Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice

<i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> polysaccharides (FLP1s) have potential biological activities. Our previous study showed that FLP1s positively regulated gut immunity and microbiota. However, it is still unclear whether FLP1s mediate gut microbiota in immunosuppressed mice. This research ai...

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Main Authors: He Ma, Abdul Mueed, Yanxu Ma, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ling Su, Qi Wang
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Abdul Mueed
Yanxu Ma
Muhammad Ibrahim
Ling Su
Qi Wang
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Ling Su
Qi Wang
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description <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> polysaccharides (FLP1s) have potential biological activities. Our previous study showed that FLP1s positively regulated gut immunity and microbiota. However, it is still unclear whether FLP1s mediate gut microbiota in immunosuppressed mice. This research aims to explore the relationship between FLP1-mediated gut microbes and intestinal immunity in immunosuppressed mice through fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). The results demonstrated that FLP1s exhibited prebiotic and anti-immunosuppressive effects on CTX-induced immunosuppressed mice. FFLP1 treatment (microbiota transplantation from the fecal sample) remarkably elevated the production of sIgA and secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in the intestine of CTX-treated mice, inducing activation of the MAPK pathway. Moreover, FFLP1s mitigated oxidative stress by activating the Nrf2/Keap1 signaling pathway and strengthened the intestinal barrier function by upregulating the expression level of tight junction proteins (occludin, claudin-1, MUC-2, and ZO-1). Furthermore, FFPL1s restored gut dysbiosis in CTX-treated immunosuppressed mice by increasing the abundance of <i>Alloprevotella</i>, <i>Lachnospiraceae</i>, and <i>Bacteroides</i>. They also modified the composition of fecal metabolites, leading to enhanced regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes, the cGMP-PKG pathway, the Rap1 signaling pathway, and ovarian steroidogenesis, as indicated by KEGG pathway analysis. These findings indicate that FLP1s could modulate the response of the intestinal immune system through regulation of the gut microbiota, thus promoting immune activation in CTX-treated immunosuppressed mice. FLP1s can serve as a natural protective agent against CTX-induced immune injury.
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spelling doaj-art-628e2cdff8ae4135bed85838aee81a5f2025-08-20T02:38:45ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582024-11-011323388110.3390/foods13233881Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in MiceHe Ma0Abdul Mueed1Yanxu Ma2Muhammad Ibrahim3Ling Su4Qi Wang5Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, ChinaJilin Sericulture Science Research Institute, Changchun 130012, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China<i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> polysaccharides (FLP1s) have potential biological activities. Our previous study showed that FLP1s positively regulated gut immunity and microbiota. However, it is still unclear whether FLP1s mediate gut microbiota in immunosuppressed mice. This research aims to explore the relationship between FLP1-mediated gut microbes and intestinal immunity in immunosuppressed mice through fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). The results demonstrated that FLP1s exhibited prebiotic and anti-immunosuppressive effects on CTX-induced immunosuppressed mice. FFLP1 treatment (microbiota transplantation from the fecal sample) remarkably elevated the production of sIgA and secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in the intestine of CTX-treated mice, inducing activation of the MAPK pathway. Moreover, FFLP1s mitigated oxidative stress by activating the Nrf2/Keap1 signaling pathway and strengthened the intestinal barrier function by upregulating the expression level of tight junction proteins (occludin, claudin-1, MUC-2, and ZO-1). Furthermore, FFPL1s restored gut dysbiosis in CTX-treated immunosuppressed mice by increasing the abundance of <i>Alloprevotella</i>, <i>Lachnospiraceae</i>, and <i>Bacteroides</i>. They also modified the composition of fecal metabolites, leading to enhanced regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes, the cGMP-PKG pathway, the Rap1 signaling pathway, and ovarian steroidogenesis, as indicated by KEGG pathway analysis. These findings indicate that FLP1s could modulate the response of the intestinal immune system through regulation of the gut microbiota, thus promoting immune activation in CTX-treated immunosuppressed mice. FLP1s can serve as a natural protective agent against CTX-induced immune injury.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/23/3881<i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> polysaccharidesfecal microbiota transplantationimmunity and oxidative stressgut microbiome and metabolites
spellingShingle He Ma
Abdul Mueed
Yanxu Ma
Muhammad Ibrahim
Ling Su
Qi Wang
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice
Foods
<i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> polysaccharides
fecal microbiota transplantation
immunity and oxidative stress
gut microbiome and metabolites
title Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice
title_full Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice
title_fullStr Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice
title_full_unstemmed Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice
title_short Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Activity of <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> Polysaccharides and Their Protective Effect on Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression and Intestinal Injury in Mice
title_sort fecal microbiota transplantation activity of i floccularia luteovirens i polysaccharides and their protective effect on cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppression and intestinal injury in mice
topic <i>Floccularia luteovirens</i> polysaccharides
fecal microbiota transplantation
immunity and oxidative stress
gut microbiome and metabolites
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/23/3881
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