Peter Verstraelen, Samuel Van Remoortel, Nouchin De Loose, Rosanne Verboven, Gerardo Garcia-Diaz Barriga, Anne Christmann, Manuela Gries, Shingo Bessho, Jing Li, Carmen Guerra, Çagla Tükel, Sales Ibiza Martinez, Karl-Herbert Schäfer, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Winnok H De Vos
BACKGROUND: Mounting evidence suggests a role for the gastro-intestinal microbiome as a determinant of peripheral immunity and central neurodegeneration, but the local disease mechanisms remain unknown. Given its potential relevance for early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention, we set out to map the pathogenic changes induced by bacterial amyloids in the gastro-intestinal tract and its enteric nervous system. METHODS: To examine the early response, we challenged primary murine myenteric networks with curli, the prototypic bacterial amyloid, and performed shotgun RNA sequencing and multiplex ELISA...
March 29, 2024: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology