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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 120(19): e2301252120, 2023 05 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37126691

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Intestinal bile acids play an essential role in the Clostridioides difficile lifecycle having been shown in vitro to modulate various aspects of pathogenesis, including spore germination, vegetative growth, and more recently the action of the primary virulence determinant, TcdB. Here, we investigated whether physiological levels of the total pool of intestinal bile acids in mice and humans protect against TcdB action. Small molecules extracted from the lumenal contents of the small intestine, cecum, colon, and feces were found to inhibit TcdB in accordance with the differential amounts of total bile acids in each compartment. Extracts from antibiotic-treated and germ-free mice, despite harboring dramatically altered bile acid profiles, unexpectedly also prevented TcdB-induced cell rounding to similar extents. We show that protection, however, is surmountable and can be overcome at higher doses of TcdB-typical to those seen during severe C. difficile infection-suggesting that the protective properties of intestinal bile acids are operant primarily under low to moderate toxin levels. Taken together, these findings demonstrate a role for intestinal bile acids in attenuating virulence, provide insights into asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic C. difficile, and inform strategies to manipulate bile acid levels for therapeutic benefit.


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Toxinas Bacterianas , Clostridioides difficile , Infecções por Clostridium , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Ácidos e Sais Biliares , Infecções por Clostridium/patologia , Intestinos/patologia , Proteínas de Bactérias
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