Enteric ChAT-expressing neurons as new target for Lactobacillus plantarum ameliorates inflammatory bowel diseases
Xia, B.; Sun, Y.; Wang, J.; Liu, Y.; Wang, L.; Jiang, S.; Bai, G.; Zhang, R.; Zhang, Y.; Kou, R.; Wang, D.; Zhao, B.; Yi, J.; Fu, Y.; Liu, X.; Liu, X.
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The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), yet how specific microbial components influence disease progression remains incompletely understood. Our study reveals that decreased abundance of Lactobacillus species correlates with ulcerative colitis severity in patients. Among tested strains, L. plantarum A736, isolated from traditional fermented foods, demonstrated remarkable efficacy in ameliorating dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in a mouse model. Strikingly, multi-omics analysis revealed that L. plantarum A736 uniquely enhances choline acetyltransferase-expressing (ChAT+) neurons in the enteric nervous system and elevates acetylcholine (ACh) levels. Further analysis identified that L. plantarum A736 metabolizes tryptophan to produce indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), and supplementation with ILA significantly mimics this strains anti-inflammatory effects by activating ChAT+ neurons. Crucially, selective ablation of colonic ChAT+ neurons completely abolished the therapeutic benefits of both L. plantarum A736 and ILA, establishing their essential role in mediating these effects. These findings demonstrate for the first time that microbial metabolites can directly modulate enteric neuronal circuits to regulate gut immunity. The identified ILA-ChAT+ neuron axis represents a novel neuro-immune pathway that could be targeted for IBD treatment. Graphical abstract O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=200 SRC="FIGDIR/small/673902v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (63K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1e0d3c5org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@16f5481org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@152283org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@18cfad0_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG
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