithelial cells and DSS/ TNBS-induced colitis mice respectively. RT-PCR, ELISA, WB, FACS, HE, IHC, IF, TUNEL, FITC were used to analyze the molecular expression of inflammation signaling pathway, Treg cell/Th17 cell differentiation, and the degree of colon inflammation and permeability of mice. Results Fp-EVs treatment reduced DSS / TNBS-induced weight loss, hematochezia, disease activity index (DAI) score, and ameliorated colonic epithelial injury and inflammatory cell infiltration in colitis mice. Proteomic analysis showed that a total of 938 proteins were identified in Fp -EVs, including 684 cytoplasmic proteins, 199 extracellular proteins and 175 membrane proteins. According to the msRNA expression profile analysis of Fp -EVs, we screened and verified msRNA1469, msRNA314, msRNA6336, msRNA4486 and msRNA2230 that were highly expressed in Fp and Fp -EVs. We found that the Fp -EVs-msRNA4486-mimic could reduce the activation of MAPKs/NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway in LPS-stimulated Caco2 cells. Moreover, we also found that Fp -EVs-msRNA4486-agomiR could alleviate DSS-induced colitis and inhibit the activation of the NLRP3- MAPKs/NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway. Moreover, Fp-EVs-msRNA4486 could suppress the differentiation of Th17 cells. Conclusion Fp-EVs alleviated colon injury and improved intestinal mucosal barrier by regulating intestinal immunity, and inhibiting MAPKs/NF-κB inflammatory signaling pathway. Fp-EVs could carry abundant bacterial components, including msRNAs and protein molecules, among which Fp-EVs-msRNA-4486 could relieve experimental colitis mice by inhibiting the activation of intestinal inflammatory signaling pathway. Conflict of interest: Ye, Lin: No conflict of interest Wang, Xufei: No conflict of interest Xiao, Fangfei: No conflict of interest Li, Xiaolu: No conflict of interest Liu, Gaojie: No conflict of interest Tu, Lewen: No conflict of interest Wang, Yizhong: No conflict of interest Prof. Dr. Zhang, Ting: No conflict of interest
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