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Time- and Strain-Specific Downregulation of Intestinal Epas1 Via Mir-148A by Bifidobacterium Bifidum Publisher Pubmed



Taibi A1 ; Singh N1 ; Chen J1 ; Arioli S1, 2 ; Guglielmetti S2 ; Comelli EM1, 3
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  1. 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
  2. 2. Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
  3. 3. Centre for Child Nutrition and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada

Source: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research Published:2017


Abstract

Scope: Bifidobacteria play a role in intestinal homeostasis but molecular mechanisms remain underinvestigated. The aim of this study was to assess if probiotic Bifidobacterium strains alter expression of intestinal microRNA and downstream target gene response. Methods and results: The expression of miR-148a and its validated target endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1) was analyzed in Caco-2 cells and mice cecum in response to Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb75, B. bifidum NCC390, or Bifidobacterium longum NCC2705. In vitro, exposure to B. bifidum MIMBb75, but not to B. bifidum NCC390 or B. longum NCC2705, increased the expression of miR-148a after 1 and 4 h (p < 0.01), but not after 24 h. In vivo, B. bifidum MIMBb75 administration to C57BL/6J mice increased miR-148a expression in the cecum after 2 but not 14 days (p < 0.05). The increase in miR-148a was accompanied by a decrease in EPAS1 expression in Caco-2 cells and cecum (p < 0.05). Silencing of miR-148a reversed B. bifidum MIMBb75 dependent downregulation of EPAS1. Conclusion: This study shows an early response of intestinal cells to B. bifidum MIMBb75 through miR-148a modulation. This brings a new concept of strain- and time-dependent bifidobacteria–host crosstalk via microRNA. Probiotic B. bifidum MIMBb75 may help attenuating EPAS1 overexpression associated with intestinal inflammation. © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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