National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Wuhan, China.
J Virol. 2023 Jul 27;97(7):e0065623. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00656-23. Epub 2023 Jun 20.
Mounting evidence suggests that gut microbial composition and its metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), have beneficial effects in regulating host immunogenicity to vaccines. However, it remains unknown whether and how SCFAs improve the immunogenicity of the rabies vaccine. In this study, we investigated the effect of SCFAs on the immune response to rabies vaccine in vancomycin (Vanco)-treated mice and found that oral gavage with butyrate-producing bacteria () and butyrate supplementation elevated RABV-specific IgM, IgG, and virus-neutralizing antibodies (VNAs) in Vanco-treated mice. Supplementation with butyrate expanded antigen-specific CD4 T cells and IFN-γ-secreting cells, augmented germinal center (GC) B cell recruitment, promoted plasma cells (PCs) and RABV-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) generation in Vanco-treated mice. Mechanistically, butyrate enhanced mitochondrial function and activated the Akt-mTOR pathway in primary B cells isolated from Vanco-treated mice, ultimately promoting B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1) expression and CD138 PCs generation. These results highlight the important role of butyrate in alleviating Vanco-caused humoral immunity attenuation in rabies-vaccinated mice and maintaining host immune homeostasis. The gut microbiome plays many crucial roles in the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Alteration of the gut microbiome and metabolites has been shown to impact vaccine efficacy. SCFAs can act as an energy source for B-cells, thereby promoting both mucosal and systemic immunity in the host by inhibiting HDACs and activation of GPR receptors. This study investigates the impact of orally administered butyrate, an SCFA, on the immunogenicity of rabies vaccines in Vanco-treated mice. The results showed that butyrate ameliorated humoral immunity by facilitating the generation of plasma cells via the Akt-mTOR in Vanco-treated mice. These findings unveil the impact of SCFAs on the immune response of the rabies vaccine and confirm the crucial role of butyrate in regulating immunogenicity to rabies vaccines in antibiotic-treated mice. This study provides a fresh insight into the relationship of microbial metabolites and rabies vaccination.
越来越多的证据表明,肠道微生物组成及其代谢产物,包括短链脂肪酸(SCFAs),对调节宿主对疫苗的免疫原性具有有益作用。然而,目前尚不清楚 SCFAs 是否以及如何提高狂犬病疫苗的免疫原性。在这项研究中,我们研究了 SCFAs 对万古霉素(Vanco)处理小鼠狂犬病疫苗免疫应答的影响,发现丁酸产生菌的口服灌胃和丁酸补充剂提高了 Vanco 处理小鼠中的 RABV 特异性 IgM、IgG 和病毒中和抗体(VNAs)。丁酸补充剂扩增了抗原特异性 CD4 T 细胞和 IFN-γ分泌细胞,增加了生发中心(GC)B 细胞募集,促进了 Vanco 处理小鼠中的浆细胞(PCs)和 RABV 特异性抗体分泌细胞(ASCs)的生成。在机制上,丁酸增强了从 Vanco 处理小鼠中分离的原代 B 细胞中的线粒体功能和 Akt-mTOR 途径,最终促进 B 淋巴细胞诱导成熟蛋白-1(Blimp-1)表达和 CD138 PCs 的生成。这些结果强调了丁酸在缓解狂犬病疫苗接种的 Vanco 处理小鼠中体液免疫减弱和维持宿主免疫平衡方面的重要作用。肠道微生物组在维持免疫平衡方面发挥着许多关键作用。肠道微生物组和代谢物的改变已被证明会影响疫苗的效果。SCFAs 可以作为 B 细胞的能量来源,通过抑制 HDACs 和激活 GPR 受体,从而促进宿主的黏膜和全身免疫。本研究调查了口服给予丁酸(一种 SCFA)对 Vanco 处理小鼠狂犬病疫苗免疫原性的影响。结果表明,丁酸通过在 Vanco 处理小鼠中促进浆细胞的生成来改善体液免疫,这是通过 Akt-mTOR 实现的。这些发现揭示了 SCFAs 对狂犬病疫苗免疫反应的影响,并证实了丁酸在调节抗生素处理小鼠中狂犬病疫苗免疫原性方面的关键作用。本研究为微生物代谢产物与狂犬病疫苗接种之间的关系提供了新的见解。