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Gut Microbiota and Dietary Factors as Modulators of the Mucus Layer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(MDPI, 2021-09-21) Ortega Moreno, Lorena; Fernández-Tomé, Samuel; Chaparro, María; Gisbert P., Javier
The gastrointestinal tract is optimized to efficiently absorb nutrients and provide a competent barrier against a variety of lumen environmental compounds. Different regulatory mechanisms jointly collaborate to maintain intestinal homeostasis, but alterations in these mechanisms lead to a dysfunctional gastrointestinal barrier and are associated to several inflammatory conditions usually found in chronic pathologies such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The gastrointestinal mucus, mostly composed of mucin glycoproteins, covers the epithelium and plays an essential role in digestive and barrier functions. However, its regulation is very dynamic and is still poorly understood. This review presents some aspects concerning the role of mucus in gut health and its alterations in IBD. In addition, the impact of gut microbiota and dietary compounds as environmental factors modulating the mucus layer is addressed. To date, studies have evidenced the impact of the three-way interplay between the microbiome, diet and the mucus layer on the gut barrier, host immune system and IBD. This review emphasizes the need to address current limitations on this topic, especially regarding the design of robust human trials and highlights the potential interest of improving our understanding of the regulation of the intestinal mucus barrier in IBD.
Lunasin Peptide is a Modulator of the Immune Response in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
(Wiley, 2021-04-22) Fernández-Tomé, Samuel; Indiano-Romacho, Pedro; Mora-Gutiérrez, Irene; Pérez-Rodríguez, Leticia; Ortega Moreno, Lorena; Marin, Alicia C; Baldán-Martín, Montse; Moreno-Monteagudo, Jose Andrés; Santander, Cecilio; Chaparro, María; Hernández-Ledesma, Blanca; Gisbert P., Javier; Bernardo, David
Introduction: Lunasin is a soybean bioactive peptide with a variety of beneficial properties against chronic disorders. However, its effect in human primary intestinal cells remains unknown. Hence, this study aims to characterize its ex vivo biological activity in the human intestinal mucosa. Methods and Results: Human intestinal biopsies, obtained from healthy controls, are ex vivo conditioned with lunasin both in the presence/absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Peptide maintains its stability during biopsy culture by HPLC-MS/MS analysis. Lunasin is bioactive in the human mucosa, as it induces IL-1𝜷, TNF-𝜶, IL-17A, CCL2, and PGE2/COX-2 gene expression together with an increased expression of tolerogenic IL-10 and TGF𝜷, while it also downregulates the expression of iNOS and subunit p65 from NF-𝜿B. Indeed, lunasin also abrogates the LPS-induced pro-inflammatory response, downregulating IL-17A, IFN𝜸, and IL-8 expression, and inducing IL-10 and TGF𝜷 expression. These results are also mirrored in the cell-free culture supernatants at the protein level by Multiplex. Moreover, lunasin further induces a regulatory phenotype and function on human intestinal conventional dendritic cell and macrophage subsets as assessed by flow cytometry. Conclusions: We hereby have characterized lunasin as an immunomodulatory peptide with potential capacity to prevent immune and inflammatory-mediated disorders in the human gastrointestinal tract.