A Murine Commensal Protozoan Influences Host Glucose Homeostasis by Facilitating Free Choline Generation
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY(2022)
摘要
Recent progress indicates that the gut microbiota plays important role in regulating the host's glucose homeostasis. However, the mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we reported that one integral member of the murine gut microbiota, the protozoan Tritrichomonas musculis could drive the host's glucose metabolic imbalance. Using metabolomics analysis and in vivo assays, we found that mechanistically this protozoan influences the host glucose metabolism by facilitating the production of a significant amount of free choline. Free choline could be converted sequentially by choline-utilizing bacteria and then the host to a final product trimethylamine N-oxide, which promoted hepatic gluconeogenesis. Together, our data reveal a previously underappreciated gut eukaryotic microorganism by working together with other members of microbiota to influence the host's metabolism. Our study underscores the importance and prevalence of metabolic interactions between the gut microbiota and the host in modulating the host's metabolic health. IMPORTANCE Blood glucose levels are important for human health and can be influenced by gut microbes. However, its mechanism of action was previously unknown. In this study, researchers identify a unique member of the gut microbes in mice that can influence glucose metabolism by promoting the host's ability to synthesis glucose by using nonglucose materials. This is because of its ability to generate the essential nutrient choline, and choline, aided by other gut bacteria and the host, is converted to trimethylamine N-oxide, which promotes glucose production. These studies show how gut microbes promote metabolic dysfunction and suggest novel approaches for treating patients with blood glucose abnormality.
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gut microbiota, host metabolism, protozoa, Tritrichomonas musculis, gluconeogenesis, choline, choline-utilizing bacteria
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